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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047662 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING SURFACE PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for investigating surface properties of different materials, which make it possible to carry out atomic force microscopy with a simplified and faster shear force method. The apparatus according to the invention ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045960 | GLASS AND USE OF A GLASS FOR GLASS-METAL BONDS The glass of the glass-metal bond contains the following ingredients in the following amounts: SiO2, 72-80 wt %; B2O3, 4-<6 wt %; Al2O3, 2-5 wt %; Na2O, 4-7 wt %; K2O, 0-3 wt %; CaO, 2.5-8 w... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043011 | UNSUPPORTED COVERING FOR SEATING AND RECLINING FURNITURE A covering (3) for seating or reclining furniture (1), which is composed of a knit and aligned essentially in parallel with the mounting direction in a mounted condition transversely to a mounting direction, is elastically deformable, at least in one area,... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042616 | Scintillation materials in single crystalline, polycrystalline and ceramic form The scintillation materials may exist in single crystalline, polycrystalline or ceramic form. Preferably, the scintillation materials are in single crystalline form. According to the present invention all cation-forming elements are present in the scintillation material... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041722 | Magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a pneumatic spring control system The invention relates to a magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a body (2) mounted on a levitation chassis (5) by means of pneumatic springs (4), said levitation chassis being supported, in turn, on pairs of levitation magnets (35A, 35 | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041681 | POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINE A hydraulic positive-displacement machine includes at least two radially or axially spaced-apart groups of cylinder-piston units. The cylinders of the primary group can be made to communicate fluidically with cylinders of the secondary group via intermediate valves. At ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040970 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE CERTIFICATION OF A RECORDING APPARATUS A method for verifying the certification of a recording apparatus (14) associated to a control device (12), wherein the control device (12) validates a first certificate written on the recording apparatus (14). Furthermore, a method for ident... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037852 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER FOR IMAGE-BASED COUNTING OF OBJECTS PASSING THROUGH A COUNTING SECTION IN A SPECIFIED DIRECTION For operators of public or commercial buildings, such as supermarkets, it is interesting to determine how many persons, in particular potential buyers, enter the building each day. In other areas, as well, entering and exiting moving objects are counted: it is typical, ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031422 | VALVE-CONTROLLED POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINE In a valve-controlled hydrostatic positive-displacement machine and a method for its control, the positive-displacement machine having a plurality of cylinder-piston units which are activated or deactivated via electrically or electro-hydraulically actuated low-pressure... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030848 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES A method for machining workpieces in a machine tool, according to which the workpiece (10) is measured in the region of the machining assembly of the machine tool, and deviations from the specified position and/or form of the workpiece (10) are compensated... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030816 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE The invention relates to a control arrangement with a pilot aggregate (6) for controlling a control valve (2) comprising a first and a second control chamber (36, 38). The first control chamber (36) is provided for adjusting the control valve... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030644 | FLOW-OPTIMIZED CYLINDER DRUM FOR HYDROSTATIC PISTON ENGINES The invention relates to a cylinder drum (1′) for a hydrostatic piston engine, having at least one kidney-shaped control port/cylinder bore transition (5′, 5″, 5″) which leads into a cylinder bore (2, 2′a) for receiving a piston tha... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030360 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPRISING A HYDROSTATIC PISTON MACHINE A hydraulic system includes a hydrostatic piston machine having a plurality of valves that can be actuated using an actuator depending on the motion of the pistons and a control unit for activating the actuators. The switching points at which the valves are actuated are... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110025274 | ENERGY ACCUMULATOR The invention relates to an energy storage, containing at least one battery cell, and at least one Zener diode being disposed parallel to the at least one battery cell, wherein the cathode of the Zener diode is connected to the plus terminal of at least one battery cell... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023942 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE HAVING IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME The improved photovoltaic module contains a solar cell made of metallic silicon, which is embedded in at least one embedding material, and a corrosion inhibitor. Preferably the corrosion inhibitor is an organic compound, which has at least one nitrogen atom. As a result... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023273 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING FIBRE MATERIAL BETWEEN A DRAFTING DEVICE AND A LOOP-FORMING MACHINE AND A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SAID APPARATUS A device for transporting fibre material between a drawing frame and a loop-forming machine is described. The device contains at least two transport units which are disposed in succession and have respectively one inlet- and outlet opening, said transport units being fo... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110019871 | DEVICE FOR CREATING AND/OR PROCESSING AN OBJECT SIGNATURE, MONITORING DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM The invention relates to a device (2) for creating and/or processing an object signature of an object from a scene, wherein the object signature is designed to describe and/or identify the object, comprising a characteristic extraction unit (5) designed to... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018338 | HYDRAULIC BREAK SYSTEM The invention relates to a hydraulic brake system (1), comprising at least one brake valve (4, 98, 100), which can be manually actuated and by way of which a pressurized medium connection between at least one brake line (53, 54) connected by way of ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017321 | DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE ARRANGEMENT A directional control valve arrangement includes a directional control valve with a valve spool. Using the directional control valve, it is possible to control a pressure-medium connection between a pressure port, a tank connection, and at least one working connection. ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011608 | POWER TOOL The invention relates to an electric machine tool, in particular, having the construction of a pistol, comprising a drive unit (10) and a transmission unit (11). At least the drive unit (10) is mounted on an intermediate flange and is provided with ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011569 | HEAT EXCHANGES FOR DISPENSING SUB-ZERO BEER A heat exchanger (10) comprises a coolant line (11) and a beverage line (13), embedded in a solid block of Aluminium (15). The coolant line (11) is in the form of a first helical coil defining a plurality of turns typically located in ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005386 | LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR A LINEAR MOTION DEVICE A linear motion device includes a housing which extends in a longitudinal direction, and in which a rotor movable in the longitudinal direction is accommodated, the housing including a lubricant supply device, via which the rotor may be supplied with lubricant. The lubr... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005275 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF GLASS TUBES HAVING AT LEAST ONE TUBE END SECTION OF REDUCED STRESS In the process a glass tube line is drawn from a glass tube production plant and the glass tube is severed from the glass tube line. At the same time the still heated glass tube is subjected to a selective local heat treatment of the at least one tube end section prior ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110001299 | VEHICLE HAVING AN AXLE CAPABLE OF PENDULUM MOTION A vehicle, has a chassis, at least one front axle assigned to the chassis and carrying land wheels, a rear axle located downstream of the front axle, relative to a direction of forward travel and carrying at least two steerable wheels, wherein the rear axle is hingedly ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100328929 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL A hand-held power tool includes a housing with a tool fitting for receiving an insertion tool, and at least one illuminating element for illuminating the working area of the hand-held power tool; wherein the at least one illuminating element is located in the region of ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328460 | MASKING MODULE FOR A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MASKING SELECTED OBJECTS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM In addition to the clear advantages of video monitoring systems for securing monitoring regions and optionally for following suspicious objects, there is the requirement to secure the private environments of people in the regions being monitored. A masking module (4<... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326686 | ROTARY POWER TOOL OPERABLE IN EITHER AN IMPACT MODE OR A DRILL MODE A rotary power tool operable in either an impact mode or a drill mode comprising a driveshaft (10), an output shaft (32), a hammer (18) coupled to the driveshaft (10) for transmitting torque to the output shaft (32), and a blocking mem... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324791 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDROSTATIC DRIVE The invention relates to a method for controlling a hydrostatic drive having at least one first hydraulic consumer and one second hydraulic consumer. The two hydraulic consumers are driven by a common drive machine. First of all, a first power requirement of the first h... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100323875 | LEAD-CONTAINING SPACE GLASS, ITS PRODUCTION AND USE The optical glasses have increased refractive indices and are useful for making space-saving and light-weight imaging optics with lenses of different glass types for use in different objects travelling in space. The optical glasses are suitable for production of optics ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100323874 | LEAD-CONTAINING SPACE GLASS, ITS PRODUCTION AND ITS USE The optical glasses have increased refractive indices and are useful for making space-saving and light-weight imaging optics with lenses of different glass types for use in different objects travelling in space. The optical glasses are suitable for production of optics ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100322427 | METHOD FOR MANAGING ENCRYPTION KEYS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK The invention provides for a method for managing encryption keys in a communication network (10) comprising at least one transmitter (14) and at least one receiver (16, 18, 20, 22), wherein the receiver (16, 18, 20, 22) has access to at least... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318307 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OR CALIBRATING A VEHICLE SURROUNDING SENSOR, AND A VEHICLE SURROUNDING SENSOR ADJUSTMENT OR CALIBRATION SYSTEM A method according to the invention for adjusting or calibrating a vehicle surroundings sensor (15) comprises the steps of: attaching at least one target pair (20, 22) to the rear wheels (12, 14) of the motor vehicle (7); recording the target... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317506 | BORON-POOR NEUTRAL GLASS WITH TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDES The neutral glass according to the present invention is characterized by excellent hydrolytic stability, a relatively low processing temperature and low content of boron oxide. Here, the neutral glass has the following composition, in percent by weight based on oxide co... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317269 | MOTORIZED DEVICE FOR MAKING SAUSAGES A motorized cutting and twisting device for making sausages including a meat product situated inside a casing, has a first cutting element cutting a meat product; a second element carrying out an insertion of a product portion inside the casing and immediate twisting; a... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100315784 | FASTENING CLAMP The invention relates to a fixing element (10), in particular in the form of a fixing clamp, for fixing an electronic component (12, 14) to a surface (18) of a cooling body (16). The fixing element (10) has a first free end (44)... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100301688 | WINDING BODY FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WINDING BODY FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR The invention relates to a winding body for an electric motor and, in particular a brushless direct current electric motor (200) with an air gap winding. At least two bobbins (12, 14; 22, 24; 32, 34) per stand (10, 20, 30) are provided. The inventio... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300085 | DRIVE SYSTEM The invention relates to a drive system (1) having a travel drive, a working hydraulic system (3) and a device for hydrostatic braking (4). The device for hydrostatic braking has a first hydrostatic piston machine (12) which is connected to a... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300057 | FRONT ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTING STALKED PLANTS A front attachment for harvesting stalked plants has an intake conveyor mechanism that operates independently of the distance between rows, and a picking assembly located downstream thereof and transversely to the direction of travel, which separates the crops from the ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100294974 | VALVE The invention relates to a valve of an arbitrary type, comprising a valve body (4) for setting an opening cross-section through which pressure medium flows and a barrier body (22) against or around which pressure medium flows, characterized in that the bar... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294676 | SYNTHETIC MORTAR COMPOSITION A multi-component synthetic resin system, its use for securing fixing elements and a method for its preparation, and further embodiments mentioned in the description based on this invention, the multi-component synthetic resin system including one or more finely distrib... | 11/25/2010 |
