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| 20100090840 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EASILY MONITORING THE MAINTENANCE STATUS OF AN UV-DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT - A disinfection system for liquids is provided that features an irradiation chamber for accommodating a liquid to be disinfected. A UV-radiator with a cladding that is transparent to UV-light is arranged in the irradiation chamber such that the UV-radiation emitted by the UV-radiator may penetrate the liquid. A first UV-sensor is arranged in the irradiation chamber such that a first attenuation characteristic with respect to the UV-light emitted by the UV-radiator may be measured with the first UV-sensor, wherein the first attenuation characteristic comprises a first aging characteristic and a first liquid attenuation characteristic. A second UV-sensor is arranged in the irradiation chamber such that a second attenuation characteristic with respect to the UV-light emitted by the UV-radiator may be measured with the second UV-sensor, wherein the second attenuation characteristic comprises a second aging characteristic and a second liquid attenuation characteristic and differs from the first attenuation characteristic. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20120056036 | MONUMENT WITH AN AUTONOMOUS WATER MODULE - An autonomous water module is provided for aircraft, preferably a water module embodied as a water trolley, and to a monument for aircraft, which includes, but is not limited to a device for receiving said type of water module, and finally, an aircraft equipped with said type of autonomous water module and/or said type of monument. The autonomous water module includes, but is not limited to a container having the standard dimensions of a trolley, and the container includes, but is not limited to a fresh-water tank, a device for dispensing fresh water, and a device for discharging gray water. | 03-08-2012 |
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| 20080276699 | Method For Automatically Initializing an Indirectly Measuring Tire Pressure Monitoring System - Method for automatically initializing an indirectly measuring tire pressure monitoring system which due a change of the rotational behavior of the vehicle wheels, in particular a change in the rolling circumference detects a deflation on the vehicle wheels by comparing learnt reference values with continuously detected new values ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090125181 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A DRIVER WHEN PARKING OR MANEUVERING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for assisting a driver when parking or maneuvering a motor vehicle having at least one driver assistance system and a vehicle safety system is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting the surroundings and calculating a desired path in a calculation model, in which the differences in traveling distance between the individual wheels are monitored and determined by means of the vehicle safety system. The desired path is predicted in a calculation model by means of the differences in traveling distance, and detection of the surroundings is carried out by means of the driver assistance system. Furthermore, a system which is suitable to implement the method is provided. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090128315 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ABSOLUTE TIRE ROLLING CIRCUMFERENCES AND TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of determining absolute rolling circumferences of tires of a motor vehicle is disclosed, in which the absolute rolling circumferences (U | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100063665 | Method for Recognition of a Pressure Loss in Motor Vehicle Tires - Disclosed is a method for detection of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires, which detects pressure loss on at least one vehicle tire based on several parameters, which are calculated from the rolling circumference of the tires. To this end, currently calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the parameters. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100179718 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF TIRES - Method for monitoring the state of a tire, in which at least one analysis value (U | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100185361 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for detecting the direction of travel or for detecting a change in the direction of travel of a motor vehicle which has at least two wheel speed sensor arrangements which each comprise an encoder with an incremental scale and a plurality of scale graduations and a wheel speed sensor (SEa, SEb, SEc, SEd) and are connected to an electronic control unit, wherein, when a scale graduation is sensed the wheel speed sensors each transmit a speed signal to the electronic control unit, wherein the direction of travel or a change in the direction of travel is identified at least from the order in which the speed signals occur with respect to the individual wheel speed sensor arrangements. A computer program product for carrying out all the steps of the method is also disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
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| 20090179526 | Monolithic Bending Element - A method for producing a component as monolithic multilayer element or multilayer bending element, comprising at least two layer stacks each having 1-400 layers of piezoelectrically active material which are separated by at least one layer stack comprising 0-100 layers of piezoelectrically inactive material, wherein the inner electrodes of the active layer stacks contain at least the following materials: a) pure silver b) electrically non-conductive material having a proportion by weight of 0% to at most 30% and the material of the piezoelectrically active layers has a sufficient activity in a thermal process such that sintering below the melting point of the material of the inner electrodes is possible and performed. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090243437 | MULTILAYERED ACTUATORS HAVING INTERDIGITAL ELECTRODES - The invention relates to a method for producing a monolithic multilayered actuator comprising a stack of thin active piezoceramic films with applied metallic inner electrodes which reciprocally lead from the stack and are electrically connected in parallel using outer electrodes. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100186560 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MACHINING OF WORKPIECES USING PIEZOCERAMIC TRANSDUCERS - During the machining of workpieces, in particular dynamic loads act on the cutting tools in addition to the static loads. This leads to chipping at the cutting edges of the cutting elements and thus to the destruction of the cutting element with the possible consequence that the workpieces is damaged and thus becomes useless. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100307669 | PIEZOCERAMIC MULTI-LAYER ELEMENT - According to the state of the art, piezoceramic multi-layer elements are sintered in air at temperatures of approximately 1100 DEG C or higher. Therefore, only a noble metal having a high melting temperature can be used as the inner electrode. Non-noble metals would oxidize. Therefore, a silver-palladium alloy having up to 40% palladium is normally used. However, such a measure is associated with high material costs. Lower melting temperatures of the inner electrode material, however, also require a ceramic material having correspondingly low sintering temperatures. The invention therefore proposes that an electrically non-conductive sintering additive added be added to the base material, and that the inner electrode comprise silver, preferably pure silver, as the main material component thereof, and an electrically non-conductive material component and/or a metal alloy or metal oxide mixture. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110011172 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING ENERGY IN A ROTATING SYSTEM - A device for generating electrical energy in a rotating system for the purpose of supplying electric current to electronic components in the system, comprising external forces, acting on the system, that act on piezoelectrically active energy converters in the system, as a result of which electrical energy is generated, and comprising an electronic system for processing the generated electrical energy and transferring it to the components. | 01-20-2011 |
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| 20090179526 | Monolithic Bending Element - A method for producing a component as monolithic multilayer element or multilayer bending element, comprising at least two layer stacks each having 1-400 layers of piezoelectrically active material which are separated by at least one layer stack comprising 0-100 layers of piezoelectrically inactive material, wherein the inner electrodes of the active layer stacks contain at least the following materials: a) pure silver b) electrically non-conductive material having a proportion by weight of 0% to at most 30% and the material of the piezoelectrically active layers has a sufficient activity in a thermal process such that sintering below the melting point of the material of the inner electrodes is possible and performed. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100186560 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MACHINING OF WORKPIECES USING PIEZOCERAMIC TRANSDUCERS - During the machining of workpieces, in particular dynamic loads act on the cutting tools in addition to the static loads. This leads to chipping at the cutting edges of the cutting elements and thus to the destruction of the cutting element with the possible consequence that the workpieces is damaged and thus becomes useless. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110011172 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING ENERGY IN A ROTATING SYSTEM - A device for generating electrical energy in a rotating system for the purpose of supplying electric current to electronic components in the system, comprising external forces, acting on the system, that act on piezoelectrically active energy converters in the system, as a result of which electrical energy is generated, and comprising an electronic system for processing the generated electrical energy and transferring it to the components. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110217595 | SEPARATION LAYER FOR SEPARATING ANODE AND CATHODE IN LITHIUM ION ACCUMULATORS OR BATTERIES - Electronic short-circuiting between the anode and cathode in Li ion accumulators or batteries, an electronic separate of anode must be present with minimum electronic conductivity. To this end, in general a separating layer in the form of porous films, non-woven fabrics or nets made of polypropylene or similar polymers and containing Li ion-conducting salts and ceramic particles is used. Disadvantages of the known separating layers are the low thermal resistance and thereby embodiments with a high energy content, expensive manufacturing processes and complex interaction of the chemical substances used in the separating layers. | 09-08-2011 |
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| 20100241354 | VERIFICATION OF DIGITAL MAPS - An assessment module for assessing data from a digital map for a vehicle. The assessment is made on the basis of a piece of dedicated map quality information and measurement data from an ambient sensor system in the vehicle. The connected driver assistance systems and safety systems in the vehicle use the digital map data on the basis of the assessment. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20120072073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system for stabilizing a motor vehicle including at least one speed sensor for sensing a longitudinal speed and a transversal speed of the motor vehicle; a calculation unit which is designed to calculate an attitude angle of the motor vehicle from the sensed vehicle longitudinal speed and the sensed vehicle transversal speed; an evaluation unit which is coupled to the calculation unit and is designed to compare the attitude angle with a predefined threshold value and to detect an oversteering situation if the attitude angle exceeds the threshold value; an actuation unit which is coupled to the evaluation unit, and an actuator which influences the driving behavior of the motor vehicle, wherein the actuation unit is designed to actuate the actuator in an oversteering situation. In addition, a method which the system is suitable for carrying out is disclosed. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120143454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system for stabilizing a motor vehicle including at least one speed sensor for sensing a longitudinal speed and a transversal speed of the motor vehicle; a calculation unit which is designed to calculate an attitude angle of the motor vehicle from the sensed vehicle longitudinal speed and the sensed vehicle transversal speed; an evaluation unit which is coupled to the calculation unit and is designed to compare the attitude angle with a predefined threshold value and to detect an oversteering situation if the attitude angle exceeds the threshold value; an actuation unit which is coupled to the evaluation unit, and an actuator which influences the driving behavior of the motor vehicle, wherein the actuation unit is designed to actuate the actuator in an oversteering situation. In addition, a method which the system is suitable for carrying out is disclosed. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120161956 | Electric Motor Vehicle having a Display Device - An electric motor vehicle with an electric drive motor, an accumulator for storing electrical energy, an optical display device having a plurality of individually actuable lighting segments, and a display control device. To acquire important vehicle information easily and reliably by the display device, the lighting segments are arranged in such a way that they form an at least two-dimensional lighting segment field and irradiate light upward in the vertical direction. The display control device actuates the lighting segments of the lighting segment field such that the lighting segment field outputs a nondigital accumulator charge state information item and/or a nondigital vehicle operating state information item. | 06-28-2012 |
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| 20080275112 | Invention Concerning Aminoadamantane Compounds - The present invention describes 1-aminoadamantane derivatives and 3-aminoadamantane-1-carboxylic derivatives in which the 5- or 7-position of the basic adamantane structure can be optionally substituted, methods for the production of the compounds based on the present invention, and methods for the coupling of the monomeric 3-aminoadamantane-1-carboxylic derivatives thus obtained to oligomers. The compounds based on the present invention are suitable for the utilisation as antiviral active ingredients, artificial ion channels, as well as for the therapy, diagnostics and prophylaxis of diseases in which a dysfunction of the GABA system occurs. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090299096 | Amidoadamantanes and Method for Producing the Same - The invention relates to 1-formamido-adamantane derivatives of formula (I), which carry the substituents R | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100036153 | Method for Producing Substituted Diamantanes - The invention at hand provides at least dinitroxylated diamantanes. In addition, it provides methods for producing substituted diamantanes with high yields and selectivity. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110082053 | Molecular Rectifiers Comprising Diamondoids - Provided is a molecular rectifier comprised of a diamondoid molecule and an electron acceptor attached to the diamondoid molecule. The electron acceptor is generally an electron accepting aromatic species which is covalently attached to the diamondoid. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110124912 | MONOETHERIFIED DIOLS OF DIAMONDOIDS - The invention at hand describes functionalized diols of diamondoids, in which one of the two hydroxy groups is masked by a protective group, as well as methods for producing these functionalized diols. The protective group is a group —CHR | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110308605 | Applicable Fluorescence of Diamondoids - Provided is a fluorescent diamondoid material which when energized, either by an electric field or by high energy radiation, emits light. The light emitted is generally in the visible range. The diamondoid material can be fine tuned by internal or external doping. The fluorescent materials comprised of diamondoids, have applications in several fields. One application is in solar cells where these materials can be used to improve the overall efficiency of the device. A second application is in indoor lighting where the materials can be used to efficiently produce white light. This can be done by either using the material as a fluorescent medium for a UV light source, in an electroluminescence device, or by using the material as part of an organic light emitting diode (OLED). | 12-22-2011 |
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| 20090077621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SECURITY POLICIES - A system and method of managing security policies in an information technologies (IT) system are provided. In an example, the method includes receiving an input indicating a high-level security policy for the IT system, the received high-level security policy relating to non-functional system attributes for the IT system and received in a format that is not machine-enforceable at an enforcement entity of the IT system. A functional model for the IT system is determined, where the functional model indicates functional system attributes of the IT system. At least one pre-configured rule template is loaded, and at least one machine-enforceable rule is generated in a manner compliant with the received high-level security policy by iteratively filling the at least one pre-configured rule template with functional system attributes indicated by the functional model. After the generating step, the at least one machine-enforceable rule can be distributed (e.g., to an enforcement entity, an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), etc.). In another example, the receiving, determining, loading, generating and distributing steps can be performed at a policy node within an IT system. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110093916 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ACCREDITATION/RE-ACCREDITATION OF AGILE IT ENVIRONMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) - A system and method for managing and analyzing security requirements in reusable models. At least one functional model, at least one security implementation model, at least one requirement model, and meta models of the models are read by a reader. A correspondence between the functional model, security implementation model, and the requirements model is analyzed, whereby the correspondence indicates that compliance/security/accreditation requirements defined in the requirement model match with security objectives implemented by controls defined by the security implementation model. Next, it is determined whether correspondence is or is not given based on the analysis of the correspondence and then evidence is generated based on the analysis of the correspondence and the determination and the impact of changes is analyzed. | 04-21-2011 |
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| 20100119326 | Securing element for screw connections and its use - The invention relates to a securing element for screw connections as an interlayer between the screw head and supporting material and/or between the nut and supporting material, the basic body of the element consisting of a metallic material, to the top side and underside of which hard material particles are fixed, wherein the hard material particles are fixed by means of a metallic binding phase, the thickness of the metallic binding phase being lower than the mean diameter of the hard material particles, so that the hard material particles project out of the metallic binding phase. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110039119 | METHOD FOR FIXING A CONNECTING ELEMENT ON A WORKPIECE AND COMPONENT COMPRISING A WORKPIECE WITH A CONNECTING ELEMENT FIXED ON IT - The invention relates to a method for fixing on a metal workpiece a connecting element which permits the friction-increasing, play-free, reversible connection of workpieces to be joined, the connecting element comprising a metal foil which bears on its joining surfaces hard material particles, which are fixed on the metal foil by means of a metallic binder phase, characterized in that the connecting element is fixed on the metal workpiece securely for purposes of assembly and transportation by welding involving the formation of locally confined weld points. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120118203 | SUSPENSION FOR PRODUCING A LAYER INCREASING THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION, MOLDED PART HAVING SUCH A LAYER INCREASING THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a suspension for producing a friction-increasing layer on a substrate, which comprises a liquid suspension medium, a predominantly inorganic binder or precursor compounds thereof and suspended hard material particles. The invention further relates to a shaped body comprising a substrate and a friction-increasing layer which has been applied to at least part of the surface of the substrate and comprises a predominantly inorganic binder matrix and hard material particles embedded therein, where the thickness of the binder matrix is less than the average particle size of the hard material particles so that the hard material particles project from the binder matrix and where the friction-increasing layer has been formed from a suspension according to the invention. The invention likewise relates to a process for producing the abovementioned shaped bodies and also their use for producing press or clamp connections and also as securing element. | 05-17-2012 |
