Abstract: A standstill seal prevents leakage of a process fluid when a shaft is not rotating. The seal includes a flexible band surrounding the shaft that includes a thick, substantially rectangular center region from which thinner side regions extend. Application of pressurized control fluid to a rear surface of the band causes the central region to extend through a gap between cover plates to form a seal with the shaft or an intermediate structure. Depressurizing of the control fluid causes the central region to be withdrawn from the shaft, either entirely due to elasticity of the band, or with the assistance of springs. In various embodiments, the seal is formed radially inward or axially. The side regions can be substantially flat or curved. The standstill seal can be unitary with a rotating shaft seal, and can be upstream or downstream thereof. The control fluid can be the process fluid.

Abstract: A standstill seal prevents leakage of a process fluid when a shaft is not rotating. The seal includes a flexible band surrounding the shaft that includes a thick, substantially rectangular center region from which thinner side regions extend. Application of pressurized control fluid to a rear surface of the band causes the central region to extend through a gap between cover plates to form a seal with the shaft or an intermediate structure. Depressurizing of the control fluid causes the central region to be withdrawn from the shaft, either entirely due to elasticity of the band, or with the assistance of springs. In various embodiments, the seal is formed radially inward or axially. The side regions can be substantially flat or curved. The standstill seal can be unitary with a rotating shaft seal, and can be upstream or downstream thereof. The control fluid can be the process fluid.

Abstract: A mobility status of a vehicle is estimated based on received data from a data collection device associated with a vehicle. The received data includes a first data set collected at a first point of time and a second data set collected at a second point of time. The mobility status of the vehicle is estimated based on a difference between values or a status change of at least one common parameter of the first data set and the second data set and based on the time difference between the first point of time and the second point of time. The estimated mobility status of the vehicle is stored at multiple points of time in a vehicle-specific mobility status database.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle door lock, having a locking mechanism that includes a rotary latch and at least one pawl. A drive for acting on the locking mechanism is also provided. A blocking element which interacts with the pawl has at least one pawl arm which holds the pawl in a latching position. Finally, a stop arm is realized on the blocking element and/or on the pawl and/or on a release element, the stop arm acting as a stop for the drive. The blocking element is arranged on an edge which is averted from the rotary latch and also so as to laterally overlap the pawl.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, having a locking mechanism comprising substantially a rotary latch and at least one pawl. A drive for acting on the locking mechanism is also provided. A blocking element which interacts with the pawl has at least one pawl arm which holds the pawl in a latching position. Finally, a stop arm is realized on the blocking element and/or on the pawl and/or on a release element, said stop arm acting as a stop for the drive. According to the invention, the blocking element is arranged on an edge which is averted from the rotary latch and also so as to laterally overlap the pawl.

Abstract: A mobility status of a vehicle is estimated based on received data from a data collection device associated with a vehicle. The received data includes a first data set collected at a first point of time and a second data set collected at a second point of time. The mobility status of the vehicle is estimated based on a difference between values or a status change of at least one common parameter of the first data set and the second data set and based on the time difference between the first point of time and the second point of time. The estimated mobility status of the vehicle is stored at multiple points of time in a vehicle-specific mobility status database.

Abstract: A distributed system for administration and storage of data includes a data manager to access a local data store. Several data managers can be chained to form a layered hierarchical structure. All data layers are merged top down to form the resultant data records. Fields can be modified or added in each layer. The system is self organizing in that each data layer only knows about its superordinate data layer. The system provides scalable persistent data storage with centralized data management and the option to locally extend and modify data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lock unit (1) for a motor vehicle (2) comprising at least one catch (3) with a first position (4) and a primary position (5), a first pawl (6) with a pawl axis of rotation (7), which is engageable with the primary position (5), a second pawl (8) mounted on the pawl axis of rotation (7) and engageable with the first position (4), a blocking lever (9) with a blocking lever axis of rotation (10), which blocks the second pawl (6) when the first pawl (6) engages the catch (3), and a release lever (11) for pivoting at least the blocking lever (10), wherein the release lever (11) during the opening process interacts with the blocking lever (9) such that the first pawl (6) and the blocking lever (9) are pivoted in the same rotational direction (12).

Abstract: A wrapper can receive a request for application data. The wrapper wraps a first reference to an cross-session object and a second reference to a wrapper mapper object. Thereafter, the cross-section object can be accessed using the first reference and the wrapper mapper object is polled using the second reference to access a session-local object. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.

Abstract: A start index and a length are obtained for a subset of a text sequence buffered within a parser. A string pool containing a plurality of pooled string objects is polled to determine whether any of the pooled string objects contain the subset of the text sequence buffered within the parser by using the start index and the length. One of the pooled string objects is used if it contains the subset of the text sequence, otherwise, the generation of a new pooled string object in the string pool containing the subset of the text sequence is initiated. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lock unit (1) for a motor vehicle (2) comprising at least one catch (3) with a first position (4) and a primary position (5), a first pawl (6) with a pawl axis of rotation (7), which is engageable with the primary position (5), a second pawl (8) mounted on the pawl axis of rotation (7) and engageable with the first position (4), a blocking lever (9) with a blocking lever axis of rotation (10), which blocks the second pawl (6) when the first pawl (6) engages the catch (3), and a release lever (11) for pivoting at least the blocking lever (10), wherein the release lever (11) during the opening process interacts with the blocking lever (9) such that the first pawl (6) and the blocking lever (9) are pivoted in the same rotational direction (12).

Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.

Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.

Abstract: A wrapper can receive a request for application data. The wrapper wraps a first reference to a cross-session object and a second reference to a wrapper mapper object. Thereafter, the cross-session object can be accessed using the first reference and the wrapper mapper object is polled using the second reference to access a session-local object. The wrapper mapper object includes a wrapper list references the wrapper and any wrappers contained therein to facilitate recovery after session failover. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A start index and a length are obtained for a subset of a text sequence buffered within a parser. A string pool containing a plurality of pooled string objects is polled to determine whether any of the pooled string objects contain the subset of the text sequence buffered within the parser by using the start index and the length. One of the pooled string objects is used if it contains the subset of the text sequence, otherwise, the generation of a new pooled string object in the string pool containing the subset of the text sequence is initiated. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are described.

Abstract: A wrapper can receive a request for application data. The wrapper wraps a first reference to a cross-session object and a second reference to a wrapper mapper object. Thereafter, the cross-session object can be accessed using the first reference and the wrapper mapper object is polled using the second reference to access a session-local object. The wrapper mapper object includes a wrapper list references the wrapper and any wrappers contained therein to facilitate recovery after session failover. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A wrapper can receive a request for application data. The wrapper wraps a first reference to an cross-session object and a second reference to a wrapper mapper object. Thereafter, the cross-section object can be accessed using the first reference and the wrapper mapper object is polled using the second reference to access a session-local object. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A method is provided for providing one or more services by a service provider to a service consumer. The method may include defining a meta-model describing at least one core service and at least one compound service; creating a model for the core service based on the meta-model; and implementing the core service on the service provider based on the model. The method may also include implementing the compound service on the service provider and implementing a generic access interface on the service consumer to dynamically access the core service and the compound service.

Abstract: A distributed system for administration and storage of data includes a data manager to access a local data store. Several data managers can be chained to form a layered hierarchical structure. All data layers are merged top down to form the resultant data records. Fields can be modified or added in each layer. The system is self organizing in that each data layer only knows about its superordinate data layer. The system provides scalable persistent data storage with centralized data management and the option to locally extend and modify data.