Abstract: The invention relates to an efficient process and device for the decontamination of waters polluted with heavy metals, semimetals and/or radionuclides by cation exchange and electrochemical deposition of the anions.

Abstract: A hand power tool (10) with a housing (12) that accommodates a turnably driveable driven shaft (20) on which a machining, in particular disk-shaped, replaceably clampable tool is mounted, whereby the driven shaft (20) is capable of being stopped by means of an axially displaceable locking pin (36) that extends through a through hole of the housing (12) and is capable of being operated from the outside, said hand power tool being made more robust and more cost-effective to produce due to the fact that the diameter-length ratio of the through hole (35) and the locking pin (36) is less than 1.8 and, in particular, equal to 1.5.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of L-amino acids, in which the following steps are carried out: (a) fermentation of the coryneform bacteria which produce the desired L-amino acid and in which at least the gene which codes for trehalose phosphatase and/or the gene which codes for maltooligosyl-trehalose synthase and/or the gene which codes for maltooligosyl-trehalose trehalohydrolase is or are attenuated, (b) concentration of the desired L-amino acid in the medium or in the cells of the bacteria, and (c) isolation of the L-amino acid, and optionally bacteria in which further genes of the biosynthesis pathway of the desired L-amino acid are addtionally enhanced are employed, or bacteria in which the metabolic pathways which reduce the formation of the desired L-amino acid are at least partly eliminated are employed.

Abstract: A drive member (1) for a water pump of the cooling-water circuit of an internal combustion engine, with a drive wheel (7) and a shaft (4) which is coupled to the water pump, is proposed. According to the invention, for the transmission of torque between the drive wheel (7) and the shaft (4), an electromagnetically actuable friction-disk clutch (9, 10, 11, 12) and a second clutch device in the form of an eddy-current clutch (14) are provided, the latter taking up the shaft (4) when the friction-disk clutch is out of engagement. Moreover, a frictional shift clutch for a drive member of this type is proposed.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel recombinant fusion proteins containing a protein sequence having the biological activity of glucose dehydrogenase as one of its constituents and to their utilization for simple and efficient detection of any type of proteins/polypeptides in SDS-Page gels and for quick optimization of expression systems that can express the above-mentioned proteins/polypeptides.

Abstract: The present invention provides nucleotide sequences from Coryneform bacteria which code for the OtsA protein and processes for the fermentative preparation of amino acids using bacteria in which the otrA gene is attenuated.

Abstract: The invention relates to an efficient process and device for the decontamination of waters polluted with heavy metals, semimetals and/or radionuclides by cation exchange and electrochemical deposition of the anions.

Abstract: An eddy current coupling (4) is proposed, with a first movable coupling element (13) comprising an electrically conductive eddy current portion (16), in which eddy currents can form. Furthermore, the eddy current coupling has a second coupling element (10) which is movable relative to the first coupling element (13) and on which magnets (14) are arranged in such a way that, in the event of a relative movement of the first and second coupling elements (10, 13) with respect to one another, the magnets are led past the eddy current portion (16). The first and the second coupling element (10, 13) are separated at the eddy current portion (16) via an air gap (18). Magnetic conduction means (17, 17a) consisting of magnetically conductive material are provided in the eddy current portion (16).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the condition of a biological fluid by recording the IR spectrum of a sample of the biological fluid. To this end, the biological fluid can be examined in its native form. The method of the invention is usable, for example, for detecting pathological conditions in organisms.

Abstract: A hand power tool (10) with a housing (12) that accommodates a tumably driveable driven shaft (20) on which a machining, in particular disk-shaped, replaceably clampable tool is mounted, whereby the driven shaft (20) is capable of being stopped by means of an axially displaceable locking pin (36) that extends through a through hole of the housing (12) and is capable of being operated from the outside, said hand power tool being made more robust and more cost-effective to produce due to the fact that the diameter-length ratio of the through hole (35) and the locking pin (36) is less than 1.8 and, in particular, equal to 1.5.

Abstract: A drive member (1) for a water pump of the cooling-water circuit of an internal combustion engine, with a drive wheel (7) and a shaft (4) which is coupled to the water pump, is proposed. According to the invention, for the transmission of torque between the drive wheel (7) and the shaft (4), an electromagnetically actuable friction-disk clutch (9, 10, 11, 12) and a second clutch device in the form of an eddy-current clutch (14) are provided, the latter taking up the shaft (4) when the friction-disk clutch is out of engagement. Moreover, a frictional shift clutch for a drive member of this type is proposed.

Abstract: The method for determining the mass of a vehicle comprises at least two measurements (6, 8) offset in time within a measuring period by which are determined respectively at least one traction variable (2) and at least one movement variable (4) of the vehicle, one of the two measurements (8) being effected during a traction-free phase and the other of the two measurements (6) during a traction phase. According to the invention, it is proposed that each of the two measurements comprises one data collection period (6, 8) the duration of which is longer than a minimum duration, that the traction variable corresponds to the timed integral of the traction and the movement variable to the change of speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: A silicone composition comprising a polymer having siloxane units and two or more silicon bonded hydroxyl or hydrolyzable groups per molecule; a crosslinker; an extender material which is either an alkyl substituted aryl compound such as a heavy alkylate, or a alkylcycloaliphatic compound; and a u.v. light stabilizer comprising a benzotriazole moiety. These compositions are useful, for example as room temperature vulcanizable sealants. They retain color clarity or transparency, even on ageing.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of L-amino acids, in which the following steps are carried out:

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a starting gear step for a vehicle with a stepped variable speed transmission with several gear steps. It is proposed that a maximum admissible value for a slip time (12) and/or a maximum admissible value for a frictional work (14) of the starting clutch during the starting process, the same as an available engine torque (10) for starting be determined, that beginning with a highest suitable gear step (18) for starting, values for the slip time (20) and/or the frictional work (22) be calculated in advance depending on the vehicle mass (8), that the precalculated values (20, 22) be compared with the maximum admissible values (12, 14), that the calculation loop be repeated with the next smaller suitable gear step for starting when at least one of the precalculated values is greater than the maximum admissible values and that a gear step be issued as starting gear step when the precalculated values are smaller than or equal to the maximum admissible values.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a method for achieving data consistency in an enterprise resource planning system. A first set of structural data is received and sent to two or more enterprise resource planning systems. The enterprise resource planning systems are associated with a single business or a related group of businesses and each maintains its own structural data. The sending of the first set of structural data is operable to cause each of the enterprise resource planning systems to create or change their own structural data.

Abstract: The present invention provides nucleotide sequences from Coryneform bacteria which code for the OtsA protein and processes for the fermentative preparation of amino acids using bacteria in which the otrA gene is attenuated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting cornering for a vehicle (2) with automatic transmission. According to the invention it is proposed that the current bend radius be determined from the rotational speed signals of the front wheels, that the beginning of a cornering mode be determined when the current bend radius falls below a first limit bend radius and the end of a cornering mode be determined when the vehicle has covered a presettable distance after exceeding a second limit bend radius.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a starting gear step for a vehicle with a multi-speed stepped variable transmission, wherein the starting gear step is determined by an electronic control device which is dependent on the vehicle mass; and a second variable which depends on the vehicle state is determined from the vehicle mass, the current traction and the current vehicle acceleration resulting therefrom.

Abstract: The specification describes and claims an insulating glass unit and a process for making. The unit comprises two glass panes spaced apart by a spacer of thermoplastics material adherent to the panes, an inert or heavy gas trapped within the unit and a layer of silicone elastomer located at the periphery of the unit between edge portions of the glass panes and in contact with external surfaces of the spacer. The thermoplastics material has a water vapor permeability of not more than about 0.2 l/m2/day (measured at 20° C. for 4 mm thickness) and a shear strength of more than 0.2 MPa as determined at a sealant thickness of 0.5 mm at 23° C. and a shear speed of 100 mm/min.