Abstract: A local connection of contact surfaces of top and bottom sheets is formed in a defined connection zone. The zone is polygonal and the top and bottom sheets jointly form within the periphery of this zone a connecting lip with their first side faces located opposite one another cut obliquely through their sheet thickness. These first side faces of the sheets and their adjacent obliquely-oriented second side faces in the zone are complementarily beveled in the form of a conical wall running downwards and inwards, so that in the vicinity of these second neighboring side faces the underside of the bottom sheet protrudes inwards past the top surface of the connecting lip at the location of the top outside edges of its first side faces. A method and an apparatus are arranged to implement the local connection.

Abstract: A local connection of contact surfaces of top and bottom sheets is formed in a defined connection zone. The zone is polygonal and the top and bottom sheets jointly form within the periphery of this zone a connecting lip with their first side faces located opposite one another cut obliquely through their sheet thickness. These first side faces of the sheets and their adjacent obliquely-oriented second side faces in the zone are complementarily beveled in the form of a conical wall running downwards and inwards, so that in the vicinity of these second neighboring side faces the underside of the bottom sheet protrudes inwards past the top surface of the connecting lip at the location of the top outside edges of its first side faces. A method and an apparatus are arranged to implement the local connection.

Abstract: Computer based methods, systems and interfaces for analyzing machine readable data repositories having text documents, and for generation of new product specifications, for evaluation of these specifications and for the generation of new product designs and products therefrom. Language analysis of the data repository results in a list of properties of a product being properties to be varied linked to a list of functions of the product. The property statements can be first parts of speech such as adjectives, or adjectival phrases or adjectival statements being definitions of properties of a product. The function statements can be second parts of speech such as verbs, or verb-like phrases or statements being definitions of functions. The list of property statements, optionally with related first parts of speech, linked to the respective function statements optionally with related second parts of speech are stored as a database of indexed property statements/function statement tuples.

Abstract: Computer Aided Innovation and computer based methods, systems and interfaces is described for analyzing machine readable data repositories such as knowledge databases having text documents, and for generation of new product specifications, for evaluation of these specifications and for the generation of new product designs and products therefrom. Integration of innovation tools with language analysis of a machine readable data repository such as a knowledge database with text documents is described. Language analysis of the data repository, e.g. database or databases, results in a distinct number of, e.g. a list of, properties of a product called property statements being properties to be varied linked to a distinct number, e.g. a list of, functions of the product called function statements. The property statements can be first parts of speech such as adjectives, or adjectival phrases or adjectival statements being definitions of properties of a product.