Author: claimsbot

1-11. (canceled)
12. A method to detect microbes from water samples using cultivation, said method comprising the steps of:
a) introducing a gas into a container to promote microbe growth in a sample collected in said container;
wherein said step of introducing said gas is performed at a time selected from the group consisting of prior to a collection of said sample, and during a collection of said sample;
wherein said gas is selected from the group consisting of a single gas, and a gas mixture.
13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of starting said microbe growth in said sample in a static cultivation to maximize a division of microbe cells in said sample during a time period to reduce environmental stress on said sample when said sample interacts with said gas.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein said static cultivation is continued in a Portable Microbe Enrichment Unit (PMEU) device with an application of a cultivation gas flow so that a transfer from said gas used in said step (a) to said cultivation gas flow is at a condition determined to said microbe cells in a static state.
15. The method according to claim 14 further comprising the step of monitoring at least one hygiene indicator.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein a Colilert\u2122 broth media is used in said static cultivation of microbes, said Colilert\u2122 broth media contains antibiotic factors for said static cultivation and for detection of coliform bacteria.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said antibiotic factors of said Colilert\u2122 broth media is configured so that an antibiotic concentration of one of said gas used in step (a), and gas bubbling implemented during said static cultivation is decreased so that said antibiotic concentration affects coliform microbe growth.
18. The method according to claim 14, wherein a microbiological generic media is used for said static cultivation and for detection of heterotrophic bacteria.
19. The method according to claim 12 further comprising the step of rinsing said container prior to said step (a) with one of a rinsing gas, and a rinsing gas mixture.
20. The method according to claim 12, wherein said collection of said sample is implemented automatically.
21. The method according to claim 14, wherein said gas is introduced into said container from at least one pressurized gas bottle, said cultivation gas is introduced into said PMEU from at least one pressurized gas bottle.
22. The method according to claim 21 further comprising the step of controlling said introducing of said gas using an automatic control system dependent on information available at a period selected from the group consisting of in advance of said sample collection, afterwards from said sample collection, and at a time of said sample collection, said information is used to guide one of a pressure, a flow, a composition, a concentration, and a temperature of said gas used in said collection.

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 device for training a golf swing, comprising:
a guide bar configured to guide the swing of a golf club such that the swing begins in a desired swing plane;
a guide bar support structure coupled with the guide bar and configured to support the guide bar in a position so as to allow the golf club to move adjacent to the guide bar during a backswing of the golf club, wherein the guide bar is configured to automatically retract away from a path of the golf club taken during the backswing of the golf club;
a retraction mechanism coupled to the guide bar and configured to retract the guide bar; and
at least one sensor coupled to the retraction mechanism, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned and configured to detect when the backswing has reached an actuation position along the guide bar and actuate the retraction mechanism when the backswing has reached the actuation position.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured such that the motion of the backswing causes the retraction of the guide bar.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the device is configured such that the force of the backswing retracts the guide bar.
4. The device of claim 3, further comprising an actuation trigger and a retraction mechanism coupled to the actuation trigger and configured to retract the guide bar, wherein the device is configured such that the force of the backswing engages the actuation trigger, and wherein the engagement of the actuation trigger actuates the retraction mechanism to retract the guide bar.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the guide bar support structure is configured to allow a user to adjust the height of the guide bar.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the guide bar support structure comprises at least one guide bar support member coupled with the guide bar.
7. The device of claim 6, further comprising a base coupled with the at least one guide bar support member.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the at least one guide bar support member is configured to pivot with respect to the base to allow the guide bar to retract.
9. The device of claim 8, further comprising a spring mechanism configured to bias the at least one guide bar support member towards a first configuration, wherein the guide bar is in a retracted configuration when the at least one guide bar support member is in the first configuration.
10. The device of claim 9, further comprising a retention pin configured to retain the at least one guide bar support member in a second configuration, wherein the guide bar is in a guiding configuration when the at least one guide bar support member is in the second configuration, and wherein the guiding configuration allows a golfer to guide the swing of a golf club such that the swing begins in a desired swing plane.
11. A device for training a golf swing, comprising:
a guide bar configured to guide the swing of a golf club such that the swing begins in a desired swing plane;
a guide bar support structure coupled with the guide bar and configured to support the guide bar in at least a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration, the guide bar is positioned so as to allow the golf club to move adjacent to the guide bar during a backswing of the golf club, and wherein, in the second configuration, the guide bar is positioned away from a path of the golf club taken during the backswing of the golf club;
a retraction mechanism configured to retract the guide bar from the first configuration to the second; and
at least one sensor coupled to the retraction mechanism, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned and configured to detect when the backswing has reached an actuation position along the guide bar and actuate the retraction mechanism when the backswing has reached the actuation position.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the retraction mechanism comprises a spring mechanism configured to bias the guide bar towards the second configuration.
13. The device of claim 12, further comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock the guide bar in the first configuration.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein the retraction mechanism further comprises a release mechanism configured to release the guide bar from being locked in the first configuration.
15. The device of claim 14, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a retention pin releasably engaged with the guide bar support structure, wherein the release mechanism is configured to release the retention pin from the guide bar support structure to allow the guide bar to retract to the second configuration.
16. The device of claim 11, wherein the device is configured such that the motion of the backswing actuates the retraction mechanism.
17. The device of claim 11, further comprising a deactivation component configured to selectively deactivate the retraction mechanism.
18. A device for training a golf swing, comprising:
a guide bar configured to guide the swing of a golf club such that the swing begins in a desired swing plane;
a guide bar support structure coupled with the guide bar and configured to support the guide bar in an operative position so as to allow the golf club to move adjacent to the guide bar during a backswing of the golf club;
a retraction mechanism coupled to the guide bar and configured to retract the guide bar from the operative position to a retracted position, wherein the retraction mechanism comprises a spring mechanism configured to bias the guide bar towards the retracted position;
a locking mechanism configured to lock the guide bar in the operative position;
a release mechanism configured to release the guide bar from being locked in the operative position and allow the spring mechanism to move the guide bar to the retracted position; and
at least one sensor coupled to the retraction mechanism, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned and configured to detect when the backswing has reached an actuation position along the guide bar and actuate the retraction mechanism when the backswing has reached the actuation position.

1. A controller for a motor vehicle, comprising
a housing, which has an upper housing part and lower housing part each formed from a non-conductive material and a housing passage formed by said upper and lower housing parts,
a printed circuit board arranged in the housing, which comprises an electrical circuit, which can be contacted by means of contact elements of a plug connector arranged in the region of the housing passage, wherein each contact element is formed in one piece from a first connect section arranged on the inside of the housing and connected at the end of the printed circuit board and a second contact section which extends substantially in parallel to the printed circuit board, which is guided through the housing passage,
wherein
a form-fit contact support structure is embodied in the housing passage, with which at least the second contact sections are supported against the upper housing part or the lower housing part.
2. The controller according to claim 1, wherein the contact elements comprise first and second contact elements and the second contact sections of the first contact elements are arranged in a first contact plane and the second contact sections of the second contact elements are arranged in a second contact plane, with the second contact sections of the first contact elements being supported against the lower housing part and the second contact sections of the second contact elements being supported against the upper housing part by means of the contact support structure and with a cover element being provided between the first and the second contact plane.
3. The controller according to claim 2, wherein the cover element is embodied as a plate-like cover part, which is connected to at least one of the upper housing part and the lower housing part by means of a form-fit connection.
4. The controller according to claim 3, wherein the form-fit connection is embodied as a locking connection.
5. The controller according to claim 3, wherein the contact support structure is formed by a form pairing of an attachment embodied on the contact element and an assigned congruent recess, which is embodied on at least one of the upper housing part and on the lower housing part.
6. The controller according to claim 5, wherein the attachment is formed by a cross-sectional extension embodied on the second contact section.
7. The controller according to claim 1, wherein the first contact sections are embodied at the end as press-fit pins, which are arranged to be free-standing on the printed circuit board and are pressed into metalized printed circuit board holes.
8. The controller according to claim 1, wherein the plug connector has a first and a second collar part, with the first collar part being embodied in one piece with the upper housing part and the second collar part being embodied in one piece with the lower housing part.
9. The controller according to claim 8, wherein the upper housing part and the lower housing part are manufactured from a polymer material by means of injection molding.
10. The controller according to claim 8, wherein the second contact sections are arranged in parallel adjacent to one another.
11. A method for manufacturing a controller for a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
providing a housing from an upper housing part and lower housing part each being formed from a non-conductive material, wherein a housing passage is formed by said upper and lower housing, parts,
arranging a printed circuit board in the housing, which comprises an electrical circuit, which can be contacted by means of contact elements of a plug connector arranged in the region of the housing passage, wherein each contact element is formed in one piece from a first connect section arranged on the inside of the housing and connected at the end of the printed circuit board and a second contact section which extends substantially in parallel to the printed circuit board, which is guided through the housing passage,
and
embodying a form-fit contact support structure in the housing passage, with which at least the second contact sections are supported against the upper housing part or the lower housing part.
12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of providing first and second contact elements and arranging the second contact sections of the first contact elements in a first contact plane and the second contact sections of the second contact elements in a second contact plane, wherein the second contact sections of the first contact elements being supported against the lower housing part and the second contact sections of the second contact elements being supported against the upper housing part by means of the contact support structure and wherein a cover element is provided between the first and the second contact plane.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the cover element is embodied as a plate-like cover part, which is connected to at least one of the upper housing part and the lower housing part by means of a form-fit connection.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the form-fit connection is embodied as a locking connection.
15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the contact support structure is formed by a form pairing of an attachment embodied on the contact element and an assigned congruent recess, which is embodied on at least one of the upper housing part and on the lower housing part.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the attachment is formed by a cross-sectional extension embodied on the second contact section.
17. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first contact sections are embodied at the end as press-fit pins, which are arranged to be free-standing on the printed circuit board and are pressed into metalized printed circuit board holes.
18. The method according to claim 11, wherein the plug connector has a first and a second collar part, with the first collar part being embodied in one piece with the upper housing part and the second collar part being embodied in one piece with the lower housing part.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the upper housing part and the lower housing part are manufactured from a polymer material by means of injection molding.
20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the second contact sections are arranged in parallel adjacent to one another.

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 filter element comprising:
a hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
a support frame arranged in on a radially inner side of the radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
at least one end cap arranged on an axial end face of the filter medium body;
wherein the at least one end cap has a central opening extending axially through the t least one end cap;
at least one installation rib secured to a radially inner side of the support frame and protruding radially inwardly from the support frame;
wherein the at least one installation rib extends radially inward further than a radially inner boundary of the central opening in the at least one end cap;
wherein an end face of the at least e one installation rib forms a support surface configured to support the filter element on a support dome projecting through the central opening into a interior of the hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body.
2. The filter element according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one installation rib is a plurality of installation ribs secured on the support frame and arranged so as to be distributed over a circumference.
3. The filter element according to claim 2, wherein
the end faces of the plurality of installation ribs forming a portion of a circumferential ring gear on the radially inner side of the support frame;
wherein an intermediate space configured to receive a counter-support element on the support dome is arranged between two of the plurality of installation ribs.
4. The filter element according to one of claim 1, wherein
the end face of the at least one installation rib that forms the support surface is arranged axially spaced apart from an adjacent axial end face of the filter element.
5. The filter element according to one of claim 1, wherein
the at least one end cap is a carrier of a sealing ring, the sealing ring arranged on the at least one end cap.
6. The filter element according to one of claim 1, wherein
the at least one installation rib runs along a longitudinal brace of the support frame that extends in the axial direction.
7. A support dome for the filter element according to claim 1, comprising
a circumferential wall of the support dome formed as a lattice structure.
8. The support dome according to claim 7, comprising:
a circumferential ring gear having a plurality of teeth;
wherein a support incision into which an installation rib of the filter element support frame protrudes is formed between each two adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth.
9. The support dome according to claim 8, wherein
on an end face of the support dome, at least one counter-support element corresponding to an end face of the installation rib is arranged.
10. The support dome according to claim 9, wherein
the support dome comprises a base section that is a carrier of the at least one counter-support element as well as an elongated axially adjoining guide section that is in contact with the installation rib and is arranged radially inside of the counter-support element or of limiting walls of the counter-support element.
11. The support dome according to claim 10, wherein
the axially elongated axially adjoining guide section is cylindrical or conical.
12. The support dome according to claim 10, wherein
a wall of the axially elongated guide section is embodied as a lattice structure.
13. The support dome according to claim 12, wherein
the lattice structure of the axially elongated guide section comprises axial braces that run in a circumferential direction at a height of the counter-support elements.
14. The support dome according to claim 10, wherein
the guide section has an axial length that is at least half of an axial length of the base section.
15. The support dome according to one of claim 7, further comprising
latching elements for latching onto a filter housing arranged on an end face of the support dome.
16. A filter device comprising
a filter element comprising:
a hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
a support frame arranged in on a radially inner side of the radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
at least one end cap arranged on an axial end face of the filter medium body;
wherein the at least one end cap has a central opening extending axially through the t least one end cap;
at least one installation rib secured to a radially inner side of the support frame and protruding radially inwardly from the support frame;
wherein the at least one installation rib extends radially inward further than a radially inner boundary of the central opening in the at least one end cap;
wherein an end face of the at least one installation rib forms a support surface configured to support the filter element on a support dome projecting through the central opening into an interior of the hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;

a support dome comprising:
a circumferential wall of the support dome formed as a lattice structure;

a filter housing having interior into which the filter element and support dome are received;
a pot shaped filter housing cover;
17. The filter device according to claim 16, wherein
the at least one installation rib is a plurality of installation ribs are arranged on the support frame of the filter element and a plurality of counter-support elements are arranged on an end face of the support dome.
18. (canceled)
19. A filter device having a filter element having a hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body on the inside of which a support frame is arranged, and having at least one end cap arranged on an end face of the filter medium body, wherein at least one end cap possesses a central opening, with a filter housing and with a pot-shaped housing cover in which the filter element is received and which is connected to the filter housing via a connecting device, wherein a support dome, is arranged in the filter housing, the support dome protruding through the opening in the end cap into the support frame in the filter element, the support dome having a circumferential wall formed as a lattice structure.
20-21. (canceled)
22. A kit having
a first filter device comprising:
a filter element comprising:
a hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
a support frame arranged in on a radially inner side of the radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
at least one end cap arranged on an axial end face of the filter medium body;
wherein the at least one end cap has a central opening extending axially through the t least one end cap;
at least one installation rib secured to a radially inner side of the support frame and protruding radially inwardly from the support frame;
wherein the at least one installation rib extends radially inward further than a radially inner boundary of the central opening in the at least one end cap;
wherein an end face of the at least e one installation rib forms a support surface configured to support the filter element on a support dome projecting through the central opening into a interior of the hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;

a filter housing and a pot-shaped housing cover, into which the filter element is received and which is connected to the filter housing via a connecting device:

a second filter device according to claim 19 having a first filter element having at least one installation rib, and having a second filter element filter element comprising:
a hollow, cylindrical, radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
a support frame arranged in on a radially inner side of the radial flowthrough-permitting filter medium body;
at least one end cap arranged on an axial end face of the filter medium body;
wherein the at least one end cap has a central opening extending axially through the at least one end cap;

a support dome;
wherein the filter element is received in the filter housing;
wherein the second filter element is received in the filter housing.