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20100060297 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL INDICATIVE FOR THE PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT WITHIN AN OBSERVATION REGION - The invention relates to an electrode arrangement for achieving the detection of the presence, position, and/or the intrusion of an object, particularly of human limbs in an observation region. The aim of the invention is to provide solutions that are advantageous over prior solutions when detecting an object, especially a living body that is approaching a detection system. Said aim is solved, according to the invention, by an electrode arrangement for detecting the presence of an object within an observation region, with an electrode device for emitting an alternating field into an emission range, an electronic circuit for applying an alternating voltage to the electrode device, a connecting line for connecting the electrode device to the electronic circuit, and a device for shielding the connecting line. Said electrode arrangement is characterized in that an electrode-testing device is provided for generating a signal indicating the continuity of the electrode device. | 03-11-2010 |
20110062963 | PROCESS AND CIRCUIT FOR THE DETECTION OF AN APPROACH TO AN ELECTRODE DEVICE - A circuit for generating an indicative signal regarding the approach of an object to an observation area has a send electrode device, a generator circuit for supplying alternating voltage to the send electrode device, a receive electrode device which extends in or along the observation area, and an output circuit for generating an output signal correlating with the field at the receive electrode device. A compensation circuit is provided to add a compensation current i | 03-17-2011 |
20110169506 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR TOUCH AND PROXIMITY DETECTION - The invention relates to a device for touch/proximity detection, especially a capacitive switch device, which is designed to set switching states by approaching the switch device or by touching the switch device, in order to perform, for example, switching actions on an instrument. The invention also relates to a switch device, especially a switch device on a capacitive basis, for a cooktop, for operating the cooktop. | 07-14-2011 |
20110241759 | OPERATING UNIT FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - The invention relates to an operating unit for operation of household appliances, especially for operation of a hob or a washing machine. In this connection, operating elements are arranged on an electrically conductive operating plate, by which they are capacitively coupled with a receiving device that is located in or at the household appliance. Transmission of the operation of the operating elements to the receiving device takes place by detection a load change in the receiving device, the load change being caused by the operating elements. | 10-06-2011 |
20110316304 | ANTITRAP PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR MOVING SYSTEM - The invention provides an antitrap protection system for a moving system. The antitrap protection system comprises
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20160091483 | Blood Testing System and Method - Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use cartridge component configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091514 | Blood Testing System and Method - Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use cartridge component configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091515 | Blood Testing System and Method - Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use cartridge component configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091516 | Blood Testing System and Method - Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use cartridge component configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091517 | Blood Testing System and Method - Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use cartridge component configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site. | 03-31-2016 |
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20110227198 | SEMIPOLAR SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semipolar semiconductor crystal comprising a group-III-nitride (III-N), the method comprising: providing a substrate comprising sapphire (Al | 09-22-2011 |
20140133169 | LIGHTING DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE - A lighting device may include a carrier, on which at least one semiconductor light source is arranged; and may have at least one main reflector, which arches over the at least one semiconductor light source; wherein at least one local reflector, which is likewise arched over by the main reflector, is arranged on the carrier. | 05-15-2014 |
20140146553 | LIGHTING MODULE FOR A VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE - In various embodiments, a lighting module for a vehicle lighting device is provided. The lighting module may include a light generating unit having at least one semiconductor light source arranged on a common substrate; wherein at least one module diaphragm introduced into a beam path of the light generating unit is arranged on the lighting module. | 05-29-2014 |
20140376232 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include a semiconductor light source module, an optical unit, and a common support for the semiconductor light source module and the optical unit. The optical unit is mounted on a front side of the support and has at least one dowel, which extends into a precisely fitting hole in the semiconductor light source module. The semiconductor light source module rests on a rear side of the support. The at least one dowel projects through an aperture in the support and extends into the precisely fitting hole in the semiconductor light source module. The at least one dowel forms a shoulder, which rests on a supporting surface of the semiconductor light source module that rests on the rear side of the support. | 12-25-2014 |
20150077988 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - Various embodiments may relate to an illumination device including at least one semiconductor light source arrangement that is fixed to a carrier. The at least one semiconductor light source arrangement is fixed to the carrier at multiple locations by means of a press fit. | 03-19-2015 |
20150138799 | LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING A REFLECTOR AND AN APERTURE - A lighting device may include a reflector, which can be illuminated by means of at least one light source, in particular light emitting diode, and an aperture disposed downstream of the reflector and having a rear side facing the reflector and a front side facing away from the reflector. The lighting device may include at least one additional light source for illuminating the front side of the aperture, and the front side of the aperture is covered at least in regions with at least one phosphor which is sensitive to light emitted by the at least one additional light source. | 05-21-2015 |
20150146302 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include at least one light source arrangement for generating primary light; at least one light wavelength conversion element for converting primary light into secondary light; and a filter apparatus disposed optically downstream of the at least one light wavelength conversion element and serving for filtering out primary light. The at least one light source arrangement and the at least one light wavelength conversion element are embodied or correspondingly embodied light directing means are provided in such a way that part of the primary light generated by the at least one light source arrangement impinges on the at least one light wavelength conversion element and part of the primary light generated by the at least one light source arrangement is directed past the at least one light wavelength conversion element. | 05-28-2015 |
20150175053 | OPERATING A LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT GENERATING UNITS - A method for operating a lighting device comprising n>1 light generating units configured to generate a respective primary light beam and comprising a phosphor surface spaced apart from the light generating units is provided. The method may include illuminating an i-th partial surface of the phosphor surface by i light generating units if a desired positive brightness value on this illuminated partial surface falls below or reaches a next higher i-th brightness threshold value from a group of n−1 positive, progressively increasing brightness threshold values; otherwise illuminating by n light generating units; wherein i and n are whole natural numbers and i=[1, . . . , n] holds true. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176778 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include: a laser light source arrangement; at least two pivotable mirrors; and at least one light wavelength conversion element. The lighting device is embodied in such a way that light generated by the laser light source arrangement is directed onto at least one light wavelength conversion element by the pivotable mirrors. The at least two pivotable mirrors are embodied in such a way that light reflected at a first pivotable mirror is directable onto a first surface section of at least one light wavelength conversion element in order to form a first illuminatable region of the at least one light wavelength conversion element, and light reflected at a second pivotable mirror is directable onto a second surface section of the at least one light wavelength conversion element in order to form a second illuminatable region of the at least one light wavelength conversion element. The first and second illuminatable regions partly overlap. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176792 | GENERATING A LIGHT EMISSION PATTERN IN A FAR FIELD - A lighting device for a headlight for generating a light emission pattern in a far field is provided. The lighting device includes at least two phosphor surfaces arranged rotationally movably between different positions, and at least one light source spaced apart from the phosphor surfaces and serving for emitting primary light for illuminating a portion of the phosphor surfaces. An associated predetermined light emission pattern is generatable in respectively exactly one predetermined position of the phosphor surfaces. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176805 | GENERATING A LIGHT EMISSION PATTERN BY ILLUMINATING A PHOSPHOR SURFACE - A method for generating a light emission pattern by illuminating at least one phosphor surface by at least one primary light beam is provided. The method includes: directing the primary light beam only onto a partial surface of the entire illuminatable phosphor surface; and illuminating at least one partial region of said partial surface more intensely than in the case of uniform illumination of the illuminatable phosphor surface. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176809 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH PHOSPHOR SURFACE - A lighting device may include a light generating unit configured to generate at least two light beams; at least one phosphor surface which is illuminatable by the light beams; and at least one movable deflection mirror for the scanning deflection of the light beams onto the phosphor surface, such that the light beams impinge on the at least one phosphor surface in a spaced-apart fashion, and such that at least one region of the phosphor surface is illuminatable by at least two light beams in a manner spaced apart temporally. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176811 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include a laser light source arrangement; an optical unit; at least one pivotable mirror; and at least one light wavelength conversion element. The optical unit and the at least one pivotable mirror are embodied in such a way that laser light generated by the laser light source arrangement is directed via the optical unit and the at least one pivotable mirror to the light wavelength conversion element. The lighting device may further include a unit configured to compensate for a lengthening or shortening—caused by the pivoting movement of the at least one pivotable mirror—of the optical path of the laser light generated by the laser light source arrangement and directed onto the at least one light wavelength conversion element via the optical unit and the at least one pivotable mirror. | 06-25-2015 |