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A liquid heating vessel comprising heating means for heating liquid in the vessel, electronic control means, electromagnetic switching means for interrupting or reducing power to the heating means, and temperature sensing means for providing a signal dependent on the temperature of liquid in the vessel to the control means. The control means is arranged to operate the electromagnetic switching means to interrupt or reduce power to the heating means in response to the control means determining that a pre-determined temperature condition has been reached.

A security device for a transponder with a kill and / or cloak function is provided. The security device includes a memory device, in which a first, open password is stored, an input, into which a second, secret password is coupled, a cryptologic device, which is connected to the input and generates a checksum from the second password, and a comparison unit, which compares the checksum and the first password and which upon an agreement generates a kill and / or cloak control instruction to activate and / or deactivate a kill and / or cloak mechanism, which can be tapped at an output. A method for configuring a security device and a method for operating a transponder, and a transponder having the security device are also provided.

Described herein is a passive wireless resonating non-linear sensor that is typically based on a ferroelectric varactor. The sensor replies its data at an intermodulation frequency when a reader device illuminates it at two closely-located frequencies. Furthermore, described herein is a general intermodulation read-out principle for passive wireless sensors. A sensor utilizes a mixing element, such as a varactor and it can be equipped with a capacitive, inductive, or resistive sensor element. When the sensor is illuminated with signals with two frequencies it replies the sensor data at an intermodulation frequency.

A circuit arrangement for operating an LED and an fluorescent lamp may include a main rectifier; an auxiliary rectifier; an inverter, the output of said inverter having a terminal for connecting the fluorescent lamp; a starting device, wherein its first terminal is coupled to a control electrode of one of the switches of the inverter; a pull-down circuit; and a starting capacitor; wherein the second terminal of the starting device and the second terminal of the pull-down circuit are coupled to the first output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier; wherein the starting capacitor is coupled between the first and the second output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier; and wherein there is arranged in parallel with the starting capacitor a series circuit including a first and a second terminal for the LED and an LED switch, wherein the LED switch has a control electrode, an operating electrode and a reference electrode.

An endoscope pipe with a central, elongated observation window on the distal end, whereby several light outlet openings for fiberoptic end surfaces are positioned close to the observation window for illuminating the angle area observed through the observation window and the light outlet openings are positioned asymmetrically in relation to the longitudinal extension of the observation window and / or the fiberoptic end surfaces are held in the light outlet openings in such a way that light is beamed from the fiberoptic end surfaces into the angle area in various directions.

The invention relates to a projector (1) for projecting an image (6), comprising: a light source (2) for generating a light bundle (12); a pivotable deflection unit (3) designed for deflecting the light bundle (12) generated by the light source (2) onto a projection surface (5); and an imaging device (7, 8, 9) for imaging an aperture of the deflection unit (3) onto the projection surface (5); wherein the imaging device (7, 8, 9) comprises a mirror objective (7) having at least two mirror elements (8, 9). The invention further relates to a corresponding method.

An apparatus for monitoring wearing or consumable parts 18, especially parts of internal combustion engines, in which monitoring verifies that the consumable part 18 is functioning and also ensures that a consumable part 18 conforming to specifications is used. The device has a maintenance switch 10, which is provided with a voltage supply 12 and a data line 13, which in turn is connected to a display 14, on which the monitoring result of the maintenance switch 10 is displayed. A chip 22 identifiable by a chip reader 23 is disposed in the consumable part 18. The chip reader 23 is integrated into the maintenance switch 10 and connected to the voltage supply 12 of the maintenance switch 10. This enables simple and cost-effective monitoring both of the functioning of the part and of the use of properly specified wearing or consumable parts.

An arrangement for transferring information / structures to wafers uses a stamp on which the information / structures to be transferred have been applied as elevated structures. The wafer is fixed on a chuck and is provided with a plastically deformable auxiliary patterning layer. In various implementations, the dimensions of the stamp approximately correspond to those of the wafer, the stamp is provided with the elevated structures essentially over the whole area, and / or the stamp and the wafer are in each case provided with mutually assigned pairs of alignment marks in such a way that the stamp can be positioned in a predetermined position on the wafer by means of an infrared positioning system and can be pressed into the plastically deformable auxiliary patterning layer.

The boring tool has a tool body (2) on which a tool carrier (10) is mounted in a radially adjustable manner. A setting member (42) serves to set the boring diameter. A drive mechanism converts a rotation of the setting member (42) into a displacement of the tool carrier (10). The drive mechanism has a differential spindle (13) which converts a rotation of a graduated disk (26) into a displacement of the tool carrier (10) for the fine setting of the boring diameter. The differential spindle (13) is mounted in a bore (51) of the tool carrier (10) and extends at right angles to the rotation axis (A).

An electrical supply and starting system for a motor vehicle has a variable-voltage on-board electrical system that can be operated by two different DC voltages for supplying the motor vehicle, and having a motor / generator system that operates as a generator to deliver electrical energy to the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle, and operates for starting an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle.

A method for producing an electrode stack for an energy store of a motor vehicle; as electrodes, cathodes and anodes being alternately stacked on top of one another with the interposition of a separator strip, the separator strip first having the cathodes and anodes laid thereon, thereby forming an electrode strip, and, subsequently thereto, the electrode strip being folded numerous times to stack the cathodes and the anodes on top of one another. It is provided that the electrode strip be oriented in a horizontal plane for the folding process, and, on that basis, be folded in sections or, as a whole, between the electrodes.

A device having at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component (1), the semiconductor component being assigned at least one electrical heating element (2) designed for heating the semiconductor component. Furthermore, a method for the temperature stabilization of the operating temperature of a radiation-emitting semiconductor component (1) of a device is specified, the semiconductor component being assigned an electrical heating element (2), by means of which the semiconductor component is heated when the operating temperature of the semiconductor component falls below a predetermined desired value of the operating temperature. The semiconductor component can be assigned a temperature sensor (4) for monitoring the operating temperature of the semiconductor component.

The invention relates to an adjustment device (30) for a rotating body (10; 21; 22), in particular a fan (10) of a cooling fan for a combustion engine, or a shaft (21) or a rotor (22) of an electric motor (20), comprising a rotation axis (R), wherein a mass (311; 10; 11; 14) that rotates around the rotation axis (R) can be dislocated relative to the rotation axis (R) by means of the adjustment device (30). The invention further relates to a rotating body (10; 22), in particular a fan (10) of a cooler blower for a combustion engine, or a shaft (21) or a rotor (22) of an electric motor (20), comprising an adjustment device (30) according to the invention.

A device, method and a computer program product are shown for correcting the focus error in an optical device, wherein in a first position of the optical device at least one focus detector is focused onto a given image plane of the target subject and the distance (d1) between the optical device and the given image plane is locked and wherein in a second position of the optical device following a reorientation of the optical device for achieving the desired framing of the image the shutter is released, the method comprising sensing a distance vector parallel to the focus plane after reorientation between the first position and the second position after reorientation, calculating a focus correction value (de) from the sensed distance vector and adding the focus correction value (de) as a corrective to the locked focus distance (d1).

A system for checking the loading of a print forme magazine, which stores at least two print formes, utilizes at least one code reader to read a code which is carried by the print formes. The code reader reads the coding of the printing formes in a secondary region. The coding of at least two printing formes, which are arranged adjacently, horizontally or vertically together, is read by the code reader. The code reader has an image sensor and an illumination system for lighting the secondary region. A system is also provided for transporting at least one print forme stored in the print forme magazine to a cylinder. An analytical unit can be connected to the code reader, or to another registration device, and stores information regarding the transport of each printing forme, that is stored in the print forme magazine, to the cylinder. The analytical unit that may be connected to the code reader is provided with a signaling device.

A computed tomography system has a stationary part and a part that is rotatable around an examination axis that carries at least one x-ray source, a detector unit opposite the x-ray source and a data acquisition unit connected to the detector unit. A data transfer device for transfer of measurement data (acquired with the data acquisition unit) to an image reconstruction device connected with the stationary part is disposed between the stationary part and the rotatable part. The rotatable part has a storage unit for buffering at least a part of the measurement data acquired with the data acquisition unit before their transfer. This storage unit is connected to the data acquisition unit. The computed tomography system enables operation with a high data rate without the data transfer device having to adapt to the maximal data rate.

The invention is based on a control drive for operating drive components or adjusting components in motor vehicles. The control drive comprises an electric actuator (12) that acts on force-transmitting elements (19, 13; 40, 41). With these, the adjusting motion is transmitted to the drive or adjusting components to be adjusted. A throwout element (19) is provided that interrupts the transmission of force by the force-transmitting elements (10, 13; 40, 41) in the de-energized state (23, 55) of the electric actuator.

A device, method and a computer program product are shown for correcting the focus error in an optical device, wherein in a first position of the optical device at least one focus detector is focused onto a given image plane of the target subject and the distance (d1) between the optical device and the given image plane is locked and wherein in a second position of the optical device following a reorientation of the optical device for achieving the desired framing of the image the shutter is released, the method comprising sensing a distance vector parallel to the focus plane after reorientation between the first position and the second position after reorientation, calculating a focus correction value (de) from the sensed distance vector and adding the focus correction value (de) as a corrective to the locked focus distance (d1).

A device for connection of a line element to a component is provided. The line element ends in a connection housing or is connected to such a connection housing. A releasable fixing arrangement is configured between the connection housing and the component. A line section extending in the connection housing is heated by an electric heating wire. The heating wire externally surrounds the line section. The heated line section projects in the direction of the component so far over the region for releasable fixing of the connection housing on the component that it ends in the inner space of the component.

The present invention relates to a tool for machining a workpiece, comprising a tool body, a cutting tool, and fastening means for fastening the cutting tool in a receiving recess of the tool body, the cutting tool having a cutting edge and a cutting-tool through-bore, and the tool body having a tool-body through-bore that opens into the receiving recess, wherein the fastening means comprises a clamping bushing that is provided with an internal thread, and comprises a clamping screw that is provided with an external thread corresponding to the internal thread of the clamping bushing, which are inserted into the cutting-tool bore or into the tool-body bore from opposing sides in order to fasten the cutting tool to the tool body, the clamping bushing is screwed directly to the clamping screw, irrespective of whether it is inserted into the cutting-tool bore or into the tool-body bore, and anti-rotation means are provided to prevent the clamping bushing from rotating about its longitudinal axis when being screwed and undone by means of the clamping screw.

The invention relates to an interconnection for chip sandwich structures by means of which chips can be electrically and mechanically connected to one another face-to-face, and to a method for the production thereof. The invention is intended to create interconnections that can be produced more cost-effectively and more effectively. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that pin- or sleeve-shaped contact elements (3) are arranged between the chips (1, 2), which contact elements create an electrical and mechanical interconnection between the contact pads (4, 5) of the semiconductor chips (1, 2) and are soldered to the latter.