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20120060598 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING IDENTIFIERS OF WHEEL ELECTRONICS OF A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE TO THE POSITIONS OF ABS SENSORS ON THE VEHICLE - Allocates identifiers of units of a tire pressure monitoring system to the positions of ABS-sensors which are each assigned to the wheels of the vehicle. The identifiers are contained in signals that are emitted by the units. Each unit, which is called a wheel electronic, has a pressure sensor, which is sensitive to the tire pressure of the wheel, a motion sensor, which provides information on the rotation speed of the wheel, a memory with the individual identifier of the wheel stored therein, and a transmitter, which transmits signals only containing information on the rotation speed of the respective wheel, to a receiver. An evaluation device receives the transmitted identifier and compares the information on the rotation speed of the wheel transmitted along with the identifier, with rotation speed information, which were acquired by the ABS sensors for the same time span and transferred to the evaluation device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120065832 | Method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle to the positions of the wheels on the vehicle - The invention describes a method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system to positions of wheels of a vehicle, the simultaneously occurring rotation speeds of the wheels, normalized on a consistently chosen rolling radius of the wheels differ during cornering because of the different positions of the wheels on the vehicle, so that the positions of the wheels can be sorted according to increasing speed of the wheels during cornering, the wheel electronics of each wheel comprising a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a memory and a transmitter, which transmits signals to a receiver being connected to an evaluation device, which receives the transmitted identifiers and compares the distances which the corresponding wheels have traveled in a defined time span, sorts the identifiers according to the length of the distance traveled in the defined time span and allocates the identifiers to the wheel positions. | 03-15-2012 |
20120194333 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING IDENIFICATION CODES OF WHEEL ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE TO THE POSITIONS OF THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE - Method for allocating identification codes which are contained in signals transmitted by components of a tire pressure monitoring system, said components being attached to wheels of the vehicle, to the wheel positions. | 08-02-2012 |
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20110237854 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS FROM BIOGENIC RAW MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for extracting gaseous hydrocarbons, in particular liquid gas and/or a gas mixture resembling natural gas or one or more components contained in liquid gas or in the gas mixture resembling natural gas. The starting material used contains oxygen-containing hydrocarbons. The method comprises the following steps: providing the starting material—contacting the starting material with a porous catalyst in the absence of oxygen at a temperature of 300-850° C. in a converting reactor, resulting in a hydrocarbon-containing product gas mixture, in which the proportion by weight of the gaseous hydrocarbons is greater than that of the liquid hydrocarbons, —collecting the hydrocarbon-containing product gas stream and supplying the product gas stream to a separating device, where product separation is performed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110300281 | Method for Producing Fatty Acid Esters of Monovalent or Polyvalent Alcohols Using Special Hydroxy-Functional Quaternary Ammonium Compounds as Catalysts - The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid esters from fats and/or oils of biogenic origin by transesterification with monovalent or polyvalent alcohols in the presence of a special hydroxy-functional quaternary ammonium compound as the catalyst. | 12-08-2011 |
20130211146 | CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF ALCOHOLS AND ALDEHYDES - The invention provides a process for preparing higher alcohols and/or aldehydes and also mixtures thereof by catalytic reaction of ethanol, the reaction taking place in the presence of at least one catalyst, the catalyst comprising an activated-carbon substrate which is provided with at least one metal, and more particularly has at least one metal dope. | 08-15-2013 |
20140249337 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING HYDROCARBONS WITH MEDIUM CHAIN LENGTHS, AND THE USE OF THE SAME - The invention relates to a method for extracting hydrocarbon mixtures that have an increased proportion of hydrocarbons of a medium chain length (8 to 16 carbon atoms), or the corresponding pure compounds. Firstly, a starting material is provided that includes at least 50 wt. % unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds having oxygen. The compounds include olefin fragments of the formula —C | 09-04-2014 |
20140343325 | METHOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CATALYTIC CONDENSATION OR COUPLING - The invention relates to a method for catalytically condensing organic compounds containing at least one oxo and/or hydroxyl function into CH acidic compounds and/or coupling said organic compounds to the CH acidic compounds in the presence of a catalyst which comprises an active carbon substrate provided with a metal. The method is suitable in particular for generating higher alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and/or alkanes as well as mixtures thereof. | 11-20-2014 |
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20100270473 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING AN INTENSITY OF IONIZING RADIATION - A method is disclosed for determining the intensity of ionizing radiation using a detector with a multiplicity of direct-conversion detector elements, in particular for use in a CT system. In at least one embodiment, the method includes supplying the signal pulses to a preamplifier/signal conditioner, supplying the amplified and conditioned signal pulses to two pulse-height discriminators connected in parallel or in series, registering by a combination logic, and transmitting the registered signal pulses to a counter. In at least one embodiment, provision is made for feedback, by which, firstly, the pulse shape of the signal pulses and, secondly, the clock rate of the clocked pulse-height discriminator are set as a function of the signal frequency. Furthermore, at least one embodiment of the invention relates to a circuit arrangement for measuring signals of a direct-conversion detector, in particular for use in a CT system, by which the method according to at least one embodiment of the invention can be carried out. | 10-28-2010 |
20120128131 | Device And Method For Calibrating An X-Ray Detector, Calibration Apparatus And X-Ray Apparatus - A device and a method are disclosed, for energetic calibration of a photon-counting X-ray radiation detector by way of X-ray fluorescence radiation. The device includes a plurality of specifically selected elements, of which each element, upon being irradiated with electrons or with high-energy radiation, emits photons of X-ray fluorescence radiation of at least one specific or characteristic energy. The photons of X-ray fluorescence radiation of the at least one specific or characteristic energy are then useable or are used for energetic calibration of the photon-counting X-ray radiation detector. A calibration apparatus and an X-ray apparatus are also disclosed, which include such a device. | 05-24-2012 |
20120158811 | Method For Transforming Input Data And Medical Device - A method is disclosed for transmitting measurement data from a transmitter system to a receiver system by way of a transmission link of a medical device. In an embodiment, the measurement data, as input data of a transformation method, is transformed to output values and, after transmission, back transformed again, the values of the input data lying between a maximum value and a minimum value and an assignment function being used for compression purposes, to allocate an output value to every value of the input data, a root function being used as the assignment function for at least some of the values. | 06-21-2012 |
20120235052 | METHOD FOR DETECTING X-RAY RADIATION AND DETECTOR SYSTEM WITH DIRECT CONVERSION DETECTORS - A method and a detector system are disclosed for the photon-counting detection of x-ray radiation with direct conversion detectors. In at least one embodiment of the method, as a function of the existing radiation energy, current and/or voltage pulses which are largely proportional thereto are generated, and the generated current and voltage pulses are counted in the detector when a predetermined current and/or voltage source is exceeded, whereby a threshold is used as a predetermined current and/or voltage threshold, which corresponds to a detection of a photon with an energy which is less than the k-edge of the detector material used. | 09-20-2012 |
20120243660 | Method For Correcting Detector Data Of An X-Ray Detector And X-Ray Recording System - In a method, with a current measurement, the history of the radiation exposure of the X-ray detector is taken into account with respect to the overall X-ray detector or subareas of the X-ray detector, in respect of a reduction in the measurement sensitivity produced as a result and a recovery of the reduction in the measurement sensitivity, and the determined measuring signal is corrected with a correction factor which is dependent on the history of the radiation exposure. Furthermore, an X-ray recording system includes a detector which includes a plurality of detector elements, which are read out in groups channel by channel and a read-out apparatus with computer-assisted device for correcting read-out detector data prior to a further processing of the detector data to form projective or tomographic images. | 09-27-2012 |
20120326049 | QUANTUM-COUNTING RADIATION DETECTOR - A quantum-counting radiation detector is disclosed, in particular an x-ray detector. In at least one embodiment, the signals of the individual pixels and the signals of combined pixels are evaluated in parallel processing branches. It is then possible to combine the count results in an appropriate manner, to reduce the influence of unwanted interference effects for the respective application. | 12-27-2012 |
20130214144 | METHOD FOR HOMOGENIZATION OF THE THRESHOLD VALUES OF A MULTI-CHANNEL, QUANTA-COUNTING RADIATION DETECTOR - A method is disclosed for homogenization of threshold values of a multichannel, quanta-counting radiation detector. In an embodiment of the method empty measurements are carried out with the detector at different spectral compositions of the radiation with different settings of threshold values of the comparators. For each channel of which the comparators is to be set to the same energy threshold, an adapted threshold value is determined for this energy threshold from the empty measurement, at which a variation of the normalized count rate of the channel is minimized over the different spectral compositions of the radiation. This avoids problems in the further processing of the measurement data of the detector, which can occur during alterations of the spectrum. | 08-22-2013 |
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20090095921 | Device for Irradiating Tumour Tissue in a Patient With a Particle Beam - There is proposed a device for the slice-by-slice irradiation of tumour tissue ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090206269 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF A MATERIAL SAMPLE - A Method for determining the material composition of a material sample which emits radiation comprises the following method steps: recording a spectrum of the energy deposited in a detector material by the radiation; determining a first energy deposited in a first energy range, a second energy deposited in a second energy range, and a third energy deposited in a third energy range; assigning a first colour parameter to the first deposited energy, a second colour parameter to the second deposited energy, and a third colour parameter to the third deposited energy; and comparing the assigned colour parameters with predetermined values for the colour parameters, the predetermined values typically corresponding to colour parameters of a predetermined material composition. | 08-20-2009 |
20100006769 | DETECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING RADIATION WITH ANGULAR RESOLUTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID ASSEMBLY - A detector assembly for detecting radiation with angular resolution comprises at least one detector element, which comprises a front face and a rear face, a first detector material and a second detector material between the front face and the rear face, a space between the front face and the rear face of the detector element being filled by a plurality of regions of the first detector material and at least one region of the second detector material and each region connecting the front face to the rear face of the detector element; and radiation incident on the detector element through the front face being collimated by means of the detector materials. | 01-14-2010 |
20100074408 | DETERMINATION OF A PLANNING VOLUME FOR IRRADIATION OF A BODY - A system for irradiating a predetermined target volume in a body with a particle beam is constructed to direct the particle beam at a multiplicity of target points in the body in succession, in order to produce at each of the target points a predetermined dose distribution. For the system there is determined a planning target volume by first determining, in a fictive homogeneous body, a target volume equivalent to the minimum target volume in the body. The equivalent target volume is extended by a safety margin, in order to determine the planning target volume. | 03-25-2010 |
20100108903 | DETERMINATION OF CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR IRRADIATION OF A MOVING TARGET VOLUME IN A BODY - Abstract: A control parameter is determined for a system ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100301235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IRRADIATION OF A MOVING TARGET VOLUME - A method of determining an actual, especially an actual effective, radiation dose distribution of a moving target volume includes detecting first and further positions of volume elements of the target volume in a first and at least one further motional state of the moving target volume, determining transformation parameters by transformation of the first positions into the further positions, irradiating the moving target volume in accordance with an irradiation plan which comprises a plurality of raster points to be irradiated, wherein during the irradiation of a raster point it is detected which of the motional states is occupied by the moving target volume, assigning raster points to subirradiation plans and determining the actual effective dose for each of the plurality of volume elements, in each case from contributions from the raster points of the subirradiation plans using the transformation parameters. Calculation and application of correction parameters which compensate for changes, caused by movement, to the position of the Bragg maximum and to the biologically effective dose applied. | 12-02-2010 |
20120025076 | DETECTOR DEVICE - A detector device detects the penetration depth of a particle beam applied to a target volume. The detector device includes a first detection device and a second detection device. The second detection device is configured to detect photons that are formed in the target volume and is disposed behind the first detection device with respect to a direction of the particle beam. | 02-02-2012 |
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20100312418 | VEHICLE COMPUTING MODULE - A vehicle computing system is provided that includes a vehicle computing module mounted on a main system board. The vehicle computing module includes a computing module circuit board with conducting paths. Computing components are mounted to the computing module circuit board and include at least a central processing unit and a main memory. An edge connector is provided at an edge of the computing module circuit board and adapted to connect the computing module circuit board to an edge connector socket on the main system board. A plurality of computing function interfaces are connected to the edge connector. The plurality of computing function interfaces includes a configuration interface connected to the central processing unit and, via the edge connector, to a controller on the main system board. The controller is used to configure the central processing unit on the computing module circuit board for operation in the vehicle computing system by enabling specification of the computing function interfaces during a vehicle computing module configuration. The computing function interfaces are configured during the vehicle computing module configuration to process data received by the vehicle computing module via the computing function interfaces. | 12-09-2010 |
20130203274 | CIRCUIT BOARD SYSTEM - A circuit board system, a circuit board arrangement and a method for producing a circuit board arrangement are disclosed. The system comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board, each having a top side and a bottom side; at least one first electronic component mounted on the bottom side of the second circuit board. The first circuit board has, on its top side, a plurality of electrically conductive first contact elements. The second circuit board has, on its bottom side, a plurality of electrically conductive second contact elements. Further, a recess is formed in the first circuit board. The second circuit board is mountable on the first circuit board such that the bottom side of the second circuit board faces towards the top side of the first circuit board, that the at least one first electronic component is arranged at least partly in the recess; and that each of the first contact elements matches one of the second contact elements. | 08-08-2013 |
20140063748 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CIRCUIT BOARD SYSTEM AND A CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT - Methods for producing a circuit board system and a circuit board arrangement are disclosed. One method for producing a circuit board system includes: providing a first circuit board including a top side, a bottom side, a top metallization layer arranged at the top side, and a bottom metallization layer arranged at the bottom side, wherein the bottom metallization layer comprises a number of soldering pads; applying a first solder over the soldering pads; and applying a second solder over the top metallization layer. The method further includes providing a number of electronic components and a metallic or metallized shielding frame; arranging the number of electronic components and the shielding frame on the applied second solder; and soldering the number of electronic components and the shielding frame to the top metallization layer with the second solder. | 03-06-2014 |
20140233086 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component is provided that includes a spatial light modulator device, and a circuit board comprising a first major surface, at least one electrically conductive redistribution layer and a first cavity positioned in the first major surface. The spatial light modulator device is positioned within the cavity and is electrically connected to the redistribution layer. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080203010 | Filter, in Particular a Fuel Filter - A filter has a housing with cylindrical wall having a first end face and a second end face. The housing has an end wall that closes of the first end face. A filter insert is arranged in the housing. A lid is attached to the cylindrical wall and closes off the second end face. The housing has two layers of different plastic materials, wherein the different plastic materials have different ductility and in particular different hardness. The cylindrical wall has elements that provide a positive-locking connection of the two layers in the axial direction of the housing. | 08-28-2008 |
20100032356 | Fuel Filter of an Internal Combustion Engine - A fuel filter of an internal combustion engine has a filter housing with a housing base body of cast metal and at least one lid. Screws are provided for attaching the at least one lid to the housing base body. A lid seal seals the at least one lid relative to the housing base body. The housing base body has screw receptacles for the screws and a seal seat for the lid seal. The screws are self-tapping screws. The screw receptacles and the seal seat are formed by casting technology without after machining. | 02-11-2010 |
20100032360 | Fuel Filter of a Motor Vehicle - A fuel filter of a motor vehicle is designed to be mounted in a traveling direction of the motor vehicle and has a filter housing with a housing base body. The housing base body has a front side facing in the traveling direction. The front side of the housing base body has an external, integrally formed rib structure configured and adapted as impact protection. | 02-11-2010 |
20100258491 | FILTERING DEVICE FOR FLUIDS, IN PARTICULAR FOR FUEL - A filtering device for fluids features a filter element located in a filter housing and a heating device located in the flow path of the fluid. The heating device comprises a heating element that is held by a heating support which is located at the inner surface of the cover, with a water outlet connection being designed as one-piece with the heating support, the water outlet connection being directed outwards through a recess in the cover. | 10-14-2010 |
20120037548 | FILTERING DEVICE FOR FLUIDS, IN PARTICULAR FOR FUEL - A filtering device for fluids features a filter element located in a filter housing and a heating device located in the flow path of the fluid. The heating device comprises a heating element that is held by a heating support which is located at the inner surface of the cover, with a water outlet connection being designed as one-piece with the heating support, the water outlet connection being directed outwards through a recess in the cover. | 02-16-2012 |
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20100267183 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAPPED MEMS COMPONENTS - A simple and economical method for manufacturing very thin capped MEMS components. In the method, a large number of MEMS units are produced on a component wafer. A capping wafer is then mounted on the component wafer, so that each MEMS unit is provided with a capping structure. Finally, the MEMS units capped in this way are separated to form MEMS components. A diaphragm layer is formed in a surface of the capping wafer by using a surface micromechanical method to produce at least one cavern underneath the diaphragm layer, support points being formed that connect the diaphragm layer to the substrate underneath the cavern. The capping wafer structured in this way is mounted on the component wafer in flip chip technology, so that the MEMS units of the component wafer are capped by the diaphragm layer. The support points are then cut through in order to remove the substrate. | 10-21-2010 |
20110001200 | MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component and the micromechanical component produced thereby. This component is preferably a diaphragm or a diaphragm layer which is independently produced for the purpose of subsequent assembly with other components. | 01-06-2011 |
20110115095 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLURALITY OF THIN CHIPS AND CORRESPONDINGLY MANUFACTURED THIN CHIP - In a method is for producing through contacts in thin chips, whose functionality is implemented in a layer structure starting from the surface layer of a semiconductor substrate, to separate these chips, the surface layer is structured using the layer structure and at least one cavity is produced below the surface layer, so that the individual chips are defined by trenches opening into the cavity and the individual chips are connected via support elements in the area of the cavity to the substrate below the cavity. The chips are provided with through contacts, in that firstly a contact hole, which extends through the entire layer structure of the chip and opens into a support element, is produced for each through contact. At least one dielectric layer is applied to the thus structured layer structure and in particular to the wall of the contact holes and structured in accordance with the electrical connections to be created between areas of the chip surface and at least one through contact. A metal plating, which extends in particular to the wall of the contact holes and the surface areas of the layer structure which adjoin the contact holes, is applied thereon and structured. Finally, the contact holes which are thus metal-plated are also filled using a solder. | 05-19-2011 |
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20090017037 | Human TIMP-1 Antibodies - Human antibodies that bind to TIMP-1 can be used as reagents to diagnose and treat disorders in which TIMP-1 is elevated, such as liver fibrosis, alcoholic liver disease, cardiac fibrosis, acute coronary syndrome, lupus nephritis, glomerulosclerotic renal disease, benign prostate hypertrophy, colon cancer, lung cancer, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. | 01-15-2009 |
20110262429 | HUMAN TIMP-1 ANTIBODIES - Human antibodies that bind to TIMP-1 can be used as reagents to diagnose and treat disorders in which TIMP-1 is elevated, such as liver fibrosis, alcoholic liver disease, cardiac fibrosis, acute coronary syndrome, lupus nephritis, glomerulosclerotic renal disease, benign prostate hypertrophy, colon cancer, lung cancer, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. | 10-27-2011 |
20130302340 | HUMAN TIMP-1 ANTIBODIES - Human antibodies that bind to TIMP-1 can be used as reagents to diagnose and treat disorders in which TIMP-1 is elevated, such as liver fibrosis, alcoholic liver disease, cardiac fibrosis, acute coronary syndrome, lupus nephritis, glomerulosclerotic renal disease, benign prostate hypertrophy, colon cancer, lung cancer, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. | 11-14-2013 |
20140086935 | Human TIMP-1 Antibodies - Human antibodies that bind to TIMP-1 can be used as reagents to diagnose and treat disorders in which TIMP-1 is elevated, such as liver fibrosis, alcoholic liver disease, cardiac fibrosis, acute coronary syndrome, lupus nephritis, glomerulosclerotic renal disease, benign prostate hypertrophy, colon cancer, lung cancer, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. | 03-27-2014 |
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20100206150 | STAMPING TOOL - A stamping tool has a stamping punch for forming at least one punched hole in a workpiece. The stamping punch is guided in a guide housing along a stamping displacement movement. The stamping punch has a stamping element and a head element, which is connected with the stamping element by means of a screw connection. A length of the stamping punch between a head front face and a stamping surface, which closes off the stamping element at the front, can be set by means of the screw-in depth of the screw connection. An unlocking body, which is freely accessible from outside of the guide housing can be displaced between a locked position, in which the screw connection is blocked, and a screwing position, in which the screw connection is released. The result is a stamping tool with a simplified length adjustment. | 08-19-2010 |
20120067189 | PUNCHING TOOL - A punching tool has a safety device prevents a punching die from being undesirably released from a guide housing when the punching tool is gripped at the head. The safety device has a base guide body securely mounted relative to the punching die at least with respect to a gripping force direction acting on the punching die and a counter guide body securely mounted relative to the housing at least with respect to the gripping force direction. The guide bodies are designed to ensure a secure interaction in at least one retaining relative circumferential position while allowing release of the punching die from the guide housing in the gripping force direction in a release relative circumferential position displaced relative to the retaining relative circumferential position in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis. As a result, an unwanted release of the punching die from the guide housing is securely prevented. | 03-22-2012 |
20130133497 | MULTIPLE TOOL - The invention relates to a multiple tool for a punching device. The multiple tool comprises a driving mechanism, which can be displaced in a punching direction, with a driving head for driving the driving mechanism by means of the punching device and a driving body connected to the driving head. The multiple tool further comprises a punching tool magazine, which is connected to the driving mechanism, with a guide body, and a plurality of punching tools guided in the guide body. The punching tools in each case have an effective punching length for punching a workpiece to be machined. The driving body cooperates in each case, during punching use, with one of the punching tools to drive it. The multiple tool also comprises a mechanical punching length testing mechanism to test the effective punching length of the punching tools. | 05-30-2013 |
20140326034 | Die For A Punching Device - The invention relates to a die for a punching device. The die comprises a die base body and a workpiece support body, which is provided on the die base body, to support a workpiece to be machined as well as a cutting to length mechanism for cutting a workpiece part of the workpiece to length. The cutting to length mechanism has a cutting to length element and a counter-cutting to length element for cutting to length interaction with the cutting to length element by several cutting to length strokes. The cutting to length element and the counter-cutting to length element can be displaced relative to one another between a cutting to length position, in which the cutting to length element and the counter-cutting to length element interact with one another so as to cut to length, and an open position, in which the cutting to length element and the counter-cutting to length element are spaced apart from one another. Furthermore, the die has a guide mechanism to guide the workpiece part. | 11-06-2014 |
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20130226488 | Method And Device For Detecting When A Closing Point Of A Hydraulic Valve Has Been Reached - A method and device are provided for detecting when a closing point of a hydraulic valve has been reached. The valve has a closing element operated by an electric actuator. A predetermined voltage for closing the valve is applied to the actuator. A profile of a current flowing through the actuator is detected. Based on a first increase in the profile corresponding to the valve being at least partially open, a subsequent decrease in the profile corresponding to the closing element carrying out a movement to close the valve, and a second increase in the profile following said decrease in the profile, a local minimum of the detected current is determined between the decrease and the second increase in the profile. Depending on the local minimum of the detected current, a closing point is then determined which corresponds to a time point of the local minimum of the detected current. | 08-29-2013 |
20140070124 | Method And Device For Controlling A Valve - A method is provided for controlling a valve having a spring, a pin, and an actuator for actuating the pin. A current having a specified current profile is applied to the actuator, starting from an initial current value at which the pin is in an initial position in which the pin allows the valve to move between open and closed positions. The current profile includes a section or several consecutive sections, wherein each section defines an initial current value and a final current value, a first time interval having a continuously falling current, and a subsequent second time interval having a continuously rising current. For each section, the final current value is less than the initial current value. After the specified current profile has been passed through, the pin is in a final position in which the pin prevents the valve from moving between open and closed positions. | 03-13-2014 |
20140196691 | Method And Device For Controlling A Valve - A valve includes a spring having a spring force, an actuator having an actuator force that acts against the spring force, and a tappet that can be actuated by means of the actuator. The valve also includes a sealing element, which is or can be coupled to the tappet, and a sealing seat, such that the valve is closed when the sealing element lies against the sealing seat. A current having a specified curve, proceeding from an initial value of the current to a specified final value of the current, is applied during a specified time interval of the actuator after a closing phase of the valve for a normally open valve or after an opening phase for a normally closed valve. The initial value of the current is less than the final value. | 07-17-2014 |
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20130261560 | CARTRIDGE HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a cartridge holder assembly for a drug delivery device comprising of a cartridge holder adapted to receive a cartridge filled with a medicament to be dispensed by the drug delivery device, wherein the cartridge holder comprises a first through opening at a distal end section to receive a piercing element adapted to penetrate a sealing member of the cartridge, a support structure adjacently arranged to the first through opening; and a constriction member arranged between the support structure and a distal end face of the cartridge and having a second through opening smaller than the first through opening. | 10-03-2013 |
20130338590 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The drive mechanism is suitable for a permanent delivery of a drug from a compact drug delivery device, which may be carried on the body. The drive mechanism comprises a flexible advance cable bearing a coupling feature of longitudinal extension. The advance cable is guided by a guide means. A drive means engages the coupling feature and thus enables an advancement of the advance cable according to the guide means. An end piece is provided to push a plug or bung of a cartridge containing a drug, and the end piece is driven by the advance cable. The drive means is permanently engaged with the coupling feature. This allows a permanent advancement of the plug or bung by means of the drive mechanism. | 12-19-2013 |
20140074042 | Drive Assembly for a Drug Delivery Device and Corresponding Drug Delivery Device - A drive assembly for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The drive assembly is connectable with a cartridge holder and comprises a housing, a piston rod, the piston rod being movable in a distal direction for drug delivery, and a guide nut, the guide nut being rotatable relative to the housing around an axis of the assembly and provided for guiding the piston rod. A locking means is provided which is enabled to take an engaged state in which the locking means is engaged with the guide nut in order to prevent rotation of the guide nut and to take a disengaged state in which the locking means is disengaged from the guide nut in order to allow rotation of the guide nut. Moreover, a coupling means is provided, the coupling means being rotatable relative to the housing around the axis of the assembly for interaction with the locking means in order to change between the engaged state and the disengaged state of the locking means. | 03-13-2014 |
20140121606 | CARTRIDGE HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for administering a predefined dose of a medicament comprising of housing. The housing comprising of a body to accommodate a drive mechanism, a cartridge holder to accommodate a cartridge having a piston slidably disposed therein in an axial direction (z), and an interconnection between cartridge holder and body, said interconnection having at least one displaceable or resiliently deformable latch element to mate with a corresponding bearing, wherein the latch element is displaceable or deformable in a direction (z, w) extending substantially parallel to a circumferential side wall of the body or cartridge holder. | 05-01-2014 |
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20080312584 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PAIR A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR SUCH MEDICAL DEVICE - A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller. | 12-18-2008 |
20080312585 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE AND AT LEAST A REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR SUCH MEDICAL DEVICE - A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown and described herein. In a further embodiment, a method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is provided. In addition, a method of operating a diabetes management system is provided in which the system includes an infusion pump and at least a remote controller. | 12-18-2008 |
20090216100 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of data between components of a blood glucose system ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090247838 | ANALYTE TESTING DEVICE - The present invention is a testing device for testing analyte levels in bodily fluids. The testing device comprises memory ( | 10-01-2009 |
20090322341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A CURRENT SAMPLE FOR CALCULATING A GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION - A system and method of processing a test current for an analyte measurement in a fluid using a test strip and a test meter are disclosed. The method comprises sampling the test current at a pre-determined sampling rate to acquire a plurality of A/D conversions. The method also comprises filtering out at least a highest magnitude A/D conversion and a lowest magnitude A/D conversion leaving a plurality of accepted A/D conversions. Further, the method comprises calculating an average or a summation of the plurality of accepted A/D conversions and converting the average or the summation into a glucose concentration. | 12-31-2009 |
20090322630 | BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL MEASUREMENT AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION UNIT - Described and illustrated herein are various embodiments of a blood glucose level measuring unit provided with wireless communication which both is small in dimensions and has radiation characteristics which substantially direction independent especially at small distances. | 12-31-2009 |
20100228111 | BLOOD GLUCOSE METER CAPABLE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a blood glucose meter ( | 09-09-2010 |
20110313349 | MEDICAL MODULE FOR DRUG DELIVERY PEN - Various embodiments of a medical module are provided which includes a primary module housing, a secondary module housing, a dosage sensor, a power source, and a microcontroller. The module is configured to be attached to a disposable drug delivery pen or a reusable drug delivery pen so that the module may: determine dosage selected, injection of selected dosage, duration of injection, time of injection, whether the pen has been primed or shaken to thoroughly mix up insulin mixtures, transmit information relating to insulin dosage and injection to a data management unit, provide reminders, error warning or messages on improper usage or reusage of needles, track amount of drug remaining on board the pen or duration of usage of pen with respect to expiry of the drug on board, or provide an audible alarm for locating misplaced pen and module. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313350 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - Various embodiments of a “smart” drug delivery system are provided which includes an add-on module and a reusable or disposable drug pen. Upon attachment to the pen, the add-on module may: determine dosage selected, injection of selected dosage, duration of injection, time of injection, whether the pen has been primed or shaken to thoroughly mix up insulin mixtures, transmit information relating to insulin dosage and injection to a data management unit, provide reminders, error warning or messages on improper usage or reusage of needles, track amount of drug remaining on board the pen or duration of usage of pen with respect to expiry of the drug on board, or provide an audible alarm for locating misplaced pen and module. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313395 | DRUG DELIVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments of a “smart” drug delivery pen are provided which include a drug delivery pen having an inertial sensor or accelerometer. A system is also provided that includes the smart drug pen in conjunction with a data management unit(s) DMU. Various exemplary methods for use of the pens and systems are also described and illustrated. | 12-22-2011 |
20120004637 | DRUG DELIVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments of a “smart” drug delivery system are provided which includes an add-on module and a reusable or disposable drug pen in conjunction with a data management unit(s) DMU. Upon attachment to the pen, the add-on module may: determine dosage selected, injection of selected dosage, duration of injection, time of injection, whether the pen has been primed or shaken to thoroughly mix up insulin mixtures, transmit information relating to insulin dosage and injection to a data management unit, provide reminders, error warning or messages on improper usage or reuse of needles, track amount of drug remaining on board the pen or duration of usage of pen with respect to expiry of the drug on board, or provide an audible alarm for locating misplaced pen and module. Methods of using the drug delivery system are also described. | 01-05-2012 |
20120163481 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM - A method for wireless transmission of data between a master controller ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120187001 | HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH DEEP POWER CONSERVATION MODE VIA DIRECT OR GENERATED SIGNAL APPLICATION AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING SUCH A METER - A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes a housing, a buttons electrical circuit block, at least one user operable button in operable communication with the buttons electrical circuit block, a microcontroller block, and a first-time-on (FTO) electrical circuit block. The FTO electrical circuit block is disposed within the housing and includes an activation node and a signal reception contact. In addition, the FTO electrical circuit block is configured to place the hand-held test meter into a deep power conservation mode upon either the direct application of an electrical signal to the activation node by an external device (e.g., a manufacturing tester) or a deactivation signal received at the signal reception contact. The FTO electrical circuit block is also configured to terminate the deep power conservation mode and place the hand-held test meter into a normal operating mode upon receiving a predetermined user triggered signal from the at least one user operable button. Moreover, the microcontroller block is configured to generate the deactivation signal received at the signal reception contact in response to an external command signal received by the microcontroller block. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187776 | ELECTRONICS DEVICE WITH DEEP POWER CONSERVATION MODE VIA DIRECT OR GENERATED SIGNAL APPLICATION AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING SUCH AN ELECTRONICS DEVICE - An electronics device (“ED”) includes a housing, a buttons electrical circuit block, at least one user operable button in operable communication with the buttons electrical circuit block, a microcontroller block, and a first-time-on (FTO) electrical circuit block, disposed within the housing. The FTO electrical circuit block includes an activation node and a signal reception contact, and is configured: (i) to place the ED into a deep power conservation mode (“DPCM”) upon either the direct application of an electrical signal to the activation node by an ED or a deactivation signal received at the signal reception contact; (ii) to terminate the DPCM and place the ED into a normal operating mode upon receiving a predetermined user triggered signal from the at least one user operable button; and (ii) to generate the deactivation signal received at the signal reception contact in response to an external command signal received by the microcontroller block. | 07-26-2012 |
20130002266 | HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE DETECTION CIRCUIT - A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes a housing, a test meter control circuit block, and an electromagnetic interference detection circuit block with an antenna configured to sense electromagnetic fields of a predetermined frequency. The electromagnetic interference detection circuit block is configured to generate a signal representative of an electromagnetic field sensed by the antenna and to provide that signal to the test meter control circuit block. In addition, the test meter control circuit block is configured to interrupt operation of the hand-held test meter when the signal received from the electromagnetic interference detection circuit block is represents an electromagnetic field that interferes with the hand-held test meter's operation. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006536 | HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH UNPOWERED USB CONNECTION DETECTION CIRCUIT - A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes a housing, a test meter control circuit block, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector block that includes an unpowered USB connection detection circuit block. The unpowered USB connection detection circuit block is configured to provide a shielding signal of a first potential (for example, a high-level signal) to the test meter circuit control block when a USB connection to an external device has been made to the USB connector block and a shielding signal of a second potential (such as a low-level signal representative of ground) to the test meter control circuit block when a USB connection to a an device has been made to the USB connector block. In addition, the test meter control circuit block is configured to interrupt operation of the hand-held test meter when the shielding signal of the second potential is received from the USB connector block. | 01-03-2013 |
20130084589 | HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH PHASE-SHIFT-BASED HEMATOCRIT MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT - A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample includes a housing; a microcontroller block disposed in the housing; and a phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement block. The phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement block includes a signal generation sub-block, a low pass filter sub-block, an analytical test strip sample cell interface sub-block, a transimpedance amplifier sub-block, and a phase detector sub-block. In addition, the phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement block and microcontroller block are configured to measure the phase shift of a bodily fluid sample in a sample cell of an analytical test strip inserted in the hand-held test meter and the microcontroller block is configured to compute the hematocrit of the bodily fluid sample based on the measured phase shift. | 04-04-2013 |
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