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20100011585 | Combination Shaving and Trimming Device - A combination shaving and trimming device includes a handle having an upper end and lower end, a powered trimmer disposed adjacent the upper end, a wet-shaving razor attachment comprising a connecting structure adapted for mounting over the trimmer onto the upper end, and a razor cartridge that mates with the connecting structure. | 01-21-2010 |
20100037463 | Combination Shaving and Trimming Device - A combination shaving and trimming device includes a handle having an upper end and lower end, a powered trimmer disposed adjacent the upper end, a wet-shaving razor attachment comprising a connecting structure adapted for mounting over the trimmer onto the upper end, and a razor cartridge that mates with the connecting structure. | 02-18-2010 |
20100299927 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a hair removal device such as for example an electric shaver or a wet shaver, comprising a main device element ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110162207 | Combined Hair Removal Device - The present invention is concerned with a combined hair removal device that comprises a electrical hair removal device having at least a first coupling structure, a wet shaving device having at least a second coupling structure, the first and second coupling structures being configured to mate with each other to detachably couple the electrical hair removal device and the wet shaving device in at least a first coupling position, the electrical hair removal device having an elongated handle provided for individual operation of the electrical hair removal device in a detached state, and the wet shaving device having an elongated handle provided for individual operation of the wet shaving device in a detached state, wherein the wet shaving device comprises a wet shaving head that has at least a blade having a sharp, elongated edge arranged for contacting the skin during a shaving operation so as to cut off hairs growing on the skin. | 07-07-2011 |
20110214289 | COMBINATION POWERED GROOMING DEVICE - A combination powered grooming device comprising a handle and a grooming attachment. The handle has a longitudinal axis extending between an upper end and a lower end. The handle comprises a trimmer assembly disposed adjacent the upper end and the trimmer assembly includes at least one moving blade. The handle further comprises an electrical arrangement disposed therein. The electrical arrangement comprises a motor having a drive shaft and a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft and to the trimmer assembly. In a trimming mode, the drive mechanism translates movement of the drive shaft to the moving blade. The grooming attachment is adapted for mounting onto the upper end. | 09-08-2011 |
20120055501 | Automated Hair Care Process - A hair treatment device and a corresponding method for treating hair are disclosed. The hair treatment device is suitable for heating hair and has a heating element that is heated to a starting temperature and whose temperature is regulated by a temperature control. The hair treatment device has a sensor that measures data from which a parameter based on the condition of the hair can be generated, wherein the parameter influences the temperature control. | 03-08-2012 |
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20120186891 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A motor vehicle has an electrochemical cell, which includes an electrode stack of at least two electrodes in a parallel arrangement. The electrochemical cell is arranged outside an engine compartment of the motor vehicle in an accommodation compartment of the motor vehicle, the cross-sectional surface of which is tapered in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle. A cross-sectional surface of the electrochemical cell is thereby adapted to the cross-sectional surface of the accommodation compartment. Thus, particularly good use is made of the available space in the motor vehicle. | 07-26-2012 |
20130096775 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has at least one drive unit for generating a drive torque, and has an accelerator pedal which is acted on with a restoring force and which can be adjusted by an actuating travel in order to predefine a setpoint torque. The motor vehicle also has a control device which actuates the drive unit on the basis of the setpoint torque. The control device additionally determines a presently available drive torque, and as a function of the presently available drive torque, varies the characteristic curve of the accelerator pedal, which expresses the restoring force versus the actuating travel of the accelerator pedal. | 04-18-2013 |
20140195088 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OPERATIONAL STATE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO A DRIVER AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CONTROL UNIT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method provides information relating to the operational state of a motor vehicle to a driver. The motor vehicle has at least one electric motor operating with a fixed gear ratio for driving the motor vehicle. During operation of the electric motor a virtual speed and a virtual gear-shift stage are continuously determined from at least one first operating parameter describing the operational state of the motor vehicle and an acoustic output, in particular an output of an engine noise, takes place on the basis of the virtual speed and the virtual gear-shift stage. | 07-10-2014 |
20160006752 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRIVING BEHAVIOR WHICH CAN BE MODIFIED AT A LATER STAGE USING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM - A motor vehicle has a processor device to run application programs in a first communication zone and a storage device for vehicle control data, by which a driving behavior of the motor vehicle is determined. The storage device is arranged in a second communication zone of the motor vehicle. In order to allow a modification of the vehicle control data at a later stage using an application program and thus provide protection against an undesired manipulation of the vehicle control data, the first and the second communication zones are coupled by a monitoring device that forwards new data, which an application program is attempting to transmit from the first communication zone into the second communication zone, to the second communication zone only if the monitoring device has detected that the new data leads to a safe motor vehicle driving behavior defined by a specified safety criterion. | 01-07-2016 |
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20090185924 | PISTON PUMP - The invention relates to a piston pump for conveying fluids. The piston pump includes a piston, and a pressure chamber located between an intake valve and a discharge valve. The intake valve is arranged between the pressure chamber and a low-pressure zone of the piston pump. The intake valve has a valve body, a closing element, a device for preloading the closing element, and a device for fastening the intake valve to the piston. The fastening device encompasses at least two fastening elements which protrude from the valve body toward the piston. The fastening elements are positioned at a distance from one another, and are fitted with inlets therebetween for supplying fluid. The invention further relates to a piston pump having an intake valve without a spring-biased element. | 07-23-2009 |
20120042776 | Piston Guide Element - A piston pump, in particular a hydraulic piston pump, includes a piston movable in a piston housing and a piston guide element, arranged between the piston housing and the piston, for guiding and/or mounting the piston. The piston guide element is configured as a coating applied fixedly at least to an inner surface area of the piston housing or to an outer surface area of the piston. | 02-23-2012 |
20130199365 | Annular Seal Element - An annular seal element is configured to seal off a pressurized region filled with a fluid. The annular seal element has one end face which is pressed onto a contact surface of a piston. The end face is formed with a sealing contour in such a way that the sealing contour is elastically deformable on the contact surface by the pressure exerted. | 08-08-2013 |
20130209298 | VALVE, IN PARTICULAR OF A HYDRAULIC PISTON PUMP - In a valve, in particular of a hydraulic pixton pump, includes a valve seat, a valve closing element, and a positioning mechanism. A valve opening is formed in the valve seat. The valve seat also has a front side and a rear side. The valve closing element is arranged on the front side of the valve seat in order to open and close the valve opening as desired. The positioning mechanism is configured to hold the valve closing elementrelative to the valve seat. The positioning mechanism is arranged on the rear side of the valve seat and is connected to the valve closing element through the valve opening. | 08-15-2013 |
20150076379 | Throttle Disk of a Hydraulic Assembly of a Vehicle Brake System - In a throttle disk of a dynamic throttle of a hydraulic assembly of a vehicle brake system, with at least one disk surface which is formed by a rigid material, a layer of elastic material is at least partially formed on the disk surface. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110131764 | HANDLE MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A handle module is provided for fastening an outer door handle to a motor vehicle door with a modular basic body that in a final assembly state with its outer door handle protrudes through an opening in the outer door panel and comes to lie on the inside of the outer door panel. A giver is mounted on the modular basic body in a manner allowing pivoting or turning can be brought in operational connection with a taker of the door lock via an actuation rod. A shielding device is provided that at least partially encloses the giver at least in some regions. | 06-09-2011 |
20110285503 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A locking system is provided for a motor vehicle door. The locking system includes, but is not limited to a door lock, an internal actuation unit having a pickup that is mechanically linked to the door lock and alternately transferable into a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, actuation of the pickup is inactive with respect to the lock. The locking system further includes, but is not limited to a detection unit configured to detect an approach of a hand and also configured to unlock the door lock if a distance falls below a predefined distance to the internal actuation unit. | 11-24-2011 |
20110285522 | DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A door locking system is provided for a motor vehicle. The door locking system includes, but is not limited to a mechanical door opening safety catch and a warning unit configured to generate a first warning signal that is exclusively suppressed by a manual activation of the mechanical door opening safety catch. A motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a vehicle body, a rear vehicle door that is linked on the vehicle body and facing away from a vehicle travel direction, the rear vehicle door configured to pivot, a door opening safety catch configured to be mechanically activate upon the pivot of the rear vehicle door, and a warning unit configured to generate a first warning signal that is exclusively suppressed by the mechanical activation of the door opening safety catch. | 11-24-2011 |
20130127180 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A motor vehicle door having a movable lock is provided. The movable lock can lock or release the door opener. The motor vehicle door can also include an electrically operated actuator for driving the movement of the lock, and at least one solar cell which supplies the actuator with energy. | 05-23-2013 |
20130311046 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CENTRALIZED DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM - A motor vehicle has a plurality of doors, each secured by a lock, peripheral control units, each connected to one of said locks, for sending a command signal to an actuator of the lock, a central control unit for sending command signals to the actuators of the locks, and an accident detector. If the accident detector has detected an accident, at least one of the actuators is switchable from a central operating mode in which it executes command signals of the central control unit and its associated peripheral control unit into a peripheral operating mode in which it executes only command signals from its peripheral control unit. | 11-21-2013 |
20140159396 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR WITH TAMPER-PROOF SAFETY MECHANISM - A motor vehicle door is provided with a supporting door structure and with a door lock as well as with an actuating unit, which, spaced from the door lock, is arranged on the door structure and mechanically coupled to the door lock with at least one connecting link, and with a holding part supporting itself on the door structure, which is designed in order to limit a position change of the actuating unit caused due to external application of force. | 06-12-2014 |
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20120070598 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION - A polyolefin composition having an increased modulus of elasticity as well as increased heat resistance, wherein the polymer composition has high melt viscosity, and wherein the composition contains a carbon material as a filler, wherein the filler is present in the form of a carbon nanofiber. | 03-22-2012 |
20120184027 | POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR PHOTOBIOREACTORS - A polymer composition having a modified absorption and transmission characteristic particularly suited for photoreactors or photobioreactors made of plastic molded parts and exposed to sunlight or suitable artificial light sources, the polymer selectively comprises the following substances or a combination thereof in addition to the conventional standard additives: an inorganic or organic near infrared absorber for absorbing long-wavelength radiation, an inorganic or organic reflector for reflecting ultraviolet radiation, an inorganic or organic reflector for reflecting visible, near infrared, or infrared radiation, an optical brightener or fluorescent dye for converting the absorbed ultraviolet radiation into visible light or fluorescent light, a photochromic dye for modifying the transmission characteristic of the plastic molded part as a function of light intensity, and an antimicrobial additive for preventing or reducing organic deposits in the photobioreactor. The photobioreactor has a helically designed inner surface for efficiently mixing the reaction medium. | 07-19-2012 |
20140017769 | METHOD AND BIOREACTOR FOR THE CULTIVATION OF MICROORGANISMS - A method for the cultivation of microorganisms, especially phototrophic microorganisms in a bioreactor or photobioreactor, wherein bicarbonate ions and carbonate ions or a cation surplus concentration in the culture medium is added. A tubular bioreactor and photobioreactor is disclosed for carrying out the method. | 01-16-2014 |