Abstract: A handheld firearm which is in the form of a self-loading pistol with a bolt lock, having two operating levers which can pivot and each have a handle for operation of the bolt lock, with the operating levers being arranged on mutually opposite sides of the handheld firearm and, when the handheld firearm is in the in-use state, being connected to one another via a pivoting shaft such that they cannot rotate with respect to one another, and at least sections of the operating levers being arranged in the interior of the handheld firearm.

Abstract: An easy-open, re-closable package for a plurality of disposable diapers includes a wrapping layer which substantially surrounds the plurality of disposable diapers and a re-closable fastening system. The re-closable fastening system may be joined with the wrapping layer. The re-closable fastening system may have a female fastening portion and a male fastening portion, wherein the female fastening portion and the male fastening portion being releasably engageable. In another exemplary embodiment, the male fastening portion is releasably engageable between the plurality of disposable diapers and the wrapping layer. The re-closable package may also include a removable portion. The removable portion being integrally formed within the re-closable fastening system. The removable portion may include a grip portion. The removable portion may be defined by a first perforation and a second perforation, wherein pulling upon the grip portion results in the tearing along of the perforations so as to open the package.

Abstract: For a trigger safety device 100 for firearms comprising a trigger 110 which is adapted for rotary reciprocation about a fulcrum 111 and whose free end is protected by a trigger guard 120, accidental firing is prevented in that a safety slide 130 is mounted on the trigger guard 120 for reciprocal displacement between a first end position 122 and a second end position 123 such that said trigger 110 is freely pivotal in a first end position 122 of the safety slide 130 and is blocked in a second end position 123 of the safety slide 130 respectively.

Abstract: A firearm having at least a hammer which is mounted such that it can rotate about a rotation shaft, a firing rod with a firing spring, with the firing rod being mounted such that it can move with respect to the firing spring, in order to produce a spring force, with the firing rod being suitable at least for accelerating the hammer from a cocked position to a final position, which is suitable for transmission of the hammer energy to a firing pin, with the hammer furthermore being suitable at least for moving the firing spring against the spring force to a pushed-over position, which is beyond the final position, in which case the firing rod has a firing rod head which can interact with a stop on the hammer such that the shaft of the firing rod is pulled to the pushed-over position against the spring force by the movement from the final position.

Abstract: It is provided a method for verifying digitized images of persons and apparatuses for performing the method. The method is particularly usable for verifying the suitability of an image of a person for identification of the person. The method comprises the steps: segmenting the image of a person in a background area and a head or face area, analyzing the head or face area, to detect at least one characteristic value, comparing the at least one characteristic value with at least one predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and systems for use of bio-discs in quantifying an amount or concentration of one or more substances that are present in a biological sample. The system includes an optical disc having one or more samples deposited thereon, an optical element configured to emit and divert radiation onto the samples and components for measuring spectral change of the compound and determining an amount or concentration of one or more target substances. The bio-disc is prepared using a method including providing a membrane that is or can be dimensional to fit within a channel of the bio-disc, applying a reagent on the membrane which is configured to allow the reagent to be released from the membrane into a solution in contact with the membrane, and depositing the membrane in a channel of the bio-disc.

Abstract: A handheld firearm which is in the form of a self-loading pistol with a bolt lock, having two operating levers which can pivot and each have a handle for operation of the bolt lock, with the operating levers being arranged on mutually opposite sides of the handheld firearm and, when the handheld firearm is in the in-use state, being connected to one another via a pivoting shaft such that they cannot rotate with respect to one another, and at least sections of the operating levers being arranged in the interior of the handheld firearm.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for determining whether a patient suffering from cancer will be responsive to a treatment with a 5-Fluoro-Uracil and/or 5-Fluoro-Uracil analogs. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of determining the expression levels of certain mRNAs to determine responsiveness to drug treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing digitized image data by adapting image adaptation models.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reversibly rendering at least one object in an image unrecognizable, whereby each object to be rendered unrecognizable is automatically detected in an original image and at least one data set is generated comprising image information for the representation of the image in which each object to be rendered unrecognizable is, in fact, rendered unrecognizable, and additional information that permits the restoration of each object that has been rendered unrecognizable in the image.

Abstract: A connecting element (1) connects a piston (2) with a restoring element (6) for a radial piston pump. The piston (2) is displaceably mounted in a cylinder (4) and can be restored from an upper dead-centre position by means of the restoring element (6). The connecting element (1) is connected to the piston (2) in a positive fit.

Abstract: An injection system for an internal combustion engine comprises a valve arrangement (26), connected to an inlet (24) to a high pressure pump (8), which regulates the flow of fuel for lubricating and cooling the high pressure pump (8) and bleeds the injection system. The valve arrangement 926) comprises at least one displaceable actuator and a first and second throttle device (30, 32). The actuator (36) is regulated according to a pressure of the fuel flow between a feed supply pump (6) and the high pressure pump (8), such that a first connection to, the high pressure pump (8) is opened, by means of the first throttle device (30), or the feed (24) to the high pressure pump (8) is interrupted, or a second connection to the high pressure pump (8) is opened, by means of the second throttle device (32). The invention further relates to a method of bleeding and/or regulating said injection system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the object-oriented control of at least one information display device, comprising at least one sensor device for detecting an object or a group of objects; and a control means. The invention is characterized in that the control means is configured for determining at least one classification feature of at least one object or of the group of objects detected by the sensor device and for controlling the at least one information display device on the basis of the at least one determined classification feature. The invention additionally relates to a system comprising at least one information display device; and a device for the object-oriented control of the at least one information display device of the type described hereinbefore.

Abstract: An injection system for an internal combustion engine comprises a valve arrangement (26), connected to an inlet (24) to a high pressure pump (8), which regulates the flow of fuel for lubricating and cooling the high pressure pump (8) and bleeds the injection system. The valve arrangement 926) comprises at least one displaceable actuator and a first and second throttle device (30, 32). The actuator (36) is regulated according to a pressure of the fuel flow between a feed supply pump (6) and the high pressure pump (8), such that a first connection to, the high pressure pump (8) is opened, by means of the first throttle device (30), or the feed (24) to the high pressure pump (8) is interrupted, or a second connection to the high pressure pump (8) is opened, by means of the second throttle device (32). The invention further relates to a method of bleeding and/or regulating said injection system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a glass body with at least one inner tube which is closed off on one side and one outer tube which is closed off at least on one side, with the inner tube being connected not coaxially with the floor of the outer tube and the inner tube comprising an opening, with the inner tube being fixed in the outer tube in such a way that the outer tube comprises a projecting portion, a floor is formed by the projecting portion on the outer tube, an opening is formed by the removal of the glass on the inner tube, and the outer tube is evacuated at the end and molten off.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a variable volumetric flow in a fuel feed system includes a high-pressure pump having at least one inlet, at least one cylinder, at least one piston each moveable in a respective cylinder, and a shaft driving the at least one piston. A metering device is disposed in the at least one inlet of the high-pressure pump, is synchronized with the shaft and feeds a variably meterable volume of fuel to the at least one cylinder during each revolution of the shaft. Metering is performed by varying an angle between opening and closure of the at least one inlet.

Abstract: A pressure reserve for a common rail fuel supply system has outlet connections communicating with injection valves. The outlet connections are disposed in end pieces connected to an elongated hollow body. This disposition of the outlet connections assures that pressure surges that occur in the pressure reservoir have only a very slight influence on the injection events. In addition, economical production of the pressure reservoir is possible.

Abstract: The invention relates to a container for containing a stack of moist wipes, the container comprising a container body and a lid covering the container body, the lid comprising a dispensing aperture and a hinging cover connected to the lid and overlying the dispensing aperture, wherein the hinging cover is pivotable around a hinging axis.

Abstract: In a transmission method for simultaneous synchronous or asynchronous transmission of K data sequences consisting of data symbols, before transmission a specific signal form allocated to the data sequences is modulated on each of the data symbols of the K data sequences transmitted via a channel or K generally distinguishable channels, in order to generate the K transmission signals, which are all distorted by the one channel, or one of the K channels. In the receiver, continuous-valued provisional estimated values are calculated for some or all of the data symbols of the K input sequences according to a linear method, and a confidence level for the estimated values is calculated.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a variable volumetric flow in a fuel feed system includes a high-pressure pump having at least one inlet, at least one cylinder, at least one piston each moveable in a respective cylinder, and a shaft driving the at least one piston. A metering device is disposed in the at least one inlet of the high-pressure pump, is synchronized with the shaft and feeds a variably meterable volume of fuel to the at least one cylinder during each revolution of the shaft. Metering is performed by varying an angle between opening and closure of the at least one inlet.