Abstract: Method for providing a heat exchanger block (B) with a housing (H), said heat exchanger block (B) comprising at least a first outer surface region (B1) and a second outer surface region (B2) opposite said first outer surface region (B1), said housing (H) comprising at least a first housing portion (W1) covering/engaging said first outer surface region (B1) of said heat exchanger block (B) and a second housing portion (W2) opposite said first housing portion (W1) and covering/engaging said second outer surface region (B2) of said heat exchanger block (B), said method comprising at least the following steps: a) moulding said first housing portion (W1) to said first outer surface region (B1); and b) moulding said second housing portion (W2) to said second outer surface region (B2).

Abstract: A method for producing an exchanger element package for arrangement in an installation space on board a vehicle assigned to a passenger compartment and/or an engine bay, between inner walls of the installation space and an exchanger element to be installed in the installation space. The method includes providing an exchanger element; detecting inner dimensions of the installation space; detecting outer dimensions of the exchanger element; and providing a mold with a mold cavity which is delimited by an outer mold wall and an inner mold wall, wherein the shape of the outer mold wall is defined by the inner dimensions or inner wall regions of the installation space and the shape of the inner mold wall is defined by the outer dimensions or outer wall regions of the exchanger element.

Abstract: An exchanger element for use on board a vehicle for a passenger compartment and/or the engine bay of a vehicle. The exchanger element includes an exhaust air flow path and a feed air flow path, wherein the exhaust air flow path and the feed air flow path are separated from one another by partition sections that have heat-transmitting wall regions. The exhaust air flow path forms a fluid connection from the interior of the vehicle to the outer surroundings of the vehicle. The feed air flow path forms a fluid connection from the outer surroundings of the vehicle to a location on board the vehicle. The exchanger element is embedded in a package, the outer surface area shape of which matches the inner dimensions of an installation space on board the vehicle for the installation of the exchanger element.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes first flow ducts and adjacent second flow ducts for exchanging heat energy between first flows through the first flow ducts and second flows through the second flow ducts. A parallel flow region where flow passages and directions of the first flows and adjacent flow passages and directions of the second flows are arranged in a parallel relationship with respect to each other at least in a portion of the parallel flow region and are fluidly separated by wall portions.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining an occupancy situation of containers in an installation, the method comprising: using at least one camera for capturing the occupancy situation of the containers in the installation and obtaining a captured occupancy situation, analyzing the captured occupancy situation and obtaining an analyzed occupancy situation, and controlling the installation based on the analyzed occupancy situation. Furthermore, the disclosure comprises a device comprising at least one camera and a control device with instructions that are stored thereon and that, when executed by a processor, cause the control device to execute the method.

Abstract: a plurality of first flow ducts and a plurality of second flow ducts adjacent to the plurality of first flow ducts for exchanging heat energy between first flows passing through the plurality of first flow ducts and second flows passing through the plurality of second flow ducts; • a parallel flow region where flow passages and directions of the first flows of the plurality of first flow ducts and adjacent flow passages and directions of the second flows of the plurality of second flow ducts are arranged in locally or tangentially parallel relationship with respect to each other at least in a portion of the parallel flow region and are fluidly separated by wall portions from each other; • wherein a cross section of the wall portions of the parallel flow region orthogonal to a local flow passage direction of the parallel flow region is a grid-like pattern.

Abstract: The present invention provides enthalpy exchanger elements (E, E?) and enthalpy exchangers comprising such elements. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for producing such enthalpy exchanger elements and enthalpy exchangers, comprising the steps of a) providing an air-permeable sheet element (1); b) laminating at least one side (1a, 1b) of the sheet element (1) with a thin polymer film (3, 4) with water vapor transmission characteristics; and c) forming the laminated sheet element (1) into a desired shape exhibiting a three-dimensional corrugation pattern (5, 5, . . . ).

Abstract: A method for audio modification for a wearable device in operative Bluetooth communication with a device includes receiving a sound signal at a microphone of the wearable device, encoding the sound signal at a digital signal processor of the wearable device using a codec to provide an encoded audio stream, routing the encoded audio stream from the digital signal processor over a Bluetooth parallel simultaneous transport channel to the device, modifying the encoded audio stream using an audio modification software application executing at a processor external to the wearable device to provide an encoded modified audio stream, communicating the encoded modified audio stream from the audio modification software application executing on the processor over the Bluetooth parallel simultaneous transport channel back to the wearable device, and communicating the encoded modified audio stream from the wearable device over a Bluetooth hands free profile (HFP) channel to the device.

Abstract: Method for providing a heat exchanger block (B) with a housing (H), said heat exchanger block (B) comprising at least a first outer surface region (B1) and a second outer surface region (B2) opposite said first outer surface region (B1), said housing (H) comprising at least a first housing portion (W1) covering/engaging said first outer surface region (B1) of said heat exchanger block (B) and a second housing portion (W2) opposite said first housing portion (W1) and covering/engaging said second outer surface region (B2) of said heat exchanger block (B), said method comprising at least the following steps: a) moulding said first housing portion (W1) to said first outer surface region (B1); and b) moulding said second housing portion (W2) to said second outer surface region (B2).

Abstract: The present invention provides enthalpy exchanger elements (E, E?) and enthalpy exchangers comprising such elements. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for producing such enthalpy exchanger elements and enthalpy exchangers, comprising the steps of a) providing an air-permeable sheet element (1); b) laminating at least one side (1a, 1b) of the sheet element (1) with a thin polymer film (3, 4) with water vapor transmission characteristics; and c) forming the laminated sheet element (1) into a desired shape exhibiting a three-dimensional corrugation pattern (5, 5, . . .).

Abstract: The invention relates to an exchanger arrangement (3) for the heat transfer and/or selective material transfer between a first fluid (F1) and a second fluid (F2), which can flow through the arrangement (3), said arrangement (2) being constituted of a multitude (n) of adjacent local exchanger elements (E1, E2, . . . , En). The exchanger arrangement (3) has at least in some sections a cylindrical shape or the shape of a segment thereof or a prismatic shape having a polygonal base or the shape of a segment thereof. The adjacent local exchanger elements (E1, E2, . . . , En) are flat structures that are either wedge-shaped or sheet-like.

Abstract: The invention relates to an exchanger element (1) for use on board a vehicle, in particular for a passenger compartment and/or the engine bay of a vehicle. The exchanger element has an exhaust air flow path (2) and a feed air flow path (3), wherein the exhaust air flow path and the feed air flow path are separated from one another by partition sections that have heat-transmitting wall regions. The exhaust air flow path (2) forms a fluid connection from the interior of the vehicle to the outer surroundings of the vehicle. The feed air flow path (3) forms a fluid connection from the outer surroundings of the vehicle to a location on board the vehicle. According to the invention, the exchanger element (1) is embedded in a package (4), the outer surface area shape of which matches the inner dimensions of an installation space on board the vehicle for the installation of the exchanger element (1).

Abstract: The present invention provides enthalpy exchanger elements (E, E?, PR, PF) and enthalpy exchangers comprising such elements. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for producing such enthalpy exchanger elements and enthalpy exchangers, comprising the steps of a) providing an air-permeable sheet element (1); b) laminating at least one side (1a, 1b) of the sheet element (1) with a thin polymer film (3, 4) with water vapor transmission characteristics; and c) forming the laminated sheet element (1) into a desired shape exhibiting a three-dimensional corrugation pattern (5, 5, . . . ).

Abstract: The present invention provides enthalpy exchanger elements (E, E?) and enthalpy exchangers comprising such elements. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for producing such enthalpy exchanger elements and enthalpy exchangers, comprising the steps of a) providing an air-permeable sheet element (1); b) laminating at least one side (1a, 1b) of the sheet element (1) with a thin polymer film (3, 4) with water vapor transmission characteristics; and c) forming the laminated sheet element (1) into a desired shape exhibiting a three-dimensional corrugation pattern (5, 5, . . . ).

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger block 2 and to a heat recovery ventilation unit 1 comprising such a heat exchanger block. In the heat exchanger block 2, the individual flow cross-section (Q1) of flow passages of said plurality of first air flow passages (AFP1) in said parallel flow region (PF) and the individual flow cross-section (Q2) of flow passages of said plurality of second air flow passages (AFP2) in said parallel flow region (PF) gradually, preferably linearly, decrease along a straight line (x-x) perpendicular to the parallel air flow passages (AFP1 and AFP2) and from said first wall (W1) to said second wall (W2) of the block.

Abstract: A wearable device includes a housing, a rechargeable battery disposed within the housing and a short range transceiver for near field communication disposed within the housing. The short range transceiver for near field communications comprises a core and a plurality of coil turns wrapped around the core to thereby form a coil. A charging circuit may electrically connected between the coil and the rechargeable battery and configured to charge the rechargeable battery using electromagnetic waves received by the coil.

Abstract: An apparatus for introducing a melt into a casting chamber for a die casting operation has a tundish with an inner volume that can be filled with the melt. A method is provided for filling, by way of the apparatus, the melt into the casting chamber for the die casting operation.

Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for managing power settings. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a first sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a second sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. The sensor measurements are analyzed from the first sensor array and the second sensor array. A determination is made whether a change event is detected in response to the sensor measurements. The change event is confirmed as detected. The wireless earpieces enter a full power mode in response to the change event being confirmed.

Abstract: An earpiece wearable includes an earpiece wearable housing, an intelligent control system disposed within the ear piece wearable housing, and an operating system associated with the intelligent control system for the earpiece wearable wherein the operating system provides for a user of the earpiece to choose between a plurality of software applications to execute on the intelligent control system. A method includes installing on the earpiece wearable a plurality of different software applications and selecting one of the plurality of software applications to execute on the intelligent control system of the earpiece wearable using the operating system of the earpiece wearable.

Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for managing power settings. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a first sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a second sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. The sensor measurements are analyzed from the first sensor array and the second sensor array. A determination is made whether a change event is detected in response to the sensor measurements. The change event is confirmed as detected. The wireless earpieces enter a full power mode in response to the change event being confirmed.