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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942096 | Method of controlling a powder sprayer and printing press having a powder sprayer A method of controlling a powder sprayer having a fan jet nozzle configuration in a printing press, includes controlling the fan jet nozzle configuration as a function of operating parameters of the printing press. A printing press having a powder sprayer is also pr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940880 | First-wall component with tube segment The invention relates to a first-wall component of a fusion reactor, which comprises at least one heat shield of a graphitic material and a cooling tube of copper or a copper alloy. Arranged between the heat shield and the cooling tube is a tube segment, which is co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940820 | Method of protecting a laser against damage caused by undesired incident light in a resonator A method of protecting a laser against damage caused by undesired incident light in a resonator includes measuring a parameter, which is a measure for the optical power of the incident light. In more concrete terms, the optical power occurring at a resonator mirror ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940745 | Flexible and economical provision of service characteristics for voice transmission in a packet network The invention relates to a method, an arrangement and a system for rerouting the useful data flow in a packet network within the frame of a service, whereby the resources for executing said service are provided in the area for action of a switching center. According... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940038 | Grid sensor for the two-dimensional measurement of different components in the cross section of a multiphase flow Disclosed is an arrangement for quickly measuring the phase distribution or the component distribution in a flow cross section for substance mixtures also of a non-conducting type by measuring the complex electrical admittance. Said arrangement essentially features ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938542 | Optical swiveling device for imaging and/or projection of an object scene An optical swiveling device is specified for imaging and/or projection of an object scene, having a supporting structure, having a detection/transmission unit arranged in the supporting structure, having a pitch frame and having a roll frame, with the pitch frame be... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938323 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the transportation of a luggage item A method and an apparatus monitor the transportation of a luggage item. What is to be monitored is a transportation process by which the luggage item is transported. At least one computer-accessible image of the luggage item is produced. The image shows the luggage ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937843 | Compass having a leg joint and information bearing surfaces A compass includes two legs having upper ends interconnected in a leg joint and lower ends with holders for refills or styluses. An adjusting spindle penetrates the legs, in particular, in vicinity of the leg joint. The legs have carrier zones in the form of widenin... | 05/10/2011 |
| D637547 | Tire tread for a vehicle tire | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936768 | Method for operating a decentralized data network A decentralized data network contains a plurality of network nodes. The network nodes are able to direct requests into the data network with the aid of checking values. The network nodes are each assigned one or more table entries in a value table distributed betwee... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936548 | Overcurrent switching apparatus In order to form an overcurrent switching apparatus for medium-voltage or high-voltage applications with a current detection device for changing over a contact system associated with them from a first state to a second state in the event of a threshold current being... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936129 | Lighting conversion system An adapter for a T12 fluorescent light fixture that is used to convert the fixture into a T5 or T8 fixture. The adapter includes a male input for receiving power supplied by the T12 ballast. The adapter has circuitry that adjusts the power supplied by the T12 ballas... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935193 | Method of operating a wheel washing assembly A wheel washing assembly contains a machine frame, a pendulum assembly pivotably supported on the machine frame, and two washing manifolds, including a first washing manifold and a second washing manifold, attached to the pendulum assembly. Each of the washing manif... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934450 | Printing press A printing press includes a form cylinder, a blanket cylinder, an impression cylinder, an adjusting apparatus having at least one first actuating drive for setting a printing pressure between the blanket cylinder and the impression cylinder, and a tracking system fo... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637147 | Tire tread | 05/03/2011 |
| D637145 | Tire tread of a vehicle tire | 05/03/2011 |
| D637116 | Pedaled quadricycle | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934099 | Device and method for generating digital signatures For the secure creation of digital signatures and/or for the secure authentication of users with a chip card, an apparatus is plugged into a computer and the PIN is input. The computer operating system activates the autorun function of a read drive in the apparatus ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933466 | Grey value correction method for binary image data A method of gray value correction for binary image data, preferably screened image data, with a local gray value by a desired correction magnitude includes filtering the image data quantized with n bits with an asymmetrical low-pass filter whose filter window is sma... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933206 | Method for adapting link weights in relation to optimized traffic distribution The invention relates to a method which is used to adapt link weights or, link costs, for optimized traffic distribution within a communication network. According to said method, a loop is circulated until an interruption criterion is met. The individual iterations ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932628 | Control device with terminal 15—holding circuit A terminal state of a terminal 15 of a vehicle is enabled to be maintained for a minimum period of time even after a drop in the voltage supply. At the same time other loads are to have no effect on the holding time. A control device for controls access to a ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931753 | Method for removing deposits containing magnetite and copper from containers in industrial and power plants A method to remove deposits containing magnetite and copper from a container, particularly from a steam generator of a nuclear power plant. In a first step, the container is treated using an alkaline cleaning solution containing a complexing agent forming a soluble ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931272 | Sheet delivery and sheet-processing printing machine A sheet delivery has an endless conveyor for conveying printed sheets and a secondary gripper with a gripper bar for holding printed sheets received at their trailing edges from the endless conveyor, to be deposited on a delivery stack. A transmission generates an a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930460 | Universal measurement or protective device A measurement or protective device has an interface for establishing a connection to at least one measurement transducer and a further interface for connecting to a superordinate data bus. In order to allow the measurement or protective device to be used in a partic... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929906 | Forward and reverse link automatic power controlled repeater and method A forward and reverse link automatic power controlled repeater in an apparatus for measuring a path loss between a base-station and a repeater, includes a repeater control part device for controlling a repeater run and for processing forward and reverse gain of the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928329 | Tap changer A tap changer is filled with an insulating liquid as well as devices for absorbing variations in the volume of the insulating liquid due to thermal conditions. A gas cushion is provided which is integrated into the tap changer vessel and is formed by members that ab... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927446 | Method of producing multicolored films Multicolored film composites are produced by laminating a support film with at least two different-colored top films. The surface of the top films or of the film composite is provided with a surface structure. The support film is a film of thermoplastic foam materia... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927401 | Method and device for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine A device for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes at least two structures through which an exhaust gas can flow, initially through a first structure and then through a second structure during operation. An ele... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927141 | Electrical shielding arrangement An electrical shielding arrangement of a high-voltage line has at least two coupling elements. The coupling elements each have a tubular control electrode about a line leadthrough and are surrounded by a barrier. Owing to the fact that the reduction in the diameters... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926345 | Apparatus for measuring a filling level An apparatus for measuring the filling level in a liquid vessel, in particular in a reactor vessel of a nuclear-engineering plant, with a plurality of elongate, spaced-apart measurement tubes. Each measurement tube has a number of thermocouples which are distributed... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926198 | Thermoelectric handheld dryer A handheld dryer having low power consumption is provided. A fan operates to cause air to be drawn into the housing of the dryer, creating an airstream of substantial velocity that is forced through a heater assembly. The heater assembly includes two Peltier thermoe... | 04/19/2011 |
| D636328 | Tire tread | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924794 | Method and system for centralized radio resource allocation in communication networks, related network and computer program product A method for centralized radio resource allocation in a communication network including a Network Control and Management System and at least one Base Station Cluster having a set of Base Station Entities to which respective permutation zones and radio resources are ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922202 | Energy absorbing device An energy-absorbing apparatus for occupant protection in vehicles has a receptacle in which a magnetorheological fluid is present, which in the event of an impact is pressed through a flow zone. The apparatus further has a device generating a variable magnetic field... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922188 | Arrangement consisting of a ski binding and a ski boot A configuration contains a ski binding and a ski boot, whereby a sole of the boot is connected to the ski binding by a maintaining element and performs a rolling off movement when the heel is lifted. The maintaining element contains at least three fixed points, wher... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921494 | Internal unit, suspended such that it can vibrate, of a laundry treatment machine, method for controlling a laundry treatment machine, and use of an electronic sensor in an internal unit An internal unit of a washing machine or spin-dryer normally includes a washing container, which has a laundry drum mounted in the container such that it can rotate, and an electric motor for driving the laundry drum via a reduction gear, a transmission, or direct d... | 04/12/2011 |
| D635750 | Shoe | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920787 | Method for detecting a check-back signal in an optical transmission system The invention relates to a method for detecting a check-back signal in a transmission system for optical signals. According to said method, a constant proportion of the output in a defined frequency range of the check-back signal is concentrated in a narrow-band spe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920463 | Method and network control unit for deactivating a network component The invention relates to a method and to a network control unit for deactivating a network component for example, one or several connections or an entire network node, the method being used to carry out deactivation in simple manner without impairing the traffic and... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919740 | Wing-unfolding apparatus, folding wing assembly, and vehicle with folding wing assemblies An apparatus for wing unfolding is particularly suited for an airborne vehicle. The apparatus has a base body with a longitudinal axis, a number of moveable flaps, and a number of lateral recesses. Attachment devices are configured for fitting the base body to an en... | 04/05/2011 |
