Abstract: The present invention relates to composite particles comprising a carrier material as well as at least one pearlescent pigment, wherein the carrier material and the at least one pearlescent pigment are bonded to one another without an adhesive agent. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing these composite particles as well as the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a charging circuit and method for generating a charging current supplied to an output terminal (15) to which a battery (40) to be charged is connected. The charging current is indirectly sensed to generate a sensing current having a predetermined relation to the charging current. This sensing current is then compared to a generated predetermined reference current, wherein the charging current is controlled in response to the result of the comparison. Thereby, accuracy, system costs and power efficiency can be increased as a low-ohmic precision resistor is no longer required in the charge current branch of the circuit. Furthermore, the proposed solution enables a simple implementation of the circuit as an integrated circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a charging circuit and method for generating a charging current supplied to an output terminal (15) to which a battery (40) to be charged is connected. The charging current is indirectly sensed to generate a sensing current having a predetermined relation to the charging current. This sensing current is then compared to a generated predetermined reference current, wherein the charging current is controlled in response to the result of the comparison. Thereby, accuracy, system costs and power efficiency can be increased as a low-ohmic precision resistor is no longer required in the charge current branch of the circuit. Furthermore, the proposed solution enables a simple implementation of the circuit as an integrated circuit.

Abstract: Process to prepare a lubricating base oil starting from a lubricating base oil which is obtained by first removing part of the aromatic compounds from a petroleum fraction boiling in the lubricating oil range by solvent extraction and subsequently dewaxing the solvent extracted product, wherein the following steps are performed, (a) contacting the lubricating base oil with a suitable sulphided hydrotreating catalyst in a first hydrotreating step; (b) separating the effluent of step (a) into a gaseous fraction and a liquid fraction; (c) contacting the liquid fraction of step (b) with a catalyst comprising a noble metal component supported on an amorphous refractory oxide carrier in the presence of hydrogen in a second hydrotreating step; and (d) recovering the lubricating base oil.

Abstract: A hydraulic motor vehicle comprises a plastic hydraulic distributor plate (1) with channels (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) for the distribution of hydraulic fluid extending therethrough. Electric conductors (9) of the gearbox control device are embedded in the hydraulic distributor plate (1) and/or electric conductors are metallized onto the surface of the hydraulic distributor plate (1).

Abstract: An actuator with a top plate comprises at least one duct opening for a respective electric contact pin. A contact stud carrier with a contact stud is placed over the contact pin. To prevent the possible ingress of plastic into the duct opening between a gap (s) between the contact stud carrier and the top plate during extrusion coating of the actuator or its top plate, according to the invention it is proposed that a sealing washer be located onto the open side of the duct opening of the top plate to provide a hermetic seal. As a result, the contact stud carrier can advantageously always be arranged independently of the thickness of the sealing washer such that a specified actuator length (L) can be precisely maintained. This simplifies the production process for the actuator and reduces its production costs.

Abstract: The electronic-hydraulic transmission control module has a hydraulic plate, an electronic control unit, and a sensor. The sensor is caulked into a wall of an opening in the hydraulic plate forming a plastic deformation.

Abstract: A hydraulic motor vehicle comprises a plastic hydraulic distributor plate (1) with channels (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) for the distribution of hydraulic fluid extending therethrough. Electric conductors (9) of the gearbox control device are embedded in the hydraulic distributor plate (1) and/or electric conductors are metallized onto the surface of the hydraulic distributor plate (1).

Abstract: An actuator with a top plate comprises at least one duct opening for a respective electric contact pin. A contact stud carrier with a contact stud is placed over the contact pin. To prevent the possible ingress of plastic into the duct opening between a gap(s) between the contact stud carrier and the top plate during extrusion coating of the actuator or its top plate, according to the invention it is proposed that a sealing washer be located onto the open side of the duct opening of the top plate to provide a hermetic seal. As a result, the contact stud carrier can advantageously always be arranged independently of the thickness of the sealing washer such that a specified actuator length (L) can be precisely maintained. This simplifies the production process for the actuator and reduces its production costs.

Abstract: A plastic control plate for a gearbox control device of a hydraulic motor vehicle is disclosed, which comprises at least one channel (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2′) extending in the plastic control plate (1) and is used to guide a cooling medium and a heat conducting body (3) which is at least partially integrated into the plastic control plate (1) and is arranged directly adjacent to the channel (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2′).

Abstract: An electronic-hydraulic control device for gearboxes of vehicles, preferably motor vehicles, includes a housing in which an electronic unit for controlling magnetic valves is accommodated. The valves are supplied with a pressure medium. The housing has a magnetic housing part in which magnetic parts of the magnetic valves and the electronic unit of the control device are accommodated and which lies outside the gearbox, and a hydraulic housing part in which hydraulic parts of the magnetic valves are located and which is positioned at least partially inside the gearbox housing.

Abstract: A controller for motor vehicles has a component support with a sealed housing. A flexible printed circuit board is led through the housing onto a component support. Conductors embedded in the component support form an electrical contact with electrical components. When the controller is manufactured, conductors are embedded in the conductor support. The conductor support is attached to the component support. The electrical contacts between the components and the conductors are then manufactured. The conductor support can preferably be separated, and is therefore particularly movable.

Abstract: The control device has a control circuit and a pressure sensor for measuring the hydraulic pressure in the gearbox. The control circuit and the pressure sensor are accommodated in a common housing. The housing has a metallic baseplate which is connected in a pressure tight fashion to a hydraulic unit of the gearbox and is provided with a bore hole through which pressure is applied to the pressure sensor. A carrier for the pressure sensor has a cylinder-like projection which is pressed into the bore hole in such a way that a pressure tight and frictionally locking connection is produced between the carrier and the baseplate as a result of the displacement of material. The pressure sensor can also be used to measure the intake vacuum of an engine.

Abstract: A multi-layer entry field is disclosed comprising a number of layers including a base plane, a field prompt layer, a Help Prompt layer, a layer displaying the data entered, and an error message layer. The layers are displayed superimposed on one another to reduce the screen area required to display the entry-field and its associated information, making the invention especially useful for Palmtop computers.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for building and displaying dynamic graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that can be updated automatically without requiring code-level modification and recompiling. In response to a request to display a particular GUI on a computer display, an Extensible Markup Language (XML) data group is selected from a plurality of XML data groups and an XML display layout is selected from a plurality of XML display layouts. The selected XML data group includes one or more aggregations of data hierarchically ordered within the selected XML data group. XML data items are hierarchically ordered within each of the aggregations of data. The selected XML display layout contains one or more areas that define respective GUI display spaces within which XML data items from the respective aggregations of data can be displayed.

Abstract: The electronic-hydraulic transmission control module has a hydraulic plate, an electronic control unit, and a sensor. The sensor is caulked into a wall of an opening in the hydraulic plate forming a plastic deformation.

Abstract: A controller for motor vehicles is described and has a component support with a sealed housing. A flexible printed circuit board is led through the housing onto a component support. Conductors embedded in the component support form an electrical contact with electrical components. When the controller is manufactured, conductors are embedded in the conductor support. The conductor support is attached to the component support. The electrical contacts between the components and the conductors are then manufactured. The conductor support can preferably be separated, and is therefore particularly movable.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable code for a technique with which data having dynamically variable record formats (such as that created when a dynamic schema is used with a data repository) can be easily and efficiently accommodated, without requiring modification of the code that processes the data each time the underlying data format changes. This mechanism provides a novel way to gather data that may have had changes to its format, and create a structured representation of this data that flexibly adapts to format variations. This novel technique enables all added data fields in a record to be made available for processing and removed data fields to be omitted, without requiring advance knowledge of the added and removed fields. In the preferred embodiment, a DOM tree created from an XML representation of the source data is used by the present invention as it creates an output DOM tree. Optionally, the results of an LDAP query from an LDAP directory can be used as the source data.

Abstract: An electronic circuit that multiplies an input signal using primarily digital components so that the resulting circuit can be fabricated consistently by different foundries. The circuit determines a period for the input signal and converts the period to a digital number (e.g., a binary number). An adder is used to determine an average period over a predetermined number of cycles. By determining the average period, voltage fluctuations are cancelled. A multiplier allows for a variable multiplication of the averaged period. A clock generating circuit uses the results obtained by the multiplier to generate a multiplied output signal. Additionally, the input signal is routinely multiplexed with the generated output signal to ensure phase matching.

Abstract: A voltage regulator for converting an input voltage (Vi) into an output voltage (Vo). The input voltage may be burdened with a ripple. The output voltage (Vo) supplied by the voltage regulator is virtually free from ripple. The voltage regulator comprises an input terminal (1) for receiving the input voltage (Vi), an output terminal for supplying the output voltage (Vo) in response to the input voltage (Vi), and current limiting means for limiting the maximum absolute value of an output current (Io) taken from the output terminal (2). The current limiting means comprise a field effect transistor (TCL). The voltage regulator further comprises a first current mirror (CM1) comprising transistors (T11, T12), a second current mirror (CM2) comprising transistors (T13, T14), and a third current mirror comprising transistors (T15, T16). In a typical operation, the field effect transistor (TCL) is in the linear region and thus behaves like a resistance.