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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183494 | Method for connecting a sheet metal component, such as a pipe, to a cast metal component, such as a housing port, in particular for an exhaust system In the method according to the invention for connecting a sheet metal component (3) to a component (5) consisting of cast metal, the sheet metal component (3) and the component (5) are welded to one another by means of a pulse-welding met... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182214 | Pond pump A pond pump comprising an impeller (2) which rotates about an axis of rotation (X) within a pump housing (1). The pump housing (1) comprises a suction inlet (11) that is coaxial to the impeller (2), a pressure outlet (14) fo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182206 | Ring seals for gas sealing and vibration damping A connection device for connecting two turbine housings (1, 2) of a two-stage turbocharging system includes a male/female joint for joining the two turbine housings; a cylindrical ring seal (3) installed under compression inside the male/female joint f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173321 | Separator plate unit with inclined separating wall having at least one metering point and fuel cell having separator plate unit thereof The invention relates to a fuel cell having a membrane electrode arrangement (16) arranged between two separator plate units (44), a first fluid area (12) for distribution of a first fluid which is adjacent to one side of the membrane-electrode ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173319 | Fuel cell water management system and method Systems and methods for transporting accumulated water in a fuel cell system are disclosed. Briefly described, in one aspect, a system comprises a fuel cell flow field plate with at least one channel disposed on a surface of the fuel cell flow field plate, and at le... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172513 | Adjusting shaft arrangement of a turbocharger The invention relates to an adjusting shaft arrangement (1) of a variable turbine geometry turbocharger or waste gate turbocharger having an adjusting shaft (2) which has a fastening section (3); having a lever (4) which is connected to t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161745 | Turbocharger The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2); and having a compressor (3) connected to the turbine (2) by means of a bearing housing (4), the compressor comprising a compressor housing (5), which has a re... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153648 | Solid and crystalline dutasteride and processes for preparation thereof The solid state chemistry of 17β-N-[2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]carbamoyl-4-aza-5-α-androst-1-en-3-one of which the international nonproprietary name is Dutasteride (the active ingredient in products marketed as Avodart, Avidart, Avolve, Duagen, Dutas, Dutagen,... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133988 | Tissue specific promoters The invention relates to tissue specific promoters which can be used in plants for one or more of the following purposes: a. altering carbohydrate metabolism b. preventing memory substance loss c. expression of an invertase inhibitor d. expression of a fructosyl tra... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130976 | Bandpass box in the supporting structure of a vehicle A sound system which has, for example, a radio, a cassette and a CD player is usually already installed in cars as standard or as an option. In addition, a better sound system includes a box system which has a tweeter and a woofer. In order to provide a speaker box ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8097826 | Penetration enhancing flux formulation for tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of austenitic stainless steel and its application A Penetration Enhancing Activating Flux (PEAF) in paste form for autogenous TIG welding of austenitic stainless steels adapted for ready application with a brush on top weld surface prior to conducting autogenous TIG welding to favor single weld pass, of austenitic ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096774 | Turbocharger The invention relates to a turbocharger (15) comprising a bearing housing (7) which mounts a rotor shaft (12) and has a bearing-housing oil space (13); comprising a compressor housing which is connected to the bearing housing (7) a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093457 | Storage-induced promoter The invention relates to a promoter with an organ-specific activity in plants. Said promoter is characterised in that it exhibits greater activity in the storage organs of plants than in other organs of said plants and that the promoter activity is modified after th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092943 | Fuel cell system with improved fuel recirculation A fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell stack, a fuel recirculation line provided with a jet pump and a valve controlled by a control unit based on the anode-cathode pressure differential such that the valve is closed to reduce or stop fuel supply when the anode-c... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091847 | Connectable profiled mounting rail (base rail) The invention relates to a connectable profiled mounting rail, comprising longitudinal webs (3) for connecting the elements to be mounted, wherein the basic profile has a discontinuous, essentially rectangular surface line (4). On the one side, a conne... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080706 | Isolated nucleic acids encoding autoactivated resistance proteins and uses thereof The invention relates to nucleic acid, which codes for an autoactivated resistance protein for creating a resistance to pathogens in plants, characterized in that the nucleic acid has a limited portion of an NBS-LRR resistance gene, which extends from the 5′-end o... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074686 | Tube for transporting high-viscosity materials Transport pipe for high viscosity materials, in particular for concrete. The transport pipe includes an inner pipe (10) made of an abrasion-resistant plastic, at least one metallic joint element (12), as well as a reinforcing jacket (14) which e... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063059 | Use of compositions containing kappa-opioid receptor antagonists for the treatment of dissociative disorders The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising kappa opioid receptor antagonists for producing a drug for the treatment of dissociative disorders in humans. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061976 | Variable geometry turbocharger, vane ring assembly with retaining member A vane ring assembly which includes a lower vane ring (23), an upper vane ring (31), one or more guide vanes (80) positioned at least partially between the vane rings, and a plurality of spacers (49, 50 or 59) positioned between th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058422 | Tissue specific promoters The invention relates to tissue specific promoters which can be used in plants for one or more of the following purposes: a. altering carbohydrate metabolism b. preventing memory substance loss c. expression of an invertase inhibitor d. expression of a fructosyl tra... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044779 | Method and device for assisting a driver when maneuvering a vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination The invention relates to a method and a device for assisting a driver when maneuvering a vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination (1) which has vehicle elements (2, 3) which can move with respect to one another. The method provides that the vehicle or ve... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044413 | Loudspeaker system for motor vehicles utilizing cavities formed by supporting structures In order to produce a powerful bass, bass boxes require a relatively large installation volume, for which insufficient space is frequently available in the interior of a motor vehicle, in particular in a passenger motor vehicle. When drivers and front-seat passenger... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042982 | Headlight for a motor vehicle This present invention relates to a lighting device for vehicles which comprises a flat type light conducting body having two opposed flat sides at which light is transmitted from a light coupling or input side of said body to a light decoupling or output side there... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020529 | Piston pin with slide layer for connecting rod eye for internal combustion engines Piston pin for a connecting rod in a reciprocating internal combustion engine, wherein the piston pin carries at least in the area of the running surface a thermal sprayed slide layer of a metallic bearing material or slide bearing material, as well as reciprocating... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013138 | Chimeric promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection and uses thereof Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998289 | Press-hardened part and method for the production thereof To produce a metallic shaped part (1), in particular a vehicle body part, from a semifinished product (2) made of an unhardened hot-workable steel sheet, first of all the semifinished product (2) is formed by a cold-forming method, in particular... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963699 | Thermal sprayed bearing shells for connecting rod Bearing shell of a connecting rod which is located in the larger connecting rod eye in which the bearing shell is constituted by several thermally sprayed layers and the topmost material layer of the bearing shell is essentially constituted by an aluminum/bismuth al... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963017 | Method for tightening a screwed joint on a component in an automated manner, and suitable industrial robot system The method is used for automated tightening of a screwed joint (16), which is fitted to a component (10) in advance and contains a screw (12) and a nut (14), using a programmable industrial robot system (18). In this case, the inve... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958860 | Crankcase, oil channel mold core for producing a crankcase and process for producing a crankcase A crankcase of an internal combustion engine with at least one main lubricant channel for supplying the internal combustion engine with lubricant and with at least one oil return flow channel (10) for return guidance of the excess lubricant into a reservoir c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956024 | Cleaning compositions for removing organic deposits in hard to reach surfaces A cleaning composition for removing organic deposits from hard to reach surfaces. In its basic embodiment, the cleaning composition comprises: a) a water miscible solvent; b) an inorganic salt; and c) water. The amount of the inorganic salt is at least 20% of the to... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951761 | Cleaning compositions for removing organic deposits in hard to reach surfaces A cleaning composition for removing organic deposits from hard to reach surfaces. In its basic embodiment, the cleaning composition comprises: a) a water miscible solvent; b) an inorganic salt; and c) water. The amount of the inorganic salt is at least 20% of the to... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7939781 | Method for modifying the topography of coated sheet metal using a laser beam and coated sheet metal with a topographical modification of this type In many cases, the coating material of coated sheet metal has a significantly lower boiling point than the sheet metal material. Thus, an explosive vaporization of coating material can occur when sheet metal of this type is joined by welding, negatively affecting th... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939779 | Method for the laser machining of coated sheets With many coated sheets, in particular zinc-coated sheets as used in the automobile industry, the coating material has a much lower boiling point than the material of the sheet. On welding said sheets together the above leads to explosive evaporation of coating mate... | 05/10/2011 |
| D635587 | Housing for underwater pump | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914943 | Integrated seal for fuel cell assembly and fuel cell stack A solid polymer fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly that is in adhesive contact with a first flow field plate around the circumferential edge of the membrane electrode assembly and in non-adhesive contact with a second flow field plate, and an elastom... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7886536 | Exhaust-gas turbocharger, regulating device for an exhaust-gas turbocharger and vane lever for a regulating device The invention relates to an exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) as well as in particular a guide apparatus (13) for an exhaust-gas turbocharger (1). The guide apparatus (13) can have a ring of guide vanes (8), which are pivotable on a van... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846474 | Use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta This procedure consists in the first stage, of the administration of enough quantity of bisphosphonate preparation during the necessary period of time to acquire a degree of volumetric mineral density of the cortical tissue of application, within the normal range (a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7871729 | System and method for mixing gases in a fuel cell exhaust system A system and method for reducing concentrations of reactants in gases flowing through an exhaust system are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises creating a turbulent flow of gases along a periphery region of an exhaust pipe, the turbulent flow crea... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871473 | Automatic compressor stage cleaning for air boost systems A method and device for maintaining air boost system performance is provided. One or more stages of the air boost system can be connected by tubing to a cleaning system that includes a fluid reservoir (135, 235) containing cleaning fluid and a means of convey... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850416 | Turboengine and method for adjusting the stator and rotor of a turboengine A turbo-machine (1), including a stator (2), internally coated with a running-in layer (6), a rotor (4) within the stator (2), wherein the turbo-machine (1) supplementally includes a device for parallel displacement and rota... | 12/14/2010 |
