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| 20100069001 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO COMMUNICATION DEVICES - This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for electronic communication between at least two communication devices. To allow reliable connection setup between the devices which are to be provided for communication at the same time as simple handling, a method according to the invention has the following steps: two communication devices intended for communication are associated with one another by means of a first coupling mechanism, and the communication between the mutually associated communication devices is performed by means of a second coupling mechanism, wherein the first coupling mechanism has a shorter range than the second coupling mechanism or is effected by means of physical contact between the communication devices. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100194889 | WIDE ANGLE IMAGING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN IMAGE OF THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An imaging system includes a digital camera having a sensor (such as a charge coupled device), a first lens directing a first image onto a first region of the sensor, a second lens directing a second image onto a second region of the sensor, and a third lens directing a third image onto a third region of the sensor. A display screen displays to a driver of the vehicle the first image, and a processing unit performs stereoscopic image analysis on data originating from the second and third regions. A fourth lens may be used to direct a fourth image onto a fourth region of the sensor, and the processing unit performs calculations on data from the fourth region for the detection of movement of the vehicle. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100245123 | TELEMATICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACTION REPORTING AND CONTROL IN A VEHICLE - In one embodiment, a system and method are provided for detecting a slip condition between a vehicle tire and a road surface, processing contemporaneous vehicle data, such as torque or brake pressure applied, to determine a force of friction, and calculating a coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction and location of the slip are broadcast to other vehicles driving in the proximity of the slip. The broadcasts may be utilized to notify drivers of slippery driving conditions at or ahead of the vehicle, and/or to limit torque and braking pressure applied to vehicle wheels to enhance traction and avoid slip. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110221586 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER IN DEVELOPING A FUEL-SAVING DRIVING STYLE - Various embodiments relate to a method and device for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle to develop a fuel-saving driving style. A route section which permits driving at a constant speed may be determined. Further, the constant speed may be determined. An acceleration or deceleration for approaching the constant speed may be determined. The acceleration or deceleration may be displayed to the driver. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110309926 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A ROUTE FOR EFFICIENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION - Various embodiments relate to determining a route for efficient energy consumption. Data defining one or more routes and one or more consumption influencing parameters which influence a consumption of an energy source of the vehicle along the one or more routes may be received at a vehicle computer. Based on the route data and the consumption influencing parameters, at least one route which minimizes the consumption of the energy source for the vehicle may be determined. For the at least one route, one or more braking strategies may be determined for implementation by a vehicle operator in the vehicle in accordance with reducing the consumption of the vehicle energy source. The one or more braking strategies may be output in the vehicle. | 12-22-2011 |
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| 20100281990 | Low-Dead Volume Microfluidic Circuit and Methods - A method is described for reducing a dead volume of a microfluidic circuit that includes, in one embodiment, a reservoir, an outlet, and a microfluidic flowpath fluidly connecting the reservoir and the outlet. The method includes providing a microfluidic flow component between the reservoir and the outlet for performing a function and in fluidic communication with the microfluidic flowpath, wherein the microfluidic flow component includes a total volume including a working volume and a dead volume. The working volume is a volume necessary for the microfluidic flow component to perform the function and the dead volume is a volume unnecessary for the microfluidic flow component to perform the function. The method includes configuring at least one of the reservoir, the microfluidic flowpath, and the microfluidic flow component to reduce the dead volume, such that the working volume of the component is substantially the same as the total volume. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100282766 | Low-Dead Volume Microfluidic Component and Method - A method is described for reducing a dead volume of a microfluidic circuit that includes, in one embodiment, a reservoir, an outlet, and a microfluidic flowpath fluidly connecting the reservoir and the outlet. The method includes providing a variable-volume fluid chamber between the reservoir and the outlet for performing a function and in fluidic communication with the microfluidic flowpath, wherein the variable-volume fluid chamber includes a total volume including a working volume and a dead volume. The working volume is a volume necessary for the variable-volume fluid chamber to perform the function and the dead volume is a volume unnecessary for the variable-volume fluid chamber to perform the function. The method includes configuring the variable-volume fluid chamber to reduce the dead volume, such that the working volume of the component is substantially the same as the total volume. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110040252 | Cannula Insertion Device and Related Methods - A cannula insertion device includes a housing defining an opening for receiving therethrough a cannula and further defining a channel, and a cannula forming a lumen, the cannula adapted for sliding movement within the housing from a retracted position to an extended position. When the cannula is in the retracted position, the lumen is located remotely from the channel and the channel is in fluidic communication with the opening. When the cannula is in the extended position, the lumen is in fluidic communication with the channel. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120101451 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOSING A MEDICAMENT - A manually actuated pump, such as a bolus delivery circuit of an insulin pump, combines a direct drive piston system with a lost motion valve system, to deliver reliably a full bolus dose, while precluding partial dosing or inadvertent overdosing conditions. The pump may also include a signaling device to indicate when a full bolus dose is delivered. | 04-26-2012 |
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| 20080210222 | RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS - Sugar alcohols are prepared by catalytically hydrogenating the corresponding monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in the liquid phase over a heterogeneous ruthenium catalyst, with the exception of the preparation of sorbitol, wherein the heterogeneous ruthenium catalyst is prepared by:
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| 20090149584 | USE OF HEXAHYDROPHTHALIMIDE COMBINATIONS AS SOFTENER - The use of hexahydrophthalimide compounds of the formula (I) is described as plasticizers for molding compositions, in particular polyvinyl chloride, | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110272623 | FORMULATION OF HYDROPHOBIZED MAGNETITE - The present invention relates to a dispersion at least comprising particles comprising at least one magnetic iron oxide as component A and a solvent mixture as component B comprising (B1) 5% to 95% by weight of at least one water-miscible organic solvent LM as component B1 and (B2) 5% to 95% by weight of water as component B2, the sum of components B1 and B2 making 100% by weight, and to a method for producing a dispersion of this kind, comprising at least the steps (I) mixing particles comprising at least one magnetic iron oxide with at least one water-miscible organic solvent LM and water, (II) homogenizing the mixture from step (I), where a shearing energy of at least 2 kW/m | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20090267477 | ELECTRICAL LIGHT SOURCE, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE IN A REFLECTOR - The light source has external electrical power supply lines which are held in contact pins in the cap. The connection is made by crimping, with the electrical power supply line in each case having a plurality of notches. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090302736 | Lamp with a base at one end - A lamp with a base at one end, in particular a high-pressure lamp, with a light bulb sealed in a vacuum-tight fashion, with the latter being surrounded by an outer bulb and an enveloping part, with a base supporting firstly the outer bulb and secondly the enveloping part, having the following features:
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| 20100061103 | LIGHT UNIT - The light unit comprises a light source and a reflector. The light source is surrounded by an exterior pipe. Spring clips with a centering effect for the exterior bulb of the light source are anchored at the open end of the exterior pipe. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100090600 | LAMP WITH A BASE AT ONE END - Various embodiments provide an electric high-pressure lamp with a base at one end, with a wattage of at most 100 W and with a discharge vessel which is sealed in a vacuum-tight manner, said discharge vessel being surrounded by an inner bulb and furthermore by an outer bulb, a base with electrical terminals supporting the outer bulb on one side and the inner bulb on the other side, wherein an effective axial length of the inner bulb is defined as the length of said inner bulb without the ends, with the following geometrical relations with respect to the length being maintained: the volume VH of a hollow cylinder extending between the inner bulb and the outer bulb is given by 8 cm | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100244647 | High-Pressure Discharge Lamp - A high-pressure discharge lamp may include a ceramic elongated discharge vessel with a central part and two ends and an axis, the ends being sealed by means of seals, electrodes, which extend into the discharge volume enveloped by the discharge vessel, being anchored in the seals at leadthroughs, and the leadthroughs being sealed in the seal by means of glass solder, and a fill being accommodated in the discharge volume, wherein a cover rests on at least one end of a seal, which has a hollow-cylindrical body which is matched to the diameter of the seal, the cover covering at least exposed glass solder. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110127910 | High-pressure discharge lamp - In various embodiments, a metal halide discharge lamp is provided, which may include a ceramic discharge vessel containing a metal halide fill, including a tubular central part and two end sections which are configured asymmetrically, in each of which an electrode system is held, wherein a pointed first end section tapers as seen from the central part, while a blunt second end section either remains constant in its dimensions or widens as seen from the central part, a stopper being fitted at least in the blunt end. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110148295 | High-pressure discharge lamp - In various embodiments, a high-pressure discharge lamp is provided. The high-pressure discharge lamp may include a discharge vessel which is accommodated in a tubular outer bulb, wherein a major part of the outer bulb is closely surrounded by a transparent sleeve composed of highly heat-resistant plastic. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110148296 | High-pressure discharge lamp - In various embodiments, a high-pressure discharge lamp is provided. The high-pressure discharge lamp may include an elongated discharge vessel that is accommodated in a tubular outer bulb which is held at one end in a base, the outer bulb being surrounded by a second outer bulb, wherein the second outer bulb is fastened in the region of the base. | 06-23-2011 |
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| 20080214533 | Cyclic Iminocarbamates And Their Use - The invention relates to novel cyclic iminocarbamates of formula (I), | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080269300 | Substituted Phenylaminothiazoles and Use Thereof - The present application relates to novel phenylaminothiazole derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, preferably for the treatment and/or prevention of hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080312424 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION - The invention provides methods and compositions for the rapid and sensitive detection of post-translationally modified proteins, and particularly of those with post-translational glycosylations. The methods can be used to detect O-GlcNAc posttranslational modifications on proteins on which such modifications were undetectable using other techniques. In one embodiment, the method exploits the ability of an engineered mutant of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase to selectively transfer an unnatural ketone functionality onto O-GlcNAc glycosylated proteins. Once transferred, the ketone moiety serves as a versatile handle for the attachment of biotin, thereby enabling detection of the modified protein. The approach permits the rapid visualization of proteins that are at the limits of detection using traditional methods. Further, the preferred embodiments can be used for detection of certain disease states, such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100041646 | Phenylene-Bis-Oxazolidine Derivatives and Their Use as Anticoagulants - The present application relates to novel 1,4-phenylene-bis-oxazolidine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular thromboembolic disorders. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110217732 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION - The invention provides methods and compositions for the rapid and sensitive detection of post-translationally modified proteins, and particularly of those with post-translational glycosylations. The methods can be used to detect O-GlcNAc posttranslational modifications on proteins on which such modifications were undetectable using other techniques. In one embodiment, the method exploits the ability of an engineered mutant of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase to selectively transfer an unnatural ketone functionality onto O-GlcNAc glycosylated proteins. Once transferred, the ketone moiety serves as a versatile handle for the attachment of biotin, thereby enabling detection of the modified protein. The approach permits the rapid visualization of proteins that are at the limits of detection using traditional methods. Further, the preferred embodiments can be used for detection of certain disease states, such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. | 09-08-2011 |
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| 20090206181 | Fuel Injector - A fuel injector includes an orifice plate situated downstream from a valve-seat body having a fixed valve seat, the orifice plate having at least one outlet opening. Provided directly upstream from the outlet openings is an inflow opening having an annular inflow cavity. The valve-seat body covers the inflow cavity in such a way that the downstream outlet openings of the orifice plate are covered. The inflow cavity directly upstream from the at least one outlet opening is configured such that the flow approaches the at least one outlet opening largely at a right angle to the longitudinal extension of the outlet opening. With regard to the cross section, the at least one outlet openings has a polygonal form, in particular one that encloses at least one triangle, or it has a meander shape with a plurality of curves in the outer contour. The fuel injector may be particularly suitable for use in fuel injection systems of the mixture-compressing internal combustion engines having external ignition. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090321541 | Multi-fan jet nozzle and fuel injector having a multi-fan jet nozzle - The fuel injector is characterized in that a multi-fan jet nozzle is disposed downstream of a valve-seat member having a fixed valve seat. The multi-fan jet nozzle is disk shaped, having a middle, bulged, crest-like nozzle area that has an elliptical elongation. In the nozzle area of the multi-fan jet nozzle used as an atomizer device, a plurality of directionally parallel spray-discharge slots is provided, which, for example, are arranged in a row. The fuel injector is particularly suitable for use in fuel-injection systems of mixture-compressing internal combustion engines having externally supplied ignition. | 12-31-2009 |
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| 20110167948 | STEERING COLUMN MODULE INCLUDING A STEERING COLUMN WITH A LONGITUDINAL AND/OR INCLINATION ADJUSTMENT - The steering column module for a motor vehicle comprises a steering column and a device for the longitudinal and/or inclination adjustment of the steering column. This device for adjustment comprises a control circuit and is equipped with at least one electric motor of the device for adjustment. The steering column module furthermore comprises a clamping device, which is connected to the control circuit and equipped with an electric motor of the clamping device for the actuation of the clamping device between a normally provided clamping position and a release position. In the method, the clamping device is first actuated until it is in the release position and is held in the release position; only then follows an adjustment of the adjustment device until the desired longitudinal and/or inclination adjustment of the steering column has been reached. Thereafter the clamping device is allowed to go back to the clamping position. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110239809 | LENGTH-ADJUSTABLE STEERING ACTUATION UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SUPPORT AND A STEERING COLUMN - A length-adjustable steering actuation unit for a motor vehicle includes a) a support having means for attaching the support to the motor vehicle, b) a steering column rotatable about a longitudinal axis and comprising an upper steering tube and a lower steering tube, and c) an adjusting device for adjusting the distance of the upper steering tube relative to the lower steering tube and the support. An element is provided between the two steering tubes. The element is deformable in the case of an accident. The element shortens in the event of an accident. The total length of the upper steering tube and the lower steering tube is shorter after an accident than prior to the accident. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110260438 | LENGTH ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A length adjustable steering column module for a motor vehicle has a support beam attachable to the motor vehicle. The module includes a steering column rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and has an upper and a lower steering tube. The upper steering tube is displaceable in the direction of the longitudinal axis and is non-rotatably connected to the lower steering tube. An adjusting device adjusts the distance of the upper steering tube from the lower steering tube. A jacket tube has an annular area, a crash member, and an upper and a lower end portion, the upper end portion grasps around the upper steering tube, and axially fixes and rotatably supports the upper steering tube. A central bearing is disposed between the annular area and the upper steering tube. The crash member, located between the central bearing and the lower end portion, shortens in the event of an accident. | 10-27-2011 |
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| 20080237097 | APPARATUS FOR THE OUTFLOW OF PRESSED ITEMS FROM A ROTARY PRESS - Apparatus for the outflow of pressed items from a rotary press, with a first channel section connecting directly to the rotary press, to which at least two channel sections are connected, to which a deflector is attached, which is swivel mounted at an axis almost vertical to the longitudinal extension of the first and/or second channel section and optionally connects the first channel section with one of the other channel sections and a pivot drive for the deflector below or above the channel sections, characterized in that a bearing pin for the deflector is connected in a torque-proof manner with a channel section and the swivel drive is coupled with the deflector via a magnetic coupling eccentric to the bearing pin. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090035413 | STAND FOR A ROTARY TABLET PRESS - A stand for a rotary tablet press, which supports a rotor with electric drive motor on a horizontal carrying element, with damping means between the stand and an underframe supporting itself on the ground for the purpose of vibration uncoupling between stand and underframe, wherein a first horizontal carrying element supports the rotor with the drive motor and a lower pressing roller unit of a least one pressing station, a second horizontal carrying element which is arranged in a distance above the first carrying element holds an upper pressing roller unit belonging to the pressing station, the first and the second carrying element are fixedly connected with each other via at least two vertical supports, and the supports rest on the underframe via damping means. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090139417 | ROTARY PRESS - A rotary press with a stand, a rotor rotatably mounted around a vertical axis in the stand and being driven, which has an upper and a lower compression punch accommodation for upper and lower punches which co-operate with bores of a die plate of the rotor, and upper and lower control cam elements which can be detachably fastened on a cam carrier of the stand and which guide heads of the compression punches by means of control cams during the rotation of the rotor, characterised in that at least one control cam element, guiding the compression punch heads radially outside or radially inside, can be detachably fastened on the carrier and can be moved radially away from the punch heads when the fastening means is detached, so far that by-passing the punch heads, it can be taken out parallel to the axis of the rotor, towards the upside or towards the bottom side, respectively. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090142437 | FILLING APPARATUS FOR A ROTARY TABLET PRESS - A filling apparatus for a rotary tablet press, which itself being arranged stationarily is associated to a circulating die plate of a rotor of the tablet press, with a filling chamber, which features an upper inlet opening for powder-shaped compression material and a filling opening aligned with die bores of the die plate, and with a conveying means in the filling chamber driven by a drive motor, wherein the filling chamber is circular, one single disc-shaped filling wheel is rotatably mounted around a vertical axis in the filling chamber, which has plural wings on the perimeter, spaced apart in the perimeter direction, which sweep over the filling opening upon rotation of the filling wheel, and the inlet opening is arranged in a distance above the filling wheel, preferably approximately centred with the axis of the filling wheel. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100078841 | METHOD FOR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE OF POWDERED PRESSED MATERIAL AND A ROTARY PRESS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for quality surveillance of powdered press material for a rotary press, in which the press material is fed from a reservoir via a preferably vertical feed channel to a filling device, which continuously fills dies of a rotor with press material wherein to the feed channel and/or the filling device is assigned a microwave resonator with an analysis unit, which measures the moisture and/or the density and/or the size of the granules of the press material, and at least one press variable of the microwave resonator is used for changing a control variable of the rotary press. | 04-01-2010 |
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| 20090240005 | DISPERSION ADHESIVES - The invention relates to aqueous dispersion adhesives based on a mixture of aqueous polyurethane or polyurethane-urea dispersions, to a process for their preparation, and to the use of the dispersion adhesives in the production of adhesive composites. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100266853 | AQUEOUS POLYURETHANE-POLYURETHANE UREA DISPERSIONS, ADHESIVES CONTAINING THE SAME, PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND USES THEREFORE - Aqueous polyurethane-polyurethane urea dispersions comprising a reaction product of: (i) an NCO prepolymer prepared from; (A) one or more di- or higher-functional polyols having a mean molecular weight of 400 to 5000 daltons, (B) optionally one or more di- or higher-functional polyol components having a molecular weight of from 62 to 399 daltons, (C) one or more compounds which are monofunctional within the scope of the isocyanate polyaddition reaction and have an ethylene oxide content of at least 50 wt. % and a molecular weight of at least 400 daltons, and (D) one or more di- or poly-isocyanate components; and (ii) a mixture (E) of primary and/or secondary monoamino compounds (E1) and primary and/or secondary diamino compounds (E2); wherein at least one of the amino compounds of the mixture (E) has a functional group selected from sulfonates and carboxylates; wherein mixture (E) has a mean amino functionality of 1.65 to 1.95; and wherein the equivalent ratio of NCO groups in the NCO prepolymer to the total amount of isocyanate-reactive groups of the mixture (E) is 1.04 to 1.9; to processes for their preparation and to use thereof in the production of adhesive composites. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100266854 | AQUEOUS POLYURETHANE-POLYURETHANE UREA DISPERSIONS, ADHESIVES CONTAINING THE SAME, PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND USES THEREFORE - Aqueous polyurethane-polyurethane urea dispersions comprising a reaction product of: (i) an NCO prepolymer prepared from; (A) one or more di- or higher-functional polyols having a mean molecular weight of 400 to 5000 daltons, (B) optionally one or more di- or higher-functional polyol components having a molecular weight of from 62 to 399 daltons, and (C) one or more di- or poly-isocyanate components; and (ii) a mixture (D) of primary and/or secondary monoamino compounds (D1) and primary and/or secondary diamino compounds (D2); wherein at least one of the amino compounds of the mixture (D) has a functional group selected from sulfonates and carboxylates; wherein mixture (D) has a mean amino functionality of 1.65 to 1.95; and wherein the equivalent ratio of NCO groups in the NCO prepolymer to the total amount of isocyanate-reactive groups of the mixture (D) is 1.04 to 1.9; to processes for their preparation and to use thereof in the production of adhesive composites. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110217502 | ANIONIC MODIFIED POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS - The present invention relates to an aqueous polyurethane urea dispersion comprising a polyurethane urea polymer comprising structural units of the formula (I) | 09-08-2011 |
