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20080199966 | Vitro Method For the Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases - An in vitro method for the detection, determination of severity and monitoring and prognosis of neurodegenerative diseases is disclosed. The presence and/or concentration of the physiologically inactive proadrenomedullin (proADM) partial peptide, in particular, the midregional proADM partial peptide, is determined in a biological fluid of a patient who is suffering from a neurodegenerative disease or is suspected of having such a disease. Conclusions about the presence, course, severity or success of a treatment of the neurodegenerative disease are drawn on the basis of the presence and/or concentration of the specific partial peptide in the biological sample. | 08-21-2008 |
20080206797 | Csf Diagnostic in Vitro Method for Diagnosis of Dementias and Neuroinflammatory Diseases - CSF diagnostic in vitro method for the diagnosis of dementias and neuroinflammatory diseases, in which a determination of the procalcitonin immunoreactivity (PCT immunoreactivity) is carried out in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient who is suffering from a dementia or neuroinflammatory disease or is suspected of suffering from such a disease. Conclusions about the presence, the course, the severity or the success of a treatment of the dementia or neuroinflammatory disease are drawn from a measured PCT immunoreactivity which is above a threshold value typical for healthy individuals. | 08-28-2008 |
20090263822 | In Vitro Procedure for Diagnosis and Early Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases - An in vitro process for the detection and early detection of neurodegenerative diseases, for determination of the severity, and to evaluate the progression of and render a prognoses of neurogenerative diseases, in a patient suffering from a subjectively or objectively detectable cognitive impairment, by determining the concentration of an analyte selected from natriuretic peptides, in particular ANP, and, if necessary, BNP and/or CNP in a biological fluid of the patient, whereby the determination of the analyte is performed directly and/or indirectly as the determination of a relevant co-peptide generated from a mutual propeptide, and is based upon the measured concentration of the determined analyte thus making it possible to form conclusions about a neurodegenerative disease or an early form typical of such a disease or the course of the disease and/or the success of the efforts to relieve or prevent the disease. | 10-22-2009 |
20100035286 | IN VITRO METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS - In vitro method for the detection and early detection of, for the determination of the degree of severity of, and for the assessment of the course of and prognosis of neurodegenerative disorders, in which an immunodiagnostic determination method is used to determine the apolipoprotein C-1 (Apo C-1) immunoreactivity in a serum or plasma sample from a patient suffering from subjective or objectively verifiable cognitive disorders. | 02-11-2010 |
20100062463 | IN VITRO MULTIPARAMETER DETERMINATION METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS - In vitro multiparameter method for the diagnosis and early diagnosis, for determination of the severity and for assessing the course and prognosis of neurodegenerative disorders, in which the concentrations of at least two different vasotropic peptides are determined in a biological fluid from a person suffering from subjective or objectively detectable cognitive impairments, the resulting person-specific measurements are combined computationally to give a person-specific complex reference value, and conclusions are drawn concerning the presence of a neurodegenerative disorder in the person on the basis of the person-specific complex reference value found. | 03-11-2010 |
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20110001659 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE IMPROVED DIRECTIONAL ESTIMATION AND DECODING BY MEANS OF SECONDARY RADAR SIGNALS - 1. A device and a method for the improved directional estimation and decoding by means of secondary radar signals. 2.1 Radio-based positioning systems on the basis of secondary radar signals are known. For this purpose special receiver systems are utilized for estimating the direction, and special receiver systems are utilized for decoding secondary radar signals. In particular, a secondary radar system is absent, which, among others, takes into consideration any shortcomings of the hardware used, such as coupled antenna elements, different low-end impedances, deviating distances between the antenna elements, manufacturing and installation tolerances, and the like. 2.2 The device for directional estimation and/or decoding secondary radar signals according to the invention comprises the following: —at least one array A comprising M antenna elements AE—an amplifier LNA and bandpass filter F | 01-06-2011 |
20110051808 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSCODING REGIONS OF INTERESTS IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - A method and a system for spatial scalable region of interest transcoding of JPEG2000 coded video frames for video surveillance systems are shown. Based on a user defined ROI the method transcodes HD frames into images in moderate resolution with a ROI in HD resolution. | 03-03-2011 |
20110224935 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PARTICULARLY ENERGY COUNTER AND METHOD FOR RECOGNITION OF MANIPULATIONS - There are various systems designed for outputting counter data that are primarily collected under the term AMM systems today (AMM: Automatic Meter Management). Lacking in practice, however, is a consumption counter and a method for recognition of manipulations that is universally applicable, independently of other technical conditions, and that gives the customer the option for self-monitoring (consumption/leaks, etc.) locally. | 09-15-2011 |
20110313694 | MODULAR, EXPANDABLE MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ACCESS-PROTECTED AREA - 1. The invention relates to a modular, expandable measuring device comprising an access-protected area. | 12-22-2011 |
20120092211 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING SECONDARY RADIO SIGNALS WITH QUASI-DYNAMIC OR DYNAMIC SECTORING OF THE SPACE TO BE MONITORED AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A device and method for secondary radar signal reception with quasi-dynamic or dynamic sectoring of a space to be monitored. The device includes at least one antenna assembly including antenna elements for the reception of transmitted secondary radar signals, a signal processing unit connected via a connection point to the antenna elements for the joint processing of received antenna signals, outputs associated with a couple matrix in the signal processing unit and individual receivers. The couple matrix includes adjustable coefficients for sectoring of the space to be monitored and for performing a superposition of the antenna signals using a multiplicative-additive combination of the received antenna signals. In the case of dynamic sectoring of the space, each receiver receives for each receipt telegram another weighted superposition of the antenna signals with certain couple coefficients, and in the case of quasi-dynamic sectoring the adjustable coefficients are fixed over a longer time period. | 04-19-2012 |
20120148103 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC OBJECT DETECTION AND SUBSEQUENT OBJECT TRACKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECT SHAPE - A method and system for automatic object detection and subsequent object tracking in accordance with the object shape in digital video systems having at least one camera for recording and transmitting video sequences. In accordance with the method and system, an object detection algorithm based on a Gaussian mixture model and expanded object tracking based on Mean-Shift are combined with each other in object detection. The object detection is expanded in accordance with a model of the background by improved removal of shadows, the binary mask generated in this way is used to create an asymmetric filter core, and then the actual algorithm for the shape-adaptive object tracking, expanded by a segmentation step for adapting the shape, is initialized, and therefore a determination at least of the object shape or object contour or the orientation of the object in space is made possible. | 06-14-2012 |
20120281746 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND CANCELLATION OF CROSSTALK - Devices and methods for the cancellation for and identification of crosstalk for different application cases, particularly for near-end crosstalk (NEXT), are known. Too little attention is paid to the situation of non-reciprocally coupled systems. Therefore, devices and methods for cancellation and identification of far-end crosstalk (FEXT), which enable a reliable identification of an unknown system, are lacking in practice. | 11-08-2012 |
20130063228 | RECONFIGURABLE BANDPASS FILTER BASED ON A PLANAR COMBLINE FILTER COMPRISING VARACTOR DIODES - A reconfigurable bandpass filter including at least a tunable planar combline filter including varactor diodes arranged on a carrier board. For automatic calibration of adjustment of blocking voltage during operation, the reconfigurable bandpass filter includes a filter control offering an external abstracted interface. A memory is connected with the filter control. The memory stores calibration data. For approximating of the best possible filter characteristic, the filter control determines, based on memorized data, the best configuration of tuning voltages. | 03-14-2013 |
20140354353 | DEVICE HAVING A DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR AND A SWITCHING AMPLIFIER CONNECTED THERETO - A delta-sigma modulator for a switching amplifier, which achieves a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the multi-MHz range and keeps the noise-transfer function over the useful frequency range as low and as flat as possible. A series connection of a parallel-serial converter and a downstream swap element for the serial output signal y | 12-04-2014 |
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20100325962 | CARRIER FOR CONNECTING A WINDOW PANE TO A WINDOW LIFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A carrier for connection of a window pane to a window lift of a motor vehicle comprises guiding claws spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of a guide rail of the window lift for guiding the carrier on the guide rail. The carrier includes a window pane holder for connecting the window pane with the carrier and an adjusting device for adjusting the position and/or orientation of the window pane with respect to the guide rail. To ensure an exact bearing of the window pane on an associated sealing contour on a motor vehicle body with simple constructive means, little mounting effort and few components, at least one guiding claw is adjustable in a direction vertical to the longitudinal extension of the guide rail or in longitudinal extension of the guide rail and vertical to the longitudinal extension of the guide rail. | 12-30-2010 |
20130111820 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AND LOCKING THE POSITION OF A GUIDE RAIL FOR A MOVABLE WINDOWPANE IN A VEHICLE DOOR - The invention relates to the adjusting and locking of the position of a guide rail for a movable window pane in a vehicle door. A device, a vehicle door equipped therewith and a tool provided for the adjusting and locking are disclosed. In the vehicle door, a first mounting plate mounted on the rail side and a second mounting plate mounted on the door side are provided, which are connected to one another by screw-fastenable mounting means. One of the mounting plates comprises an engaging element for an eccentric lever, which on rotation brings about a mutual translational displacement of the mounting plates in an adjusting (Y) direction. | 05-09-2013 |
20140152036 | ASSEMBLY WITH AT LEAST TWO COMPONENTS THAT ARE FIXED TOGETHER - The invention relates to an assembly for a motor vehicle comprising at least a first component and a second component, for example a carrier and a guide rail of a window lifter which are fixed together by means of at least one fastening element, in this case by a plurality of rivets. A fastening element engages into openings of which one opening respectively is formed in a receiving portion of the first component and one on a protrusion of the second component, wherein a protrusion respectively protrudes in an associated receiving portion and a flexible or elastic edge section of a receiving portion can be shifted in the direction of the associated protrusion. The at least one edge section that can be shifted in a flexible manner is designed and provided for compensating manufacturing tolerances, such that the two components automatically align to one another in the area of the flexible edge section during the fastening process and can form a solid connection as intended, wherein the protruding section is locked in the receiving portion by the edge section which is shifted and pushed against the protruding section. | 06-05-2014 |
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20120100987 | SORBENT-COATED ALUMINIUM STRIP - The invention relates to a method for producing an aluminium strip, in which the aluminium strip is coated with a sorption layer which has a binder and a sorbent. The object to propose a method for producing an aluminium strip coated with a sorption layer, by means of which an aluminium strip can be coated cost-effectively having constant performance characteristics with respect to the sorption of, for example, water vapour, is achieved according to the invention by means of a method for producing an aluminium strip coated with a sorption layer by applying a suspension to the aluminium strip in the coil-coating process, which in addition to a liquid comprises at least one binder, formed as a solid, and a sorbent, and by subjecting the aluminium strip, together with the applied suspension, to a drying process, in which the binder is activated. | 04-26-2012 |
20120264601 | SORBENT-COATED ALUMINIUM STRIP - The invention relates to a method for producing an aluminium strip, in which the aluminium strip is coated with a sorption layer which has a binder and a sorbent. The object to propose a method for producing an aluminium strip coated with a sorption layer, by means of which an aluminium strip can be coated cost-effectively having constant performance characteristics with respect to the sorption of, for example, water vapour, is achieved according to the invention by means of a method for producing an aluminium strip coated with a sorption layer by applying a suspension to the aluminium strip in the coil-coating process, which in addition to a liquid comprises at least one binder, formed as a solid, and a sorbent, and by subjecting the aluminium strip, together with the applied suspension, to a drying process, in which the binder is activated. | 10-18-2012 |
20130247354 | Method for Manufacturing a Trough Mirror for Solar Through - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a trough mirror for a solar trough, in particular longitudinal solar trough mirrors for solar power stations. One object is to provide a method for manufacturing a trough mirror for a solar trough mirror power station which reduces the costs for installing the solar power station. | 09-26-2013 |
20130309513 | THERMALLY AND ELECTRICALLY HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE ALUMINIUM STRIP - The invention relates to a strip or foil ( | 11-21-2013 |
20140096375 | CHEMICALLY TREATED CURRENT COLLECTOR FOIL MADE OF ALUMINIUM OR AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY - The invention relates to a current collector foil made of aluminium or an aluminium alloy, to the use of the current collector foil for batteries or accumulators, in particular lithium-ion accumulators, and to a method for producing the current collector foil. The object of providing a current collector foil, which has very good properties with regard to conductivity and tensile strength, and which can also be produced economically, is achieved in that the current collector foil has an acid-pickled or alkali-pickled surface. | 04-10-2014 |
20140320992 | Edge-sealed mirror and a method for its manufacture - The invention relates to a mirror comprising a reflective surface formed from a composite of a reflective film and a substrate, wherein the reflective film is disposed on the substrate and comprises at least one polymer layer and a metal layer disposed underneath the at least one polymer layer. It is the requirement of the invention to propose a mirror which can be manufactured in a simple way and at the same time comprises an improved corrosion behaviour. According to a first teaching of the present invention the stated requirement is met in that a sealing seam is provided for corrosion protection at least in certain areas, the sealing seam being formed by bonding the polymer layer to the substrate in a material-locking manner, wherein the metal layer is interrupted in the area of the sealing seam. | 10-30-2014 |
20150050558 | Textured Current Collector Foil - The invention relates to a current collector foil for batteries, accumulators or capacitors, comprising a carrier material and at least one electrically conductive layer made from a metal. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for producing a corresponding current collector foil as well as to the advantageous use thereof. The object of providing a current collector foil for batteries, accumulators or capacitors, which is optimised in relation to the contact surface and the adhesive properties and which results in an improved service life, is achieved as a result of the fact that the at least one electrically conductive layer is produced at least partially by electrodepositing a metal and has a texture. | 02-19-2015 |
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20100034341 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ARRANGEMENT - The aim of the invention is to produce an x-ray computed tomography arrangement in which there is no axial offset between the path of the focal spot and the x-ray detector arc. Said aim is achieved by: —arranging the x-ray detector arc and the target around the examination cross-section within a radiation plane such that the x-ray focal spots generated by the deflected electron beam of the electron beam generator lie within an axial plane, the radiation plane, along with the active detector elements; —disposing the x-ray detector arc behind the target in a radial direction such that each imaginary x-ray extending from a focal spot position on the target to a detector element of the x-ray detector arc penetrates the target, which lies in front of the point of incidence on the x-ray detector arc in the direction of radiation, in the area in which the target and the x-ray detector arc angularly overlap; —producing the target from a target member which is preferably made of a material that has a low atomic number and great heat storage capacity or thermal conductance; —applying an electron-decelerating material layer, preferably made of a refractory material that has a high atomic number, to the side of the target member which faces the electron beam. | 02-11-2010 |
20100254507 | ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY - An assembly for electron beam tomography affords continuous and simultaneous recording of two-dimensional slice images of an object in different irradiation planes with a high temporal and spatial resolution. Targets are penetrated by openings of a given width and with a regular arrangement in the circumferential direction. The openings in the targets are respectively situated on a path formed by the cross section of the shell of the electron beam cone with the respective target. The successive targets in the beam direction respectively are arranged with a small angular offset with respect to the optical axis to the respective target situated in front, and so an electron beam circulating along the shell of the electron beam cone successively irradiates the material webs between the openings of all targets with at least part of its cross section and an X-ray detector arc is arranged for each target in coplanar radial fashion in front of or behind the respective target. | 10-07-2010 |
20100303198 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY - It is an object of the present invention to specify an arrangement for X-ray computed tomography, which allows continuous three-dimensional imaging of the examination object or a partial volume of the examination object at a high temporal and spatial resolution, wherein a high spatial resolution defines both a high resolution within the slice plane and also in the axial direction. | 12-02-2010 |