(19)
(11) EP 3 123 084 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:
09.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/10

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
03.11.2021 Bulletin 2021/44

(21) Application number: 15711745.8

(22) Date of filing: 23.03.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 49/00(2006.01)
 G01F 23/24(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F25B 2700/04; F25B 2400/16; F25B 2400/23; G01F 23/247; F25B 49/005; G01F 23/248; F25B 2400/01; F25B 2309/06
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2015/056085
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/144627 (01.10.2015 Gazette 2015/39)

(54)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FILLING HEIGHT OF LIQUID REFRIGERANT IN A CONTAINER

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES FÜLLSTANDES VON FLÜSSIGEM KÄLTEMITTEL IN EINEM BEHÄLTER

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE DÉTERMINER LA HAUTEUR DE REMPLISSAGE DE REFRIGERANT LIQUIDE DANS UN RÉCIPIENT

(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: 27.03.2014 US 201461970928 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.02.2017 Bulletin 2017/05

(73) Proprietor: Carrier Corporation
Farmington, CT 06034 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • HELLMANN, Sascha
    55246 Mainz-Kostheim (DE)

(74) Representative: Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB 
Pelkovenstraße 143
80992 München
80992 München (DE)


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EP-A2- 1 645 852
WO-A1-2012/168544
DE-A1- 4 434 559
DE-A1- 19 715 276
US-A1- 2005 265 425
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DE-A1- 3 824 663
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US-A- 5 655 379
   
       
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