Abstract: A linear valve drive for connection to a valve body having a valve seat and at least one flow passage with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, comprises a drive housing with a drive unit accommodated therein, an actuating element axially shiftable by the drive unit and coupled with a valve closing element to be pressed against the valve seat, and optionally closing the flow passage, and a supporting unit surrounding the actuating element, which is designed to be attached to the valve body. A spring system loaded by actuating the linear valve drive is provided at the supporting unit, which in dependence on the compression path has different spring rates. Furthermore, a correspondingly equipped valve is described.

Abstract: A method for casting cast parts in which a casting mould is provided. The casting mould is enclosed in a housing, forming a filling space between an inner surface section of the housing and an associated outer surface section of the casting mould. The filling space is then filled with a free-flowing filling material and molten metal is poured in the casting mould. As a consequence a binder of the mould material begins to vaporise and combust disintegrating the casting mould. During the filling of the filling space, the filling material has a minimum temperature, starting out from which the temperature of the filling material rises, to beyond a boundary temperature at which the vaporising binder ignites and combusts.

Abstract: In a molder, at least one rotatably driven tool (7, 8, 10, 11) is used to produce the structure (27) or contour on the workpiece (1) by workpiece removal. The workpiece positions along the workpiece (1) for producing the structure or contour are set depending on the data of the workpiece (1) and of the tool (7, 8, 10, 11). The data are transmitted to the machine controller which processes the CNC program based on the data during the passage of the workpiece (1) through the molder and moves the tool (7, 8, 10, 11) into the required positions via CNC drives depending on the workpiece position. The workpiece position is sensed during the passage of the workpiece (1) through the molder. In order to sense the workpiece position in the molder, at least one measuring element (18) is provided upstream and downstream of the tool (1), said measuring element (18) being connected to the machine controller and supplying signals that describe the advancing travel of the workpiece (1) to the machine controller.

Abstract: Finely divided, cationic, aqueous polymer dispersions, method for the production thereof, and the use thereof The present invention relates to a finely divided, cationic, aqueous polymer dispersion which is obtainable by emulsion polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a continuous phase containing an aqueous liquid in which the emulsion polymerisation is carried out, in the presence of polymerisation initiators, of a combination of monomers comprising (a) from 0 to less than 60% by weight of at least one optionally substituted styrene, (b) from greater than 0 to 80% of at least one C1-C12-alkyl acrylate and/or at least one C1-C12-alkyl methacrylate, (c) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising at least one acid group, (d) from 5 to 20% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising a cationic group, and (e) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer differing from (a), (b), (c), and (d

Abstract: The invention relates to preserved products which contain 1 to 100 ppm of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one with a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt. % based on the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, and to the use of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one with a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt. % based on the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, for the preservation of products.

Abstract: The invention relates to texturizing elements for sanding or blunting traffic surfaces, said elements having a tetrahedral basic shape having a distance between two corner points of 2 to 10 mm, wherein the texturizing elements have surfaces that are bent to be concave having a ratio of arching height to distance between two corner points ranging from 0.05 to 0.35, and a compressive strength of at least 120 MPa according to DIN EN 196-1. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing or restoring traffic surfaces, in which the texturizing elements are sanded on the still plastic cover layer and are rolled in, impressed or rubbed into it, and the use of the texturizing elements for sanding or blunting traffic surfaces.

Abstract: A method for casting cast parts in which a casting mould is provided. The casting mould is enclosed in a housing, forming a filling space between an inner surface section of the housing and an associated outer surface section of the casting mould. The filling space is then filled with a free-flowing filling material and molten metal is poured in the casting mould. As a consequence binder of the mould material begins to vaporise and combust disintegrating the casting mould. During the filling of the filling space, the filling material has a minimum temperature, starting out from which the temperature of the filling material rises, to beyond a boundary temperature at which the vaporising binder ignites and combusts.

Abstract: A module may include a receiving element in the form of a bearing frame or a covering hood for arrangement on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The module may further include a camshaft that is rotatably mounted on the receiving element and projects from the receiving element to hold a camshaft wheel. The module can be prefabricated for direct mounting on the cylinder head. In the prefabrication process, the camshaft may be locked against rotation by an externally accessible securing part in an angular position for acting on valves. The securing part may extend through a first aperture in the camshaft wheel and through or into a receptacle of the receiving element. After mounting the module on the cylinder head, the securing part can be removed.

Abstract: A method for treating an infestation of head lice in a patient in need thereof by killing the head lice and preventing a final development and a hatching of larvae from lice eggs. The method includes applying an effective amount of a composition on the hair of the patient. The composition includes about 0.1 to 1 wt.-% of at least one isolated Citrus flavonoid and 2 to 7 wt.-% of at least one cationic surface-active agent. The cationic surface-active agent is selected from a quaternary ammonium salt having one or two linear saturated C8-26 alkyl chain(s), wherein the remaining alkyl residues are C1-6 alkyl groups, and palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride.

Abstract: A method for setting a pivot angle of a headlamp with an asymmetrical low beam when a vehicle is negotiating a bend, wherein a course of a highway line is determined, a contact point is determined, wherein a tangent from the headlamp to the contact point makes contact with the highway line, and the headlamp is adjusted such that a projection of an intersection of a horizontal portion of a cut-off line of the headlamp and an ascending branch of the cut-off line of the headlamp in a plane in front of the vehicle and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle on the highway falls within a circle of predetermined radius around the contact point.

Abstract: A linear valve drive for connection to a valve body having a valve seat and at least one flow passage with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, comprises a drive housing with a drive unit accommodated therein, an actuating element axially shiftable by the drive unit and coupled with a valve closing element to be pressed against the valve seat, and optionally closing the flow passage, and a supporting unit surrounding the actuating element, which is designed to be attached to the valve body. A spring system loaded by actuating the linear valve drive is provided at the supporting unit, which in dependence on the compression path has different spring rates. Furthermore, a correspondingly equipped valve is described.

Abstract: An apparatus for distributing fluids in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes an injection device, wherein a combination of a plurality of individual measures for achieving a uniform mixing of the fluids with the exhaust gas and a complete vaporizing of the fluids in the exhaust gas is provided. The individual measure comprises at least one of at least one swirl-generating device and at least one mixing apparatus. The individual measure also includes at least one catalyst. The individual measure further includes an injection nozzle of the injection device which is arranged at a predefined spacing from a wall of the exhaust tract.

Abstract: Described is an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a chain growth addition polymer obtainable via free-radically initiated emulsion polymerization from ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable monomers, wherein the chain growth addition polymer is formed to an extent of not less than 60 wt % from primary monomers selected from vinylaromatic compounds, conjugated aliphatic dienes, vinyl esters of saturated C1- to C20-carboxylic acids, esters of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid with monohydric C1- to C20-alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and one or two double bonds, or mixtures thereof, wherein the monomers are polymerized in the presence of lignosulfonate and wherein the chain growth addition polymer is branched or crosslinked. Also described is a process for preparing the aqueous polymer dispersion. The polymer dispersion is useful for preparing paper coating compositions.

Abstract: A device for determining control parameters to adjust the light distribution of a vehicle headlight when driving through a curve from a first or second angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the first angle determined from first information, namely measurements and/or parameters to be adjusted via actuators of the vehicle, such as speed, steering angle, yaw rate, steering angle of the front wheels, distance from a second vehicle, or road progression ahead of the vehicle, with a control means to determine the first angle the second angle, with an interface to connect the device with actuators to adjust the light distribution of the headlight, where control parameter-signals can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microbicidal composition in the form of a concentrate and to the use of the composition for the preservation of technical and domestic products, preferred for the preservation of detergents and paints.

Abstract: An exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine comprises a pipe section which is disposed in the exhaust train of the exhaust gas system and to which a main fluid containing an exhaust gas is supplied, in particular at an angle to the flow axis of the pipe section. The exhaust gas system comprises a device for injecting a further fluid, in particular a water-urea mixture or a liquid fuel, into the pipe section. Means, in particular stationary means, for generating a swirl by which the spray cone of the injected further fluid is preferably set up are provided in the inlet region of the pipe section.

Abstract: A method for decoding a data stream containing audio/video substreams and control substreams comprises buffering nodes having the possibility to buffer multiple data packets in the same buffer. This may be achieved by having separate parameters for the allocated buffer size and any stored packet. Thus, not only multiple packets may be stored in the buffering node, but also such node may exist while its buffer is empty, so that the node may be reused later. This is particularly useful for buffering and selectively accessing multiple audio packets in MPEG-4 audio nodes or sound nodes.

Abstract: A muffler for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, the muffler including a muffler housing, at least one exhaust gas inlet, at least one gas outlet and at least one muffling device arranged in the muffler housing. At least one cooling element arranged in the muffler housing is configured to extract heat energy from the exhaust gas and is arranged in the muffler housing.

Abstract: A method of automatically selecting a first advertisement for a product according to real time network actions is described. A first content thematically associated with a first advertisement is displayed to a visitor of a third party website. The first content may be free of any explicit reference to a brand or manufacturer of the product. A teaser for the product may be source indistinguishable to the user from other content teasers on the platform. Upon selection of a content teaser, the content is delivered together with the first advertisement. More than one content teaser may be provided for each piece of content and a set of pieces of content may be cycled for the first advertisement. The content teasers and the content pieces displayed may then be optimized based on click through rates.

Abstract: In a moulder, at least one rotatably driven tool (7, 8, 10, 11) is used to produce the structure (27) or contour on the workpiece (1) by workpiece removal. The workpiece positions along the workpiece (1) for producing the structure or contour are set depending on the data of the workpiece (1) and of the tool (7, 8, 10, 11). The data are transmitted to the machine controller which processes the CNC program based on the data during the passage of the workpiece (1) through the moulder and moves the tool (7, 8, 10, 11) into the required positions via CNC drives depending on the workpiece position. The workpiece position is sensed during the passage of the workpiece (1) through the moulder. In order to sense the workpiece position in the moulder, at least one measuring element (18) is provided upstream and downstream of the tool (1), said measuring element (18) being connected to the machine controller and supplying signals that describe the advancing travel of the workpiece (1) to the machine controller.