Abstract: A self-foaming bone cement is described herein. In one variation, the bone cements include a self setting calcium phosphate cement formulation which when cured, forms macroscopic pores of varying sizes and densities with sufficient surface area to provide substantial regions for bone turnover.

Abstract: A lighting device for generating colored and white light. According to the invention the lighting device comprises at least one light source (1, 4) emitting blue or ultraviolet light and a color conversion unit (2, 5) for converting said blue or ultraviolet light into visible light comprising at least two sections (2a, 2b, 2c, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d), at least one section (2c, 6d) of which being a transparent or translucent color converting section, said color conversion unit (2, 5) being arranged for alternately illuminating said at least two sections (2a, 2b, 2c, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) with said blue or ultraviolet light, said at least one color converting section containing luminescent material, wherein said luminescent material is a luminescent organic dye in a polymer matrix or a crystalline inorganic luminescent material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a substrate layer and a light conversion layer located on said substrate layer, whereby the light conversion layer is a polycrystalline ceramic layer, characterized in that the light conversion layer is positioned on the substrate layer by sintering.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for partitioning the plastic parisons to give at least one semifinished open-surface product (6), where the device encompasses at least one means of partitioning (3) the plastic parison and one means of drive (2). The means of drive may be composed of one, but preferably of two, driven rolls. It has been found that use of the device of the invention can reduce or prevent the production of creasing and irregularity at the margins, i.e. at the cut edges, of the partitioned parisons, i.e. of the resultant semifinished sheets.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device, in particular discharge lamps with inner or outer electrodes or electrodeless in which the emittance of red light is enhanced by using a monolithic ceramic luminescence converter.

Abstract: A self-foaming bone cement is described herein. In one variation, the bone cements include a self setting calcium phosphate cement formulation which when cured, forms macroscopic pores of varying sizes and densities with sufficient surface area to provide substantial regions for bone turnover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking system, in particular a locking system for aircraft landing gears. A space-saving, simple construction and little maintenance requirement of the locking system is achieved by at least one electromechanical drive unit, whose torque is transmitted to a drive shaft with a cam disk via axle-crossing transmitting means. With the torque, the cam disk can move the locking system from the locked into the unlocked condition.

Abstract: A push-button device (1) is provided for actuating a technical system (2), especially in a motor vehicle. The push-button device (1) comprises at least one push button (6) as well as a holding device (10). The push button (6) is arranged in the holding device (10) and can be moved between a neutral position and an actuation position. The push-button device (1) is characterized according to the present invention in that a flexible cable device (3) for signal transmission is arranged between the push button (6) and the technical system (2).

Abstract: An actuating device (1) for a technical system, especially for selecting gears of a shift-by-wire speed-change gear includes an actuating element (2) with at least two shift positions and a locking device (8). The locking device (8) has at least one actuator (7) driven with auxiliary energy and is used to reduce the shifting path of the actuating element (2) or to lock the actuating element (2). The actuator (7) has at least three different shifting states to make it possible to embody the necessary locking functions of the actuating lever with a reduced number of actuators and hence with a comparatively low design effort. Space, weight and costs can thus be saved.

Abstract: An actuating device is provided for a technical system, especially for selecting gears of a shift-by-wire speed-change gear. The actuating device includes an actuating element (1), which is movable in relation to a base area (3), with at least two switching positions. At least one additional switching element (5), which acts on a signal transmission (8) with a signal transmitter (6), is arranged at the actuating element (1). The additional switching element (5) and the signal transmitter (8) are connected by means of a mechanical transmission means. However, the signal transmitter (6) is connected to the base area (3) of the actuating device. The present invention makes it possible to embody a robust additional switching element, which is protected from disturbances, at an actuating element. Mobile and hence susceptible cablings to the additional switching element, which were hitherto necessary, are eliminated.

Abstract: A shifting device (1), for the transmission of shifting commands to a vehicle gearbox includes a housing (2) and/or a frame, a selector lever (4), transmitting shift commands to the gearbox. A knob (3) provides a grip for the hand of the vehicle driver. An adapter (7) is provided for the knob (3) with an integrated switch (5a). The adapter is fitted to the selector lever (4) and forms a connection point between the selector lever (4) and the knob (3). The shifting device (1) is provided for assembly in a motor vehicle and, preferably after fitting of the shifting device (1), a shifting gate is placed over the selector lever (4).

Abstract: A device for generating ultraviolet radiation by means of an excimer discharge, which device is equipped with an at least partly UV-transparent discharge vessel whose discharge space is filled with a gas filling, with means for triggering and maintaining an excimer discharge in the discharge space, and with a luminescent material that contains a phosphor comprising a host lattice of general formula (Y1-x-y-z,Lux,Scy,Az)PO4 wherein 0?x<1 and 0<y?1 and 0?z<0.05 and A is an activator selected from the group of bismuth, praseodymium and neodymium is useful for disinfection and purification of fluids and surfaces and provides improved germicidal action. The invention also relates to a UVC-phosphor comprising a host lattice of general formula (Y1-x-y-z,Lux,Scy,Az)PO4 wherein 0?x<1 and 0<y?1 and 0?z<0.05 and A is an activator selected from the group of bismuth, praseodymium and neodymium comprising a improved emission spectrum.

Abstract: A device is provided for transmitting a biaxial pivoting movement of a gearshift lever (2) into a planar movement of a gearshift lever position transmitter with a guide element (20, 27, 31, 32) for limiting the movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter to a movement in a noncurved plane. The device includes a transmission element (19, 7a) for transmitting a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever (2) about a first pivot axis (11) into a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter in a noncurved plane, and with a hinge joint for converting a pivoting movement of the gearshift lever (2) about a second pivot axis (12) into a linear movement of the gearshift lever position transmitter in the noncurved plane. The positions (15a) of the gearshift lever (2) can be detected in the noncurved plane.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear comprising a landing gear leg, wherein the landing gear leg or one or more parts of the landing gear leg consists partly or completely of a fiber composite material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device, especially a LED comprising a SiAION material with a transparency of ?10% to ?85% for light in the wavelength range from ?550 nm to ?1000 nm.

Abstract: An illumination system comprising a radiation source and a luminescent material comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein said at least one phosphor is an amber to red-emitting cerium(III)-activated oxonitrido aluminate silicate of the general formula RE3-xAl2Al3-y—SiyO12-yNy:Cex, wherein RE is a rare earth metal, selected from the group of yttrium, gadolinium, lutetium, terbium, scandium and lanthanum, and 0.002?x?0.2 and 0<y?3, can provide light sources having high luminosity and a high color-rendering index, especially in conjunction with a light emitting diode as a radiation source. The amber to red-emitting cerium(III)-activated oxonitrido aluminate silicate of the general formula RE3-xAl2Al3-ySiyO12-yNy:Cex, wherein RE is a rare earth metal, selected from the group of yttrium, gadolinium, lutetium, terbium, scandium and lanthanum, and 0.002?x?0.

Abstract: In order to improve the color rendition of solid-state illumination devices, an illumination system comprising a radiation source capable of emitting primary radiation and a luminescent material comprising a blend of a first phosphor capable of converting the primary radiation into a broad-band emission in the yellow range of the electromagnetic spectrum and a second phosphor capable of converting the primary radiation into a multiple narrow-band emission in the red and green range of the electromagnetic spectrum is provided.

Abstract: A filler material comprising an energy intercepting element. In an embodiment, an energy intercepting element may attenuate, redirect, concentrate, or otherwise modify the properties of intercepted energy, e.g. the incoming energy flux. In an embodiment an energy intercepting element may be changed, for example generating secondary electrons, and/or secondary radiation, by intercepted energy. Also disclosed is a method comprising introducing a filler material composition into a cavity within a tissue in a patient's body, wherein the filler material includes an energy intercepting element(s) for intercepting energy and directing an energy source at the filler material.

Abstract: An actuating device is provided for selecting gears of an automatic transmission. The actuating device includes a rotatable actuating element as well as a crank arrangement (9) with stop elements (Mn) for limiting the rotation angle of the actuating element to a total switching angle. The actuating element may assume n switching positions within the total switching angle. The crank arrangement (9) has a separate stop element (Mn), which can be activated in a controlled manner, and a crank area (12, 13) for each of the n switching positions. The crank area (12, 13) comprises at least one crank segment (A, B, C, . . . ), between the end stops of which a stop element (Mn) can assume one of n relative positions, which correspond to the n switching positions. The crank segments (A, B, C, . . . ) are arranged distributed over the total crank angle such that all n relative positions are occupied by the n stop elements (Mn) for each relative switching position (1, 2, 3, . . . ).

Abstract: A shifting device for the preferably powerless transmission of shift commands to a fully automatic or semi-automatic transmission of a motor vehicle and a frame and/or housing and a gearshift lever mounted pivotably along a shift gate. A first shift stop and a second shift stop are provided for the gearshift lever which each define a shift position for the said gearshift lever. At least one detection device is provided for detecting the shift position(s). An inoperative position is provided into which the gearshift lever pivots back by itself from the deflected shift position, driven by a restoring force. The shifting device has an actuating device, which can countermand a shift stop, so that the gearshift lever can be pivoted beyond the shift position(s) defined by this shift stop.