Abstract:
Substituted 2-phenylpyridines I ##STR1## wherein all variables are as defined in the specification are used as herbicides and for the desiccation/defoliation of plants.
Abstract:
A combination of a variety of herbicides with safening agents which are substituted 1,8-naphthyridines of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is mercapto, hydroxyl, halogen, benzylthio, amino or NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, whereR.sup.2 is a group ##STR2## where A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, XR.sup.4, where X is oxygen or sulfur and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl,R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, hydroxyl, halogen, mercapto, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, dialkylamino where each alkyl is of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenoxy or phenylthio, halo-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)-alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)-alkyl, andR.sup.6 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, carboxyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl or the plant-tolerated salts thereof.
Abstract:
A central operating input and information output system for the control of a plurality of optional instruments in a vehicle has a display for displaying information and an option menu. A first control input controls the functions of the optional instruments and selects the option menu from a basic menu. The option menu indicates the functions of the optional instruments controllable by the first control input. The system has a second control input which controls at least one optional instrument and accesses at least one basic function of the system, irrespective of the option menu currently selected. This allows a central operating input and information output system to have a favorable ergonomic design, to be operated simply, and require a minimum of space. In addition, a high degree of safety is insured by the simplified controls, which minimizes the diversion of the driver from the traffic situation, while allowing him to obtain extensive information concerning the condition of the vehicle and the traffic situation.
Abstract:
A efficient method of encoding a continuous path within a road network in which the path to be encoded is expressible as a path list of lines and/or segments existing in a digital map and consecutively ordered. The method comprises the steps of: (i) storing a start position in a route search list; (ii) determining a path from a start node of the start position and including said start position to an end node of the last line or segment in the path list within said digital map, said path being determined according to a shortest path algorithm; (iii) comparing the shortest path so determined to the path list, and identifying at least one deviation line or segment being part of the path list and having a start node representative of an intersection in said digital map but not being the line or segment first appearing in said path list, and if such deviation line or segment does not terminate at the end node of the last line or segment appearing in the path list, repeating step (i) using said deviation line or segment; and (iv) storing the last line or segment in the path list in said route search list if not already stored.
Abstract:
An electric toothbrush is disclosed. The toothbrush includes a handle part and an attachment part, wherein the handle part has a housing, in which a reservoir for a care substance, a pump for delivering the care substance and a drive unit for driving the pump are arranged. The housing is divided into a liquid-tight first chamber and a second chamber by a partition extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing. The first chamber housing the drive unit is arranged in the first chamber and the reservoir and the pump are arranged in the second chamber.
Abstract:
A method for laser fusion cutting of a metal workpiece including applying a laser beam to the workpiece, where a kerf is melted in the workpiece by the laser beam and a laser beam diameter in a working point is configured to expel molten material from the kerf without cutting gas.
Abstract:
An electrical device has at least one flexible conductor (2) which features an electrically insulating embedding (3) and which is embedded in the wall and has a plurality of electrical contact areas (4), the embedding (3) being removed from the contact areas (4) on the side of the wall (4) facing the surface, the contact areas (4) bounding the surface of the wall. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing such an electrical device (1).
Abstract:
3-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimido)cinnamic esters I ##STR1## (R.sup.1 =H, halogen; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 =halogen; R.sup.4 =C-organic radical, R.sup.5 =H, CH.sub.3) are prepared by reducing 3-nitrocinnamic esters II ##STR2## with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst and condensing the resulting 3-aminocinnamic esters III ##STR3## with a 3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride IV ##STR4## and are valuable active ingredients in crop protection.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating a viscosity or density of a fluid downhole includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the earth. A pump is disposed at the carrier and configured to pump the fluid. A flow restriction element is configured to receive a flow of the fluid pumped by the pump and to reduce pressure of the fluid flowing through the flow restriction element. A sensor is configured to measure a differential pressure across the flow restriction element and to provide an output that is used to estimate the viscosity or density.