Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for monitoring the driving condition of a vehicle, having means for generating a steering angle signal (Lw) and means for generating a transverse acceleration signal (ay), means being provided for comparing a signal derived from the steering angle signal Lw to a maximum steering angle signal, means being provided for comparing a signal derived from the transverse acceleration signal (ay) to a maximum transverse acceleration signal, and a variable (F) that describes the driving condition of the vehicle being derivable from the comparison. The present invention also relates to a method of monitoring the driving condition of a vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical treatment instrument (1) having a media line, in particular for water or spray, extending from its rearward end to its forward end region, in which line an exchangeable filter element (21) is arranged. In order to reduce the flow resistance of the filter element (21), while providing a small cross-sectional size, the filter element (21) has the form of a sleeve and the direction of passage of the medium is directed transversely to the sleeve wall (21a).

Abstract: On drying pasty materials, particularly sewage sludge, the material is compacted in an intermediate drying stage with a dry fraction of 60 to 80%, so that relatively low energy costs are required. The conveying of the material takes place both during pre-drying and after leaving the compactor on one or two air-permeable conveyor belts (3, 4) succeeding one another in the conveying direction and which are enclosed in a common housing (2). Thus, drying before and after compacting is performed under identical method conditions, so that it is possible to produce a simple and therefore inexpensive installation for performing the method. The finished product has advantageous characteristics with regards to density and abrasion resistance, so that dust production is avoided during subsequent handling.

Abstract: A method is described for monitoring wheel speeds, having the following steps: determining the wheel speeds, determining the wheel having the maximum wheel speed, determining the wheel having the minimum wheel speed, determining the differential speed between the maximum wheel speed and the minimum wheel speed, and comparing the differential speed to a threshold value, if the differential speed is greater than a threshold value, the wheel having the maximum wheel speed being registered as the fastest wheel and the wheel having the minimum wheel speed being registered as the slowest wheel, in event of a change of the wheel speeds, so that another with wheel is the fastest wheel and/or another wheel is the slowest wheel, the fastest wheel being registered and the slowest wheel being registered and a logical status being established from the registered values and the instantaneous values. A device for monitoring wheel speeds in accordance with the above method is also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting insert for machining down workpieces. Said insert comprises several cutting edges (10), in particular for roughing work. A curved cutting corner, or a corner consisting of a large number of short, respectively linear edge sections positioned at obtuse angles in relation to one another, is positioned between neighbouring cutting edges (10). According to the invention, the cutting surface comprises a bevel (14, 15), which extends along the cutting edge (10). The section of bevel lying in the centre of the cutting edge (10) is broader than the two adjacent bevelled areas on either side, the broader bevel being between 1.5 and 4 times as broad as the breadth of the laterally adjacent bevel.

Abstract: A method for compensating the offset of a pressure value having the steps: detecting a pressure value, lowpass filtering of the pressure value, storing the lowpass filtered pressure value as an offset value, the lowpass filtered pressure value being stored as an offset value if at least the condition is present that a logical signal has or assumes a first value and a substitute value is stored as an offset value if the logical signal has or assumes a second value. Also described herein is a device for compensating the offset of a pressure value.

Abstract: A catalyst which consists of amorphous carbon with molecular planes that have curved surfaces and contain six-membered and non-six-membered carbon rings, optionally having at least one catalytically active, low-valency metal covalently bound thereto. Methods of producing the catalyst and applications thereof are included.

Abstract: A method for monitoring wheel speeds, having the following steps: Determining the wheel speeds (S01), determining the wheel having the maximum wheel speed (S02), determining the wheel having the minimum wheel speed (S03), determining the speed difference between the maximum wheel speed and minimum wheel speed (S04), and comparing the speed difference to a threshold value (S05), deep snow or road conditions of comparable effect being inferred if the speed difference is greater than a threshold value and the slowest wheel has changed exactly once and the fastest wheel has changed exactly once or the slowest wheel has not changed and the fastest wheel has not changed and the speed difference between a driven axle and a non-driven axle exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical, in particular dental-medical handpiece (3) having a rod-shaped grip part in the forward end region of which there is arranged a holding device (5) having a lateral insertion opening (13) for a working tool (6), whereby the middle axis (5a) of the insertion opening (13) includes, with the middle axis (3c) of the grip part extending rearwardly from the point of intersection with the middle axis (5a), an obtuse angle (W2). In order to improve the suitability of the handpiece (3) also for use in small spaces of the body to be treated, a forward grip section (3b) of the grip part is curved towards the side (14) of the handpiece (3) away from the insertion opening (13), and the obtuse angle (W2) is smaller than 103° and greater than 95°.

Abstract: A method is described for monitoring wheel speeds having the steps: determining the wheel speeds (S01), determining the wheel having the maximum wheel speed (S02), determining the wheel having the minimum wheel speed (S03), determining the differential speed between the maximum wheel speed and the minimum wheel speed (S04), and comparing the differential speed to a threshold value (S05), if the differential speed is greater than a threshold value, the wheel having the maximum wheel speed being registered as the fastest wheel (S07) and the wheel having the minimum wheel speed being registered as the slowest wheel (S08), in event of a change of the wheel speeds, so that another with wheel is the fastest wheel and/or another wheel is the slowest wheel, the fastest wheel being registered (S09) and the slowest wheel being registered (S10) and a logical status being established from the registered values and the instantaneous values (S11-S21). A device for monitoring wheel speeds is also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for monitoring the driving condition of a vehicle, having means for generating a steering angle signal (Lw) and means for generating a transverse acceleration signal (ay), means being provided for comparing a signal derived from the steering angle signal Lw to a maximum steering angle signal, means being provided for comparing a signal derived from the transverse acceleration signal (ay) to a maximum transverse acceleration signal, and a variable (F) that describes the driving condition of the vehicle being derivable from the comparison. The present invention also relates to a method of monitoring the driving condition of a vehicle.

Abstract: On drying pasty materials, particularly sewage sludge, the material is compacted in an intermediate drying stage with a dry fraction of 60 to 80%, so that relatively low energy costs are required. The conveying of the material takes place both during pre-drying and after leaving the compactor on one or two air-permeable conveyor belts (3, 4) succeeding one another in the conveying direction and which are enclosed in a common housing (2). Thus, drying before and after compacting is performed under identical method conditions, so that it is possible to produce a simple and therefore inexpensive installation for performing the method. The finished product has advantageous characteristics with regards to density and abrasion resistance, so that dust production is avoided during subsequent handling.

Abstract: A method for compensating the offset of a pressure value having the steps: detecting a pressure value, lowpass filtering of the pressure value, storing the lowpass filtered pressure value as an offset value, the lowpass filtered pressure value being stored as an offset value if at least the condition is present that a logical signal has or assumes a first value and a substitute value is stored as an offset value if the logical signal has or assumes a second value. Also described herein is a device for compensating the offset of a pressure value.

Abstract: A catalyst which consists of amorphous carbon with molecular planes that have curved surfaces and contain six-membered and non-six-membered carbon rings, optionally having at least one catalytically active, low-valency metal covalently bound thereto. Methods of producing the catalyst and applications thereof are included.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical treatment instrument (1) having a media line, in particular for water or spray, extending from its rearward end to its forward end region, in which line an exchangeable filter element (21) is arranged. In order to reduce the flow resistance of the filter element (21), while providing a small cross-sectional size, the filter element (21) has the form of a sleeve and the direction of passage of the medium is directed transversely to the sleeve wall (21a).

Abstract: A method for monitoring wheel speeds, having the following steps: Determining the wheel speeds (S01), determining the wheel having the maximum wheel speed (S02), determining the wheel having the minimum wheel speed (S03), determining the speed difference between the maximum wheel speed and minimum wheel speed (S04), and comparing the speed difference to a threshold value (S05), deep snow or road conditions of comparable effect being inferred if the speed difference is greater than a threshold value and the slowest wheel has changed exactly once and the fastest wheel has changed exactly once or the slowest wheel has not changed and the fastest wheel has not changed and the speed difference between a driven axle and a non-driven axle exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: Rear projection screen with a translucent image-forming surface arranged between a projector and the viewer. The image-forming surface is formed by bases, possessing light-diffusing properties, of a number of U-shaped construction elements arranged side-by-side. Preferably the U-shaped construction elements consist of glass and their bases are provided with a coating of a light-diffusing varnish imparting the impression of a sand-blasted surface.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a braking system contained in a vehicle. The braking system includes at least one brake circuit. The brake circuit, on the output side, contains valve configurations, to which wheel brake cylinders allocated to the brake circuit are connected. The braking system furthermore has at least one pump capable of delivering braking medium to at least two wheel brake cylinders. During predetermined vehicle states, the at least one pump is actuated and the first valve configurations are driven by predefined driving signals. Ascertained for at least one wheel of the vehicle during the actuation of the pump and the first valve configurations is a wheel-performance variable which describes the wheel performance, in particular the wheel-rotation performance, of the corresponding wheel. The braking system is checked for a first and/or second fault as a function of this wheel-performance variable.