Abstract: A method for characterizing energy stored in a vehicle, where the energy is delivered from an energy source to an energy store of the vehicle, the method includes acquiring information on energy supplied, processing information on the energy in order to establish an energy class of the energy, and assigning the energy that is delivered to the energy store to an energy class. A charging device, a control unit, and a vehicle are also disclosed.

Abstract: An air guidance control unit having a frame, which surrounds at least one air opening for air flowing along an air flow direction to flow through, a closing device including adjustable flaps, which closing device can be adjusted by means of an adjusting element between an open position in which the air opening is exposed and a closed position in which the air opening is at least partly closed. The invention devises various solutions for especially compact and reliable flap arrangements.

Abstract: A production system for producing a medical device from a tube includes a tube positioning device for positioning the tube. The tube positioning device is configured to hold the tube such that a portion of the tube extends from the tube positioning device along a longitudinal direction. A guiding device is used to guide the portion of the tube, and a laser cutting device is used to form the medical device from the portion of the tube. The guiding device comprises a plurality of bearing elements each configured to abut the portion of the tube and each having a convex curvature in a plane spanned by the longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: In an embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor component (1) comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2) with an active zone (22) for generating a radiation. On an bottom side (20) of the semiconductor layer sequence (2) there is an electrically insulating separation layer (3) with several openings (32). An adhesion-promoting layer (4) is located next to the openings (32) on a side of the separation layer (3) facing away from the semiconductor layer sequence (2). A continuous metallization layer (5) is located on a side of the adhesion-promoting layer (4) facing away from the semiconductor layer sequence (2). The semiconductor layer sequence (2) is electrically contacted in the openings (32) directly by the metallization layer (5). The metallization layer (5) and the openings (32) are spaced from the active zone (22) in the direction perpendicular to the separation layer (3).

Abstract: A system for electro-writing of a polymer melt comprises a print-head and a feed mechanism configured to controllably feed solid polymer base material towards the print-head, wherein the print-head comprises a nozzle, a heater and an insulating spacer, wherein the print-head is configured to eject the polymer melt via the nozzle, wherein the nozzle is configured to be held at a selectable electric potential, wherein the heater is arranged in the print-head and proximate the nozzle, wherein the heater is configured to heat the solid polymer base material beyond its melting point to create the polymer melt in the print-head, wherein insulating spacer is arranged between the heater and the nozzle, wherein the insulating spacer electrically insulates the heater and the nozzle, and wherein the insulating spacer is at least partially surrounded by the heater.

Abstract: A device for regulating a throughflow and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant. The device has a housing with ports for connecting to fluid lines which are connected to at least one inner volume of the housing designed as a valve chamber via a respective through opening, and at least one valve element arranged in the valve chamber with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is mounted such that it can be displaced in a linear manner in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first port designed as an inlet and a second port designed as a first outlet and/or a third port designed as a second outlet.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an air guide control system with a flap arrangement including flaps which can be rotatably inserted into a joining partner. An actuator drives a damper and a coupling rod transmits the torque of this driven damper to the remaining dampers of the damper arrangement. In the event of a flap fracture of at least one flap, a spring, locks the flap arrangement against further movement, so that error information is reported to the actuator via the coupling rod.

Abstract: Air flow control insertable into an air opening for controlling air flowing along an air flow direction, with a closure device including a cloth or fabric adjustable between an opening position releasing the air opening and a closing position at least partially closing the air opening by means of an adjustment device for selectively releasing and closing the air opening to change the air resistance and/or for thermal management of a downstream unit in the air flow direction. Various solutions are proposed to integrate the air control system in or behind an air grille, especially in very limited installation space.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device is provided, the device comprising a ferroelectric memory capacitor arranged over a first active region contact of a first transistor and a gate contact of a second transistor, whereby the ferroelectric memory capacitor at least partially overlaps a gate of the first transistor.

Abstract: A process of treatment of internal organ oedema is using an electric current delivering electrode system comprising electrodes to be positioned at two places on the outer surface of the internal organ and/or in a liquid carrying vessel of the internal organ and delivering electric current to induce electro-osmosis between the electrodes. An electrode assembly system for this treatment by electro-osmosis includes, in addition to the two electrodes, a control unit adapted to control the current flow between the two electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly system for treatment of internal organ oedema by electro-osmosis and/or electrophoresis by delivering an electric field, the system comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a control unit, wherein the first electrode and second electrode are electrically connected to the control unit, the control unit being adapted to charge the first electrode negatively and the second electrode positively, and to directly control a strength of an electric field induced by the first electrode and the second electrode to a preset value for generating a treatment-specific electric flux. The present invention also relates to the use of such system, as well as a process of treatment of internal organ oedema using such system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new aptamer molecules for use in therapy of infections caused by viruses from the Coronaviridae family, a method of preventing infection caused by viruses from the Coronaviridae family in vitro/ex vivo, a pharmaceutical composition and a kit comprising such aptamer molecules, and the use of aptamer molecules for preventing infection of somatic cells with a virus from the Coronaviridae family. The present invention also relates to affinity molecules binding to specific and newly identified epitopes of a key enzyme of Coronaviridae viruses.

Abstract: A chuck for a laser beam wafer dicing equipment includes a wafer support plate having an upper surface for holding a wafer disposed on a dicing tape. The upper surface includes a topographically structured surface region that partly or completely overlaps an edge of the wafer when the wafer disposed on the dicing tape is placed on the upper surface. The topographically structured surface region provides for a reduction in an area of contact between the upper surface and the dicing tape.

Abstract: A chuck for a laser beam wafer dicing equipment includes a wafer support plate having an upper surface for holding a wafer disposed on a dicing tape. The upper surface includes an annular groove that overlaps an edge of the wafer when the wafer disposed on the dicing tape is placed on the upper surface. The wafer support plate includes a ventilation channel configured to ventilate the annular groove.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device is provided, the device comprising a ferroelectric memory capacitor arranged over a first active region contact of a first transistor and a gate contact of a second transistor, whereby the ferroelectric memory capacitor at least partially overlaps a gate of the first transistor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sawing tool, in particular a saw blade, comprising: at least one connection part, which at least partly forms a connection region for connecting to a tool receptacle of a hand-held power tool; at least one main body, in particular one single-piece main body, which is connected to the connection part; at least one array of saw teeth, in particular one array of set saw teeth, which is arranged on the main body; and at least one functional region, in particular one reduction groove region, which is arranged on the main body and on which the array of saw teeth is at least partly arranged. According to the disclosure, the sawing tool has at least one transition region, which is arranged between the at least one connection region and the at least one functional region and which has increased flexural stiffness, in comparison to the functional region, in a direction orthogonal and/or parallel to a cutting plane of the array of saw teeth.

Abstract: A tool system includes at least one machining tool, in particular at least one oscillating machining tool, and at least one additional machining tool, in particular at least one additional oscillating machining tool. The at least one machining tool and the at least one additional machining tool are of the same type, and the at least one machining tool and the at least one additional machining tool differ from each other in at least one cutting blade characteristic, in particular cutting edge characteristic.

Abstract: A device for regulating a throughflow and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant. The device has a housing with ports for connecting to fluid lines which are connected to at least one inner volume of the housing designed as a valve chamber via a respective through opening, and at least one valve element arranged in the valve chamber with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is mounted such that it can be displaced in a linear manner in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first port designed as an inlet and a second port designed as a first outlet and/or a third port designed as a second outlet.

Abstract: A method includes capturing first and second personal information representative of first and second occupants of the vehicle. The method also includes providing vehicle information which is representative of vehicle functions and dependencies therebetween. If first request information from the first occupant for a first vehicle function, and second request information from the second occupant for a second vehicle function are captured, then, based at least partly on the vehicle information, the first request information and the second request information, it is ascertained whether the first and second requests have a correlation such that prioritization should take place with regard to execution of the first and second vehicle functions. If the correlation exists, then first proposal information is ascertained representing a way in which priority is to be given with regard to the execution of the first and second vehicle functions. The vehicle functions are executed accordingly.

Abstract: A device for controlling a flow and distributing a fluid, in particular a refrigerant, in a fluid circuit. The device exhibits a housing with connections for connection to fluid lines that are connected to one internal volume of the housing via a pass-through opening, and one valve element that is arranged in the internal volume of the housing and exhibits a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The valve element exhibits one pass-through opening and is mounted in such a way that it can be moved linearly in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first connection produced as an inlet and a second connection produced as a primary outlet or a third connection produced as a secondary outlet.