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| 20080223688 | MOTORCYCLE CLUTCH - A motorcycle clutch for a drive connection between an engine and a transmission of a motorcycle is provided, and is some embodiments includes a manually operable clutch lever, engaging inner and outer disks, and disengaging means operable by means of the clutch lever for a pressure body which is spring-loaded by at least one clutch spring assembly for pressurization of the inner and outer disks, wherein a servo mechanism for reducing the operating force of the clutch lever is provided, the servo mechanism being effectively connected to the intake section of the engine and utilizing the negative intake pressure in the intake section to build up a servo force acting against the direction of the spring load of the clutch spring assembly. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090026036 | DISC CARRIER OF A FRICTION CLUTCH - The present invention according to some embodiments relates to a disc carrier of a friction clutch, characterized by a subassembly of a modular structure which is composed of interconnectable component parts including a holding ring, at least one web, and a base plate, as well as a hub which is connected to the base plate. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090032362 | WRAP SPRING CLUTCH - A wrap spring clutch according to some embodiments has a center shaft; a wrap spring wrapped around the center shaft in a direction of winding, and having two wrap spring ends and an abutting surface for co-operation with a friction surface; and a hollow shaft positioned around the wrap spring; and a cooling device positioned adjacent the friction surface. | 02-05-2009 |
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| 20080197315 | Siloxane-Containing Formulation for Reducing Crease Formation - Compositions comprising at least one aminoalkylsiloxane and at least one higher alkyl-modified amido aminosiloxane modified by a compound having at least two hydroxyl groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxycarboxylic acids, monosaccharides, disaccharides and mixtures thereof are described along with fabric treatment agents containing such compositions, the use of such compositions and agents for treating fabrics, and containers with such compositions and/or agents. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090126122 | Removing the Silicone Coating From Coated Fabrics and Airbags - Removing the Silicone Coating from Coated Fabrics and Airbags The invention relates to a process for removing silicones present on fibers, yarns or textile sheet materials (substrates) wherein an aqueous preparation is allowed to act on the substrates, and then the thus treated substrates are rinsed to remove the residual silicone, characterized in that said preparation contains from 0.5 to 10% by weight of surface-active quaternary ammonium compounds and from 0.5 to 5% by weight of alkali hydroxide, respectively based on the aqueous preparation. The process is suitable, in particular, for the recovery and recycling of fibrous material and silicones from airbags or coated fabric scraps from the ready-making of airbags. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20110294964 | NOVEL PROCESS - The present invention relates to method for improving the color index of organopolysiloxanes functionalized with at least one UV-light absorbing group said method comprising the step of contacting said group carrying organopolysiloxanes with a hydroxy carboxylic acid or a cyclic ester thereof in an organic solvent. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120022280 | NOVEL METHOD - The present invention relates to method for improving the color index of an organopolysiloxanes functionalized with a benzalmalonate said method comprising the step of contacting said organopolysiloxanes functionalized with a benzalmalonate with a hydroxy carboxylic acid or a cyclic ester thereof in an organic solvent. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20150291739 | ALKOXYALKYLSILANE-MODIFIED POLYSILOXANES AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to alkoxyalkylsilane-modified polysiloxanes, to processes for the production thereof, and to the use thereof. | 10-15-2015 |
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| 20090310222 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM STRUCTURES HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES AND THE USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical film structure having improved properties and comprising at least one prism film and/or diffuser film as well as a multilayer optical film, wherein the multilayer optical film has at least one top film having an outer layer directed towards the prism film and/or diffuser film and made from a plastics composition containing a transparent thermoplastic and at least one quaternary ammonium salt of a perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid as lubricant additive. According to the invention the outer layer has at least one coefficient of sliding friction of <0.30 relative to the prism film and/or diffuser film measured in accordance with ASTM D 1894-06, with a roughness R3z of >5 μm (R3z in accordance with ISO 4288). The invention also provides a backlight unit containing the improved film structure and the use of the optical film structure according to the invention for liquid crystal screens. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100092755 | FILMS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES - The invention relates to films having good sliding friction properties and gloss values, consisting of a plastics composition comprising from 96 to 99.499 wt. % of a transparent polycarbonate and from 0.001 to 4 wt. % quaternary ammonium salts of perfluoroalkylsulfonic acids as lubricant additive and from 0.5 to 29.999 wt. % barium sulfate, the sum of the mentioned constituents in each case being 100 wt. %. The films exhibit improved properties in processing. The invention relates further to mouldings produced from these films. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20120001413 | LAYER STRUCTURE AND FILMS FOR ID DOCUMENTS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR LASER ENGRAVING - The present invention relates to a layer structure having improved properties for laser engraving, to particular embodiments of said layer structures in the form of co-extrusion films, and to security documents, preferably identification documents comprising said layer structures. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20150014880 | ROLLER DEVICE FOR TREATING FLAT MATERIAL, IN PARTICULAR FOR SMOOTHING FOILS OR PLATES, SMOOTHING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAT MATERIAL, IN PARTICULAR FOILS OR PLATES - The present invention relates to a roller device for treating sheet-form material, in particular for smoothing films (F*) or sheets, comprising a first roller unit | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150140300 | MULTI-LAYER FILM WITH IMPROVED MODULUS PROPERTIES - The invention relates to a multi-layer, preferably co-extruded, plastic film with improved modulus properties, which is suitable, in particular, for producing three-dimensionally shaped articles. | 05-21-2015 |
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| 20130076352 | METHOD TO SELECT AN UNDERSAMPLING SCHEME FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING SUCH A SELECTED UNDERSAMPLING SCHEME - In a method to select an undersampling scheme of k-space and an associated set of reconstruction kernels to acquire reduced magnetic resonance (MR) data sets with multiple coils, a calibration data set is acquired for each of the respective coils, a noise covariance is determined from autocorrelations and correlations of the noise of the various coils. At least one set of reconstruction kernels is calculated for each of the multiple undersampling schemes from the calibration data sets of the various coils. For each set of reconstruction kernels, a characteristic value is calculated from the noise covariance and the respective reconstruction kernels of the coils, with the characteristic value being proportional to a spatial mean value of a signal noise of an MR image. A selected undersampling scheme and a selected set of reconstruction kernels are selected based on the calculated characteristic values. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130265052 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE SAMPLE POINTS OF A RANDOM UNDERSAMPLING SCHEME FOR THE ACQUISITION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA - In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus to determine sample points of a random undersampling scheme of k-space to acquire reduced MR data with multiple coils, a set of sample points of the random undersampling scheme to acquire the reduced MR data is determined, and an indicator of a signal noise in reconstructed MR data is calculated. Furthermore, an additional sample point, which is not included in the set of sample points is determined, and a change of the indicator that results by an addition of the additional sample point to the set of sample points is calculated. The additional sample point is selectively added to the set of sample points dependent on the calculated change. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130289912 | EIGEN-VECTOR APPROACH FOR COIL SENSITIVITY MAPS ESTIMATION - A method for estimating a coil sensitivity map for a magnetic resonance (MR) image includes providing ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140088899 | EIGEN-VECTOR APPROACH FOR COIL SENSITIVITY MAPS ESTIMATION - A method for estimating a coil sensitivity map for a magnetic resonance (MR) image includes providing a matrix A of sliding blocks of a 3D image of coil calibration data, calculating a left singular matrix V | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140126795 | FAT AND IRON QUANTIFICATION USING A MULTI-STEP ADAPTIVE FITTING APPROACH WITH MULTI-ECHO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A computer-implemented method for quantifying fat and iron in anatomical tissue includes acquiring a plurality of multi-echo signal datasets representative of the anatomical tissue using a magnetic resonance (MR) pulse sequence. A plurality of multi-echo signal datasets are selected from the plurality of multi-echo signal datasets and used to determine a first water magnitude value and a first fat magnitude value. In response to determining that the multi-echo signal datasets include at least three multi-echo datasets, a first stage analysis is performed. This first stage analysis comprises selecting a first effective transverse relaxation rate value. Next, first algorithm inputs comprising the first water magnitude value, the first fat magnitude value, and the first effective transverse relation rate value are created. Then, a non-linear fitting algorithm is performed based on the first algorithm inputs to calculate a second water magnitude value, a second fat magnitude value, and a second effective transverse relaxation rate value. A first proton density fat fraction value is then determined based on the second water magnitude value and the second fat magnitude value. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140167755 | DETERMINATION OF A PHASE DIFFERENCE MAP - A method is described for determining a phase difference map for generating image data of two different chemical substance types in a defined region of an examination object via magnetic resonance imaging measurement. First and second magnetic resonance raw echo data of the defined region is first captured at two different arbitrary echo times. First and second image data of the defined region is then reconstructed on the basis of the first and second magnetic resonance raw echo data. Candidate phase difference values are finally determined on the basis of the first and second image data for image points of the defined region using a signal model of at least one of the two chemical substance types and the phase difference map is thus created. Also described are an image processing facility and a magnetic resonance unit including the image processing facility. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20150226815 | AUTOMATIC BOLUS DETECTION - In a method for automatically detecting contrast enhancement at predetermined phases as a contrast agent bolus perfuses a target tissue volume in a patient, a continuous acquisition MRI imaging system is provided for obtaining dynamic contrast enhanced MRI data for use in creating images. The contrast agent bolus is injected into a blood stream of the patient which passes through the target volume. With the imaging system, a center of a k-space of the target volume is repeatedly sampled to obtain k-space data. A bolus time curve signal is automatically extracted from the k-space data which indicates a course of bolus contrast enhancement which is used to automatically pick time frames at the predetermined phases of the perfusion which are then used to identify corresponding key images to be obtained at the time frames. | 08-13-2015 |
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| 20140296698 | METHOD FOR CREATING A MOTION CORRECTION FOR PET DATA, A METHOD FOR CREATING PET IMAGES AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDINGLY EMBODIED MR SYSTEM AND PET SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for creating a motion correction for PET data acquired by a PET system from a volume segment of an examination object. The method includes acquisition of MR data within the volume segment by the magnetic resonance system; and determination of a motion model of a motion within the volume segment as a function of the MR data. The motion model, as a function of a respective motion state of the motion, provides a correction specification for PET data which is acquired during this motion state. During acquisition of the MR data, specific MR data is acquired in the center of the k-space or of a straight-line segment which passes through the center of the k-space. The MR data determined is converted by a mathematical function into one value, as a function of which the respective motion state is determined. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150042334 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE T1 TIME OF WATER AND THE T1 TIME OF FAT - In a method and a magnetic resonance system to determine the T1 time of water and the T1 time of fat in a predetermined volume segment of an examination subject, magnetic field gradients are activated to generate multiple gradient echoes. First echoes are acquired at at least two different echo times based on RF pulses with a first flip angle. A first water magnetization and a first fat magnetization are determined for each voxel of the volume segment from the first echoes, according to the Dixon method. Second echoes are acquired at at least two different echo times based on RF pulses with a second flip angle. A second water magnetization and a second fat magnetization are determined for each voxel of the volume segment depending on the second echoes according to the Dixon method. The T1 time of water and the T1 time of fat for each voxel are determined depending on the first water magnetization of the respective voxel, the first fat magnetization of the respective voxel, the first flip angle, the second water magnetization of the respective voxel, the second fat magnetization of the respective voxel, and the second flip angle. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150054505 | REFERENCE OVERSAMPLING IN SENSE-TYPE MAGNETIC RESONANCE RECONSTRUCTION - Magnetic resonance imaging uses regularized SENSE reconstruction for a reduced field of view, but minimizes folding artifacts. A reference scan is oversampled relative to the reduced field of view. The oversampling provides coil sensitivity information for a region greater than the reduced field of view. The reconstruction of the object for the reduced field of view using the coil sensitivities for the larger region may have fewer folding artifacts. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150061667 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA AND GENERATING IMAGES THEREFROM USING A TWO-POINT DIXON TECHNIQUE - Magnetic resonance (MR) data are acquired with a two-point Dixon technique in which a first spectral component and a second spectral component, for example, a water component and a fat component, are determined. A computation grid of lower resolution in comparison to the MR data is determined, wherein each grid point of the computation grid encompasses a predetermined number of adjacent image points of the MR data. A numerical optimization is implemented for each image point of the MR data, and the first spectral component and the second spectral component are calculated analytically based on the result of the numerical optimization. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150061672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA ACQUISITION USING A MULTIPOINT DIXON TECHNIQUE - In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus to acquire MR data from a subject, a predetermined spectral model of a multipoint Dixon technique is used that includes at least two spectral components with respective associated relaxation rates, a first phase due to field inhomogeneities; and a second phase due to eddy current effects. MR data are acquired using a bipolar multi-echo MR measurement sequence for multiple image points wherein, for each image point, the multi-echo MR measurement sequence alternately uses positive and negative readout gradient fields for the readout of MR signals of the MR data at at least three echo times. The at least two spectral components are determined based on the MR data. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150123658 | Signal Component Identification Using Medical Imaging - Disclosed herein is a framework for identifying signal components in image data. In accordance with one aspect, the framework receives multiple measured signal values corresponding to respective quantified signal components in image data. The framework determines at least one first measure of fit map of a signal model based on the measured signal values. The measured signal values may be swapped to generate swapped signal values. At least one second measure of fit map of the signal model may be determined based on the swapped signal values. The multiple signal components may then be identified by comparing the first and second measure of fit maps. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150226824 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MR IMAGES - In a method and a magnetic resonance (MR) system for generating MR images, MR data of a predetermined volume segment within an examination subject are acquired using the same measurement configuration of the MR system. A number of MR images are reconstructed from the MR data. Each of the MR images is assigned to a respective time point at which the MR image represents at least a part of the volume segment. A spatial resolution during the acquisition of the MR data is maintained constant because of the aforementioned same measurement configuration. The temporal distance between each two time points succeeding one another in time is not constant. | 08-13-2015 |
| 20160041247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - In a method and apparatus for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, a result image is provided based on multiple MR contrasts. The result image is indicative of a value of a magnetic parameter. MR data are acquired for the multiple contrasts at different time points, in each case following preparation of a magnetization. During the acquisition of the MR data, k-space is undersampled according to a respective undersampling scheme. The undersampling schemes of the different MR contrasts are different from one another. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160069973 | COMBINED MAGNETIC RESONANCE-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR IMAGING AN EXAMINATION OBJECT THEREWITH - In a combined magnetic resonance (MR)-emission tomography apparatus, MR scan data and emission tomography scan data are acquired from a subject in the apparatus. MR image data are generated from the MR scan data, and an attenuation map is generated from the same MR scan data that were used to generate the MR image data. Emission tomography image data are generated by applying a correction algorithm, which uses the attenuation map, to the emission tomography scan data. The MR image data and the emission tomography emission data are then presented. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160084929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT NOISE EFFECTS IN QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - In a method to correct noise effects in magnetic resonance (MR) images, which is executed in a processor (computer), the processor executes a fitting algorithm in order to calculate initial values for each of selected variables in signal model that models noise effects in a modeled, noise-containing MR image. The processor then iteratively executes the same or a different fitting algorithm, in order to generate final values for each of the selected variables. The processor is provided with an actual, acquired MR image that contains noise, and the processor uses the final values of the selected variables to calculate synthetic signal intensities in the MR image, thereby producing a synthetic MR image with no noise bias effects of errors. This synthetic image is made available in electronic form at an output of the processor, as a data file. | 03-24-2016 |
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| 20140217758 | FRONT END FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A front end for a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes a bumper covering and a support extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle between the bumper covering and a supporting body component. The support has a buckling load which is less than the loading capacity of a connection of the support with the supporting body component and is able to elastically buckle in a collision. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150114746 | MOLDING FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR TRANSMITTING AN IMPACT FORCE TO A HOOD SENSOR - A hood sensor assembly of a motor vehicle includes a molding for transmitting an impact force to a hood sensor. The molding includes an absorption area for absorbing an impact force and a transmission section for transmitting at least a portion of the impact force to a hood sensor. An elastically movable material section provides a restoring force against which the molding can be arranged in its installation position (E). The hood sensor is supported within the molding. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150137540 | BUMPER SUPPORT FOR A VEHICLE - A bumper support for a motor vehicle with a stiffening structure and at least two connections for connecting the bumper support on the one hand to a bumper and on the other hand to a vehicle body is provided. The bumper support comprises at least one expansion structure arranged in the region of at least one of the connections and serving as energy absorber, which is connected to the stiffening structure in a materially joined manner. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160001722 | BUMPER STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper cross member for a motor vehicle includes an insert of fiber-reinforced composite material and reinforcing structures molded onto the insert. A first groove is formed onto the insert, and the reinforcing structures include ribs formed in the first groove. The ribs extend inclined in relation to a longitudinal direction of the groove from one lateral wall of the groove to the other. The insert is further formed into a second groove, which are open toward opposing sides of the insert. The first and second grooves share a lateral wall. An outer bumper skin is supported by the bumper cross member. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160121828 | FRONT PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND STIFFENING THERETO - A bumper stiffener includes at least one rib projecting from a first major face of the plate and extending in the direction of an impact to be absorbed by the shock absorber stiffener. The compressive strength in longitudinal direction of the rib is higher at its ends than in its middle. | 05-05-2016 |
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| 20130128876 | CONCEPT FOR COMBINING CODED DATA PACKETS - Concept for transmitting payload data from a transmitter to a receiver via a communication channel within a time interval, wherein channel-coded data packets are generated from the payload data, wherein each of the channel-coded data packets has packet core data corresponding to a packet identification of the respective channel-coded data packet, and wherein the packet core data is coded with a channel code of higher redundancy than the payload data. The channel-coded data packets are sent without any return channel to the receiver, which decodes packet core data of a first received channel-coded data packet of the time interval. If error-free decoding of the first channel-coded data packet fails, packet core data of at least one second received channel-coded data packet of the time interval are decoded to determine a suitable further channel-coded data packet for combination with the first channel-coded data packet to acquire, on account of the combination, an increased code gain for decoding of the payload data. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140210459 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING AT LEAST ONE SIGNAL - A method for acquiring at least one signal transmitted via an electric conductor, wherein an electric and/or magnetic field of the conductor is acquired at at least two identical or different positions relative to a longitudinal coordinate of the conductor, thus obtaining two measurement signals corresponding to the respective positions, and the signal transmitted via the conductor is inferred from the measurement signals. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150256398 | Method for monitoring a communication network - A method for monitoring a communication network, which includes a plurality of processing units which communicate with one another via a communication medium, a channel of the communication medium being measured using channel estimation; from a result of the channel estimation, a characteristic variable being produced; and, with the aid of the characteristic variable, a decision is made as to whether a manipulative change of the communication network has occurred. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150295734 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE RECEPTION QUALITY OF MESSAGES IN A CAN BUS SYSTEM - A user station for a bus system and a method for improving a reception quality of messages in a user station of a bus system are provided. The user station includes an estimation device for estimating a channel impulse response when and/or after only one further user station of the bus system transmits a message to the bus system, or for determining necessary functions of filters directly from a signal received by the user station, and a correction device for correcting a signal received by the user station based on the channel impulse response estimated by the estimation device. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150324315 | PARALLEL OPERATION OF A BUS SYSTEM AND A CAN BUS SYSTEM HAVING A DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING FOR INTERFERENCES - A user station is provided for connecting to a bus line and a method for compensating for an interference due to a CAN bus system in a received signal. A signal of a CAN bus system is transmitted via the bus line in coexistence with a signal of a further bus system. The user station includes a receiving unit for receiving an overall signal and for compensating for an interference in the received overall signal which occurs due to a changing output impedance of a user station of the CAN bus system which is connected to the bus line. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160043947 | SUBSCRIBER STATION FOR A BUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADBAND CAN COMMUNICATION - A user station for a bus system implementing broadband CAN communication includes: a communication control device for creating or reading at least one message for/from at least one further user station of the bus system, in which exclusive, collision-free access of a user station to a bus of the bus system is ensured at least intermittently; and a data interleaving device for interleaving data packets of at least two messages into a single message, so that the data packets are situated in one data segment of the single message. The single message has a shared outer frame header for the data packets in front of the data segment and a shared outer frame end for the data packets after the data segment. | 02-11-2016 |
