Abstract: A method of producing a titanium-suboxide-based coating material comprises the following steps: providing a titanium-suboxide base material; and treating the titanium-suboxide base material under oxidizing conditions for in-situ development of a finely dispersed titanium-dioxide component in the ceramic titanium-suboxide base material.

Abstract: The optical system as described achieves retinal display of video images at a viewing angle of approx. 60° by a monochromatic or color mixture of laser beams. Retinal display is either direct or by beaming a scattering screen, whereby the display can be superimposed with an image of a 60° field of view. In video image display a convergent beam of light is focussed on the retina with the aid of a partly transparent planoconcave mirror. The system features an extremely high resolution limited only by the eyesight of the viewer and the diffraction of the display light beam as dictated merely by the divergence and cross-section of the light beam.

Abstract: A structure, and a method for fabricating the structure, for the isolation of electronic devices is disclosed. The electronic devices are processed in substrates comprising a SiGe based layer underneath a strained Si layer. The isolation structure comprises a trench extending downward from the substrate top surface and penetrating into the SiGe based layer, forming a sidewall in the substrate. An epitaxial Si liner is selectively deposited onto the trench sidewall, and subsequently thermally oxidized. The trench is filled with a trench dielectric, which protrudes above the substrate top surface.

Abstract: An articulated milling arm for a milling instrument, which includes a milling arm support movably attached to a frame to allow vertical displacement of the milling arm support; a first vertical axle, rotatably connecting the first milling arm support to a middle portion of the milling arm to allow swiveling of the middle portion of the milling arm horizontally about a vertical axis of the first vertical axle, the first vertical axle being provided with a braking surface; a second vertical axle, rotatably connecting the middle portion of the milling arm to a milling unit support to allow swiveling of the milling unit support horizontally about a vertical axis of the second vertical axle, the second vertical axle also being provided with a braking surface. The milling arm is provided with a movable braking plate, on the middle portion of the milling arm, which movably contacts the braking surface of the first vertical axle and the breaking surface of the second vertical axle.

Abstract: A dental milling instrument includes a base connected to a guide column for a vertically adjustable milling arm which receives a milling unit. The milling arm can be displaced by its supporting slide along a guideway of the guide column, by means of an electromotive height-adjusting drive. A threaded spindle, capable of being driven by an adjusting motor, is in engagement in a backlash-free and self-locking manner with a spindle nut provided in the supporting slide. Vertical positioning and vertical fixation are accomplished entirely from an operating panel provided on the base.

Abstract: A postage meter machine for franking postal matter has a printer for printing a postage value stamp on the postal matter, a control unit for controlling the printing and peripheral components of the postage meter machine, and a security module for debiting postage fee data. In order to prevent manipulations, unauthorized use and unauthorized copying of control software, the control unit is authorized by multiple, automatic interrogations and handovers of a security code from the control unit to the security module. The security module is deactivated given an incorrect security code or the lack of a handover of the security code. Accounting and franking are thus no longer possible in the deactivated condition.

Abstract: An articulated milling arm for a milling instrument, which includes a milling arm support movably attached to a frame to allow vertical displacement of the milling arm support; a first vertical axle, rotatably connecting the first milling arm support to a middle portion of the milling arm to allow swiveling of the middle portion of the milling arm horizontally about a vertical axis of the first vertical axle, the first vertical axle being provided with a braking surface; a second vertical axle, rotatably connecting the middle portion of the milling arm to a milling unit support to allow swiveling of the milling unit support horizontally about a vertical axis of the second vertical axle, the second vertical axle also being provided with a braking surface. The milling arm is provided with a movable braking plate, on the middle portion of the milling arm, which movably contacts the braking surface of the first vertical axle and the breaking surface of the second vertical axle.

Abstract: A dental milling instrument includes a base connected to a guide column for a vertically adjustable milling arm which receives a milling unit. The milling arm can be displaced by its supporting slide along a guideway of the guide column, by means of an electromotive height-adjusting drive. A threaded spindle, capable of being driven by an adjusting motor, is in engagement in a backlash-free and self-locking manner with a spindle nut provided in the supporting slide. Vertical positioning and vertical fixation are accomplished entirely from an operating panel provided on the base.

Abstract: In a postage meter machine for franking postal matter and a method for protecting security functions and/or data in such a postage meter machine against unauthorized access, for repair or maintenance purpose or for loading software updates, it is still sometimes necessary that individual persons be given access to security-relevant functions and/or data such as, for example, the accounting unit or postage fee data. In order to enable this but to simultaneously preclude unauthorized persons, who could then perform manipulations at the postage meter machine, from obtaining such access, a security code that is interrogated for allowing access is encrypted in the security module, the encrypted security code is compared to an encrypted access code stored on a required storage medium, and the access to the security-relevant functions and/or data is enabled given agreement of the encrypted security code with the encrypted access code.

Abstract: A planarizing method involves a first polishing step in which a relatively hard, low compressibility pad removes excess material of a first layer and planarizes the first layer. Deep defects emanating from the polishing surface formed during the first polishing step are then enlarged and filled with a second layer. After filling, and optionally annealing, the second layer is planarized by polishing with a relatively soft and high compressibility pad or by anisotropic etching.

Abstract: SOI Transistor Having a Self-aligned Body Contact An SOI transistor has a self-aligned body contact formed through an extension to the gate, thereby forming the body contact with minimal increase in area and also avoiding the need to tie the source to the body, as in prior art schemes that passed the body contact through the source. The body contact aperture is formed by raising the source and drain to define an initial aperture, depositing a conformal layer that is etched to create aperture-defining sidewalls and etching the contact aperture using these sidewalls to define sidewall support members that support insulating sidewalls to isolate the collection electrode from both the gate and from the source and drain.

Abstract: A postage meter module has a printing unit, a control unit connected to the printing unit, input/output devices connected to the control unit, and memory devices connected to the control unit. A configuration for an internal cost center printout includes a pixel memory having a field and at least one memory area for accounting data into which data are loaded and converted and/or from which data are read out and converted. The conversion is a blockwise orthogonal rotation of the pixel memory field. A device for orthogonal rotation of the pixel memory field permits a block of a print image with accounting data having been electronically rotated by 90.degree. or by 270.degree. in a direction of printing to be temporarily stored in or read out from the at least one memory area of the pixel memory. A print control unit reads out print image data corresponding to the accounting data by blocks from the pixel memory.

Abstract: An SOI transistor has a self-aligned body contact formed through an extension to the gate, thereby forming the body contact with minimal increase in area and also avoiding the need to tie the source to the body, as in prior art schemes that passed the body contact through the source. The body contact aperture is formed by raising the source and drain to define an initial aperture, depositing a conformal layer that is etched to create aperture-defining sidewalls and etching the contact aperture using these sidewalls to define sidewall support members that support insulating sidewalls to isolate the collection electrode from both the gate and from the source and drain.

Abstract: A material composed of carbon compounds may be shaped into high-quality moulded bodies, foils, plates, pipes or the like by all usual plastics processing machines, and may further be reused several times with no perceptible loss of quality. Above all, it may be disposed of by incineration with a high calorific value without fouling the incineration plants or polluting the atmosphere with toxic, harmful substances in an inadmissible manner.

Abstract: A modular ink jet printer head has modules each having three spacers at their periphery in order to maintain a constant spacing between the modules. These spacers each have their base secured to the module and reside perpendicularly on a reference plane. The spacers of a module are brought into a detent engagement with at least those of one further, adjoining module. A base plate and two legs arranged at two first sides of the base plate form a U-shaped module carrier. Fastening elements for the modules are arranged at both second sides of the base plate and adjustment means are arranged at the legs. Offset stop edges for all modules are worked onto a side thereof parallel to one of the second sides of the base plate in the common opening of the base plates for the front edges of all modules. The reference edge of each module is brought into a detent engagement with an allocated stop edge of the base plate, so that a defined, lateral offset occurs between the modules.

Abstract: A receptacle is disclosed which has a bunghole surrounded by a collar mol out of material of the receptacle to form a collar ceiling area. A closure arrangement for closing the bunghole is provided which includes a bung stop forming a bung stopper ceiling area, the bung stopper being disk-shaped and without any pretightening elements. A ceiling element is disposed in use between the collar ceiling area and the bung stopper ceiling area. A tightening element separate from the bung stopper engages with a counter element at the collar and is engageable with the bung stopper to compress the ceiling element in a direction of the collar area to sealingly close the bunghole.

Abstract: An auxiliary feeding apparatus (3) for a fish processing machine is described which comprises a conveyor equipped with saddle-like supporting members (1) for supporting the trunks of decapitated fish whose abdominal cavities are open on the ventral side. The auxiliary feeding apparatus (3) comprises an auxiliary saddle (9) for initially supporting each fish to be processed. The auxiliary saddle (9) can be controlled to move into and out of the path of the supporting members (1). The fish to be processed is placed on the auxiliary saddle (9) with its tail leading and, on lowering the auxiliary saddle, is transferred to the supporting member (1). The lowering movement is controlled in such a way, that each fish is taken over by the supporting member without the projecting end (8) of the supporting member coming into contact with the end of the abdominal cavity.

Abstract: A method for shipping electronically stored letter contents or communications and/or data on flat information carriers, particularly chip cards, requiring postal franking or prepaid postage, includes storing shipping data in at least one of a plurality of memory regions of the information carrier. The shipping data is read out with a read-write module. The shipping data is linked to a postage table being stored in memory, for calculating a postage value appropriate for shipment of the information carrier. An accounting or debit is made for the calculated postage value for the information carrier with a postage meter device. A postage imprint is printed on an item to be shipped. In an apparatus for carrying out the invention, the read-write module and the postage meter device are integrated into a unit.

Abstract: A method for sending electrically stored data on flat information carriers requiring postal franking includes transmitting communication data from a personal computer into a memory of an information carrier with a read-write module. Associated shipping data are transmitted from the personal computer to a postage meter device synchronously with the transmission of the communication data. Postal charges for sending the information carrier are accounted for with the postage meter device on the basis of the shipping data. Control data are transmitted from the postage meter device to a printer for printing a postage imprint on each item intended for sending the information carrier.

Abstract: A disposable postage meter assembly for printing charges and captions on envelopes and/or postage strips includes a base unit and a non-rechargeable disposable module. The base unit and the disposable module have devices for setting variable information.