Abstract: A comminuting device includes a comminuting chamber which has a bottom wall and a circumferential wall which extends upwards from the bottom wall. The device also includes a rotatably driven drive shaft which extends essentially orthogonal to the bottom wall, and at least one comminuting element which is disposed next to the bottom wall. This at least one comminuting element can be made to perform a rotary movement about the drive shaft by the drive shaft. A plurality of additional comminuting elements which can be made to perform a rotary or revolving movement about the drive shaft (22) by means of the drive shaft are arranged above the at least one comminuting element comminuting element disposed next to the bottom wall.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp socket 1 for lamps 25, in particular vehicle lamps, comprising a connection region 2 for arranging the lamps 25 on a headlamp, a light or the like, a hollow-cylindrical receiving section 3 for arranging a bulb 27 on the lamp socket 1, and a cylindrical metal sleeve 4 which is arranged in the receiving section 3. In order to provide a lamp socket 1 of simple and stable design which has high heat-resistance, it is provided that a flange 5 arranged on the metal sleeve 4 rests on protrusions 7 which project from an upper edge 6 of the receiving section 3.

Abstract: A vibration based power generator. In a described embodiment, an electrical power generating system includes a vibrating assembly including a vortex shedding device which sheds vortices in response to fluid flow across the vibrating assembly. A generator generates electrical power in response to vibration of the vibrating assembly. The vortex shedding device sheds the vortices at a frequency which is substantially equal to a resonant frequency of the vibrating assembly.

Abstract: A comminuting device includes a comminuting chamber which has a bottom wall and a circumferential wall which extends upwards from the bottom wall. The device also includes a rotatably driven drive shaft which extends essentially orthogonal to the bottom wall, and at least one comminuting element which is disposed next to the bottom wall. This at least one comminuting element can be made to perform a rotary movement about the drive shaft by the drive shaft. A plurality of additional comminuting elements which can be made to perform a rotary or revolving movement about the drive shaft (22) by means of the drive shaft are arranged above the at least one comminuting element comminuting element disposed next to the bottom wall.

Abstract: A vibration based power generator. In a described embodiment, an electrical power generating system includes a vibrating assembly including a vortex shedding device which sheds vortices in response to fluid flow across the vibrating assembly. A generator generates electrical power in response to vibration of the vibrating assembly. The vortex shedding device sheds the vortices at a frequency which is substantially equal to a resonant frequency of the vibrating assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining an electrical property of a structure. The method involves creating a model of an electrical property of a structure and measuring the electrical property of the structure between at least two of a plurality of locations. The method also involves determining the electrical property of at least a portion of the structure based on the model and the measurement of the electrical property between the at least two of the plurality of locations.

Abstract: An ignition system employing a piezoelectric transformer having a drive side and an output side. The ignition system further includes circuit elements in electronic communication with the output side that tune output impedance in series with a breakdown gap to optimize power flow from the transformer to the breakdown gap after breakdown and a timing control circuit in electronic communication with the drive side that meters post-breakdown energy delivered to the breakdown gap by timing the duration of post-breakdown power flow.

Abstract: An ignition system employing a piezoelectric transformer having a drive side and an output side. The ignition system further includes circuit elements in electronic communication with the output side that tune output impedance in series with a breakdown gap to optimize power flow from the transformer to the breakdown gap after breakdown and a timing control circuit in electronic communication with the drive side that meters post-breakdown energy delivered to the breakdown gap by timing the duration of post-breakdown power flow.

Abstract: For the manufacture of high pressure laminates, the pressed laminate (4) consisting of a stack of artificial resin impregnated paper sheets is fed into a single daylight hot press. The pressed laminate is held and guided along both longitudinal edges (6) by transfer clamps (7), which are connected to an endless rotating chain (8) and are conveyed on guide tracks (15). The transfer clamps (7) remain closed during the transfer into the single daylight hot press, during the pressing process and during a following cooling process in a cold press.

Abstract: The temperature conditioner device for use with photographic equipment that uses self-developing film using the diffusion transfer process comprises a processor including a thermal insulated housing having at least one opening in a wall of said housing for inserting an exposed photograph and at least one compartment for accommodating the photograph, means for controlling the internal temperature and means for measuring and indicating the internal temperature, as well as a thermal case for receiving the processor and at least one spare film, whereby the thermal case also includes means for warming up.