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Andreas Weingartner, Stemwede DE
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20130200661 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYBRID CUSHION ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR A SEAT AND BACKREST CUSHION ELEMENT FOR USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, CUSHION ELEMENT AND VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A CUSHION ELEMENT - The invention relates to a hybrid cushion element, in particular a seat cushion element for use in a motor vehicle, to a method for producing a cushion element, and to a vehicle seat, wherein the cushion element has a non-woven fabric layer and a fiber composite material, wherein an insert material is arranged between the non-woven fabric layer and the fiber composite material. During the production in a mold, fibers for the fiber composite material wetted with a binder are applied to the insert material, wherein the insert material and the layer of fibers are then pressed to form a complex molded body, wherein the binder can be cured at a temperature less than 120° C. | 08-08-2013 |
Aric Weingartner, Lee'S Summit, MO US
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20100258682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING WAYSIDE SIGNAL DEVICE WITH VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a transportation system (rail system or otherwise), a wayside device potentially operates in a plurality of operational modes. The wayside device is outfitted with an interface system for interfacing the wayside signal device with a vehicle control system. The interface system determines the present operational mode of the wayside device and independently communicates information relating to the determined present operational mode to the vehicle control system. The vehicle control system may control the vehicle based on the information relating to the determined present operational mode. The interface system includes functionality for validating the determined present operational mode prior to transmission of the information to the vehicle control system, to ensure that the vehicle control system is provided with correct and/or current information. The wayside device may be a wayside signal device whose operational modes (as determined by the interface system) are signal aspects conveyed to a vehicle. | 10-14-2010 |
20140125318 | SIGNAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A signal detection system for use with a signaling system is disclosed, the signal detection system comprising a plurality of electrical terminals including a source terminal and an output terminal, the output terminal being connected to a signaling device. An auxiliary terminal electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrical terminals is provided. A current sensor is coupled to the auxiliary terminal for detecting an electrical signal for controlling the signaling device. The current sensor generating an output signal in response to the detection of the electrical signal for controlling the signaling device for monitoring the status of the signaling device. Also disclosed is a method for installing a signal detection system in a wayside signaling system including a signaling device for monitoring a status of the signaling device. An apparatus for connecting a current sensor to a signaling device is also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
Aric Albert Weingartner, Grain Valley, MO US
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20150158511 | POINTS MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for monitoring a points machine obtains operating characteristics of the points machine that are representative of operations of the points machine during a movement event of rails at a switch. A waveform of the operating characteristics is examined to at least one of identify or predict a problem with the operations of the points machine. The waveform is examined by comparing the operating characteristics during the first movement event with at least one of: the operating characteristics obtained during a previous movement event; an expected value of the operating characteristics; or an expected duration of a moving time period during which the first rail is expected to move from or to an unlocked position. | 06-11-2015 |
Aric Albert Weingartner, Lee'S Summit, MO US
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20090079560 | REMOTELY MONITORING RAILROAD EQUIPMENT USING NETWORK PROTOCOLS - Remote monitoring and diagnosis of railroad devices using data structures defined for each of the railroad devices. The railroad devices are configured to populate the data structures with status data. The railroad devices transmit the status data for analysis using a network protocol. The analysis of the data results in reduced maintenance. | 03-26-2009 |
20140361125 | Systems and Methods for Providing Constant Warning Time At Crossings - A system includes a determination module and a communication module. The determination module is configured to be located onboard a first vehicle configured to travel along a first route including a crossing corresponding to an intersection of the first route with a second route. The determination module is configured to be communicatively coupled with a remote crossing module. The determination module is configured to determine, based on a speed of the first vehicle, timing information corresponding to a time at which the first vehicle will travel proximate to the crossing on the first route. The communication module is configured to transmit the timing information to the remote crossing module. The timing information includes a reference time configured as an absolute time corresponding to a time for impeding travel of a second vehicle along the second route through the crossing. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING WAYSIDE UNITS - A system includes a communication module and an analysis module. The communication module is configured to be operably connectable to a wayside unit of a transportation network and to transmit a simulation message to the wayside unit. The simulation message simulates at least one of a request or command from at least one transportation network element corresponding to a wayside action to be performed by the wayside unit. The simulation message is configured to elicit a wayside message from the wayside unit upon receipt of the simulation message. The analysis module is configured to obtain the wayside message and to provide a display corresponding to the wayside message. | 12-11-2014 |
20140367526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WARNINGS AT VEHICLE CROSSINGS - A system includes a timing determination module configured to be disposed onboard an approaching vehicle system during travel of the approaching vehicle system along a first route toward a crossing between the first route and a second route. The timing determination module is configured to determine one or more arrival times of the approaching vehicle system to reach the crossing and to repeatedly communicate notification messages having the one or more arrival times to a remote crossing system that is configured to activate one or more warning devices disposed at or near the crossing to notify other vehicles on the second route that the approaching vehicle system is approaching the crossing along the first route. The timing determination module is configured to determine the one or more arrival times at different respective locations along the first route as the approaching vehicle system travels toward the crossing. | 12-18-2014 |
20150158510 | WAYSIDE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wayside monitoring method and system monitor a transmitted current that is injected into conductive components of a route traveled by vehicle systems, monitor a received current that represents a portion of the transmitted current that is conducted through the conductive components of the route, examine changes in the transmitted and/or received current over time to determine when the vehicle systems are on the route between a first location where the transmitted current is injected into the conductive components and a second location where the received current is monitored, and examine the changes in the transmitted and/or received currents. The changes are examined to identify (a) a contaminated portion of a surface on which the route is disposed, (b) a foreign object other than the vehicle systems that is contacting the route, and/or (c) a damaged or broken portion of at least one of the conductive components of the route. | 06-11-2015 |
20150192636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF CROSSINGS - A method for predicting failure of a crossing warning system is disclosed. The method includes monitoring an electrical characteristic of a first route when an electric current is injected into the first route. The first route has a crossing intersection with a second route and a crossing signal at the crossing intersection. The electrical characteristic is monitored to detect when a vehicle is approaching the crossing intersection on the first route and to determine when to activate the crossing signal at the crossing intersection. The method also includes identifying one or more changes in the electrical characteristic of the first route, and, based on the one or more changes that are identified, predicting a failure mode of the first route that interferes with detection of the vehicle approaching the crossing intersection. | 07-09-2015 |
Armin Weingartner, Unterhaching DE
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20130270813 | MICRO-OPTIC VIEWING ARRANGEMENT - A micro-optical inspection arrangement comprises micro-focusing elements which are composite bodies consisting of a main part and an additional part and which have a reference focal length. The main parts are provided as micro-focusing element preforms, and the additional parts are formed from one or more functional coatings. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a micro-optical inspection arrangement and to a micro-optical displaying arrangement comprising the micro-optical inspection arrangement according to the invention and a microstructure arrangement, in particular a moiré magnification arrangement and a modulo magnification arrangement. The invention also relates to security elements and data carriers that have the micro-optical inspection arrangement according to the invention. | 10-17-2013 |
Bernhard Weingärtner, Wulfrath DE
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20080311102 | Acylglycerol Acyltransferase-Like Protein Mgat-X1 and Uses Thereof - The present invention is directed to a polynucleotide sequence of a novel acylglycerol acyltransferase-like protein MGAT-X1. The invention also provides the human MGAT-X1 associated with the dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds useful for the modulation of dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases for treating of such diseases associated with expression of the MGAT-X1. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of MGAT-X1 as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. | 12-18-2008 |
20110086013 | ACYLGLYCEROL ACETYLTRANSFERASE-LIKE PROTEIN MGAT-X1 AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a polynucleotide sequence of a novel acylglycerol acyltransferase-like protein MGAT-X1. The invention also provides the human MGAT-X1 associated with the dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds useful for the modulation of dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases for treating of such diseases associated with expression of the MGAT-X1. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of MGAT-X1 as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. | 04-14-2011 |
20130089552 | ACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE-LIKE PROTEIN MGAT-X1 AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a polynucleotide sequence of a novel acylglycerol acyltransferase-like protein MGAT-X1. The invention also provides the human MGAT-X1 associated with the dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds useful for the modulation of dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases for treating of such diseases associated with expression of the MGAT-X1. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of MGAT-X1 as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. | 04-11-2013 |
Bernhard Weingärtner, Wulfrath DE
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20110086013 | ACYLGLYCEROL ACETYLTRANSFERASE-LIKE PROTEIN MGAT-X1 AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a polynucleotide sequence of a novel acylglycerol acyltransferase-like protein MGAT-X1. The invention also provides the human MGAT-X1 associated with the dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds useful for the modulation of dermatological diseases, urological diseases, muscle-skeleton disorders, hematological diseases, cancer, reproduction disorders, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or gastroenterological diseases for treating of such diseases associated with expression of the MGAT-X1. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of MGAT-X1 as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. | 04-14-2011 |
Christoph Weingartner, Gau-Algeshein DE
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20130160857 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING AN EFFLUENT STREAM GENERATED BY A CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM - A system for treating an effluent stream including a carbon capture system utilizing an amine-containing solution to remove carbon dioxide from a flue gas stream, the carbon capture system generating an effluent stream comprising degradation products generated by the amine-containing solution; storage means for storing at least a portion of the effluent stream, the storage means being fluidly coupled to the carbon capture system. The system also including at least one nozzle connected to a combustion zone of a boiler, the at least one nozzle being fluidly coupled to the storage means for providing at least a portion of the effluent stream present in the storage means to the combustion zone of the boiler through the at least one nozzle, wherein the effluent stream provided to the combustion zone is co-incinerated with a fuel in the combustion zone. | 06-27-2013 |
Christoph Weingärtner, Gau-Algesheim DE
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20140112857 | SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING OF CO2 FROM PROCESS GAS - The system includes a first reactor configured to discharge CO | 04-24-2014 |
20150239744 | ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESS FOR INTEGRATED FLUE GAS TREATMENT AND SODA ASH PRODUCTION - The arrangement of a flue gas treatment system by carbonation-calcination loop and soda ash production system by Solvay process has CaO and heat for use in the soda ash production system extracted from the flue gas treatment system. | 08-27-2015 |
20150343373 | CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE - A carbon capture system includes a Carbonator for adsorbing carbon dioxide with a carbon dioxide lean sorbent generating a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a first Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a supply of raw material to be calcined into the first Calciner containing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent, a connection between the first Calciner and the Carbonator, a second Calciner for thermally decomposing a carbon dioxide rich sorbent into a carbon dioxide lean sorbent and carbon dioxide, a connection between the Carbonator and the second Calciner, and a connection between the second Calciner and the Carbonator. | 12-03-2015 |
20150368157 | CALCINER AND A METHOD FOR CALCINATION OF A CARBON DIOXIDE RICH SORBENT - A method for calcination of a carbon dioxide rich sorbent (containing CaCO | 12-24-2015 |
Harald Weingärtner, Sautens AT
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20110205745 | LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT FOR A LIGHTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a light guide element for a lighting device, wherein the light guide element is elongated in the direction of a main axis (A) and comprises a light coupling surface extending transversely to the longitudinal direction and a light emission surface radiating transversely to the longitudinal direction, and two or more light guides stacked on top of one another, wherein a partial region of the wall of the individual light guides extending in the longitudinal direction is structured and/or blackened. | 08-25-2011 |
Jurgen Weingartner, Kunzelsau-Kocherstetten DE
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20160031684 | CHAIN HOIST WITH IMPROVED CHAIN ENTRY - A chain hoist ( | 02-04-2016 |
Jurgen Weingartner, Kocherstetten DE
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20090309083 | DEFLECTING ROLLER WITH INCREASED CHAIN UTILIZATION - A deflecting roller for link chains, for example, round link chains or profiled steel chains, presents, on the periphery, chain pockets for lying chain links. Furthermore, chain pockets for standing chain links are provided. The chain pockets for the standing chain links are separated from each other by teeth. The tooth flank surfaces of the teeth, against which a standing chain link bears under the action of a load, are dimensioned and profiled in a specific way. The dimensioning is carried out so that, up to a certain chain loading, the standing chain link does not bear with its nose against the tooth flank. A contact between the tooth flank surface and the nose of the standing chain link concerned occurs only starting at a certain chain loading. | 12-17-2009 |
20100006808 | CHAIN SPROCKET WITH INCREASED LOAD CAPACITY - A chain sprocket for link chains, for example, round link chains or profiled steel chains, has chain pockets for horizontal chain links. Chain pockets for vertical chain links are also provided. The chain pockets for the vertical chain links are separated from one another by teeth. The tooth flank surface of the tooth that a vertical chain link contacts under the effect of a load is dimensioned and profiled in a special manner. The dimensioning is such that up to a defined chain load the vertical chain link does not contact the tooth flank with its nose. A contact between the tooth flank surface and the nose of the respective chain link occurs only above a defined chain load. | 01-14-2010 |
20140291271 | Lifting Device With An Adjustable Carriage - The lifting device according to the invention comprises a carriage ( | 10-02-2014 |
Peter Weingartner, Dölsach AT
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20090001243 | Method of producing a support and a support - The invention relates to a method of producing a support ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090007811 | Method of printing panel material - The invention relates to a method of printing panel material ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090295895 | Locating device for an inkjet printer - The invention describes an inkjet printer ( | 12-03-2009 |
20100129542 | VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM BESCHICHTEN ZUMINDEST EINES TEILES EINES SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a method and a device for coating at least one portion of a glass and/or ceramic substrate ( | 05-27-2010 |
20110249056 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTICOLORED SURFACE ON GLASS - The invention relates to a method for producing a multicolored surface on a ceramic element or glass by means of the drop-like application of variously colored primary ceramic process color inks containing a carrier fluid onto at least one portion of a surface of the ceramic element or glass, wherein mixed colors are produced by printing on top of one another at least two primary process color inks, and the subsequent firing of the applied ink drops. At least one (photo)oligomerizable or (photo)polymerizable additive is added to the primary ceramic process color inks. Prior to printing over an ink drop with another ink drop the ink drop is hardened at least partly or its viscosity is increased. | 10-13-2011 |
20150029262 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL METHOD FOR INKJET PRINTING WITH PRINTHEAD ALIGNMENT - Method and device for printing the surface of a medium with an inkjet printer by performing several printing cycles. The printer includes a printing module with a printhead having a row of nozzles. A printing cycle includes: | 01-29-2015 |
Peter Weingartner, Diegten CH
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20080262225 | Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts - Use of metal complex compounds of formula | 10-23-2008 |
20090068282 | Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts - Use of metal complex compounds of formula | 03-12-2009 |
Peter Weingartner, Dölsach AT
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20100129542 | VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM BESCHICHTEN ZUMINDEST EINES TEILES EINES SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a method and a device for coating at least one portion of a glass and/or ceramic substrate ( | 05-27-2010 |
20120227516 | Support Assembly For An Ink-Jet Printing Device - The invention relates to a support assembly ( | 09-13-2012 |
Sebastian Weingärtner, Heidelberg DE
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20140200436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED CARDIAC IMAGING OF SUBJECTS WITH ADVERSE CARDIAC CONDITIONS - A system and method for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to acquire images of a subject having inconsistencies in a cardiac cycle of the subject. The process includes receiving an identification of a predetermined point in a cardiac cycle of the subject and, thereupon, performing a saturation module configured to dephase magnetization within a region of interest (ROI) from before the predetermined point. The process also includes performing an inversion module configured to invert spins within the ROI and acquiring medical imaging data from the subject. A delay is inserted between the performance of the saturation module and the performance of the inversion module, wherein a duration of the delay is configured, with the saturation module, to control evidence in the medical imaging data of inconsistencies in the cardiac cycle of the subject by controlling a magnetization history of tissue in the ROI. | 07-17-2014 |
20150123659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREE-BREATHING VOLUMETRIC IMAGING OF CARDIAC TISSUE - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and methods are provided for producing images of a subject. In some aspects, a method includes identifying a point in the cardiac cycle, performing an inversion recovery (IR) pulse at a selected time point from the pre-determined point, and sampling a k-space segment at an inversion time from the IR pulse that is substantially coincident with the pre-determined point. The method also includes repeating the IR pulse and k-space sampling for multiple inversion times, and multiple segments of k-space, in an interleaved manner, to generate datasets having T1-weighted contrasts determined by their respective inversion times. The method further includes reconstructing three-dimensional (3D) spatially-aligned images using the datasets, and generating a T1 recovery map by combining the 3D images. In some aspects, a prospective/retrospective scheme may be used to obtain data fully sampled in the center of k-space and randomly undersampled in the outer regions. | 05-07-2015 |
20150323630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION USING MULTISLICE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An MRI method includes: performing a first data acquisition block of a pulse sequence to acquire a first MR data from a plurality of slices of a subject during a period of fully recovered longitudinal magnetization within the plurality of slices disposed at different locations in the subject; performing a second data acquisition block of the pulse sequence including a magnetization preparation module followed by a recovery period and an imaging sequence executed during the recovery period, to acquire a second MR data from the plurality of slices during the recovery period; and generating a T1 map of the subject based on the first MR data and the second MR data, of the plurality of slices. | 11-12-2015 |
Simon Weingartner, Kappelrodeck DE
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20090097118 | Light-Reflecting Triple, Reflector, as Well as Method for Recognizing an Object - The invention relates to a triple prism which reflects light, a reflector and to a method for recognizing an object. A reflective photoelectric barrier sends light to a reflector. The reflector does not answer with the form of the obtained light signal, but with a double signal which projects two light centers. The reflector can also be embodied such that it answers with a different geometric figure than the light projection. The reflector with a modified signal enables a sensor system to be produced and which can verify, by evaluating the light signal captured by the reflector, whether the captured signal of the reflector or another reflection. | 04-16-2009 |
Steve Weingartner, Murrieta, CA US
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20150233733 | DISTRIBUTION INTERCONNECTION INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A distribution interconnection system processes and manages interconnections into the distribution system for utilities. Various embodiments may manage and facilitate the application process. In addition, utilities may track and manage unauthorized operators, for example, via a reverse power flow detection process. | 08-20-2015 |
Thomas Weingartner, Gau-Algesheim DE
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20090067792 | Fiber-Optic Cable - Step-index optical waveguides are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass which entirely surrounds the core class. A fiber-optic cable for conducting electromagnetic radiation, contains at least one bundle of individual fibers which encompass the step-index optical waveguides that are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass that entirely surrounds the core glass on the circumferential wall thereof. These step-index optical waveguides provide great transmission capacity for transmitting data while keeping the transfer characteristics sufficiently durable. Furthermore, the fiber-optic cable is resistant against physical and chemical environmental influences and be protected against radical ambient chemicals. These aims are achieved by the fact that the outer glass of the step-index optical waveguides is provided with a material composition which is largely free from chemical interactions with the core glass when the fibers are drawn and is chemically inactive towards the plastic jacket. | 03-12-2009 |
20090169160 | Fiber-Optic Apparatus for Receiving Emitted Radiation of a Diode Laser, and Method for Producing a Fiber-Optic Apparatus of the Type - A fiber-optic apparatus for receiving emitted radiation from a diode laser having at least one diode laser bar with a multiplicity of emitters which are arranged in at least one row alongside one another in the direction of their longitudinal axis. The fiber-optic apparatus has at least one optical fiber bundle that is associated with the diode laser bar and into which the laser beam is injected. Each emitter has a multiplicity of associated optical fibers. The optical fibers are hot-fused to one another under pressure and without regulation on the input side in order to form at least one fiber wedge with an inlet surface. The emitters of the diode laser bar are directly associated with at least one inlet surface in order to completely receive the laser light emitted from the diode laser bar. | 07-02-2009 |
Thomas Weingärtner, Memmelsdorf DE
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20100156440 | Anti-Pinch Sensor - The invention relates to an anti-pinch sensor ( | 06-24-2010 |
Thomas Weingärtner, Memmelsdorf DE
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20100156440 | Anti-Pinch Sensor - The invention relates to an anti-pinch sensor ( | 06-24-2010 |
20150088400 | ACTUATING DRIVE FOR AN AIR PASSAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATING DRIVE - An actuating drive for an air passage apparatus for engine cooling in a vehicle is provided. The actuating drive comprises a drive motor for adjusting the air passage apparatus and a control unit for controlling the drive motor, in which control unit are stored operating parameters for a first operating mode of the drive motor, in order to adjust the air passage apparatus between the open and closed position, as intended. The actuating drive has a drive element which is drivable by the drive motor and a driven element movable along an adjustment path with the drive element for adjusting the air passage apparatus. The drive element and the driven element are coupled together in an operating state for adjusting the air passage apparatus, and are decoupled from each other in another operating state, whereby the driven element is movable with respect to the drive element. | 03-26-2015 |
20150262436 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE CLOSING ELEMENT - A method for controlling an adjusting movement of a power-operated adjustable vehicle closing element, via which a body opening of a vehicle can be closed and which can automatically be adjusted for clearing the body opening in the presence of an operating event is provided. | 09-17-2015 |
Wendelin Weingartner, Brooklyn, NY US
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20120128022 | CERAMIC GAS LASER HAVING AN INTEGRATED BEAM SHAPING WAVEGUIDE - A laser may comprise a ceramic body defining a chamber therein containing a laser gas. The ceramic body may include a plurality of parallel walls that partially define a first section of the chamber, the first section of the chamber defining a waveguide. The ceramic body may further include a plurality of oblique walls that partially define a second section of the chamber, the second section of the chamber being shaped to modify a transverse profile of a laser beam traveling through the second section of the chamber. The laser may further comprise a plurality of electrodes positioned outside the ceramic body and adjacent to the plurality of parallel walls such that only laser gas within the first section of the chamber is excited when an excitation signal is applied to the plurality of electrodes. | 05-24-2012 |
20120219028 | Ceramic Slab, Free-Space and Waveguide Lasers - A laser may comprise a ceramic body including a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall, a first mirror positioned at first ends of the first and second walls, a second mirror positioned at second ends of the first and second walls opposite the first ends, the first and second walls and the first and second mirrors defining a slab laser cavity within the ceramic body. The laser may further comprise a first electrode positioned outside the laser cavity and adjacent to the first wall of the ceramic body and a second electrode positioned outside the laser cavity and adjacent to the second wall of the ceramic body, wherein a laser gas disposed in the laser cavity is excited when an excitation signal is applied to the first and second electrodes. In some embodiments, the first and second mirrors may form a free-space multi-folded resonator in the slab laser cavity. In other embodiments, the first and second mirrors may form a free-space unstable resonator in the slab laser cavity. In still other embodiments, the first and second mirrors may form a waveguide unstable resonator in the slab laser cavity. | 08-30-2012 |