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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167850 | Cylinder/piston unit with at least three sealing elements A cylinder/piston unit is disclosed for pre-fill, storage and release when desired of an active substance, such as a medicament. The cylinder/piston unit is provided with a cylinder and with a piston which is guided therein and which is sealed off in a sterile manne... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167840 | Disposable injector comprising at least one draw hook and a sliding wedge-type gear for unlocking a locking element A disposable injector with a housing (10) in which are arranged at least one mechanical spring energy store (50), at least one cylinder-piston unit that can be filled at least temporarily with an active substance, at least one piston actuation plunger ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8142594 | Method for the multi-track tailoring of transdermal therapeutic patches A method for the multi-track tailoring of transdermal therapeutic patches having at least a one-layer, adhesive reservoir foil containing an active ingredient, which is disposed between an adhesive back foil and a removable protective foil. The reservoir foils are a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8105271 | Single-use injector having a flexurally elastic housing A housing of the injector is made from a thin-walled sheet-metal part. The sheet-metal part has at least two branches or legs. Each branch has, at the free end thereof, an angled retaining element or a recess as a means of receiving the cylinder of a cylinder/piston... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092419 | Disposable injector with at least one support rod A disposable injector with a housing (10) in which are arranged at least one mechanical spring energy reservoir (50), at least cylinder/piston unit (100) filled with an injection solution, at least one piston-actuating ram, and at least one trig... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075515 | Disposable injector with at least one compression bar and a closure cap A disposable injector with a housing that has at least one compression hook, which has at least one support surface respectively in the region of its free end. A piston-actuating plunger rests on the support surface. The locking position of the compression hook is s... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072608 | Apparatus and method for a combined interferometric and image based geometric determination, particularly in the microsystem technology The apparatus and method according to the invention includes an objective (8) which is capable of operating basically in two different measuring modes. In a first interference mode, a measuring object (9) is interference—optically measured. In a seco... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070713 | Disposable injector with at least one drawer hook which can be forcibly decoupled A disposable injector with a housing (10) in which at least one mechanical spring energy accumulator (50), at least one cylinder-piston unit (100), at least one piston-actuating ram and at least one release unit are arranged. The housing has at ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7992314 | Measuring device for fast measurements An elevation measuring device comprises a measuring column at which a vertically movable measuring slide is supported, so it can be moved by hand and also by a drive motor through a clutch device. The measuring slide supports a scan head, which imparts a constant me... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7967880 | Fix bed gasifier with radiant heating device The fixed-bed gasifier and method in accordance with the invention operates with a solid material batch that is perfused by air and/or steam in opposing direction. Compared with the resultant pyrolysis coke batch, the actual pyrolysis zone is thin enough so as to re... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959599 | Disposable injector with dual-piston dual-chamber system The invention relates to a disposable injector with a housing, an injector-side, first cylinder-piston unit—at least intermittently fillable—arranged thereon and an upstream detachable container adapter, wherein the container adapter bears a likewise at least in... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7928466 | Light emitting semi-conductor diode (with high light output) A light-emitting semi-conductor diode comprising a light emitting chip at least partially surrounded by a transparent electronics protecting body on which a composite layer foil is disposed, the composite layer foil includes at its side facing away from the electron... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7859819 | Cooled energy storage device and press including such a device In an energy storage device (1) with evaporation cooling wherein the boiling temperature of a liquid which is disposed in heat exchange relationship with electric capacitors (2, 3, 4) for limiting the operating temperature of the electric capacitors, a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857558 | Compact cutting head for machining workpieces A milling machine (1) for the machining of large components includes a milling head (9) which includes a support beam (8) which is movable along a longitudinal axis (Z); a pivot body (14) which is supported and guided by the support beam ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7841274 | Transfer press with non-uniform station spacing In a press installation including a press with at least one press station and a multi-station press between arranged at a distance from each other which is a non-integral multiple of the press station distance of the multi-stage press. The installation also includes... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7827856 | Roughness scanner In a roughness scanner comprising a scanning arm with a scanning needle mounted at one end thereof, a skid carrier having an end supporting a skid with the scanning arm extending along the skid carrier in spaced relationship therefrom, the skid has at one side a gui... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7784379 | Cover for machine tool guide structures In a cover arrangement for a machine tool for covering guide and drive structures, comprising a pleated wall arrangement which can be expanded and compressed upon movement of a carriage between which and a machine wall it is connected. The pleated wall structures is... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784324 | Workpiece gripper arrangement for automatic tool change operations A workpiece gripper arrangement for the automatization of presses, including a transfer arrangement for transferring components between workstations, the transfer arrangement includes a girder or carrier with gripper means for holding the components and the gripper ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7752878 | Servo-press with energy management In a press installation including a number of presses with servo-drives for operating the presses and auxiliary equipment such as workpiece handling devices wherein an energy management system is provided including a DC voltage intermediate circuit connected to a po... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749192 | One-way injector with continuously charged spring energy store A one-way injector having a housing in which at least one mechanical spring energy store, at least one piston/cylinder unit, which can be at least temporarily filled with an active substance, at least one piston-actuating plunger and at least one tripping unit are a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7608120 | Compact steam reformer with automatic load matching capability The novel compact steam reformer (1) combines in one device the steam reformation of natural gas or other fuel, including subsequent cleaning of CO. Controlled catalytic CO cleaning is achieved by careful temperature control at the follow-up reactor (37, 3... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7581689 | Device for processing excavated material In an arrangement for processing excavated materials including a material crushing device and a classifier to which the crushed material is supplied for screening, the classifier includes a leveling structure which provides for a desired orientation of the classifie... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7555859 | Elevated sign system with ground level sign change-out capability A sign system particularly useful for point of purchase advertising that is elevated above the reach of shoppers. A slideable sign frame assembly carrying a sign is slideably attached to a normally hidden sign frame assembly supporting apparatus. The sign frame asse... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7546787 | Machine tool with improved concentricity A dynamic spindle adjustment permitting an adjustment movement for the compensation of a wobble of the body held by the work spindle is provided on the spindle bearing of a machine tool. The regulation is designed at least dynamically enough for the regulation to pe... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7545505 | Device and method for a combined interferometry and image-based determination of geometry, especially for use in micro system engineering The apparatus according to the invention comprises an object lens which can operate in at least two different measuring modes. In a first, interference mode a workpiece is measured by means of interference optometry. In a second, imaging measuring mode an optical im... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7541686 | Wind power generator with biased transmission arrangement In a wind power generation installation comprising a rotor with rotor blades mounted on a tower and connected via a transmission to a generator for generating electric power, an electric machine operable as a motor is also connected to the transmission for applying ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7486394 | Optical measuring head A measuring head (4) according to the invention comprises the combination of a zone lens (26), which is preferably a diffractive lens, with a hemispherical lens (23) or a GRIN lens (33). This represents a concept capable of miniaturizatio... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484314 | Micrometer screw gauge with non-rotating measuring screw A micrometer screw gauge comprises a divided measuring spindle. The gauge's front part representing the measuring screw is secured in a torque-proof manner in a guide element. The rear section configured as a threaded spindle has the same diameter. In so doing, it i... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7454861 | Fishing line release and bite alarm apparatus In a two-way pre-bite tension adjustment and fishing line release and fish bite alarm apparatus including a non-electrically conductive body housing a battery and an electrically energized auditory-visual alarm. A two-way pre-bite fishing line tensioning mechanism u... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7419460 | Machine tool with work piece handling arrangement In a machine tool arrangement comprising a machine tool component including a mounting structure for a work piece to be machined by a suitable metal cutting tool, a housing enclosing the machine tool component, a horizontal support beam is disposed above the housing... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401429 | Shelving system carrying a point of purchase display rack with improved graphic panels In a point of purchase display having an integral graphic panel metallic supporting frame for an H-frame shelving system, retrofit pliant graphic panels are provided that may be quickly installed and remain firmly secured but may be quickly detached from the support... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7338302 | Sealed lamp socket A novel lamp socket finding application with a type of increased protection, has a housing part (13) in which a one-piece elastomer sealing sleeve (20) is preferably rotatably held. The sealing sleeve (20) is at its lamp-side end preferably slig... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7249456 | Method of controlling a heating device of a particle filter A method of controlling the energization of a heating device for the regeneration of a particle filter disposed in the exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine, particularly a Diesel engine, wherein a measure for the soot charge state of the particle filter the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 6996929 | Folding sign system A sign system particularly useful for point of purchase displays is provided. The sign system includes an elongated trough for carrying one or more folding sign members. The trough is provided with a slot which because of its dimensions allows a media portion of the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 4673008 | System for charging containers with solids suspended in a carrier fluid A system for continuously charging containers with a flowable substance including solid material, has a first pipe, a flow sensor for detecting substance flow in the first pipe; a plurality of valved second pipes each communicating with the first pipe and... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4673426 | Moisture pre-separator for a steam turbine exhaust A moisture pre-separator for the exhaust portion of a high pressure steam turbine is disclosed. The pre-separator mounts in the nozzle and adjoining piping of the exhaust portion and provides a first channel for capturing moisture caused by secondary flow... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4672226 | Redundant resistance temperature detector power supply system A redundant power supply/signal conditioner system for a resistance temperature detector includes power supply/signal conditioner modules having first and second output terminals connected to a resistance temperature detector. Diode circuits are connected... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4667467 | Method for energy conversion A method for electric power production or cogeneration of electrical power and process heat and/or steam that integrates a solid carbonaceous fuel gasification system and gas turbine system. Fuel gas produced in the gasification system is combusted and th... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4666662 | Steam generator recirculating system for a pressurized water nuclear reactor A steam generator recirculating system for use with the secondary coolant of the steam generators of a pressurized water nuclear reactor is comprised of two separate recirculation loops. Each loop contains a common discharge line into which a secondary co... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4667124 | Wedge removal saw apparatus for a dynamoelectric machine A saw apparatus for removing the wedges maintaining the winding coils in the slots of a generator, such as a hydroelectric generator, clamps to the grooves of the slot next to the slot containing the wedges to be removed. The apparatus includes a circular... | 05/19/1987 |
