Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – Composite temperature-related paramenter
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-21
2007-08-21
Verbitsky, Gail (Department: 2859)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
Composite temperature-related paramenter
C374S141000, C374S185000, C374S045000, C073S292000, C073S295000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11129302
ABSTRACT:
A device for measuring at least one of a level and a temperature of a liquid in a container includes a resistor arrangement adapted to be immersed in the liquid. An immersed length of the resistor arrangement in the liquid corresponds to the level of the liquid in the container. The resistor arrangement includes upper, middle and lower temperature-dependent elongated resistor elements connected in series or in parallel. Each resistor element has an uniform resistance per unit length along a length thereof. The upper and lower resistor elements are shorter than the middle resistor element. A power source is connectable to the resistor arrangement. Voltage drops across or currents flowing through the resistor elements are measured. A microprocessor is arranged to calculate the immersed length of the resistor arrangement or the temperature of the liquid from predetermined lengths of the resistor elements and from the measured voltages or currents.
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ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
Verbitsky Gail
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