Abstract: A memory cell arrangement is provided that may include: a plurality of memory cells including one or more memory cells to be read out and one or more memory cells not to be read out; a control circuit defining a base voltage and configured to: apply a select voltage, a first readout voltage and a second readout voltage, to one word-line and to a source/bit-line pair corresponding to the one or more memory cells to be read out, respectively; apply a voltage that is substantially the base voltage to one or more word-lines corresponding to the one or more memory cells not to be read out; wherein both the first readout voltage and the second readout voltage are provided with an offset to the base voltage, and wherein the first readout voltage and the second readout voltage are different from one another.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a ferroelectric memory cell comprising a ferroelectric film comprising a binary oxide ferroelectric with the formula XO2 where X represents a transition metal. The ferroelectric film is a polycrystalline film having a plurality of crystal grains, wherein the crystal grains are oriented along a predetermined crystal axis, or the ferroelectric film is a monocrystalline film, wherein the ferroelectric film comprises additives promoting formation of the crystal structure of the monocrystalline film and/or wherein the memory cell comprises a crystallinity-promoting layer that is directly in contact with the ferroelectric film and promotes formation of the crystal structure of the monocrystalline film.

Abstract: An inflatable and implantable balloon for treatment of degenerative disc disease, bones, lesions, spinal deformities and spinal motion segment instabilities. The balloon is comprised of adjustable and expandable volumes. Further disclosed are methods of forming, inserting, expanding, and implanting the multi-volume balloon for proper placement and stabilization of the spinal lesion or disease. Still further disclosed are kits for aligning and stabilizing elements of the spine.

Abstract: An ultrasonic welding device includes a sonotrode emitting longitudinal vibrations in the direction of a longitudinal sonotrode axis which comprises a work surface on a sonotrode head and an anvil. A weldment accommodation for a weld deposit is between the work surface ‘p’ and a counterface of the anvil. The ultrasonic welding device includes a stop device for defining the welding position with respect to the work surface. The counterface is disposed at an inclination a towards the longitudinal sonotrode axis such that when the counterface is inclined downward towards a vibration node adjacent to the work surface, distance a between the work surface and the counterface continuously increases towards the vibration node, and when the counterface is inclined upward towards a vibration node adjacent to the work surface distance a is essentially constant.

Abstract: A composite spacer fabric comprises an outer flat warp-knitted fabric layer having openings each formed by a respective plurality of stitches and an inner flat warp-knitted fabric layer also having openings that are each formed by a respective plurality of stitches. The second warp-knitted fabric layer further has at least a first and a second yarn system. The yarns of the first yarn system run in a production direction on exactly one respective stitch wale and the yarns of the second yarn system extend over at least two adjacent stitch wales that run in the production direction. Spacer yarns interconnect the warp-knitted fabric layers.

Abstract: A warp-knitted textile composite has a spacer fabric that extends in a production direction and a transverse direction and has an outer flat warp-knitted fabric layer of predetermined stretchability, an inner flat warp-knitted fabric layer of lesser stretchability in the production and transverse directions than the outer layer, and spacer threads interconnecting the warp-knitted fabric layers. A decorative cover layer is attached to the outer flat warp-knitted fabric layer and is formed with compressed areas where the spacer fabric is permanently at least partially compressed for structuring the decorative cover layer.

Abstract: A display device (4) for an identifier (6a,b) of a seat (8a,b) of a vehicle (2) with a variable mounting location (10a,b) contains a display (12) along an extension direction (14), which can be attached to a carrier (16) of the vehicle (2) at the seat (8a,b) in the extension direction (14) along possible mounting locations (10a,b), and a control device (22) for displaying identifiers (6a,b) on the display (12) in different longitudinal positions (Pa,b), which are assigned to mounting locations (10a,b). A vehicle (2) having such a seat (8a,b) and a carrier (16) contains the display device (4), wherein the display (12) is attached to the carrier (16) in the surroundings (20) of the seat (8a,b) and extends in the extension direction (14) along possible mounting locations (10a,b) of the seat (8a,b).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning weldments (20) in an ultrasonic welding device (34) and to an ultrasonic welding device comprising a sonotrode (14), to which ultrasonic vibrations are applied and which emits longitudinal vibrations, and an anvil (16), a weldment accommodation (19) being formed between a work surface (17) of the sonotrode (14) and an opposing surface (18) of the anvil (16), a change in position ?x of a positioning device (21) defining weld position P of the weldment (20) being captured in the longitudinal direction (22) of the sonotrode (14) by means of a position sensor, the application of vibrations to the sonotrode (14) being changed such depending on the change in position ?x that a change in amplitude ?y is performed according to an amplitude characteristic curve of the sonotrode (14).

Abstract: A monitoring module (6) for a seat (10) of a passenger aircraft (2), which seat (10) contains at least one element (12 a-g) having at least two states (Z1,2), comprises at least one sensor (14a-g) for the element (12a-g), having state information (16) corresponding to the current state (Z1,2), a readout unit (18) having a communication channel (20) for the state information (16) to the sensor (14a-g) and a communication interface (22) for the state information (16) to a monitoring unit (8) of the passenger aircraft (2). The sensor (14a-g) is a camera or a capacitive seat occupancy sensor. A monitoring device (4) for a passenger aircraft (2) contains monitoring modules (6) and a monitoring unit (8), which is configured for at least two of the monitoring modules (6) together. A passenger aircraft (2) contains a monitoring module (6) and/or a monitoring device (4).

Abstract: A knitted spacer fabric has a first warp-knitted layer having wales running in a production direction and rows of stitches extending in a transverse direction, a second warp-knitted layer also having wales running in a production direction and rows of stitches extending in a transverse direction. Spacer yarns connect the knitted layers, and at least one of the knitted layers are composed of nonconductive yarns and conductive yarns. The conductive yarns are incorporated into the one knitted layer in some areas in a functional region extending in a production direction and resting on the respective knitted layer in a connection region that extends over a plurality of rows of stitches as a float stitch.

Abstract: A spacer fabric has two textile layers and spacer yarns that transversely connect the textile layers and where the yarns forming the textile layers are composed exclusively of a nonmetallic material. In addition, at least a first portion of the spacer yarns is composed of metallic yarn, and a weight of all metallic spacer yarns is between 40 and 96% relative to the total weight of the spacer fabric.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sonotrode (218) of an ultrasonic welding device with a sonotrode body (224) with sonotrode head (220) with at least one working surface (230) extending in the longitudinal direction of the sonotrode head for welding or welding together and/or deforming and/or cutting at least one item of metallic welding material, wherein the sonotrode head has cross-sections which vary along the working surface in such a way that the cross-section of the sonotrode head in the end region of the working surface extending at the end face is greater than in the middle region of the working surface.

Abstract: The use of a poultry feed additive composition which is a flowable mixture of phytogenic compounds including at least an oil component which is microencapsulated essential thyme oil, and a saponin component which is the saponin contained in particulate dried quillaja bark powder. The mixture contains at least 0.5% saponin component (w/w), and the oil component in an effective ratio of at least 0.2:1 (w/w, oil component per saponin component), for improving the feed conversion efficiency in antibiotic-free poultry production.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rope sling shackle body for a heavy load rope sling shackle for suspending on a rope sling, at least comprising: —two mutually opposite end portions each with a through-opening for receiving a pin; a central arc which extends between the end portions and which has, at least in a rope receiving region, an arc bottom and arc flanks that are arranged on either side thereof and are spaced apart from one another, wherein the arc has a convexly rounded rope supporting face on its inner side at least in the rope receiving region, said rope supporting face extending from a top edge of one arc flank to the top edge of the respectively other arc flank; and at least one reinforcement rib, which is arranged between the arc flanks. The reinforcement rib is divided into two part-ribs via which in each case one arc flank is supported on the arc bottom, wherein there is a spacing between the part-ribs right down to the arc bottom.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (100) for evaluating at least two switching states of an actuating element, having a moveable contact means (110) which is connectable to the actuating element, a first evaluation circuit (140a) with a first voltage divider, which has first node points (K1a, K2a, K3a, K4a, K5a) and a first tap (150a) for tapping off a first output signal (A1, A3, A5) of the first evaluation circuit (140a), at least one second evaluation circuit (140b) with a second voltage divider, which has second node points (K1b, K2b, K3b, K4b, K5b) and a second tap (150a) for tapping off a second output signal (A2, A4, A6) of the second evaluation circuit (140b), first contact surfaces (121a, 122a, 123a, 124a, 125a) which are each electrically connected to one of the first node points (K1a to K5a), and second contact surfaces (121b, 122b, 123b, 124b, 125b) which are each electrically connected to one of the second node points (K1b to k5b), wherein via the movable contact means (110), dependin

Abstract: In a method for producing a 2D image (18) of a 3D surface (2) on a viewing area (8) of a vision cone (12) which extends from a viewing position (14) to the 3D surface (2), wherein at least one marker location (20a,b) is assigned to the 3D surface (2), assigned to each image location (24) of the viewing area (8) is a depth dimension (T), which is correlated to the respective distance (A) between the viewing area (8) and the 3D surface (2) along a respective straight line (26) from the viewing position (14) through the image location (24) to the 3D surface (2), for at least one of the marker locations (20a,b) located within the vision cone (12), a marker field (28a,b) is produced in the 2D image (18), wherein the marker field (28a,b) in the 2D image (18) is placed as closely as possible to the image location (24a,b) of the marker location (20a,b), with the additional condition that all image locations (24) of the marker field (28a,b) have depth dimensions (T) which are greater than the depth dimension (Ta,b) of

Abstract: A knitted spacer fabric has two transversely spaced knitted layers and first and second spacer yarns extending transversely between and connecting the knitted layers. Both knitted layers are formed by metal braid that is arranged such that laminar electrical and thermal conduction is provided by the metal braid in both knitted layers, and the first spacer yarns are also formed by metal braid.

Abstract: A method for allocating addresses to passenger service units (PSUs) and a service controller for a passenger cabin of an aircraft are provided. A coding device of the controller defines multiple coding parameters each corresponding to an installation position of a PSU. Each coding parameter defines a coding value. The PSUs are installed at respective installation positions in an installation space. A head unit of the controller communicates with the PSUs. In response to a start command, a respective coding value is determined at a respective installation position of a respective PSU. A respective waiting time is determined from the respective coding value according to a time rule. A response is transmitted to the head unit for each PSU upon expiration of the waiting time from the start command. Upon receiving the response, an address is allocated to a PSU which transmitted the response.

Abstract: A monitoring module (6) for a seat (10) of a passenger aircraft (2), which seat (10) contains at least one element (12a-g) having at least two states (Z1,2), comprises at least one sensor (14a-g) for the element (12a-g), having state information (16) corresponding to the current state (Z1,2), a readout unit (18) having a communication channel (20) for the state information (16) to the sensor (14a-g) and a communication interface (22) for the state information (16) to a monitoring unit (8) of the passenger aircraft (2). The sensor (14a-g) is a camera or a capacitive seat occupancy sensor. A monitoring device (4) for a passenger aircraft (2) contains monitoring modules (6) and a monitoring unit (8), which is configured for at least two of the monitoring modules (6) together. A passenger aircraft (2) contains a monitoring module (6) and/or a monitoring device (4).

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a data processing device, comprising: a digital front end (DFE) configured to convert an antenna signal to digital data, wherein the digital data comprises a plurality of data symbols; a baseband (BB) circuitry configured to process the digital data in baseband; and a digital interface between the DFE and the BB circuitry, wherein the DFE comprises a data compression circuitry configured to compress the plurality of data symbols for use in transmission via the digital interface to the BB circuitry.