ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,043, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to VEGA GRIESHABER KG (Wolfach, Germany).

"Measuring device for process automation in the industrial environment" was invented by Christian Hoferer (Offenburg, Germany) and Manuel Kaufmann (Berghaupten, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measuring device for process automation in an industrial environment is provided, the measuring device including: a first sensor device configured to detect a process variable; a position detection device configured to detect a position of the measuring device; a second sensor device configured to acquire environmental data; and a controller configured to an...