Maass, DE
Alexander Maass, Ludwigsburg DE
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20090216404 | Driver Assistance System - A driver assistance system having a lane-keeping function, having a device for detecting the lanes on a roadway, and a control unit for intervening in the steering system of the vehicle for lane-keeping. Means are provided in the driver assistance system for detecting the position of the vehicle with respect to the lane marking of the lane. Furthermore, means are provided for detecting a travel of the vehicle through a curve. The control unit executes its control function as a function of the position of the vehicle on the lane and as a function of the cornering. The intervention depends on whether the vehicle is located on the inner side of the curve or on the outer side of the curve. | 08-27-2009 |
20110288709 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a device for operating a drive train for a vehicle is described, which has at least one drive unit, which is suitable for outputting a drive torque. The rates of change for triggering a torque increase and a torque reduction of the drive torque of the at least one drive unit are specified. This occurs in such a way that the specifiable rates of change of the torque increase and the torque reduction of the drive torque of the at least one drive unit are different. | 11-24-2011 |
20110301797 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A HYBRID DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a device for operating a hybrid vehicle, which ascertain the torque necessary for starting the non-operating internal combustion engine, and this torque is reserved by an additional drive unit. The torque necessary for starting the non-operating internal combustion engine is minimized by appropriately adjusting parameters of the internal combustion engine system. | 12-08-2011 |
20120022730 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A HYBRID VEHICLE IN A LOAD REVERSAL - A method for driving a hybrid vehicle during a load reversal includes: the application of a first torque on a first hybrid vehicle axle during an acceleration reversal; and the application of a second torque on a second hybrid vehicle axle during the acceleration reversal, a direction of action of the second torque being opposite to a direction of action of the first torque. | 01-26-2012 |
20120116623 | Method and device for operating a vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle - A method is described for operating a vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, in which at least one of the axles of the vehicle is driven by a drive unit causing the vehicle to be accelerated at a predefined setpoint torque, in that a partial drive torque is transferred to at least one axle and the wheels coupled to it. For the setpoint torque requested by the driver to be converted into the corresponding acceleration of the vehicle, the partial drive torque of the steered axle and/or the unsteered axle is corrected while negotiating a curve in such a way that the vehicle is accelerated at the predefined setpoint torque. | 05-10-2012 |
20120130579 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE BEGINNING OF A START PHASE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for determining the beginning of a start phase of an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle, in which a second drive unit drives the hybrid vehicle, the internal combustion engine being started upon reaching a certain drive torque of the second drive unit. In order to always be able to achieve the maximum solely electric driving range of the hybrid vehicle using the second drive unit and simultaneously improve the driving comfort of the hybrid vehicle by optimizing the internal combustion engine start triggering, the internal combustion engine is started when a predicted drive torque of the second drive unit is less than or equal to the drive torque, as instantaneously measured and increased by a torque reserve, of the second drive unit. | 05-24-2012 |
20130116901 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A ROTATIONAL SPEED PARAMETER FOR DETERMINING A SETPOINT TORQUE - A method for ascertaining a rotational speed parameter for determining a setpoint torque for driving a drivetrain. The drivetrain comprises a first and at least one second drive assembly for driving a hybrid vehicle. The first drive assembly can be coupled to the drivetrain by means of a clutch. The second drive assembly is mechanically coupled to the drivetrain. When the hybrid vehicle is being driven by means of at least the first drive assembly, the rotational speed parameter corresponds to the value of a shaft rotational speed. When the hybrid vehicle is being driven only by means of the second drive assembly, the rotational speed parameter corresponds to the value of a determined rotational speed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130337973 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVE DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for operating a drive device ( | 12-19-2013 |
20150051774 | METHOD AND REGULATING DEVICE FOR REGULATING A HYBRID DRIVE OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for regulating a hybrid drive of a hybrid electric motor vehicle which has an electric energy store (HV), said method having the following steps: determining (S | 02-19-2015 |
20150194055 | LANE CHANGE ASSISTANT FOR OPTIMIZING THE TRAFFIC FLOW (TRAFFIC FLOW ASSISTANT) - A device for a traffic flow assistant for a vehicle includes a surroundings sensor system, which recognizes traffic-relevant objects on a traffic lane, on which the vehicle is traveling, and on at least one further adjacent lane, gaps in the traffic are recognized with the aid of the surroundings sensor system and vehicle-dynamic parameters of the objects are determined and future gaps in the flow of traffic are able to be predicted therefrom. For these recognized gaps and predicted gaps, lane change options are ascertained and, from this and the present and/or predicted presence of gaps in the traffic suitable for changing lanes and the vehicle-dynamic state of the vehicle, a signal for the lane selection is generated, which is dependent on the lane change options and an optimization strategy. | 07-09-2015 |
Alexander Maass, Darmstadt DE
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20140357514 | GENERAL STRATEGY FOR ANTIBODY LIBRARY SCREENING - A generally applicable method for the selective covalent attachment of a reporter molecule to a replicating entity that allows one to obtain specific binders from a single round of library screening is disclosed. For example, selective biotinylation of phage particles and yeast cells displaying a binder to any given target can be achieved via application of a coupled enzyme reaction that includes a peroxidase, an oxidase and a catalase. | 12-04-2014 |
Andreas Maass, Hamburg DE
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20140024110 | Operating Apparatus for the Control of a Movement Apparatus and Method - The invention relates to operating apparatus for the control of a movement apparatus, in particular the movement apparatus of a micromanipulator for the manipulation of biological cells, and a method for the control of the movement apparatus. The operating apparatus comprises an electrical control device and an input device with different input zones, by means of which the movement apparatus can be controlled according to different control rules. | 01-23-2014 |
Bastian Maass, Geinsheim DE
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20150143884 | Method and Apparatus for Estimating a Dosing-Error in a Selective Catalytic Reduction System - A method for determining if a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device that is dosed with a reductant is being mis-dosed by considering an expected exhaust gas output state from the SCR device and measured exhaust gas output state, a NOx sensor sensitivity figure that is an indication of how sensitive the measured exhaust gas output state is to dosing errors and performing cross-correlation operations. | 05-28-2015 |
Burkhard Maass, Heidelberg DE
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20090101036 | Printing Press and Method for Operating a Printing Unit of a Printing Press - A method for operating a printing unit of a printing press includes operating the printing unit in a first operating mode, for example printing operation, and in a second operating mode, for example maintenance operation. In the first operating mode, a printing unit cylinder and a distributor roller are driven rotationally by a first motor and the distributor roller is driven axially by a second motor. In the second operating mode, the distributor roller is driven rotationally by a third motor and the distributor roller is driven axially by the second motor. A printing press for carrying out the method is also provided. | 04-23-2009 |
Dominik Maass, Hamburg DE
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20150278256 | INTERMEDIATE LAYER, A DATABASE META-DESCRIPTION LAYER, A DATABASE, A DATABASE SYSTEM, A COMPUTER AND A COMPUTER SYSTEM - An intermediate layer for abstracting a database meta-description layer with a coupling unit and an access interface configured to be object-oriented. A connection with the database meta-description layer is implementable by the coupling unit. The database meta-description layer refers to a first database field and/or other database fields of a first database and/or other databases via a meta-description of the first database and/or other databases, via a first reference and/or other references, so that the first database and/or other databases are at least one of accessible and manipulable. The access interface comprises an object-oriented configuration so that the first database and/or other databases is/are at least one of accessible and manipulable via object-oriented calls of the access interface by using at least one of the meta-description, the first reference, and the other references. | 10-01-2015 |
Edgar Maass, Erlangen DE
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20130024498 | SIMULATING THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL-ENGINEERING PROCEDURES IN A CLIENT-SERVER ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system, computer-program product, and/or storage medium for simulating the performance of a medical-engineering procedure which includes performing a multiplicity of applications, with its being intended for the applications to be performed in a multi-client environment in parallel on a plurality of clients. Simulating is based on performing the application in a single-client environment. Runtime and resource requirements are therein measured and fed to the simulating process as input variables. A latency for the runtime and the resource requirements for running in the multi-client environment are fed out as the result of simulating. | 01-24-2013 |
Gerrit Maass, Hannover DE
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20120329801 | CRYSTALLINE FORMS FOR 5-AMINO-2, 3-DIHYDROPHTHALAZINE-1, 4-DIONE SODIUM SALT, PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS CONTAINING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID FORMS - The invention relates to the provision of two novel crystalline forms I and II for 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione sodium salt. Surprisingly, it was discovered that form I and form II have differing immunological effects. This advantageous property is useful for immunospecific applications. In addition, both forms have advantageous physicochemical properties, which are useful in the production, further processing and/or use of a pharmaceutical preparation of form I or form II or a mixture of both. | 12-27-2012 |
20140303169 | Crystalline forms for 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione sodium salt, pharmaceutical preparations containing the same and method for the production of said forms - The invention relates to the provision of two novel crystalline forms I and II for 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione sodium salt. Surprisingly, it was discovered that form I and form II have differing immunological effects. This advantageous property is useful for immunospecific applications. In addition, both forms have advantageous physicochemical properties, which are useful in the production, further processing and/or use of a pharmaceutical preparation of form I or form II or a mixture of both. | 10-09-2014 |
Hans-Juergen Maass, Dresden DE
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20140127121 | METHOD FOR THE PARALLEL PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON-CONTAINING PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a process for parallel preparation of hydrogen and one or more carbonaceous products, in which hydrocarbons are introduced into a reaction space (R) and decomposed thermally to carbon and hydrogen in the presence of carbon-rich pellets (W). It is a feature of the invention that at least a portion of the thermal energy required for the hydrocarbon decomposition is introduced into the reaction space (R) by means of a gaseous heat carrier. | 05-08-2014 |
Hans Jurgen Maass, Dresden DE
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20110256602 | Method for Biotechnological Production of a Hydrogen Carrier - The invention relates to a method for biotechnological production of a hydrogen carrier. It is proposed to culture ammonium-producing cyanobacteria in which, by increasing the nitrogenase activity and/or blocking the utilization of ammonium in the cell metabolism and/or providing an exit mechanism for ammonium via the cell membrane, the ammonium yield is increased. The ammonia generated by the cyanobacteria is made available as a hydrogen carrier. | 10-20-2011 |
Henning Maass, Aachen DE
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20090121833 | IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - An identification system according to the invention which is not prone to manin-the-middle attacks and is capable of intra-body communication comprises at least one wearable electronic key ( | 05-14-2009 |
Joachim Maass, Starnberg DE
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20130220303 | CENTRAL RECEIVER SOLAR SYSTEM COMPRISING A HELIOSTAT FIELD - The aim of the invention is to build central receiver solar power plants in which the heliostat fields can be used more efficiently. To achieve said aim, a heliostat field consisting of a near field having a uniform reflector surface density ρ of more than 60% is preferably combined with a far field whose reflector surface density ρ decreases as the distance from the receiver increases. The invention also comprises central receiver solar power plants which consist exclusively of a near field having a uniform reflector surface density ρ of more than 60%. The high reflector surface density ρ in the near field and in areas of the far field is achieved by the use of heliostats having rectangular reflectors and a rigid horizontal axle suspension (FHA) or, alternatively, by heliostats having rectangular reflectors and a rigid quasipolar axle suspension (FQA). The heliostat field concentrates the solar radiation on a receiver whose target surface, aperture, thermal absorber or photovoltaic absorber has a normal vector which is directed downward to the heliostat field that extends below the receiver in the directions North, East, South and West. The receiver is mounted in a suspended manner to a support structure that extends over the heliostat field. | 08-29-2013 |
Klaus-Peter Maass, Viersen DE
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20130292964 | DAYLIGHT OPENING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for use with a vehicle window opening may include a carrier, at least one molding member, at least one trim piece, a nut and a fastener. The carrier may have a first attachment feature and a second attachment feature. The at least one molding member may be removably secured to the first attachment feature of the carrier. The at least one trim piece may be removably secured to the second attachment feature of the carrier and arranged adjacent the at least one molding member. The nut may be connected to the carrier or the vehicle window opening. The fastener may extend between the vehicle window opening and the carrier and may engage the nut to removably secure the carrier, the at least one trim piece, and the at least one molding member to the vehicle window opening. | 11-07-2013 |
Norman Maass, Hannover DE
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20080196940 | Textile material comprising a circuit module and an antenna - The invention relates to a textile material comprising a circuit module ( | 08-21-2008 |
20120217308 | FOLDED AND PRINTED CARE LABEL FOR TEXTILES - A care label consists of a strip-shaped fabric band into which an antenna structure is sewn during the production of the fabric band. A small detection plate is fixed to the fabric band next to the fold line in the region of the antenna structure. To form the care label, the fabric band is folded along the fold line such that the antenna structures of the folded sections are superimposed after the folding process. The small detection plate comprises a chip with a coupling loop and together with the antenna structure forms a textile transponder. | 08-30-2012 |
Peter Maass, Bremen DE
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20110098198 | METHOD FOR ANALYSING THE EFFECT OF A TEST SUBSTANCE ON BIOLOGICAL AND/OR BIOCHEMICAL SAMPLES - A method for analysing the effect of a test substance on biological and/or biochemical samples, comprising the following steps: | 04-28-2011 |
Ruediger Maass, Boeblingen DE
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20080201715 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING AND MODIFYING RESOURCE TOPOLOGIES AND EXECUTING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FLOWS - The present invention replaces the prior art Systems Management Flow execution environments with a new Order Processing Environment. The Order Processing Environment consists of an Order Processing Container (“Container” in short), a Relationship Registry, and a Factory Registry. The Factory Registry supports creation of new resource instances. The Relationship Registry stores relationships between resources. The Container gets as input an Order and a start point address for the first resource. The Order is a document (e.g., XML) which includes a number of Tasks for each involved resource without arranging those tasks in a sequence. This differentiates Orders from workflow descriptions used by standard workflow engines. Each Task includes at least all input parameters for executing the Task. The sequence of the Task execution is derived by the Container by using the Relationship Registry which reflects all current Resource Topologies. | 08-21-2008 |
20090293064 | SYNCHRONIZING SHARED RESOURCES IN AN ORDER PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT USING A SYNCHRONIZATION COMPONENT - An order processing system including an order processing container, a factory registry, a relationship registry, and synchronization function component. The order processing system can handle orders, which are build plans including a set of tasks. The tasks can specify programmatic actions which may include creation, deletion, and modification of resources and resource topologies. The order processing container can be central engine that programmatically drives order processing actions. The factory registry can support a creation and deletion of resource instances in a resource topology defined by at least one order. The relationship registry can maintain relationships among resources. The synchronization function component can permit transparent usage of shared resources in accordance with shared usage resource topology parameters specified within processed orders. | 11-26-2009 |
Sebastian Maass, Renningen-Malmsheim DE
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20140147762 | FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR SEALING A COOLANT CHAMBER OF A BIPOLAR PLATE OF A FUEL CELL - A method for sealing a coolant chamber ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140255801 | Electrode and energy store including an electrode - An electrode, in particular a gas diffusion electrode, for a metal-oxygen battery. To achieve an improved performance output, e.g., an improved energy density or an improved capacity, the electrode includes a porous carrier substrate on which a porous active material is situated, the electrode having a gradient of medium pore sizes between the carrier substrate and the active material. Also described is an energy store including the electrode as described. | 09-11-2014 |
Sebastian Maass, Elsdorf DE
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20120289649 | Hydrophilic/Lipophilic Modified Polysiloxanes As Emsulsifiers - The invention concerns polysiloxane compounds as W/O-emulsifiers, in textile softeners, antifoams, foam stabilizers and agriculture chemicals, in particular as W/O-emulsifiers for cosmetic uses. | 11-15-2012 |
20130330385 | UV-Photo-Protecting Cosmetic Composition - The present invention related to an UV-photo-protecting cosmetic composition, comprising: (a) at least one aqueous phase, (b) at least one fatty phase, (c) at least one micronized organic UV-screening agent, the mean particle size of said micronized particles ranging from 0.01 to 2 μm, and (d) at least one organomodified silicone which does not comprise poly(oxyalkylene) moieties. | 12-12-2013 |
Sebastian Maass, Stuttgart DE
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20090123811 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING IT - An electrochemical cell for extraction of electrical energy is described, which includes a first gas chamber provided with a first gas feeder for a first gas, in which chamber a first electrode is positioned. The cell includes a second gas chamber provided with a further gas feeder for a second gas, in which chamber a second electrode is positioned. The first and second gas chambers are in ion-conducting contact via a diaphragm, and the first and second electrodes form an anode and cathode, respectively, of the electrochemical cell. The first electrode functioning as an anode, the diaphragm, the first gas chamber, and/or the first gas feeder contain an oxygen-storing material. | 05-14-2009 |
20090263683 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE SERVICE LIFE OF A FUEL CELL AT TRANSITIONS IN OPERATION - The subject of the present invention relates to a method and a protector for reducing degradation of fuel cell systems at transitions in operation, in particular at electrodes or catalysts in a combustion chamber of a stack of a PEM fuel cell system in startup and shutoff events of the fuel cell system. A switchable material delivery device is provided for varying a delivery of material to the fuel cell system, so that a transition from a first state of the fuel cell system to a second state of the fuel cell system can be initiated, such that a potential difference between different electrodes can be effected. At least one reducing mechanism is provided for reducing the potential difference between the different electrodes during the transition, in which the reducing mechanism includes at least one compensating device for an unequal gas distribution by reducing the proportions causing degradation, to reduce degradation. The compensation device includes at least one short-circuiting unit, with which the different electrodes can be short-circuited, in order to reduce the potential difference. | 10-22-2009 |
20100092810 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH A COMPENSATION REGION FOR MOISTENING AND/OR TEMPERING - The subject of the present invention is a fuel cell system having at least one fuel cell which has an anode, a cathode, and a membrane element. Two electrode chambers are disposed in the fuel cell, and the electrode chambers are an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. An educt flows into the anode chamber and into the cathode chamber by means of a respective incoming stream. According to the invention, it is provided that at least one compensation region is disposed on the end of the membrane element and serves solely to moisten and/or temper at least one of the incoming streams. | 04-15-2010 |
20110195327 | ENERGY STORAGE AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An energy storage and power generation system ( | 08-11-2011 |
Stefan Maass, Ronnenberg DE
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20140216165 | SUBSEA RETRIEVABLE PRESSURE SENSOR - A subsea retrievable pressure sensor for measuring fluid pressure at a well or other subsea fluid system. In one embodiment, a pressure sensor assembly includes a subsea pressure housing, a first pressure sensor, an electrical connector, a first hydraulic connector, and a latching mechanism. The first pressure sensor is disposed within the housing, and the electrical connector and first hydraulic connector are disposed in wall of the housing. The electrical connector is electrically coupled to the first pressure sensor to communicate electrical power though the housing to the first pressure sensor and to communicate pressure measurement values from the first pressure sensor through the housing. The first hydraulic connector is hydraulically coupled to the first pressure sensor to communicate hydraulic pressure to the first pressure sensor through the housing. The latching mechanism extends through the housing to secure the housing to a subsea receptacle. | 08-07-2014 |
Tony Maass, Hanshagen DE
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20140017080 | WIND TURBINE, WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING POWER - Exemplary embodiments concern a wind turbine having a horizontal axis and at least one rotor blade, which in regular operation at a wind speed of more than 4 m/s always comprises a static thrust coefficient c | 01-16-2014 |
Ulrike Maass, Kaiserslautern DE
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20090053460 | Method for producing a ductile tufted product, a ductile tufted product, particularly a ductile tufted top carpet layer, particularly for the automobile interior area - The invention is intended to provide a simple and economical method for producing a ductile tufted product, particularly a tufted upper carpet layer that is particularly ductile, in particular for the automotive interior area. For this purpose, a melt-blown non-woven fabric is placed on a ductile polyester tufted backing and the melt-blown non-woven fabric and the polyester tufted backing are tufted together. | 02-26-2009 |
20090117804 | Velour Needle-Punched Nonwoven Material And Use Thereof - The invention describes a velour needle-punched nonwoven material, which is produced by placing an optionally pre-strengthened nonwoven material on a brush-like stitch base and needling of the nonwoven on this stitch base. The velour needle-punched nonwoven material according to the invention is characterized in that the nonwoven material comprises a spun-bound nonwoven with filaments, wherein the filaments comprise multicomponent filaments with at least one component with a high melting point and at least one thermally activatable component with a low melting point. The velour needle-punched nonwoven material according to the invention not only has excellent mechanical properties, it is also particularly compatible with the environment and health and therefore suited for applications as a textile lining not only in the private field, but particularly in the public domain. | 05-07-2009 |
20130226062 | BANDAGE FOR APPLYING TO A HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY - A bandage for applying to a human or animal body, includes a two-dimensional tape material as base structure with a longitudinal extent, made of a textile material with a first side and a second side, wherein a cushion layer is provided on one of the two sides, at least over part of the longitudinal extent of the base structure, wherein the cushion layer is composed of threads and/or fibers which are part of the textile base structure, i.e. which are introduced into and/or drawn out of the textile base structure. | 08-29-2013 |
Uwe Maass, Hamburg DE
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20090118419 | Material for use in contact with drinking water as well as having microbe-resistant properties - The invention relates to a material for use in contact with drinking water as well as having microbe-resistant properties, based on a vulcanized rubber mixture, comprising a rubber component as well as usual mixture ingredients, whereby according to the invention, the rubber component is butyl rubber or a halogenated rubber. This material is particularly used for the production of a hose that comprises a core and cover, particularly in connection with an embedded reinforcement support, whereby the material according to the invention is used at least for the core. In this connection, the core is preferably equipped with an additional inner layer of non-cross-linked polyethylene, whereby this inner layer is in direct contact with the drinking water. | 05-07-2009 |
Wolfram Maass, Linsengericht-Grossenhausen DE
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20120328797 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RAPIDLY HEATING AND COOLING A SUBSTRATE AND IMMEDIATELY SUBSEQUENTLY COATING THE SAME UNDER VACUUM - The invention relates to a method for heating/cooling and coating a substrate in a vacuum chamber, comprising the following steps: (1) arranging the lower face of the substrate on a substrate holder, (2) lifting the substrate by a predefined distance relative to the substrate holder, and (3) heating the lifted substrate via its upper face by means of a heating device such as a radiant heating device, (4) coating the hot substrate, for example by moving it in or through a coating zone, (5) cooling the substrate by lowering it onto the chuck and (6) optionally further coating the cold substrate. The method according to the invention further enables process sequences to be executed, wherein various defined temperatures can be set on the substrate during each step, and optionally one or more coating processes can be executed immediately subsequently at said substrate temperature. Also included is the case, for example, that a substrate can be held at a higher temperature for a certain time immediately after a coating process (tempering). | 12-27-2012 |
Wolfram Maass, Linsengericht DE
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20120241310 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for coating a substrate has a vacuum chamber designed to receive the substrate and at least one sputtering target to be ablated during operation of the apparatus by particle bombardment. At least one window is arranged in the wall of the vacuum chamber. A device for determining the wear of the sputtering target, by optically measuring the distance between at least one predefinable point outside the vacuum chamber and at least one predefinable point on the surface of the sputtering target, and including an evaluation device correcting for any parallax offset and/or a geometric distortion. | 09-27-2012 |
20130228451 | COATING SUBSTRATES WITH AN ALLOY BY MEANS OF CATHODE SPUTTERING - The invention relates to a target for coating a substrate with an alloy by means of cathode sputtering, said alloy having at least one first material and one second material as alloy components. The surface of the target has at least one first section made of the first material and one second section made of the second material. The two sections adjoin each other and form a common boundary line. The invention further relates to a device and a method for coating a substrate with an alloy by means of cathode sputtering using the target according to the invention. | 09-05-2013 |