Abstract: A torque converter, including: a cover; a pump shell fixed to the cover; and a vibration damper with a plurality of springs, and a cover plate partially surrounding the springs. The torque converter includes a torque convert clutch with: a piston plate; and a drive plate with a first portion and a plurality of second portions including distal ends circumferentially aligned with the springs and circumferentially disposed between pairs of adjacent springs, and a plurality of centering protrusions extending radially outward beyond the distal ends or inward of the distal ends. The second portions are arranged to engage the springs to transmit the torque. When the torque converter is not rotating, the centering protrusions are free of contact with the cover plate. When the torque converter rotates at a rate greater than a threshold speed, the centering protrusions contact the cover plate to limit radial displacement of the drive plate.

Abstract: A method for the indirect application of printing liquid onto a printing material provides an intermediate carrier, preferably a circulating belt, a liquid conditioning medium including a first substance applied onto the intermediate carrier and a printing liquid, in particular an inkjet ink, including a second substance applied onto the conditioning medium on the intermediate carrier. The printing liquid is situated as droplets or a layer substantially on the conditioning medium and the droplets or the layer form a contact region on their underside with the conditioning medium. The printing liquid is heated, preferably by way of a dryer and the printing liquid is transferred from the intermediate carrier onto the printing material.

Abstract: A Laval nozzle may include a convergent duct section having a first longitudinal axis for accelerating a flow of a working fluid from a subsonic speed to a sonic speed. The Laval nozzle may include a divergent duct section, which is fluid-connected to the convergent duct section. The divergent duct section may have a second longitudinal axis for further accelerating the flow from the sonic speed to a supersonic speed. The convergent duct section and the divergent duct section may be aligned with respect to each other such that the first longitudinal axis intersects the second longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A vehicle has at least one movement system which can influence the movement of the vehicle and which can operate in a normal mode or in at least one emergency mode. An availability coordinator is coupled to each movement system. A control system controls an autonomous driving process. The availability coordinator is coupled to the control system and is designed such that said coordinator monitors the availability of each movement system. The availability coordinator specifies whether each movement system is to operate in the normal mode or in one of the emergency modes dependent on at least one of the availabilities; and activates or deactivates the control system dependent on at least one of the availabilities.

Abstract: A blade assembly for a torque converter including a shell with an inner surface and a plurality of blades attached to the shell by brazing. Each blade has a first surface for guiding a fluid in the torque converter and a second surface substantially parallel to the inner surface. The blades may include sheet steel and may be made by stamping. In an example embodiment of the invention, each blade includes at least one tab, the shell comprises a plurality of slots or indents, and the at least one tab is disposed in a respective slot or indent. The shell may be an outer shell or a core ring for a pump or turbine for the torque converter.

Abstract: A heat recovery system for an internal combustion engine may include a heat exchanger, through which a fluid heat-transfer medium flows, for transferring heat from an exhaust gas system to the heat-transfer medium. A heat engine, through which the heat-transfer medium flows, may be included for converting the heat transferred to the heat-transfer medium into mechanical output work. A cyclically closed line system may be included for connecting the heat exchanger to the heat engine. The system may include a positive displacement pump for conveying the heat-transfer medium through the line system in a predefined flow direction via mechanical drive work. The system may include a drive, which is hermetically sealed off from the heat-transfer medium, for feeding the drive work to the positive displacement pump, and an output, which is hermetically sealed off from the heat-transfer medium, for discharging the output work from the heat engine.

Abstract: A spring retainer for a torsional vibration damper, including: first and second oppositely facing sides; at least one curved portion forming at least part of a radially outermost portion of the spring retainer and including: at least a portion of the first side enclosing at least one space and including at least one indentation extending in a circumferential direction; and at least a portion of the second side including at least one protrusion extending in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: The present invention refers to the gene cluster and genes comprised by the gene cluster which are involved in the biosynthesis of griselimycin and methylgriselimycin and to the use of the gene cluster, genes comprised thereby and proteins encoded thereby for the production of antibiotic agents.

Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly may include an intercooler and a housing which encloses said intercooler. The housing may be part of a charge air line. The housing may include a charge air inlet, a charge air outlet and an opening through which the intercooler can be inserted into the housing from one side. The housing may also include a recess on the side opposite the opening, into which recess the intercooler engages. The heat exchanger assembly may include an elastic seal arranged in the region of the recess between the intercooler and the housing. The seal may be configured to at least one of bridge the deformation of the housing occurring during pressure pulsations, bridge relative movements between the intercooler and the housing, and tightly connect the intercooler to the housing in all operating states preventing an undesirable bypass flow.

Abstract: A charge air duct for an internal combustion engine includes a housing with at least one entrance and at least one exit for charge air. A heat exchanger is arranged inside the housing to cool the charge air, a bypass is arranged on the housing to at least partially circumvent the heat exchanger and an actuator is arranged on the housing to influence the charge air flow. The charge air is guided from the entrance to the heat exchanger in a first position of the actuator and from the entrance to the bypass in a second position of the actuator, and the actuator at least partially reduces a cross-section of the charge air in a third position.

Abstract: The invention relates to bioactive pre-tubulysin derivatives, their preparation and pharmacological use.

Abstract: A method for controlling a vertical control system of a vehicle with at least two vertical control devices that influence the driving stability of the vehicle, includes monitoring the functionality of the at least two vertical control devices, detecting a fault condition of a first vertical control device of the at least two vertical control devices, and adjusting the control parameters of at least a second vertical control device of the at least two vertical control devices for at least partially compensating of the fault condition of the first vertical control device.

Abstract: A sheet processing machine, in particular a sheet-fed printing press, includes a varnishing unit and at least one combination drier for applying radiation energy and heated air to a newly varnished sheet. The at least one combination drier includes a plurality of circular or polygonal air nozzles and narrow-band high-power infrared light sources disposed between the air nozzles. The infrared light sources apply radiation at a radiation density of at least 25 kW/m2 in total to the varnished sheet. The temperature of the heated air passing through the nozzles is below 100° C., preferably below 80° C. A method of drying sheets is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gels which gelate in situ and are suitable for nucleus (gel bodies of the intervertebral disks) replacement, and to a process and to an apparatus for administration thereof, to the use thereof and to a vessel which comprises an inventive PVA gel.

Abstract: The invention provides the amino acid sequences comprised in or constituting the synthetic pathway enzymes participating in the production of Argyrins, as well as the nucleic acid sequences encoding the synthetic pathway enzymes participating in the production of Argyrins, as well as genetically manipulated microorganisms containing nucleic acid sequences encoding the synthetic pathway enzymes for the production of Argyrins, e.g. for inserting one or more of these coding sequences, mutating in a targeted manner one or more of these nucleic acid sequences, in a wild type producer micro-organism or in a heterologous micro-organism, for the production of Argyrins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (1) having an applicator element (8) for applying a product, conveyed to the application zone (5) from a separate reservoir, onto a strand of hair or of fibers comparable therewith, and having a strand gripper (12) movable back and forth between a closed position and a opened position. A strand gripper (12) of this kind serves to select and subsequently guide the hair or strands during actual product application. For improved guidance of the hair or strands during product application, the strand gripper (12) comprises a guidance surface (13) that, with the gripper (12) in the closed position, entirely overlaps the application zone (5) and holds the strand in contact with the application zone (5), by preference presses it onto the application zone (5).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a circuit having a heat accumulator, having a coolant circuit, having a heat accumulator in a line of the circuit and having at least one valve and one pump, wherein, when the valve is open, the heat accumulator can be charged with coolant from the coolant circuit by means of the pump, or coolant can be discharged from the heat accumulator into the coolant circuit, wherein the charging or discharging of the heat accumulator takes place in an open-loop-controlled or closed-loop-controlled manner as a function of a temperature difference of a temperature of the coolant in the circuit and a temperature of the coolant in the heat accumulator.

Abstract: A torque converter, including: a cover; a pump shell fixed to the cover; and a vibration damper with a plurality of springs, and a cover plate partially surrounding the springs. The torque converter includes a torque convert clutch with: a piston plate; and a drive plate with a first portion and a plurality of second portions including distal ends circumferentially aligned with the springs and circumferentially disposed between pairs of adjacent springs, and a plurality of centering protrusions extending radially outward beyond the distal ends or inward of the distal ends. The second portions are arranged to engage the springs to transmit the torque. When the torque converter is not rotating, the centering protrusions are free of contact with the cover plate. When the torque converter rotates at a rate greater than a threshold speed, the centering protrusions contact the cover plate to limit radial displacement of the drive plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids by means of heterologous gene expression comprising the steps of providing a production organism which comprises a heterologous gene cluster encoding a polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway encompassing a subsequence ER encoding an enoylreductase and a subsequence AT encoding an acyltransferase, growing the production organism in the presence of a fermentable carbon source whereby one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids are produced, and optionally recovering the one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a compound useful for the treating, reducing or preventing pathogenic infection caused by a microorganism and to the use of the PqsD protein or a functional fragment or variant thereof for the identification of a compound having said effect.