Abstract: A pane having a heatable coating, includes a substrate and a heatable coating on an exposed surface of the substrate, which heatable coating at least includes an electrically conductive layer, which contains a transparent, electrically conductive oxide (TCO) and has a thickness of 1 nm to 40 nm, and above the electrically conductive layer, a dielectric barrier layer for regulating oxygen diffusion, which dielectric barrier layer contains a metal, a nitride, or a carbide and has a thickness of 1 nm to 20 nm, wherein the pane has transmittance in the visible spectral range of at least 70% and the coating has sheet resistance of 50 ohms/square to 200 ohms/square.

Abstract: A composite pane, includes an outer pane having an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, an inner pane having an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer, which joins the interior-side surface of the outer pane to the outer-side surface of the inner pane. The composite pane has, between the outer and inner panes, a sun protection coating, which substantially reflects or absorbs rays outside the visible spectrum of solar radiation. The composite pane has, on the interior-side surface of the inner pane, a thermal-radiation-reflecting coating (low-E coating). The composite pane has a transmittance index A of 0.02 to 0.08, wherein the transmittance index A is determined according to the following formula A=TLcomposite glass pane/(TLlow-E-coated pane*TE). TL is the light transmittance and TE is the energy transmittance measured according to ISO 9050.

Abstract: A composite pane, includes an outer pane having an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, an inner pane having an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer, which joins the interior-side surface of the outer pane to the outer-side surface of the inner pane. The composite pane has, between the outer and inner panes, a sun protection coating, which substantially reflects or absorbs rays outside the visible spectrum of solar radiation. The composite pane has, on the interior-side surface of the inner pane, a thermal-radiation-reflecting coating (low-E coating). The composite pane has a transmittance index A of 0.02 to 0.08, wherein the transmittance index A is determined according to the following formula A=TLcomposite glass pane/(TLlow-E-coated pane*TE). TL is the light transmittance and TE is the energy transmittance measured according to ISO 9050.

Abstract: A method for coating a substrate with a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer using a PECVD method with plasma generation by a magnetron target (magnetron PECVD) in a vacuum chamber, in which the magnetron, which is provided with the target, and the substrate are arranged, includes introducing at least one reactant gas into the plasma generated by the magnetron target in the vacuum chamber, as a result of which fragments of the reactive gas are formed, which are deposited forming the DLC layer on the substrate.

Abstract: A coated substrate, includes a coating that includes, starting from the substrate in this order: a) a layer of diamond-like carbon (DLC), b) a metallic, single-ply or multi-ply layer, and c) an oxygen barrier layer, wherein the metallic, single-ply or multi-ply layer contains b1) tin or tin and at least one alloying element for tin, which are present unalloyed and/or alloyed, or b2) magnesium and at least one alloying element for magnesium, which are present unalloyed and/or alloyed. The coated substrate protects the DLC layer, as a result of which said layer can be tempered. The coating has good mechanical stability and good aging stability before heat treatment.

Abstract: A pane having an electrically conductive coating, includes a substrate and an electrically conductive coating on an exposed surface of the substrate, which coating includes at least one electrically conductive layer, wherein the pane has a local minimum of reflectance (RL) in the range from 310 nm to 360 nm and a local maximum of reflectance (RL) in the range from 400 nm to 460 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a closure cover over at least one battery cell of an industrial battery, in particular of a drive battery, having two pole openings for passing the battery poles through and having an electrical load in or on the closure cover, wherein an electrical line is arranged on, under or in the closure cover between a first pole opening of one polarity and the electrical load and between a second pole opening of the other polarity and the electrical load in each case, the said electrical lines electrically connecting the poles of the battery cell to the electrical load in order to supply electrical energy to the electrical load, wherein the electrical lines have, as electrical conductors, an electrically conductive plastic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pane with thermal radiation reflecting coating, comprising a substrate (1) and at least one thermal radiation reflecting coating (2) on at least one of the surfaces of the substrate (1), wherein the coating (2), proceeding from the substrate (1), comprises at least one lower dielectric layer (3), one functional layer (4) that contains at least one transparent, electrically conductive oxide, and one upper dielectric layer (5), and wherein at least one darkening layer (10) is arranged below the lower dielectric layer (3), between the lower dielectric layer (3) and the functional layer (4), between the functional layer (4) and the upper dielectric layer (5), and/or above the upper dielectric layer (5), and wherein the darkening layer (10) contains at least one metal, one metal nitride, and/or one metal carbide with a melting point greater than 1900° C. and a specific electrical resistivity less than 500 ?ohm*cm.

Abstract: An article includes a substrate that is transparent, the substrate being covered on at least one of its faces, totally or partly, with a protective layer based on zirconium and aluminum mixed oxide.

Abstract: A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers including at least one silver-based functional metal coating, at least two dielectric coatings including at least one dielectric layer, so that each functional metal coating is positioned between two dielectric coatings, wherein the functional metal coating includes at least 1% by weight of indium relative to the weight of silver and indium in the functional metal coating.

Abstract: A pane for separating an interior from an external environment, at least including a substrate, and a thermal-radiation-reflecting coating on the interior-side surface of the substrate is disclosed. The coating has at least one functional layer containing a transparent conductive oxide and a topmost layer containing silicon dioxide, and a polymeric fastening or sealing element on the thermal-radiation-reflecting coating.

Abstract: A material includes a substrate with a thin-film multilayer coated on at least one surface of the substrate, the thin-film multilayer including at least two films based on a transparent electrically conductive oxide. The at least two films are separated by at least one dielectric intermediate film having a physical thickness of at most 50 nm. No metal films is deposited between the at least two films based on a transparent electrically conductive oxide. The thin-film multilayer further includes at least one oxygen barrier film located above the film located furthest from the substrate of the at least two films based on a transparent electrically conductive oxide. Each film of the at least two films based on a transparent electrically conductive oxide has a physical thickness in a range of from 20 to 80 nm.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods relating to a modular orthosis system for an orthosis of the lower extremity, which modular orthosis system simplifies an individual fit to the respective patient and his loss of function, and, during the course of the therapy, can be fitted with direct consultation of the patient to changed circumstances in an interdisciplinary manner. A particular exemplary advantage of the orthosis system is that the therapist, together with the patient, can test the position of the support spring (dorsal vs ventral, medial vs lateral) and also different spring strengths. Thus, the orthosis can be fitted to the patient in a simple manner.

Abstract: A battery cap of a battery has a cap body adapted to cover the battery and formed with a gas-discharge port for gas generated in the battery. The body is formed with a gas-discharge passage opening laterally into the gas-discharge port, a gas-vent plug having an inner side exposed to gases in the battery and formed with a passage have an inner end at the inner side and an outer end either opening laterally outwardly into the gas-discharge passage in a predetermined angular position of the plug or opening outwardly into the exterior.

Abstract: Distance to a target is sensed using a common path interferometer, wherein a first fraction of light from a light source is collected after reflection by a partially reflective element together with reflection from a target of a second fraction of light from the light source that has been transmitted by the partially reflective element. The collected light is split in two parts, both containing a part of the first fraction and part of the reflection from the target. The parts are fed through a first and second optical branch path to an input side of a three-way optical coupler respectively. Light from at three terminals on a second side of the N way coupler is fed to respective light intensity detectors. Information representing an excess distance traveled by the first fraction from detection signals determined by the least three light intensity detectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pane with thermal radiation reflecting coating, comprising at least one substrate (1) and at least one thermal radiation reflecting coating (2) at least on the interior-side surface of the substrate (1), wherein the pane has transmittance in the visible spectral range of less than 5%, and the coating (2), proceeding from the substrate (1), comprises at least: one adhesive layer (3) that contains at least one material with a refractive index of less than 1.8, one functional layer (4) that contains at least one transparent, electrically conductive oxide, one optically high-refractive-index layer (5) that contains at least one material with a refractive index greater than or equal to 1.8, and one optically low-refractive-index layer (6) that contains at least one material with a refractive index of less than 1.8.

Abstract: A sheet is described. The sheet has at least one substrate and at least one coating, which reflects thermal radiation, on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating on the substrate contains at least one adhesion layer, a functional layer containing at least one transparent, electrically conductive oxide, above the adhesion layer, a dielectric barrier layer, for regulating oxygen diffusion, above the functional layer, and an antireflection layer above the barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer has a thickness from 10 nm to 40 nm.

Abstract: Distance to a target is sensed using a common path interferometer, wherein a first fraction of light from a light source is collected after reflection by a partially reflective element together with reflection from a target of a second fraction of light from the light source that has been transmitted by the partially reflective element. The collected light is split in two parts, both containing a part of the first fraction and part of the reflection from the target. The parts are fed through a first and second optical branch path to an input side of a three-way optical coupler respectively. Light from at three terminals on a second side of the N way coupler is fed to respective light intensity detectors. Information representing an excess distance traveled by the first fraction from detection signals determined by the least three light intensity detectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pane with thermal radiation reflecting coating, comprising a substrate (1) and at least one thermal radiation reflecting coating (2) on at least one of the surfaces of the substrate (1), wherein the coating (2), proceeding from the substrate (1), comprises at least one lower dielectric layer (3), one functional layer (4) that contains at least one transparent, electrically conductive oxide, and one upper dielectric layer (5), and wherein at least one darkening layer (10) is arranged below the lower dielectric layer (3), between the lower dielectric layer (3) and the functional layer (4), between the functional layer (4) and the upper dielectric layer (5), and/or above the upper dielectric layer (5), and wherein the darkening layer (10) contains at least one metal, one metal nitride, and/or one metal carbide with a melting point greater than 1900° C. and a specific electrical resistivity less than 500 ?ohm*cm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pane with thermal radiation reflecting coating, comprising at least one substrate (1) and at least one thermal radiation reflecting coating (2) at least on the interior-side surface of the substrate (1), wherein the pane has transmittance in the visible spectral range of less than 5%, and the coating (2), proceeding from the substrate (1), comprises at least: one adhesive layer (3) that contains at least one material with a refractive index of less than 1.8, one functional layer (4) that contains at least one transparent, electrically conductive oxide, one optically high-refractive-index layer (5) that contains at least one material with a refractive index greater than or equal to 1.8, and one one optically low-refractive-index layer (6) that contains at least one material with a refractive index of less than 1.8.