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20080289610 | Pulse Supercharger in the Intake Tract of an Internal Combustion Engine - A pulse supercharger for internal combustion engines, in which the pulse supercharger is situated in a charge air duct. The flow cross-section of the charge air duct for a charge air flow is opened or closed via the pulse supercharger. The pulse supercharger includes two synchronously operatable rotary slide elements. | 11-27-2008 |
20120074245 | Device for injecting fuel - A device is described for injecting fuel, which includes a valve body, an outwardly opening valve needle, which is disposed in the valve body in a pressure chamber filled with fuel, to which pressurized fuel is supplied; a restoring element, which returns the valve needle to an original position; an electromagnetic actuator, which is disposed in an actuator chamber for actuating the valve needle; and a diaphragm, which is disposed in the actuator chamber and subdivides the actuator chamber into a first, fuel-filled region and a second, fuel-free region in fluid-tight manner, and which subdivides the valve needle into an injection-side portion and an actuator-side portion, the injection-side portion of the valve needle including a pressure-compensation plunger, which separates the pressure chamber from the first, fuel-filled region of the actuator chamber, the actuator being disposed in the second, fuel-free region. | 03-29-2012 |
20120241011 | Valve having a magnet stack - In a valve for controlling a fluid passage, a valve needle is actuated by a first electromagnetic drive having a first armature element and is reset by a return element, and a second electromagnetic drive is provided having a second armature element for actuating the valve needle. The first and second electromagnetic drive are configured in series. | 09-27-2012 |
20130019746 | HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A STATE OF CHARGE OF A HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR - A hydraulic accumulator includes: a pressure vessel; a hose which is situated within the pressure vessel, for receiving a first medium; a gap, which is formed between the pressure vessel and the hose, for receiving a second medium; and at least one connection for supplying and discharging the first or the second medium under pressure into or out of the hose or the gap, the supply of the first medium resulting in the compression of the second medium. | 01-24-2013 |
20130037633 | Solenoid armature - A solenoid armature for a solenoid actuator, including at least one magnetic region and at least one non-magnetic region, the solenoid armature being configured as a one-piece component having a first and second armature end face, the magnetic and non-magnetic regions being integrally bonded to each other by a two-component powder injection molding technique, and the magnetic region and the non-magnetic region extending in the axial direction at least as far as the first armature end face. | 02-14-2013 |
20130048126 | PISTON ACCUMULATOR - A piston accumulator, having a pressure vessel; a cylinder, which is situated within the pressure vessel; an interspace formed between the pressure vessel and the cylinder; and a separating piston, which is provided movably in the cylinder; in which a hydraulic fluid acts upon on a first side of a separating piston, and a gas acts upon a second side of the separating piston; and in which the gas is in fluidic connection to the interspace and the hydraulic fluid is in fluidic connection to a connection on the cylinder. | 02-28-2013 |
20130333785 | HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR DEVICE - The invention relates to a hydraulic accumulator device in the form of a membrane accumulator, comprising a membrane ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140197340 | Component for a Magnetic Actuator as Well as a Method for its Manufacture - A single-piece component for a magnetic actuator, in particular for fuel injection, including an internal pole, a magnetic sleeve, and a non-magnetic separating sleeve, the internal pole, the magnetic sleeve and the separating sleeve being integrated into the single-piece component. A method for manufacturing a single-piece component for an magnetic actuator with the aid of a two-component powder injection molding method. | 07-17-2014 |
20150213935 | ARMATURE FOR AN ACTUATOR DEVICE - The invention relates to an armature for an actuator device comprising at least one magnet. In order to improve the armature for an actuator device comprising at least one magnet, the outer radial region of said armature ( | 07-30-2015 |
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20120041767 | Athletic Activity User Experience and Environment - User activity including both athletic activity (e.g., running, walking, etc.) and non-athletic activity (shopping, reading articles, etc.) may be monitored and tracked by an athletic monitoring and tracking device and service. The user activity may be used to award a user with an amount of virtual currency to encourage the user to continue various activities. In one example, users may use the virtual currency to purchase or otherwise acquire various products, services, discounts and the like. A user may track an amount currency earned and/or needed relative to an amount required to acquire a desired product or service. Additionally or alternatively, a visual appearance of a user device (e.g., a watch or athletic activity band) may change based on the user's activity level, an amount of virtual currency earned and the like. | 02-16-2012 |
20120290109 | Methods and Systems for Encouraging Athletic Activity - Individuals may be encouraged to perform athletic activity based on punishments or adverse effects that may be applied if the individual loses an athletic activity competition. For example, a user's device may be adversely affected by visual or functional effects configured to obscure or obstruct one or more functions of the user's device. The punishment or adverse effect might not be removed or deactivated until a user has completed a new competition without losing. In some arrangements, the user may be required to win in order to have the adverse effect removed. | 11-15-2012 |
20120323496 | Tracking of User Performance Metrics During a Workout Session - Example embodiments may relate systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media configured to process input specifying a user attribute, adjust a performance zone based on the user attribute, receive data generated by at least one of an accelerometer and a force sensor, determine whether the data is within the performance zone, and output the determination. | 12-20-2012 |
20130002533 | USER EXPERIENCE - Example embodiments relate to systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media relating to user interface, that may for example, receive and/or process physical activity data and allow interaction with the received information in novel implementations. | 01-03-2013 |
20130024248 | Retail Training Application - Systems and methods that may be used to promote products that include activity sensors are provided. Users are prompted to compete against one another in a store while performing physical activities. The physical activities are performed while wearing products that include attached or embedded sensors. The data generated by the sensors is used to generate a leaderboard. The leaderboard may be displayed in a store in close proximity to the products offered for sale. | 01-24-2013 |
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20080246318 | Device for Adjusting Seat Components - A device for adjusting seat components as a function of a signal from a video sensor system. Furthermore, a safety belt is adjusted as well as a function of the signal. This adjustment is carried out as a function of the occupant class, the occupant volume, the occupant pose, and the head position. | 10-09-2008 |
20090304263 | Method for classifying an object using a stereo camera - A method is provided for classifying an object using a stereo camera, the stereo camera generating a first and a second image using a first and a second video sensor respectively. In order to classify the object, the first and the second image are compared with one another in predefined areas surrounding corresponding pixel coordinates, the pixel coordinates for at least one model, at least one position and at least one distance from the stereo camera being made available. | 12-10-2009 |
20100165099 | Antiglare system for a vehicle - An antiglare system in a vehicle includes a device for controlling antiglare means. The device includes at least one image acquisition means. The antiglare means is controlled as a function of a first signal of the image acquisition means. The light intensity in the passenger compartment of the vehicle is taken into account in controlling the antiglare means. | 07-01-2010 |
20120087546 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PROCESSED IMAGE DATA ABOUT A SURROUND FIELD OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining processed image data about a surround field of a vehicle includes a step of combining a map information item with a position and an orientation of the vehicle and with an image of the surround field acquired by a surround-field monitoring device of the vehicle, in order to obtain a position-specific image of the surround field. In addition, the method includes a step of processing the position-specific image so as to include at least one symbol that is assigned to a classified object in the position-specific image, in order to determine the processed image data. | 04-12-2012 |