Abstract: A disinfection device with a pressure vessel which has an interior space for receiving a medium, and with at least one radiating device which is arranged such that it emits radiation into the interior space of the pressure vessel, wherein one or several surfaces of the interior space of the pressure vessel are formed at least partially as a reflection surface for the radiation. A particularly reliable sterilization of medical or dental compressed air in the pressure vessel is made possible. One or several disinfection devices according to the invention can be provided in a compressor system for providing compressed air for dental applications, in a dental treatment device with a compressed air device and/or in a connection device with one or several tube sections for guiding compressed air for dental applications.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods of additive manufacture of components in layers in a powder bed by at least two laser beams that can be deflected two-dimensionally over the same powder bed region. Each laser focal spot is projected onto the power bed and is or is set to a diameter of less than or equal to 300 ?m. Components to be produced in the powder bed region are manufactured by each of the laser beams, and each individual surface contour of the component is manufactured solely by one of the laser beams.

Abstract: A stator for an electric drive unit, in particular an electric motor, and to a method for the production thereof. The stator for the electric drive unit comprises a stator core having at least one stator pole; a stator winding which forms all coils from a continuous winding wire; at least one insulating cap, on which a plurality of contact receiving pockets are arranged for receiving the winding wire; a number of deflection domes which are distributed on the outer lateral surface of the cap; and wire guiding contours at the outer lateral surface of the insulting cap for spacing the winding wire; wherein the plurality of contact receiving pockets each have a receiving region for the winding wire which has a different design, and wherein the plurality of contact receiving pockets comprise at least one deflection balcony.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding fabric includes: a non-conductive woven layer including a plurality of non-conductive warp threads and a plurality of non-conductive weft threads, both the non-conductive warp threads and the non-conductive weft threads made of a non-conductive material, and a conductive woven layer including a plurality of conductive warp threads and a plurality of conductive weft threads, both the conductive warp threads and the conductive weft threads at least partially made of an electrically conductive material, where the non-conductive woven layer defines a patterned surface of the fabric and the conductive woven layer defines a grid-like structure, the non-conductive woven layer and the conductive woven layer interwoven together, the fabric includes a plurality of sectors, each sector further includes binding points.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for recycling lead-acid batteries, and more specifically, relates to purifying and recycling the lead content from lead-acid batteries. A system includes a reactor that receives and mixes a lead-bearing material waste, a carboxylate source, and a recycled liquid component to form a leaching mixture yielding a lead carboxylate precipitate. The system also includes a phase separation device coupled to the reactor, wherein the phase separation device isolates the lead carboxylate precipitate from a liquid component of the leaching mixture. The system further includes a closed-loop liquid recycling system coupled to the phase separation device and to the reactor, wherein the closed-loop liquid recycling system receives the liquid component isolated by the phase separation device and recycles a substantial portion of the received liquid component back to the reactor as the recycled liquid component.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a catalyst article comprising: (a) forming a plastic mixture having a solids content of greater than 50% by weight by mixing together a crystalline small pore or medium pore molecular sieve in an H+ or NH4+ form, an insoluble active metal precursor, an inorganic matrix component, an organic auxiliary agent, an aqueous solvent and optionally inorganic fibres; (b) moulding the plastic mixture into a shaped article; and (c) calcining the shaped article to form a solid catalyst body. The present disclosure further relates to a catalyst article, particularly a catalyst article which is suitable for use in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides, and to an exhaust system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conversion element comprising a wavelength-converting conversion material, a matrix material in which the conversion material is inserted, and a substrate on which the matrix material and the conversion material are directly arranged, the matrix material comprising at least one condensed sol-gel material selected from the following group: water glass, metal phosphate, aluminium phosphate, monoaluminium phosphate, modified monoaluminium phosphate, alkoxytetramethoxysilane, tetraethyl orthosilicate, methyltrimethoxysilane, methyltriethoxysilane, titanium alkoxide, silica sol, metal alkoxide, metal oxane or metal alkoxane, the conversion element being arranged in the beam path of a laser source, the conversion element being mounted in a mechanically immobile manner in relation to the laser source, and the radiation of the laser source being dynamically arranged in relation to the conversion element.

Abstract: Methods and corresponding control devices for releasing an electric actuator in a reliable manner, such as an electric parking brake in particular, in a motor vehicle brake system. The aim of the invention is to provide an improved function and architecture which helps prevent the disadvantages of open-loop control systems when using a rationalized sensor system, thereby obviating closed-loop control systems. This is achieved by a release method and a corresponding electronic control unit which obtains an especially modulated change in the power requirement during the release process upon impacting the quasi-elastic release end stop of the electric actuating unit such that the change is fed back, the change being detected in order to be used as information for a power interruption or a termination of the power supply to the electric actuating unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a catalyst article comprising: (a) forming a plastic mixture having a solids content of greater than 50 % by weight by mixing together a crystalline small pore molecular sieve in an H+ or NH4+ form, iron sulphate, an inorganic matrix component, an organic auxiliary agent, an aqueous solvent and optionally inorganic fibres; (b) moulding the plastic mixture into a shaped article; and (c) calcining the shaped article to form a solid catalyst body. The present disclosure further relates to a catalyst article, an exhaust system, and a method of treating an exhaust gas.

Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite having a maximum pore opening defined by eight tetrahedral atoms and having the framework type CHA, AEI, AFX, ERI or LTA, wherein the iron (Fe) is present in a range of from about 0.5 to about 5.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the iron-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite, wherein an ultraviolet-visible absorbance spectrum of the iron-loaded synthetic aluminosilicate zeolite comprises a band at approximately 280 nm, wherein a ratio of an integral, peak-fitted ultraviolet-visible absorbance signal measured in arbitrary units (a.u.) for the band at approximately 280 nm to an integral peak-fitted ultraviolet-visible absorbance signal measured in arbitrary units (a.u.) for a band at approximately 340 nm is >about 2.

Abstract: A SCR catalyst composition comprises a SCR catalyst; and a binder comprising a porous inorganic material, wherein the porous inorganic material comprises a disordered arrangement of delaminated layers, has a disordered porous structure, and has a multimodal pore size distribution comprising at least a first modal maximum having a macroporous or mesoporous pore size and a second modal maximum having a microporous pore size. The SCR catalyst composition can be manufactured using the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an inorganic material having a layered structure; (ii) contacting the material with a cationic surfactant to form a swollen material; (iii) agitating the swollen material to form an agitated material; and (iv) calcining the agitated material to recover a delaminated inorganic material, wherein an SCR catalyst is mixed with the inorganic material prior to step (iv).

Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic component includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region configured to emit radiation at least via a main radiation exit surface during operation and a self-supporting conversion element arranged in a beam path of the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein the self-supporting conversion element includes a substrate and subsequently a first layer, wherein the first layer includes at least one conversion material embedded in a matrix material, wherein the matrix material includes at least one condensed sol-gel material, wherein the condensed sol-gel material has a proportion between 10 and 70 vol % in the first layer, and wherein the substrate is free of the sol-gel material and the conversion material and mechanically stabilizes the first layer.

Abstract: The present invention further provides a method of making an metal-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite having a maximum pore opening defined by eight tetrahedral atoms from pre-existing aluminosilicate zeolite crystallites, wherein the metal is present in a range of from 0.5 to 5.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the metal-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite.

Abstract: A conversion element, an optoelectronic component, an arrangement and a method for producing a conversion element are disclosed. In an embodiment an arrangement includes a conversion element having a wavelength converting conversion material, a matrix material in which the conversion material is embedded and a substrate on which the matrix material with the embedded conversion material is directly arranged, wherein at least one condensed sol-gel material, and a laser source configured to emit primary radiation during operation, wherein the conversion element is arranged in a beam path of the laser source, wherein the conversion element is mechanically immovably mounted with respect to the laser source, and wherein the primary radiation of the laser source is dynamically arranged to the conversion element.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking compartment having a loading opening and a cooking compartment door for closing off the loading opening, with the cooking compartment door including a viewing window. A camera is directed into the cooking compartment for recording an image in the cooking compartment. Coupled to the camera is an image processing facility which is configured to anonymize an image region in the image recorded by the camera.

Abstract: A method for calibrating an oxygen sensor of a household appliance includes a calibration process which is automatically started when at least one status parameter of the household appliance has at least reached a predetermined threshold value. The household appliance can be a steam cooking appliance, and the oxygen sensor can be a lambda probe.

Abstract: In order to specify a catalytic converter, especially SCR catalytic converter, with maximum catalytic activity, this catalytic converter has at least one catalytically active component and additionally at least one porous inorganic filler component having meso- or macroporosity. The organic porous filler component has a proportion of about 5 to 50% by weight. More particularly, a diatomaceous earth or a pillared clay material is used as the porous inorganic filler component.

Abstract: A household appliance includes a treatment chamber closable by a door for treatment of items to be treated by a plurality of treatment processes, and a proximity detector designed to identify a presence of a person approaching the household appliance. The household appliance is designed to carry out an action in dependence on a state of a treatment process in progress, when identifying an approach of the person.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conversion element comprising a wavelength-converting conversion material, a matrix material in which the conversion material is inserted, and a substrate on which the matrix material and the conversion material are directly arranged, the matrix material comprising at least one condensed sol-gel material selected from the following group: water glass, metal phosphate, aluminium phosphate, monoaluminium phosphate, modified monoaluminium phosphate, alkoxytetramethoxysilane, tetraethyl orthosilicate, methyltrimethoxysilane, methyltriethoxysilane, titanium alkoxide, silica sol, metal alkoxide, metal oxane or metal alkoxane, the conversion element being arranged in the beam path of a laser source, the conversion element being mounted in a mechanically immobile manner in relation to the laser source, and the radiation of the laser source being dynamically arranged in relation to the conversion element.

Abstract: A catalyst for oxidising ammonia comprises a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst and a composite heterogeneous extruded honeycomb having longitudinally extending parallel channels, which channels being defined in part by channel walls having a total longitudinal length, wherein the channel walls comprise a pore structure including a periodic arrangement of porous cells embedded in an inorganic matrix component, at least some of which porous cells are defined at least in part by an active interface layer of a catalytically active material comprising a precious metal supported on particles of a support material.