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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047254 | Configuration of User Terminal Settings in Communications System The present solution describes a method for configuring SIP settings to a user terminal (UE). In the present solution, for instance when a specific SIP service is used in the user terminal (UE) for the first time, a request message (2-2) is transmitted fro... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046363 | Process for the Preparation of Cladribine A process for the preparation of cladribine of API grade is provided by direct coupling of O-protected 2-deoxy-ribofuranose with silylated 2-chloroadenine followed by deprotection of the resultant protected nucleoside in a separate step and then a purification step. Fol... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044773 | CYLINDRICAL CUTTER The invention is directed to a cylindrical milling cutter whose cylindrical body is provided with grooves which extend along its length at a distance from one another and at an angle to the longitudinal axis, and indexable cutting inserts, particularly coated carbide cu... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044424 | Frequency Divider and Method for Frequency Division A frequency divider comprises a cascade of at least two triggered delay elements (FF1, FF2, . . . ), a reference frequency input (FIN) and a clock output (FOUT). The triggered delay elements (FF1, FF2) are configured to forward a state of an ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044037 | Light Source A light source comprises a light-emitting device (1) emitting electromagnetic radiation from an emitting surface (18) and an optical element (2) having a light input surface (21), a light output surface (22) and side surfaces (23 | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043236 | COMPRESSION CONNECTOR MODULE FOR USE WITH STORAGE DEVICES AND A TEST CARRIER INCORPORATING SAME A compression connector module (10) for use with storage devices comprising a connector housing (12); at least one connector pin (16) mounted on the connector housing (12); and a flex clamp (14) positioned such that a clamping portion ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043189 | Method for the Secure Acquisition of Multiple Analog Input Signals, Analog Input Circuit, and Measuring Sensor and Measuring Transducer Having an Analog Input Circuit of This Type A method for securely acquiring multiple analog input signals that are converted using a plurality of A/D converters into corresponding digital single measured values. A first measurement averaging cycle having a predetermined total number of measuring intervals is pred... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042840 | Method for Producing Molded Body or Wafer Lens The present invention aims to improve shape precision of a molded body when a plurality of molded bodies, which are projections or recesses made of a curable resin, are formed on both sides of a glass substrate. Disclosed is a method for producing a molded body, which c... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042831 | Layered Chip For Use In Soldering A layer assemblage for a semiconductor chip having a chip body for producing a soldering connection for the chip. The assemblage is provided on a side of a chip body formed from a semiconducting material, wherein the layer assemblage is formed from a plurality of sequen... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042643 | Optoelectronic Semiconductor Chip Having a Multiple Quantum Well Structure An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is specified, which has an active zone (20) containing a multi quantum well structure provided for generating electromagnetic radiation, which comprises a plurality of successive quantum well layers (210, 220, 230). The... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042094 | Bottom-to-surface connection installation of a rigid pipe with a flexible pipe having positive buoyancy A bottom-to-surface connection installation of at least two undersea pipes resting on the sea bottom. The installation having a first hybrid tower having a vertical riser anchored to a first base and connected to a the undersea pipe resting on the sea bottom and having ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041505 | Waste Heat Utilization Device for Internal Combustion Engine A waste heat utilization device (2) for an internal combustion engine (6) includes a heat medium circuit (8) through which a heat medium applied with waste heat from at least one of the engine and a heat source of the engine is circulated as the eng... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041286 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR SLIDING DOORS A suspension system for at least one panel movable along a travel path is disclosed. The suspension system has at least two carriages for the at least one movable panel. The at least two carriages are stationarily mounted at an upper section of the at least one movable ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040531 | Method and System for Identification of Grouping Characteristics A method and engineering system by which relationships are automatically identifiable between CAD objects of different CAD models, where use of a transformation rule which maps points of the envelope geometry of a first CAD object of a first CAD model onto points in a s... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040526 | Device and Method for Performing A Functional Test On A Control Element Of A Turbo Engine A turbomachine has a first process control element, a second process control element, and a test system for testing the first process control element. The first process control element and the second process control element influence the same process variable. To test t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040205 | Treatment for Alleviating Tinnitus and Hyperacusis with Auditory Stimulation by Compensating for Hearing Loss and Loss of Non-Linear Compressions An auditory stimulation treatment for alleviating tinnitus and hyperacusis by compensating for hearing loss and loss of non-linear compression. Natural auditory signals are delivered correcting for hearing loss and compressive non-linearity, both determined at separate ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039976 | Tire having a Tread Provided with Cavities Containing a Specific Filling Material A tire having a tread, said tread being provided with a plurality of cavities, at least some of said cavities having a filling composition based on at least: a diene elastomer; more than 50 phr of filler (denoted filler A), the particles of which are nanoparticles havin... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039297 | Method and Device for Controlling the Fermentation Process A method and device for controlling a fermenting process, wherein the method comprises collecting samples of biological cells from a fermenting tank, obtaining the state information of the current biological cells based on the collected samples, comparing the state info... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038718 | Fluid Flow Machine A fluid flow machine has a stator, a rotor which is supported so as to be rotatable relative to the stator, and a brush seal which seals a gap formed between the stator and rotor in a radial direction to prevent the passage of fluid. The brush seal has a brush holder an... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038060 | Method for Designing Imaging Lens, and Imaging Lens Provided is a method for designing an image pickup lens which is low cost and applicable to reflow process. The method includes a step of designing the image pickup lens including a lens formed of energy curable resin, on the assumption that the energy curable resin is ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037607 | Microcircuit Card Comprising a Light-Emitting Diode The light-emitting diode is provided with a lid and is capable of emitting a first predefined color. The card further comprises a near field communications antenna circuit, the circuit and the diode being configured so that the diode emits light when a current of predef... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037575 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Energy to Passive Tags in a Radio-frequency Identification System A method and an apparatus for providing energy to passive tags in a radio-frequency identification system in which a radio-frequency identification system uses the passive tags, a reader/writer sends commands and continuous waves alternately during a communication proce... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037570 | Communication Method for a Radio System and Apparatus and System for Implementing the Method An apparatus, system and communication method, which is particularly suited for a radio frequency identification system (RFID), wherein a reflection-transmission apparatus is disposed in a radio system and, during a communication process, the reflection and transmission... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037566 | Lighting Control System and Method for Operating a Lighting Control System A lighting control system comprising: at least two luminaires (12), a control unit (14) coupled to the at least two luminaires (12) by a communication link (16), by which control unit a respective illuminance of the at least two luminaires (<... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037479 | Method for Fault Monitoring at a Lighting Output of a Motor Vehicle A method for fault monitoring at a lighting output of a motor vehicle. Reference current values are first measured and calculated at various reference voltages. During operation of the lighting output, operating current values and operating voltages are measured. If the... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037456 | Measuring Transducer for Process Instrumentation, and Method for Monitoring the Condition of the Sensor Thereof A measuring transducer for process instrumentation that comprises a sensor for sensing a physical or chemical variable, wherein the sensor includes at least one electrical element embedded in a substrate comprising semiconducting material and is electrically separated t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037408 | Method for Operating a Gas Discharge Lamp and Lighting System Comprising a Gas Discharge Lamp A method for operating a discharge lamp (1), wherein, during operation of the discharge lamp (1), an electrical heating current (IH) and an electrical discharge current (Id) are supplied at least temporarily to an electrode (6, 7 | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037398 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Starting a Discharge Lamp A circuit arrangement for starting a discharge lamp, with a primary circuit, which comprises a series circuit comprising an inductance (L), a starting capacitor (C1) and a first switch (SG), the switch being in the form of a threshold value switch, and the induct... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037186 | Formwork And Formwork Method Of A Concrete Construction In a formwork in concrete construction, particularly for a round vessel, in which, for a further construction section, formwork elements enclose an upper edge of a completed wall portion, are secured to this completed wall portion, and protrude over this wall portion fo... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036961 | Modular Apparatus and Assembly A modular apparatus comprising a mounting rail, a first assembly and a second assembly, wherein the assemblies are arranged on the mounting rail which has a profile configured for attaching the assemblies to a rear wall associated with the assemblies. A space is formed ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035929 | METHOD FOR RIVETING TWO STRUCTURAL COMPONENT PARTS, IN PARTICULAR COVER PLATE ELEMENTS OF A TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER ARRANGEMENT, AT A DISTANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER A method for riveting two structural component parts arranged with their inner sides facing one another and with their outer sides facing away from one another at a distance from one another by at least one spacer rivet element. Positioning the at least one spacer rivet... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035588 | Encoding Method and Device for Securing a Counter Meter Reading Against Subsequential Manipulations, an Inspection Method and Device for Verifying the Authenticity a Counter Meter Reading The invention relates to an encoding method for identifying a subsequential manipulation of a counter meter reading consisting, when the counter reading is increased or decreased, in activating the computation of a new encoded meter reading and in calculating a new enco... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035524 | 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 microcontroller a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034073 | Plug-Type Connection for Making Contact with an Electrical Printed Circuit Board which is Arranged in a Housing A plug-type connection for making contact with a printed circuit board which is arranged in a housing and has a connection which is arranged outside the housing has a support in which contacts are fixedly arranged. The support additionally has sealing edges for sealing ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033348 | Microchip and Method for Manufacturing Microchip A microchip has a resin substrate, which is provided with a first surface whereupon a channel groove is formed and a second surface on the opposite side to the first surface, and the microchip also has a resin film bonded on the first surface. A projection area is large... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032962 | Semiconductor Laser Device The invention relates to a semiconductor laser device comprising a laser bar (2), a flexible conductor support (10), a supporting body (3) of a metal or a metal alloy and a heat sink (4), which is arranged between the supporting body (3 | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032725 | Optical Module and Optical Unit A semiconductor laser used as a light source of an optical module is susceptible to the return light from the lens surface. The problem has been conventionally solved by offsetting the optical axis of a lens and the optical axis of a semiconductor laser, but a high-prec... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032514 | Non-Dispersive Infrared Gas Analyzer The invention relates to a NDIR-gas analyser comprising an infrared radiation source (1), a measuring vessel (3) containing a gas mixture (4) having a measuring gas component (5) that is to be detected, and a detector device (7) that i... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032099 | Method for Recognizing Theft of a PV Module and a Failure of a Bypass Diode of a PV Module, Corresponding PV Sub-Generator Junction Box, PV Inverter, and Corresponding PV System A method for recognizing the theft of at least one photovoltaic module of a PV system. The PV system comprises at least one string of serially connected PV modules for supplying a field voltage, where the at least one string is connected in parallel and the PV modules e... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031814 | PV Sub-Generator Junction Box, PV Generator Junction Box, and PV Inverter for a PV System, and PV System A photovoltaic (PV) sub-generator junction box (1) for a PV system (100) comprises a plurality of electric terminals (11) for optionally connecting one respective PV string (2) of one or more serially connected PV modules (3). Said PV ... | 02/10/2011 |
