Abstract: Pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and products are disclosed. A pharmaceutical manufacturing process includes flowing a liquid through a pathway. The liquid contacts a non-polymeric coating on a substrate within the pathway. The substrate is a metal or metallic substrate. A pharmaceutical product is produced by flowing a liquid through a pathway. The liquid contacts a non-polymeric coating on a substrate within the pathway. The substrate is a metal or metallic substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for allocating quantities of a plurality of orders stored in an order book side at a price level selected for execution is provided, wherein each order has a quantity and a entry time. A time sensitivity parameter is predefined, wherein the time sensitivity parameter is a non-negative real number representing a specific allocation scheme. The quantity to be allocated is received and is executable against the plurality of orders stored in the order book side at a price level selected for execution. A matched quantity is determined for each order of the plurality of orders stored in the order book side at the price level selected for execution.

Abstract: An order cross mechanism is provided where a cross request is received from a first market participant in a single transaction, the cross request specifying a client order and a predefined cross match type. Orders and/or quotes are received from second market participants within a predetermined or randomly determined period of time, and a cross match is performed in the order book immediately after expiration of the period of time. The client order is matched against an order of the first market participant and none, one or more of the orders or quotes received from the one or more second market participants, and the order of the first market participant is generated as an opposite order to the client order and having a higher priority than any orders or quotes received from the second market participants that are of the same price level than the order of the first market participant and that are entered during the period of time.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for publishing best public limits and corresponding quantity and for matching an incoming outright order against price best match limits at corresponding quantities during the continuous trading phase is provided. An incoming outright order is entered in an incoming order book side. It is determined if the incoming outright order satisfies a matching condition by evaluating the sum of the incoming outright order limit and the best match limit of the outright order book side opposing to the incoming outright order book side wherein the best match limit of the outright order book side opposing to the incoming outright order book side also considers outright order book combinations resulting to the outright order book side opposing the incoming outright order book side.

Abstract: An electric vehicle axle mechanism comprising: at least one vehicle axle; a gear mechanism connected to the vehicle axle; an electric motor that comprises a rotor and that is connected to the gear mechanism for transmitting a torque to the at least one vehicle axle; a position sensing device for ascertaining a rotor position of the rotor; an electronic power unit that is connected to the electric motor for supplying electrical energy to the electric motor, wherein the electronic power unit furthermore comprises an evaluating device for evaluating the signals of the position sensing device and is connected to an evaluating device that is embodied as a separate device, wherein the position sensing device is integrated at least in part in the electronic power unit or the evaluating unit.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for performing an opening auction of a derivative, including receiving a first order book and second order book comprising bid orders and ask orders for a first tradable series of a derivative and a second tradable series of said derivative and a third order book comprising bid orders for the first tradable series combined with ask orders for the second tradable series, calculating, for each of the order books, an upper bound for the volume of executable contracts associated with bid orders and an upper bound for the volume of executable contracts associated with ask orders, modifying the order books by cancelling, for each order book, bid orders and asks orders based on the calculated upper bounds, and determining an opening price of each of the first and second tradable series of the derivative using the order books.

Abstract: A method for determining execution states, market clearing prices and bid and ask prices for futures products at an opening auction. A plurality of orders is received, each order is associated with a price limit, a quantity, a participant and a futures product. For each order a quantity vector is determined, is based on the futures product associated with the order. Further, for each order a price vector is determined, based on the price limit and the futures product associated with the order. Then, an execution state vector is determined by using the determined price and quantity vectors to maximize an objective function subject to constraints. Market clearing prices and best, not executed, buy and sell orders are determined for each product using the execution state vector. Finally the bid and ask prices are given by the price limits of the best, not executed, buy and sell orders.

Abstract: An electric vehicle axle mechanism comprising: at least one vehicle axle; a gear mechanism connected to the vehicle axle; an electric motor that comprises a rotor and that is connected to the gear mechanism for transmitting a torque to the at least one vehicle axle; a position sensing device for ascertaining a rotor position of the rotor; an electronic power unit that is connected to the electric motor for supplying electrical energy to the electric motor, wherein the electronic power unit furthermore comprises an evaluating device for evaluating the signals of the position sensing device and is connected to an evaluating device that is embodied as a separate device, wherein the position sensing device is integrated at least in part in the electronic power unit or the evaluating unit.

Abstract: Method for operating a hybrid drive, in particular a parallel hybrid drive, of a vehicle. The parallel hybrid drive includes an internal combustion engine and at least one electric drive, at least one energy storage device, and a vehicle transmission. During deceleration phases in which a torque required on the transmission input side is present, the internal combustion engine is operated either in drag mode or at a minimum drive torque.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for publishing best public limits and corresponding quantity and for matching an incoming outright order against price best match limits at corresponding quantities during the continuous trading phase is provided. An incoming outright order is entered in an incoming order book side. It is determined if the incoming outright order satisfies a matching condition by evaluating the sum of the incoming outright order limit and the best match limit of the outright order book side opposing to the incoming outright order book side wherein the best match limit of the outright order book side opposing to the incoming outright order book side also considers outright order book combinations resulting to the outright order book side opposing the incoming outright order book side.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for allocating quantities of a plurality of orders stored in an order book side at a price level selected for execution is provided, wherein each order has a quantity and a entry time. A time sensitivity parameter is predefined, wherein the time sensitivity parameter is a non-negative real number representing a specific allocation scheme. The quantity to be allocated is received and is executable against the plurality of orders stored in the order book side at a price level selected for execution. A matched quantity is determined for each order of the plurality of orders stored in the order book side at the price level selected for execution.

Abstract: A device and a method for separating mixtures that contain oil or bitumen and additives. The device and the method are applicable in particular to separating stone chippings and bitumen in excavated asphalt road surfaces. In the case of oil sands and oil shale, a mineral phase can be separated from an oil phase and separation of bitumen and carrier felt can be induced in recycling of bitumen felt, oil binder and oil. The individual components of the mixture are separated from one another using a solvent, wherein the solvent takes up the oil or bitumen. The oil and bitumen are subsequently separated from the solvent so that the solvent can be reused.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing hot gas with a first combustion chamber (2) to burn fuel (17). The first combustion chamber features an open (5) and a closed end (36), and the first combustion chamber has a fuel inlet (13) arranged at its closed end. A second combustion chamber (35) encloses the first combustion chamber, with the second combustion chamber featuring a discharge outlet (37) for the hot gas, and the second combustion chamber featuring a closed end at which an inlet for combustion air (39) is arranged.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing hot gas with a first combustion chamber (2) to burn fuel (17). The first combustion chamber features an open (5) and a closed end (36), and the first combustion chamber has a fuel inlet (13) arranged at its closed end. A second combustion chamber (35) encloses the first combustion chamber, with the second combustion chamber featuring a discharge outlet (37) for the hot gas, and the second combustion chamber featuring a closed end at which an inlet for combustion air (39) is arranged.

Abstract: A computer system performs an opening auction of a derivative such as a financial futures. The computer system comprises an order maintenance module and an optimizing module. The order maintenance module maintains a plurality of order books for said derivative. The plurality of order books comprises a first set of order books and a second set of order books. Each order book of the first set of order books comprises bid and ask orders for a specific tradable series of the derivative. Each order book of the second set of order books comprises bid and ask orders for a specific combination of two tradable series of the derivative. Each bid and ask order is associated with an integer volume of tradable contracts of the derivative. The optimizing module maximizes a total volume of executed contracts using integer optimization to determine opening prices for the tradable series of the derivative.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method of performing a double-patterning (DP) processing sequence using a plurality of Site-Dependent (S-D) procedures, the method including receiving a first set of wafers by one or more subsystems in a processing system, creating one or more first patterned layers on a first set of patterned wafers, establishing first confidence data for the first set of patterned wafers, establishing a first set of high confidence wafers, creating one or more second patterned layers on a second set of patterned wafers, establishing second confidence data for the second set of patterned wafers and establishing a second set of high confidence wafers.

Abstract: A method for consumption-optimized operation of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is described, an engine output of the internal combustion engine being set as a function of a position of a gas pedal according to a manipulated variable, the gas pedal being adjustable in a first mechanically defined adjustment range between an initial position and a specific gas pedal position, the internal combustion engine being controlled with a consumption-optimized engine output with regard to the instantaneous engine speed by adjusting the gas pedal to the specific gas pedal position, the consumption-optimized engine output causing a minimal fuel consumption at the instantaneous engine speed.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method of performing a dual damascene procedure using Site-Dependent (S-D) procedures, the method including receiving a plurality of wafers and associated data by a S-D transfer subsystem coupled to a lithography-related subsystem, determining S-D wafer data for each wafer, establishing a first Dual Damascene processing sequence, determining a first set of S-D processing wafers to be processed, establishing real-time operational states for a plurality of first S-D processing elements in the lithography-related subsystem, transferring a first number of the first set of S-D processing wafers to a first number of the first S-D processing elements in the lithography-related subsystem and delaying other S-D wafers in the first set of S-D processing wafers for a first amount of time.