Abstract: A system for conveying persons has a track along which a plurality of vehicles may be moved by way of continuous conveying cables. The cables include at least two mutually successive conveying cables each having a drive for driving them independently of one another. The vehicles may be coupled to the cables by clamping devices and the cables overlap one another in mutually associated end regions. The coupling of the vehicles may be transferred from a first conveying cable to a successive conveying cable in the overlap region. In those regions in which a first conveying cable is adjoined by a further conveying cable, that is, in the overlap region, at least one servo device is provided which allows the cable run of the further conveying cable to which the vehicle is to be coupled to be moved into the clamping device of the vehicle, while the clamping device is in the open position.

Abstract: A system for conveying persons has a track along which a plurality of vehicles may be moved by way of continuous conveying cables. The cables include at least two mutually successive conveying cables each having a drive for driving them independently of one another. The vehicles may be coupled to the cables by clamping devices and the cables overlap one another in mutually associated end regions. The coupling of the vehicles may be transferred from a first conveying cable to a successive conveying cable in the overlap region. In those regions in which a first conveying cable is adjoined by a further conveying cable, that is, in the overlap region, at least one servo device is provided which allows the cable run of the further conveying cable to which the vehicle is to be coupled to be moved into the clamping device of the vehicle, while the clamping device is in the open position.

Abstract: A catalytic material includes microporous zeolites supported on a mesoporous inorganic oxide support. The microporous zeolite can include zeolite Beta, zeolite Y (including “ultra stable Y”—USY), mordenite, Zeolite L, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-20, Theta-1, ZSM-23, ZSM-34, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, SSZ-32, PSH-3, MCM-22, MCM-49, MCM-56, ITQ-1, ITQ-2, ITQ-4, ITQ-21, SAPO-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-37, Breck-6, ALPO4-5, etc. The mesoporous inorganic oxide can be e.g., silica or silicate. The catalytic material can be further modified by introducing some metals e.g. aluminum, titanium, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, iron, tungsten, palladium and platinum. It can be used as catalysts for acylation, alkylation, dimerization, oligomerization, polymerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, aromatization, isomerization, hydrotreating, catalytic cracking and hydrocracking reactions.

Abstract: A hydropneumatic pressure transmission device having a working piston and a transmitter piston for pressure transmission to the working piston is proposed, with the working piston being guided in a housing space in such a way that, coupled to the movement of the working piston, hydraulic fluid must flow from a first region via a first connecting section into a second region. According to the invention, a switchable second connecting section is provided so as to be connected parallel to the first connecting section.

Abstract: A catalytic material includes microporous zeolites supported on a mesoporous inorganic oxide support. The microporous zeolite can include zeolite Beta, zeolite Y (including “ultra stable Y”—USY), mordenite, Zeolite L, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-20, Theta-1, ZSM-23, ZSM-34, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, SSZ-32, PSH-3, MCM-22, MCM-49, MCM-56, ITQ-1, ITQ-2, ITQ-4, ITQ-21, SAPO-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-37, Breck-6, ALPO4-5, etc. The mesoporous inorganic oxide can be e.g., silica or silicate. The catalytic material can be further modified by introducing some metals e.g. aluminum, titanium, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, iron, tungsten, palladium and platinum. It can be used as catalysts for acylation, alkylation, dimerization, oligomerization, polymerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, aromatization, isomerization, hydrotreating, catalytic cracking and hydrocracking reactions.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system (400), a mobile station (404) or a base station (402), or both working together, determine (302) whether a planned interruption in communications is about to occur; and, in response to determining that the planned interruption is about to occur, progressively increase (306) the round-trip time for a plurality of successive data segments sent before the planned interruption occurs, such that a retransmission timeout value calculated by a sender becomes larger than a time required to complete the planned interruption, thereby preventing a spurious retransmission.

Abstract: 74. Culture medium according to any one of claims 48 to 73, characterized in that, that autologous growth factors are gained through chemical and/or biochemical destruction of body-own tissues. 75. Culture medium according to any one of claims 48 to 74, characterized in that, that autologous growth factors are gained through apoptosis of body-own tissues. 76. Culture medium according to claim 74, characterized by the fact that tissue destruction is done by ultrasound. Summary The invention provides new procedures for the devitalization and preserving of human and animal organs and tissues, preferably however natural hollow organs and all of their components, in particular from blood vessels and cardiac valves. Furthermore the invention provides procedures for the production of matrices for construction of organs and tissues in part or in toto.

Abstract: A measuring method for determining the distance between the distal end of an endoscope and an object to be examined uses an optical radar and an endoscope, which comprises a distance measuring device. For carring out the measuring, a transmitting fiber optic and a receiving fiber optic in the endoscope are guided separately to respective separate optic modules at the front end of the endoscope. A semiconductor laser feeds a high frequency amplitude-modulated light in the transmitting fiber optic, which is projected by the transmitting optic module on the object in the form of a light spot. The light reflected from the object is received by the receiving optic module and guided through the receiving fiber optic in the endoscope to a light detector of a control unit. In the control unit a phase measurement is carried out and an evaluation device computes the distance information from the phase difference.