Abstract: A pedal lever (2) of a motor vehicle is mounted in a pivotingly movable manner about a pivot axis (5), which is arranged at a bearing block (4). The pivot axis (5) is designed as a bearing bolt (6). An abutment (8) is arranged at a spaced location from the bearing block (4) as well as a tear-off member (9), which is designed as a two-armed lever (10) and is arranged between the bearing block (4) and the abutment (8). The tear-off member (9) brings about the shearing off of the pivot axis (5) of the pedal lever (2) as a consequence of the action of an external force caused by a crash due to a relative motion between the tear-off member (9) and the bearing block (4) while a shearing force is applied. The tear-off member (9) is supported at the bearing block (4) at a spaced location from the pivot axis (5) of the pedal lever (2).

Abstract: A rotor assembly may include first rotor half, a first spring supported with the first rotor half, a second rotor half, and a second spring supported within the second rotor half, wherein the first rotor half and the second rotor half are adjoined to enclose the first and second springs. A coiled section of each spring may surround a rotor center pin. A contact arm positioned between the springs may include a non-circular opening. A method for assembling such a rotor assembly is further described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (12) which is used to press a pressure shoe (10) against a counter surface, comprising at least one at least partially flexible pressure body (16) which is supported on the bearing body (14), said pressure body comprising at least one cavity (18) which can be impinged upon by pressure fluid in order to produce a predetermined pressing force over a corresponding pressure body volume.

Abstract: A rotor assembly may include first rotor half, a first spring supported with the first rotor half, a second rotor half, and a second spring supported within the second rotor half, wherein the first rotor half and the second rotor half are adjoined to enclose the first and second springs. A coiled section of each spring may surround a rotor center pin. A contact arm positioned between the springs may include a non-circular opening. A method for assembling such a rotor assembly is further described.

Abstract: An antimicrobial polymeric composite for use in wound management products. The composite comprises a polymeric material which is suitable for prolonged direct contact with a wound. At least a part of the polymeric material is associated with a glass which comprises an antimicrobial element M, preferably silver. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: A pedal system (1) for a vehicle is provided, with at least one pedal (5), which is mounted pivotably at an adjusting mechanism (7), which has a drive unit (9) and by means of which the pedal (5) is adjustable for a person for adapting the distance. A pedal release device (23) is provided, which automatically releases the mounting of the at least one pedal (5) at the adjusting mechanism (7) in case of a collision-related displacement of the adjusting mechanism (7) in the direction of the interior space (22) of the vehicle.

Abstract: A snap connection is provided between a push rod, e.g., of brakes, to an actuating means, e.g., a brake pedal. A fastening clip (2) is detachably fastened to the pedal. The push rod includes a spherical end (10) which can be held in an articulated manner by the fastening clip (2) for transmitting actuating forces. The interior of the fastening clip has two elastically deformable locking lips (4) acting as barbs, which fix the spherical end of the push rod (10) in the pedal (1) after the insertion of the push rod (10) into the fastening clip (2). The fastening clip (2) is preferably a plastic part with essentially closed sides, which are closed off on the pedal side by a front surface with an opening for the spherical end of the push rod. The opening has an insertion area (13) for inserting the spherical end of the push rod (10) and a removal area (14) for removing the push rod (9).

Abstract: A drinking trough having a drinking valve assigned to a water-supply line, the drinking valve having a valve pin that moves in order to discharge water; a water-collecting bowl assigned to the respective drinking valve; an actuating means or elongated actuating end of the valve pin extending from the valve pin to a water-accommodating hollow of the water-collecting bowl, the actuating means being movable between an actuated position to an unactuated position; and a starter body assigned to the respective water-collecting bowl, in which the starter body actuates the actuating means by moving the actuating means to the actuated position when water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain lower level, whereby the moving of the actuating means to the actuated position actuates the valve pin so as to allow water to flow from the drinking valve into the water-collecting bowl, and when the water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain higher level, the actuating means moves to the unactuated position, w

Abstract: The invention relates to novel wound coverings with which interfering factors of the wound healing process can be removed from the wound fluid of chronic wounds in a controlled manner and the normal healing process is promoted.

Abstract: A light conductor coupling has a first and a second coupling part which coupling parts are couplable with one another and in each of which a light conducting element is held. At least one of the light conducting elements is elastically biased so that the two light conducting elements are pressed against one another with their end surfaces when the coupling parts are coupled with one another, to allow the transmission of light from one light conducting element to the other. The end surface of the one light conducting element is spherically concave and the end surface of the other light conducting element is formed spherically convex with the same radius of curvature.

Abstract: A device is provided for setting a connecting piece (5) mounted pivotably by a mounting device (1), especially a pedal mechanism in a motor vehicle, with which a transmission unit (6) is coupled for transmitting the movement of the connecting piece (5). The setting device has an adjusting mechanism (7) for adjusting the position of the connecting piece (5), a locking unit (8), which prevents the unintended adjustment of the position of the connecting piece (5), and a compensating unit (10) for compensating the change in the distance between the transmission unit (6) and the connecting piece (5), which change is brought about by the adjustment of the position of the connecting piece (5).

Abstract: A backing material for medical use with a pressure-sensitively adhesive coating on at least one side, having an ultimate tensile stress strength of at least 800 cN/cm and a bond strength to the reverse of the backing of not less than 10 cN/cm, the latex-free, cold seal composition applied to the backing material comprising one or more block copolymers having a styrene content of less than 65% by weight and having a tan &dgr; of less then 0.4 at a temperature of 25° C. and a frequency of 100 rad/s.

Abstract: An antimicrobial polymeric composite for use in wound management products. The composite comprises a polymeric material which is suitable for prolonged direct contact with a wound. At least a part of the polymeric material is associated with a glass which comprises an antimicrobial element M, preferably silver. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: Described are an optical signal coupling for two vehicles coupled with one another and a conductive coupling which contains such a signal coupling. The signal coupling has a first and a second coupling part each of which is carried by a respective one of the vehicles and between which the optical signals are transmitted. The first coupling part contains a sending device which creates the optical signals to be transmitted, and the second coupling part contains a receiving device which detects the transmitted optical signals.

Abstract: A light conductor coupling has a first and a second coupling part which coupling parts are couplable with one another and in each of which a light conducting element is held. At least one of the light conducting elements is elastically biased so that the two light conducting elements are pressed against one another with their end surfaces when the coupling parts are coupled with one another, to allow the transmission of light from one light conducting element to the other. The end surface of the one light conducting element is spherically concave and the end surface of the other light conducting element is formed spherically convex with the same radius of curvature.

Abstract: An evaluation method that includes: recording the values of a physiological signal during a certain measuring period; dividing the obtained time series of signal values into individual segments; mapping successive subsets of the individual signal values in a segment on associated symbol series according to the criterion of whether a respective signal value increases or decreases as compared to the preceding signal value; determining the frequencies of the varying symbol series; determining a testing parameter which reflects the frequency ratio, within a segment, of correlated symbol series to anti-correlated symbol series; determining the relative difference of the testing parameters of two adjacent segments; and comparing the relative difference of two testing parameters with a given threshold as a criterion for the stationarity of the time series of the recorded physiological signal.

Abstract: A method for the predictive calculation of a cardiac signal course incorporates the following process steps: scanning of the time progression of a cardiac signal during a certain scanning period, calculation of model coefficients according to the method of autoregressive modeling from the scanning values of the scanning period, predictive calculation of anticipated signal values following the scanning period during a prediction period according to the method of autoregressive modeling based on the scanning values and model coefficients, with the signal values calculated iteratively, in each case by entering the last predicted signal value as the last scanning value during the autoregressive modeling.

Abstract: An operating method for an implantable cardiologic device comprises the following steps for detection of a significant event or condition a patient is subject to: measurement of intracardiac impedance; detection of the morphologic signal course of the impedance, based on at least two morphologically representative parameters of the signal course; continuous storage of the parameter data from a defined measuring period; computation of a correlation coefficient for the stored parameter data; and comparison of the correlation coefficient with a reference correlation coefficient, with transgression of a defined deviation of the correlation coefficient from the reference correlation coefficient indicating the presence of a significant event.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a rotationally symmetric body, especially a hose, specifically a large hose, by utilizing a rotating core as a supporting body for the inner layer; a device for storing and guiding the thread, the device being able to move back and forth in a parallel manner relative to the rotating core; and a molding head which can also move back and forth in a parallel manner relative to the rotating core and in which at least two reactive liquid or pasty components for the reaction are brought. The inner layer and the outer layer are constructed by means of the reaction mixture which exits the molding head. In addition, the thread is saturated with the reaction mixture during the production of the strength supporter, whereby the incorporation of the thread results during a reaction degree of no more than 50%. Useful method parameters are introduced.

Abstract: A power management and control system having a dynamic data exchange (DDE) server simulator for simulating supervisory management and control of electrical distribution systems is presented. The DDE server simulator is an alternative DDE server which simulates device values rather than acquiring data from real devices. The DDE server simulator generates and calculates device data from user generated electrical property profiles and updates DDE compliant clients. The DDE server simulator accepts the actual topics and item names and power profiles are user configurable with an option to apply white noise to the data, which provides true-to-life values to the user. These simulated measured values are used to calculate derived parameters and pre-set arrays provide wave form data in the proper format. Device events and trips can be interjected by the user and properly interpreted by the simulator. The data is passed to the clients via DDE.