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20090212096 | Folding Box with Decorative Tab - A re-closable folding box of cardboard with at least one closure is made available, which can be closed by machine without the need to glue the closing elements. The closure comprises a cover flap with a decorative tab, the inside surface of which comprises first retaining means, and second retaining means formed on a body panel. The second retaining means engages with the first retaining means in the closed state of the closure in such a way that the closure is held closed by the force of friction, wherein the decorative tab covers the first and second retaining means. | 08-27-2009 |
20110057024 | Folding Box with Inner Chamber - A folding box for the storage and presentation of products is provided, which includes an outer packaging body with a front wall, a rear wall, at least two side walls, a top element, and a bottom element, and which also includes a hollow inner chamber with a polygonal cross section in the interior of the outer packaging body. The inner chamber is formed by a front wall element, a rear wall element, and two side wall elements, and holds a product securely in the folded-open state of the folding box. The folding box is formed from a one-piece blank, and the outer packaging body and the inner chamber are glued to each other, providing the width of the inner chamber being less than the width of the outer packaging body, such that, between at least one side wall in the interior of the outer packaging body and at least one side wall element of the inner chamber, an empty space is formed. At least part of only one of the outer surfaces of the inner chamber elements, namely, either part of the front wall element or part of the one of the two side wall elements, is glued to only one of the inner surfaces of the outer packaging body. The inner chamber is formed by folding the front wall element, the rear wall element, and the side wall elements toward the outer side of the blank. | 03-10-2011 |
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20100122588 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PREDETERMINABLE CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT IN A LIQUID MEDIUM - A method and a device for providing a predeterminable concentration of at least one component in a microscopic sample liquid medium are described. The device includes a feeding device for the at least one component. Measurement data are determined, measuring a predeterminable parameter using a microscopic method. The concentration of the at least one component is adjusted or controlled via the feeding device based on the basis of measurement data. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124788 | METHOD FOR HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION EXAMINATION OF A SAMPLE STRUCTURE LABELED WITH A SUBSTANCE - A method for high spatial resolution examination of a sample structure includes providing a biological structure as the sample structure with a substance capable of being converted from a first state to a second state. The first and second states of the substance differ in at least one photophysical property. The sample structure is labeled by binding a suitable protein tag including a fluorogen activating protein (FAP) to the sample structure or by expressing the protein tag and the sample structure together as a fusion protein. Then the protein tag is bound to the substance. | 05-20-2010 |
20100160613 | METHOD FOR HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION STOCHASTIC EXAMINATION OF A SAMPLE STRUCTURE LABELED WITH A SUBSTANCE - A method for high spatial resolution stochastic examination of a biological sample structure labeled with a labeling substance is described. The method comprises providing a biological sample structure; choosing such a labeling substance that has molecules present in a first state and in a second state, and the first and second states differ from one another in at least one photophysical property such that there is sufficient probability that one portion of the molecules of the substance will be in the first state and another portion of the molecules will be in the second state and within which labeling substance a change of the state of the molecules can occur spontaneously between the two states in both directions; and labeling the biological sample structure with the substance. | 06-24-2010 |
20150123013 | Method and Apparatus for Investigating a Sample with Regard to the Lifetime of an Excited State - The invention relates to a method for investigating a sample with regard to the lifetime of an excited state, in particular a fluorescence lifetime, and/or with regard to a property of a sample which is correlated with a lifetime of an excited state, in particular with a fluorescence lifetime, a sample region being illuminated with a sequence of excitation light pulses. The method is characterized in that the light quantity and/or number of photons of the detected light, in particular fluorescent light, proceeding from the sample region is measured temporally between the excitation light pulses exclusively within a detection time window in each case, at least two detection time windows having different temporal lengths. | 05-07-2015 |
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20100037683 | Method and device for monitoring an exhaust gas probe - In relation to a jump (SP_J_LR) from a lean air-to-fuel ratio to a richer air-to-fuel ratio, a measurement signal of the exhaust gas probe is detected after a predetermined lean-to-rich delay (t_R) as a lean-to-rich signal value (SV_LR) and is placed in relation to a lean-to-reference signal value (L_REF). In relation to a jump (SP_J_RL) from a richer air-to-fuel ratio to a leaner air-to-fuel ratio, the procedure is performed equivalently. Depending on the lean-to-rich and lean-to-rich signal value put in relation, either an asymmetrically aged or non-asymmetrically aged exhaust gas probe is detected. | 02-18-2010 |
20100281854 | FAULT ANALYSIS METHOD FOR A LAMBDA PROBE - A fault analysis method for a lambda probe of an internal combustion engine, in particular for detecting a heater input, has the following steps: measurement of an air ratio in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine by a lambda probe, control of the air ratio in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine by a lambda probe by a lambda controller intervention in accordance with the measured air ratio, and evaluation of the lambda controller intervention in order to detect a fault. | 11-11-2010 |
20100326053 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine with multiple cylinders and injection valves that are provided for the cylinders and that meter fuel also comprises an exhaust gas tract in which an exhaust gas catalytic converter is arranged. A characteristic value (OSC) of an oxygen storage capacity of the exhaust gas catalytic converter is determined. In accordance with the characteristic value (OSC), a heating measure (HM) for heating the exhaust gas catalytic converter is carried out. | 12-30-2010 |
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20090171698 | PROVIDING HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE APPLICATION AS ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a service architecture design that provides enterprise services having human capital management functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described. | 07-02-2009 |
20100070555 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR TIME RECORDING APPLICATION SOFTWARE - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing time recording. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Project Processing process component that supports the management of projects, a Time and Labor Management process component that supports the management of employees timekeeping and work planning, an Accounting process component that records relevant business transactions, a payroll processing process component that supports the execution and monitoring of payroll processes, and a Goods and Service Acknowledgement process component that receives a confirmation from an employee of goods received or services rendered. | 03-18-2010 |
20110307360 | MANAGING CONSISTENT INTERFACES FOR EMPLOYEE TIME EVENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VIEW OF PAYROLL PROCESS BUSINESS OBJECTS ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS - A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to employee time event and human capital management view of payroll process business objects. | 12-15-2011 |
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20120198803 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device has a compact filter made of a filter material that is wound spirally. A star filter that is made of a filter material that has folds arranged in a star shape surrounds the compact filter. The filter device has a cylindrical shape. A fluid to be filtered passes the compact filter in an axial direction and the star filter in a radial direction. The filter device is exchangeable and is mounted in a filter housing such that the compact filter and the star filter have a common raw side and a common clean side that are separated from each other. | 08-09-2012 |
20120279186 | Compact Filter, Method for Producing a Compact Filter, and Filter Medium - A compact filter has a compact filter element for exchangeable use in a filter housing and the compact filter element has a filter body of a web-shaped filter medium. The web-shaped filter medium has at least one flat filter medium web and one corrugated filter medium web that are placed onto each other and at least partially connected to each other by ultrasonic welding. At least one of the flat and corrugated filter medium webs is a composite filter medium web of at least two components, wherein at least one component is a synthetic material and one component is a non-synthetic material. The non-synthetic material is a plant-derived material and forms a support of the composite filter medium web and the synthetic material is a synthetic layer applied on the support. | 11-08-2012 |
20140020351 | Compact Filter Element - The invention relates to a compact filter element ( | 01-23-2014 |
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20080201046 | Method for operating an automotive drive - In an automotive drive, at least one dynamic characteristic of a bearing by which the automotive drive is supported on a beam is selectively influenced during operation of the automotive drive (active bearing). It is provided that a change in an instantaneous operating variable of the automotive drive is determined from a change in a state variable of the active bearing that influences its dynamic characteristic. | 08-21-2008 |
20080289610 | Pulse Supercharger in the Intake Tract of an Internal Combustion Engine - A pulse supercharger for internal combustion engines, in which the pulse supercharger is situated in a charge air duct. The flow cross-section of the charge air duct for a charge air flow is opened or closed via the pulse supercharger. The pulse supercharger includes two synchronously operatable rotary slide elements. | 11-27-2008 |
20110004393 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine in which combustion air is supplied to a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, which air is compressed with the aid of a pulse supercharger, the pulse supercharger being controlled in such a way that optionally, in a first operating mode, the combustion air is compressed in order to support a compressor of a turbocharger, or in a second operating mode, the combustion air compressed with the aid of the compressor is cooled. | 01-06-2011 |
20120075763 | SENSOR DEVICE WITH CURRENT LIMITER UNIT - A sensor device for connection to a terminal of a vehicle accumulator, having a current sensor for measuring a current drawn from and/or supplied to the vehicle accumulator, in particular upon activation of a starter or generator of the vehicle as a belt starter in the start-stop mode of the vehicle, is disclosed, in which a current limiter is provided, which limits the current that is output by or drawn from the vehicle accumulator if the current measured by the current sensor, reaches an upper threshold value. | 03-29-2012 |
20120204827 | METHOD, CONTROL UNIT, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING CYLINDER DEACTIVATION FOR A START-STOP OPERATION HAVING DIRECT START - A method for restarting an internal combustion engine with the aid of direct start and cylinder deactivation, a control unit, and such an internal combustion engine are provided, it being possible to switch between a cylinder deactivation mode, in which at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine is deactivated, and a full count mode, and the internal combustion engine being operatable in an automatic start-stop strategy having subsequent direct start. The method includes an automatic stop, the cylinders which participate in the subsequent direct start are operated without combustion in the cylinder deactivation mode during the previous driving operation. | 08-16-2012 |
20130154539 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN ACTUATOR WITH A BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR - An actuator system for operating a flap valve in a motor vehicle, comprising: a drive system having an electronically commutated electric motor; a movable actuating member; a mechanism that couples the drive system to the actuating member so that a displacement of the actuating member is brought about upon activation of the drive system; a position sensor for sensing a position of the actuating member on the actuating member or in the mechanism, and for making available a corresponding position indication; a control unit to activate the drive system to move the actuating member, the electric motor of the drive system being electronically commutated, the control unit being configured to make available to the electric motor, in order to move the actuating member, activation signals dependent on the position indication made available, which signals bring about a predefined drive torque or a predefined rotation speed of the electric motor. | 06-20-2013 |
20140144316 | Method and Device for Activating an Actuator Element in a Motor System for a Motor Vehicle - The disclosure relates to a method for operating a positioning actuator system with an electronically commutated actuator drive for driving an actuator element, having the following steps: non-volatile storage of a position information item of the actuator element or of a rotor of the actuator drive which was detected last as a reference position before the positioning actuator system is switched off; in the case of switching on of the positioning actuator system retrieval of the reference position and actuation of the actuator drive by energizing the actuator drive in accordance with a space phasor which is dependent on the reference position. The object is to make available an improved method for releasing blockage of an actuator element or actuation after activation of a motor system with a maximum actuating torque. For positioning actuators with commutated motors such as, for example, synchronous motors. | 05-29-2014 |
20140152229 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A POSITIONER SYSTEM HAVING AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED SERVOMOTOR - A method for calibrating a positioner system that has an electronically commutated servomotor and a counterforce-loaded actuator coupled thereto includes actuating the servomotor such that a first motor magnetic field of a first strength is generated and determining a first position specification for the position of the actuator aligned to the first motor magnetic field. The servomotor is actuated such that a second motor magnetic field of a second strength is generated and a second position specification for the position of the actuator aligned to the second motor magnetic field is determined. Based on the first and the second position specifications, a position specification which indicates a position of the actuator under the assumption that the actuator is not loaded with a counterforce is determined. The determined position is allocated to a rotor position which corresponds to the direction of the first and second motor magnetic field. | 06-05-2014 |
20140330499 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FORESEEABLE HAPTICALLY PERCEIVABLE SIGNALS IN AN ACCELERATION PEDAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method and a control device for controlling a haptic acceleration pedal in a motor vehicle includes determining a foreseeable signal position in which a haptically perceivable signal is foreseeably to be generated by the acceleration pedal at a future time. The signal position is configured to be located between a rest position and a maximally actuated position within the shifting range of the pedal. While the pedal is located in a current position between the rest position and the foreseeable position, an actuator that is configured to generate a haptically perceivable signal on the acceleration pedal is arranged in such manner that the actuator is in operational connection with the acceleration pedal when the acceleration pedal has reached the foreseeable position. The configuration results in a prompt generation of a haptically perceivable signal and a reduced energy consumption for the actuator. | 11-06-2014 |
20150115861 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Plausibility Check on a Position of an Actuating Element of a Position Encoder System with an Electronically Commutated Electric Machine - A method for operating a position encoder system includes performing a closed loop position control based on a detected first position indication of a position of an actuating element. The performing of the closed loop position includes generating a position correcting variable and allocating a space vector the position correcting variable to enable an adjustment drive to be controlled. The method further includes performing a check on the first position indication or correcting the first position indication with the allocated space vector. An adjustment drive is configured to adjust the actuating element. The actuating device includes a rotating electronically commuted motor. The motor has a rotor and an electronic rotor position of the rotor is configured to be allocated to multiple positions of the actuating element. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127234 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A HAPTIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A POSITION CONTROL - A method and to a control device for controlling a haptic accelerator pedal in a motor vehicle includes displacing a pedal lever in an actuation direction between a rest position and a maximally actuated position. The pedal lever is configured to be excited by an actuator by exerting a counter force against the actuation direction to generate a haptically perceivable signal. A current position of the pedal lever relative to a current position of the actuator is determined outside the phases for generating the haptically perceivable signal, and the actuator is subsequently controlled in such a manner that the actuator actively follows a change in the determined position of the pedal lever. The positional control is configured to prevent interfering influences on the pedal lever by the actuator. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127236 | Method and Control Unit for Controlling a Haptic Accelerator Pedal of a Motor Vehicle with an Activation Condition, and Computer Program Product for Carrying Out the Method and Computer-Readable Medium Therefor - A method for controlling a haptic accelerator pedal in a motor vehicle includes determining a current rate of change of the pedal at which a pedal lever of the pedal changes its position between a first position of rest and a second position of maximum activation when the pedal lever is moved in an activation direction. The determined current rate of change of the pedal is compared with a predefined limiting value for the rate of change of the pedal. The actuator is activated if the determined current rate of change of the pedal is lower than the limiting value for the rate of change of the pedal. The pedal is excited by means of the actuator by applying an opposing force counter to the activation direction to generate a haptically perceptible signal if the actuator is activated when an activation condition occurs. | 05-07-2015 |
20150253152 | Parallel Reading of an Analog Sensor by Two Control Units - An arrangement for reading a sensor element in a vehicle includes a sensor element. The sensor element has at least one analog signal output. The arrangement further includes a first control unit. The first control unit has at least one first signal input. The arrangement further includes a second control unit. The second control unit has at least one second signal input. The signal output is connected to the at least one first signal input. The signal output is further connected to the at least one second signal input using a voltage divider. | 09-10-2015 |
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20090290974 | Annular Flow Duct for a Turbomachine Through which a Main Flow can Flow in the Axial Direction - Disclosed is an annular flow duct for a turbomachine, the flow duct arranged concentrically about a machine axis running in the axial direction and defined by a boundary wall of circular cross section for directing a main flow, wherein the boundary wall has a plurality of return flow passages distributed over its circumference and through which in each case a partial flow is detached from the main flow at a bleed position and returned to the main flow at a feed position situated upstream of the bleed position, and having aerofoils, arranged radically in the flow duct, of a blade ring, the aerofoil tips of which lie opposite the boundary wall, with a gap formed in each case, wherein the aerofoils are movable in a predetermined rotation direction along the circumference of the boundary wall. Furthermore, a compressor which is insensitive to pumping and flow separations, as viewed in rotation direction, the bleed position of each return flow passage lies upstream of the corresponding feed position. | 11-26-2009 |
20100186417 | USE OF INERT GASES FOR SHIELDING OXIDIZER AND FUEL - A method for protecting a burner from being heated excessively during the combustion of a fuel in a combustion chamber is provided. The fuel is injected through a fuel nozzle at the same time as an inert gas in the surroundings of the injected fuel is injected into the combustion chamber in such a manner that the fuel is separated spatially from an oxidizer by the inert gas until an ignitable mixture of the fuel is produced. | 07-29-2010 |
20110052397 | Stator Blade for a Turbomachine which is Exposable to Axial Throughflow, and also Stator Blade Arrangement for It - A stator blade and a stator blade arrangement for a turbomachine which is exposable to axial throughflow is provided. Each stator blade is retained via a fixed clamping in a circumferential groove. For the fixed clamping, provision is made on one side of the blade root for a shaped piece with a threaded hole into which a tensioning screw, which is supported on the bottom of the circumferential groove, may be screwed. | 03-03-2011 |
20110286851 | Guide blade arrangement for an axial turbo-machine - A guide blade arrangement for an axial turbo-machine is provided. The guide blade arrangement includes at least one annular guide blade carrier and an inner ring arranged concentrically with respect to the guide blade carrier, between which guide blade carrier and inner ring a number of guide blades are arranged in a radial configuration. To obtain a low-wear and particularly durable fastening of the guide blade, which is supported by the guide blade carrier, to the inner ring, it is proposed that the guide blades are fastened resiliently to the inner ring. Here, the fastening is provided by means of a spring element. By means of the spring element, it is possible to ensure a uniform contact pressure of the guide blade head against the inner ring or if appropriate against a further spring element, such that occurring stresses and wear can be reduced. | 11-24-2011 |
20130216359 | COMPRESSOR - An axial compressor is provided. The compressor has an annular flow channel, in which adjustable blades of a blade ring that extend through the flow channel are rotatably mounted. Each blade has a lug on the rotor-side of the vane for mounting an inner ring. In order to provide a wear-free, self-centering inner ring, the ring is designed as a split ring with two opposing ends and a spring element for spreading the split ring. | 08-22-2013 |
20140193241 | INTERNALLY COOLABLE COMPONENT FOR A GAS TURBINE WITH AT LEAST ONE COOLING DUCT - An internally coolable component for a gas turbine with at least one cooling duct, on the inner surface of which swirl elements are arranged in the form of turbulators which extend transversely with respect to the main flow direction of a coolant is provided. In order to reduce pressure losses for the coolant in the cooling duct, pins with different heights are set up between the turbulators. | 07-10-2014 |
20140234111 | BLADE ARRANGEMENT - A blade arrangement is provided having a blade carrier and a retaining groove arranged therein, which retaining groove has projections extending along side walls thereof forming undercuts and into which a number of blades are inserted forming a blade ring of a turbomachine. Each blade has a blade root which engages into the undercuts, and each blade is pressed against the projections by an element arranged between a blade root underside and a groove base of the retaining groove. It is further provided that each element is of plate-like form and has, in the projection of the blade airfoil in the direction of the groove base, at least one bead, arranged beneath the blade airfoil, for imparting a pressing action, and in the longitudinal direction of the retaining groove, only part of the blade root which the element presses against is covered. | 08-21-2014 |
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20100324257 | OMEGA-AMINO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, OMEGA-AMINO CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS, OR RECOMBINANT CELLS WHICH PRODUCE LACTAMS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a cell, which has been genetically modified relative to its wild type, so that in comparison with its wild type it is able to produce more ω-aminocarboxylic acids, more ω-aminocarboxylic acid esters or more lactams derived from ω-aminocarboxylic acids, starting from carboxylic acids or carboxylic acid esters. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for the production of a genetically modified cell, the cells obtainable by this method, a method for the production of ω-aminocarboxylic acids, of ω-aminocarboxylic acid esters or of lactams derived from ω-aminocarboxylic acids, the ω-aminocarboxylic acids, ω-aminocarboxylic acid esters or lactams derived from ω-aminocarboxylic acids obtainable by this method, a method for the production of polyamides based on ω-aminocarboxylic acids or based on lactams and the polyamides obtainable by this method. | 12-23-2010 |
20110312052 | PROCESS FOR CELL-FREE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS - An enzymatic process is described for the production of chemicals from carbon sources. In particular, according to one aspect, a process for the production of a target organic compound from a carbon source by a cell-free enzyme system is disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
20120041216 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTICYCLICAL RING SYSTEMS CARRYING AMINO GROUPS - The invention relates to a method for the amination of at least one keto group in a multicyclic ring system comprising at least one keto group into an amino group, using at least one enzyme E having transaminase activity. | 02-16-2012 |
20140171683 | PROCESS FOR THE ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF C4 COMPOUNDS FROM C6 SUBSTRATES - The present invention relates to a novel process for converting a substrate of formula (III) and/or (IV) into a product of formula (I) or (II) comprising the following reactions: a) oxidation of at least one terminal C-atom, b) dehydratation, c) decarboxylation and d) reduction and/or amination. At least step b is enzyme-catalyzed. In a preferred embodiment, all reactions are enzymatically catalyzed. The enzymes catalyzing the reactions are selected from oxidoreductases, decarboxylases, dehydratases and/or aminotransferases. The process may be performed in a cell-free in vitro production system or in an improved fermentative production system. | 06-19-2014 |
20150218594 | CELL-FREE AND MINIMIZED METABOLIC REACTION CASCADES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS - Provided are enzymatic processes for the production of chemicals like ethanol from carbon sources like glucose, in particular, a process for the production of a target chemical is disclosed using a cell-free enzyme system that converts carbohydrate sources to the intermediate pyruvate and subsequently the intermediate pyruvate to the target chemical wherein a minimized number of enzymes and only one cofactor is employed. | 08-06-2015 |