Abstract: Disclosed is a field detection device designed to be connected to at least one access point of a fieldbus network via at least one interface. The field detection device is designed to initiate or execute, for each of at least two connection protocols, an associated query in at least one fieldbus segment of the fieldbus network and to detect which field devices and fieldbus components in said at least one fieldbus segment can be accessed via the connection protocol in question. Furthermore, the field detection device is designed to provide a connection directory in which at least one connection protocol is specified for each field device and for each fieldbus component of a set of field devices and fieldbus components of the at least one fieldbus segment, by means of which connection protocol the field device in question or the fieldbus component in question can be accessed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle and a method for summarizing a conversation in a motor vehicle. The method involves determining by a vehicle sensor device whether a challenging driving task is present; if the challenging driving task is present, masking a conversation in the motor vehicle for a driver by generating counter noise; recording the conversation in the motor vehicle by at least one vehicle microphone; summarizing the conversation by artificial intelligence; outputting a summary of the conversation to the driver after determining that the challenging driving task is no longer present; and deactivating the counter noise after the outputting the summary of the conversation.

Abstract: Butterfly valve housing for a butterfly valve having a closing element mounted rotatably in the housing, wherein receiving openings are arranged in the housing between the two flange connection discs and between the reinforcement structure, wherein the receiving openings are directed from the outer circumference in the direction of the vertical centre axis, into which the inserts can be inserted into the housing, wherein the inserts are arranged form-fittingly in the receiving openings.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication, and high-frequency filters with resonators. One aspect is a device including first and second busbars, and electrode fingers coupled between the busbars, with electrode fingers extending different distances toward an opposite busbar such that a second end of each of the electrode fingers collectively form wave shapes. The device further includes pluralities of gap reflectors positioned between the wave shapes and a nearest busbar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aptamer not binding to the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein nor inhibiting the interaction of the receptor-binding domain (RED) of spike glycoprotein with angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) and/or comprising or consisting of a nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, a composition comprising the aptamer, and the use of the aptamer in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 or diagnosis or treatment of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for determining an ACTUAL delivery volume for a dosing pump (DP) intended for delivering a substance from a container (B), and which is further intended for use with an adjustment means for manually adjusting a TARGET delivery volume for use in a vehicle washing system (WA).

Abstract: When at least one mobile head-mounted display (HMD) is located in at least one vehicle, a control unit of the HMD performs inside-out tracking based on a six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) algorithm with the aid of at least one camera image captured by at least one camera, using a 6DOF-algorithm-based translation of the at least one mobile HMD. The HMD control unit executes an application that creates an edge model of an interior of the vehicle and provides automated computer-vision-based 6DOF tracking of the at least one mobile HMD.

Abstract: A method of controlling a VR device, in particular VR goggles, of a user in a vehicle interior of a vehicle via a communication link, includes vehicle data being received and evaluated, or receiving evaluated vehicle data via the communication link. At least one traffic event may be classified based on the evaluated vehicle data, to generate control commands for controlling the VR device, by way of which the user of the VR device may be alerted to a response of the vehicle to the traffic event, which may be unpredictable to the user. The examples further relate to a vehicle arrangement.

Abstract: A system for modifying process data of a car wash based on captured evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, comprising: a set of mobile terminals, each adapted to perform an algorithmic evaluation process; and a control module, implemented on the car wash, for controlling and/or regulating the car wash based on the detected feedback signals encoding evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, and in data communication with the mobile terminals via the control interface.

Abstract: A backup and restore coordinator configured to receive a plurality of backup and restore requests from at least two uncoordinated backup functionalities implemented in a virtual environment, the virtual environment including a hypervisor hosting a plurality of virtual machines and a backup server. The backup and restore coordinator configured to extract respective information from the plurality of backup and restore requests including target data, backup resource information, and a type of request. The backup and restore coordinator configured to order the plurality of backup and restore requests in a prioritized queue based on the information extracted from the plurality of backup and restore requests.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating a plastic molded article. The apparatus includes a treatment chamber that can be closed and temperature-controlled. A vapor generating unit generates vapor of a treatment liquid. A fluid connection between the treatment chamber and the vapor generating unit feeds vapor to the treatment chamber and returns condensate back to the treatment chamber. A pressure equalizing device transfers waste air at atmospheric pressure and equalizes pressure with the atmospheric pressure during treatment. The pressure equalizing device retains vapor and prevents vapor from escaping into the atmosphere. A vapor phase is generated by heating a treatment liquid to its boiling point. The treatment liquid includes a solvent that dissolves or solubilizes the plastic. The article is exposed to the vapor phase for a predetermined time and removed from the vapor phase. Residual treatment liquid present on the article is removed.

Abstract: Charging an accumulator having an energy storage cell, a data interface and a wake-up circuit. A charging apparatus contains a data interface, a controller, a timer and a switch apparatus. The data interfaces connected to one another via a communication line for differential communication between the accumulator and charging apparatus. Setting the timer to a predetermined period of time; setting the control electronics of the accumulator to a deactivation mode; sending at least one signal from the charging apparatus to the accumulator via the communication line after the predetermined period of time has elapsed; activating the wake-up circuit for activating control electronics by detecting a voltage value from the communication line, the voltage value is consistent with either the dominant or recessive state of the communication line; setting the control electronics to an activation mode; and requesting or releasing a charging current from the charging apparatus using the accumulator.

Abstract: A method for the open-loop and closed-loop control of a power tool with at least one rechargeable battery, a drive and at least one control device, the rechargeable battery serving as an energy supply for the power tool. The method includes the method steps of: recording at least one temperature value of the rechargeable battery by a temperature measuring device; recording at least one first voltage value of the rechargeable battery by a voltage measuring device; and setting a first performance parameter value of the power tool to a second performance parameter value of the power tool for setting a current intensity value if the recorded temperature value corresponds to a predetermined temperature threshold value and the recorded voltage value corresponds to a predetermined voltage threshold value. A system including a power tool and at least one rechargeable battery for supplying the power tool with electrical energy for carrying out the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically conductive contact element (2) for an electric plug connector. The electrically conductive contact element (2) comprises a contact region (4) for making detachable electric contact with a mating contact element of a mating plug connector, and comprises a cable connecting region (6) for the connection of a cable. The contact element (2) comprises a cooling cavity (24), which opens into a distal opening (22) of the cable connecting region (6) which is arranged opposite the contact region (4).

Abstract: A power tool with at least one control device and at least one communication circuit for exchanging signals in a half-duplex mode with a first and a second communication line for differential communication between at least a first transceiver and a second transceiver. A system including a power tool with at least one control device and a rechargeable battery with at least one set of control electronics, the rechargeable battery being designed for supplying the power tool with electrical energy. The system includes at least one communication circuit for exchanging signals in a half-duplex mode with a first and a second communication line for differential communication between at least a first transceiver and a second transceiver.

Abstract: A method for controlling a rechargeable battery on a machine tool contains the steps of: setting the control electronics of the rechargeable battery to a deactivation mode, with the result that no current flows from the rechargeable battery into the control electronics and to the machine tool; transmitting at least one signal from the machine tool to the rechargeable battery via the first and second communication lines; activating the wake-up circuit for activating control electronics by detecting a voltage value from the first or second communication line, wherein the voltage value corresponds to either the dominant or the recessive state of the first or second communication line; setting the control electronics of the rechargeable battery to an activation mode via the wake-up circuit; and enabling current to be drawn from the rechargeable battery by the machine tool.

Abstract: Rechargeable battery for a machine tool containing at least one energy storage cell and also one switching apparatus. The rechargeable battery contains a bypass circuit which can be operated in a first and second mode, wherein the bypass circuit is in an inoperative state in the first mode, so that an electric current with a first current value passes from the at least one energy storage cell to the machine tool via the switching apparatus, and wherein the bypass circuit is in an operating state in the second mode, so that an electric current with a second current value passes from the at least one energy storage cell to the machine tool via the bypass apparatus, and wherein the first current value is greater than the second current value.

Abstract: A biofuel composition and a process for the manufacture of a biofuel composition including lignin and ethanol as the main combustible components of the biofuel composition and having total ash below 1% w/w based on total mass of dry matter in the biofuel composition.

Abstract: A device and related method for producing a ready-to-use solution from a concentrate and a diluent includes an inlet for the diluent; an inlet for the concentrate; an outlet for the solution; a line extending from the inlet for the diluent via a confluence where diluent and concentrate meet, to the outlet; a mixing container arranged in the line between the confluence and the outlet and having a larger cross-section than parts of the line, which are arranged upstream and downstream of the mixing container; and a metering pump for the concentrate, which is connected on the suction side to the inlet for the concentrate and on the pressure side to the confluence and which operates in a pulsed manner. The metering pump works with a clock frequency, in which a plurality of pump surges are attributable to the dwell time of the liquid in the mixing container.