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A wiper blade (10) comprising a rubber elastic wiper strip (12) into whose lateral longitudinal grooves resilient rails (18, 20) are inserted as support elements and laterally protrude from the longitudinal grooves, wherein the resilient rails (18, 20) are held together at their ends and are fixed relative to the wiper strip (12) in the longitudinal direction and support a terminal cap (24). It is proposed that the terminal caps (24) have detachable fixing means (34) that engage in a top strip (16) of the wiper strip (12), wherein the axial movability of the resilient rails (18, 20) relative to the wiper strip (24) is limited by the terminal caps.

The invention provides a measuring device and a measuring method for the thickness and the optical constants of ultrathin film. The method comprises the steps of collecting plasma resonance images under different polarizing angles and analyzing angles, performing analysis to obtain an ellipsometry parameter curve of plasma resonance guide and performing fitting of the ellipsometry parameter curve, and using an optical solution as a measurement result to obtain the thickness and optical constants of ultrathin film. The measuring device and the measuring method have the advantages of online real-time non-contact measurement and high measurement accuracy and cause no damage to the surfaces of to-be-measured samples.

A vibration exciter, particularly for a vibration pile driver, includes at least two shafts disposed parallel to one another, as well as at least two imbalance masses, which are attached on one or more of the shafts. A pivot motor provided for adjustment of the relative rotational position of the imbalance masses with regard to one another, includes a pivot motor shaft and a pivot motor housing. The pivot motor shaft is an integral part of one of the shafts, and the rotational position of the pivot motor housing relative to the pivot motor shaft can be changed. The pivot motor is disposed axially offset, in such a manner that it is disposed outside of the regions through which the imbalance masses move.

A door closer is described, which has an output shaft, on which a cam disc is torsion-resistantly disposed, and has a pressure roller. By means of an operational connection, a closer spring presses the pressure roller against a running surface of the cam disc. In relation to an axial center of the output shaft, the pressure roller is disposed such that, during opening or closing of a swing leaf coupled to the output shaft, the pressure roller is movable along a path. Due to the fact that the path bypasses the axial center of the output shaft and on account of the configuration of the running surface of the cam disc, at a respective opening angle of the swing leaf, in different modes of operation of the door closer, a very similar or identical torque is respectively applied to the output shaft.

The invention relates to a spindle gearbox (1) of an electric seat drive, comprising a gearbox housing (2) for mounting a worm gear (3) and a worm, the worm meshing with the worm gear (3), a threaded spindle (4, 5) connected to the worm gear (3), a first lid (6), and a second lid (7), wherein the first lid (6) and the second lid (7) are fastened parallel to one another on the gearbox housing (2). The threaded spindle (4, 5) is guided through the first lid (6), and the first lid (6) is fastened on the gearbox housing (2) independently of the second lid (7).

An evaluation circuit for processing digital signals, the evaluation circuit processing an input data word and outputting an output data word, and a method for processing digital signals in an evaluation circuit, and to a sensor assembly.

An embedded digitization system enables a military platform to receive, transmit and process a variety of types of information for a variety of purposes. An apparatus and method provides a means to ensure information interoperability between the invention and external sources. The invention provides a development environment that enables a developer to automatically and interactively develop the middleware services and functions that contain the aspects for interoperability with external sources. The invention ensures interoperability through reuse of functions and services known to satisfy requirements for interoperability. When functions and services that satisfy requirements for interoperability are not available, the invention provides a means to develop new functions and services that satisfy requirements for interoperability. The new functions and services are then added to those functions and services known to satisfy requirements for interoperability, and are also made available for use in future applications.

A baculovirus-based expression system under control of CR5 promoter improves expression of transgenic nucleic acid molecules in mammalian cells. It also provides a platform for regulated expression of transgenic nucleic acid molecules in mammalian cells.

Certain embodiments of the invention provide a composition comprising at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of dihydromethysticin, methysticin, dihydrokavain, kavain, desmethoxyyangonin and 11-methoxyyangonin, wherein the composition is substantially free of flavokawain B. Certain embodiments of the invention also provide a method for treating or preventing cancer in a mammal (e.g., a human) in need of such treatment comprising, administering to the mammal a carrier and a compound selected from the group consisting of dihydromethysticin, methysticin, dihydrokavain, kavain, desmethoxyyangonin and 11-methoxyyangonin, wherein the compound is substantially free of other kava extract components.

Chucks for a meat encasing machine that increase the holdback force on plastic casing sticks resulting in fully formed initial links. The invention also includes a method for controlling the deshirr rate of shirred plastic casing sticks inserted in a meat encasing machine to generate fully formed initial sausage links.

A supply circuit for a fluorescent tube installation with a high-voltage transformer (T) which is connected, input-end, to a supply voltage with a frequency of several hundred Hz, and which is formed without an air gap. To replace the air gap in the transformer, an electronic regulator (EST) is nonetheless used in the supply circuit, which emulates the current-limiting function of an air gap. The frequency of the supply voltage is between 300 and 800 Hz, preferably 400 Hz. As these frequencies are higher than the usual network frequency of 50/60 Hz, the size and weight of the transformer can be considerably reduced.

A system is disclosed. The system has a plurality of flat rope light strings, and a controller coupled to a power source at a first connection and at least one of the plurality of flat rope light strings at a second connection, said second connection including a plurality of connection leads, said second connection being polarized such that said plurality of flat rope light strings is capable of one connection orientation at said second connection, each of said plurality of flat rope light strings including a plurality of lighting elements, each of said plurality of lighting elements including a plurality of pairs of different colored lights, each of said plurality of pairs including a first light and a second light, said first light of said light pair activated via a first voltage polarity and said second light of said light pair activated via a second voltage polarity.

The invention discloses a surface film plasmon resonance-based metal film measuring device. The device comprises an isosceles right-angle prism. The bottom surface of the isosceles right-angle prism is orderly coated with a submicron-thickness dielectric film and a metal film to be tested and then the isosceles right-angle prism is immersed in a solution. Through rotation of a launch arm of an ellipsometer by a certain angle, the angle of incident lights to the interface between the isosceles right-angle prism and the dielectric film is greater than the total reflection critical angle of the interface, the excited surface plasmon resonance conditions are satisfied and the plasmon resonance on the excited surface of the metal film to be detected is realized. The light amplitude ratios Psi and phase difference Delta corresponding to different wavelengths are measured, the relation curve between the amplitude ratios Psi and phase difference Delta, and the incident wavelengths is fitted, and the thickness and the optical constant of the metal film to be detected is calculated through inversion. The device has the advantages of adjustability of resonance center wavelength, wide detection range of metal film thickness and few fitting parameters and has a large application potential in the field of accurate characterization of the optical constant of the ultrathin film and the detection of biochemical substance composition.

The present invention relates to a welding current source for a welding apparatus, having inputs for control and load circuits, which are connectable to different electric power networks and are reversibly switchable. The gist of the invention is that a switchover device with first and second switchover mechanisms which are simultaneously actuatable by a common handle is provided, the first switchover mechanism connecting the control circuit to the inputs in a reversibly switchable manner, and the second switchover mechanism connecting the load circuits to the inputs in a reversibly switchable manner.