Abstract: A heating device, which is designed as a heater for liquid fuels, has a housing component and a heating element embedded in the housing component. The heating element is designed as a self-regulating heating element, so that protection against overheating is ensured.

Abstract: A companion chip for a microcontroller has a microprocessor bus domain and a peripheral module bus domain, which are connected to each other via a bus bridge. The microprocessor bus domain includes at least one microprocessor core, and the peripheral module bus domain includes at least one global time-management module as well as modules for communication with the outside world and for signal processing. The companion chip further includes at least one FIFO module for transmitting data within the chip, and between the chip and the microcontroller, and a management module connected to the FIFO module, which ensures the consistency of the data by associating a respective time value and/or an angle of rotation.

Abstract: Programming of modules which can be reprogrammed during operation is described. Partitioning of code sequences is also described.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards designing integrated circuit and provides systems and methods for lithography-aware floorplanning. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for circuit floorplanning is provided. The method comprises generating a floorplan through a floorplanner, performing a lithography-analysis within the floorplanner on at least a portion of the floorplan, and generating one or more violations that result from the lithography-analysis. Some embodiment, in addition to viewing a floorplan, further comprise of modifying the floorplan. Furthermore, some embodiments provide a method that further comprises fixing the violations that result from the lithography analysis.

Abstract: A data processing unit having a field of clocked logic cells (PAEs) which is operable in different configuration states and a clock preselecting means for preselecting logic cell clocking. The clock preselecting means is designed in such a way that, depending on the state, a first clock is preselected at least at a first cell (PAE) and an additional clock is preselected at least at an additional cell.

Abstract: An optical system includes a negative front group having a component of first and second lenses cemented together, an aperture stop, and a positive rear group. The component has: a first face, on the front-direction-object side of the first lens, having a first transmitting surface and an annularly-formed first reflecting surface facing the image side; a second face, at the cemented surface, having a second transmitting surface and an annularly-formed second reflecting surface facing the front-direction-object side; a third face as a transmitting surface on the image side of the second lens; and a fourth face as a transmitting circumferential face of the first lens. The component satisfies the conditions: |nd—RL1?nd—RL2|<0.3 |vd—RL1?vd—RL2|<40 where nd—RL1 and nd—RL2 are refractive indices for d line, of the first and second lenses, respectively, and vd—RL1 and vd—RL2 are Abbe's numbers for d line, of the first and second lenses, respectively.

Abstract: In a humidifying membrane module, a humidifying membrane having plural hollow fiber membranes bundled together is housed in a humidifying membrane chassis having a cylindrical outer periphery, and the humidifying membrane chassis is housed in an assembly chassis having a cylindrical inner periphery. The assembly chassis has an inlet port for taking air that is made to flow into hollow parts of the humidifying membrane, an outlet port for discharging the air, an inlet port for taking an off-gas that is made to flow in gaps in the humidifying membrane, and an outlet port for discharging the off-gas. The air and the off-gas flow in flow paths formed by utilizing the humidifying membrane chassis and the assembly chassis, but are not mixed with each other at positions other than the humidifying membrane owing to annular sealing members provided between the humidifying chassis and the assembly chassis.

Abstract: An object classification method in which a vehicle moves toward an object includes: (a) ascertaining a first characteristic quantity from the variation of a first signal received by a distance-measuring sensor; (b) ascertaining an additional characteristic quantity from the variation of a second signal received by the distance-measuring sensor; (c) ascertaining a distance traveled by the vehicle between step (a) and step (b); (d) ascertaining a predictive quantity associated with the distance ascertained in step (c); (e) comparing the predictive quantity with the additional characteristic quantity; and (f) generating an object classification signal.

Abstract: In a method for operating a sensor system including a substrate having a main plane of extension and an oscillating structure which is movable relative to the substrate, drive elements excite the oscillating structure to a torsional oscillation about an axis of oscillation running essentially perpendicular to the main plane of extension, first detection elements detect a first tilting movement of the oscillating structure about a first tilting axis essentially parallel to the main plane of extension, and further detection elements detect an angular acceleration of the substrate superposed to the torsional oscillation essentially about the axis of oscillation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air separator for an extracorporeal blood circuit for separating out air from a fluid flowing through the air separator, comprising an air separation chamber having at least one inflow passage and at least one outflow passage. It further relates to an external functional apparatus, a blood circuit, and a treatment apparatus.

Abstract: A cell element field for data processing, having function cell means for execution of algebraic and/or logic functions and memory cell means for receiving, storing and/or outputting information is described. Function cell-memory cell combinations are formed in which a control connection leads from the function cell means to the memory cell means.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for acquiring and aggregating information relating to the reproduction of multimedia files or elements in a database, said data including information relating to the number of multimedia file or element reproductions. The inventive system comprises a plurality of digital devices which can access and reproduce multimedia files and an acquisition and storage device which communicates with each of the digital devices in order to receive data from each of the identification/characterization programs, such that said identification/characterization program can count the reproductions at least in a direct and/or weighted manner.

Abstract: An oven wall three-dimensional profile data (701) representing concave and convex amounts on all over oven walls (14R, 14L) at a right side and left side of a coking chamber (11) is generated by using image signals obtained by a wall surface observation apparatus (200). A resistance index “k” in which a resistance received by pushed coke (15) resulting from a rising gradient existing on the oven wall (14) is indexed is asked by using the oven wall three-dimensional profile data (701). It can be verified that there is a correlation between this resistance index “k” and a pushing load. Accordingly, it is possible to quantitatively evaluate a state of the oven wall (14) affecting on the pushing load.

Abstract: A device for determining a torque and/or a rotational angle of a shaft, which has a circuit carrier, which is concentric to the shaft, and on which at least two current-conducting printed conductor sections are situated. The device additionally has one transducer element, which is concentric to the shaft and is rotatable in relation to the circuit carrier, having at least one first subarea made of electrically conductive material and at least one second subarea made of electrically nonconductive material. Upon application of a torque to the shaft, the transducer element rotates in relation to the circuit carrier, whereby an overlap area between the printed conductor sections and the first subarea(s) of the transducer element changes and thus a change in an inductance of the printed conductor sections occurs.

Abstract: A mobile device system includes a plurality of mobile devices, each to which unique identification information is assigned, wherein each mobile device includes a location-information acquisition unit, a communication unit, and a group registration unit. The communication unit links location information acquired by the location-information acquisition unit of the mobile device and the identification information of the mobile device, sends the information to other mobile devices, and receives from the other mobile devices location information of the other mobile devices and identification information linked to the location information of the other mobile devices. The group registration unit detects other mobile devices located within a predetermined range of the mobile device on the basis of the location information of the other mobile devices and the location information of the mobile device and registers the identification information of the detected other mobile devices as a group.

Abstract: Intended is to enable an electrostatic coating apparatus including a plurality of needle electrodes formed in an annular shape and having a blot preventing function, to prevent the generation of a spark discharge reliably, in case an arbitrary needle electrode approaches an earth element, and to keep the intensity of a generated electrostatic field properly. A coating gun comprises a blot preventing device including a ring-shaped electrode unit having a plurality of needle electrodes protruding radially at a substantially equal spacing radially outward from an annular base member, and a high-voltage generator for applying a high voltage to the electrode unit. The needle electrodes are connected in parallel with the high-voltage generator through individual resistors, block-by-block resistors and built-in resistors.

Abstract: A method of reduction treatment of metal oxides characterized by using as a material a powder containing metal oxides and containing alkali metals and halogen elements and further, in accordance with need, carbon, mixing the material with water to produce a slurry, then dehydrating this and charging the dehydrated material, mixed with another material in accordance with need, into a rotary hearth type reduction furnace for reduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interpolating, for the purpose of measurement of lengths and/or angles, at least two position-dependent, periodic analog signals that are phase-shifted with respect to each other and that are generated by scanning a measuring scale. According to the inventive method, the analog signals are converted to a digital data stream using a sigma-delta modulator, the data streams are combined with correctional factors and then with each other to generate a string of results, and said string of results is used to generate new correctional values by the use of a quality criterion to be satisfied for interpolation and also to generate the output signals of interpolation. The values (d) of the string of results are accumulated over a specified time interval in order to generate the correctional values (k1, k2) and the output signals (w).

Abstract: An acceleration sensor having a substrate, a first web that is connected to the substrate, and a seismic mass that is fashioned as a frame and is made up of four side frames, the first side frame and the third side frame being situated opposite one another, the second side frame and the fourth side frame being situated opposite one another, the second side frame and the first web being connected via a first spring element, stationary electrodes being provided inside the frame that are connected to the substrate, movable electrodes being provided that are connected to the first side frame and/or to the third side frame, the frame having a first transverse web that is connected to the first side frame and to the third side frame.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a website by providing rewards for indirect unseen activities is disclosed. Individual reviewers are rewarded for reviewing and assigning rating scores to articles of media as a part of panel of reviewers consisting of more that one individual reviewer. The score from each individual reviewer does not directly determine whether or not the article of media is accepted and can be viewed by others, rather it is the score from the collective panel. Further, reviewers are rewarded for reviewing even if the media clip is rejected and cannot be viewed by others. Thus, reviewers are rewarded for their indirect unseen activities.