1 to 63. (canceled)
64. A door arrester, comprising
a holding rod which can be fastened to one of a door and a door frame,
at least one brake member which interacts with a flat side of the holding rod,
wherein the flat side and the brake member are preloaded against one another at least in regions of the extent of the holding rod,
wherein a holding force acting at least in one of the movement directions of the holding rod can be generated depending upon the local surface properties of the flat side and of the brake member,
wherein the preload is generated by an element which is arranged opposite the brake member and which is loaded by a spring member, and
wherein the holding force generated by the flat side and the brake member exceeds, by at least half, the holding force generated by the element and the holding rod.
65. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the holding rod can be pivotably fastened to the one of the door and the door frame, wherein a housing can be fastened to the other of said door and said door frame, and wherein the holding rod extends through an opening in the housing.
66. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the flat side facing toward the brake member is substantially planar.
67. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the flat side comprises at least one friction or brake lining such as a sintered material.
68. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the flat side has a plurality of sections with different coefficients of friction.
69. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the holding rod is produced as a plastic part, and wherein the holding rod comprises a core of metal.
70. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the brake member is embodied as a sliding member having a flattened front side, wherein the front side faces toward the flat side of the holding rod and rests against the flat side and wherein the sliding member is immovable toward the holding rod.
71. The door arrester as claimed in claim 65, wherein the brake member is embodied as a sliding member having a flattened front side which engages the flat side of the holding rod, and wherein the sliding member is caulked in the housing.
72. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the element is designed as a latching member, and wherein a guide path which is loaded by said latching member is provided on the opposite side of the flat side of the holding rod.
73. The door arrester as claimed in claim 72, wherein the guide path has at least one latching depression which, together with the latching member, permits a latching characteristic.
74. The door arrester as claimed in claim 72, wherein flat side has, at least partially along its extension, a friction coefficient being larger than a friction coefficient of the guide path, and wherein the flat side is embodied as a brake lining different from an encapsulation of the holding rod.
75. The door arrester as claimed in claim 72, wherein the latching member is made of plastic and is preloaded in a direction of the holding rod by a spring member received in a recess of the latching member.
76. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the brake member is preloaded by means of a second spring member, and wherein the brake member is displacable toward the flat side of the holding rod.
77. The door arrester as claimed in claim 76, wherein the spring member is received at least partially within the lateral surface of the brake member.
78. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein a spring unit is arranged between the holding rod and the housing to unload or load the holding rod in a movement direction.
79. The door arrester as claimed in claim 64, wherein the brake member has a front side, wherein the front side is arranged substantially normal to an effective preload component of the spring member, wherein the flat side of the holding rod comprises a brake lining, and wherein said front side and said brake lining define a friction couple.
80. A door arrester, comprising
a holding rod which can be fastened to one of a door and a door frame,
at least one brake member which interacts with a flat side of the holding rod,
at least one element having a substantially flat front end which interacts with a guide path of the holding rod, the at least one element being arranged substantially opposite the at least one brake member,
wherein a spring member preloads the at least one element against the guide path and urges the flat side toward the brake member at least in regions of the extent of the holding rod, and
wherein the flat side has a larger coefficient of friction than the guide path.
81. A motor vehicle door arrester, comprising
a holding rod which can be fastened to one of a door and a door frame, said holding rod comprising a core of metal covered by a plastic covering,
at least one brake member which interacts with a flat side of the holding rod,
wherein the flat side and the brake member are preloaded against one another at least in regions of the extent of the holding rod,
wherein a holding force acting at least in one of the movement directions of the holding rod is generated as said flat side displaces along said brake member,
wherein the holding rod comprises a brake lining different from said plastic covering, and wherein the brake lining is at least a portion of said flat side.
82. A door arrester, comprising
a housing which can be fastened to one of a door and a door frame,
a holding rod which extends through an opening in the housing and which can be pivotably fastened to the other of the door and the door frame,
at least one brake member which interacts with a flat side of the holding rod and which is arranged in the housing,
wherein the flat side and the brake member are preloaded against one another at least in regions of the extent of the holding rod by a load,
wherein a holding force acting at least in one of the movement directions of the holding rod is generated responsive to frictional engagement conditions of the flat side and the brake member,
wherein at least one of said load and said frictional engagement conditions varies along the extent of the holding rod such that the resultant holding force fluctuates over the extent of the holding rod.
83. A door arrester, comprising
a housing which can be fastened to one of a door and a door frame,
a holding rod which extends through an opening in the housing and which can be pivotably fastened to the other of the door and the door frame, and
at least one brake member which interacts with a flat side of the holding rod and which is arranged in the housing,
wherein the flat side and the brake member are preloaded against one another at least in regions of the extent of the holding rod,
wherein a holding force acting at least in one of the movement directions of the holding rod can be generated depending upon the local surface properties of the flat side and of the brake member, and
wherein a spring unit is connected to the holding rod and to the housing to unload or load the holding rod in a movement direction.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Preparations for the application, administration or transport of at least one active ingredient, especially for medicinal or biological purposes, into and through barriers and constrictions, such as skin or the like, in the form of liquid droplets, which can be suspended in a liquid medium and are provided with a membrane-like sheath of one or a few layers of amphiphilic carrier substance, the carrier substance comprising at least two physicochemically different components, characterized in that at least two components are provided, which differ in their solubility in the suspension medium of the preparations, usually water, by a factor of at least 10 and in that the content of solubilizing components is less than 0.1 mole percent, based on the content of these substances, at which the solubilization point of the enveloped droplets is reached or this solubilization point cannot be reached.
2. The preparation of claim 1, characterized in that the amphiphilic components are selected so that, independent of concentration, there is no solubilization.
3. The preparation of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the solubility, especially the water solubility of the more soluble component(s) isare at least 103 to 106 M and the solubility, especially the water solubility, of the less soluble component(s) isare at least 106 to 1010 M.
4. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the difference between the solubility of the more soluble component(s) and the less soluble component(s) is approximately between 10 and 107, preferably between 102 and 106 and especially between 103 and 105.
5. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the ability of the preparation to permeate through constrictions is at least 0.001% and preferably 0.1% of the permeability of small molecules, which permeate essentially without being impeded.
6. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the ratio of the permeation capability relative to reference particles P(transfer.)P(refer.), the reference particles being, for example water, much smaller than the constrictions in the barrier, when the barrier itself is the site of the determination, is between 105 and 1, preferably between 104 and 1 and especially between 102 and 1.
7. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the preparations contain at least two amphiphilic components of different solubility, for forming a carrier substance andor a membrane-like sheath about a droplet amount of hydrophilic liquid, wherein the active ingredient is contained in the carrier substance in or at the membrane-like sheath andor in the hydrophilic liquid.
8. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the vesicle radius of the
enveloped droplets is between about 25 and about 500 mn, preferably between about 50 and about 200 nm and especially between 80 and about 100 nm.
9. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the sheath is a double layer.
10. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the amphiphilic component (n) comprises or comprise physiologically tolerated lipids of different polarity andor such an active ingredient or ingredients.
11. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the amphiphilic substance comprises a lipid or lipoid of biological origin or a corresponding synthetic lipid or a derivative of such lipids, particularly diacyl or dialkyl glycerophosphoethanolamino azo polyoxyethylene derivative, didecanoyl phosphatidyl choline, diacyl phosphooligomaltobionamide, a glyceride, a glycerophospholipid, isoprenoid lipid, sphingolipid, steroid, sterol, a sulfur-containing or hydrocarbon-containing lipid or a different lipid, which forms stable structures, such as double layers, preferably comprises a half protonated liquid fatty acid, particularly a phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl glycerol, phosphatidyl inositol, a phosphatid acid, a phosphatidyl serine, a sphingomylein or sphingophospholipid, glycosphingolipid (such as cerebroside, ceramide polyhexoside, sulfatide, sphingoplasmalogen), ganglioside or other glycolipid, or a synthetic lipid, preferably a dioleoyl, dilinolyl, dilinolenyl, dilinoloyl, dilinolinoyl or diarachinoyl, dilauroyl, dimyristoyl, dilalmitoyl, distearoyl phospholipid or a corresponding dialkyl or sphingosin derivative, glycolipid or other identical chain or mixed chain acyl lipid or alkyl lipid.
12. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the less soluble amphiphilic component comprises a synthetic lipid, preferably myristoleoyl, palmitoleoyl, petroselinyl, petroselaidyl, oleoyl, elaidyl, cis- or trans-vaccenoyl, linolyl, linolenyl, linolaidyl, octadecatetraenoyl, gondoyl, eicosaenoyl, eicosadienoyl, eicosatrienoyl, arachidoyl, cis- or trans-docosaenoyl, docosadienoyl, docosatrienoyl, docosatetraenoyl, caproyl, lauroyl, tridecanoyl, myristoyl, pentadecanoyl, palmitoyl, heptadecanoyl, stearoyl or nonadecanoyl, glycerophospholipid or a corresponding chain-branched derivative or a corresponding sphingosin derivative, glycolipid or a different acyl lipid or alkyl lipid; and the more soluble component or components is derived from one of the less soluble components listed above and, for increasing the solubility, is derivatized with a butanoyl, pentanoyl, hexanoyl, heptanoyl, octanoyl, nonanoyl, decanoyl, dodecane or undecanoyl or a corresponding monounsaturated or polyunsaturated or chain-branched substituent thereof or several substituents, selected independently of one another, andor is substituted, complexed andor associated with a different material, which is suitable for improving the solubility.
13. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the total content of amphiphilic substance for administration on human or animal skin is between 0.01 and 40% by weight of the preparation, preferably between 0.1 and 15% by weight and especially between 1 and 10% by weight.
14. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the total content of amphiphilic substance for application on plants is 0.000001 to 10% by weight, preferably between 0.001 and 1% by weight and especially between 0.01 and 0.1% by weight.
15. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 14, characterized in that, as active ingredient, it contains an adrenocorticostatic agent, a -adrenolytic agent, an androgen or antiandrogen, an anti-parasitic, anabolic, anesthetic or analgesic, analeptic, anti-allergic, anti-arrhythmic, anti-arteriosclerosis, anti-asthmatic andor bronchospasmolytic agent, an antibiotic, an anti-depressive andor anti-psychotic agent, an anti-diabetic agent, an antidote, an anti-emetic, anti-epileptic, anti-fibrinolytic, anti-convulsive or anti-cholinergic agent, an enzyme, coenzyme or a corresponding inhibitor, an antihistamine, an antihypertensive drug, a biological activity inhibitor, an antihypotensive agent, an anticoagulant, an anti-mycotic or antimyasthenic agent, an active ingredient against Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease, an anti-phlogistic, anti-pyretic or anti-rheumatic agent, an antiseptic, a respiratory analeptic or stimulating agent, a broncholytic, cardiotonic or chemotherapeutic agent, a coronary dilator, a cytostatic agent, a diuretic, a ganglion blocker, a glucorcorticoid, a therapeutic agent for influenza, a hemostatic or hyptonic agent, immunoglobulin or fragment or a different immunological or receptor substance, a bioactive carbohydrate (derivative), a contraceptive, a migraine agent, a mineral corticoid, a morphine antagonist, a muscle relaxant, a narcotic, a neural or CNS therapeutic agent, a nucleotide or polynucleotide, a neuroleptic agent, a neuron transmitter or a corresponding antogonist, a peptide (derivative), an ophthalmic agent, a (para)-sympathicomimetic or (para)-sympathicolytic agent, a protein (derivative), a psoriasisneurodermatitis agent, a mydriatic agent, a mood elevator, rhinological agent, a sleeping draft or its antagonist, a sedative, a spasmolytic, tuberculosis or urological agent, a vasoconstrictor or dilator, a virostatic agent or a wound-healing agent or several such agents, especially diclofenac or ibuprofen.
16. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the active ingredient is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, for example, diclofenac, ibuprofen or a lithium, sodium, potassium, cesium, rubidium, ammonium, monoethyl, dimethyl, trimethylammonium or ethylammonium salt thereof.
17. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the less polar component comprises a physiologically compatible lipid, preferably from the class of phospholipids and especially from the class of phosphatidyl cholines, and the active ingredient is the more soluble component, optionally with the addition of less than 10% by weight, based on the total composition of the preparation, of a further soluble component, which is the more soluble component, the concentration of the more soluble component(s) typically being between 0.01% by weight and 15% by weight, preferably between 0.1% by weight and 10% by weight and particularly between 0.5% by weight and 3% by weight, and the total lipid concentration being between 0.005% by weight and 40% by weight and preferably between 0.5% by weight and 15% by weight and especially between 1% by weight and 10% by weight.
18. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the preparation comprises consistency modifiers, such as hydrogels, antioxidants such as probucol, tocopherol, BHT, ascorbic acid, desferroxamine andor stabilizers such as phenol, cresol, benzyl alcohol, etc.
19. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the active ingredient is a growth regulating substance for living beings.
20. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the active ingredient has biocidal properties and, in particular, is an insecticide, pesticide, herbicide or fungicide.
21. The preparation of one of the claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the active ingredient is an allurement, in particular, a pheromone.
22. A method for producing a preparation for the administration, application or transport of at least one active ingredient, particularly for medicinal or biological purposes, into and through natural barriers and constrictions, such as skin and the like, in the form of liquid droplets, which can be suspended in a liquid medium and are provided with a membrane-like sheath of one or a few layers of amphiphilic carrier substance, the carrier substance comprising at least two physicochemically different components, characterized in that at least two amphiphilic components are selected, which differ in their solubility in the suspension medium of the preparation, usually water, by a factor of at least 10 and the content of solubilizing components is less than 0.1 mole percent, based on the content of these substances, at which the solubilizing point of the enveloped droplets is reached or this point cannot be reached in a practically relevant region, and the content of amphiphilic components is adjusted, so that the ability of the preparation to permeate through constructions is at least 0.001% of the permeability of small molecules, for example, of water.
23. The method of claim 22, characterized in that the content of amphiphilic components is adjusted, so that the ratio of the permeation capability relative to reference particles, which are much smaller than the constrictions in the barrier, for example water, when the barrier itself is the site of determination, is between 105 and 1, preferably between 104 and 1 and especially between 102 and 1.
24. The method of claims 22 and 23, characterized in that stability and permeation capability are determined by filtration, optionally under pressure, through a fine-pored filter or through otherwise controlled mechanical whirling up, shearing or comminuting.
25. The method of one of the claims 22 to 24, characterized in that the substance mixture for producing a transfersome-like preparation is subjected to a filtration, to a treatment with ultrasound, to stirring, to shaking or to other mechanical comminuting effects.
26. The method of one of the claims 22 to 25, characterized in that transfersome-like droplets, which form the preparation, are produced from at least two amphiphilic components of different polarity, at least one polar liquid and at least one active ingredient.
27. The method of one of the claims 22 to 26, characterized in that the transfersome-like droplets, which form the preparation, wherein the amphiphilic component(s) comprises or contains the active ingredient, are formed from at least two amphiphilic components of different polarity and at least one polar liquid.
28. The method of one of the claims 22 to 28, characterized in that the amphiphilic components and the hydrophilic substance in each case are mixed separately with the active ingredient and optionally brought into solution, the mixtures or solutions are then combined into a mixture, in which droplet formation is brought about by supplying, in particular, mechanical energy.
29. The method of one of the claims 22 to 28, characterized in that the amphiphilic components, either as such or dissolved in a physiologically compatible solvent or dissolving intermediary, which is miscible with a polar liquid or liquids, especially with water, are combined with a polar solution.
30. The method of one of the claims 22 to 29, characterized in that the formation of enveloped droplets is brought about by stirring, by evaporation from a reverse phase, by an injection method or a dialysis method, by electrical, thermal or mechanical stressing, such as shaking, stirring, homogenizing, ultrasonicating, rubbing, freezing or thawing, heating or cooling or high pressure or low pressure filtration.
31. The method of one of the claims 22 to 30, characterized in that the formation of the enveloped droplets is brought about by filtration and the filter material has a pore size of 0.01 to 0.8 m, especially of 0.05 to 0.3 m and particularly of 0.08 to 0.15 m, several filters optionally being connected in series.
32. The method of one of the claims 22 to 31, characterized in that the association between carrier and active ingredients takes place at least partially after the droplet formation.
33. The method of one of the claims 22 to 32, characterized in that, shortly before use, the enveloped droplets are prepared from a concentrate or lyophilisate.