Abstract: An electrochemical gas sensor includes an electrolyte including at least one ionic liquid which includes an additive portion including at least one organic additive, at least one organometallic additive or at least one inorganic additive.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for detection of the concentration of at least one gaseous target substance (10) in a gas or a gas mixture (20), especially air, wherein: a) a first measured value (11) of the concentration of the at least one gaseous target substance (10) is saved as the first measured value (11) in a predetermined way and then b) the at least one target substance (10) is kept away from the sensor (1) with a gas shielding device (2) for a predetermined period of time, so that the concentration of the at least one target substance (10) measured by the sensor changes, c) before the end of the shielding of the sensor (1), the magnitude of the measured concentration and/or the direction of the change in concentration of the gaseous target substance (10) as detected by the sensor (1) is saved as the second measured value (12), d) the sensor (1) is then exposed again to the gas (20) with the at least one gaseous target substance (10), while e) on the basis of the difference between the first measure

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically operatable kitchen device for preparing food by means of one or more effective devices. An effective device can be activated and/or adjusted by a rotary knob and/or push button, and the kitchen device can be deactivated in terms of one or simultaneously more or all of the activated effective devices. The aim of the invention is to provide an electrically operatable kitchen device with an advantageously deactivatable effective device. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the deactivation of the effective device can be triggered depending on the speed at which the rotary knob is moved in the direction of the rotational axis of the rotary knob, in the rotational direction, or in the opposite rotational direction.

Abstract: Copolymer C comprising polyarylene ether blocks A and polyalkylene oxide blocks PAO, wherein said polyarylene ether blocks A are blocks of at least one partially sulfonated polyarylene ether.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers (PPC) comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (RG) comprising the components: (A1) at least one aromatic dihalogen compound, (B1) at least one aromatic dihydroxyl compound, (B2) at least one polyalkylene oxide having at least two hydroxyl groups, (C) at least one aprotic polar solvent and (D) at least one metal carbonate, where the reaction mixture (RG) does not comprise any substance which forms an azeotrope with water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P), comprising the following steps: (I) provision of a solution (PL) which comprises the polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P) and comprises an aprotic polar solvent (L), (II) separation of the solution (PL) into droplets, (III) transfer of the droplets into a precipitation bath (F) which comprises water, with the result that the polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P) is obtained in the form of particles, and (IV) isolation of the polyaryl ether sulfone polymer (P) where the temperature of the solution (PL) in step (II) is in the range from 50 to <80° C.

Abstract: A method for automated processing of at least one food product according to at least one predetermined recipe parameter uses an electric kitchen appliance for producing a meal. The steps are as follows: detecting an actual parameter of the food product to be processed, comparing the actual parameter of the food product to be processed with a target parameter of the food product to be processed, and correcting the recipe parameter depending on the deviation of the actual parameter of the food product to be processed from the target parameter of the food product to be processed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers (PPC) comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (RG) comprising the components: (A1) at least one aromatic dihalogen compound, (B1) at least one aromatic dihydroxyl compound, (B2) at least one polyalkylene oxide having at least two hydroxyl groups, (C) at least one aprotic polar solvent and (D) at least one metal carbonate, where the reaction mixture (RG) does not comprise any substance which forms an azeotrope with water.

Abstract: An electrical relay device includes a housing extending between a closed end and an open end defining a chamber. The closed end of the housing faces and is mounted to a circuit board. A driver is received in the chamber and is electrically connected to a relay power source. The driver includes a coil and coil terminals terminated to the circuit board. A switch member is positioned in the chamber and moves between a first position and a second position. The switch member includes a movable relay contact. A cover is coupled to the housing at the open end. The cover holds the coil with the movable relay contact positioned between the coil and the closed end of the housing facing the circuit board.

Abstract: The invention relates to the processing of a food according to predetermined recipe data with an electrical kitchen appliance. Provided for this purpose according to the invention is a system with at least one electrical kitchen appliance (1) for the processing of at least one food according to predetermined recipe data (5) by a user and a memory (3) connected with the electrical kitchen appliance (1), wherein the electrical kitchen appliance (1) exhibits a food parameter acquisition device (8) for acquiring at least one parameter of the food to be processed and/or an environmental parameter acquisition device (10) for acquiring a parameter of an environmental condition of the electrical kitchen appliance (1), and at least one additional data item (13) is stored in the memory (3) for the acquired parameter. This provides the type of system with which the success of a recipe can be guaranteed within broad limits using the electrical kitchen appliance.

Abstract: Process for making a membrane M comprising the following steps: a) preparing a copolymer C, wherein said copolymer C comprises blocks of at least one polyarylene ether A and blocks of polyalkylene oxide PAO, wherein the content of polyethyleneoxide in copolymer C is 30 to 90% by weight and wherein copolymer C is prepared in a solvent L to yield solution S; b) providing a dope solution D comprising at least one polymer P; c) mixing solution S and dope solution D; d) preparing a membrane by bringing the mixture of solution S and dope solution D into contact with at least one coagulating agent.

Abstract: The thermoplastic molding composition comprises, based on the thermoplastic molding composition, a) at least one polyamide, copolyamide or a polyamide-comprising polymer blend as component A, b) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of carbon nanotubes, graphenes or mixtures thereof as component B, c) from 0.1 to 3% by weight of ionic liquids as component C, wherein the thermoplastic molding composition does not comprise any polyamide-12 units.

Abstract: A method is provided for indicating a presence of a high voltage at a high-voltage component equipped in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of connecting an external reader to a communication bus of the vehicle, outputting a signal by way of the high-voltage component or by way of a component control unit which is connected to the high-voltage component, to the communication bus, wherein the signal indicates whether a high voltage is present at the high-voltage component, and reading the signal from the communications bus by way of the external reader.

Abstract: An electrical connecting device includes an electrical conductor configured to transmit at least one of electrical energy and data between a first electrical component, which is arranged in a first housing that is electrically connected to a reference potential, and a second electrical component, which is arranged in a second housing that is electrically connected to the reference potential. The electrical connecting device also includes a first shielding device configured to shield the electrical conductor, wherein the first shielding device is electrically connected to the first housing, and a second shielding device configured to shield the electrical conductor, wherein the second shielding device is electrically connected to the second housing. The first shielding device is electrically isolated from the second shielding device.

Abstract: A light sensor assembly includes a base configured to be fixedly mounted to a housing of a light fixture. The base holds contacts configured to be electrically connected to terminals of the light fixture. A photocell module is provided on the base and includes a photocell electrically connected to the contacts. A sensor lid is coupled to the base. The sensor lid has a lightpipe directing light from an exterior of the sensor lid to the photocell. The sensor lid is variably positionable at different angular positions relative to the base to change an orientation of the lightpipe relative to the photocell.

Abstract: Copolymer comprising polyarylene ether blocks and hydrophilic-hydrophobic blocks, wherein said hydrophilic-hydrophobic blocks comprise polyisobutene blocks.

Abstract: A power wiring device includes a front housing having a power component at a user interface and a rear housing having a wire interface. The front and rear housings define a cavity. Control electronics are received in the cavity and include a circuit board and a controller coupled to the circuit board. The controller has control circuitry for controlling a power function of the power wiring device. The power component is coupled to the circuit board and affected by the power function. A plurality of power terminals are coupled to the circuit board. The power terminals each have a base, circuit board contacts extending from the base and being terminated to the circuit board, and wire contacts extending from the base. The wire contacts have quick connect interfaces for direct, quick connection to corresponding wires of building wiring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to molding compositions comprising (A) from 29 to 89% by weight of at least one polyarylene ether sulfone having an average number of phenolic end groups per chain of from 0 to 0.2, (B) from 0.5 to 20% by weight of a thermotropic polymer, (C) from 0.5 to 10% by weight of a polyarylene ether having predominantly OH end groups, (D) from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one fibrous or particulate filler, (E) from 0 to 40% by weight of additives or processing aids, where the total of the proportions by weight is 100% by weight, based on the thermoplastic molding composition.

Abstract: A wireless door lock power system includes a power transmitter configured to be coupled to a building power supply having a transmit face at or near a door jamb and a power receiver configured to be coupled to a door closably received in the doorjamb. The power receiver has a receive face at or near an edge of the door. The power receiver receives a wireless power transmission from the power transmitter. A chargeable battery is received in the door. The battery is electrically coupled to the power receiver. The battery receives power from the power receiver to recharge the battery. An electronic door lock is operably coupled to the battery. The electronic door lock has a lock electronically actuated to lock the door to the doorjamb.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding compound that has proved to be extremely weather-resistant and low-emission containing the following components: A) 3-77% by weight of one or more styrene copolymers, component A; B) 15-89% by weight of one or more polyamides, component B; C) 5-50% by weight of two or more graft rubbers without olefinic double bonds in the rubber phase, component C; D) 1-25% by weight of a terpolymer of styrene, acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride, component D; E) 2-30% by weight of rubber based on olefinic monomers, component E; F) 0-50% by weight of fibrous or particulate filler or mixtures thereof, component F; G) 0-40% by weight of further additives, component G.