| Robert Bosch GMBH Patent applications |
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| 20120130618 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for diagnosing a malfunction of a sensor system in an air system of an internal combustion engine, said sensor system comprising a first air state sensor, a second air state sensor and a third air state sensor, wherein a first value and a second value of a first comparison variable are ascertained in two different ways in an overall calculation step such that the result of a comparison between the first value and the second value is a function of each of the output variables of the first, second and third air state sensors and wherein in a fault detection step, said method recognizes as a function of the comparison between said first value and said second value of the comparison variable that a fault exists in the sensor system. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130573 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE DURING TRAILER SWAY - Systems and methods for stabilizing a hybrid electric vehicle (“HEV”) towing a trailer. One system includes a regenerative braking system, a non-regenerative braking system, and a stabilization system. The stabilization system determines a direction of rotation and a speed of the HEV and compares the HEV's speed to a predetermined low speed threshold value and a predetermined high speed threshold value. The stabilization system instructs the regenerative braking system to brake at least one wheel when the speed is less than or equal to the predetermined low speed threshold value and instructs the regenerative braking system to brake at least one wheel opposite the direction of rotation and at least one of the regenerative braking system and the non-regenerative braking system to provide an extra stabilizing braking torque to at least one wheel opposite the direction of rotation when the speed is greater than the predetermined high speed threshold value. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120128492 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A ROTATING BODY AND ROTATING BODY - The invention relates to an adjustment device ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120125648 | Hand-Held Power Tool, in Particular Electric Hand-Held Power Tool - A hand-held power tool is provided with a housing comprising two separate and interconnected housing parts, one of which is designed as a handle part for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. At least one housing part is associated with a vibration reduction element designed as a spring element. The vibration reduction element is arranged in an intermediate space between the handle part and the other housing part. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120121450 | SCREW SPINDLE PUMP ARRANGEMENT - A screw spindle pump arrangement includes a low-pressure connection, a high-pressure connection, a drive spindle, and at least one idling spindle. A feed section of the idling spindles is divided into two feeding segments that are driven either in series or in parallel to form a screw spindle pump arrangement with two operating modes. Two tap connections are connected by a connecting line which is provided in a center area of the feed section. The connecting line is blockable, the low-pressure side tap connection is connectable to the high-pressure connection, and the high-pressure side tap connection can be connected to the low-pressure connection. A series circuit is created by the open connecting line, corresponding to a screw spindle pump. With the connecting line blocked, and the simultaneous pressure medium flow paths indicated above, the screw spindle pump arrangement is operable as a parallel circuit. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120121081 | NONLINEAR FEEDBACK SHIFT REGISTER AND METHOD FOR NONLINEAR SIGNATURE FORMATION - A nonlinear feedback shift register for creating a signature for cryptographic applications includes a sequence of series-connected flip-flops which are connected to each other for forming at least one polynomial, with the aid of at least one signal feedback having at least one operator. The flip-flops are connected to at least one switching operator for forming at least two different polynomials, the switching operator switching between the polynomials as a function of an input signal. A method for nonlinear signature formation is also provided. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120535 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120119605 | Method for Producing a Stator Winding of an Electric Machine, in particular an Alternator - A method is disclosed for producing a stator winding of an electric machine, in particular an alternator, the stator winding comprising at least one phase winding and the phase winding having a plurality of coils, the plurality of coils being wound in one direction, a given number of turns being wound and the coil having a plurality of coil sides, two coil sides of the coil transitioning integrally into coil connectors. The turns of the coil are subsequently moved relative to each other in such a way that the coil sides transitioning into coil connectors are outermost coil sides of the coil. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120119570 | HOUSING OR HOUSING PART FOR A CONTROL UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a housing ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118861 | Method and Control Device for Monitoring the Quality of Spot Welds of a Resistance Welding Gun Comprising the Outputting of a Warning Message - A method for monitoring and/or regulating the quality of spot welds of a resistance welding gun includes measuring and storing measured values during the execution of resistance spot welds at different points on a workpiece. The measured values represent a voltage, a current, a resistance, a welding time, an energy, a force on welding contacts and/or an output during the production of a resistance spot weld. The method also includes comparing the measured values with a reference measurement value. The reference measurement value represents a corresponding voltage, a current, a resistance, a welding time, an energy, a force on welding contacts and/or an output during the production of a corresponding resistance spot weld. The method also includes outputting a warning message when, during the comparison, it is established that a predetermined number of successive measured values is outside a predefined tolerance band from the reference measurement value. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118599 | Hand-Held Power Tool, in particular Electric Hand-Held Power Tool - A hand-held power tool has a housing comprising at least two separate and interconnected housing parts, wherein one housing part forms a handle part for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. At least two vibration reduction elements are arranged in the force transmission path between the housing parts. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118268 | HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING FUEL COOLING FROM LOW PRESSURE REGION - The invention relates to a high pressure injection system having a fuel tank, a connection line between the fuel tank and a high pressure pump for sealing the fuel, wherein the high pressure pump is connected to at least one fuel injection valve via a corresponding connection line. According to the invention, at least a partial volume of the fuel sealed in the high pressure pump is fed back to the fuel tank from said fuel injection valve by leakage in the fuel injection valve via a return line connected to the fuel tank. An essential characteristic of the invention is that the high pressure injection system comprises a cooling line that connects the fuel tank or the low pressure region to the high pressure or a return of the high pressure pump via a mixing point with the return line. It is thereby possible to cool the fuel in the return lines between the fuel injection valve and the fuel tank. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118089 | TRANSMISSION DRIVE UNIT - A transmission drive unit ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120117748 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A WIPER ARM TO A WIPER BLADE - The invention relates to an attachment device ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120117283 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A FIRST SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND A SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP CONNECTED THERETO - A data communication method for semiconductor chips including transmitting load control data, pilot data and a transmission clock signal from a first semiconductor chip to one or more second semiconductor chips that are each coupled to one or more electrical loads, driving the electrical loads based on a timing defined by the load control data, deriving a transmission rate by dividing the transmission clock signal by a division factor prescribed by the pilot data, and transmitting diagnostic data at the transmission rate from the one or more second semiconductor chips to the first semiconductor chip. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115236 | Device and Method For Indirect Electronic Condition Control in Biomolecule Detection Platforms - A system and method of indirectly modifying an environmental condition at a test site in one embodiment includes providing a test site on a substrate, providing a hydrogel composition loaded with a chemical factor at the test site, providing an actuator configured to activate the hydrogel composition to release a chemical factor at the test site, controlling the actuator to activate the hydrogel composition to release a chemical factor at the test site, and modifying the local chemical environment at the test site with the chemical factor. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120114514 | Hydraulic Toothed Wheel Machine - A toothed wheel machine including a housing for receiving two meshing and especially helical-toothed wheels. The toothed wheels are axially mounted in sliding manner by axial surfaces between bearing bodies received in the housing, and radially by a bearing shaft received in the bearing bodies. During the operation of the toothed wheel machine, an acial component of a force resulting from the hydraulic and mechanical forces generated during operation acts on each toothed wheel in the same axial direction. A counter-force against the respective axial force component is applied to the toothed wheels and/or bearing shafts, each counter-force applying the same amount of pressure as the respective axial force component, or less than same. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120112797 | VOLTAGE SENSING CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO GAIN DRIFT - A voltage sensing circuit includes a voltage to current converter, an integrator, a sample and hold amplifier, and a modulator. The voltage to current converter produces a modulated current corresponding to an input voltage. The integrator demodulates the modulated current and produces a voltage sum of the demodulated current. The sample and hold amplifier samples the voltage sum and provides an output voltage corresponding to the voltage sum. The modulator modulates the output voltage and provides the modulated voltage to the voltage to current converter as a feedback voltage. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120112591 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111595 | Hand-Held Power Tool, In Particular Electric Hand-Held Power Tool - A hand-held power tool has a housing including at least two separate and interconnected housing parts, wherein one housing part forms a handle housing for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. The handle housing includes a handle and a fastening component. The fastening component is connected to the other housing part and to the handle, and a vibration reduction element is arranged between the fastening component and the handle. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111475 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A PACKING MATERIAL USING ULTRASOUND - A device and a method is proposed whereupon the device for processing a packing material using ultrasound comprises the following elements: at least one sonotrode ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111184 | Valve Return Spring With Filter Support For A Pneumatic Brake Booster Assembly - A brake system includes a vacuum booster, a valve positioned within the vacuum booster, the valve including a valve member connected to a rod, the rod configured to move in a linear direction, an air filter positioned within the vacuum booster, and a return spring positioned within the vacuum booster. The return spring includes a first end and a second end with a plurality of coils extending between the first end and the second end. The first end includes a first coil and a second coil positioned radially outward from the first coil, and the first coil is configured to contact the rod and the second coil is configured to support the filter. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120110990 | MOUNTING UNIT FOR FASTENING AN INJECTION MEMBER TO AN EXHAUST GAS TRACT - A mounting unit ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120109471 | TRAILER SWAY MITIGATION USING TORQUE VECTORING - A system for stabilizing a sway of a trailer attached to a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system includes a controller, a plurality of sensors in electronic communication with the controller and transmitting sensor data to the controller, a torque vectoring device in electronic communication with the controller, and a computer readable memory storing instructions executed by the controller. The instructions cause the controller to evaluate the sensor data received from the sensors to determine a current vehicle yaw rate, a target vehicle yaw rate, and a yaw rate error of the vehicle. The instructions further cause the controller to determine if the vehicle is traveling in a straight line, to determine a torque distribution signal, and to transmit this signal to the torque vectoring device to stabilize the sway of the trailer without braking the vehicle. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120107814 | Method for Determining the Predisposition of a Patient to Changed Biotransformation and to the Development of Undesired Drug Effects in a Treatment of the Patient with Atrovastatin - A method for determining a predisposition of a patient to the development of muscular diseases and/or to changed biotransformation in a treatment of the patient with atorvastatin is disclosed. The presence of at least one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the UGT1A3 gene (uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase gene 1A3) and/or an increased UGT1A3 gene expression is determined in a biological sample of the patient. The disclosure further relates to oligonucleotides that can be used in the method and to diagnostic kits that use the oligonucleotides. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120106753 | DIGITAL DUAL MICROPHONE MODULE WITH INTELLIGENT CROSS FADING - A method of operating a microphone system includes providing first and second microphones associated with a same human speaker. An analog ambient noise signal is received from the first microphone. An analog speech signal is received from the second microphone. The analog ambient noise signal is converted into a digital ambient noise signal. The analog speech signal is converted into a digital speech signal. Digital noise cancellation is performed on the digital speech signal dependent upon the digital ambient noise signal. The digital noise cancellation is performed by digital circuitry. The noise canceled digital speech signal is inputted into an intercom system. A low power condition of the microphone system and/or a failure of the digital circuitry is sensed. In response to the sensing step, an analog-based intercom signal is inputted into the intercom system. The analog-based intercom signal is dependent on the analog speech signal and substantially independent of the analog ambient noise signal. The analog-based intercom signal is inputted into the intercom system without noise cancellation having been performed on the analog-based intercom signal. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120106112 | Method for Producing an Electrical Circuit and Electrical Circuit - A method for producing an electrical circuit includes providing a main printed circuit board having a plurality of metalized plated-through holes through the main printed circuit board along at least one separating line between adjacent printed circuit board regions of the main printed circuit board. Each printed circuit board region has electrical contact connection pads on at least the main surface of the printed circuit board region that is to be populated, electrical lines for connection between the plurality of plated-through holes and the contact connection pads, and at least one semiconductor chip electrically contact-connected by means of the contact connection pads. The main printed circuit board is covered with a potting compound across the printed circuit board regions with the semiconductor chips. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105613 | ROBUST VIDEO-BASED HANDWRITING AND GESTURE RECOGNITION FOR IN-CAR APPLICATIONS - A method of receiving input from a user includes sensing a first trajectory of a center of mass of a hand of the user during a gesture made by the hand. A second trajectory of a finger tip of the hand of the user during the gesture made by the hand is also sensed. An alphanumeric character represented by the gesture made by the hand is determined dependent upon both the first trajectory and the second trajectory. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104769 | STARTER HAVING A SWITCHABLE NUMBER OF POLE PAIRS - The invention relates to a starter ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104647 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A STRAND-LIKE EXTRUDATE - A process for producing a strand-like extrudate ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103080 | Testing device for checking the quality of a paint or lacquer layer - A testing device for checking the quality of a paint or lacquer layer includes at least one friction element moving device. To prevent an impression on a test region, the friction element moving device is configured to (i) initially move at least one friction element in frictional contact along a defined path, e.g., a circular path, over a test region of a paint or lacquer layer, and (ii) subsequently eliminate the frictional contact between the friction element and the test region during the movement of the friction element. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120101823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING PROPER NAMES IN DIALOG SYSTEMS - Embodiments of a dialog system that utilizes contextual information to perform recognition of proper names are described. Unlike present name recognition methods on large name lists that generally focus strictly on the static aspect of the names, embodiments of the present system take into account of the temporal, recency and context effect when names are used, and formulates new questions to further constrain the search space or grammar for recognition of the past and current utterances. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120099955 | MOBILE WORKING MACHINE COMPRISING A POSITION CONTROL DEVICE OF A WORKING ARM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A WORKING ARM OF A MOBILE WORKING MACHINE - A mobile working machine includes a working arm which is mounted in an articulated manner, by a first end, on a revolving superstructure of the working machine, and a tool which is mounted in a displaceable manner on a second end of the working arm. The mobile working machine includes a position control device of a working arm. At least one inclination sensor is arranged on the revolving superstructure and at least one inclination sensor is arranged on the working arm. Also, at least one rotation rate sensor is arranged on the working arm. The working machine further includes a calculation unit for processing the signals of the at least one inclination sensor, of at least one additional inclination sensor, and of at least one rotational rate sensor. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098629 | STARTER RELAY OF A STARTER DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The invention relates to a starter relay ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097490 | Retaining Bolt - A retaining bolt for attaching a brake caliper to a support is attached. The retaining bolt is hollow and includes a retaining element which is fixed on one side in a cavity of the retaining bolt, supporting a permanent magnet on a free end. When the retaining bolt is moved due to an external load, the permanent magnet moves in the cavity of the retaining bolt and the modification of the magnetic field thus produced can be measured by a magnetic sensor. The retaining bolt allows the braking power of the disk brake to be measured. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097030 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRYING FUEL, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for drying fuel, e.g., in a motor vehicle, has a storage reservoir for a desiccant which absorbs moisture at temperatures below a regeneration temperature, and releases it again at temperatures above the regeneration temperature. Furthermore, a connection between the storage reservoir and a fuel tank storing the fuel is provided, the air situated above the fuel coming into operative connection with the desiccant via the connection. Using a heating device for heating the desiccant to a temperature above the regeneration temperature, the desiccant is able to be regenerated. The device for drying fuel enables removal of water contained in the fuel. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097004 | MITER SAW WITH DUAL TRACKING LIGHT - A motorized saw in one embodiment includes a work support surface, a cutting blade supported above the work support surface and defining a cutting plane extending through a center portion of the cutting blade, a light source configured to generate a beam of light, a first reflector aligned with a first path in which a first portion of the beam of light travels and defining a first tracking line path along a first side of the cutting plane, the first reflector configured to move along and remain aligned with the first path, and a second reflector aligned with a second path in which a second portion of the beam of light travels and defining a second tracking line path along a second side of the cutting plane, the second reflector configured to move along and remain aligned with the second path. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096848 | CUP OF A MASTER CYLINDER, ADVANTAGEOUSLY A TANDEM MASTER CYLINDER AND TANDEM MASTER CYLINDER PROVIDED WITH SUCH CUPS - “Cup for master cylinder, advantageously a tandem master cylinder, and a tandem master cylinder fitted with such cups” | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120095650 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION POINT OF A MOVABLE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for determining a position point of a movable element, particularly a window ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120095351 | BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE - In a device for treating blood in an extracorporeal circuit, at least one blood pump and at least one filtering device are provided for carrying out the blood treatment. The device includes at least one pressure-measuring element for detecting the blood pressure, which is characterized in that the pressure-measuring element has a sensor unit and an RFID transponder unit. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120094261 | Flow Meter for a Container and Method for Monitoring the Hydration of a Patient - A flow meter for a container, for monitoring the dehydration of a patient, has a sensor unit for detecting a flow through the flow meter and a control unit for recording an amount of liquid passing through during a time interval. The flow meter is an adapter for connection to a bottle or a beaker. A patient receives a warning if he should take in liquid. A base station serves for bidirectional transmission of measurement data to an external apparatus, more particularly a telemedical center. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120093650 | FAN WHEEL FOR A BLOWER MODULE - The invention relates to a fan wheel ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120093195 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND TRANSMITTER UNIT - The invention relates to an ultra-wideband transmitter unit for a hand-held machine tool, particularly for a sensor device. Said ultra-wideband transmitter unit is provided for transmitting a transmission signal having a line spectrum. According to the invention, the ultra-wideband transmitter unit comprises an adjusting unit ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092882 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ILLUMINATING ROADSIDES - A method and a device for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by headlights of a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle includes a camera. Activating takes place of at least one additional illuminating device or a masking of an headlight that is present on the vehicle. An additional illuminated region is generated which extends in the vertical and the lateral direction with respect to the vehicle. Activating the at least one additional illuminating device or headlight masking at least one headlight present in the vehicle takes place by a navigation system of the vehicle or in response to a decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign detection using the camera. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092497 | DUAL-SIDED DISPLAY FOR VEHICLE REAR-VIEWING SYSTEM - A display system for a vehicle including a dual-sided display panel pivotably mounted to the interior ceiling of the vehicle. The dual-sided display panel displays an image from a media device to a rear-seat passenger of the vehicle and displays a different image to the driver on a second side of the display panel. The second side of the display panel is viewable by a driver of the vehicle through a rear-view mirror. A user-operated switch indicates what video source is displayed to the driver on the second side of the display panel. A first selectable video source is a camera mounted on the rear of the vehicle to capture rear-view images of the exterior behind the vehicle. A second selectable video source is a camera mounted in the rear passenger area of the vehicle to capture images of a rear-seat passenger. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091932 | ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKING DEVICE FOR A UNIVERSAL MOTOR - An electrodynamic braking device for a universal motor is proposed, wherein during a braking operation a field winding is supplied from a network, and an armature is directly short-circuited, and a braking operation is carried out using a program of a controller of a control electronics system, whereby good braking is achieved with relatively low brush wear. Such an electrodynamic braking device is advantageously applied in a power tool equipped with a dangerous tool. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091852 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention relates to an electric machine, comprising a rotor ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091839 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular for a pump in a motor vehicle. The electric motor has a housing, a stator and an armature. The electric motor also has a control unit which is preferably formed on a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is connected to the housing and/or to the stator via electrical connecting lines which are in particular in the form of wires and are solid. According to the invention, in the electric motor, the connecting points which each connect one connecting line to the printed circuit board are arranged together on one printed circuit board surface of the printed circuit board, on a contact area which is smaller than the printed circuit board area, such that mechanical deformation effects to the printed circuit board caused by temperature fluctuations and/or vibration at the connecting points are reduced to a minimum, or at least in comparison to an arrangement which is distributed in particular uniformly over the printed circuit board surface. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091833 | DRIVE UNIT - The invention relates to an electric machine ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091786 | Vehicle Hydraulic Brake System with Wheel Slip Control - A vehicle hydraulic brake system with wheel slip control includes two brake circuits and brake pressurization valves and brake pressure-reduction valves for each wheel brake. The two brake circuits are connected by a connecting valve in the form of a non-return valve on a side of the wheel brakes remote from the brake pressure valves. The connecting valve permits a more rapid build-up of the wheel brake pressure in the wheel brakes of the one brake circuit when a brake pressure in the other brake circuit is lower. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091293 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A CABLE - A fastening device for a cable, in particular for an electrical cable in a motor vehicle, includes a sleeve that can be retained in a holder and surrounds the cable at least partially in the axial direction. The sleeve is fastened releasably by way of a contour in a receiving opening of the holder. The sleeve has at least one guiding piece for installing the sleeve in the receiving opening in the correct position. Further, a mechanism is provided to increase the flexibility of the guiding piece. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091230 | TANK SPRAYER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TANK COMPONENT AND SPRAYER PACKAGE SUBASSEMBLY - A tank sprayer assembly includes a tank component and a subassembly, the tank component having a neck that defines a first access opening. The subassembly includes a sprayer component and a packaging container, the packaging container defining a cavity and having a lower wall defining a second access opening. The sprayer component includes a cap and a pump attached to the cap, the cap and the neck being configured to threadingly engage each other. The tank sprayer is positionable in an assembled configuration and disassembled configuration. In the assembled configuration, the cap is aligned with the second access opening, the neck is extended through the second access opening into the cavity, and the neck and the cap are threadingly engaged to secure the sprayer component to the tank component. In the disassembled configuration, the cap is aligned with the second access opening and the neck is spaced apart from the cavity. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091188 | SOLDER POT - Solder pot intended for a machine for selective soldering of through-hole electronic components on a printed circuit board, characterized in that it is in the form of a right prism, preferably with a hexagonal base. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091047 | OIL RESERVOIR COMPRISING AN OIL FILTER - An oil reservoir having an oil inlet fitting and at least one oil outlet fitting for connecting to a hydraulic system. The reservoir comprising a housing having a lower housing part and a reservoir cover which is connected to the lower housing part and includes an integrated oil filter. An oil filler neck, which can be closed by a cap, is configured on the housing cover. The reservoir housing is equipped with at least one guide element which is attached to at least one inside wall of the reservoir housing and forms a circular guidance track for the oil. This guidance track forces the oil flow in a circular manner, after entering the reservoir and passing through the oil filter but before exiting the oil reservoir, such that any air which may be present is separated from the oil and can exit the oil reservoir via an air outlet. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090963 | REVOLVING TRANSPORT DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED DRIVE CONCEPT - The invention relates to a transport device, in particular for charging packaging machines, comprising a revolving transport section having a linear region ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090954 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING OBJECTS - The invention relates to a device ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090905 | ELECTRIC DRIVE AND HEATING FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR HEATING A VEHICLE - The invention relates to an electric drive ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090577 | FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a fuel injection device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, comprising an end ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090440 | Table Saw Having Airflow Apparatus - A power tool includes a table structure including a work surface, a motor assembly including an output drive positioned under the work surface, the motor assembly is adjustable relative to the work surface between a first position that is close to the work surface and a second position that is further from the work surface, a fan member coupled to the motor assembly and configured to generate an airflow, a blade case positioned under the work surface, the blade case including a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, and an air guide configured to channel the airflow into the blade case through an opening in the first sidewall, and the air guide further configured to move with the motor assembly between the first position and the second position, wherein the air guide covers the opening in both the first position and the second position. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090319 | COMPOUNDED DILUTION AND AIR CHARGING DEVICE - An internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger and a selectively operable positive displacement supercharger downstream of the turbocharger in the intake path. An input shaft of the supercharger is mechanically coupled to and driven by a piston-driven crankshaft. A bypass valve is configured to selectively bypass at least a portion of the air from the turbocharger air outlet around the supercharger. Power and fuel consumption are optimized by operating the supercharger to dilute the fuel-air mixture to achieve an excess air factor λ above 1.0, and in some cases above the upper range (λ=1.3) of normal stoichiometric operation. The engine can operate in a lean low temperature combustion mode (e.g., HCCI) with the supercharger operating, and in a stoichiometric spark ignition combustion mode with the supercharger bypassed. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090316 | ELECTRICALLY BOOSTED BRAKING SYSTEM - Braking system comprising a brake booster ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090315 | HYDRAULICALLY ASSISTED HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - Electro-hydraulically boosted hydraulic braking system comprising a master cylinder ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090283 | APPARATUS FOR WELDING AND SEPARATING PACKAGING MATERIALS - The invention relates to an apparatus for welding and separating a packaging material ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090268 | DEVICE FOR FILLING AND SEALING PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a device ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090184 | Self-Leveling Multi-Line Laser Device - The invention relates to a self-leveling multi-line laser device. Said multi-line laser device comprises at least two laser beams and at least two reflecting cones, wherein the cone axes of the reflecting cones are perpendicular to each other and each of the laser beams can be directed, preferably eccentrically, parallel to the axis of one of reflecting cones against the tip of said reflecting cone. By means of the multi-line laser device, at least two projectable laser lines can be generated. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120089296 | Method for diagnosing and/or adapting at least one system of a device - A method for diagnosing and/or adapting at least one system ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089255 | Method for Predefining an Operating Point of a Drive Machine of a Drive System - A method for predefining an operating point of a drive machine of a drive system, including the drive machine and at least two loads which are driven by the drive machine is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (i) identification of in each case one instantaneous load power demand of the at least two loads, (ii) determination of at least one partial request point of the drive machine for each identified load power demand in order to meet the respective load power demand, (iii) determination of at least one overall request point of the drive machine on the basis of the specific partial request points, (iv) determination of a cost variable of the drive machine for the at least one overall request point, and (v) selection of the operating point taking into account the cost variable and predefining of the operating point. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120087644 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA POSITION CALIBRATION DEVICE - A method of placing a surveillance camera in a known reference orientation as a result of panning and tilting movements includes coupling the camera to a fixed structure such that the camera may perform the panning movements about a first axis and may perform the tilting movements about a plurality of second axes. Each of the second axes is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. An optical emitter is fixedly attached either to the fixed structure or to the camera. An optical receiver is fixedly attached to the other one of the fixed structure and the camera. The tilting and panning movements are performed with the camera until the emitter and receiver are in a predetermined position relative to each other as determined from a signal that is output by the receiver in response to receiving optical energy from the emitter. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120087608 | SLIDING BEARING, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SLIDING BEARING AND USE OF A SLIDING BEARING - A sliding bearing ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086594 | MIXER ASSEMBLY AND RADAR SENSOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - Mixer unit for a radar sensor for motor vehicles, having an I mixer and a Q mixer which are connected in parallel branches between an oscillator port and an RF port with the aid of power splitters. A switch is situated between each of the power splitters and the Q mixer which allows the signal arriving from the power splitter to be selectively decoupled from the Q mixer and switched to a high-frequency ground. A transformation element is provided between the high-frequency ground and the particular node point of the power splitter which transforms the high-frequency ground into an open line at the node point. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086372 | ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING EMERGENCY RUNNING PROPERTIES - The invention relates to an electronically commutated electric motor. The electric motor comprises a stator, and a rotor, in particular a permanent-magnetic rotor. The electric motor further comprises a control unit connected to the stator. The control unit is designed to actuate the stator such that the stator can generate a magnetic rotating field for rotationally moving the rotor. According to the invention, the control unit of the electric motor is provided with a power output stage having semiconductor switches. Subject to the low-resistance, or short-circuited, semiconductor switch of the power output stage, in particular as a result of defect, the control unit is designed to actuate the stator for generating the rotating field such that during a complete rotor revolution, the rotor can provide a mechanical output, or in the operational mode, a braking torque of the electric motor caused by the defect is reduced, or completely neutralized, by the low-resistance, or short-circuited, semiconductor switch. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086304 | CLAW POLE COMPRISING A CENTERING POINT - The invention relates to an electrical machine ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086219 | CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF A STARTER CONTROL - A circuit configuration is described, for starting an internal combustion engine, using at least one starter, which includes a starter motor, an engaging relay, a switching relay and a control relay, the control relay being able to be controlled by an ignition switch, the engaging relay being able to be controlled by the control relay and a current path of the starter motor being able to be switched using the switching relay. In order for the starter, for starting an internal combustion engine, to operate more accurately, and thus to achieve a longer service life, the switching relay is able to be controlled as a function of the occurrence of a specified event, at least in the switching-off process. This has the advantage that the switching relay is able to interrupt a current path from the starter motor earlier in time, especially a main current path, so that energizing in the reverse direction is avoided. Consequently, the switching relay is able to release the current path of the starter motor specified in such a way that in the switching-off process, during the disengaging of a starter pinion, pinion bounce is clearly reduced, or even eliminated. In the switching-off process of the starter, a motion of the starter pinion back in the direction towards the ring gear, after the disengagement, is avoided. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085623 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING PRODUCTS FROM A FEEDER CONVEYOR BELT TO A DISCHARGE CONVEYOR BELT USING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for transferring products from a feeder conveyor belt ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085214 | LIGHT GUIDE ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR POWER TOOL - A power tool with an alignment device includes a circular saw blade which defines a front side and a rear side of the power tool. The power tool further includes a light source and a light guide positioned on the front side of the power tool. The light guide is configured to direct a beam of light from the light source to a position in front of the circular saw blade and provide a kerf indicator for the circular saw blade. In various embodiments, the kerf indicator may be a shaded line or an illuminated line. The light guide may be connected to a blade guard that at least partially covers the circular saw blade. In at least one embodiment, the light guide is provided on the front side of the power tool as an elongated fin substantially aligned with the circular saw blade. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120084020 | Collision Detection Method for a Drive Unit - A collision detection method for a drive unit including an electric drive motor and a movable component which is driven thereby, wherein an actual torque and an actual acceleration of the electric drive motor are sensed and a collision of the movable component is detected on the basis of an evaluation of a predefinable mathematical combination of the actual torque and the actual acceleration. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083987 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATION RATE CONTROL - An adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle. The adaptive cruise control system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a vehicle in front of the host vehicle. The controller receives an indication of the detected vehicle from the sensor and is configured to maintain a speed of the host vehicle at a desired speed, to determine a speed of the detected vehicle relative to the host vehicle, and adjust an acceleration rate of the host vehicle based on the relative speed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083930 | ADAPTIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEM FOR INCORPORATING CUSTOMER ELECTRICAL DEMAND INFORMATION FOR DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDE ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A method for determining an amount of electricity to purchase includes determining electrical power consumption characteristics of an electrical load at an end user of the electricity. A preference of the end user for an output of the electrical load is ascertained. The output varies with a rate of electrical power consumption by the load. A mathematical model is created of an amount of electrical power to be consumed by the load as a function of time and of monetary cost of the electricity. The model is dependent upon the electrical power consumption characteristics of the electrical load and the preference of the end user for an output of the electrical load. An amount of electricity is purchased based on the mathematical model of an amount of electrical power to be consumed by the load, and based on the monetary cost of the electricity. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083377 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING INTEGRAL DAMPING FOR A TRANSMISSION COMPONENT - The invention relates to an electrical machine, in particular a starter for internal combustion engines, having a torque support ( | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081866 | BRACKETS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - An apparatus includes, in combination, an electrical component and a bracket. The electrical component has a first end configured to electrically connect to a circuit board. The electrical component defines an axis and has a width measured in a direction transverse to the axis. The bracket has a body defining a bore shaped to receive the electrical component. The body further includes a break in communication with the bore to allow expansion of the bore. In an at-rest state of the bracket, the bore has a bore width smaller than the width of the electrical component, and when the electrical component is received in the bore, the bracket is elastically deformed such that the electrical component is clamped in the transverse direction solely by the residual stress within the bracket without any additional clamp or fastener. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081848 | Optical System Module For An Optical Measuring Device - An optical system module for an optical measuring device, especially a laser rangefinder, includes an optical system support, a display and a display holder, the display holder and the display being designed such that they embrace the optical system support between its axial end zones and that they have corresponding connecting elements detachably interconnecting them. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120080849 | Seal for Vertical Feed-Through of a Transmission Plug - A seal for a perpendicular plug feed-through is disclosed for electrically contacting a control device which is arranged within a housing. The seal includes a sealing piece which has at least one sealing lip and which is surrounded by a guiding piece. The sealing piece has at least one sealing lip, which is designed in a circumferential manner or in alternating segmentation and which has a slope declining in the radial direction towards the outside. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120080626 | Connecting Element and Related Fluid Assembly - A connecting element for electrically connecting two components to a first electric contact element for electrically contacting a first component, to a second electric contact element for electrically contacting a second component, and to at least one tolerance compensating element is disclosed. The fluid assembly includes at least one such connecting element. The connecting element is configured as one piece and the first electric contact element and the second electric contact element are connected to each other by way of the at least one tolerance compensating element. The first variable tolerance compensating element enables a compensation in length in at least one spatial direction in order to predetermine a desired spatial position of the first contact element and the second contact element in relation to each other. The first variable tolerance compensating element may be three-dimensionally shaped by bending. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120080624 | Solenoid Device and Driver Assistance Device - A solenoid device having an armature and a corresponding armature element which is arranged on the inside of the armature is disclosed. The armature and the corresponding armature element can be moved in relation to one another. An intermediate element which is provided for producing a supporting contact with the corresponding armature element is mounted in an axially movable fashion in a guide recess in the armature, and the intermediate element is operatively connected, on its side facing away from the corresponding armature element to a spring element. The intermediate element is at least partially conical. A driver assistance device is also disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120080013 | HIGH PRESSURE PUMP AND TAPPET ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a high pressure pump for a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one pump element having a pump piston delimiting a pump working chamber, wherein between the pump piston and a rotationally driven drive shaft of the high pressure pump, a tappet assembly having a tappet body and a roller shoe pressed into a receptacle of the tappet body is provided, wherein the tappet body comprises a centering guide for pressing in the roller shoe. The invention further relates to a tappet assembly for a high pressure pump for a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet body and a roller shoe pressed into a receptacle of the tappet body, wherein the tappet body comprises a centering guide for pressing in the roller shoe. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120079897 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELF-REFERENCED CONFIDENCE TEST - A system and method of providing a confidence test in one embodiment includes determining a first quality metric based upon a first and a second test environment wherein the second test environment is different from the first test environment, exposing a sample to a plurality of test sites, establishing the first test environment at a first of the plurality of test sites, establishing the second test environment at a second test site, obtaining a first detection signal associated with the first of the plurality of test sites exposed to the sample and at the first test environment, obtaining a second detection signal associated with the second of the plurality of test sites exposed to the sample and at the second test environment, determining a second quality metric based upon the first detection signal and the second detection signal, and comparing the second quality metric with the first quality metric. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120078592 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TOOLS FOR PROOFING A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OBJECT - A plastic tolerance proofing tool adapted to be implemented with a computer system. The computer system includes a processor and a memory storing a CAD object of an apparatus to be manufactured with a material. The tool includes a criteria selector operable to prompt for and receive a type of plastic material for the apparatus to be manufactured in and an extractor operable to determine a nominal dimension and a related tolerance from the CAD object. The tool further includes a comparator operable to compare the tolerance with a first threshold and a second threshold, and a tagging module operable to tag the CAD object based on the comparisons. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078591 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TOOLS FOR PROOFING A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OBJECT - A casting tolerance proofing tool adapted to be implemented with a computer system. The computer system has a processor and a memory storing a CAD object of an apparatus to be manufactured with a casting process. The proofing tool includes a criteria selector operable to prompt for and receive a type of casting process for the apparatus to be manufactured with, and an extractor operable to determine a nominal dimension and a related tolerance from the CAD object. The proofing tool further includes a comparator operable to compare the tolerance with a first threshold and a second threshold. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078499 | IMPACT SENSING AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DEVICE - A system for identifying an object impacting a vehicle bumper during a collision. The system receives acceleration values from each of a plurality of sensors and calculates a center strength value based on the acceleration values. The center strength value is indicative of the amount of force that is applied to the center of the vehicle bumper. The system then determines a preliminary impact location on the vehicle bumper based at least in part on the acceleration values. A normalized intrusion value is calculated based on the center strength value, the impact location, and a bumper stiffness factor. The bumper stiffness factor is indicative of the stiffness of the bumper at the impact location. The system then identifies the object impacting the vehicle bumper based at least in part on the normalized intrusion value. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077084 | LITHIUM BATTERY WITH CHARGING REDOX COUPLE - In accordance with one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an electrolyte including a salt, and a charging redox couple located within the positive electrode, wherein the electrochemical cell is characterized by the transfer of electrons from a discharge product located in the positive electrode to the electron conducting matrix by the charging redox couple during a charge cycle. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120076667 | ELECTRIC MOTOR PUMP CONTROL INCORPORATING PUMP ELEMENT POSITION INFORMATION - A method and a system for controlling an electric motor of a pump to counter act pressure pulsations generated by at least one pump element and to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness generated by the pump. The positions of at least one pump element of the pump and a shaft of the electric motor are determined. A pump stroke position is determined from the position of the pump element relative to the position of the shaft of the electric motor. The power sent to the electric motor is controlled according to the pump stroke position. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074771 | Method for Operating a Hydraulic Vehicle Braking System that has an Anti-Lock Control Unit - A method for operating a hydraulic vehicle braking system that has an anti-lock control unit is disclosed. The system includes a brake master cylinder having an electromechanical brake booster. As the pressure level of the vehicle braking system decreases during an anti-lock control, in which all vehicle wheels are controlled, the boosting force of the brake booster is reduced in an anti-lock control of this type. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074770 | BRAKE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE BASED ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR - A system for controlling a brake force of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system includes an electronic control unit including a controller, a plurality of sensors in electronic communication with the controller. Each of the sensors transmits sensor data to the controller. A user interface and a driver recognition system are in electronic communication with the controller, and a computer readable memory stores instructions executed by the controller. The instructions cause the controller to evaluate a driver identification data received from the driver recognition system, a driver preference data received from the user interface, and the sensor data received from the sensors. The instructions further cause the controller to classify and select a driver or a driving pattern class, execute a control algorithm to determine a driver dependent brake force based on at least one of the selected driver or driving pattern class, the driver preference data, and the driver identification data, and to regulate the brake force of the vehicle based on the driver dependent brake force. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073762 | Device For Processing A Packing Material Using Ultrasound - A device is proposed comprising at least one bearing shield ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073076 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR THE ARTICULATE CONNECTION OF A WIPER ARM TO A WIPER BLADE ACCORDING TO A SIDE-LOCK PRINCIPLE - The invention relates to a connecting device (10) for the articulate connection of a wiper arm to a wiper blade (12) according to a side-lock principle, comprising a connecting element (36) that is fastened to the wiper arm and that runs laterally in relation to a connection element (24) fastened on the wiper blade (12) and that carries a bearing element (34, 38) forming a pivot bearing with a bearing element (34, 38) on the connection element (24), said pivot bearing running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade (12), wherein a locking device (40) secures the bearing elements (34, 38) during pivoting into an operational position in the direction of the pivot axis relative to each other. According to the invention, a coding device (46, 52) is provided between the connecting element (36) and the connection element (24) that allows pivoting of the wiper blade (12) into the operational position only if the wiper blade (12) is intended for operation with the associated wiper arm. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120070703 | Battery Module - The invention relates to a battery module, in particular for a motor vehicle. The battery module has a housing, at least one battery disposed in the housing, and at least one device for dissipating gases or vapors from the at least one battery. According to the invention, the at least one device has at least one element for precipitating at least one toxic and/or environmentally harmful material from the gases or vapors. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120070324 | Pump Assembly - A pump assembly as a feedback pump of a hydraulic, slip-controlled vehicle brake system having a piston pump and an electric motor for driving it is disclosed. The electric motor is embodied as an external rotor and the stator is mounted on a printed circuit board which has an electronic system for commutating the electric motor and/or for performing slip control of the vehicle brake system. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120069457 | Ceramic Optical System Support - An optical system support, especially for an optical measuring device, includes a base on which a mechanism for fixing an electro-optical transceiver system is provided. The optical system support is a ceramic optical system support. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067627 | Circuit Carrier and Method for Producing a Circuit Carrier - A circuit carrier is disclosed that includes a base body having two flat sides and a plurality of narrow sides, a first conductor track applied to a first flat side of the base body, and a leadframe arranged in the interior of the base body. A method for producing the circuit carrier is also disclosed. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067130 | Pressure Sensor, in Particular for a Braking Apparatus - A pressure sensor for detecting a pressure of a medium, in particular for a braking apparatus, includes a connecting flange having a fluid channel for connection to the medium which is to be measured, a pressure measuring cell which is arranged at the end of the fluid channel, and a circuit mount, with the pressure measuring cell having a contact surface for making contact. The contact surface is arranged at an angle relative to a center axis of the pressure sensor. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067123 | Rotation Rate Sensor - A micromechanical rotation rate sensor, in particular for use in motor vehicles, includes a substrate, at least one seismic mass, which is arranged in a sprung manner on the substrate, drive means for production of a periodic movement of the seismic mass, force detection means for detection of a Coriolis force, which acts on the seismic mass as a result of rotation about a rotation axis which is at right angles to the excitation direction, and measurement means, wherein the measurement means are designed for measurement of structural deviations of the rotation rate sensor. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120066919 | YOKE ACCESSORY TOOL FOR AN OSCILLATING TOOL - An accessory tool is configured to be coupled to a power tool having a tool drive structure. The accessory tool includes a spring component and has a first arm and a second arm attached to the spring component. The first arm includes (i) a first proximal end portion defining a first accessory drive structure that is configured to mate with a first portion of the tool drive structure, and (ii) a first distal end portion having a first holding structure. The second arm is spaced apart from the first arm and includes (i) a second proximal end portion defining a second accessory drive structure that is configured to mate with a second portion of the tool drive structure, and (ii) a second distal end portion having a second holding structure. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120065846 | BODY MOVEMENT MITIGATION IN EARTH-MOVING VEHICLES - Mitigating pitch and heave in a heavy-duty vehicle. A heavy-duty vehicle includes a movable arm, an operator control, an inertial measurement device, and a controller. The operator control directs movement of the movable arm. The inertial measurement device measures a pitch motion and a heave motion of the heavy-duty vehicle. The controller is coupled to the operator control unit and the inertial measurement device, and mitigates pitch motion and heave motion by adjusting a movement of the movable arm. The inertial measurement device detects a motion in one of a first direction and a second direction and determines a direction of movement of the arm (e.g., in one of a third direction and a fourth direction). The controller increases the speed of motion of the arm when the motion is in the first direction and the movement is in the third direction or when the motion is in the second direction and the movement is in the fourth direction. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120063887 | DOUBLE FAN FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR A COOLANT RADIATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The utilization of double fans for engine cooling of motor vehicles is known. Said fans generate a flow of air which then serves to cool a heat exchanger, in particular a coolant radiator for motor vehicles. The double fan is herein characterized by an optimal use of the surface of the coolant radiator that is to be cooled, so as to be able to achieve a cooling performance as high as possible. The assembly of the double fan has up to now been such that a separate electric motor is provided for each blower. The double fan ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120063487 | Ear Thermometer and Method for Measuring the Body Temperature - An ear thermometer with an infrared sensor, a control unit and a power supply unit in a housing has a wireless communication interface. The wireless communication interface is a WLAN or Bluetooth interface for communication with a base station, in which temperature measurement values are displayed and stored. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120062879 | Measuring Instrument for Determining the Tissue Alcohol Concentration - A measuring instrument for determining the concentration of components in the body tissue by reflection spectroscopy is disclosed. In order, inter alia, to increase the functional reliability in the case of vibrations, the measuring instrument includes a diode laser with at least one laser diode and a waveguide structure, which has an external resonator, with a wavelength selective element, for each laser diode. In the process, the radiation generated by a laser diode is coupleable into the waveguide structure and the corresponding resonator and once again decoupleable from the resonator and the waveguide structure. Moreover, a corresponding method and a motor vehicle equipped therewith are disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120062024 | BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a brake booster system for a vehicle brake system, comprising a control device ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061860 | Method for Constructing an Electrical Circuit, and Electrical Circuit - A method for constructing an electrical circuit that includes at least one semiconductor chip encapsulated with a potting compound is disclosed. The method includes applying a galvanic layer arrangement for forming an electrochemical element on an element of the electrical circuit including the at least one semiconductor chip. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060777 | Hydrostatic Fan Drive - A hydrostatic fan drive for internal combustion engines is disclosed, having a primary unit that can be driven by the internal combustion engine, and having a fan motor by means of which a blower fan can be driven. A hydraulic reservoir is disposed at a high-pressure line connecting the primary unit to the fan motor. A hybrid fan drive for internal combustion engines is thus provided, allowing fan operation even if the internal combustion engine is switched off. An increased maximal available power of the internal combustion engine is available in transition, despite the fan operation, because the fan motor can be supplied with pressurized media by the hydraulic reservoir in such cases (in transition). | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060660 | Method for Operating a Processing Roller - A method for operating a processing roller of a processing machine having a circumferential length and comprising a tool having a tool length extending in the circumferential direction is disclosed. A processing length extending in the circumferential direction is defined, along which the tool is engaged with the material to be processed during processing. A compensation length in the circumferential direction is further prescribed, along which a compensation motion of the processing roller is performed, wherein the tangential velocity of the processing roller is negative at least at times. The compensation length is determined using the circumferential length, the processing length, and the tool length. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060476 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE POLLUTANT COVERSION CAPACITY IN AN EXHAUST GAS AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM - A method for monitoring a pollutant conversion capacity of a catalytically coated, oxidizing exhaust gas after-treatment component in an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, wherein a capacity of the catalytic coating of the exhaust gas after-treatment component for oxidizing NO to NO | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120056071 | Torque Support - A torque support is disclosed for transmitting a supporting force of a gear mechanism of a wind power plant to a carrying mechanism. The torque support has a connection piece, the abutment surfaces of which, which are subjected to the supporting force, are arranged in a manner substantially perpendicular to the supporting force. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120055150 | Master Cylinder and Brake Booster Assembly - A brake booster includes a housing, a retention cuff, and a spring. The housing defines a passage to an interior chamber. The retention cuff is positioned in the interior chamber about the passage. The spring engages the retention cuff in the interior chamber. The master cylinder arrangement includes a tube member and a brake fluid reservoir. The tube member includes a first end and a second end. The tube member extends through the passage and the retention cuff such that the first end of the tube member is exposed to the interior chamber of the brake booster. The brake fluid reservoir is in fluid communication with the tube member. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120055144 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC HYBRID VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for operating a hydraulic hybrid vehicle ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120047405 | METHOD FOR USING A COMPUTER NETWORK - The invention provides for a method for using a computer network ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046139 | Pressure Oil Lubrication of the Gear Wheels of a Planetary Gear Set - A planetary gear set with a planet stage revolving in a gear set housing has a planet carrier which is connected in particular to a rotor and has planet web cheeks which are connected to one another by means of webs, and a plurality of planet gears which are mounted in planet gear bearings, which are connected to the planet carrier, and are in engagement on one side with a sun gear and on the other side with a ring gear. The gear set housing is provided with an oil supply channel which is connected to at least one oil-guiding channel in the planet carrier. The lubrication of the meshing engagements is facilitated in the planetary gear set by providing dry sump lubrication. This is achieved in that at least one channel connected to the oil-guiding channel is embedded in each web, said channel being aligned with the meshing engagements between sun gear and planet gear and/or planet gear and ring gear. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120045197 | DOME CAMERA ENCLOSURE WITH VIRTUAL TILT PIVOT MECHANISM - A surveillance camera arrangement includes a substantially spherical enclosure having a substantially round optical region. The optical region has better optical qualities than a remainder of the enclosure. A camera is disposed within the enclosure. The camera has a lens with an optical axis extending approximately through a midpoint of the optical region. An actuatable mechanism is coupled to the enclosure and to the camera. The mechanism pivots both the enclosure and the camera in both pan and tilt directions such that the optical axis of the camera remains substantially aligned with the midpoint of the optical region. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044966 | LIGHT SOURCE WITH A DIODE LASER AND A LARGE NUMBER OF OPTICAL FIBERS - A light source, e.g., for optical excitation of a laser device, includes a diode laser having a large number of emitters and a light-guiding device, the light-guiding device including a large number of optical fibers. Each fiber has a first end and a lateral surface, the first ends being arranged relative to the emitters in such a manner that light generated by the emitters is coupled into the first ends of the optical fibers, the optical fibers being arranged in abutting relationship along their lateral surfaces at least in the region of their first ends. The optical fibers are connected in the region of their first ends to a fiber support. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120043834 | DC MOTOR - The invention relates to a DC motor | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120043155 | SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - The invention relates to an electric machine ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042975 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH SMALL DIMENSIONS - The invention relates to a pressure relief valve for a packaging container ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042776 | Piston Guide Element - A piston pump, in particular a hydraulic piston pump, includes a piston movable in a piston housing and a piston guide element, arranged between the piston housing and the piston, for guiding and/or mounting the piston. The piston guide element is configured as a coating applied fixedly at least to an inner surface area of the piston housing or to an outer surface area of the piston. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042647 | Electromechanical Brake Booster - An electromechanical brake booster is disclosed. The brake booster is constructed with two worm gears which run in opposite directions and whose axial forces compensate one another. The worm gears drive toothed rack gears which convert a rotational driving movement into a translatory output movement for activating a master brake cylinder. As a result of the provision of two gear paths, the loading of each gear path is halved and an application of force to a booster body, which forms a gear output, is symmetrical. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042644 | MOBILE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - The invention relates to a mobile hydraulic system for a hybrid vehicle, comprising a hydraulic accumulator device ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042642 | Method for Predefining a Rotational Speed of a Drive Machine of a Drive System - A method for predefining a rotational speed of a drive machine of a drive system is disclosed. The method involves at least the drive machine and a hydrostatic drive unit, wherein the rotational speed which is to be predefined for the drive machine is determined as a function of an instantaneous system state and a predicted system state of the drive system. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120041666 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is disclosed for controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of fuel injectors, each for injecting fuel into one combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, comprising the following steps: activating the fuel injectors in order to supply a first target total fuel quantity using a first injection strategy, ascertaining a first actual total fuel quantity injected during the activation using the first injection strategy, activating the fuel injectors in order to supply a second target total fuel quantity using a second injection strategy, wherein at least one of said fuel injectors being activated differently from said first injection strategy during said second injection strategy, ascertaining a second actual total fuel quantity injected during the activation using the second injection strategy, and determining an operating behavior of at least one of the fuel injectors as a function of the first actual total fuel quantity and the second actual total fuel quantity. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041662 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BOOSTED BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BOOSTED BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for operating a brake boosted brake system of a vehicle, comprising the monitoring of a mode of operation of the brake boosted brake system with regard to agreement of a total braking torque applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle by the brake boosted brake system with a specified target total braking torque and/or with regard to a displacement of a brake medium volume of the brake boosted brake system to a force/pressure conversion element ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041659 | INDEPENDENT TRAILER SWAY CONTROLLER - An independent trailer sway controller and method for mitigating trailer sway. The independent trailer sway controller is a modular unit swappable between different trailer types. The independent trailer sway controller includes a trailer length input for receiving length data indicating a length of the trailer and a sway sensor for measuring sway movement of the trailer. The independent trailer sway controller also includes a trailer sway detector module that receives the length data and sway data and determines a level of trailer sway based on the length data and sway data. If the level of trailer sway exceeds the predetermined threshold, a brake controller outputs control signals that activate trailer brakes, which are part of an electric brake system or hydraulic brake system. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041632 | COMBINED LANE CHANGE ASSIST AND REAR, CROSS-TRAFFIC ALERT FUNCTIONALITY - A system and method for detecting a potential threat to a vehicle. The system generates a warning to a driver of the vehicle of the potential threat. The system includes an object detection device, a controller, and a human-machine interface (HMI). The object detection device is configured to detect objects next to the vehicle, approaching the vehicle from a side, and approaching the vehicle from behind. The controller receives an indication of a detected object from the object detection device, and determines a position, a speed, an acceleration, and a direction of travel of the detected object. The controller then categorizes the detected object as a potential threat when at least one of (a) the vehicle is moving forward and the detected object is adjacent the vehicle, (b) the vehicle is moving forward at a first speed and the detected object is approaching the vehicle from behind at a second speed relative to the first speed that indicates a time to collision is less than a predetermined threshold, and (c) the vehicle is moving in reverse and the detected object is approaching the vehicle from the side, the detected object is within a first distance of the vehicle and is traveling within a speed range. The HMI is coupled to the controller and is configured to receive an indication of the potential threat from the controller and to provide the warning to the driver of the potential threat. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120039715 | Gear Transmission having a Gear Wheel Arranged on a Hollow Shaft and Wind Power Plant - The invention relates to a gear transmission having at least one gear wheel stage ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120038475 | METHOD OF ALARM HANDLING IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - A method of wirelessly transmitting alarm signals includes wirelessly transmitting an alarm signal from a transmitting station. It is determined whether an acknowledgement signal wirelessly transmitted from an access point in response to the access point receiving the alarm signal has been received by the transmitting station. A relaying station is woken up and kept awake during a plurality of periodic time intervals for overhearing transmissions from the transmitting station. If it is determined that an acknowledgement signal from the access point has not been received by the transmitting station, then the alarm signal is wirelessly re-transmitting from the transmitting station during at least one of the time intervals in which the relaying station is awake. The alarm signal is received at the relaying station. The alarm signal is transmitted from the relaying station to the access point. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120038318 | ONBOARD NETWORK FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SAVING ENERGY - The invention relates to an onboard network ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120038065 | Method for Producing an Electrical Circuit and Electrical Circuit - A method for producing an electrical circuit having at least one semiconductor chip is disclosed. The method includes forming a wiring layer at a contact side of the at least one semiconductor chip, which is encapsulated with a potting compound apart from the contact side. The wiring layer has at least one conductor loop for the purpose of forming an electrical coil. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037828 | VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037470 | MECHANICAL ACTUATOR CARTRIDGE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE - The cartridge ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037403 | Method for Electrically Conductively Connecting Conductor Tracks in Conductor Carriers and System Comprising such Conductor Carriers - A method for electrically conductively connecting conductor tracks in conductor carriers, preferably printed circuit boards or conductor foils is disclosed. A first and second conductor carrier are provided, into which a respective conductor track is embedded, which are exposed at a contact region. For the purpose of fusing the material of the conductor tracks, said material is subjected to punctiform heating via the in the opposite direction to the exposed contact region of the first conductor carrier faces. A connection location of conductor tracks which can be produced cost-effectively and is well protected is provided as a result. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036996 | Piston Pumps for a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A piston pump as a recirculating pump of a hydraulic traction control vehicle brake system is disclosed, with two pump pistons which are arranged in an opposed arrangement and bear on the outside against an eccentric bearing ring for their lifting drive. The pump pistons are arranged with an offset in the longitudinal direction of a pump shaft, so that they exert a moment upon the bearing ring, which moment presses rolling bodies in the rolling bearing against the pump shaft even when the forces with which the pump pistons press from outside against the bearing ring cancel one another. The rolling bodies roll even when the forces of the pump pistons are compensated. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036976 | GUARD SYSTEMS FOR TABLE SAW - A table saw is disclosed. The table saw includes a table top including an opening configured to receive a saw blade, a blade case positioned under the table top, the blade case including an interior portion with the saw blade partially positioned within the interior portion, the blade case configured to move relative to the table top, a motor coupled to the saw blade and configured to move relative to the table top, the saw motor configured to rotate the blade about a blade axis, and at least one moveable guard member positioned between the table top and the blade case, the at least one moveable guard member providing an obstruction to the interior portion of the blade case, and the at least one moveable guard member configured to pivot about a pivot axis when the motor is moved up or down or tilted relative to the table top, wherein the pivot axis is substantially perpendicular to the blade axis. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036974 | FENCE SYSTEM FOR A POWER SAW - Embodiments are directed to a fence system for use on a power saw that has a flat top surface and a saw blade extending through an opening in the top surface, the fence system comprising an elongated fence configured to be secured on the flat top surface at various positions relative to the blade, the fence having at least one flat side wall portion against which material can be positioned and moved along while the material is moved through the cutting zone, and a support unit configured to ride on the fence and contact the object to move it through the cutting zone, the unit comprising an ergonomically shaped hand pad, the unit being removably attached to the fence and movable along the length thereof and a movable arm attached to the hand pad that is configured to extend downwardly to an elevation closely adjacent to the top surface. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036972 | DUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A TABLE SAW - A table saw is disclosed. The table saw includes a table top which includes an opening configured to receive a saw blade, and a motor positioned under the table top and configured to rotate the saw blade about an axis of rotation, wherein a midline that defines a front portion and a rear portion of the saw blade extends through the saw blade at the axis of rotation and is perpendicular with respect to the table top when the saw blade is perpendicular with respect to the table, a blade case positioned under the table top, the blade case including a blade chamber defined by a first wall on one side of the blade, a second wall on an opposite side of the blade, and a third wall along an outer perimeter of the blade chamber, and at least one dust deflector positioned within the blade chamber between the axis of rotation and the third wall of the blade chamber, the at least one dust deflector extending through the midline. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036672 | WIPER BLADE FOR A WINDOW WIPER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID WIPER BLADE - The invention relates to a wiper blade for a window wiper, in particular a window wiper for a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper rubber ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036670 | WIPER LEVER COMPRISING A WIPER ARM AND A WIPER BLADE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE SAME IN AN ARTICULATED MANNER, FOR CLEANING WINDOWS, ESPECIALLY WINDOWS PERTAINING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - Wiper lever ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120035820 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method is described for operating a vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, in which each of the two axles of the vehicle, which are not mechanically coupled, is driven by at least one drive unit, thus transmitting a torque to the wheels of the respective axle. To make optimal use of the different coefficients of friction of the wheels which occur with different roadway conditions, the rotational speeds of the wheels of both drive axles are ascertained and averaged, a difference being formed from the averaged rotational speeds of the two axles, respectively, and the torque on at least one axle being influenced based on this difference so that differences in the averaged rotational speeds of the wheels are counteracted. Instead of the rotational speed difference, the deviation of this rotational speed difference from a setpoint rotational speed difference may be used, for example, within the scope of ESP. Alternatively, regulation may be performed based on the wheels of an axle, in which case a dedicated drive unit is associated with each wheel. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034115 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PUMP/MOTOR - A method of operating a pump/motor includes pumping working fluid into a high-pressure manifold with a first piston/cylinder assembly while the piston in the first piston/cylinder assembly is displaced from a bottom dead center position to a top dead center position, and transferring working fluid from the high-pressure manifold to the cylinder of a second piston/cylinder assembly to displace the piston of the second piston/cylinder assembly from a top dead center position to a bottom dead center position, thereby imparting torque on a cam and an output shaft, within the same complete revolution of the cam and the output shaft in which working fluid is pumped into the high-pressure manifold by the first piston/cylinder assembly. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033898 | PLASTIC TWO-PIECE DOSING CAP - A two-piece dosing cap ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033842 | EQUAL EXPANSION RATE SYMMETRIC ACOUSTIC TRANSFORMER - An acoustic transformer includes at least one outer boundary wall. A plurality of inner walls are disposed within the outer boundary wall. The outer boundary wall and the inner walls define a substantially annular input opening divided by at least some of the inner walls into a plurality of circumferentially-spaced input sections. Each of the input sections has an inner circumferential side and an outer circumferential side. A substantially rectangular output opening is divided by at least some of the inner walls into a plurality of output sections. Each of a plurality of acoustic paths interconnects a respective one of the input sections with a respective one of the output sections. Each of the paths has a substantially equal path length and a substantially equal expansion rate. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033841 | ANNULAR RING ACOUSTIC TRANSFORMER - An acoustic transformer includes at least one outer boundary wall. A plurality of inner walls are disposed within the outer boundary wall. The outer boundary wall and the inner walls define an input opening divided by at least some of the inner walls into a plurality of input sections. A substantially annular output opening is divided by at least some of the inner walls into a plurality of circumferentially-spaced output sections. Each of the output sections has an inner circumferential side and an outer circumferential side. Each of a plurality of acoustic paths interconnects a respective one of the input sections with a respective one of the output sections. Each of the paths has a substantially equal path length and a substantially equal expansion rate. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032550 | ELECTRIC CONNECTION OF CONDUCTOR ENDS ARRANGED IN PAIRS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTION - The invention relates to the electric connection of conductor ends ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032450 | Generator Arrangement for a Wind Power Plant - A generator arrangement for a wind power plant includes a ring-shaped primary part, a ringshaped secondary part, and a planetary transmission arrangement disposed inside the primary part and the secondary part. The planetary transmission arrangement comprises an internal gear, a sun gear, and at least two planet gears. The sun gear is substantially ringshaped, having an inner wall, and outer wall, and a web connecting the inner wall and the outer wall. The internal gear is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the sun gear and is supported at the outer wall of the sun gear. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032440 | Stationary Energy Generation Plant Having a Control Device and Method for Controlling the same - A stationary energy generation plant includes a control device that serves to control current and energy flow. The energy generation plant includes at least one mechanically driven rotor and a generator mechanically coupled to the rotor. To this end, power electronics operationally connected to the generator enable variable energy flow from the rotor through the generator and the power electronics to a load. In order to compensate for vibrational loads on the generator side, at least one current control is made possible by means of a first intermediate circuit storage of the power electronics. In order to compensate for mechanical vibrational loads and transients of a drivetrain, an energy flow control is provided by means of at least one additional second intermediate circuit storage disposed in the power electronics and having a multiple of the storage capacity of the first intermediate circuit storage. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032382 | MOVABLE WORK PIECE CLAMPING MECHANISM - Embodiments of the invention comprise a clamping mechanism for securing a work piece on a power tool having a working surface and a guide fence, the clamping mechanism including a support configured to be movable along the guide fence and a clamp interconnected to the support, the clamp being movable between a securing position and a release position, wherein in the securing position, the clamp engages a work piece, and in the release position, the clamp is disengaged from the work piece. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031376 | FUEL INJECTOR HAVING PRESSURE SENSOR - The invention relates to a fuel injector ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031076 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATING A PARTICLE FILTER - A method for the targeted initiation of a regeneration of a particle filter in an exhaust-gas duct of an internal combustion engine which has a catalytic converter downstream of the particle filter in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, the regeneration of the particle filter taking place by means of an oxidative burn-off of the particles during the regeneration phase. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031074 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATING A PARTICLE FILTER - A method and device for monitoring and controlling the regeneration of a particle filter in an exhaust gas duct of an internal combustion engine which has a three-way catalytic converter downstream of the particle filter, wherein the particle filter is regenerated by oxidative burning of the particles during a regeneration phase, wherein oxygen consumption is balanced, directly or indirectly, during the regeneration phase via the temporal variation of a first signal of a first lambda probe, which is arranged upstream of the particle filter, in comparison to the temporal variation of a second signal of a second lambda probe, which is arranged downstream of the particle filter. A lambda value of λ=1 is set downstream of the three-way catalytic converter during the regeneration of the particle filter by means of lambda control and the second lambda probe which is arranged downstream of the three-way catalytic converter. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030955 | Motor Driver Power Tool - A machine tool, in particular a keyhole saw, includes a support frame that is twistably supported on the housing and forms the guide for a linear sliding part of the lifting drive unit for the working tool. The linear sliding part is mounted on the lifting rod. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120029822 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - A navigation system for a motor vehicle configured to output information via an output unit has a memory and a computing unit, map data being provided with map elements, and attributes for the map data being provided, the attributes representing properties of map elements. The map data include edges and coordinate points, the coordinate points defining a geographical position of the edges, and intermediate points which define geographical points of the edges being stored, the intermediate points defining sections of the edges in which an attribute is valid for the edge. The computing unit ascertains at least one information item on the basis of the edges, the coordinate points, the intermediate points, and the attributes, and outputs the information item, and at least a portion of the intermediate points is stored in a different memory area than the coordinate points. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028025 | ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC COMPOSITE COMPONENT - The invention relates to an electrical and electronic composite component ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027266 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR-ASSISTED IRIS CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of identifying a living being includes using a time-of-flight sensor to determine a location of a face of the living being. An image of an iris of the living being is produced dependent upon the location of the face as determined by the time-of-flight sensor. The produced image is processed to determine an identity of the living being. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025938 | Electromagnet - An electromagnet having a pole tube, and having a coil that encompasses the pole tube and is mounted so as to be displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the pole tube, a first end face of the coil or of the housing thereof bearing on a first counter-bearing disposed at a first end portion of the pole tube, and an elastic element, which is supported on a second counter-bearing and biases the coil and/or the housing thereof against the first counter-bearing, is provided between a second end face of the coil or the housing thereof and the second counter-bearing disposed at a second end portion of the pole tube. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025848 | Device for Transmitting and/or Receiving Electromagnetic RF Signals, and Measurement Instrument and Machine-Tool Monitoring Device with such a Device - A device for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic RF signals, in particular a UWB antenna, has a planar, ultra-wideband antenna structure made of a plurality of dipole elements. Each dipole element comprises two poles having substantially elliptical base shapes. A measuring machine, in particular a locating and/or material identifying device for identifying objects encased in a medium and/or for identifying material parameters, in particular the moisture of a material, has at least one UWB sensor comprising at least one device for transmitting electromagnetic RF signals. A machine tool monitoring device has a detecting device for detecting the presence of a material type, in particular of tissue, in a machine tool working area, and has a working mechanism wherein the detecting device comprises a sensor unit having at least one device for transmitting electromagnetic RF signals. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024424 | Modular Router With Base Power Switch - A routing machine comprises a base unit and a motor unit releasably connected to the base unit. The base unit includes a handle and a first electrical connector. The motor unit includes an electric motor, motor control circuitry configured to energize or de-energize the electric motor, and a second electrical connector connected to the motor control circuitry. The second electrical connector is configured to engage the first electrical connector when the motor unit is properly seated on the base unit. An electric switch is positioned on the base unit. The motor control circuitry is configured to deliver electric power to the electric motor when the switch is in an on position. The motor control circuitry is configured to not provide electric power to the electric motor when the switch is in an off position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024396 | Method for Producing a Microfluidic System - A method for producing a microfluidic system, containing at least one microfluidic component having at least one microfluidically active surface is disclosed. The method includes providing a microfluidic composite substrate having a connection side, comprising at least one microfluidic component introduced into a polymer composition, wherein the microfluidically active surface of said component forms a part of the connection side of the microfluidic composite substrate. The method further includes providing a mating substrate having a connection side for connection to the microfluidic composite substrate. Also, the method includes providing microfluidic structures at least on the connection side of the composite substrate and/or on the connection side of the mating substrate at least for the purpose of forming a microfluidic channel structure in the microfluidic system. In addition, the method includes connecting the microfluidic composite substrate and the mating substrate by their connection sides to form a microfluidic channel structure. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023927 | Pedal Feel Simulator Actuator and Cutoff Assembly - A braking system includes an emulator cylinder, an emulator actuator piston within the emulator cylinder, an emulator actuator chamber within the emulator cylinder defined in part by the emulator actuator piston, a pedal feel simulator including an input port in fluid communication with the emulator actuator chamber and an output port, a selector piston movable within the emulator cylinder between a first position and a second position, and a poppet valve operably connected to the emulator actuator piston, the poppet valve movable by the emulator actuator piston between a deactivated position and an actuated position and configured such that (i) when the selector piston is in the first position and the poppet valve is in the actuated position, the poppet valve is closed and the emulator actuator chamber is not in fluid communication with the reservoir through the poppet valve, and (ii) when the selector piston is in the second position and the poppet valve is in the actuated position, the poppet valve is open and the emulator actuator chamber is in fluid communication with the reservoir through the poppet valve. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023926 | HYDRAULIC BOOSTER VENTED INPUT ROD WITH POPPET - A hydraulic brake booster system. The hydraulic brake booster system includes a primary piston axially moveable within a bore of a cylinder, a booster chamber located rearwardly of the primary piston within the bore, an input rod extending within the booster chamber, a booster vent path in selective fluid communication with the booster chamber, and a seal member located between the forward face and the primary piston, the seal member in a fixed relationship with the input rod and configured to (i) seal the booster vent path from the booster chamber when the input rod is in a first position, and (ii) not seal the booster vent path from the booster chamber when the input rod is moved rearwardly within the booster chamber to a second position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023925 | ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC BOOSTER - A braking system with an electric hydraulic booster includes a booster chamber, a booster piston activating chamber, a booster piston located between the booster chamber and the booster activating chamber, and a solenoid valve operably connected to a high pressure source, the booster chamber, and the booster piston activating chamber, the solenoid movable between (i) a first position whereat the booster chamber and the booster piston activating chamber are in fluid communication and fluidly isolated from the high pressure source, (ii) a second position whereat the booster chamber and the booster piston activating chamber are fluidly isolated from each other and from the high pressure source, and (iii) a third position whereat the booster piston activating chamber and the high pressure source are in fluid communication and fluidly isolated from the booster chamber. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING PACKAGES - An apparatus and a method for aligning a package are proposed, wherein the apparatus comprises the following: a vacuum chamber ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120022704 | Electrohydraulic pressure control arrangement and method for pressure control - The invention relates to an electrohydraulic pressure control arrangement ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022448 | Applicator for Treating Skin - An applicator for treating skin, includes a housing, in which a device for perforating an area of skin is arranged, wherein the device for perforating the skin can be brought into contact with the area of skin through an opening in the housing. At least one device for disinfecting is additionally arranged in the housing, and the device for disinfecting acts upon the area of skin through the same opening. With the applicator, a particularly secure and simple handling can be achieved. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021859 | DRIVE BELT - Drive belt ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019659 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A video surveillance system | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019340 | SOLENOID SWITCH - The invention relates to a solenoid switch for starting devices for starting internal combustion engines, comprising a joint ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018282 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The invention relates to a transport apparatus for conveying a product, comprising a moveable conveying element ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018019 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING FUEL - Devices for delivering fuel are already known, comprising a suction jet pump that is arranged in a storage crucible and has a nozzle and a mixer duct provided downstream of the nozzle and arranged perpendicular to the bottom of the storage crucible, wherein at the outlet of the mixer duct an impingement means is arranged, against which the jet of the nozzle impinges in the substantially unfilled mixer duct, and in doing so is at least partially returned into the mixer duct. It has been found that despite the impingement means the propulsive jet tends to eject the liquid column present in the mixer duct. As soon as the liquid level in the storage crucible has decreased below the outlet of the mixer duct, no more fuel can replenish from above into the mixer duct so that the mixer duct may be unfilled after switching off the suction jet pump. Upon restarting the suction jet pump, an unsatisfying high delay until suction of the suction jet pump occurs, because the volume of the propulsive jet must first fill the mixer duct in order to create a vacuum and suction power. Using the device according to the invention, a pushing out of the liquid column of the mixer duct by the propulsive jet of the suction jet pump is avoided. Thus the lead time of the suction jet pump is approximately equal in all operating states. According to the invention, an additional volume ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018010 | Hydraulic Transmission - A hydraulic transmission has a primary unit and a secondary unit, which are connected to each other in a closed circuit by way of a first and a second working line. The primary unit and/or the secondary unit has a plurality of cylinder/piston units, which can each be activated or deactivated by means of a first valve and a second valve. This serves the purpose of setting a time-averaged volume flow of the unit. In this arrangement, both valves of each cylinder/piston unit are designed as high-pressure valves. A reversal in the direction of rotation, e.g. a reversal in the direction of travel, and a change from drive to overrun, during regenerative braking for example, is accomplished within the closed circuit of the transmission without a reversal in the direction of delivery by means of a changeover between low pressure and high pressure. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING RESONANCES EXCITED BY ROTATING COMPONENTS - A system for operating a rotating component. The system includes a rotating component, a motor driving the rotating component, a sensor detecting a stimulus related to the rotating component, and a controller. The controller receives an indication of the magnitude of the stimulus from the sensor and is configured to adjust a speed of the rotating component when the stimulus indicates the rotating component is operating at a resonant frequency. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017571 | METHOD FOR METERING A REAGENT INTO AN EXHAUST GAS DUCT AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention proposes a method for metering a reagent, in which the reagent is sprayed into a spray tube ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120016572 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A NUMBER OF INJECTIONS - In a method for carrying out a number of injections for at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, a reference point in time for a control application onset of an injection is ascertained for the at least one cylinder, and a target point in time for the control application onset is determined from the reference point in time plus a delay time. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015557 | PLUG CONNECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a plug connection device, comprising a plug ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014826 | ROTARY PISTON ENGINE - The invention relates to a rotary piston engine comprising at least two rotors, a power component and a blocking component, which interact and which have spur gearings the number of teeth of which differs by one tooth, the rotors and an engine housing accommodating the rotors delimiting working compartments. The rotors are twisted at a defined angle to each other to produce the lifting effect. The power component is driven by an electric motor arranged on the same axis, the electric motor and the power component being rotationally connected. The gearing is of the cycloid type, i.e. a trochoidal gearing. The electric motor is an external rotor motor having an internal stator and an external rotor, the engine housing being directly connected to the electric motor. The engine housing has a supporting tube section projecting into the internal stator and supporting the same. The external rotor has a rotor bell which encloses the internal stator and which has a center drive shaft extending through the supporting tube section and being rotationally connected to the power component, the drive shaft being mounted towards the inner wall of the supporting tube section. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014413 | METHOD FOR FAST SYNCHRONIZATION AND FREQUENCY HOP SEQUENCE DETECTION IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - A method of synchronizing wireless devices includes establishing a recurring sequence of frequency channels at which the wireless devices are to communicate. The frequency channels are divided into a plurality of groups. Synchronization information is transmitted at a respective first frequency channel in each of the groups of frequency channels during a first sampling time period. One of the groups of frequency channels is selected. A wireless device is used to sample each of the frequency channels in the selected group during the first sampling time period. Non-synchronization information is transmitted after the first sampling time period. Synchronization information is transmitted at a next respective frequency channel in each of the groups of frequency channels during a next sampling time period. The next sampling time period occurs after the transmitting of the non-synchronization information. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014048 | Cable Kink Protection Unit and Method for Producing Same - A cable kink protection unit, in particular a cable kink protection unit of a portable tool, includes at least one basic body unit. The cable kink protection unit has at least one electric device housing unit integrally connected to the basic body unit. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013918 | Optical Receiver Lens and Optical Distance Measuring Device - An optical receiver lens has a three-dimensional lens surface, for receiving the laser radiation of a laser distance measuring device, said laser radiation being reflected at an object, wherein the receiver lens can be described in a three-dimensional coordinate system having three axes x, y, z arranged at right angles with respect to one another and wherein the z-axis coincides with the optical axis of the receiver lens. At least one non-spherical area section of the lens surface can be described by addition of a first area, the flexure of which along the z-axis is a first function (f | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013226 | INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - An anti-interference system ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013056 | CHARGING FRAME AND QUENCHING DEVICE HAVING A CHARGING FRAME - A charging frame for accommodating a batch of parts to be quenched, e.g., metal workpieces, has a circumferentially closed peripheral wall which surrounds the batch and thereby forms a flow channel which prevents bypass flows. The charging frame is a part of a quenching device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012769 | Solenoid Valve with Shaped Spring - A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes a pole core, an armature which is connected to a closing element, and a spring element which is arranged in a working gap between the pole core and the armature. The spring element includes a shaped spring of substantially disk-shaped design. The shaped spring has a curvature with at least one flank region and one dome region, a tangent to the dome region being parallel to an end surface of the pole core. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012765 | Solenoid Valve and Driver Assistance Device - A solenoid valve is disclosed that has a magnet armature, which is operatively connected to a sealing element of the solenoid valve in order to move the latter, and an armature opposing piece which is arranged at the end of the magnet armature. There is provision here that an intermediate element, which can be placed in supporting contact with the armature opposing piece, is mounted in an axially movable fashion in a guide recess in the magnet armature. A driver assistant device is also disclosed. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012405 | OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSING USING INTELLIGENT FASTENER AND VERTICAL LOAD TRANSMITTING BRACKETS - An occupant weight sensing apparatus configured to be coupled to a vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a base configured to be connected to a vehicle, a lever pivotally connected to the base, a rocker configured to be connected to the vehicle seat, the rocker also pivotally connected to the lever, and a sensor coupled to the lever. A force applied to the seat causes pivotal movement of the lever relative to the base. The sensor detects the pivotal movement to sense the weight of the occupant. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011844 | DECOUPLED INLINE HYDRAULIC BOOSTER - An in-line brake system with a hydraulic booster includes a master cylinder defining a cylinder bore, a master cylinder piston located within the cylinder bore, a transfer piston located within the cylinder bore rearwardly of the master cylinder piston, a transfer piston actuator with a first seat, a sealing member aligned with the first seat, a sealing member spring operably connected to the sealing member and the transfer piston, an input rod aligned with the first seat, a return spring operably connected to the input rod and the transfer piston actuator, a sleeve actuator located within the cylinder bore rearwardly of the master cylinder, and a sleeve spring configured to bias the sleeve actuator away from the master cylinder piston, wherein the sleeve actuator is configured to bias the transfer piston toward the master cylinder piston in response to an applied boost pressure. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120010797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ENGINE OF A VEHICLE - A system for controlling an engine of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one monitoring device mounted on the vehicle, a controller in electronic communication with the at least one monitoring device, and a computer readable memory storing instructions executed by the controller. The instructions cause the controller to determine a current driving path of the vehicle based on data received from the at least one monitoring device, to detect a traffic congestion ahead of the vehicle in the current driving path based on data received from the at least one monitoring device, and to determine an alternative driving path of the vehicle based on data received from the at least one monitoring device. The instructions further cause the controller to calculate, using a first statistical model, a first probability that the traffic congestion will not move within a defined time period, and to stop the engine before the vehicle comes to a full stop when the first probability is greater than a first threshold. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009006 | Method for Producing a Multilayer System and Corresponding Multilayer System - A method for producing a multilayer system with at least two joining elements, these being produced in particular from plastic, is disclosed. The method includes applying a compensating means, for at least partially compensating for mechanical stresses, to a first joining element, applying a second joining element to the compensating means, for joining together the first and second joining elements, firstly connecting the first joining element to the compensating means and secondly connecting the second joining element to the compensating means. A corresponding multilayer system and a corresponding use is also disclosed. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007456 | ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to an electronically commutated electric machine ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006832 | STORAGE TANK - The invention relates to a storage tank ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006692 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE GAS SENSOR FOR MEASURING VARIOUS GAS SPECIES - In a sensor element for a solid electrolyte gas sensor, comprising a gas-tight pumping chamber, a heater, a first pumping electrode arranged in the pumping chamber, and an at least second pumping electrode, an autonomous pumping cell is arranged as a gas inflow restrictor instead of a diffusion barrier. The autonomous pumping cell comprises an outer and an inner autonomous pumping electrode which are contacted or short-circuited from outside by means of a trimmable resistor. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006301 | Apparatus for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine - In an apparatus for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, including an injection nozzle ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006170 | Portable Table Saw - A table saw is disclosed. The table saw includes a support arrangement, a table top assembly connected to the support arrangement, the table top assembly having (i) a work piece support surface, and (ii) a saw blade opening defined in the work piece support surface, a saw assembly supported under the table top assembly and having a saw blade that extends through the saw blade opening, a saw assembly adjustment mechanism having a user actuator, wherein the saw assembly adjustment mechanism is configured so that movement of the user actuator causes movement of the saw blade in relation to the work piece support surface, a first extension element extending from the support arrangement and defining a first extension space, and a second extension element extending from the support arrangement and defining a second extension space, wherein a first protection zone is defined between the first extension space and the second extension space, and wherein the actuator is completely contained within the first protection zone. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006018 | FAST FILL TANDEM MASTER CYLINDER - A fast fill braking system includes a master cylinder, a primary pressure chamber having a first chamber portion located forwardly of a second chamber portion, the first chamber portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the second chamber portion, and a primary piston including a first piston portion positioned within the primary pressure chamber and a second piston portion extending out of the primary pressure chamber, the first piston portion having a diameter (i) larger than a diameter of the second piston portion, and (ii) complementary to the diameter of the second chamber portion. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006017 | FAST-FILL TANDEM MASTER CYLINDER - A fast-fill braking system in one embodiment includes a master cylinder, a first chamber within the master cylinder, a second chamber within the master cylinder located forward of the first chamber, a fast-fill piston within the first chamber, a primary piston within the first chamber and movable with respect to the fast-fill piston, and a secondary piston within the second chamber. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005906 | Guiding System for Power Tools - A power tool, particularly in the form of a keyhole saw as a hand-held power tool includes a work tool. A working line to be followed by the work tool with respect to the workpiece is optically provided by the power tool without contact being involved. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120004614 | Production Process for a Microneedle Arrangement and Corresponding Microneedle Arrangement and Use - A production process for a microneedle arrangement and a corresponding microneedle arrangement as well as a use for it is disclosed. The process has the following steps: forming an etching mask in grid form, with grid bars with corresponding grid crossing regions and grid openings in between on a substrate; carrying out an etching process to form the microneedle arrangement on the substrate using the etching mask and removing the etching mask. The etching mask in grid form has at least some of the grid crossing regions flat reinforcing regions, which extend beyond the grid bars. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000561 | Pressure Accumulator Device for Connecting to a Hydraulic System - A pressure accumulator device for connecting to a hydraulic system is disclosed. The pressure accumulator device has at least one accumulator element for storing pressure energy and has an accumulator line for connecting the accumulator element to the hydraulic system. The pressure accumulator device also has a sealed encapsulation of the accumulator element and/or of the accumulator line to form a closed volume, and a device, which interacts with the accumulator element, for reducing the hydraulic pressure in the accumulator element. | 01-05-2012 |
