Abstract: An electronic component includes an RFID transponder, and also a security document comprises such an electronic component. The electronic component has a modulator for modulating a carrier signal, the modulator being constructed from at least two organic field effect transistors.

Abstract: The drainage element is formed of a tubular mesh that is filled with loose fill elements of polymeric material, deformed into an ovate cross-sectional shape and cured at an ambient temperature to hold the elements in a compacted state to define a rigid drainage element. The drainage element may be fabricated with a perforated pipe to be joined to other like drainage elements in a drainage system.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device (5) in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, in particular an RFID transponder, and to a rectifier (52) for such an electronic device. The rectifier (52) has at least two organic diodes or organic field effect transistors each having at least one electrical functional layer composed of a semiconducting organic material. The rectifier (52) furthermore has two or more charging or charge-reversal capacitors which are connected up to the two or more organic diodes or organic field effect transistors in such a way that the charging or charge-reversal capacitors can be charged via different current paths.

Abstract: The Huber needle is drawn into a protective cap and sheath arrangement after use for disposal purposes. The cap is tethered to a housing in which the needle is mounted by the sheath. The sheath is made of a film material that has a high tensile strength and a low percent of elongation, such as polyester. The sheath is initially mounted about the needle in a collapsed accordion-like condition between the cap and housing. When the cap is moved along the needle, the sheath is played out over the needle. The cap houses a spring clip to snap over a bore through which the needle is retracted to prevent re-emergence of the needle. The flexible nature of the sheath allows the sheath to pass about the two legs of the Huber needle.

Abstract: An organic field effect transistor includes a well-ordered substrate layer on which organic functional material is deposited. A method of increasing the charge carrier mobility of the organic field effect transistor substrate layer is achieved by depositing onto the substrate an organic functional material, the substrate being in the form of a well-ordered layer. The method and transistor include using a well-ordered plastics film as the substrate layer.

Abstract: A magnetically actuated apparatus, which enlarges, extends and makes continuous magnetic fields used by magnetically controlled devices, such as a magnetic reed switch for use in physical security monitoring systems is shown. Apparatus includes a sensor and a magnetic actuator for use with a movable closure member. The sensor is mounted into to a fixed support member that is arranged for displacement relative to a second movable support member. The sensor has a pair of contacts that are connectable to an electronic circuit. The contacts form a switch that is actuated by the magnetic actuator. The magnetic actuator comprises a unique elongated magnet with specific polarity or a plurality of aligned, alike permanent magnets that are mountable to the second support member.

Abstract: In order to increase the viscosity of semiconductive polymers in solution, they are mixed with non-semiconductive polymers.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus for determining an analyte in a liquid sample includes the following apparatus components: a test element with a test field for applying the liquid sample, the test element experiencing a detectable modification due to the analyte to be determined, a detector which detects the modification and generates an electrical detector signal as a function of it, an evaluation circuit arranged downstream of the detector, which evaluates the detector signal to form a measurement result, a display device connected to the evaluation circuit for displaying the measurement result, and an electrical power supply for supplying electrical power to the electrical apparatus components. At least some of the electrical apparatus components are formed on the basis of polymer electronics so that the analyte can be determined straightforwardly, conveniently and inexpensively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reusable locking unit and a one time use electrically conductive molded thermoplastic shackle loaded with carbon black particles and having a linear resistance that is periodically monitored. The locking unit includes an integrated circuit for measuring shackle impedance through terminals capacitively coupled to the shackle. The terminals allow for adjustment of the length of the seal shackle in the locked secured state. The terminals and shackle form an RC network having a complex impedance that manifests the locked adjusted shackle length. Two AC signals at two different frequencies are used to measure impedance, which is compared with an initially determined or continually generated reference impedance to determine a tampered state of the shackle. Temperature compensation is also disclosed. A time stamp is stored for noting the tampering time of occurrence.

Abstract: A device for detecting and/or transmitting at least one environmental influence, and a method for producing the same. The device comprises at least one receiver element and an evaluation circuit that is substantially composed of organic functional material.

Abstract: A method for the production of an encapsulated and at least partly organic electronic device wherein the device comprises a combination of three groups of different electronic units or components which may be separate discrete structures arranged to be produced independently from one another electrically conductively interconnected, the groups including inorganic units, passive units and active units or active components such as antennae, diodes (rectifier diodes and/or light-emitting diodes), some of which units may be organic, e.g., organic transistors, and so on, and forming a resulting optimized circuit. The components of the three groups of units forming the resulting circuit are combined on a one piece flexible substrate film which can also serve as an encapsulation layer for the device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic component made primarily from organic materials with high resolution structuring, in particular to an organic field effect transistor (OFET) with a small source-drain distance, and to a production method thereof. The organic electronic component has depressions and/or modified regions in which the conductor tracks/electrodes, which can be metallic, for example, are arranged, and which have been produced by means of a laser during production.

Abstract: A tubular sound/heat insulating tubular structure which may serve as a muffler packing for internal combustion engine exhaust mufflers comprises in one embodiment an inner layer of solely stainless steel wire mesh formed into a continuous length tube. An intermediate structure in that embodiment comprises a flattened tubular structure which is wrapped into two overlying layers of coknitted basalt or other continuous length non-metallic fibers and preferably stainless steel wire. The flattened juxtaposed layers are wrapped about the inner layer at least once by feeding both structures through a cone and forming at least two or more layers of coknitted wire mesh and basalt fibers. In this embodiment, an outer layer of solely stainless steel wire mesh is then knitted about the overlying concentric tubular structures fed from the cone into and through a knitting machine.

Abstract: An article locating system comprises a first unit having a housing and a circuit for generating a coded search signal that is unique to the first unit. The first unit operatively communicates with a second unit attached to the article to be located. The second unit includes a housing and a circuit for receiving the search signal and for generating a found signal. The second unit transmits the found signal to the first unit which then responds by selectively activating an indicator connected to the circuit of the first unit. The indicator preferably includes an array of indicator lights that are programmed to illuminate in a sequence to indicate the proximate position of the second unit relative to the first unit for locating the article. In an alternative embodiment, the second unit includes a record/playback device for recording and playing an audible communication in response to receiving the first signal from the first unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organic electronic component such as an organic field effect transistor and a method for producing said component, the semiconducting layer of the component being patterned, although the component can be produced by an inexpensive printing method. In order to achieve this, the lower functional layer is prepared by a treatment such that it has partial regions on which wetting takes place in the subsequent process step, and partial regions on which wetting is not effected.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing rubber parts monolithically combined with the substrate capable of molding, vulcanizing and adhering at a relatively low temperature. The method by the present invention for manufacturing rubber parts monolithically combined with a completed substrate 111, is a method to form rubber parts at precise positions on a substrate 101 comprising: a placing step to place the substrate 101 in a die assembly K for molding rubber parts; a molding step to mold the rubber parts by casting unvulcanized rubber material 102 into the die assembly K in which the substrate 101 is placed; a releasing step to take unvulcanized rubber parts 104 monolithically combined with the substrate 101 out of the die assembly and a vulcanizing step to vulcanize the rubber parts monolithically combined with the substrate.

Abstract: A wind instrument manifesting a trumpet and a French horn, for example, is for exercising the fingers includes key plungers arranged on a top wall of a housing with the plungers supported by a movable plate in the housing chamber. Springs are associated with each plunger for providing a resilient load on each plunger manifesting the load on valve operating key plungers of a corresponding wind instrument. A mechanism displaces the plate to place a load on the plungers representing a horn or a trumpet or other instruments. A thumb wheel is provided on a screw in a mechanical mechanism to displace the plate. A reversible DC motor is coupled to a screw in an electrically activated mode to displace the plate in opposite directions by reversing the polarity of a current applied to the motor. Two switches reverse the current polarity. Three plungers are associated with the housing top wall and a fourth plunger manifesting a French horn is associated with a housing end wall for exercising the thumb.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organic field effect transistor which is especially characterized by a cross-linked, structured insulating layer (4) on which the gate electrode (5) is arranged. The structure of the OFET ensures that the gate electrode (5) of an OFET can be used as a strip conductor to the source electrode (2) of the next transistor and can be used in the construction of larger circuits.

Abstract: A battery operated cable security seal for cargo containers and the like includes a housing with a transparent cover for visual inspection of illuminated internal green or red LEDs, the red LED representing a tampered state of a stranded metal locking cable, which has a length sufficient to secure the keeper bars and hasp of a cargo container door. The cable has an internal conductor whose conductivity, e.g., resistance, manifests a tampered condition when severed and also if reattached, e.g., by a solder or spliced joint and so on. The electrical continuity of the conductor is monitored by a circuit in one embodiment for a severed state, i.e., tampering, and whose resistance is monitored in a second embodiment correlated optionally to either or both ambient temperature and a battery output voltage. The seal housing has two compartments one being hermetically sealed and contains the circuitry and the other containing a cable locking device for receiving and locking the cable to the seal.

Abstract: The invention makes it possible, for the first time, to produce, despite conventional p-type MOS technology, fast logical gates based on organic field effect transistors. This is primarily due to the early saturation effect of OFETs having very thin semi-conducting layers, and, furthermore, to the use of OFETs having specific properties as the organic logic components and to a novel layout of the circuit containing these logic components.