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20100015656 | Arrangement For On-Line Measurements on Cells - The invention relates to an arrangement (a measurement device) for on-line measurements on cells, in particular for measuring soluble analytes and dissolved gases on samples in a sample area. | 01-21-2010 |
20130224688 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL ARTICLE, ARTICLE OBTAINABLE BY THIS PROCESS AND USES THEREOF - In one aspect the present disclosure relates to a process for producing a dental article comprising at least two parts, Part A (e.g. coping) and Part B (e.g. veneer), Part A and Part B each having a 3-dim. structure and an outer and an inner surface, the outer surface of Part A having a shape which essentially corresponds to the shape of the inner surface of Part B, Part B comprising a material with a porous section and being produced with the aid of a rapid-prototyping technique, the process comprising a first heating step, wherein Part A is serving as support structure for Part B during said heating step. | 08-29-2013 |
20130241095 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A RAPID PROTOTYPING DEVICE AND A MATERIAL CARTRIDGE, A CARTRIDGE, AND A METHOD OF USING THE SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed, inter alia, to a system that comprises a rapid prototyping device and a material cartridge. The rapid prototyping device comprises a chamber for building up the object. The cartridge comprises a body into which a channel extends. A support is adapted to be movably arranged within the channel. The cartridge is adapted to be removably placed in the rapid prototyping device, and the rapid prototyping device can move the support of the cartridge. In one embodiment, the system helps minimizing costs in the manufacturing of dental restorations by rapid prototyping techniques. | 09-19-2013 |
20140372085 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING A DENTAL RESTORATION - A method and system for making a dental restoration are provided. The method comprises the step of providing a computer model of a three-dimensional reference surface that is based for example on a tooth structure of a tooth to be restored in a patient's dentition. The method further comprises the steps of visualizing the three-dimensional reference surface, providing a user operable virtual material deposition tool, and using the virtual material deposition tool to deposit a plurality of differently colored layers on the reference surface. The system provides functionality to perform the method of the invention. The invention preferably helps maximizing optical and geometrical quality in a dental restoration. | 12-18-2014 |
20140377718 | DENTAL MILLING BLOCK CONTAINING INDIVIDUALIZED DENTAL ARTICLE AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a dental milling block ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150335407 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MAKING A CUSTOMIZED DENTAL BLANK - A method of making a customized dental blank comprises the steps of providing individual tooth color information, forming an open-celled dental blank precursor, providing the open-celled dental blank precursor with color in accordance with the individual tooth color information, and compressing the dental blank precursor. The method helps maximizing the optical quality of dental restoration at minimized costs. | 11-26-2015 |
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20120290177 | Control Device for a Vehicle Having an Automatically Opening and/or Automatically Closing Flap - A vehicle control system for an automatically opening and/or automatically closing flap, includes a programmable operating switch and a programmable electronic control device. The operating switch is a proximity sensor that is actuatable in a non-contact manner and, after the actuation occurs, generates an operation request signal as an input signal to the control device. In the presence of the operation request signal and, as required, of at least one further condition, the control device emits a command to a closing mechanism for opening or closing the flap. The control device and/or the operating switch is programmed such that the operation request signals are counted as long as at least a first defined condition has not yet been met, and that, when a defined maximal counter reading has been reached, the operation request signals will be ignored until at least a second defined condition has been met. | 11-15-2012 |
20130144494 | Vehicle Having a Device for Setting an Open Position of an Upwardly Pivotable Tailgate, and a Method of Operating the Vehicle - A vehicle has a device for setting an open position of a tailgate, which can be pivoted upwards and, after an opening command to a first control unit, can be adjusted into a predefined open position via an adjusting device. The vehicle has a device for setting a predefined vehicle height, which device includes a second control unit for actuating an active wheel suspension system. Lowering of the vehicle height is performed at the same time as the opening of the tailgate, by way of a communications link between the first control unit and the second control unit and by way of corresponding programming of at least one of the two control units. The simultaneous opening of the tailgate and lowering of the vehicle height are prevented if a blocking command for this function is present in one of the two control units. | 06-06-2013 |
20150330135 | System and Method of Blockage Detection During an Automatic Adjustment of a Movable Vehicle Part in a Motor Vehicle - A system and method are provided for detecting blockages during an automatic adjustment of a movable vehicle part in a motor vehicle equipped with an electric motor drive and an electronic control unit. The drive current as well as the movement speed of the drive are detected by the electronic control unit. When the movement speed increases above the normal level, the control unit suppresses the detection of a blockage event if a drive current increase required for the movement speed increase cannot be ascertained. | 11-19-2015 |
20160054738 | Motor Vehicle Having a Tailgate Arrangement Consisting of a Pivotable Lower Tailgate and a Pivotable Upper Tailgate - A motor vehicle has a tailgate arrangement consisting of a pivotable lower tailgate and a pivotable upper tailgate, the upper tailgate reaching partially over the lower tailgate in an overlapping region. A sensor system detects the respectively current position of both tailgates in the tailgate arrangement. The sensor system is connected to an electronic control unit for motorized actuation of both tailgates. The control unit has a functional module and in the process prevents a collision of the two tailgates in the overlapping region with consideration of their respectively current positions. The functional module is programmed such that, during closing of both tailgates starting from their respective start positions, their respective moving speed and/or their respective moving start are controlled in such a way that the upper tailgate passes a defined anti-collision position in the closing direction only when the lower tailgate is completely closed. The functional module may be programmed such that, during opening of both tailgates, the lower tailgate is not moved in the opening direction until the upper tailgate has passed the defined anti-collision position in the opening direction. The anti-collision position is a defined point, from which the possibility of geometric superimposition of the pivoting regions just cannot yet exist. | 02-25-2016 |
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20100319222 | CONSTRUCTION APPARATUS FOR FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION - The invention relates to a construction apparatus for foundation construction comprising a chassis, a mast for guidance of at least one ground working apparatus and a support mechanism for the mast, by means of which the mast is arranged in an adjustable manner on the chassis, whereby the support mechanism has at least one support arm, which is pivotably hinged about a pivot axis on the chassis. In accordance with the invention a rotary encoder is provided for detecting the pivot angle of the support arm relative to the chassis as a degree of an adjustment position of the mast. | 12-23-2010 |
20110254694 | SAFETY MEANS FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - The invention relates to a safety means for a construction machine having a carrier unit and an actuation unit, which is adjustable with respect to the carrier unit, comprising at least one detecting means for detecting the current position of the actuation unit relative to the carrier unit, an indication means with which the current position of the actuation unit relative to the carrier unit can be indicated, and an evaluation unit, by means of which, depending on at least one input value, at least one adjustment range of the actuation unit can be determined, in which the actuation unit is adjustable at a given safety against tilting of the construction machine, whereby the adjustment range can be indicated together with the current position of the actuation unit by means of the indication means. | 10-20-2011 |
20120072081 | CONTRUCTION MACHINE HAVING A COMPUTER UNIT FOR DETERMINING AN ADJUSTMENT RANGE - The invention relates to a construction machine having a carrier unit, an actuation unit, which is adjustable with respect to the carrier unit, at least one detecting means for detecting status data of the construction machine, and a computer unit, by means of which, based on the detected status data, at least one adjustment range of the actuation unit can be determined, in which the actuation unit is adjustable at a given safety against tilting of the construction machine. The invention also relates to a method for operating a construction machine of such type. | 03-22-2012 |
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20100147271 | Compressed Air System - A compressed-air system for supplying a compress-air injection module of a turbocharged internal combustion engine and the pneumatic systems of the vehicle comprises a compressor is provided. The compressor is connected via a line to a pressure accumulator for the supply of a compressed-air injection module and to a device for compressed-air preparation having an air dryer and a pressure regulator for supplying pressure circuits for compressed-air-actuated consumers. The line for supplying the compressed-air injection module branches off upstream of the device for compressed-air preparation. | 06-17-2010 |
20110014067 | Method and Device for Supplying a Compressor in an Internal Combustion Engine with Compressed Air - The invention relates to a method for supplying a compressor in an internal combustion engine with compressed air. The method has the following steps: determination of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine to identify operating states of the internal combustion engine; production of compressed air by the internal combustion engine using the determined operating parameter in an operating state without combustion and backing up of the compressed air using a throttle; and removal of the produced compressed air to supply the compressor. The invention also relates to a corresponding device. | 01-20-2011 |
20110041496 | Method and Device for Generating Compressed Air and for Blowing it into an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a method for producing compressed air and for injecting the same in an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel motor, comprising an exhaust turbocharger. The method has the following steps: determination of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine to identify operating states of the internal combustion engine; production of compressed air by the internal combustion engine using the determined operating parameter in an operating state without combustion and storage of the produced compressed air; and injection of the stored compressed air into the combustion engine using the determined operating parameter in an operating state with combustion of the internal combustion engine in order to increase the pressure in an induction cycle. The invention also relates to a corresponding device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110045949 | Method and Device for Controlling an Output Torque of an Automated Transmission Coupled to an Internal Combustion Engine - A method is provided for controlling an output torque of an automated transmission coupled to an internal combustion engine and having a transmission controller. The internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas turbocharger and an injection air device for injecting air into an intake line. The method receives a torque requirement by the transmission controller, generates an injection air signal by the transmission controller based on the torque requirement and current operating parameters of the internal combustion engine and the automated transmission, and controls the output torque by activating the injection air device based on the injection air signal for injecting air into the intake line of the internal combustion engine for a duration to be determined. A corresponding device is provided for carrying out the method. | 02-24-2011 |
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20080217824 | Device for Suspending a Unit Such that Vibrations are Damped - The invention relates to a device for suspending a unit, especially a hydraulic unit of an electronically traction-controlled brake system of a motor vehicle. The unit is suspended in a receptacle provided on the vehicle such that vibrations are damped. Hydraulic units of vehicle brake systems are usually equipped with an electric motor for driving pumps located in the hydraulic unit. The brake pressure in the wheel brakes can be modulated via the pumps. The pump drive can cause mechanical and hydraulic vibrations in the unit which can result in unwanted operational noise in case said vibrations are transmitted to the vehicle body without being damped. The improved device is manually preloaded due to limited space for using tools. A clamping mechanism is guided in an axially movable manner on an armature which is fixed to the hydraulic unit and which can be moved from a basic position into a clamping position. The clamping mechanism is interlocked with the armature in both positions. | 09-11-2008 |
20090072616 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a hydraulic braking system having a device for controlling brake slip, drive slip, and/or the driving stability of a vehicle. Among other things, such devices use pumps, valves, and reservoirs to control brake pressure in the wheel brakes in accordance with wheel slip occurring at the particular wheels. These components are in contact with each via a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit is built into a hydraulic block that has spaces for installing the components and channels for hydraulic contact. The invention makes possible a particularly compact and reduced-weight design of the hydraulic bloc and at the same time low manufacturing costs. For this purpose an advantageous layout and sealing of channels relative to each other and to the surrounding area is provided. | 03-19-2009 |
20120141304 | Pump Housing for a Hydraulic Unit in a Motor Vehicle - A pump housing for a hydraulic unit in a motor vehicle, includes a body that is provided with openings for accommodating components of an associated pump. One of the external surfaces of the body is designed such that a motor can be mounted thereon. A cutting process is not used to machine the external surface for mounting the motor. | 06-07-2012 |
20120177516 | Pump Housing of a Motor Vehicle Hydraulic Unit with at Least One Main Cylinder Connection Opening - In a pump housing ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120223211 | DEVICE FOR VIBRATION-DAMPING MOUNTING OF A FLUID ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED FLUID ASSEMBLY - A device for vibration-damping mounting of a vehicle brake system fluid assembly in a receiving opening includes a stay bolt, an elastic damping element in the form of a sleeve through which the stay bolt passes, a clamping sleeve guided by the stay bolt, and a screw element having an internal thread. The stay bolt comprises a connecting pin and a threaded shank having an external thread onto which the screw element can be screwed in order to move the clamping sleeve axially on the stay bolt towards the elastic damping element. The clamping sleeve and the screw element are in the form of a one-piece clamping element having a bearing shoulder, wherein the axial force generated by the clamping element as a result of the screwing-on movement acts via the bearing shoulder on the elastic damping element. A fluid assembly includes at least one such device for vibration-damping mounting. | 09-06-2012 |
20130330181 | Pump Housing, in Block Form, of a Vehicle Brake System, and Method for Producing the Same - In a pump housing, in block form, of a vehicle brake system, having a top side which is manufactured to final dimensions and a bottom side which is manufactured to final dimensions, the final dimensions of the top side and of the bottom side are obtained by means of a non-cutting deformation process starting from a blank. | 12-12-2013 |
20140366524 | Pump Housing for a Motor Vehicle Hydraulic Assembly with a Connection for a Wheel Pressure Sensor or a Master Brake Cylinder Pressure Sensor - A pump housing has at least two inlet valve openings located in a first row, at least two outlet valve openings located in a subsequent second row, and at least one high-pressure switching valve opening and at least one changeover valve opening located in a further subsequent fourth row. At least one connection for a wheel pressure sensor is positioned in a third row between the second and fourth rows. At least one connection for a master cylinder pressure sensor is positioned in a fifth row following the fourth row. | 12-18-2014 |
20150298675 | Hydraulic Block for a Hydraulic Power Unit of a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A hydraulic block for a hydraulic power unit of a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a main brake cylinder bore and an intake that are integrated to form a pedal travel simulator. | 10-22-2015 |
20150321650 | Hydraulic Block for a Hydraulic Assembly of a Slip-Regulated, Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System, and a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A hydraulic block for a hydraulic assembly of a slip-regulated, hydraulic vehicle brake system, comprises a first plurality of receivers aligned in a first row that are each configured to fluidly connect to a respective brake pressure, and a second plurality of receivers aligned in a parallel second row that are each configured to fluidly connect to a respective brake pressure reduction valve. The second row is spaced from the first row in a first direction. The hydraulic block further comprises a first further receiver that fluidly connects to a brake master cylinder pressure sensor. The first further receiver is located perpendicularly offset from the first row in a second direction opposite the first direction and within a plane extending between two of the first plurality of receivers and between two of the second plurality of receivers and that is outside of a center plane defined by the hydraulic block. | 11-12-2015 |
20150375727 | Pressure Generator for a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A pressure generator for a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a piston cylinder unit with a cylinder and a piston, a ball screw drive, an electric hollow-shaft motor which surrounds and is configured to drive the ball screw drive, and a planetary gear set configured to transmit a rotational movement of the hollow-shaft motor to the ball screw drive. The planetary gear set includes a planetary carrier and an internal gear which are respectfully connected via pint-type positive locking connections to a spindle nut of the ball screw drive and a static tubular force transmitter. The locking connections are configured to enable connections between parts via the respective parts being brought together axially in a hollow shaft of the hollow-shaft motor. | 12-31-2015 |
20150377261 | Pressure Generator for a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A pressure generator for a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a piston-cylinder unit, a piston, a ball screw drive configured to move the piston, an electric hollow-shaft motor that surrounds and is configured to drive the ball screw drive, and a planetary gear set configured to transmit a rotational movement of the hollow-shaft motor to the ball screw drive. The generator also includes a flange part, a sleeve, and an axial needle-roller bearing. The flange part has a tubular collar configured to axially guide the piston in a movable fashion therein. The sleeve has a flange configured as a counterbearing which is attached to an interior of the tubular collar, and is further configured to support the bearing. The bearing is configured to rotatably mount and axially support the ball screw drive. | 12-31-2015 |
20160031424 | DRIVER BRAKE FORCE SIMULATOR FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A DRIVER BRAKE FORCE SIMULATOR - A driver brake force simulator is provided for a braking system of a vehicle, including at least one spring, and a displaceable piston which delimits a pressure chamber formed in the driver brake force simulator and which is movable from its starting position, against an elastic force of the at least one spring, by a predefined maximum displacement travel in a first direction in such a way that a volume of the pressure chamber which is fillable with brake fluid is increasable. The driver brake force simulator includes at least multiple disk springs as the at least one spring. Moreover, a manufacturing method is provided for a driver brake force simulator for a braking system of a vehicle by supporting a displaceable piston of the driver brake force simulator with the aid of at least one spring. The displaceable piston is supported by at least multiple disk springs as the at least one spring. | 02-04-2016 |
20160084261 | Pump Housing, in Block Form, of a Vehicle Brake System, and Method for Producing the Same - In a pump housing, in block form, of a vehicle brake system, having a top side which is manufactured to final dimensions and a bottom side which is manufactured to final dimensions, the final dimensions of the top side and of the bottom side are obtained by means of a non-cutting deformation process starting from a blank. | 03-24-2016 |
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20120111804 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - An apparatus for purifying thermoplastic polymers, including a means for generating and conveying a polymer melt, the means including a first heating unit and a filter means, and the filter means including a second heating unit. And a method for purifying thermoplastic polymers, including a step of filtering a polymer melt by way of a filter means, wherein the filter means is at least temporarily heated to a temperature which is higher than that of the polymer melt. | 05-10-2012 |
20120144778 | Method and Device for Aseptic Filling - A method and a device for the aseptic filling of a liquid food product that contains at least one solid particle, including disinfection with a disinfection unit of at least a part of the external surface of at least one first container which contains the solid particle, and disinfection of at least a second container, opening of the disinfected first container with an opening unit and removal of the solid particle, and filling via a filling unit of a disinfected second container with the solid particle and a liquid food. | 06-14-2012 |
20120297862 | METHOD OF CHECKING A MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULE OF A FILTRATION PLANT - A method of checking a membrane filtration module of a filtration plant, where the membrane filtration module includes a discharge pipe for the filtrate and a membrane element for filtering a liquid, and includes filling the membrane filtration module with a liquid, so that the membrane element is completely immersed in the liquid, and introducing compressed air into the discharge pipe. | 11-29-2012 |
20130089649 | STRIPPING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING UNDESIRED SUBSTANCES FROM WORT - A stripping method and a device for removing undesired flavoring substances from wort, including introducing the wort into a stripping container and producing a film that flows downward, blowing stripping gas into the stripping container in such a way that a stripping gas flow is produced, and discharging the wort. | 04-11-2013 |
20140209545 | Apparatus and Method for Purifying Thermoplastic Polymers - A method for purifying thermoplastic polymers, comprising a step of filtering a polymer melt by way of a filter means, characterized in that said filter means is at least temporarily heated to a temperature which is higher than that of the polymer melt. | 07-31-2014 |
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20090269775 | PROGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR CLASSIFYING COLORECTAL CARCINOMA ON THE BASIS OF EXPRESSION PROFILES OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The invention relates to the use of gene expression profiles for predicting the probability of recurrence or metastases to develop in remote organs of patients from which a primary colon carcinoma has been removed. | 10-29-2009 |
20110287957 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING COLORECTAL CANCER - The invention pertains to a method for early detection and screening of colorectal cancer in human subjects based on RNA isolated from blood obtained from said subject. According to the invention, the expression of at least 3, 5, 8, 30, 60, 102, 202, 55, 1002 or 1002 RNAs listed in Tables 1-15 are measured. Using the invention, an accurate and noninvasive screening and diagnosis tool for colorectal cancer is provided with a sensitivity of at least 80% and a specificity of 85% that has high clinical utility and the potential for broad adoption. | 11-24-2011 |
20130065791 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING COLORECTAL CANCER - The invention pertains to a method for early detection and screening of colorectal cancer in human subjects based on RNA isolated from blood obtained from said subject. According to the invention, the abundance of at least 3, 5, 8, 30, 60, 102, 202, 55, 1002 or 1002 RNAs listed in tables 1 to 13 is measured. Using the invention, an accurate and noninvasive screening and diagnosis tool for colorectal cancer is provided with a sensitivity of at least 80% and a specificity of 85% that has high clinical utility and the potential for broad adoption. | 03-14-2013 |
20130143210 | METHOD FOR THE PROGNOSIS OF OVARIAN CARCINOMA - The invention relates to a method for determining prognosis of subjects with ovarian carcinoma using a biological sample comprising genomic tumor DNA isolated from the subject. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of: determining the methylation status of a CpG dinucleotide in a target sequence that is selected from the group consisting of the target sequences as referred to by name in Table 1 in a biological sample isolated from a subject; and deducing from the determined methylation status of the target sequence the prognosis of subject with ovarian carcinoma. The improved prognosis determination of the subject with ovarian carcinoma enables the improved treatment of the said patient. | 06-06-2013 |