Abstract: A sighting device couples a sight mark into a viewing beam path and is especially for a handheld weapon (2), a bow or a pump gun. The sighting device includes an optical component (6) having a first optical coupling element (8) for coupling the sight mark from a sight mark source into the component (6) and having a second optical coupling element in the region of the viewing beam path for coupling the sight mark (14) out of the component (6) and into the viewing beam path. The second optical coupling element is configured as a diffractive structure (9). The optical component (6) is configured to be totally reflective for guiding the sight mark beam in the interior of the optical component and is at least partially transmissive for the viewing beam paths in the region of the viewing beam path. In this way, a compact and lightweight illuminated sight is provided.

Abstract: A bioreactor system for microbiological treatment of wastewater including: at least one highly-flexible substrate for providing a superficial environment conducive for supporting biomass growth, the substrate including: (a) a large plurality of threads disposed in a generally longitudinal direction and including a plurality of synthetic filaments, and (b) at least two cross-support elements disposed across and associated with the plurality of threads, so as to provide support for and loosely associate the threads, wherein openings defined by (i) adjacent threads of the threads, and (ii) adjacent cross-support elements of the elements, have an aspect ratio exceeding 50 to 1.

Abstract: A flanged plate (1) for a rolling-lobe air spring has on its rounded portion an annular, closed, concave, rounded holding recess (13) which has a circular arcuate shape. The plate is provided with the recess before surface treatment. A correspondingly shaped holding bead (16) in the upper flanging tool (3) engages in this holding recess and form-tightly holds the tool (3) and the flanged plate (1). In this way, sharp-edged holding grooves, which can damage the surface of the flanged plate, are unnecessary. The flanging method, the flanging device, the flanged plate and the rolling-lobe air spring provided with a flanged plate of the above type are described.

Abstract: A surgical microscope (100) has viewing beams (109a, 109b) passing through a microscope imaging optic which includes a microscope main objective system (101) having a magnification system of variable magnification. The microscope imaging optic transposes a convergent viewing beam (109a, 109b) from the object region (114) into a parallel beam. The surgical microscope includes an OCT-system (120) for examining the object region (114). The OCT-system (120) makes available an OCT-scanning beam (190) which is guided through the microscope imaging optic.

Abstract: An immersion microscope objective includes a system of several optical lenses or lens groups between which air spaces are provided and an adjusting device for adapting the immersion microscope objective to different immersion mediums for correcting imaging errors when utilizing the immersion microscope objective in connection with a cover glass, which closes off a specimen holder, and/or for correcting longitudinal chromatic aberrations. The adjusting device is configured to change two air spaces and especially the air spaces (A1, A2) are linearly changeable.

Abstract: A backpack suction/blower apparatus has a blower unit (1) which includes a drive motor (2), a blower (3), which is driven by the drive motor (2), and a blower tube (4) extending from the blower (3). A back carrier frame (5) is provided on which the blower unit (1) is attached at a spacing while forming an intake gap (6). The intake gap (6) is filled with a foam attenuating element (8) in the lateral direction (7) referred to the usual working position.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are for three-dimensional tomographic image generation in a scanning electron microscope system. At least two longitudinal marks are provided on the top surface of the sample which include an angle therebetween. In consecutive image recordings, the positions of these marks are determined and are used to quantify the slice thickness removed between consecutive image recordings.

Abstract: A phase contrast electron microscope has an objective (8) with a back focal plane (10), a first diffraction lens (11), which images the back focal plane (10) of the objective (8) magnified into a diffraction intermediate image plane, a second diffraction lens (15) whose principal plane is mounted in the proximity of the diffraction intermediate image plane and a phase-shifting element (16) which is mounted in or in the proximity of the diffraction intermediate image plane. Also, a phase contrast electron microscope has an objective (8) having a back focal plane (10), a first diffraction lens (11), a first phase-shifting element and a second phase-shifting element which is mounted in or in the proximity of the diffraction intermediate image plane. The first diffraction lens (11) images the back focal plane of the objective magnified into a diffraction intermediate image plane and the first phase-shifting element is mounted in the back focal plane (10) of the objective (8).

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder (2) wherein a combustion chamber (5) is formed. The engine also includes devices for metering fuel and combustion air as well as an ignition device for igniting the mixture in the combustion chamber (5). A method for operating the internal combustion engine provides that fuel and combustion air are supplied to the engine and the mixture is ignited in the combustion chamber (5). The combustion chamber (5) is delimited by a piston (7) which drives a crankshaft (25) rotatably journalled in a crankcase (3). A control is provided which controls the supply of fuel and the ignition of the mixture in the combustion chamber (5). The internal combustion engine is so controlled in at least one operating state that the number of combustions is less than the number of engine cycles in the same time span. To avoid the formation of self ignitions, the operating state is a high rpm range wherein the rpm lies above the rated rpm and below the rpm in a regulating range.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber-sprung rail wheel having a wheel tire (1), which has a peripherally-extending web (3) on the inner side (2) thereof, and a wheel rim (4) provided with two legs (6, 7) on the outer side (5) thereof, and two rubber rings (8, 9) that are arranged between the wheel tire (1) and the wheel rim (4). The rubber rings (8, 9) are arranged on both sides of the web (3) and are laterally delimited by the legs (6, 7). A first gap (12) is formed between the inner side (2) of the wheel tire (1) and the end edges (10, 11) of the legs (6, 7) and the rubber rings (8, 9) and a second gap (12) is formed between the outer side (5) of the wheel rim (4) and the end edges (13, 14) of the web (3) and the rubber rings (8, 9). The web (3) and the legs (6, 7) are configured in such a way that the rubber rings (8, 9) are inclined with respect to the central plane of the web (3).

Abstract: Biomass support members, including woven textile media, useful in biological contact processes and apparatus; biomass support panels of limited flexibility and substantial surface expanse, with or without frames, comprising a variety of different woven or non-woven biomass supporting members, which may or may not include the foregoing media; biological treatment processes using biomass supporting panels in any at least partly supported growth biological process, whether a wastewater treatment or not; and biological wastewater treatment apparatus comprising diffusers and biomass support panels that may or may not include the above media, and which may also include certain preferred spatial and operational relationships.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic surgical work station has a microscope and a foot switch corresponding thereto. The microscope is connected to the foot switch via a console. The microscope and the foot switch are coarsely prepositioned and a change of the relative position between the microscope and the foot switch with respect to each other is only possible via a fine positioning.

Abstract: A gas concentration measuring apparatus is in miniaturized form and permits the measurement of anesthetic gas components. A variable interferometer is provided on the basis of a Fabry Perot interferometer (1) wherein the mirrors (2, 3) can be changed in spacing with respect to each other. The mirrors (2, 3) have coatings which make possible the transmission in two spectral ranges (??1, ??2).

Abstract: A surgical microscope (100) for ophthalmology includes a measuring unit (110) for determining at least one characteristic value of a patient eye (104). The measuring unit (110) is connected to a computer unit (120) which calculates a model of the patient eye (104) based on the determined characteristic variables. The surgical microscope also includes a display device for displaying the calculated model of the patient eye (104) or characteristic variables that are derived from the calculated model.

Abstract: An air spring has a roll-off piston (1) and a rolling-lobe flexible member (2) of rubber or rubber-like material. At least the opening of the rolling-lobe flexible member, which lies opposite the opening assigned to the roll-off piston (1), is closed air tight with an attachment part (3) and the attachment part has a planar connecting region (4) having at least one air connection (7) and an outer rim (11) and a conical region (10) facing toward the rolling-lobe flexible member (2). The rolling-lobe flexible member (2) is tightly vulcanized to the attachment part (3) in a vulcanization region (12) which extends from the side (9) of the outer rim (11) into the conical region (10). The side (9) of the outer rim (11) faces toward the rolling-lobe flexible member (2). The at least one attachment part (3), which is vulcanized to the rolling-lobe flexible member (2), is configured as a head plate (3) complete with all connections (7) and is made of thermoplastic or duroplastic synthetic material.