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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046377 | TETRAHYDROPYRIDOETHERS FOR TREATMENT OF AMD A medication comprising tetrahydropyridoethers for use in the treatment of AMD.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043082 | CONVERTER MOTOR The invention relates to an inverter motor comprising a motor (2) and an inverter (4), wherein components of inverter electronics are disposed on a circuit board such that the lossy components are thermally conductively connected to a heat sink (8) ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042842 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A COATED STRUCTURE The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing a coated structure. A support structure is initially introduced into a mold, and subsequently a flooding gap is formed between the support structure and at least one part of the mold. Then, a negative ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041946 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A HIGH-PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR PIPE OF STEEL FOR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS AND HIGH-PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR PIPE PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD In a method of making a high-pressure accumulator pipe as composite pipe of steel for pressures of up to 1800 bar and above with high static strength and fatigue strength for fuel injection systems with common rail systems for internal combustion engines, a first inner ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING A BEARING DAMAGE USING OSCILLATION SIGNAL ANALYSIS A device for recognizing bearing damage of a bearing (3), on which an object (4) which rotates at a rotational frequency is mounted, having at least one oscillation sensor (2) for converting an oscillation signal output by the bearing (3) int... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039983 | SURFACE MODIFIED SILICON DIOXIDE PARTICLES Surface-modified silicon dioxide particles or silica sol preparable by reacting aqueous silica sol with at least one first modifier comprising at least one alkoxysilane and with at least one second modifier selected from the group consisting of halosilane, siloxane, and... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039235 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING FLIGHT ATTITUDES OF AN AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND/OR VERTICAL LANDING In a method for simulating flight attitudes of an aircraft capable of vertical take-off and/or vertical landing, with a simulator having a movement device configured as an industrial robot having serial kinematics, wherein movements of a first support for at least one s... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037425 | ELECTROMOTIVE DRIVE ARRANGEMENT An electric-motor drive arrangement is proposed having at least one electric motor and having at least one control device, wherein the electric-motor drive arrangement has a measurement data processing apparatus and a non-volatile memory. In this case, the memory is con... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036478 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPRING RAILS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS The invention relates to a method for producing coated spring-loaded steel rails especially for windshield wipers comprising a rubber or elastomer wiper blade, wherein a cold-rolled steel rail blank is provided with a zinc layer, whereafter a zinc-containing anchor laye... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036028 | ROOF MOUNTING SUPPORT FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES ON UNEVEN ROOFS A mounting support for mounting at least one photovoltaic module having a glass pane on a top side of an, in particular, uneven roof panel includes an elongated strip which can be rolled up and/or unrolled in a roll-up/unroll direction. At least two attachment means for... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031831 | HOUSING ATTACHMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE TO INGRESS PROTECTION CLASS IP 24W A housing attachment for an electric machine is constructed in compliance with protection class IP 23 and includes a first projected edge disposed at a first border wall such that water located in the middle section at the first border wall drips off no later than at th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031815 | FUSE FOR DISCONNECTING AN INVERTER FROM A PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATOR A photovoltaic system includes an inverter, a photovoltaic generator with a plurality of serially connected photovoltaic modules, said photovoltaic generator connected to the inverter by an electrical supply line, a controllable fuse interconnected in the electrical sup... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031456 | VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM The invention relates to a vehicle restraint system for demarcating roadways, including guard rails (1) that are detachably placed next to each other. Each guard rail (1) includes a housing-like base body (3) that can be arranged on the ground and a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031337 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING A CUTTER SPINDLE OF A GRANULATOR AND A GRANULATOR FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC GRANULATE The present invention relates to a method for aligning a cutter spindle of a granulator, particularly an underwater granulator, relative to a cutting plate (4). As precise an alignment of the cutter spindle is of great significance here for continuous very high t... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028304 | CERAMIC MASS FOR BRICK MAKING AND WAY OF PRODUCTION CERAMIC PASTE FOR BRICK MANUFACTURING and way of production. CERAMIC PASTE FOR BRICK MANUFACTURING and way of production deals with the construction material industry, specifically with the construction wall brick manufacturing, made at the thermo burning temperature re... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027116 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE ACCORDING TO THE SPIRAL PRINCIPLE In a positive displacement machine for compressible media, having a spiral-shaped feed chamber (11) arranged in a housing (7b) between cylinder walls (14, 15), a spiral-shaped displacement body is composed of a disc (2) with spiral-sha... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025150 | DUAL ELECTROMOTIVE FURNITURE DRIVE A dual electromotive furniture drive has a housing with a drive motor, which is drive-coupled to a rotation speed reduction gear mechanism, which moves rotation-locked spindles longitudinally, wherein the rotation speed reduction gear mechanism and the spindles are arra... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025145 | MAGNET APPARATUS OF AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH A COOLANT LINE The mounting of a coolant line system in a magnet device of an electric machine is to be simplified. Therefore, a magnet device is provided, with a ferromagnetic base member (4) comprising a first (3) and an opposite second side (5) and comprising p... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025009 | Chassis component for an automobile and method for its manufacture The invention relates to a chassis component for an automobile and a method for producing such chassis component. A mineral core body made of silicate is cast inside a light metal casting, and the blank produced in this manner is processed by forging, forming they chass... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024006 | STEEL FOR HIGH-STRENGTH COMPONENTS MADE OF BANDS, SHEETS OR TUBES HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND PARTICULAR SUITABILITY FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATING PROCESSES A steel for high-strength components including bands, sheets or pipes having excellent formability and particular suitability for high-temperature coating processes above Ac3 (about 900° C.) is disclosed. The steel includes the following elements (contents i... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110018481 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POLYPHASE CONVERTER WITH DISTRIBUTED ENERGY STORES AT LOW OUTPUT FREQUENCIES The invention relates to a method for controlling a multi-phase power converter having at least two phase modules (100) comprising valve branches (T1, . . . , T6) having bipolar subsystems (10, 11) connected in series, at low output frequenci... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018165 | IN-MOLD MOLDED PRODUCT COATING MOLD AND IN-MOLD MOLDED PRODUCT COATING FORMING METHOD An in-mold molded product coating mold includes a sealing portion molding cavity being positioned outside apart from a mold cavity while including a first molding surface which extends from a parting surface of the mold cavity in a mold mating direction of a stationary ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017004 | METHOD FOR SETTING THE TOOTH FACE POSITION OF A GEAR WHEEL The invention relates to a method for setting the tooth face position of a gear wheel (2), which is non-positively connected to a double-skewed pinion shaft (1). A hydraulic press fit (4, 4a) is formed between the gear wheel (2) and pi... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110014338 | MACHINE FOR PREPARING HOT BEVERAGES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A MACHINE A machine for preparing a hot beverage includes a water tank having a reservoir which contains water to be heated. Disposed downstream of the reservoir in a flow direction of the water is a lead container from which water is discharged into a pipe which is heated by a h... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011566 | ARRANGEMENT FOR RECOOLING COOLING WATER The arrangement (1) comprises distributor pipes (6) that are supported by horizontal bars (3) and have downwardly directed spray nozzles (16) and mist collectors (8). The bars (3) are provided with bearing points (5) that... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110006874 | MICROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR A micromechanical actuator includes a movable first spring element having metal and/or silicon. The first spring element is fitted at a first point and can move freely at a second point. A second spring element connected to the first spring element has silicon and is pa... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006622 | ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A TWIN AXIAL FAN An electric machine with improved cooling efficiency includes a stator, a rotor operating as a rotor fan and comprising a shaft defining an axial direction and having radial and axial cooling channels, and an axial fan configured as a twin axial fan and arranged coaxial... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006617 | LINEAR DRIVE MODULE FOR A ROTARY/LINEAR DRIVE The aim of the invention is to provide a cost-effective, easily regulated rotary-linear drive. Therefore, the invention provides for the rotary-linear drive to connect a rotary drive (10) to a linear drive module (11). The linear drive module (11) c... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006559 | METHOD OF MAKING A BODY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND BODY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE In a method of making a body for a motor vehicle, shaped components are produced from blanks using at least one forming process. The shaped components are provided with rivet holes, and a coating is applied onto the shaped components for corrosion protection. After appl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110001312 | SAFETY BELT A safety belt includes a length adjuster for securement of one end of a belt webbing, with the length adjuster being constantly biased in a direction of retraction of the belt webbing. A locking mechanism, when rendered effective, inhibits the length adjuster from turni... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100330226 | Mould with an integrated injector The present invention relates to a mould, in which a completely closed cavity can be formed in one operating state, comprising an injector (10) which is at least partially accommodated in the mould (14) and the discharge opening of which opens into the clo... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326557 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOT-FINISHED SEAMLESS PIPES HAVING OPTIMIZED FATIGUE PROPERTIES IN THE WELDED STATE The invention relates to a method for the production of hot-finished, particularly hot-rolled, seamless pipes having optimized fatigue properties in the welded state, having an outside diameter of up to 711 mm and a nominal wall thickness of up to 100 mm, made of metal,... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100320842 | STARTUP SOURCE INVERTER A method and an apparatus for setting up synchronization, with a power grid, of an inverter having a photovoltaic generator as a primary energy source is disclosed. The inverter is supplied with the energy from an additional energy source connected in parallel with inpu... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320343 | TWO-LEVEL CLAMP FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES A clamp for attaching rectangular photovoltaic modules on a module rail is constructed so that the upper edge of a first module can be installed at a greater height than the lower edge of a second module. The upper edge of the first module rests on a first supporting su... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319546 | RAPPING DEVICE FOR PRECIPITATION ELECTRODES IN ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS The invention relates to a device for rapping a row of collector electrodes in an electrostatic precipitator, the collector electrodes consisting of strip plates suspended from their upper ends with respect to their longitudinal extension. ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319442 | METHOD FOR TESTING A DRIVE ARRANGEMENT AND ACCORDINGLY EQUIPPED CONVERTER In a method according to the invention for testing a drive arrangement and an accordingly equipped converter, an actual torsional backlash of an engine brake, which is preferably configured as a spring-operated brake, is determined and compared to a permitted torsional ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314843 | CHARGING VEHICLE FOR AN AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY MACHINE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES A ground vehicle for feeding photovoltaic modules to an automatic assembly machine is disclosed, wherein the automatic assembly machine is movable on previously installed PV modules and the PV modules that still need to be installed are fed to the automatic assembly mac... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313630 | MACHINE TOOL AND/OR PRODUCTION MACHINE The invention relates to a machine tool and/or a production machine, wherein the machine (19) has a sensor (8, 14, 15, 21) for monitoring a machine element of the machine, wherein the sensor (8, 14, 15, 21) detects a chemical substance. The inventio... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313500 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR AN OPEN-SPACE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM A supporting structure for an open-space photovoltaic system with several ground supports arranged in at least two mutually parallel rows oriented in essentially North-South direction and installed vertically in the ground, with beams supported on free ends of the groun... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100309330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORECASTING SHADOWING FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM In a method for forecasting shadowing of a photovoltaic (PV) system due to cloud formation or movement, part of the firmament is imaged with fisheye optics onto the input optics of a digital camera. Pixel groups associated with luminous intensity ranges are formed. The ... | 12/09/2010 |
