Abstract: Disclosed is a blowing device for a rotary air lock, comprising a flushing gas stream that is fed by a gas supply line (12) in order for adhering material to be flushed and blown out of at least one compartment (20-24) of the rotary air lock (20-24) when said compartment is located next to a product outlet of the rotary air lock. A blowing unit (30), which comprises at least one blowing tube (32) and is located in a feeding shoe (10) that is arranged at the product outlet, directs the flushing gas stream to at least one compartment (20-24) of the rotary air lock.

Abstract: A method for producing a reflector element and a reflector element are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes depositing a layer sequence on a substrate, wherein the layer sequence includes at least one mirror layer and at least one reactive multilayer system and igniting the reactive multilayer system in order to activate heat input in the layer sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device comprising a printed circuit board (14) and comprising an electronic component (16) arranged on a first surface (15) of the printed circuit board (14). The printed circuit board (14) has a cutout (23) extending from a second surface (24) of the printed circuit board (14), said second surface being situated opposite the first surface (15), in the direction of the electronic component (16). The electronic device comprises a coolant container (25), which has an opening closed by the second surface (24) of the printed circuit board (14). The invention additionally relates to a method for producing such an electronic device.

Abstract: A syringe (18) has a longitudinal body (28) with an interior (228) in which a pharmaceutical substance is arranged, a needle connected to one longitudinal end of the body (228) and a rigid needle shield (38) encasing the needle. The rigid needle shield (38) is essentially water vapour tight. The syringe (18) according to the invention allows for preventing needle clogging and, thus, proper provision of pharmaceuticals, particularly by subcutaneous, intramuscular or ocular injection.

Abstract: Disclosed is a blowing device for a rotary air lock, comprising a flushing gas stream that is fed by a gas supply line (12) in order for adhering material to be flushed and blown out of at least one compartment (20-24) of the rotary air lock (20-24) when said compartment is located next to a product outlet of the rotary air lock. A blowing unit (30), which comprises at least one blowing tube (32) and is located in a feeding shoe (10) that is arranged at the product outlet, directs the flushing gas stream to at least one compartment (20-24) of the rotary air lock.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing local data with search results. One of the methods includes obtaining a plurality of documents responsive to a query; determining that a first document of the plurality of documents is associated with at least one business; determining that the first document is a candidate local document in response to the determining; in response to determining that the first document is a candidate local document, verifying that the first document is a local document, the verifying based on one or more second documents of the plurality of documents; and in response to verifying that the first document is a local document, providing local data associated with the first document.

Abstract: A slave cylinder for a vibration-damped hydraulic force transmission system, particularly a hydraulic clutch actuating system for motor vehicles is disclosed, comprising a cylinder housing, a piston received therein to be longitudinally displaceable and a pressure chamber which is bounded by the cylinder housing and the piston and which can be selectably acted on by a pressure medium, by way of a pressure connection provided in the cylinder housing, in order to displace the piston in the cylinder housing. An insert member which is inserted in the pressure chamber and secured in the pressure connection and which is equipped with a device for reducing pressure pulses, the device being constantly open to the pressure medium, is additionally provided. As a result, the vibration-damping measures or means are integrated in the slave cylinder in a particularly economic and space-saving manner.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing local data with search results. One of the methods includes obtaining a plurality of documents responsive to a query; determining that a first document of the plurality of documents is associated with at least one business; determining that the first document is a candidate local document in response to the determining; in response to determining that the first document is a candidate local document, verifying that the first document is a local document, the verifying based on one or more second documents of the plurality of documents; and in response to verifying that the first document is a local document, providing local data associated with the first document.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic peptide molecule that specifically binds an FXYD2-gamma isoform of pancreatic beta cells, said synthetic peptide molecule has 25 amino acids.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for releasing the access to a computer system or to a program for a user via a terminal (2) without software having to be installed solely for this purpose on the terminal (2). A data connection is established between a portable data carrier (1) of the user and the terminal (2). An authentication of the user is performed by the portable data carrier (1). If the authentication is successful, an access code is made available by the portable data carrier (1) for releasing the access to the computer system or to the program for a transmission via the data connection.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic peptide molecule that specifically binds an FXYD2-gamma isoform of pancreatic beta cells, said synthetic peptide molecule has 25 amino acids.

Abstract: A slave cylinder for a vibration-damped hydraulic force transmission system, particularly a hydraulic clutch actuating system for motor vehicles is disclosed, comprising a cylinder housing, a piston received therein to be longitudinally displaceable and a pressure chamber which is bounded by the cylinder housing and the piston and which can be selectably acted on by a pressure medium, by way of a pressure connection provided in the cylinder housing, in order to displace the piston in the cylinder housing. An insert member which is inserted in the pressure chamber and secured in the pressure connection and which is equipped with a device for reducing pressure pulses, the device being constantly open to the pressure medium, is additionally provided. As a result, the vibration-damping measures or means are integrated in the slave cylinder in a particularly economic and space-saving manner.

Abstract: A slave cylinder (50) for a vibration-damped hydraulic force transmission system, particularly a hydraulic clutch actuating system for motor vehicles is disclosed, comprising a cylinder housing (52), a piston (56) received therein to be longitudinally displaceable and a pressure chamber (60) which is bounded by the cylinder housing and the piston and which can be selectably acted on by a pressure medium, by way of a pressure connection (66) provided in the cylinder housing, in order to displace the piston in the cylinder housing. An insert member (68) which is inserted in the pressure chamber and secured in the pressure connection and which is equipped with a device (70) for reducing pressure pulses, the device being constantly open to the pressure medium, is additionally provided. As a result, the vibration-damping measures or means are integrated in the slave cylinder in a particularly economic and space-saving manner.

Abstract: The invention proposes a process for the surface treatment of aluminum in order to produce an electrical contact, and a corresponding component part, wherein an oxide layer on the aluminum surface is removed, for example by etching, in a first step and, in a second step, before an oxide layer is re-formed, the surface is sealed wet-chemically with a conversion layer having metal ions of zirconium or titanium.

Abstract: A portable device for activating access in or over a computer network that is connectable to a terminal, which is connected to the computer network at least temporarily. The portable device is configured to be insertable into a communication path between the terminal and the computer network, for authenticating a user, and for providing access data for activating access.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the following general formula (I): Signal-Linker-Peptide (I) in which Signal is a signal entity; Linker, is absent or is a chemical bond, and Peptide is a peptide having a VCAM-targeting peptide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The VCAM-targeting peptide may be X10-X11-X12-X13-X14-X15-X16-X17-X18 (SEQ ID No. 4) with X10 chosen from cysteine and methionine; X11 chosen from methionine and cysteine; X12 chosen from lysine, arginine and alanine; X13 chosen from threonine and serine; X14 chosen from aspartic acid and glutamic acid; X15 chosen from threonine and serine; X16 chosen from arginine, alanine and lysine; X17 chosen from leucine, isoleucine and valine; X18 chosen from cysteine and methionine; preferably, the peptide CMKTDTRLC (SEQ ID No. 5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating an organic device, said method comprising: (i) Providing a substrate (1) having a surface comprising electrical contact structures (4) and a dielectric portion (3), (ii) Providing a first temporary protection layer (9) on some or all of said electrical contact structures (4), (iii) Providing a first surface modification layer (6) on the dielectric portion (3) and/or providing a third surface modification layer (10) on said electrical contact structures (4) not protected in step (ii), (iv) Removing the first temporary protection layer (9), (v) Providing a second surface modification layer (5) on the electrical contact structures that where protected in step (ii), and (vi) Providing said first surface modification layer (6) on the dielectric portion (3), if it was not provided in step (iii), and (vii) Providing an organic semiconductor layer (7) on top of at least part of said first surface modification layer (6) and on top of said second (5) surface mod

Abstract: A star feeder for conveying all types of bulk materials having a comminuting insert for crushing bulk material agglomerates (29). Bulk material agglomerates are conveyed into the inlet of the star feeder (1) and there pass through the comminuting insert (10), which comprises at least one shearing wall (20), which includes at least two mutually angled shearing surfaces (21, 22), which widen upward, toward the inlet direction (11) and meet centrally in the region of at least one feed edge (23).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting analytes. In order to supply a need in alternative prenatal diagnostic methods which do not include the risks known in the state of art, the present invention provides a device for detecting analytes, including a polymer fiber and capturing molecules, wherein the capturing molecules bind to an analyte and/or a linker molecule.