Author: claimsbot

1-16. (canceled)
17. A cooling device, comprising:
a housing having a wall, the wall having an interior;
an ice passage extending through the wall of the housing and having an outer end; and
a condensation water channel that extends from the outer end of the ice passage downward in the interior of the wall.
18. The cooling device of claim 17, wherein the wall has an outer skin and an insulating layer, and wherein the condensation water channel extends between the outer skin and the insulating layer of the wall.
19. The cooling device of claim 18, wherein the insulating layer of the wall has a watertight layer toward the condensation water channel.
20. The cooling device of claim 17, wherein the condensation water channel is used as a cable channel at least over a predetermined section of a length of the condensation water channel.
21. The cooling device of claim 17, wherein the wall of the housing has a dispensing recess; wherein the dispensing recess has a rear wall; wherein the ice passage opens into the dispensing recess; and wherein the condensation water channel is concealed behind the rear wall of the dispensing recess.
22. The cooling device of claim 17, further comprising a flap, wherein the outer end of the ice passage is closed off by the flap.
23. The cooling device of claim 22, wherein a drip edge is formed by at least one of the outer end of the ice passage and a lower edge of the flap.
24. The cooling device of claim 23, further comprising a collection region that is provided below the drip edge and serves as an inlet for the condensation water channel.
25. The cooling device of claim 24, wherein the dispensing recess has a cover; wherein the cover has an indentation; and wherein the outer end of the ice passage, the flap, and the inlet of the condensation water channel are arranged in the indentation.
26. The cooling device of claim 21, wherein the dispensing recess is structured in a multilayered manner from a molded part and a panel that covers the molded part, and wherein the panel forms the rear wall of the dispensing recess.
27. The cooling device of claim 26, wherein the dispensing recess has a rear face and a first base, and wherein the molded part extends at least along the rear face and below the first base of the dispensing recess.
28. The cooling device of claim 27, wherein the molded part has a second base; wherein a cable groove is embedded in the second base of the molded part; and wherein at least one traverse that extends over the second base is arranged on the molded part adjacent to the cable groove.
29. The cooling device of claim 28, wherein the traverse is attached to the second base by means of an adhesive.
30. The cooling device of claim 28, wherein the traverse is formed by adhesive.
31. The cooling device of claim 28, wherein the cable groove opens into a cable channel.
32. The cooling device of claim 31, wherein the cable channel opens at a lower end into an evaporation tray.

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. A method for the production of an agent for enhancing soil growth, comprising:
grinding a biomass feedstock to produce ground biomass particles;
subjecting the ground biomass particles to sequential or concurrent ramps of temperature and pressure shocks;
selectively collecting at least one volatile component as it is released from the ground biomass particles;
collecting a last remaining nonvolatile component comprising BMF char;
rendering a surface of the BMF char hydrophilic after collecting the BMF char by removing adsorbed gas within char pores by introducing a water solution containing soluble plant nutrients;
exposing the BMF char to microorganisms after rendering the surface hydrophilic; and then
adding the BMF char to soil after exposing the BMF char to microorganisms.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the biomass particles are ground to a diameter between about 0.001 inch and about 1 inch.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising dispensing the ground biomass particles into thin sheets whose total thickness is a multiple of the ground biomass particle diameter before subjecting the ground biomass particles to sequential or concurrent ramps of temperature and pressure shocks wherein the multiple is any real number in the range of 1 to 30.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the biomass feedstock is used to produce different BMF chars based on a composition of the biomass feedstock.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure shocks vary in magnitude from 0.2 MPa to 10 GPa, wherein an admixture of pressure shocks of differing magnitudes is combined with pressure shocks applied over a range of times.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature ramp includes a sufficiently high temperature to create a nonvolatile carbonaceous material within the ground biomass particles.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure shocks increase thermal conductivity of formed nonvolatile carbonaceous material within the ground biomass particles.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature ramps and pressure shocks are conducted in an atmosphere containing a supercritical fluid.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure shocks decrease the effective density of the ground biomass particles.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein a pH of the BMF char is controlled via pH adjustment agents.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the BMF char is activated.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein a pH of the soil is modified to accept the addition of BMF char.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein microorganisms include members of at least one of fungi, bacteria or archaea.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein fungi are members of the phyla Glomeromycota.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the BMF char contains glomalin structures.
16. A method for the production of an agent for enhancing soil growth, comprising:
grinding a biomass feedstock to produce ground biomass particles having a diameter between about 0.001 inch and about 1 inch;
dispensing the ground biomass particles into thin sheets whose total thickness is a multiple of the ground biomass particle diameter;
subjecting the ground biomass particles to sequential or concurrent ramps of temperature and pressure shocks;
selectively collecting at least one volatile component as it is released from the ground biomass particles;
collecting a last remaining nonvolatile component comprising BMF char;
rendering a surface of the BMF char hydrophilic after collecting the BMF char by removing adsorbed gas within char pores by introducing a water solution containing soluble plant nutrients;
adding the BMF char to soil after rendering the surface hydrophilic; and then
exposing the BMF char to microorganisms.

1. A method, comprising:
determining a desired topology of a network;
comparing said desired topology to a current topology of said network; and
controlling said current topology with role assignments and parameter assignments to current network components in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said current network components.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said current network components include a control plane element.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding additional network components to said current topology to implement said desired topology.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining said desired topology of said network includes gathering information from at least one source about devices capable of implementing said desired topology.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising filling out a desired topology template with said information.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing said desired topology to said current topology of said network includes gathering information about said current topology.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising filling out a current topology template with said information.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein comparing said desired topology to said current topology of said network includes comparing a filled out version of said current topology template with a filled out version of a desired topology template.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling said current topology with said role assignments and said parameter assignments to said current network component in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said current topology includes causing said current topology to implement a distributed in path control implementation.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling said current topology with said role assignments and said parameter assignments to said current network component in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said current topology includes causing said current topology to implement a centralized off path control implementation.
11. A system, comprising:
an obtaining engine to obtain a description of a desired topology;
a gathering engine to gather information about said desired topology and a current topology;
a comparing engine to compare said desired topology to said current topology; and
a controlling engine to control said current topology with role assignments and parameter assignments to network components in said current topology to implement said desired topology with network components.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein said controlling engine causes said current topology to implement a centralized off path control implementation, a distributed in path control implementation, or combinations thereof.
13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a template engine to fill out templates for both said current topology and said desired topology for said comparing engine.
14. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes a processor to:
obtain a description of a desired topology;
gather information about said desired topology and a current topology;
fill out templates for both said desired topology and said current topology:
compare said templates for differences; and
control said network topology with role assignments and parameter assignments to network components in said current topology to implement said desired topology with said network components.
15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes said processor to implement a centralized off path control implementation, a distributed in path control implementation, or combinations thereof.

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. Drive device for boardingdeboarding devices for public transport vehicles, comprising:
a drive unit, which is disposed in and drives a rotation post that rotates about an axis of rotation during opening and closing processes and opens and closes the boardingdeboarding device,
wherein the drive unit is retained by a retaining component on the vehicle and the retaining component acts as a counter bearing for a torque of the drive unit, and
wherein a coupling device is disposed between the drive unit and the retaining component, the coupling device enabling a rotation of the drive unit about the axis of rotation when a threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded,
wherein the coupling device is configured as a locking body coupling that comprises at least one first coupling element held in engagement with a second coupling element by a restoring force member,
wherein a restoring force exerted by the restoring force member is overcome only when the threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded and the coupling elements are thereby brought out of engagement, and
wherein additional bodies are disposed between the coupling elements which transmit the torque.
2. Drive device according to claim 1, wherein
the first coupling element is formed by a support member which comprises at least one axially extending first depression with lateral flanks extending obliquely in the circumferential direction of the drive unit,
the second coupling element is formed by a bearing housing comprising at least one axially extending guide,
a coupling ball is disposed in the axial depression which protrudes into the guide and is thus axially guided, wherein
the coupling ball, during rotation of the drive unit, is moved over the obliquely extending lateral flank of the depression against the restoring force of the restoring force member.
3. Drive device according to claim 2, wherein the restoring force member is formed by a disc spring acting on a thrust plate disposed between the coupling ball and the disc spring.
4. Drive device according to claim 1, wherein a bearing, which enables the rotation post to tumble, is provided between the drive unit and the retaining component.
5. Drive device according to claim 4, wherein a guide shaft extends from the drive unit into the bearing and comprises receptacles for receiving balls disposed in depressions of the ball receptacle of the bearing, wherein the depressions permit a movement of the balls in a longitudinal direction, so that the guide shaft is mounted in the ball receptacle so as to be moveable in the Z-direction via the balls, but non-rotatable about the longitudinal axis.
6. Drive device according to claim 5, wherein the rotation post is supported in a joint bearing which surrounds the ball receptacle, wherein the guide shaft and the rotation post tumble about a common tumbling point disposed on the longitudinal axis.
7. Drive device according to claim 6, wherein the guide shaft is non-rotatably connected to the drive unit.
8. Drive device according to claim 5, wherein the guide shaft corresponds to the output shaft of a drive motor.
9. Drive device according to claim 5, wherein the guide shaft corresponds to a gear unit input shaft.
10. Drive device according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit is configured to be self-locking.
11. Drive device for boardingdeboarding devices for public transport vehicles, comprising:
a drive unit, which is disposed in and drives a rotation post that rotates about an axis of rotation during opening and closing processes and opens and closes the boardingdeboarding device,
wherein the drive unit is retained by a retaining component on the vehicle and the retaining component acts as a counter bearing for a torque of the drive unit,
wherein a coupling device is disposed between the drive unit and the retaining component, the coupling device enabling a rotation of the drive unit about the axis of rotation when a threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded,
wherein the coupling device is configured as a locking body coupling that comprises at least one first coupling element held in engagement with a second coupling element by a restoring force member, wherein a restoring force exerted by the restoring force member is overcome only when the threshold value of the torque acting on the drive unit is exceeded and the coupling elements are thereby brought out of engagement,
wherein additional bodies are disposed between the coupling elements which transmit the torque, and
the first coupling element is formed by a support member which comprises at least one axially extending first depression with lateral flanks extending obliquely in the circumferential direction of the drive unit,
the second coupling element is formed by a bearing housing comprising at least one axially extending guide,
a coupling ball is disposed in the axial depression which protrudes into the guide and is thus axially guided, wherein
the coupling ball, during rotation of the drive unit, is moved over the obliquely extending lateral flank of the depression against the restoring force of the restoring force member.