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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8434623 | Inorganic particles comprising an organic coating that can be hydrophilically/hydrophobically temperature controlled The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one first material from a mixture comprising this at least one first material and at least one second material, which comprises the following steps: (A) contacting ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8429951 | Diagnostic system and diagnostic method for a valve, particularly a closing valve or a control valve A diagnostic system and a diagnostic method for a valve, particularly a closing valve or a control valve, which is actuatable by a drive and is installed in a pipeline. Using a sensor, the pressures in the inlet side of the pipeline are detected and compared with a ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8429281 | Method for operating an industrial automation system comprising a plurality of networked computer units, and industrial automation system An automation system comprising a plurality of networked computer units, functions of the automation system are provided by services of the computer units in which the services are configured and activated using system configuration data and service configuration da... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8429251 | Method for the consistent provision of configuration data in an industrial automation system comprising a plurality of networked control units, and industrial automation system For the consistent provision of configuration data in an industrial automation system comprising a plurality of networked control units, components of a service are combined by a local service configuration unit using a standard configuration interface to form a ser... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8407512 | Apparatus for plugging into a computation system, and computation system An apparatus for upgrading a standard PC system to a fail-safe computation system, comprising a plug device for plugging into the computation system, a memory module, a microcontroller, and a first device for generating a first time signal, wherein the microcontroll... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8377312 | Enrichment of ores from mine tailings The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one first material from a mixture comprising this at least one first material in an amount of from 0.001 to 1.0% by weight, based on the total mixture, and at least one second material, which compris... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8323295 | Medical clamp, in particular spinal clamp, device for providing a reference position and method for determining a reference position A medical clamp, in particular a spinal clamp, includes two clamp limbs connected to a grip part. The grip part executes a clamping movement of the clamp limbs and the clamp limbs are connected to the grip part in a releasable manner. The clamp permits particularly ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8316222 | Method of providing data access in an industrial automation system, computer program product and industrial automation system In an industrial automation system comprising a plurality of industrial control devices connected to an industrial communication network, control and/or supervision functions of the industrial automation system are provided by services implemented by computer-based ... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8312550 | Method, system and apparatus for processing rights A method for processing rights granted to an operator of a device or a group of devices using a rights object, wherein the method comprises at least the steps of receiving a rights object from the computer of a third party, generating at least one derived rights obj... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8301273 | Method for providing functions in an industrial automation system, control program and industrial automation system In order to provide functions in an industrial automation system having control units which are coupled via a communication network, functions of the automation system are made available by services. Components of a service are subdivided into service-specific compo... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8299448 | Determination of control parameters for irradiation of a moving target volume in a body A control parameter is determined for a system for irradiating a predetermined target volume in a body with a particle beam. The system is constructed to direct the particle beam at a multiplicity of target points in the target volume in succession in order to produ... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8262060 | Actuating device for an on/off valve An actuating device for an on/off valve having a pneumatic drive that is connected to a compressed air supply by a solenoid valve, wherein when driven with a control voltage, the solenoid valve ventilates the pneumatic drive with the compressed air and, when the con... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8217373 | Determination of a planning volume for irradiation of a body A system for irradiating a predetermined target volume in a body with a particle beam is constructed to direct the particle beam at a multiplicity of target points in the body in succession, in order to produce at each of the target points a predetermined dose distr... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8162037 | Device for generating a pulsed magnetic field A pulsed magnetic field is generated by a device having a magnet to be operated in pulse operation which contains at least one superconductive refrigerant-free winding that is disk-shaped or saddle-shaped. Also included is a refrigerating unit which has at least one... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154400 | System comprising a plurality of electrical switches, especially for a magnetic levitation railway line A system includes a plurality of electrical switches. Every switch is associated with at least one monitoring device for detecting the respective switching condition of the switch. All of the monitoring devices are interconnected through a data connection through wh... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8035053 | Sorting installation and sorting method for letters and large letters A sorting installation for letters of a first kind and letters of a second kind includes circulating stacking locations for receiving the letters of the first kind delivered in any desired sequence, and circulating end locations ordered by destination addresses. A f... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020863 | Method and device for transporting a flat object A method and a device transport a flat object, especially a mail item, over a conveyor path. The transport device has two conveyor elements, a thickness sensor and a gap-altering device. With the aid of the thickness sensor the thickness of the object is measured, b... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7953419 | Method for integration of network nodes In a data communications network building automation system, integration of wirelessly communicating network nodes is visualized in a process environment on an output unit of a commissioning device. The current spatial position of the commissioning device is detecte... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7902951 | Hermetically sealed electrical apparatus An electric apparatus, preferably a transformer, is hermetically sealed and filled with a dielectric liquid. Devices for recording heat-related volume variations of the dielectric liquid are contained in the apparatus. Volume variations are compensated with the aid ... | 03/08/2011 |
| D633403 | Electricity meter | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884691 | Electrical component with a cooling circuit for underwater operation An electrical component with winding conductors, particularly a transformer, includes a cooling circuit with a heat exchanging unit. Cooling elements of the heat exchanging unit can be flowed around by a first liquid, particularly seawater, thus enabling an effectiv... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881078 | Twelve-pulse HVDC transmission A device for transmitting electric power between alternating voltage networks includes converters interconnected by direct current lines and provided each with several six-pulse conversion bridges. The six-pulse conversion bridges of one same converter are capable o... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875121 | Method for maintaining a pipe comprising a particle trap system extending along the pipe, and devices for carrying out the method A pipe maintenance method and device is particularly suited for maintaining a pipe of a gas-insulated high-voltage line with a particle trap system extending along the pipe. The novel method enables poorly accessible sections to be reached. To this end, a maintenanc... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7863773 | Apparatus for the redundant power supply of at least one load In order to provide an apparatus for the redundant power supply of at least one load having a first converter, which can be connected to a first AC voltage system via a first connection, a second converter, which can be connected to a second AC voltage system via a ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7825637 | Method and device for controlling a capacitive load A capacitive load is controlled by charging and respectively discharging by way of a load current, which is allowed to oscillate between a maximum default and a minimum default. The maximum default increases monotonously in a first step, remains essentially constant... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817049 | Combined scattered-light and extinction-based fire detector A fire detector has at least two sensor units for monitoring a confined space for the occurrence of a fire. A first fire parameter is monitored according to the scattered light method, using a first sensor unit located at or in the vicinity of the ceiling. At least ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816603 | Capsule housing extending in an essentially tubular manner comprising at least three housing sections A capsule housing has at least three housing sections, extends along an axis, and has a substantially tubular-shaped frame. The housing sections are connected together on the front side thereof and they surround a receiving chamber on the inside. The inside has an e... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812708 | Manipulation protection for a fire detector A method for differentiating between a fire and the manipulation of a fire detector. The fire detector has at least two sensor units, each of which contains a light source and a light collector. A cover plate is formed with at least two light exit and entry windows.... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810712 | Method and device for transporting items by means of identified containers A method and a device transport multiple items, in particular mail items, to predefined destination points. The respective destination point and a value of a predefined feature of each item are measured and stored. The item is transported together with other items i... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804392 | Switching resistor for an electric switching device A switching resistor for an electric switching device having an electrically conductive resistive material. The resistive material is a resistive material on a synthetic material basis. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7788418 | Measurement or protective device with independent software modules A measurement or protective device has a terminal for establishing a connection to a data bus. A control device determine the mode of operation of the measurement or protective device, and the mode of operation can be changed from the outside using the terminal. The... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7751906 | Method and automation system for operation and/or observing at least one field device The object is to provide a method for operating and/or observing at least one field device in the simplest possible manner. A first central control device which executes the automation engineering software generates a first command to control the at least one field ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737686 | Distance sensor arrangement for a magnet of the levitation magnet of a magnetic levitation transport system A distance sensor configuration for a magnet of the levitation magnet of a magnetic levitation transport system equipped with a number of distance sensors. Each distance sensor has a distance measuring coil acted upon by an operating frequency and can be placed in a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734357 | System for operating an installation by editing graphic objects A system is used to operate partial units of a technical installation by editing graphic objects, the system contains a graphic editor and a data editor. During the selection of a graphic object by the graphic editor, the data editor, which produces or modifies the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725229 | Method and device for detecting a rollover situation of a motor vehicle A rate of rotation around the longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle and the lateral inclination thereof are determined as state variables. A rollover situation is detected when the state variables are greater than the characteristic curve of a minimum triggering thre... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7723977 | Optical sensor arrangement for electrical switchgear An optical sensor configuration contains an optical current sensor and/or an optical voltage sensor. The sensor configuration further contains a first and a second hollow member, preferably ring shaped profiles, which are together disposed to form a hollow section. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707043 | Method to input and store data for a clinical study A method provides for inputting and storing data for a clinical study in a uniform manner by different study locations. Accordingly, the method comprises generation of an input platform program for an input of data of a clinical study, distribution of the input plat... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7646751 | Interface, apparatus, and method for communication between a radio equipment control node and a remote equipment node in a radio base station An interface, apparatus, and method are described for communication between a radio equipment control (REC) node and a radio equipment (RE) node in a radio base station that tranceives information over radio interface using multiple antenna carriers. The REC node is... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7574371 | Medical diagnosis management system A computerized medical diagnosis management system includes a central computer system comprising a data processor; at least one data interface operatively coupled to the data processor and configured to receive data from two or more diagnosis instruments, wherein ea... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7539215 | Subscriber device for a high-performance communication system A subscriber in a communication system (102) for transmitting and receiving data telegrams, wherein a data telegram includes reference data or user data and an identifier. The control of transmitting and receiving data telegrams is based on check data sets ( | 05/26/2009 |
