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20110094106 | Hybrid Hair Removal Device - The present invention is concerned with a hybrid hair removal device that comprises an electrical hair removal device having a body that is intended for being gripped by a user's hand and a head that is intended for contact with a user's skin during regular operation, and an attachment that comprises a handle structure that detachably envelopes at least a part of the outer surface of the body and a skin treatment unit mounted at the handle structure. Such a hybrid hair removal device allows easily detaching the attachment from the hair removal device. The invention is also concerned with such an attachment. | 04-28-2011 |
20110162207 | Combined Hair Removal Device - The present invention is concerned with a combined hair removal device that comprises a electrical hair removal device having at least a first coupling structure, a wet shaving device having at least a second coupling structure, the first and second coupling structures being configured to mate with each other to detachably couple the electrical hair removal device and the wet shaving device in at least a first coupling position, the electrical hair removal device having an elongated handle provided for individual operation of the electrical hair removal device in a detached state, and the wet shaving device having an elongated handle provided for individual operation of the wet shaving device in a detached state, wherein the wet shaving device comprises a wet shaving head that has at least a blade having a sharp, elongated edge arranged for contacting the skin during a shaving operation so as to cut off hairs growing on the skin. | 07-07-2011 |
20110311771 | Gripping Area for a Working Device - The present invention relates to a gripping area and a surface structure for a working device. In particular, the invention relates to a surface structure for a working device, which has at least one curved surface, on which there is a first surface normal and a second surface normal, which forms an α angle, wherein the surface structure comprises a base structure, which has a base surface and at least one side surface, wherein the side surface, along with the base surface, forms a β angle, and wherein the surface normal of the base surface of the base structure is parallel to the first surface normal, wherein the surface structure further comprises a variant structure, which comprises a base surface and at least one side surface, wherein a γ angle is formed between the base surface and the side surface, wherein the variant structure is different from the base structure and wherein the surface normal of the base surface of the variant structure is parallel to the second surface normal, and the γ angle is smaller than the β angle by at least the amount of the α angle. The invention also relates to a working device with such a surface. | 12-22-2011 |
20110311777 | Surface Structure for a Working Device - The present invention relates to a surface structure for a working device. In particular, the invention relates to a surface structure for a working device that has at least one first element with a first height and a second element with a second height, and a third element having a third height, wherein the second height is greater than the third height, having in addition a first grip area, a second grip area, and a third grip area, wherein the elements are arranged on a dot matrix, wherein the centers of the second elements and the centers of the third elements are arranged on the points of intersection and the centers of the first elements are not arranged on the points of intersection, and the first grip area comprises first elements and second elements, the second grip area comprises predominantly second elements, the third grip area comprises predominantly third elements. The present invention also relates to a working device having such a surface structure. | 12-22-2011 |
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20090043532 | METHOD FOR VISUALISING THE ECCENTRICITY OF CABLES IN THE ECCENTRICITY MEASUREMENT OF THE CABLES - A method for visualising the eccentricity of cables which is acquired in the eccentricity measurement of the cables, wherein eccentricity measurements take place at the same time on plural locations spaced apart across the perimeter of the cable during the transportation of the cable, and the measurement values are represented graphically on a display after being processed in a computer, characterised in that a frequency distribution of individual eccentricity values acquired during the measurement interval is represented on the display, wherein the scattering caused by measuring instruments is significantly smaller than the scattering of the individual eccentricity values. | 02-12-2009 |
20100045968 | Method for non-contact measurement of the velocity and/or the length of an extrudate moved in the longitudinal direction, of a cable in particular - A method for non-contact measurement of the velocity and/or the length of an extrudate moved forward in the longitudinal direction, in particular of a cable during the production. | 02-25-2010 |
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20100096767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF A PLASTIFIED PLASTIC MATERIAL AT THE EXIT OF AN EXTRUDER - A method for the measurement of the temperature of a plastified plastic material at the exit of an extruder, characterised in that the function of the sound, velocity in dependence of the temperature is measured and memorised for at least one plastified plastic material, the sound velocity is measured during the extrusion of the plastic material, and the respective temperature is determined from the velocity measurement values and the function. | 04-22-2010 |
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20120080813 | METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF A PLASTIFIED PLASTIC MATERIAL AT THE EXIT OF AN EXTRUDER - A method for the measurement of the temperature of a plastified plastic material at the exit of an extruder, characterized in that the function of the sound velocity in dependence of the temperature is measured and memorised for at least one plastified plastic material, the sound velocity is measured during the extrusion of the plastic material, and the respective temperature is determined from the velocity measurement values and the function. | 04-05-2012 |
20130223476 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF A STRAND-LIKE MATERIAL - The disclosure relates to a method for measuring the temperature of a strand-like material to be heated to a target temperature, including the steps: the strand-like material is guided in heat conducting contact about at least one disk, mounted so as to rotate, that is heated to a predefined temperature, and a difference is measured between the temperature of the strand-like material or a value characterizing the temperature of the strand-like material, before conveyance about the disk and after conveyance about the disk. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding device. | 08-29-2013 |
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20150268034 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING FRESNEL DIFFRACTION BORDER PROFILES - A method for determining the position of at least one edge of an object, in particular a strand, comprises illuminating the object using light from at least one coherent light source, wherein diffraction borders are generated on both geometric boundaries of the shadow caused by the object. The method also includes recording the spatial intensity profile of at least one diffraction border using at least one single or multi line optical sensor, differentiating the at least one recorded intensity profile with respect to location and plotting it using a squared location axis, and comparing the at least one recorded intensity profile, differentiated with respect to location and plotted using a squared location axis, to at least one periodic reference intensity profile. The position of at least one edge of the object is determined on the basis of the completed comparison. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080196800 | Method for Producing a Metallic Component Comprising Adjacent Sections Having Different Material Properties by Means of Press Hardening - A method for producing a metallic component (B) allows adjoining zones (Z | 08-21-2008 |
20090178740 | Device and method for the forming of blanks from high and very high strength steels - A forming tool and a method for the press-hardening and tempered forming of a blank from high and/or very high strength steels are provided, in which the blank is heated before the tempered forming and then formed hot or semi-hot in a forming tool, wherein the forming tool has means for tempering. This is achieved in that the forming tool makes precisely defined temperature guidance of the blank during forming, and in that a plurality of controllable means are provided in the forming tool for tempering the forming tool, by which a plurality of temperature zones can be tempered in the forming tool, wherein at least contact surfaces of forming tool elements used for the tempered forming are allocated to individual temperature zones. | 07-16-2009 |
20110056594 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FROM A STEEL PRODUCT PROVIDED WITH AN AL-SI COATING AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT OF SUCH A PROCESS - A process for producing a component from a steel product coated with a protective Al—Si coating, and an intermediate product that arises during the course of such a process and that can be used to produce components of the type concerned here. The steel product coated with the Al—Si coating, undergoes a first heating stage in which the temperature and the duration of the heat treatment are set such that the Al—Si coating is only partially pre-alloyed with Fe from the steel product. Then, the steel product, in a second heating stage, is heated to a heating temperature, above the Ac1 temperature, at which the steel product has an at least partially austenitic structure, wherein the temperature and the duration of the second heating stage are set such that the Al—Si coating is fully alloyed with Fe from the steel product. After the steel product is heated to the heating temperature, it is shaped to form the component and the component obtained is cooled in a controlled manner, in order to obtain a martensitic structure. | 03-10-2011 |
20110219836 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SHAPE CHANGES OF A WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a method for determining shape changes of a workpiece made of steel or a steel alloy due to forming, in which a varnish is applied to the workpiece, the workpiece is formed and then an optical shape change analysis is carried out by measuring the applied varnish. The object of providing a method for determining shape changes of a workpiece made of steel or a steel alloy, said method also being suitable for analyzing the shape change of a workpiece after hot forming, is solved according to the teaching of the present invention in that before the forming of the workpiece a varnish with an Al proportion of more than 30% by weight is applied to the workpiece, the workpiece is heated for forming to a hot forming temperature and the workpiece is cooled after or during the forming. | 09-15-2011 |
20110240179 | Method for Producing a Component Having Improved Elongation at Break Properties - The invention relates to a process for producing a component having improved elongation at break properties, in which a component ( | 10-06-2011 |
20120040205 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESS-QUENCHED METAL COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for producing a press-hardened metal component, in which a blank ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120074733 | Method for Producing a Metal Component From A Hot-Stamped Raw Material - The invention relates to a method for producing a metal component, wherein a raw material ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120137498 | Hot Forming with Inlay Material - The invention relates to a method for hot forming a blank consisting of an aluminium or steel alloy, in which the blank is heated before forming and subsequently formed in a forming tool at a temperature of at least 150° C., and to a device for carrying out the hot forming, having a forming tool which has a punch and a die. The object of proposing an economic method for hot forming is achieved for hot forming an aluminium or steel blank by placing an insulating material onto at least one surface of the blank before forming, wherein the insulating material has a lower thermal conductivity than the blank and the forming takes place with the applied insulating material. | 06-07-2012 |
20120152410 | Method And Device for Energy-Efficient Hot Forming - The invention relates to a method for hot forming of steel parts, in particular blanks or semi-finished products of steel, in which the steel parts are heated in a furnace for at least partial austenitisation to a temperature above the Ac1 temperature and hot formed in a forming tool. The object of providing a method for hot forming of steel parts which allows an energy-efficient performance of the hot forming while at the same time reducing the cycle times for producing a hot formed component, is achieved in that the waste heat from the furnace is used for further heat treatment steps of the steel part before and/or after the at least partial austenitisation of the steel part. | 06-21-2012 |
20120186705 | Method and Device for Producing a Metal Component - The invention relates to a method for producing a metal structural component, in particular a vehicle structural component, in which a steel part is hot formed and is hardened at least over sections by contact with a tool surface, in which the steel part is during the hardening cooled in at least two partial regions at different cooling rates, so that the partial regions after the hardening differ in their microstructure, wherein the cooling rates differing from one another are produced by sections of the tool surface corresponding to the partial regions of the steel part, which differ from one another as regards their thermal conductivities. The invention also relates to a further method for producing a metal structural component, as well as a tool and a batch furnace. | 07-26-2012 |
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20090198757 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AVOIDING ROUNDING ERRORS AFTER PERFORMING AN INVERSE DISCRETE COSINE TRANSFORMATION - The present invention provides a method for avoiding rounding errors during rounding of values after performing an inverse discrete cosine transformation. In a first step a) coefficient values of a plurality of coefficients are summed up, wherein the coefficients belong to a block of coefficients. In a second step b), it is evaluated if the sum of the coefficient values is even numbered or odd numbered. In a third step c), then the coefficient block is transformed by means of the inverse discrete cosine transformation into a block of image pixels, wherein each image pixel comprises an image pixel value. In a fourth step d), a block of manipulation values is added or subtracted to the block of image pixel values of the block of image pixels, if the evaluation of the sum of the coefficient values has provided that the sum is even numbered, for generating a manipulated image pixel block, wherein the manipulation value block is formed such that rounding errors during a subsequent rounding operation can be avoided. | 08-06-2009 |
20100158482 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO DATA SET - The invention relates to a method for processing a video data set, which comprises a sequence of original images, into a modified video data set which, in addition to the sequence of original images, comprises virtual images derived therefrom in one or more data processing units, wherein an SfM analysis is carried out for each of the original images and a respectively assigned original position of a recording device which was used to record the original image, virtual positions are formed for a recording device for recording virtual images, for each virtual position of the recording device with the associated virtual initial image, a respective assignment is created to at least one of the original positions of the recording device with the associated original image, for each assignment, a homography is determined between the virtual initial image and the associated original image, and for each virtual initial image, a virtual final image is formed from the associated original image in that the original image is formed in the associated final image using the respectively determined homography. | 06-24-2010 |
20100208807 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AVOIDING ROUNDING ERRORS AFTER PERFORMING AN INVERSE DISCRETE ORTHOGONAL TRANSFORMATION - The present invention provides a method for avoiding rounding errors during rounding of values after performing an inverse discrete orthogonal transformation. In a first step, a block of coefficients (F′[u][v]) is transformed into a block of image pixel values (f′[y][x]) by means of an inverse discrete orthogonal transformation, wherein each image pixel comprises an image pixel value. In a second step, a product of the block of image pixel values (f′[y][x]) with a first pixel pattern (A[y][x]) is calculated. In a third step, the product values of the second step are summed up to a first sum (Sum | 08-19-2010 |
20110211809 | VIDEO-GENRE CLASSIFICATION - An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method for classifying a video sequence (VS), characterized by the steps of analyzing the video sequence using a plurality of genre-specific detector modules (M | 09-01-2011 |
20120140826 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PIXELS CONTAINED IN A VIDEO SEQUENCE - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for processing the pixel amplitude of at least one image pixel contained in a current frame of a video sequence, said method comprising the steps of constructing an individual motion trajectory comprising motion-shifted versions of the at least one image pixel over a plurality of neighboring frames, and processing the pixel amplitude based on the individual motion trajectory; wherein said step of constructing said individual motion trajectory comprises the steps of:
| 06-07-2012 |
20120224632 | ENCODING AND DECODING OF VIDEO DATA - An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for providing a compressed video bitstream related to consecutive pictures of a video sequence, wherein the pictures are defined by pixels, said method comprising the steps of:
| 09-06-2012 |
20120269272 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for processing the pixel amplitude of at least one block image pixel contained in a video sequence, said method comprising the steps of: —constructing an individual motion trajectory comprising motion-shifted versions of said block image pixel over a multiplicity of neighboring frames; and—combining the pixel amplitudes of the motion-shifted versions of said block image pixel along the individual motion trajectory using a weighting function, to form a processed pixel amplitude of said image pixel. | 10-25-2012 |
20120294362 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - The present invention relates inter alia to a method for processing an encoded video sequence, said method comprising the steps of: —reconstructing the encoded video sequence and providing a plurality of neighboring pictures; —transforming each of said neighboring pictures or at least a coherent region of each neighboring picture into the coordinate system of a reference picture based on a motion model, and thereby generating a picture stack comprising transformed pictures; —combining the pixel amplitudes of corresponding pixels of said transformed pictures using a weighting function, to form a processed pixel amplitude for at least one image pixel of the reference picture; and —generating a processed picture based on said at least one processed pixel amplitude of said image pixel. | 11-22-2012 |
20130016784 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PIXELS CONTAINED IN A VIDEO SEQUENCEAANM Sikora; ThomasAACI BerlinAACO DEAAGP Sikora; Thomas Berlin DEAANM Krutz; AndreasAACI BerlinAACO DEAAGP Krutz; Andreas Berlin DEAANM Glantz; AlexanderAACI BerlinAACO DEAAGP Glantz; Alexander Berlin DE - The present invention inter alia relates to a method for processing the pixel value of at least one image pixel contained in a current frame of a video sequence, said method comprising the steps of constructing an individual motion trajectory comprising motion-shifted versions of the at least one image pixel over a plurality of preceding and/or subsequent frames, and processing the pixel value based on the individual motion trajectory, wherein said step of constructing said individual motion trajectory comprises the steps of:
| 01-17-2013 |
20130027549 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - The invention relates to a method and a device for video surveillance, wherein by means of at least one video camera, an image of an image excerpt of an environment to be monitored in the vicinity of the video camera is recorded, wherein at least one pixel of a short-term background model assigned to the image excerpt is compared at a first point in time with a corresponding pixel of a long-term background model assigned to the image excerpt at the first point in time and with a corresponding pixel of the long-term background model at a second point in time, wherein the second point in time precedes the first point in time. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027550 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - The invention relates to a method and a device for video surveillance, wherein, by means of at least one video camera, an image of an image excerpt of an environment to be monitored in the vicinity of the video camera is recorded, wherein at least one pixel of the image is compared with a corresponding pixel of a short-term background model assigned to the image excerpt and with a corresponding pixel of a long-term background model assigned to the image excerpt. | 01-31-2013 |
20130279566 | SYSTEM, COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR PARAMETRIC MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION FOR HYBRID VIDEO CODING - Parametric Motion Vector Prediction (PMVP) methodologies and components and systems for performing those methodologies are provided to more effectively and efficiently encode video content that includes complex motion such as zoom or rotation. By substituting the PMVP for a collocated MVP used in HEVC in order to reduce the amount of bit rate increase required when including the PMVP analysis in the bit stream. Further, compression of the motion vectors is provided in a three stage approach based on transformation, quantization and difference coding. | 10-24-2013 |