The gear shifting method has the clutch for the drive transmission input shaft delivering the torque provided by the engine opened upon detection of a required gear change until the slip limit is reached, with control of the engine torque dependent on the gear shifting for obtaining the required acceleration.

An electrically driven vehicle brake comprises a brake piston, which acts on at least one friction lining and can be displaced out of an initial position into an actuation position, in which the brake piston abuts the friction lining against a rotating member of the vehicle brake which is to be connected, fixed against rotation, to a wheel of the motor vehicle, and a transmission unit, driven by a...

The invention pertains to a method for producing heavy-duty yarn prepregs of glass fibers or aramide fibers or carbon fibers, wherein the fibers are soaked in a PTFE dispersion, subsequently conveyed through a nozzle and simultaneously pressure-impregnated, and wherein the air that is still situated between the individual filaments of the fibers is pressed out and the individual filaments are comp...

Closed-cell and/or open-cell cellular perfluoroelastomeric materials are described which may be adapted for use in sealing members and laminates which improve low temperature elastomeric properties of perfluoroelastomeric materials. A variety of unique medical devices based on cellular and solid perfluoroelastomers are also described. The closed-cell cellular perfluoroelastomers are formed by comb...

Aerogels (I) are based on polymers obtained by polymerisation of halogen-substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon monomer(s) (II) with at least two ethylenic functions. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) aerogels (I) based on copolymers of (II) and other comonomers (III); and (2) method for the production of (I), involving formation of a gel by polymerisation of (II)...

The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions for solid phenolic antioxidants, wherein the antioxidants are dispersed in the aqueous phase with polyvinyl alcohol as dispersing agent. The invention also relates to a process, which comprises stabilising a polymer material against oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation by adding to the polymer the aqueous dispersion.

The invention relates to a method for carrying out a gearshift in a twin-clutch transmission, which is characterized in that a downshift is carried out subject to the kind of shift and/or of at least one predetermined vehicle parameter. The invention also relates to a twin-clutch transmission, especially for carrying out the inventive method.

The gear changing method has the clutches associated with the drive input shafts of the dual-clutch gearbox torque-controlled in dependence on the load conditions of the gearbox and/or the gear changing mode. The torque control can be effected in several phases during shifting from an initial gear to a target gear. An Independent claim for a dual-clutch gearbox with at least two drive input shaft...

The invention relates to method for controlling and/or regulating a twin-clutch transmission during an overlapping gearshift, whereby at least one clutch is controlled in such a manner that a clutch is slip-controlled. The invention also relates to a twin-clutch transmission for a vehicle, especially for carrying out the method, whereby at least one control device for controlling and/or regulating...

A method and system for providing point-of-sale and point-of-delivery and/or distribution of products in a restricted access unit near the customer. The method and system utilize products equipped with radio frequency tags and reduce the effects of energy sharing, shadowing, and nulls. In one embodiment, a plurality of RF tagged products are placed within a refrigerator, cabinet, or other micro-wa...

A computer network may include a host computer and a plurality of computer workstations selectively connectable thereto at which user work sessions may be initiated. Each computer workstation when disconnected from the host computer (e.g., due to server outage, etc.) may advantageously initiate a user session responsive to a user request and store session information for updating the respective us...

An on-line travel and expense management system integrates and automates the process of arranging, changing and accounting for travel that is made for government or large corporate entities. A method in a computer system arranges travel for large corporate and government organizations. The method may include receiving a customer login at an Internet web site; authenticating the customer; receiving...

Preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise, for example, a method for measuring trade costs, comprising (1) capturing trade data over a predetermined time period; (2) capturing time stamp data corresponding to said trade data, wherein said time stamp data comprises open events and close events, data regarding when an order is received by a buy-side trading desk from a portfolio manage...

An investment portfolio management system enables computation of hedging strategies (each including one or more hedging transactions) and presentation of the strategies to the investor. Each hedging strategy takes into consideration tax impact information that is particularized to the individual investor. Investor portfolio data identifying assets owned by an investor and tax status information as...

There is provided a system and method for providing a payment service including processing a payment service request having independent identification information and a pair of ATM network compatible PINs, including validating the independent identification information and generating an ATM network transaction message containing a t least a selected one of the pair of ATM network compatible PINs b...

The present invention relates generally to the field of computers and in particular to methods and systems for processing tax refunds. Existing VAT refund systems are either expensive or overly cumbersome with paperwork. The present invention provides a solution to these problems by providing a tax claim system comprising a payment card system 1 suitable for accepting payment card transactions at ...

Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a performance tracking tool that receives an identification of a data item (208), associates the data item with one of a group of tracking modes (210) that includes at least two of a LOGICAL mode, a SUM mode, and an AVERAGE mode.

The invention concerns a payment system for payment of goods and services by using a prepaid card. The card comprises a concealed code and an activation code, and the card must be activated before use on a point of sale for the card by reading the activation code in a card reader on the point of sale. The activation code is transmitted to an offeror of the prepaid card together with an ID for the ...

A method is provided for selling products containing or relating to audio content. According to the method, it is determined whether audio identifying information generated for an audio content image matches audio identifying information in an audio content database (308). If the audio identifying information generated for the audio content image matches audio identifying information in the audio ...

A method of processing an antifriction bearing unit (1) for a wheel, the antifriction bearing unit including an outer race (3), an inner race (2), a plurality of rolling elements (4) and a flange portion (36) for directly or indirectly mounting a brake disk provided to one of the outer and inner races, the method includes: assembling the outer and inner races and the rolling element together; afte...