Abstract: A turbine diaphragm includes an annulus of static blades and an outer diaphragm ring surrounding the annulus of static blades and welded to the outer platforms. Each static blade has an inner platform, an aerofoil, and an outer platform. The inner platforms serve the function of an inner diaphragm ring, thereby reducing material and manufacturing costs. Furthermore, confronting edges of the inner platforms have an interference fit with each other and the aerofoils are in a state of torsional stress between the inner and outer platforms. The latter two features improve the dynamic characteristics of the diaphragm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of xenon in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of neonatal asphyxia in a neonatal subject, wherein said medicament is for use in combination with hypothermia.

Abstract: A method for operating a display system in a vehicle (03) when driving into a parking space (06), uses a camera (01) with an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera (01) can be processed and a display screen (02) in the interior of the vehicle. After the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the first parking-space icon (07) has been brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image, a second parking-space icon (09) is faded into the real-time image on the display screen (02) by the image processing unit, with this second parking-space icon (09) in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a first segment (15) of the travel path (14) towards the parking space (06) must be brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the use of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma to clean and sterilize the surfaces of liquid handling devices. In one embodiment, a method of cleaning a fluid handling device includes the steps of inserting a tip of the fluid handling device into an interior of a channel through a first opening disposed at a first end of the channel, wherein a first electrode is disposed adjacent an exterior of the channel; causing a plasma to be formed within the interior of the channel; and removing the fluid handling device from the channel through the first opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to stacking and transport vehicle for container transshipment facilities and container warehouses, consisting of the vehicle frame with wheels, drive units, a telescoping lifting arm with a hydraulic cylinder between the vehicle and the lifting arm, and a driver's cabin, whereby the one side of the telescoping lifting arm is disposed in a bearing block, above the front wheel, so as to pivot on an articulation; the hydraulic cylinders are disposed between the vehicle and the telescoping lifting arm, approximately in the center of the vehicle; a clear space is situated in the rear region of the vehicle, with the center of gravity above the wheels, in which space containers can be transported, hanging from the spreader, wherein the vehicle is provided with a spreader with twist locks for grasping containers having different dimensions; the one side of the telescoping lifting arm is disposed so as to pivot in a bearing block vertically above the front wheel, on an articulation; the hydraulic

Abstract: A linear-motor driven, rail-mounted transport system for containers and interchangeable bodies includes a network of at least two pairs of parallel disposed rails arranged at an angle with respect to each other and having a continuous flat travel surface. The pairs of rails form intersections. Outside of the intersections, guide profiles are arranged in the middle on one rail in each pair. A two-part transporter trolley has wheels that can swivel around a pivot and horizontal guide rollers. A spacing of the wheels corresponds to the spacing of the rails for the lengthwise and crosswise travel and the wheels with the guide rollers can turn in the intersection. Magnets arranged on the transporter trolley in the lengthwise and crosswise directions move the transporter trolley in the lengthwise and crosswise directions by interacting with stators of the network and a limiting element.

Abstract: A moisture sensitive optically nonlinear crystal is enclosed in a hermetically sealed elongated vacuum cell. The vacuum cell has an input window at one end and an output window at an opposite end providing optical access to the crystal by a laser beam. The windows are attached to the cell by cold-formed, indium-metal ram-seals. In an example of the cell in which the crystal is arranged to generate UV radiation from the laser beam, the output window is located at a sufficient distance from the crystal that the flux of UV radiation incident on the output window is below the damage threshold of the window for the UV radiation.

Abstract: Medical and surgical instruments are made of biocompatible and bioinert materials and used in surgery.

Abstract: A modular paint pump for a paint roller having a battery operated pump in a housing supporting a paint can. A wetted parts subassembly is manually removable for cleaning or service without the use of tools. The wetted parts subassembly may include inlet and outlet check valves and a piston, a seal and a pump cylinder. A cover having a siphon is secured to the paint can by an elastic cord hooked to the housing.

Abstract: A cutting tool including a main tool body and a tool carrier which is movable relative thereto for accommodating a cutting bit. The tool carrier has a screwthreaded bore co-operating with a first screwthread on a drive shaft in such a way that the tool carrier can be moved relative to the main tool body by rotation of the drive shaft. The drive shaft has a second screwthread which is arranged in a screwthreaded bore in the main tool body, such that the two screwthreads differ in respect of their pitch and/or direction of rotation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a base body for a drilling tool, in particular to drilling/grinding tool whose front surface (14) can accommodate a cutting insert holder (2). Said invention also relates to a cutting insert holder used with said base body (1) provided with a seat for receiving a cutting insert (13, 13?, 13?). The aim of the invention is to develop a flexibly usable drilling tool whose cutting insert holder can be adjusted in a simple and accurate manner and is not expensive. For this purpose, at least one adjusting pin (4) which is connected to the base body (1) axially overlaps the cutting insert holder (2) and/or the cutting insert in such a way that a radial adjustment of the cutting insert holder (2) with respect to the base body (1) can be carried out by measuring the radial deviation (a) between the defined point of the cutting insert holder (2) or a cutting insert (3, 3?, 3?) accommodated thereby and the adjusting pin (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile multifunctional platform for the transport and contact-free load inspection of containers, preferably of containers that are loaded using container bridges, having a crane device for changing the position of containers (6), platform (7, 35) for containers (6), transillumination device (12, 14, 15), shielding (16, 33), and displacement possibility (9) on the mobile platform (7, 35). The invention can be used anywhere where it is necessary to perform contact-free load inspection of containers (6), and container bridges (3) cannot be retrofitted with transillumination devices (Figure).

Abstract: In a cellular communication network, capacity in a cell is increased by placing antennas transmitting different signals on the same carrier frequency at separated signal transmission and virtual site locations in the cell, rather than at the center of the cell. A receiver includes multiple antennas using spatial diversity, such as beamforming and cancellation, to extract the desired signal.

Abstract: The camera system consists of a folded optical system that focuses object in the visible waveband on a plurality of CCD detector arrays (6). The camera system is a push-broom imager with a plurality of long, substantially linear CCD arrays (6) arranged orthogonal to the scan direction S. The camera system is capable of image resolutions down to 1 m from a space orbit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for the use of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma to clean and sterilize the surfaces of liquid handling devices.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment is a method for generating a brick model. The method includes receiving an electronic representation of an item to be represented by the brick model. The electronic representation is processed to generate building instructions for building the brick model and connected to an order interface for enabling the user to order bricks to make a model for shipment to the user.

Abstract: Perfume delivery systems, comprising insoluble carrier particles with surface silanols, which have been grafted with an organosilane and carry amino functional groups, a polymer with positively charged functional groups added to said carrier particles and a fragrance adsorbed to or absorbed into the carrier particles. The perfume delivery systems impart a long lasting fragrance to fabric treated with compositions containing the perfume delivery system.

Abstract: Perfume delivery systems, comprising insoluble carrier particles with surface silanols, which have been grafted with an organosilane and which carry organic residues with a positively charged functional group and a fragrance adsorbed to or absorbed into the carrier particles. The perfume delivery systems impart a long lasting fragrance to fabric treated with compositions containing the perfume delivery system.

Abstract: A system and method for transmitting data over a channel, in which the data are categorized in at least two different categories. For example, the data are categorized according to the effect on perceived degradation on the data when error mitigation is performed on the data. Corrupted data of the first category are replaced using a first replacement method, such as retransmission and forward error correction. The corrupted data of the second category are replaced using a second replacement method different from the first replacement method, e.g., error mitigation or interpolation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for the use of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma to clean and sterilize the surfaces of liquid handling devices.