(19)
(11) EP 3 115 754 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
30.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/35

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.07.2023 Bulletin 2023/30

(21) Application number: 15195850.1

(22) Date of filing: 23.11.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01F 23/2962(2022.01)
G01S 15/10(2006.01)
G01S 7/527(2006.01)
 G01S 7/539(2006.01)
G01F 25/20(2022.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01S 7/527; G01S 7/539; G01S 15/101; G01F 23/2962; G01F 25/20

(54)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INSTRUSIVE AND CONTINUOUS LEVEL MEASUREMENT IN A CYLINDRICAL VESSEL

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR NICHT-INTRUSIVEN UND KONTINUIERLICHEN FÜLLSTANDSMESSUNG IN EINEM ZYLINDRISCHEN BEHÄLTER

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE NIVEAU NON-INSTRUSIVE ET CONTINU DANS UN RÉCIPIENT CYLINDRIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 06.07.2015 EP 15002014

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/02

(73) Proprietor: ABB Schweiz AG
5400 Baden (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lenner, Miklos
    5405 Baden-Dättwil (CH)
  • Pape, Detlef
    5415 Nussbaumen (CH)
  • Kaufmann, Tobias
    8053 Zürich (CH)

(74) Representative: Maiwald GmbH 
Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3
80335 München
80335 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 4 320 659
US-A1- 2005 072 226
 US-A- 5 159 838
US-B1- 6 575 043
   
       
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