Abstract: In a substrate treatment process, substrates are moved by a transporting device in a transporting direction through a substrate treatment installation having a number of chambers. The substrates are moved by transporting sections of the transporting device driven independently of one another. The transporting sections are driven such that, if substrates dwell temporarily in the transporting section, they are moved back and forth. Stresses in a substrate brought about by differing inputs of heat as a result of both process-induced and malfunction-induced dwell times of the substrate in a chamber are reduced by compensating within the chamber for a structurally brought about input of heat into the substrate, varying periodically over the length of the chamber, during temporary dwelling of the substrate in the chamber by moving the substrate back and forth over at least one period of the heat input by a change of the transporting direction.

Abstract: A method to determine a piston position in a sample bottle, having steps of providing a transducer near a chamber of the sample bottle, exciting the transducer to provide at least one wave of acoustic energy, propagating the acoustic energy through the chamber to a surface, reflecting the acoustic energy from the surface, receiving the acoustic energy at a receiver, determining a time of flight of the acoustic energy, and calculating the piston position from the time of flight of the acoustic energy.

Abstract: A conveying roller for a horizontal continuous substrate treatment plant, has a roller body with two ends and two end caps having a receiving opening. Each end of the roller body is arranged in a receiving opening of an end cap. The end cap has two end cap parts which can be releasably connected to one another and which jointly form the receiving opening. The receiving opening is larger than the outside diameter of the end of the roller body. At least two elastic rings which center the roller body in the receiving opening are arranged on the end of the roller body.

Abstract: A system and method for the processing of nucleic acids containing fluids involving manipulation of magnetically responsive particles contained therein are disclosed. In the system, a holder holds a plurality of containers containing the fluids, a heating device applies thermal energy to the fluids for incubation, and a separating device magnetically separates the particles. The heating and separating devices move into at least one operative position for processing the fluids and at least one inoperative position with respect to the containers, in which the containers are kept stationary at least during and in-between incubating the fluids and manipulating the magnetically responsive particles.

Abstract: A substrate-treatment installation includes a vacuum chamber, a substrate treatment device within the vacuum chamber, a substrate transport device within the vacuum chamber for guiding a substrate along a longitudinal direction in a substrate transport plane past the substrate treatment device, and a device for controlling substrate temperature. The substrate temperature controlling device includes a heat-absorbing cooler on one side of the substrate transport plane and an insulation member selectively displaceable between at least two different positions to vary extent of thermal shielding of the heat-absorbing cooler relative to the substrate transport plane by the insulation member.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions containing (i) a pharmaceutically active agent selected from a group consisting of an arylcycloalkyamine of a derivative, analogue or pharmaceutically active salt thereof, and (ii) a biocompatible polymer or a combination of biocompatible polymers. The compositions or medicaments containing these compositions may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of inner ear diseases, e.g. tinnitus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a base element (ST1, ST2, ST3) for receiving an overvoltage protective module (M1, M2, M3) for use in a bus system, having a first bus connection arrangement (BK1) for contacting a first bus potential (L1), a second bus connection arrangement (BK2) for contacting a second bus potential (L2), a third bus connection arrangement (BK3) for contacting a signal bus (L3), wherein the signal bus in a first state indicates the occurrence of a fault and in a second state indicates the non-occurrence of a fault, wherein a fault indicates a missing or incorrectly received or faulty overvoltage protective module (M1, M2, M3), wherein the first and second bus potential are to be used to supply arrangements on the overvoltage protective module (M1, M2, M3), wherein the base element further comprises an electronic monitoring arrangement (UE1), wherein the electronic monitoring arrangement (UE1) identifies whether an overvoltage protective module (M1, M2, M3) is received, wherein, if an overvoltage pr

Abstract: An aircraft (1) provided with a tail boom (4) including a tail plane (100) provided with an airfoil surface (5), the airfoil surface (5) being provided with at least one stabilizer portion (11, 12) extending laterally outside the tail boom (4) and with a central portion (13) extending inside the tail boom (4), said stabilizer portion (11, 12) being implanted in an orifice (6, 7) of the tail boom (4) that is defined by a peripheral wall (6?, 7?), clearance (21, 22) existing between said stabilizer portion (11, 12) and said peripheral wall (6, 7). The aircraft includes combating means (30) for combating the flutter phenomenon, which means are provided with stiffener means (31, 32) exerting predetermined compressive stress on said stabilizer portion (11, 12), said stiffener means (31, 32) being arranged at the root of the stabilizer portion (11, 12).

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed relating to a thermal overload protection apparatus and processes for protecting an electrical component. In one illustrative implementation, a thermal overload protection apparatus includes a switching element for short-circuiting connections of the component or for isolating an electrically conductive connection between at least one of the connections and a current-carrying element of the overload protection apparatus, an actuator for switching the switching element into a corresponding short-circuiting position or isolating position, and a tripping element that thermosensitively trips the actuator apparatus. and is formed as a separating element. According to further implementations, various other arrangements and methods for producing devices are disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions comprising UV blocking agents, a film forming polymer containing acid groups and a neutralizing agent; compositions and methods for increasing the SPF of a composition by neutralizing at least a portion of the acid groups of the film forming agent with the neutralizing agent.

Abstract: Systems and methods for overvoltage protection are disclosed. According to one illustrative implementation, an overvoltage protection device is provided having one or more overvoltage protection elements and a measuring device for monitoring the overvoltage protection elements. Further, the measuring device may include an evaluation device, which is designed to count pulse-like overvoltage events which are arrested by the overvoltage protection element, wherein the evaluation device is connected to the overvoltage protection element via a light-measuring device and/or a device for identifying a current flow.

Abstract: A wind turbine having two blades is rotated by omnidirectional gas motion. A generator is connected by a shaft to the wind turbine for generating electrical power by the rotation of the wind turbine. A method of extracting energy from moving gas comprises rotating a wind turbine having two blades by omnidirectional gas motion. The method includes connecting a generator by a shaft to the wind turbine and generating electrical power by the rotation of the wind turbine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytotoxic polypeptide which is an L-amino acid oxidase isolated from the ink of the sea hare Aplysia punctata.

Abstract: A surface heating device for a substrate treatment device with increased power density and improved homogeneity of heat radiation includes a jacket tube heater with straight tube sections and bent tube sections in which straight tube sections are arranged parallel to each other in a main plane and straight tube sections are connected to each other by bent tube sections, so that at least part of the bent tube sections are aligned sloped relative to the main plane.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to formulations comprising at least one pressure generating vehicle along with at least one skincare active agent in a container such that the pressure generating vehicle would eject the formulation as foam, whipped cream or a similar form upon application of external pressure on the container.