Abstract: A seal for a sensor element for a gas sensor for determining the oxygen content in a gas to be measured including exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, the seal including a metallic housing having defined therein a longitudinal bore; a sensor element inserted into the longitudinal bore; and a sealing arrangement provided in the longitudinal bore, surrounding at least a portion of the sensor element, and comprised of at least one seal element comprised of steatite and an additional seal element comprised of boron nitride arranged in contact with one another and in a stack having a side near the gas to be measured so that, when there is one seal element comprised of steatite, the one seal element comprised of steatite is positioned on the side of the stack near the gas to be measured, and so that, when there are two seal elements comprised of steatite, the additional seal element is positioned between the two seal elements comprised of steatite, wherein the at least one seal element comprised of steatit

Abstract: A digital-analog shared circuit in dual mode radio equipment, which shares a local oscillator in a digital mode and analog mode. A first frequency synthesizer generates a first and a second local oscillation frequency in a digital and an analog receiving mode, respectively, in response to a control signal from a switching control. In the digital receiving mode, a quadrature demodulater including a first and a second demodulator in a demodulator section is enabled, and carries out quadrature detection of a received signal fed from an RF stage, thereby supplying the detected signal to a baseband signal processor stage. In the analog receiving mode, a buffer to which the second local oscillation frequency is supplied is enabled to deliver the second local oscillation frequency to the analog IF stage. A second frequency synthesizer generates a third local oscillation frequency in a digital transmitting mode and a fourth local oscillation frequency in an analog transmitting mode.

Abstract: A therapy device having at least one sensor for detecting a variable that n be measured on the body of a patient in the application of a predetermined therapy, and for outputting a corresponding measured value, an evaluating and control device that is connected to the output of the sensor, and a therapy device that is connected to the output of the evaluating and control device and is configured for realizing different therapies as a function of the association of the value of the measured variable with a predetermined value range, with the evaluating and control device having a range-limit memory, a comparator unit for associating the measured value of the variable with one of the value ranges, a therapy memory having at least two separately-addressable memory regions for storing at least two different values of the therapy-control variable in association with the values of the measured variable within an overlap zone between two value ranges, a past-history memory and past-history evaluation means for trans

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for operating a windshield wiper, having a sensor device for detecting the state of wetness of the windshield, an evaluating device that receives the sensor signal and in which an adjusting device is provided for updating a reference value, and an actuator unit for the windshield wiper that is actuated by the evaluating device for initiating a wiping process if the difference between the reference value and a current measured value exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The evaluation and analysis of an event that influences the sensor signal, such as a slow buildup on the windshield under drizzly or foggy conditions, are facilitated by the fact that the adjusting device includes at least one adjusting stage whose time constant is in an order of magnitude of one second to a few seconds, and that the reference value can be followed step-wise, taking into consideration all current measured values received at intervals of fractions of a second.

Abstract: The contactless identification carrier which can be carried by a person and having access functions for particular areas, particularly skiing areas, is constructed as a separate, flat carrier element and is fixed in interchangeable, portable manner on a personal bracelet PA. The carrier element (1) contains a passive, integrated, electronic data carrier MI with processor, as well as an integrated antenna (2) surrounded by a dielectric (4) and a detachable fixing device (3). The antenna has partly open radiating surfaces FAO, which are not covered by electrically conductive parts of the personal bracelet PA. This gives a universally usable identification and access medium with very good comfort and convincing practical characteristics.

Abstract: A method and an arrangement are provided for breaking up composite material comprised of elastic materials combined with metallic materials. The composite material is placed into an insulated vat holding liquid nitrogen via a transporting device and is positioned below a unipolar electrode arrangement. An energy source generates high-energy pulses that are applied to the composite material by the electrode arrangement. The composite material is torn apart by the high-energy pulses and is separated by a subsequently resulting pressure pulse.

Abstract: A device for applying a liquid adhesive to an object conveyed past the object includes a trough for containing the liquid adhesive and an electric motor. The motor includes a stator held by the trough and a rotor arranged at least partially in the trough and operatively associated with the stator for rotating when an electric current is applied to the stator. The rotor includes an application roller for applying liquid adhesive contained in the trough to the object conveyed past the device.

Abstract: In a vehicle track having longitudinal rail members positioned in parallel on either side of a track centerline and on which respective drive wheels and guide wheels of a vehicle move, the improvement including longitudinal rail members each having an asymmetrical cross-section and being composed of a head portion having a primary upper running face which engages the periphery of the drive wheel, a lower guide face opposed to the primary upper running face which engages the guide wheel, and a secondary running face which is substantially vertical, which is located inwardly of the head portion towards the track centerline, and which engages the flange of the drive wheel; and a leg portion extending downwardly from the head portion; and a plurality of track support members arranged at intervals along the vehicle track and composed of a clamp device having first and second clamp faces which are moveable, which are juxtaposed to the leg portion one on each side thereof, which grip the leg portion, and which each

Abstract: Information is recorded by applying weak and strong magnetic fields to a giant magnetoresistive medium having a pair of ferromagnetic layers, a nonmagnetic interlayer, and an antiferromagnetic layer. The medium preferably has a magnesium-oxide base layer, and may also have an electrode layer. The weak magnetic field magnetizes the ferromagnetic layers in the antiparallel state. The strong magnetic field magnetizes the ferromagnetic layers in the parallel state, which has lower electrical resistance than the antiparallel state. The recorded information is reproduced by detecting the electrical resistance of the medium, either between two electrodes contacting the surface of the medium, or between the electrode layer in the medium and an electrode contacting the surface of the medium.

Abstract: Filling adaptor for a fuel tank, including a tubular body having a first open end communicating upstream with the filling orifice and a second open end communicating downstream with the filler pipe, the tubular body comprising downstream an internally frustoconical final portion whose cross-section decreases in the downstream direction, the cone vertex angle of which is no greater than 10.degree. and the smallest internal diameter of which is equal to or slightly greater than the external diameter of the spout of the filler nozzle.

Abstract: A method for surface flattening a crystal substrate includes (a) processing a surface of a silicon single crystal substrate, the surface deviating by 0.1.degree. or less from the (001) plane, so as to form a processed zone thereon which is an obstacle to the movement of surface steps present on the surface of the silicon single crystal substrate and which is adjacent to a preselected region having a surface to be flattened when viewed on an atomic level; (b) holding the substrate processed in step (a) in a chamber having an adjustable degree of vacuum so that the substrate has a temperature which is controlled by direct-current passage and heating; and (c) heating the substrate to move the surface steps along the substrate from the preselected region and gather the surface steps in the processed zone, thereby forming a flat surface in the preselected region of the substrate when viewed on the atomic level.

Abstract: An antenna system for small basic transmitter-receiver stations of a communications system for mobile radio operators, with at least one transmission channel and one reception channel which operate on separate frequencies, with at least two antennas which are embodied for redundant reception (reception diversity). Each antenna is used as a transmission antenna for at least one channel. The transmitting operation is carried out without redundancy so that each antenna is fed by a different transmission channel, and the reception diversity is realized so that at least one antenna is set to receive a channel which is associated with the transmission channel of another antenna. The antenna system can be employed in mobile radio networks, in particular the D- net and the E-net. Advantages of the antenna system are low cost, low transmission loss, and high channel flexibility, and above all, the prevention of system interferences as a result of intermodulation products.

Abstract: A telephone apparatus can receive information about a third party sent from a telephone exchange with a call waiting service when a call is issued from the third party during a conversation using the telephone apparatus. Upon issuance of the call from the third party during the conversation over the telephone apparatus, the exchange sends out an alert signal, in response to which the telephone apparatus sends back an acknowledge signal. The telephone apparatus also mutes a speech transmitter circuit in order to protect calling party information such as a telephone number sent from the exchange in succession from being destroyed by a speech signal. The calling party information sent from the exchange can be received without fail and can subsequently be displayed.

Abstract: An electrophotographic process includes providing an organic photoconductor comprised of a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer containing a poly(alkanedioic acid 2,6-dimethoxyanthracene-9,10-diol ester) resin formed on a conductive substrate, and having a half decay exposure; and eliminating static from the organic photoconductor by illuminating the organic photoconductor with a static elimination light having a wavelength ranging from 520 to 680 nm and with a dose of the static elimination light which ranges from 3 to 10 times the half decay exposure of the organic photoconductor. Preferably, the wavelength of the static elimination light ranges from 550 to 650 nm.

Abstract: A desired signal is received at first and second antennas. Output signals of the first and second antennas are orthogonal-detected by first and second signal conversion circuits and thereby converted into first and second baseband signals. A complex conjugation circuit generates a complex conjugation signal by calculating a complex conjugation of the second baseband signal. The first baseband signal and the complex conjugation signal are multiplied by a multiplier. A direction estimation circuit estimates a direction of the desired signal by effecting an inverse tangent calculation and an inverse cosine calculation on an output signal of the multiplier.

Abstract: A transport device (10) conveys a disc holder (7) with a disc (1) between a disc magazine (4) and another disc magazine (4), between a disc magazine (4) and a running gear (5), or between a disc magazine (4) and a disc loading and issuing slide (11). Two horizontally movable extractor devices (9) on the transport device (10) travel simultaneously in opposite directions crossing each other between a ready position and a transport position. In the ready position, the extractor devices (9) are ready to engage a disc holder (7) from a disc magazine (4). In the transport position, the extractor devices (9) have traveled to their end positions on the transport device (10) and are ready to engage the disc holder (7) to transport the disc holder (7) to another disc magazine (4).

Abstract: A locking system for an automobile, comprises an operating key, an operating key receptacle and an associated operating unit. The operating key and the operating key receptacle have first means for transmitting a first coded operating signal from the operating key to the operating key receptacle. In addition, further second means are arranged in the operating key and in the operating key receptacle, for transmitting a second coded operating signal from the operating key receptacle to the operating key. The second operating signal cooperates with the first operating signal in a bidirectional communication in the manner of an alternating code, activation of the operating unit being made possible in the event of successful deciphering of the first transmitted operating signal.

Abstract: Very large amounts of data may be handled by the user interface of computers. The main processor is thus permanently overloaded, so that the computing power available for the actual application is sharply reduced in a manner that cannot be predicted without limiting the user requests. A new computer architecture is disclosed which allows a higher and more exactly predictable computing power to be achieved. In order to make the rest of the system independent from the user interface, the computer is subdivided in such a way that a first module (part 1) takes over the display and operation tasks of the user interface, a second module (part 2) takes over the processing of the application programs without their user interface, and a third module (part 3) takes over the remaining functional units. All modules have their own internal data paths. An interface between the first and second modules support the exchange of messages and data without affecting the independent processes in the first and second modules.

Abstract: An electrical home appliance (14) such as a dishwasher, a clothes dryer, a washing machine, a lighting arrangement, a heating system control or the like, which, via an interface arranged on or in the home appliance, can be connected to a bus system supplied to several home appliances and controlled by a single central control computer (17), with the interface being connected to a bus connection module for transmitting control commands and/or sensor signals between the bus system and the home appliance (14). The home appliance (14) additionally is provided with a plug-in position (18) for the detachable plugging in of the control computer (17). A contact configuration (19) establishing the connection between the plugged-in control computer (17) and the interface is arranged at the plug-in position (18). A great flexibility is accomplished since the control computer (17) can also be plugged in at the plug-in positions of other home appliances connected to the bus system.