Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of (5S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl][2-(2-{[3-chloro-4?-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)ethyl]-amino}-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid of formula (I), prefer-ably in form of one of its salts or solvates or hydrates, preferably (5S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl][2-(2-{[3-chloro-4?-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)ethyl]-amino}-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid in form of monohydrate (I) of formula (I-M-I) or (5S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl][2-(2-{[3-chloro-4?-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)-ethyl]-amino}-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid inform of mono hydrate (II) of formula (I-M-II), in the inhalative treatment of cardiopulmonary and pulmonary disorders, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (P AH), chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic lung disease (PH group 3) such as pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmo

Abstract: A battery module includes a module housing; and at least two battery blocks arranged within the module housing, wherein the battery blocks each include at least two energy storage elements having at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode, the at least two energy storage elements of one battery block are connected in series and/or in parallel; each of the battery blocks provides a maximum of 60 volts DC; the module housing has at least two positive power connection contacts and at least two negative power connection contacts connected to the battery blocks so that the DC voltages supplied by the battery blocks can be tapped from outside the module housing; and a maximum DC voltage that can be tapped between a positive and a negative power connection contact is 60 volts.

Abstract: The invention provides an efficient and high yielding process for preparing TH-302, comprising at least one step wherein a dioxolane intermediate is generated in an aqueous layer, resulting in a synthesis that is amenable to scale up conditions.

Abstract: A method for aligning a pair of images includes providing a pair of images, identifying salient feature regions in both a first image and a second image, wherein each region is associated with a spatial scale, representing feature regions by a center point of each region, registering the feature points of one image with the feature points of the other image based on local intensities, ordering said feature pairs by a similarity measure, and optimizing a joint correspondence set of feature pairs by refining the center points to sub-pixel accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing electrically conducting tracks on a transparent substrate, by screen printing with an electrically conducting paste, and to the transparent substrate provided with said tracks. According to the invention, conducting tracks are formed with a width less than or equal to 0.3 mm by applying, by screen printing, a thixotropic electrically conducting paste having a ratio of the viscosity without shear stress to the viscosity under shear stress under screen-printing conditions of at least 50 and having a silver content greater than 35% and of which at least 98% of the particles which form it have a size less than 25 ?m, by means of a screen having at least 90 threads per cm, the coating of said screen being provided with slots, the narrowest width of which is equal to 0.25 mm±0.05 mm, and by subjecting said tracks to baking.

Abstract: A method for aligning a pair of images includes providing a pair of images, identifying salient feature regions in both a first image and a second image, wherein each region is associated with a spatial scale, representing feature regions by a center point of each region, registering the feature points of one image with the feature points of the other image based on local intensities, ordering said feature pairs by a similarity measure, and optimizing a joint correspondence set of feature pairs by refining the center points to sub-pixel accuracy.

Abstract: A surface-mounted component includes an external contact, and components that are arranged in proximity to each other and that contain terminals. The external contact is connected to the terminals by spot welds. The external contact defines a contact surface on an assembly area of the surface-mounted component. The external contact also has an area that is free of spot welds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cylinder liner made from gray cast iron, an aluminum material or a ceramic material for an engine block for an internal combustion engine. According to the invention, it is provided that the cylinder liner has a thermally sprayed layer of a low-alloy iron alloy or a bonding layer, which consists of a nickel-aluminum alloy made up of 80 to 95% by weight of nickel and 5 to 20% by weight of aluminum, on its worn running surface, and has a layer serving as a tribological running surface on top of the bonding layer. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a cylinder liner of this type and to a composite part made up of an engine block for an internal combustion engine and at least one cylinder liner of this type. The invention allows the inexpensive repair of worn cylinder liners without the need to adapt new pistons.

Abstract: A strip-shaped lamella (10) for a stator (30) of an electric machine, having a yoke region (12) and a number of first teeth (18) that are of one piece with the yoke region (12) on a first side (14) and have first grooves (20) between them, and having second teeth (22) that are of one piece with the yoke region (12) on a second side (16) oriented away from the first side (14) and have second grooves (24) between them. The second teeth (22) are located at a position of the first teeth (18).

Abstract: A strip-shaped lamella (10) for a stator (30) of an electric machine, having a yoke region (12) and a number of first teeth (18) that are of one piece with the yoke region (12) on a first side (14) and have first grooves (20) between them, and having second teeth (22) that are of one piece with the yoke region (12) on a second side (16) oriented away from the first side (14) and have second grooves (24) between them. The second teeth (22) are located at a position of the first teeth (18).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing electrically conducting tracks on a transparent substrate, by screen printing with an electrically conducting paste, and to the transparent substrate provided with said tracks. According to the invention, conducting tracks are formed with a width less than or equal to 0.3 mm by applying, by screen printing, a thixotropic electrically conducting paste having a ratio of the viscosity without shear stress to the viscosity under shear stress under screen-printing conditions of at least 50 and having a silver content greater than 35% and of which at least 98% of the particles which form it have a size less than 25 ?m, by means of a screen having at least 90 threads per cm, the coating of said screen being provided with slots, the narrowest width of which is equal to 0.25 mm±0.05 mm, and by subjecting said tracks to baking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing electrically conducting tracks on a transparent substrate, by screen printing with an electrically conducting paste, and to the transparent substrate provided with said tracks. According to the invention, conducting tracks are formed with a width less than or equal to 0.3 mm by applying, by screen printing, a thixotropic electrically conducting paste having a ratio of the viscosity without shear stress to the viscosity under shear stress under screen-printing conditions of at least 50 and having a silver content greater than 35% and of which at least 98% of the particles which form it have a size less than 25 ?m, by means of a screen having at least 90 threads per cm, the coating of said screen being provided with slots, the narrowest width of which is equal to 0.25 mm±0.05 mm, and by subjecting said tracks to baking.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surface-mountable component, having at least one external connection (11, 12) and having individual components (21, 22) stacked together, said individual components containing individual terminals (311, 312, 321, 322), in which said external connection (11, 12) is connected to a plurality of individual terminals (311, 312, 321, 322) by spot welds (300) and said external connection forms a contact surface (51, 52) on the assembly side (4) of said component, wherein an area (350) that is free of spot welds (300) is provided on said external connection (11, 12) for wetting with solder. In the case of tantalum electrolytic capacitors as individual components, the component has the advantage that a low ESR can be achieved with a low rejection rate.

Abstract: A method of producing an anode for a capacitor, which includes the steps of molding a continuously deformable material onto a flat anode conductor and simultaneously externally shaping the material, and solidifying the material to form an anode body.

Abstract: Polyisobutene is prepared by cationic polymerization of isobutene and/or isobutene-containing hydrocarbons in the liquid phase in the presence of a complex of BF3 and at least one cocatalyst which is preferably chosen from oxygen-containing compounds, the BF3/cocatalyst complex being produced in situ by adding BF3 and cocatalyst to a reaction stream, wherein BF3 and oxygen-containing cocatalyst are added to the reaction stream via a common binary nozzle comprising an outlet for BF3 and an outlet for the oxygen-containing cocatalyst. The invention also describes a binary nozzle having a centrally arranged outlet for the catalyst.

Abstract: A method of producing an anode for a capacitor, which includes the steps of molding a continuously deformable material onto a flat anode conductor and simultaneously externally shaping the material, and solidifying the material to form an anode body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing electrically conducting tracks on a transparent substrate, by screen printing with an electrically conducting paste, and to the transparent substrate provided with said tracks.

Abstract: Polyisobutenes are prepared by the continuous preparation process, by polymerizing isobutene in the presence of a catalyst comprising boron trifluoride and at least one cocatalyst in an inert organic solvent, a) a part of the reaction mixture obtained thereby being discharged continuously from the polymerization reactor, b) the catalyst being separated from the discharge and/or being deactivated in the discharge, and c) the solvent and any unconverted isobutene being separated from the discharge and recycled to the polymerization reactor, wherein the recycled solvent and, if present, the isobutene are subjected to a wash with water before recycling to the polymerization reactor and are then dried.

Abstract: The anode for a capacitor has a flat anode conductor with a large-area connection to an anode body. That end of the anode conductor which leads out of the anode body is bent to form a terminal connector. Three different processes for working with a paste, a green film, and a powder are proposed for the production of the anode body.

Abstract: A method of producing an anode for a capacitor, which includes the steps of molding a continuously deformable material onto a flat anode conductor and simultaneously externally shaping the material, and solidifying the material to form an anode body.