Abstract: A hard-glass halogen gas-filled incandescent capsule with a single-end or a double-end has a tungsten filament with a primary coil extending from the barrel into the legs, and a secondary coil forming the barrel. One of the legs of the tungsten filament of the single-ended capsule extends into a pinch or press seal of the glass envelope to result in passive extinction of the electric arc at end-of-life. The end of the filament leg near the press seal may be connected to and/or supported by a molybdenum lead wire of the capsule that is within the pinch or the press seal via a clamp formed on the molybdenum lead wire. The passive extinction occurs when the electric arc is conducted through the filament extending into the press seal. Reliable extinction of the arc within the capsule is achieved with simplicity in construction and minimal materials. The primary coil is preferably stretched out to assume the diameter of the tungsten wire where it is embedded in a pinch seal.

Abstract: A telephone communicates with a base station and a network, each having an answering machine. The telephone has a key and a controller which connects the telephone to the base answering machine of the base station in response to activating the key for a first period of time, and connects the telephone to the network answering machine of the network in response to activating the key for a second period of time.

Abstract: A demodulator for angle modulated signals having a carrier frequency includes a demodulation channel provided with a local oscillator and with an channel output for supplying angle modulated output signals. A frequency error detector is coupled to the channel output for deriving a local oscillator frequency error signal. A frequency error corrector has two inputs and an output for providing the frequency error corrected angle modulated signals, one input whereof is coupled to the channel output, whereas its other input is coupled to the frequency error detector. The frequency error corrector is embodied as a complex plane rotator for providing complex angle modulated signals by complex plane rotation of a representation of the angle modulated signals and the local oscillator frequency error signals. Advantageously an easy implementable demodulator for Soft Decision Information demodulation schemes is provided.

Abstract: A planar inductor having at least a helical coil and a coating of ferromagnetic material deposited on a flat carrier. The inductance and/or the magnetic coupling of a plurality of coils or windings of the inductor can be precisely set through the ferromagnetic material, which is inside an insulant window that is fixed to the carrier, being deposited on the carrier during the coating process.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for providing impedance translation filtering comprises a first path and a second path. In a base band variant the first path is a feed forward path which comprises first and second series connected transconductance gain stages (10, 12), and the second path is a feedback which comprises third and fourth transconductance gain stages (18, 20), each having an inverting output. An output of the first gain stage is coupled to an input of the fourth gain stage. In operation, the impedance presented at its output determines the impedance presented at an input of the circuit arrangement.

Abstract: Antenna-gain diversity is obtained in the following manner. A first and a second antenna element (A1,A2) are electro-magnetically coupled. A switchable antenna-coupler (SAC) is switchable between: a first antenna-coupling state (S1) in which the first and the second antenna element (A1,A2) are electrically coupled to an antenna-signal node (N); and a second antenna-coupling state (S2) in which the first antenna element (A1) is electrically coupled to the antenna-signal node (N) and the second antenna element (A2) is electrically coupled to signal ground (GND). This type of antenna-gain diversity is particularly suitable for use in an application which needs to be relatively small in size or relatively inexpensive, or both, such as a cordless telephone, for example.

Abstract: A radio receiver has an input coupled to first and second quadrature related low-IF frequency translation stages generating IF signals at substantially half the channel bandwidth or channel spacing. The IF signals which may be optionally filtered in a pre-filter, for example a polyphase filter, are applied to first and second cross-coupled continuous time, low pass Sigma-Delta modulators. The modulators include transconductor-capacitor integrators, all but the first integrators of which are cross-coupled by gyrators set to resonate at the IF frequency. Outputs of the Sigma-Delta modulators include 1 bit oversampled signals. The oversampled signals may be filtered in first decimation stages which provide anti-aliasing. The decimated signals are derotated and decimated in a second decimation means to provide outputs at base band. The base band outputs are equalized and demodulated to provide an output. The input signal may be frequency translated to zero IF and then filtered in low pass filters.

Abstract: The high-pressure discharge lamp comprises a sealed lamp vessel (1) having a quartz glass wall (2) enclosing a discharge space (3). Metal foils (4) are embedded in the wall, connected to electrode rods (6a) projecting from the wall into the discharge space. The electrode rods (6a) have a first part (7a) and a second part (7b). The second part is made of tungsten with a diameter of 120 to 180 &mgr;m or molybdenum with a diameter of 120 to 350 &mgr;m, or tungsten-molybdenum mixtures with a diameter of 120 to 350 &mgr;m. The second part, which is positioned within the wall (2), prevents premature failure of the lamp caused by leakage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DC—DC converter and a power supply unit formed thereby, with which a DC input voltage (Vdc) may be converted into two DC output voltages (U1, Usb) via a resonant switched-mode power supply. Via a circuit stage (M1, M2), a control circuit (C) generates a first AC voltage (VAC), which is converted via two resonant circuits with different transmission behavior and two rectifiers (G1, Gsb) in frequency-dependent manner into DC output voltages (U1, Usb). To achieve a standby mode, in which the first DC output voltage (U1) is designed to be very low and hardly any power is drawn on the output side, a second, thinner auxiliary circuit stage (M3, M4) is provided, which is coupled to the resonant circuits via an inductor (L2). The current consumption of the circuit in standby mode may be reduced considerably by appropriate dimensioning.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a lithium battery having a stack of a negative electrode, a separator, and a positive electrode. A pattern of holes is produced in the negative electrode as well as in the positive electrode. Subsequently, a polymeric material is applied on the stack, so that the polymeric material penetrates the holes by which the negative electrode, the positive electrode and the separator are coupled and pressed together. By subjecting the polymeric material to a treatment with high-energy radiation the thermal and mechanical properties of the polymer are improved.

Abstract: In a transmission system with a transmitter coupled to a receiver a main signal encoded according to a coding property is transmitted together with an auxiliary signal (AUX). In order to transmit the auxiliary signal without needing additional space in the transmission frame, the auxiliary signal is transmitted by changing the coding property according to a predetermined sequence. This is done by means of the sequencer. In the receiver, the decoding of the predetermined sequence is performed by a decoder.

Abstract: A gas discharge lamp has two electrodes and a gastight, transparent lamp envelope including a filling gas containing mercury and a phosphor coating. The phosphor coating contains a perylene pigment.

Abstract: Electrode for use in a non-aqueous battery, which electrode comprises at least a microporous sheet, consisting of inorganic, optionally electroconductive particles, a polymer having a high molecular weight, and a hydrocarbon-containing compound. The electrode can be used as a cathode, an anode and a separator in a battery built up of one or more layers of a current collector, an anode, a separator, a cathode, a current collector and an electrolyte, in particular a rechargeable Li-ion battery.

Abstract: Projection display device which comprises a light source for generating a light beam, integrator means for converting the light beam into a uniform rectangular beam, modulator means for modulating the rectangular light beam with the information to be displayed, and projection means for projecting the modulated rectangular light beam on a display plane. The integrator means comprises a triangular prism and an integrator device positioned between the light source and the triangular prism. The triangular prism is arranged for total internal reflection on at least one or more of its non-folding planes or, for best optical performance, on all of its non-folding planes.

Abstract: Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel (10). The discharge vessel (10) encloses a discharge space (11), provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas, in a gastight manner. At least a part of an inner surface of the discharge vessel (10) is provided with a transparent layer (16) comprising an oxide of scandium, yttrium, or a rare earth metal (lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium, ytterbium, and/or lutetium). The discharge lamp is characterized in that the transparent layer (16) comprises a borate or a phosphate of an alkaline earth metal and/or of scandium, yttrium or a further rare earth metal. Preferably, the alkaline earth metal is calcium, strontium and/or barium. The further rare earth metal is preferably lanthanum, cerium and/or gadolinium. The oxide is preferably Y2O3 or Gd2O3. Preferably, the transparent layer (16) has a thickness of between 5 nm and 200 nm. A luminescent layer (17) is preferably provided on top of the transparent layer in the discharge vessel.

Abstract: Transflective display device provided with an optical waveguide which splits light coming in from aside into two light beams having a mutually opposite circular polarization. Polarization splitting is achieved at the interface of areas in the optical waveguide having a chiral nematic structure.

Abstract: In a lighting arrangement comprising a low-pressure discharge lamp and a high-frequency ballast for cold-igniting and operating the low-pressure discharge lamp, said low-pressure discharge lamp is equipped with electrodes which each comprise two or more double-spiral tungsten electrode bodies covered with an emitter. The switching performance of the low-pressure discharge lamp is very high.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a screen configured to display a desired portion of a icons. A controller rotationally moves of icons along a fictitious ring so that the desired portion of the icons are displayed on the screen.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular discharge lamp (1) with a wall (4) which is transparent to UV-radiation. The tube (2) encloses a discharge space (5) having an internal diameter D. The discharge space (5) comprises a filling of mercury metal vapor in a concentration range of 0.4-2.5 mg/cm3. A reduction of both the diameter D from about 22 mm down to about 13.5 mm and the average mercury concentration from about 1.7 mg/cm3 down to about 0.8 mg/cm3 leads to an increase in the effective germicidal UV-output of the lamp (1) of about 35%.

Abstract: A method of operating a radio communication system uses a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technique. Multiple scrambling codes may be used in a single cell to alleviate the shortage of channelisation codes available for downlink channels from a primary station. To minimise interference caused by the presence of non-orthogonal signals, signals to a single secondary station may be transmitted as a plurality of parts encoded with different scrambling codes.