Abstract: A method may include receiving a definition of a table user-defined function (TUDF) in a graph query language. The table user-defined function may be created based on the definition. For example, the creation of the table user-defined function may include checking and compiling the definition to generate executable code associated with the table user-defined function. Upon receiving a query including a relational query language statement invoking the table user-defined function, such as a structured query language select statement, the query may be executed on at least a portion of a graph data stored in a database. The executing of the query may include calling the executable code to execute the table user-defined function included in the relational query language statement. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: A dishwasher (1) for cleaning drinking vessels, wherein the dishwasher (1) has a treatment zone (3) and a conveyor apparatus (6) for conveying the items of washware (2) to be cleaned from an introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) through the treatment zone (3) to a removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1). The conveyor apparatus (6) is configured to convey a previously defined or definable group of items of washware (2) to be cleaned in batches from the introduction region (4) through the treatment zone (3) and then to feed the group of items of washware (2) as cleaned items of washware (2) to the removal region (5).

Abstract: A method may include receiving a definition of a table user-defined function (TUDF) in a graph query language. The table user-defined function may be created based on the definition. For example, the creation of the table user-defined function may include checking and compiling the definition to generate executable code associated with the table user-defined function. Upon receiving a query including a relational query language statement invoking the table user-defined function, such as a structured query language select statement, the query may be executed on at least a portion of a graph data stored in a database. The executing of the query may include calling the executable code to execute the table user-defined function included in the relational query language statement. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to engineered Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeals (CRISPR) systems and corresponding guide RNAs that target specific nucleotide sequences at certain gene loci in the human genome. Also provided are methods of targeting, editing, and/or modifying of the human genes using the engineered CRISPR systems, and compositions and cells comprising the engineered CRISPR systems.

Abstract: A sensor for measuring a torque angle. The sensor includes a magnet, a first stator, a second stator, a first collector, a second collector, and a magnetic sensing element. The first stator includes a first horizontal ring section located on a first plane, and a plurality of first teeth extended from the first horizontal ring section, the plurality of teeth located on a second plane. The second stator includes a second horizontal ring section located on the second plane, and a plurality of second teeth extended from the second horizontal ring section, the plurality of second teeth located on the second plane. The first collector is located proximate the first horizontal ring section and the second collector is located proximate the second horizontal ring section. The magnetic sensing element is magnetically coupled to the first collector the second collector.

Abstract: A sensor for measuring a torque angle. The sensor includes a magnet, a first stator, a second stator, a first collector, a second collector, and a magnetic sensing element. The first stator includes a first horizontal ring section located on a first plane, and a plurality of first teeth extended from the first horizontal ring section, the plurality of teeth located on a second plane. The second stator includes a second horizontal ring section located on the second plane, and a plurality of second teeth extended from the second horizontal ring section, the plurality of second teeth located on the second plane. The first collector is located proximate the first horizontal ring section and the second collector is located proximate the second horizontal ring section. The magnetic sensing element is magnetically coupled to the first collector the second collector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for changing the position of large-area glass plates which are stationary or moving, having the following features: one or more devices located on a level plane, each having a plurality of suction devices (12), are connected to the glass plates (10) to be re-positioned by means of a vacuum, b) the devices are connected to a lifting column (4) in a rotatable and pivotable manner, c) the devices can travel horizontally in the gripping area of the glass plates (10), d) the lifting column (4) has a counterweight (5) supplied with compressed air to compensate for the moving weight of the devices, e) the suction device (12) disk caps are spring-loaded in their holders, can be tilted in every direction, and are provided with a filter element (27), f) a controllable vacuum can be applied to each of the suction devices (12) individually, with a computer program as the controller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for reversing the feeding of a sputter coating system, particularly when coating a photovoltaic module, in clean rooms, having the following characteristics: a) a transport frame (11) for receiving a substrate wafer (19) of a photovoltaic module, b) a rotary device having means for mounting the transport frame (11), having means for rotating the transport frame (11), and having means for transporting the transport frame (11), c) means for precisely aligning the rotary device relative to the sputter coating system, d) a detection device (18) for checking a sputter process, and computer program having a program code for performing the process steps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for fixing glass sheets in a superclean room for feeding a sputter system, comprising the following: a) a roller drive (12), designed to convey a transport frame (19) to a centering unit that centers the transport frame (19) horizontally and to convey the frame from the unit to a sputter system; b) a frame lifting device (7) which lifts and lowers the transport frame (19) in a magnetic rail mounting (2); c) a fixing unit (5, 8) which fixes and releases the transport frame (19), opening heads (3) being provided for opening and closing frame clips (17) that receive a glass plate (18); d) a lifting unit for lifting and pivoting said glass plate (18), the unit bringing the plate into a vertical position and placing said plate in the transport frame (9).

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for the contamination-free transfer of thin, shock-sensitive crystalline plates, especially glass plates, from a horizontal into a defined vertical position. Said method and apparatus have the following features: a) a transverse bar of a transfer fork is disposed below the glass plate in order to grip the glass plate, said transverse bar (6) being fitted with suction head-supporting bars which are vertically mounted thereon and have suction heads that are distributed along the top side thereof and penetrate the free space between the rolls: b) the suction heads are moved close to the bottom side of the glass plate; and the suction elements thereof are connected to the glass plate by means of intake air, c) the glass plate is put into the placement device after being finely adjusted. Also disclosed are a computer program and a machine-readable carrier containing the corresponding program code.

Abstract: A method and a device for the contamination-free, precise-track conveying and rotating on one plane of thin, impact-sensitive crystalline panels, in particular glass panels is described. The method includes the following features: a) a glass panel (6) is conveyed over parallel mounted carriers (9) of a roller conveyor, the surface of the rollers having a thread-type structure; b) to alter the travelling direction of a glass panel (6), other supplementary rollers (7) are provided in the space between the rollers (8) in the appropriate region of the roller conveyor, said other rollers being lifted above the level of the roller conveyor by means of a lifting device; and c) to rotate a glass panel (6) independently of the travelling direction, other supplementary rollers (10) are provided in the space between the rollers (8) in the appropriate region of the roller conveyor.

Abstract: A device, method and computer readable-storage for mechanically handling impact-sensitive sheets of various formats ready for dispatch is described. The device has the following features: a) a control device in the form of a multi-axis robotic arm connected to a gripper device and means for mechanically gripping the sheets; b) the gripper device is hinged onto and suspended from the control device at a gentle incline by means of an adjustable damping device; c) the gripper device has sliding sections for the relative displacement of the means for mechanically gripping the sheets; d) the gripper device has means for determining the geometric dimensions of the sheets to be seized and for determining their set-down position; e) the gripper device has means for determining the exact positional co-ordinates of the set-down position; and f) the gripper device has means for gently feeding and depositing the sheets in the set-down position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for reversing the feeding of a sputter coating system, particularly when coating a photovoltaic module, in clean rooms, having the following characteristics: a) a transport frame (11) for receiving a substrate wafer (19) of a photovoltaic module, b) a rotary device having means for mounting the transport frame (11), having means for rotating the transport frame (11), and having means for transporting the transport frame (11), c) means for precisely aligning the rotary device relative to the sputter coating system, d) a detection device (18) for checking a sputter process, and computer program having a program code for performing the process steps.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for parsimonious representation of large sets of multi-resolution value-item lists. A hierarchical data structure associated with the lists and conditioning variables is learnt while exploiting both semantics encoded in target variables and a notion of nearness among nodes at the same detail level in the hierarchical data structure. Such a level of description can be dictated by a depth in a tree data structure. A compression scheme that relies on (i) a similarity metric and (ii) recursive greedy pairing of value-item lists in order to promote elements populating a specific tree node upwards in the tree facilitates a parsimonious representation of the compressed hierarchic structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for the contamination-free transfer of thin, shock-sensitive crystalline plates, especially glass plates (11), from a horizontal into a defined vertical position. Said method and apparatus have the following features: a) a transverse bar (6) of a transfer fork is disposed below the glass plate (11) in order to grip the glass plate (11), said transverse bar (6) being fitted with suction head-supporting bars (7) which are vertically mounted thereon and have suction heads (8) that are distributed along the top side thereof and penetrate the free space between the rolls: b) the suction heads (8) are moved close to the bottom side of the glass plate (11), and the suction elements (15) thereof are connected to the glass plate (11) by means of intake air, c) the glass plate (11) is put into the placement device (12) after being finely adjusted. Also disclosed are a computer program and a machine-readable carrier containing the corresponding program code.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for fixing glass sheets in a superclean room for feeding a sputter system, comprising the following: a) a roller drive (12), designed to convey a transport frame (19) to a centering unit that centres the transport frame (19) horizontally and to convey the frame from the unit to a sputter system; b) a frame lifting device (7) which lifts and lowers the transport frame (19) in a magnetic rail mounting (2); c) a fixing unit (5, 8) which fixes and releases the trans-port frame (19), opening heads (3) being provided for opening and closing frame clips (17) that receive a glass plate (18); d) a lifting unit for lifting and pivoting said glass plate (18), the unit bringing the plate into a vertical position and placing said plate in the transport frame (9).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the contamination-free, precise-track conveying and rotating on one plane of thin, impact-sensitive crystalline panels, in particular glass panels, with the following features: a) a glass panel (6) is conveyed over parallel mounted carriers (9) of a roller conveyor, the surface of the rollers having a thread-type structure, b) to alter the travelling direction of a glass panel (6), other supplementary rollers (7) are provided in the space between the rollers (8) in the appropriate region of the roller conveyor, said other rollers being lifted above the level of the roller conveyor by means of a lifting device, c) to rotate a glass panel (6) independently of the travelling direction, other supplementary rollers (10) are provided in the space between the rollers (8) in the appropriate region of the roller conveyor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for changing the position of large-area glass plates which are stationary or moving, having the following features: one or more devices located on a level plane, each having a plurality of suction devices (12), are connected to the glass plates (10) to be re-positioned by means of a vacuum, b) the devices are connected to a lifting column (4) in a rotatable and pivotable manner, c) the devices can travel horizontally in the gripping area of the glass plates (10), d) the lifting column (4) has a counterweight (5) supplied with compressed air to compensate for the moving weight of the devices, e) the suction device (12) disk caps are spring-loaded in their holders, can be tilted in every direction, and are provided with a filter element (27), a controllable vacuum can be applied to each of the suction devices (12) individually, with a computer program as the controller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for mechanically seizing and setting down impact-sensitive sheets of various formats on at least one stack assembly, ready for dispatch, said device having the following features: a) a control device in the form of a multi-axis robotic arm (25) is connected to a gripper device and means for mechanically gripping the sheets; b) the gripper device is hinged onto and suspended from the control device at a gentle incline by means of an adjustable damping device (9); c) the gripper device (22) has sliding sections for the relative displacement of the means for mechanically gripping the sheets; d) the gripper device has means for determining the geometric dimensions of the sheets to be seized and for determining their set-down position; e) the gripper device has means for determining the exact positional co-ordinates of the set-down position; f) the gripper device has means for gently feeding and depositing the sheets in the set-down position.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for parsimonious representation of large sets of multi-resolution value-item lists. A hierarchical data structure associated with the lists and conditioning variables is learnt while exploiting both semantics encoded in target variables and a notion of nearness among nodes at the same detail level in the hierarchical data structure. Such a level of description can be dictated by a depth in a tree data structure. A compression scheme that relies on (i) a similarity metric and (ii) recursive greedy pairing of value-item lists in order to promote elements populating a specific tree node upwards in the tree facilitates a parsimonious representation of the compressed hierarchic structure.