Abstract: Monitoring systems for monitoring electronic card handling devices are disclosed. A monitoring system includes a monitoring server configured to receive card handling performance data from a number of electronic card handling devices. The monitoring server is further configured to associate received performance data with a corresponding electronic card handling device. The monitoring server is further configured to receive user input, and in response to the user input, identify a plurality of electronic card handling devices of the number of electronic card handling devices. The monitoring server is further configured to display a graphical user interface including at least one graphical representation of the performance data associated with the identified electronic card handling devices. Other related systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless headphone including two wireless earphones and a charging band. In normal operation, the wireless earphones are each worn in an ear of a user and are not connected to each other via cables, and each include a first rechargeable battery. When the first rechargeable batteries are running low, the charging band can be connected to the wireless earphones so as to recharge the first rechargeable batteries on the go without interrupting the use of the wireless earphones.

Abstract: One aspect relates to a guidewire system, a measuring system, and a method for manufacturing such guidewire system. The guidewire system includes a guidewire and a surface acoustic wave sensor device. A portion of a surface of the guidewire is coated by the surface acoustic wave sensor device. The surface acoustic wave sensor device may be configured for measuring a pressure change. The surface acoustic wave sensor device includes a piezoelectric substrate and a transducer. A thickness of the surface acoustic wave sensor device perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the guidewire is smaller than 100 ?m.

Abstract: One aspect relates to an electrical contacting device for a medical implantable device, including an electrically insulating base body with a first and a second surface. The base body includes a ceramics, an electrically conductive conducting element that extends from the first surface of the base body through the base body. The conducting element includes a cermet and is connected to the ceramics of the base body in firmly bonded manner through a sintered connection, a contact element including a metal. The contact element is connected to the conducting element in electrically conductive manner and can be connected to an electrically conductive structure. The contacting device includes an adhesion element. The adhesion element is connected to the contact element in firmly bonded manner and wherein the adhesion element includes an adhesion promoter in order to form a firmly bonded connection at least to the first surface of the base body.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement having two interconnected high-frequency components, namely a first component and a second component, is described. A connection for transferring high-frequency signals is arranged between the first component and the second component. The connection includes at least one inner conductor, which is at least partially enclosed by an outer conductor. The inner conductor is connected to the first component and to the second component in order to transfer high-frequency signals. The second component includes a contact surface on a connecting surface and the inner conductor is pressed using a pressure force onto the contact surface, to establish a high-frequency connection between the first component and the second component.

Abstract: A measurement device with automatic optimization capabilities comprises at least one signal processing component with a physical detector and a virtual detector component comprising at least one virtual detector for a signal processing component without physical detector. The physical detector is configured to physically measure a measurement value assigned to the signal processing component. The virtual detector component is configured to use a model of a signal processing chain from the physical detector to the location of the virtual detector. The model comprises at least one model parameter for the signal processing chain. The measurement device is configured to adapt the virtual detector component with respect to a measurement type for the signal to be measured. The virtual detector component is configured to use the model and the at least one measurement value.

Abstract: The aim of the invention, as demonstrated in various examples, is to control a current flow to an electrical load, e.g. a light emitting diode, in a particularly precise manner. For this purpose, control gear (90) comprising a DC-DC switching controller (100) is used in various examples.

Abstract: A building façade element embodied as an insulating glass unit includes at least one first and one second glass pane, at least one glass spacer consisting of glass, which is connected to each glass pane by at least one sealant, at least one other spacer which is gas-tight or comprises a gas-tight layer and is connected to each glass pane by at least one second sealant, and at least one joining region for a glass spacer and another spacer. The at least one glass spacer, the at least one other spacer and the glass panes form a closed inner chamber that does not affect the visual appearance. To this end, the at least one joining region is closed by a third sealant in a gas-tight manner, with the sealant containing butyl and being guided over the joining region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition for the production of a coated substrate and, in particular, for the production of a coated wall, floor and ceiling covering.

Abstract: An interleaved acquisition system for acquiring a high bandwidth input signal, comprising a first acquisition and quantizer unit, a second acquisition and quantizer unit as well as a trigger unit. The first and second acquisition and quantizer units are configured to receive a respective interleaved digitized input signal, to acquire the respective interleaved digitized input signal, to quantize the respective interleaved digitized input signal, and to output a respective quantized interleaved digitized input signal. The trigger unit is configured to receive the respective quantized interleaved digitized input signals from the first and second acquisition and quantizer units. The trigger unit is further configured to de-interleave the respective quantized interleaved digitized input signals. The trigger unit is configured to generate a de-interleaved quantized digitized input signal. The trigger unit is also configured to detect an event in the de-interleaved quantized digitized input signal.

Abstract: A oil-resistant two-dimensional composite material, consisting in a middle layer and at least one outer layer or outer layers, arranged above and/or underneath, where the outer layers consist of materials selected from non-woven fabrics and are not attached to the middle layer by means of a separate adhesive. The middle layer has a one-layered structure, and whereas the middle layer consists in a polymer blend, which includes at least one SIS thermoplastic elastomer and at least one olefinic polymer.

Abstract: A needle register for injection apparatus for injecting liquid into food products, comprising: a needle carrier (10) forming a distribution chamber (16) for the liquid; a plurality of parallel hollow needles (12) which are held on the needle carrier (10) such that their open top ends are disposed inside the distribution chamber (16); and at least one perforated plate (30) that is removably received in the distribution chamber (16), a plurality of the needles (12) being held in the perforations of the perforated plate, characterized in that the needles (12) are firmly fitted into the perforations of the perforated plate (30).

Abstract: An electrical appliance that can be fastened to a support element, in particular a wall, includes a heat sink, circuit boards, and a housing. The circuit boards are fastened to the heat sink in each case and the heat sink is able to be fastened or is fastened to the support element. The housing surrounds the circuit boards and is fastened to the heat sink.

Abstract: A multidirectional transport vehicle includes a longitudinal axis which defines a longitudinal direction, a transverse axis which defines a transverse direction, a steering system, a driving direction switch, and a driving direction adjustment element. The steering system comprises at least three independently steerable wheels and a steering target value transmitter which steers the wheels. Each wheel has a wheel axle. A steering pole, on which each wheel axle is aligned when cornering, is moved along a steering pole axis by actuating the steering target value transmitter. The driving direction switch includes a limited number of separate switch positions, wherein exactly one switch position preselects exactly one respective rotational position of the steering pole axis relative to the multidirectional transport vehicle and preselects one of two driving directions facilitated thereby. The driving direction adjustment element changes a preselectable rotational position of the steering pole axis.

Abstract: Catheter system for inserting and positioning a double-lumen catheter in a blood vessel, including a double-lumen catheter having a distal catheter tip, with a first lumen and a second lumen, a first mandrin which extends through the first lumen and a second mandrin which extends through the second lumen, both mandrins of the catheter being radio-opaque. The distal end of the second mandrin is arranged at a distance (X) in the proximal direction from the distal catheter tip, the distance between the distal catheter tip and the distal end of the second mandrin corresponding in particular to a functional catheter tip length.

Abstract: A receiver module for receiving an electromagnetic signal, including an analog frontend and at least a first receiving channel and a second receiving channel is described. The receiving channels are both connected to the analog frontend, wherein the frontend is configured to receive an input signal including a symbol sequence and to forward the input signal to the receiving channels, wherein the receiving channels each include an analog to digital converter, wherein the second receiving channel includes an attenuator, wherein the first receiving channel and the second receiving channel each include a soft-input-soft-output-decoder, and wherein the soft-input-soft-output decoders each are configured to process the symbol sequence. Moreover, a data transmission system and a method for receiving an electromagnetic signal are described.

Abstract: A signal acquisition circuit for acquiring data of an input signal comprising at least n acquisition units, wherein n is integer greater than one, the n acquisition units comprising k inputs, wherein k is integer greater than one, and wherein at least two inputs are assigned to one channel and the corresponding acquisition units run time interleaved, and at least one trigger unit, wherein the number 1 of the at least one trigger unit is integer and wherein 1 is smaller than k. Further, a single-housed device as well as a method of acquiring data of an input signal are described.

Abstract: A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having a medium vigor, orbicular leaf shape and an orbicular bract shape, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new Petunia plant particularly distinguished by having a violet flower color with a well-defined white border, is disclosed.