Abstract: An air spring with an air spring rolling bellows made of elastomer material with reinforcing layers embedded within the rolling bellows wall, the air spring being clamped in between a sprung and an unsprung mass, and the air spring rolling bellows, at least at one of its two open ends, having a bead ring or a reinforced end region and being fastened in an airtight manner to an air spring cover connected to the sprung mass, the rolling bellows being fastened in an airtight manner by way of its other open end to a connection part connected to the unsprung mass, and the cover, connection part and rolling bellows delimiting a working space filled with compressed air, wherein at least the airtight connection between the air spring rolling bellows and the air spring cover is effected by means of a connecting element which is fastened to the bead ring or to the reinforced end region in a materially bonded and/or positively locking manner.

Abstract: An air spring with an air spring rolling bellows made of elastomer material with reinforcing layers embedded within the rolling bellows wall, the air spring being clamped in between a sprung and an unsprung mass, and the air spring rolling bellows, at least at one of its two open ends, having a bead ring or a reinforced end region and being fastened in an airtight manner to an air spring cover connected to the sprung mass, the rolling bellows being fastened in an airtight manner by way of its other open end to a connection part connected to the unsprung mass, and the cover, connection part and rolling bellows delimiting a working space filled with compressed air, wherein at least the airtight connection between the air spring rolling bellows and the air spring cover is effected by means of a connecting element which is fastened to the bead ring or to the reinforced end region in a materially bonded and/or positively locking manner.

Abstract: An air spring includes a composite bumper, a composite piston, a flexible bellow and an upper end cap member. The composite piston has a first end which includes a plurality of rigid portions and a plurality of adjacently positioned cantilever snap joints for receiving and securing the composite bumper. The composite bumper includes an inner wall having a surface shape for securely engaging the plurality of rigid portions and the plurality of cantilever snap joints. The first end of the composite piston further includes a piston housing surface upon which an outer surface of the composite bumper nests against. The flexible bellow is sealingly attached to the composite piston and the upper end cap member. The flexible bellow, the upper end cap member, and the composite piston together form a fluid tight chamber, and the composite bumper is contained within the fluid tight chamber.

Abstract: An air spring includes a composite bumper, a composite piston, a flexible bellow and an upper end cap member. The composite piston has a first end which includes a plurality of rigid portions and a plurality of adjacently positioned cantilever snap joints for receiving and securing the composite bumper. The composite bumper includes an inner wall having a surface shape for securely engaging the plurality of rigid portions and the plurality of cantilever snap joints. The first end of the composite piston further includes a piston housing surface upon which an outer surface of the composite bumper nests against. The flexible bellow is sealingly attached to the composite piston and the upper end cap member. The flexible bellow, the upper end cap member, and the composite piston together form a fluid tight chamber, and the composite bumper is contained within the fluid tight chamber.

Abstract: An air spring piston for a heavy-duty vehicle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a bumper and a connecting means for an air spring bellows. The bottom portion is mounted on a structure of the vehicle. The top portion and bottom portion are connected to each other to form a piston chamber and include a bearing means for reacting bumper forces from the bumper to the bottom portion and to the structure of the vehicle on which the bottom portion is mounted. The piston chamber is in fluid communication with a bellows chamber of the air spring via an opening, wherein the geometry of the opening is such that during dynamic spring movements, the pressure in the piston chamber and the pressure in the bellows chamber are not equalized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to units or modules for data acquisition that may either be used as stand alone units or be used to form a modular system where a plurality of modules are mounted together in a frame or rack structure as well as combinations of such stand-alone units and frames.

Abstract: The present invention relates to units or modules for data acquisition that may either be used as stand alone units or be used to form a modular system where a plurality of modules are mounted together in a frame or rack structure as well as combinations of such stand-alone units and frames.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersion comprising particles of at least one active substance dispersed in an aqueous solution of a modified starch, wherein said aqueous solution has a pH value in the range 5 to 10, as well as its use. The invention further relates to a process of preparing a dispersion of the invention, which process comprises the steps of a) providing an aqueous solution of said modified starch, b) adding to said solution said at least one active substance, c) treating the mixture thus obtained to prepare a dispersion of particles of said at least one active substance in said aqueous solution comprising said modified starch, characterised in that the process further comprises a step d) of adjusting pH of the aqueous solution of said modified starch to the range 5-10. The dispersion of the invention is suitable for preparing products, such as microcapsules, with improved quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising (a) an antimicrobial material; and (b) an extract obtained from or obtainable from a plant of the Labiatae family, wherein (a) and (b) are different; wherein the composition contains phenolic diterpenes in an amount of greater than 1.0 wt. %, based on the composition, and wherein when the antimicrobial material consists of nisin, the composition comprises carvacrol in an amount of less than 0.075 wt. % based on the composition and carvone in an amount of less than 15 wt. % based on the composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antimicrobial material in an encapsulated form, comprising (i) a core comprising an antimicrobial material and (ii) a shell of encapsulating material, wherein the shell of encapsulating material is impermeable to the antimicrobial material. The invention further provides a process for introducing an antimicrobial material into a foodstuff comprising (i) providing the antimicrobial material in an encapsulated form comprising a core of antimicrobial material and shell of encapsulating material, and (ii) introducing encapsulated antimicrobial material into or onto the foodstuff.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microcapsules, and more particularly to microcapsules where an aqueous bead or beads comprising the active ingredient is encapsulated in or by a hydrophobic shell matrix. The present invention relates also to novel methods for preparing the microcapsules according to the invention, as well as to the use of the microcapsules of the present invention. A microcapsule of the present invention comprises a solidified hydrophobic shell matrix, an encapsulated aqueous bead or beads which is/are encapsulated in or by the solidified hydrophobic shell matrix, and an active ingredient or active ingredients dissolved or incorporated in the encapsulated aqueous bead or beads.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel choline ascorbate-containing formulations; processes for their preparation and their use in human or animal foods, or human or animal food supplements or pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising coagulation factor FVIIa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel natamycin dosage form for the food industry, and more particularly to microcapsules where natamycin is encapsulated within a physiologically acceptable shell to provide a protected natamycin product. The present invention relates also to novel processes for preparing the capsules according to the invention, as well as to the use of the capsules of the present invention. The invention further relates to food products containing natamycin in encapsulated form.

Abstract: A filter arrangement and method for handling polluted air or gases are disclosed. The filter arrangement comprises a number of filter hoses received in a filter chamber. The filter has an inlet for receiving air from an industrial process and an outlet for cleaned air. Means are arranged to connect a limited group of the filter hoses to a cleaning fan, one group after another. The filter is cleaned by cleaning air which is blown into a limited group of filter hoses at a time.

Abstract: A suspension member for objects, preferably pictures, at a vertical surface. The device is intended to enable an exact positioning of a picture frame in a vertical direction in such a way that the picture hangs exactly straight. The suspension device comprises a base element for fastening of the suspension device, an elongated element, displaceably provided in relation to the base element, a suspension memeber which is provided on the elongated element and positioning structure arranged to enable a positioning of the elongated element in its longitudinal direction in relation to the base element, wherein the positioning structure is arranged to adjust in a continuous manner the elongated element in relation to the base element.