Abstract: A needle for intraligamentary anaesthesia is provided, wherein the needle has a tubular body with a proximal and a distal end, the body comprises a proximal opening in the proximal end, a distal opening in the distal end and a passage, extending through the body, which connects the two openings, wherein the body is formed in one piece and the outer diameter of the tubular body is at no point greater than 0.30 mm and wherein the distal end narrows in the longitudinal direction from the proximal to the distal end, and is rounded and/or is free from cut edges.

Abstract: A heating system for an electric or hybrid vehicle is provided. The heating system includes a refrigerant circuit, a heater heat exchanger which is arranged in a heating circuit, for air-conditioning the interior, a high-voltage storage device which is arranged in an HVS circuit, and a cooler which is arranged in a cooling circuit. The heating circuit, the HVS circuit, and the cooling circuit are integrated into a common coolant circuit. In a first HVS cooling operation, the HVS circuit is separated from the cooling circuit and connected to a chiller in order to discharge heat into the refrigerant circuit. In a second HVS cooling operation, the HVS circuit is connected to the cooling circuit via a chiller bypass in order to discharge heat via the cooler.

Abstract: Temperature control of an interior of a motor vehicle having an electrical drive is carried out by a heat pump arrangement having a heating temperature region and a low temperature region, wherein the heating temperature region includes at least one interior heat exchanger thermally coupled to the interior and the low temperature region includes at least one of an exterior heat exchanger and a heat exchanger disposed on a component of the electrical drive.

Abstract: In a method for operating a loudspeaker device having at least one loudspeaker, at least one actual membrane state parameter of a membrane of the loudspeaker is detected by a detecting device. An actual membrane state of the membrane based on the following actual membrane state parameters: actual membrane position (xactual), actual membrane speed (vactual) and actual membrane acceleration (aactual), is determined from the at least one detected actual membrane state parameter (xactual, aactual) and is directly used to determine a driving signal (U(t)) that is applied to the voice coil of the loudspeaker. The voice coil is operatively connected to the membrane. A loudspeaker device being operated with this method and a device for noise compensation are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a traffic routing system for controlling traffic flows in which hazardous or special material is transported through safety-critical traffic zones such as tunnels, bridges or locks. In the method and traffic routing system, safety-relevant data is read with the help of a signal transmitter disposed on the transported hazardous or special material and is transmitted to a central computer unit when said vehicle passes reading devices located in the safety-critical traffic zone. The central computer unit determines a safety risk in the safety-critical traffic zone on the basis of the safety-relevant data of all transported hazardous or special material located in the safety-critical traffic zone and sets traffic routing signals.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to checking a validity of a time-limited status of a device. In one embodiment, a checking unit includes an RFID reader and a control unit. The control unit is embodied for performing a validity check that relates to a time period and is based on time information read by the RFID reader from an RFID label and conveyed to the control unit.

Abstract: An input device interacts with a terminal device and/or controls the terminal device of a communication network. The terminal device serves to receive and to transmit a content data stream which represents a chat transmission. In addition, the terminal device functions to transmit messages created by the input device to a processing unit of the communication network. The input device has at least one sensor for determining a physical state of an operator of the input device. The input device is furthermore designed to transmit a value representing the physical state to the terminal and/or the processing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a traffic routing system for controlling traffic flows in which hazardous or special material is transported through safety-critical traffic zones such as tunnels, bridges or locks. In the method and traffic routing system, safety-relevant data is read with the help of a signal transmitter disposed on the transported hazardous or special material and is transmitted to a central computer unit when said vehicle passes reading devices located in the safety-critical traffic zone. The central computer unit determines a safety risk in the safety-critical traffic zone on the basis of the safety-relevant data of all transported hazardous or special material located in the safety-critical traffic zone and sets traffic routing signals.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for payment processing, wherein an entity issuing an invoice creates a payment form to be sent to a debtor, with the data required to process the payment being input on the form by the issuing entity, a first short-range radio transmit/radio receive facility with a storage facility being integrated into the payment form is provided. The necessary data is also stored permanently on the storage facility in such a manner that, when the form is located within the short-range radio transmit/radio receive area of a facility embodied with a second short-range radio transmit/radio receive facility and communicating with a financial institution, it transmits the stored data after detecting a first initiating action. Other aspects include a billhead generation facility, a billhead and a facility for communicating with a financial institution, which is embodied to implement the method.

Abstract: The presented invention relates to monoclonal antibodies useful in sensitive and specific immunological assays for the identification of prions in various tissues and body fluids, the production of such monoclonal antibodies by means of immunization of PrP0/0 mice by means of a new recombinant fragment of PrP and the use of the antibodies, e.g. for therapeutic and preventive treatments of humans and animals suffering from prion diseases.

Abstract: The presented invention relates to monoclonal antibodies useful in sensitive and specific immunological assays for the identification of prions in various tissues and body fluids, the production of such monoclonal antibodies by means of immunization of PrP0/0 mice by means of a new recombinant fragment of PrP and the use of the antibodies, e.g. for therapeutic and preventive treatments of humans and animals suffering from prion diseases.

Abstract: An ink cartridge is disclosed for insertion into a cartridge receptacle of an inkjet printer. The ink cartridge, on one side wall, has a locking snap member, which protrudes from the side wall and on which a detent edge is embodied, with which the locking snap member can be locked to a locking opening, provided on the cartridge receptacle, in its locking position for locking the ink cartridge in the cartridge receptacle. The locking snap member has a hinged portion, which with its pivot axis extends approximately parallel to the introduction plane (E) of the ink cartridge, in which the ink cartridge is to be inserted into the cartridge receptacle. The hinged portion is adjoined by a detent portion, on which a detent edge extending transversely to the introduction plane (E) is embodied.

Abstract: The presented invention relates to monoclonal antibodies useful in sensitive and specific immunological assays for the identification of prions in various tissues and body fluids, the production of such monoclonal antibodies by means of immunization of PrP0/0 mice by means of a new recombinant fragment of PrP and the use of the antibodies, e.g. for therapeutic and preventive treatments of humans and animals suffering from prion diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing samples containing prion protein for the possible presence of the PrPSc form, according to which: (Step a) the sample is mixed with protease in order to digest protease-sensitive proteins or protein regions; (Step b) after digestion, it is tested whether the sample contains the region PrP 27-30 of the prion protein, which is resistant in the PrPSc form of the prion protein protease, and the presence of PrPSc in the sample is established based on the positive detection of PrP 27-30. The inventive method is characterized in that, during Step b, the sample is additionally tested in order to determine whether a complete digestion of the protease-sensitive region of the prion protein has occurred.

Abstract: In a multistage forming machine, an apron is screwed to a press slide. At its upper end, the apron has six elongated clamping cams, distributed over its width, while four upwardly projecting clamping lugs are fitted at is lower end. Suspended in the apron is a combined tool block with a wedge-shaped supporting plate. Four clamping lugs, distributed over the width, are formed at the upper end of the supporting plate, while four clamping cams are formed at the lower end. The clamping lugs of the combined tool block are suspended by means of the clamping cams of the apron, while the clamping cams of the combined tool block are inserted between the clamping lugs and the main part of the apron. By means of two clamping devices, a clamping force acting in the vertical direction of the combined tool block is produced, bringing about a clamping of the combine tool block and the press slide in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: This document describes an optical sensor unit and a procedure for the specific detection and identification of biomolecules at high sensitivity in real fluids and tissue homogenates. High detection limits are reached by the combination of i) label-free integrated optical detection of molecular interactions, ii) the use of specific bioconstituents for sensitive detection and iii) planar optical transducer surfaces appropriately engineered for suppression of non-specific binding, internal referencing and calibration. Applications include the detection of prion proteins and identification of those biomolecules which non-covalently interact with surface immobilized prion proteins and are intrinsically involved in the cause of prion related disease.

Abstract: The device comprises a holder (10), which has a bottom (11) with a sealing element (17) for sealing off the air supply opening to a bubble generator of print head (2) and, at the top, an arm (15) with a passage bore (16). A spike (23) serves for boring or piercing an opening (28) to the ink reservoir in a cover area (5) of the print head (2). An ink reservoir (27) is inserted with a hollow needle into the created opening (28). The reservoir (27) has in a bore (32) of lid (31) a cone (33). A closing element (22) serves for closing an air supply opening (6) of a lung of the print head (2).

Abstract: The device comprises a cylinder (1) which is filled less than half with ink (2). In its initial state, there is directly above ink (2) a piston (3) with piston rod (4) and handle (5). At the lower end there is arranged at the cylinder (1) a hollow needle (6) with a sealing ring (7). For re-filling of a print head (10) its nozzle openings (11) are sealed and needle (6) is adjusted through an opening of lid (13) up to sealing abutment of ring (7). The piston (3) is pulled up and the air from the print head (10) is thereby suctioned through the ink (2). As a result of the negative pressure, the ink (2) is then suctioned into head (10). The device has a simple design.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for automatically answering telephone calls, comprising an answering system, with a first magnetic sound recorder for recording and reproducing an answering text and a mechanical driving gear for the first magnetic sound recorder, with a storage system, which comprises a second magnetic sound recorder for recording and playing back the incoming message and a mechanical driving gear for a second magnetic sound recorder, with an action control switch and additional switches for selecting specific functions, with an electrical switching, amplifying and control system for an independent control of the work cycle of the device in its different functions, said control system comprising a mechanism for recording at least a marking signal on the first sound recorder and for the play-back of the recorded marking signal in order to switch the device from its operating condition of playing back the call answering text, to the operating condition of recording the incoming information or in