11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160076284 | SELF LOCATING TIE BAR GUIDE FOR SASH LOCK TIE BARS - A self locating tie bar guide for use with a tie bar. The tie bar guide defines a passage into which the tie bar is received. A tie bar receiving portion is shiftable between an open orientation in which the tie bar can be inserted into the passage and a closed orientation in which the tie bar is held in the passage. A resilient engaging member that engages a prelocated opening in the tie bar is resiliently biased toward the tie bar when the receiving portion is in the open orientation. The resilient tie bar engaging member is shiftable away from the tie bar when the receiving portion is in the closed orientation by contact between a portion of the resilient engaging member and another portion of the tie bar guide. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING CUTTING EDGES ON A V-BLADE PLOW - For a V-plow having a pair of blades hinged together along inboard ends of the blades at a hinge, a gauge on a lower end of the hinge having a spacer, the spacer having a thickness in a direction generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the V-plow corresponding to a desired minimum spacing between inboard ends of a pair of cutting edge plates to be installed on the blades, a method of installing the cutting edge plates on the blades is provided. The method comprises positioning one of the cutting edge plates along a lower edge of one of the blades so that the inboard end of the one cutting edge plate abuts one side of the spacer, securing the one cutting edge plate to the one blade, positioning the other cutting edge plate along a lower edge of the other blade so that the inboard end of the other cutting edge plate abuts the other side of the spacer, and securing the other cutting edge plate to the other blade. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076286 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING AN INTEGRATED ARTICULATING CLOSURE HINGE AND COVER - A closure assembly is provided including a closure having a closure hinge, a closure hinge cover and a linkage between the closure and the cover. When the closure is in a closed position, the cover extends in a plane overlying the closure hinge. When the closure is an opened position the cover is displaced to an open position to allow the closure hinge to pass through the plane that the cover assumes when the closure is closed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076287 | Door Hinge Cover - A hinge cover for a door hinge that can be used to temporarily protect the door hinge from paint while the door and nearby surfaces are being painted. The hinge cover includes a front cover and a rear cover, wherein the front cover can be secured to the interior portion of a hinge, and wherein the rear cover can be secured to the exterior portion of a hinge so that the hinge is fully enclosed. The front cover includes a body having a pair of sides for covering the door plate and frame plate of a hinge, and further includes tabs on the upper and lower ends thereof that can be secured around the knuckle of the hinge. The rear cover comprises a rectangular body. The outer and front covers preferably include adhesive surfaces for removably affixing the outer and front covers to a door hinge. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076288 | Sliding Arrangement - The invention relates to a sliding arrangement, in particular a slide-out device for drawers, sliding doors, etc., having a sliding piece and a pulling arrangement which can be coupled together by means of a coupling piece, wherein the pulling arrangement can be placed in a resiliently pretensioned manner in a parking position and wherein the pulling arrangement can be blocked in the parking position by means of a locking element. In order to ensure a reliable movement of a drawer or the like into the closure position, there is provision according to the invention for the locking element to be locked in the parking position of the pulling arrangement by means of a bar. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076289 | HOME APPLIANCE HAVING MOVABLE DOOR HANDLE - A home appliance comprises a cabinet having a chamber, a door configured to open or close the chamber by being rotated about a door rotating shaft, and a handle assembly provided at the exterior of a front surface of the door. The handle assembly includes a handle configured to assist a user in opening or closing the door, a handle link rotating shaft, a handle link attached to the handle, and a distance spacer provided between the handle link and the handle link rotating shaft to maintain a distance between the handle link and the handle link rotating shaft. The handle link is rotatable about the handle link rotating shaft as the door is rotated to an open position and extends out of the door in an increasing length as an opening angle of the door increases. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076290 | SLIDING DOOR GUIDE AND AN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A GUIDE - A sliding door guide, including a rail designed to be fastened against a vertical panel, the rail extending along a longitudinal axis, and a carriage designed to be fastened to the door, the carriage being provided with means for sliding along the rail, the sliding means including a stop opposing the movement of the carriage relative to the rail in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the stop can deform elastically under the effect of a force in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, so as to allow a separation between the carriage and the rail. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076291 | Mini Slat Folding Door - The invention provides a flexible folding door adopted to be attached to an existing door jamb comprising a plurality of mini slats. A subplurality of mini slats are bounded on a forward end by a clip to establish a non-folding bound panel segment of the door. A second subplurality of mini slats establish the folding panel seam segments of the door. There is a dual caster assembly and a plurality of single caster assemblies attached to the top of the folding door. The caster assembly consists of at least two low friction wheels mounted on a U-shaped frame having depending legs, each depending leg having a low friction sleeve, the distal portion of each leg is attached perpendicularly to a ring. A stem is adapted to be seated through the ring and through an aperture in the clip and the top of the stem has a cap that overhangs the ring. A retaining pin secures the stem within the ring and thereby attaches the assembly to the clip and the folding door. The wheels of the caster assemblies are seated in the hanging channel track allowing the folding door to be slid open and closed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076292 | HINGE - Disclosed is a hinge including: a first hinge member including a first magnetic element; a second hinge member including a second magnetic element pivotally mounted to the first hinge member: a braking mechanism configured to hinder hinged motion of the hinge members; and a biasing mechanism to bias the first hinge member and the second hinge member toward a retained position. The first and second hinge members are substantially maintained in the retained position via magnetic force between the first and second magnetic elements. In certain embodiments, the first hinge member includes an angled overlapping portion and the second hinge member includes a dampening mechanism to slow hinged movement of the first hinge member relative to the second hinge member. The dampening mechanism is orientated substantially orthogonal to the angled overlapping portion which urges against the dampener when approaching the retained position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076293 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR SOFT CLOSING - A system and a soft closing device installed over a track of a storage unit for preventing a closable component such as a sliding door, a movable shelf or a drawer, movable over this track from forcefully slamming against a frame wall of the storage unit. The system or soft closing device each comprises at least one guiding member having two opposite slopes creating a peak for forcing the closable component to ascend once reaching the soft closing device and thereby slow down its movement. The system or the device may optionally also include a buffer member for further buffering the closable component. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076294 | ADJUSTABLE PANEL CLOSURE BUMPERS INCORPORATING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS - An adjustable bumper, adapted for supporting closure panels on a vehicle, is described. The bumper incorporates a shape memory polymer portion, which may be readily permanently reshaped by the steps of: heating above its transition temperature, deforming by application of a load, and cooling, while still under load, below its transition temperature. This behavior is exploited to enable adjustment of the adjustable bumper so that it may provide the desired closure panel support while accommodating vehicle to vehicle variations in the fit of the closure panel and the vehicle body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076295 | Foot Pedal Door Opener - A foot pedal door opener adapted to allow a user to more easily open the door of a refrigerator in a hands-free manner. The door opener provides a lever that pivots about a bar and is disposed between a pair of brackets that also pivot about the bar. A pedal is disposed on the lever and provides a foot support and a shaft. A band extends along and around the lever and the pair of brackets to provide resistance thereto. The user can manually step on the foot support, applying pressure thereto, wherein the pressure moves the lever from a resting position to a working position such that the lever pushes the refrigerator door open for the user. The foot pedal door opener can be mounted to the bottom of a refrigerator via an adhesive or other fasteners. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076296 | REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR BANKNOTE DISPENSERS ON AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES - “REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR BANKNOTE DISPENSERS ON AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES”, wherein it reinforces the banknote dispenser for ATM and Cash Dispenser equipment units using a protection system including carbon steel plates comprised of four pieces for assembling the protection system against direct impact attacks and use of explosives on the machine. This protection is fixed through welding, where no physical alteration is needed on the cassette module or on the ATM safe in order to install the protection device. This installation may be performed on the field by a properly trained and equipped technician. The protection system has already been tested and resisted to direct impact tests for a considerable period of time; on a real scenario, the sheer amount of time taken to gain access to the banknote is a strong enough reason for giving up on the theft, which shows the security device is successfully approved. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076297 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INDENTIFYING SUSBSTANCE - The present application discloses systems and methods for marking an individual with an identifying substance. The system includes a spray delivery device configured to release a pressurized substance in response to an activation signal, an activation device configured to transmit an activation signal to the spray delivery device, and a power supply, configured to provide power to at least one of the activation devices and the spray delivery devices. The method includes storing a pressurized substance, receiving an activation signal at a spray delivery device, and releasing the pressurized substance in response to the received activation signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076298 | Quick Release Cladding System for Door, Window, Sloped and Vertical Glazing Systems Frames, and the Like - Disclosed is quick-release removable cladding for interior fenestration frames, such as the interior frames of doors, window, skylights, or curtain walls. The cladding is held flush against the frame by a pair of brackets or alternatively by a bracket attached to frame and a shaped cavity within the cladding. In one aspect, the pair of brackets can be shaped and arranged so that when engaged, a downward force on the cladding causes the cladding to move flush against the frame. In another aspect, the cladding can be held securely in place to the frame by a keeper bar. The keeper bar can be configured to prevent upward movement of the cladding against the frame. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076299 | WELDED STEEL DOOR - A welded steel door including a pan having a bottom surface forming a first face of the door and flanges extending on opposite edges thereof forming opposite side edges of the door, the flanges having a lid engaging surface spaced from the bottom surface, a lid having a top surface forming a second face of the door opposite the first face, opposite edges of the top surface each having a hem mated with a respective lid engaging surface of each flange, the hem including a portion of the top surface folded back on itself, and a plurality of welds securing the lid to the pan. The welds extend between the portion of the top surface of the lid folded back on itself of each hem and the respective lid engaging surface of each flange and are thereby concealed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076300 | Door Communication Device - A door communication device for use with a door. The door communication device includes a rotatable message wheel for selectively displaying a selected one of a plurality of messages and a rotatable shaft that provides an optical viewing pathway through the door. The shaft is formed from an intumescent material that expands to block the bore of the shaft when sufficiently heated, such as by a fire, to inhibit the passage of heated air and smoke through the door. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076301 | ROLLING SHUTTER WITH DAMPING BODY - A rolling shutter comprises a winding shaft having a rolling shutter curtain formed from metallic premade rolling shutter curtain bars. The rolling shutter curtain is configured to be wound up on the winding shaft into a winding bale, and comprises a set of damping bodies. The damping bodies are formed from a synthetic foam material, an elastomer material, and/or a textile material. The damping bodies can be detachably mounted to the rolling shutter curtain bars. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076302 | BLIND ASSEMBLY WITH TWO BLIND HEAD RAIL - A blind for a building opening having a first blind roller located in an upper region of a head rail, a second blind roller located in a lower region of the head rail, a first blind stored on the first blind roller, a second blind stored on the second blind roller, a first blind control guided forwardly and operable to lower and raise said first blind, and a second blind control guided forwardly and operable to lower and raise said second blind. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076303 | Winding Wheel Assembly - A winding wheel assembly includes a casing, a worm wheel, a worm, a pulley, a base and a cover unit. The casing includes a rod formed thereon and two barbs formed thereon. The worm wheel is inserted in the casing. The worm is engaged with the worm wheel. The pulley is connected to the worm and located out of the casing. The base is connected to the casing and located below the pulley. The cover unit includes a canopy for covering the pulley, a buckle engaged with the rod, and two barbs engaged with barbs of the casing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076304 | LADDERS, RUNG ASSEMBLIES FOR LADDERS AND RELATED METHODS - Ladders and ladder components are provided including a rung assembly that provides an alert to a user of the ladder that they are standing on a particular rung or step. In one example, the lower most rung or step of a ladder includes a rung assembly having an alert mechanism. The alert mechanism may provide an audible and/or other sensory alert to a user when they step on the rung assembly so that the user recognizes their position relative to the ground or supporting surface. In one embodiment, the rung assembly is configured such that a front edge remains in a constant or fixed position relative to the rails to which it is coupled so that a user can rely on a fixed or constant position of the front edge of the assembly when climbing or descending the ladder. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076305 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING - A method, system and bit steering assembly for directional drilling of a borehole in a formation is presented. The method includes the steps of: providing a drill string having a central fluid passage extending along a longitudinal axis of the drill string for passing drilling fluid to the drill bit. The drill bit has a plurality of nozzles for expelling the drilling fluid, wherein each nozzle is arranged eccentrically with respect to the longitudinal axis. The method includes introducing a bit steering assembly, rotating the drill string, and pumping drilling fluid through the central fluid passage. The drilling fluid activates a first impeller of a first rotor section to rotate in a first direction, and activates a second impeller of a second rotor section to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction. The method includes adjusting a coupling between the first rotor section and the second rotor section. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076306 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSEA DRILLING - A subsea drilling method and system controls drilling fluid pressure in the borehole of a subsea well, and separates gas from the drilling fluid. Drilling fluid is pumped into the borehole through a drill string and returned through an annulus between the drill string and the well bore and between the drill string and a riser. Drilling fluid pressure is controlled by draining fluid out of the riser or a BOP at a level between the seabed and the surface in order to adjust the hydrostatic head of drilling fluid in the riser. The drained drilling fluid and gas is separated in a subsea separator, where the gas is vented to the surface through a vent line, and the fluid is pumped to the surface via a subsea pump. A closing device and a choke line and valve can release pressure after a gas kick in the well. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076307 | COMPOSITE DIAPHRAGM FOR ROLLER CONE PRESSURE COMPENSATION SYSTEM - To address issues of durability of pressure compensation systems in roller cone rock bits, a composite diaphragm of a pressure compensation system for a roller cone drill bit includes an inner surface that defines an inner cavity and is formed of a first elastomeric material. The inner cavity is configured to serve as a lubricant reservoir. An external surface is disposed opposite the inner surface and is formed of a second elastomeric material that is different than the first elastomeric material. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076308 | ANODIC BONDING OF THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS TO SUBSTRATE - Cutting elements and other hardfacing components of a drill bit or other downhole equipment are provided that include a thermally stable polycrystalline material anodically bonded to a substrate. Methods and systems for making such elements and components are also provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076309 | CURVED NOZZLE FOR DRILL BITS - A curved nozzle for use in a drill bit is disclosed. The curved nozzle includes a flow path that directs drilling fluid towards the face of cutters. The curved nozzle may include a base, neck, and a tip. Flow entering the nozzle, travels along a flow path through the nozzle and out the tip. The flow path may be reduced as it passes through the nozzle. The flow is curved as it flows through the neck and out the tip. The nozzle includes cooperating interior surfaces that guide the flow. The upper interior surface may include two curved zones. The first zone will be a substantially constant radius of curvature. The second zone, extending from the first zone, may be straight. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076310 | TELESCOPIC MINI-RIG - A system and method are usable as a telescoping, small-scale oil rig, having the ability to rotate tubulars in a wellbore, pull tubulars from the wellbore, and insert tubulars into the wellbore. The system comprises a telescopic derrick section, a casing jack platform, and a base section. The telescopic derrick comprises U-shaped substructure frames that can be nested together, and is connected to an adjacent substructure through hydraulic cylinders. When pressurized, the cylinders extend to separate each substructure and raise the telescopic derrick. The casing jack platform comprises a traveling casing jack and spider for holding, inserting and removing tubulars. The base section supports the telescopic derrick and comprises a rotary floor and another spider for holding, inserting and removing tubulars into and from the wellbore. The combination of the traveling spider and stationary spider can be used for inserting tubulars into the wellbore when the well is under pressure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATED WELL INTERVENTION OPERATIONS - A motion compensating support assembly provides a support framework, attachable to well platform, floating vessel or other underlying structure, for supporting well intervention operations. The motion compensation function can be manually controlled, or set to passive compensation mode. Hydraulic clamp assemblies can connect the compensating well intervention support assembly to structural member(s) of an underlying support surface or substructure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076312 | LARGE-WIDTH/DIAMETER RISER SEGMENT LOWERABLE THROUGH A ROTARY OF A DRILLING RIG - This disclosure includes auxiliary-line riser segment assemblies (e.g., with isolation units) that are suitable for managed pressure drilling (MPD) and that can be lowered (e.g., when connected to other riser segment assemblies) through a rotary of a drilling rig. Some embodiments are configured to have portions of the auxiliary lines connected (e.g., without welding) below the rotary. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076313 | PULL TUBE STRESS JOINT FOR OFFSHORE PLATFORM - The present disclosure provides a system and method for supporting a catenary riser coupled to an offshore platform system including a pull tube and a pull tube stress joint for girth weld stress reduction and improved fatigue performance. A pull tube sleeve is coupled around a welded connection of the pull tube. The sleeve has a larger inner diameter than an outer diameter of the pull tube to form an annular space therebetween, and a fill material is filled into the space between the sleeve and the pull tube. The fill material provides a supportive coupling between the sleeve and the pull tube. The sleeve, the pull tube, or both can have gripping surfaces formed in or on their surfaces to retain the fill material in the space. The sleeve can be formed from a plurality of portions and be welded, fastened, or otherwise coupled around the pull tube. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076314 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO POSITION AND PROTECT CONTROL LINES BEING COUPLED TO A PIPE STRING ON A RIG - A system for installing control line secured to a tubular string suspended in a borehole includes a first arm having a pivotally secured first end about which a second end is rotatable with a generally vertical plane, and a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the second end of the first arm and a second end coupled to a control line retainer. The second arm slidably engages a stationary pathway at a position intermediate the first end and the second end of the second arm. The system also includes one or more cylinders for rotating the first arm and for translating and rotating the second arm within the vertical plane to move the control line retainer along a generally vertical path along the tubular string. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076315 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPERIOR 13CR FRICTION-WELDED DRILLROD - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a superior 13Cr friction-welded drillrod, the method comprising the following steps: manufacturing a superior 13Cr tube body; manufacturing a superior 13Cr internally threaded coupler and a superior 13Cr externally threaded coupler, respectively; connecting the superior 13Cr internally threaded coupler and the superior 13Cr externally threaded coupler respectively to the two ends of the superior 13Cr tube body by means of frictional butt welding; after heating seam areas to 950° C.-1000° C., cooling same to below 200° C. by ejecting compressed air onto the surfaces of the seam areas, and then cooling the seam areas to room temperature by spraying water; and tempering the seam areas by heating same to 640° C.-700° C. By the present method, a superior 13Cr friction-welded drillrod can be manufactured, which, in the case of the exploration of a gas filed containing a relatively high level of CO2, can be not only used as a drillrod in an earlier stage of nitrogen well-drilling operation, but also used as an oil tube in a later stage of well completion with oil tube. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076316 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE FOR PIPE STRING - Disclosed is a tubular pipe string element having a pin connector and a box connector complementary to the pin connector. The pin and box connectors are rotationally engageable with the respective box and pin connectors of another pipe string element and have complementary anti-rotation devices that cooperate to prevent unintentional relative rotation between the connectors. The anti-rotation devices may include saw-tooth profiled, radially extending teeth and a steep trailing tooth flank angle for the pin member, and at least one detent member formed on the pipe string element for the box connector. When securing the pin and box connectors, the leading flanks of the teeth engage with the detent members while allowing the connectors to rotate into a fully connected position. The steep trailing tooth flank is trapped by the detent member when in the fully connected position to prevent unintentional release of the connection. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076317 | Mousehole Assembly for Manipulating Tubulars for Subterranean Operations - A system for manipulating tubulars for subterranean operations includes a mousehole assembly having a cavity including a first mousehole, a second mousehole spaced apart from the first mousehole, a mechanism configured to change a position of at least one of the first mousehole and second mousehole within the cavity. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076318 | Griphead Assembly for Manipulating Tubulars for Subterranean Operations - A griphead including a housing having a first bumper, and a jaw assembly comprising at least a first arm, wherein the first arm is configured to be actuated between an open position and closed position by controlling a relative position of the first arm relative to the bumper. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076319 | System for Manipulating Tubulars for Subterranean Operations - A system for manipulating tubulars for subterranean operations includes a remote-controlled tubular lift system (RCTLS) having an engagement head configured to engage a proximal end region of a tubular and change the position of the tubular from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position, wherein in the vertical position a longitudinal axis of the tubular has an angular variation with respect to a predetermined vertical axis of not greater than about 5 degrees. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076320 | MODULAR DRILLING FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM - A drilling fluid control system ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160076321 | Method of Solids Control and Fluid Recovery in Drilling Operations - A method of processing mud laden cuttings from a rig's wellbore comprising collecting the cuttings from a plurality of shale shakers into a hopper, feeding the collected cuttings to an improved vertical dryer, continually recirculating the fluids from the dryer until ready for further processing, mixing the fluids with flocculates and diluting them before processing through high speed centrifuge and barite recovery centrifuges. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076322 | DISCHARGE COEFFICIENT DETERMINATION OF A MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING CHOKE/VALVE - A method is provided for determining a discharge coefficient of a managed pressure drilling choke/valve as a function of valve opening position. The method comprises: a flow of air/gas through the choke/valve; measuring a velocity of the air/gas flow at an inlet of the choke/valve; and measuring a pressure drop of the air/gas flow across the choke/valve. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076323 | MPD-CAPABLE FLOW SPOOLS - This disclosure includes flow spool riser segment assemblies that are suitable for managed pressure drilling (MPD) and that can be lowered (e.g., when connected to other riser segment assemblies) through a rotary of a drilling rig. Some embodiments are configured to have portions of the flow spool connected (e.g., without welding) below the rotary. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076324 | ANCHOR RING ASSEMBLY - An anchor ring assembly for anchoring to a mandrel includes an annular housing which defines a through bore to permit mounting on a mandrel. A plurality of slips are circumferentially arranged within the through bore of the housing, and a plurality of activator members extend from an external surface of the housing to engage the slips. The activator members are adjustable relative to the housing to extend the slips radially inwardly to engage and grip a mandrel. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076325 | CABLE SYSTEM CONTROL USING FLUID FLOW FOR APPLYING LOCOMOTIVE FORCE - Controlling cable ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160076326 | Substantially Degradable Perforating Gun Technique - A perforating gun technique. The technique includes perforating with the gun in a manner that deforms internal support structure thereof. Thus, follow-on treatment with a breakup fluid tailored to the material of the support structure may be utilized to dissolve the structure. The carrier of the gun which houses the structure may then be utilized as a conduit for fluid flow. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076327 | Downhole Casing Pulling Tool - A pulling tool deploys on a workstring to retrieving a well component, such as casing or a liner, stuck downhole. The tool has an anchor, a puller, and an implement. The implement is supported on the end of the puller and engages the component. Hydraulic pressure supplied downhole moves at least one puller piston coupled to the implement along a piston mandrel to pull the implement and component. An anchor mandrel coupled to the workstring and the piston mandrel anchors the pulling tool downhole. The anchor has slips disposed on the anchor mandrel that engage in surrounding casing when an anchor piston disposed on the anchor mandrel is hydraulically actuated with the communicated pressure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076328 | Seal With Soft Material Inlay - A wellhead assembly includes an inner wellhead member with wickers extending outwardly therefrom and an outer wellhead member with wickers extending inwardly therefrom. A seal assembly having an inner leg and an outer leg is inserted between the wellhead members. An energizing ring forces the legs radially apart from each other. An inlay is located along at least one of an inner diameter of the inner leg and an outer diameter of the outer leg, positioned to sealingly engage the wickers. The inlay is located in a single groove configured so that no part of the seal member body contacts an exterior wall of the inner wellhead member or an interior wall of the outer wellhead member. The inlay has a smooth outer surface flush with the diameter and is made of a material softer than the inner wellhead member, the outer wellhead member, and the seal member body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076329 | Production System and Tension Hanger - A hanger system is disclosed for supporting a production tubing string in a well. The system includes a hanger body with an inner bore extending through the body along an axis. The system also includes an inner mandrel attachable to the production tubing string and passable from the hanger body inner bore. The inner mandrel is also engageable with the hanger body by rotation of the inner mandrel. Further, the inner mandrel is movable into a landed position by axial, non-rotational movement of the inner mandrel relative to the hanger body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076330 | Hanger for an Umbilically Deployed Electrical Submersible Pumping System - A tubing hanger assembly for use in a wellhead assembly that includes tubing hanger member, a retainer that lands in the hanger member, and slip assembly landed in the retainer that supports a string of composite tubing and an electrical submersible pump assembly (ESP). The tubing and ESP are disposed in a wellbore formed beneath the wellhead assembly. The slip assembly is non-marking and includes grit on its inner surface rather than teeth. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076331 | MODULAR, RETRIEVABLE VALVE PACKS FOR BLOWOUT PREVENTER MULTIPLEXER CONTROLS - Retrievable sub-pods for use in a blowout preventer (BOP) stack, including systems of sub-pods and methods for use, are disclosed. The sub-pod includes a valve assembly, wherein the valve assembly includes a solenoid, an electronics interface, and a directional control valve. The sub-pod further includes a modular valve pack and a controller, wherein the modular valve pack comprises a manifold, and wherein the manifold is operable to support the valve assembly within the manifold. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076332 | DISINTEGRABLE INVERTED SEAL - An inverted seal includes a disintegrable body; one or more inside dimension seals disposed in the body. A method for deploying a conventional seal after an inverted seal in a borehole. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076333 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly for establishing a seal in an annulus between a mandrel and a bore wall includes a mandrel, a radially expandable seal element mounted on the mandrel, and a setting arrangement mounted on the mandrel and being arranged to displace the seal element radially outwardly from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration. The expandable seal element defines a cup seal when in the extended configuration. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076334 | TOPSIDE PRESSURE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A pressure protection system includes a valve and a pipe bundle. A plurality of pressure sensors is coupled to the valve and communicatively coupled to a logic controller. The logic controller is operable to close the valve upon sensing a pressure above a predetermined limit. The pipe bundle includes a cylindrical coil of pipe that, in certain embodiments, may surround a riser or a wellhead. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076335 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A RESERVOIR USING RE-CLOSEABLE SLEEVES - There is provided a flow control apparatus comprising: a housing; a port extending through the housing; a housing passage defined within the housing and configured for fluidly communicating via the port; a flow control member displaceable relative to the port for effecting opening and closing of the port; a retainer housing space, disposed between the housing and the flow control member, and co-operating with the flow control member such that, at least while the flow control member is disposed in the closed position, a sealing interface is disposed between the retainer housing space and the housing passage; and a resilient retainer member, extending from the housing and into the retainer housing space, and configured to releasably engage the flow control member for resisting displacement of the flow control member. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076336 | AUTOMATIC BLANKING COMPLETION TOOL - A differential pressure-operated blanking completion tool for use at a Y-Block with an electrical submergible pump (ESP) in oil or other wells. The tool has a body having an inlet and first and second outlets, the outlets being arranged in parallel and opposite the inlet; a support member located between the outlets; a sealing element mounted on the support member and rotatable with respect to the support member, the element including a substantially spherical surface; and wherein the support member is pivoted between the outlets to bring a fresh sealing surface into contact with either outlet and thereby selectively seal the respective outlet and prevent fluid flow therethrough. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076337 | TUBULAR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A SLIDING SLEEVE HAVING A DEGRADABLE LOCKING ELEMENT - A tubular assembly includes a turbular member having at least one opening, and a sleeve slidingly mounted relative to the tubular member. The sleeve is shiftable between an open configuration in which the at least one opening is exposed and a closed configuration in which the at least one opening is covered by the sleeve. A degradable locking member is mounted relative to one of the turbular and the sleeve. The degradable locking member selectively retains the sleeve in the open configuration. The degradable locking member is configured to degrade when exposed to a downhole fluid allowing the sleeve to be shifted to the closed configuration. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076338 | DOWNHOLE ADJUSTABLE STEAM INJECTION MANDREL - A steam injection mandrel comprises a housing generally defining an axial flow bore and comprising one or more ports, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing, and a slot formed in the inner mandrel. The slot transitions at least three hundred sixty degrees about the longitudinal axis of the housing, and the steam injection mandrel is configured to provide fluid communication between the axial flow bore and the one or more ports through the slot. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076339 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COOLING SENSOR COMPONENTS IN HOT FORMATIONS - A downhole tool, comprising a housing; a sensor having components within the housing, the sensor being for monitoring a characteristic of a well; and one or more coolant supply lines extending to the components. A method comprising: monitoring a characteristic of a well using a sensor having components within a housing; and supplying coolant through one or more supply lines to the components. The methods and apparatuses may be used to drill steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076340 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING WATER WELLS - A device for cleaning water wells comprises a downhole tool composed of an electrohydraulic unit ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160076341 | CEMENTING SYSTEM FOR RISERLESS ABANDONMENT OPERATION - A method for abandonment of a subsea well includes: setting a packer of a lower cementing tool against a bore of an inner casing at a location adjacent to an outer casing; fastening a pressure control assembly (PCA) to the subsea wellhead; hanging an upper cementing tool from the PCA and stabbing the upper cementing tool into a polished bore receptacle of the lower cementing tool; perforating a wall of the inner casing below the packer; perforating the inner casing wall above the packer by operating a perforator of the upper cementing tool; and pumping cement slurry followed by a release plug through bores of the cementing tools. The release plug engages and launches a cementing plug from the lower cementing tool. The cementing plug drives the cement slurry through the perforations below the packer and into an inner annulus formed between the inner casing and the outer casing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076342 | MANUFACTURED PORTED MANDREL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A ported mandrel additively manufactured with at least two different materials. A unitary ported mandrel includes a mandrel body of a base material; one or more ports including an erosion resistant material; and one or more return pathways. A method for making a unitary ported mandrel for a downhole fracturing operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076343 | TREATING AND COMPLETION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TREATING A FORMATION - A method of treating a formation includes, running a first string having at least one first port into a completion string having a plurality of second ports, flowing treating fluid through the first string, and flowing treating fluid through the at least one first port and through at least one of the plurality of second ports and into the formation | 2016-03-17 |
20160076344 | Combustion System of Composite Heat Carrier Generator - A combustion system of a composite heat carrier generator comprises combustion and vaporization chambers. The combustion chamber comprises a main body and a head portion connected thereto. The main body includes a housing having an outer shell and an inner bush that form a spiral cooling channel therebetween. A combustion cavity is formed in the inner bush. A plurality of spray holes penetrate the cooling channel and the combustion cavity. The head portion comprises an outer shell, a cyclone, and fuel receiving, fuel spray nozzle, water receiving, and air receiving nozzles. The fuel receiving and fuel spray nozzles are connected. The air receiving nozzle forms an air inlet cavity in communication with the fuel spray nozzle and the cyclone. The cyclone includes a pre-combustion chamber facing the fuel spray nozzle and a groove. The pre-combustion chamber receives a mixture of fuel and air, and the cyclone groove introduces air. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076345 | PRODUCED WATER STEAM GENERATION PROCESS USING PRODUCED WATER BOILER WITH GAS TURBINE - A method and system for producing steam for use in heavy hydrocarbon recovery operations. Water, containing impurities, produced from the well is separated from hydrocarbons and other materials, and subsequently directly passed to a produced water boiler with online pigging. The boiler is indirectly heated by means of a hot flue gas, such as a gas turbine exhaust, which produces electricity (for powering a central processing facility, or alternatively a burner to heat the boiler) and exhaust heat for heating the boiler. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076346 | DISTRIBUTED STEAM GENERATION PROCESS FOR USE IN HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OPERATIONS - A method and system for producing steam for use in heavy hydrocarbon recovery operations. In an arrangement with or without a central processing facility and/or a plurality of well pads in communication with the central processing facility, each well pad is provided with equipment for separation of materials produced from its respective wells, and steam generation equipment for that well pad, thus allowing for simplified piping transport. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076347 | SELF-CONTAINED PORTABLE UNIT FOR STEAM GENERATION AND INJECTION BY MEANS OF INJECTOR WELLHEAD HANGER OF COILED JACKETED CAPILLARY TUBING WITH CLOSED CIRCUIT AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS OPERATION IN OIL WELLS - A self-contained portable unit for steam generation and injection by means of an injector wellhead hanger of coiled jacketed capillary tubing with a closed circuit and procedure for operation in oil wells comprises a portable, self-contained equipment for injection and dewaxing of heated fluids mounted on a hauler that includes a heat exchanger, a water tank, a heat exchanger, a softener, a centrifugal pum, a lubricant tank, a power engine, an electrical power generator, a control cabin, a fluids softener, a steam boiler, a reservoir tank, a fuel tank, a hose reel and one hose set for two lines of fluid injection and return of that connect to a wellhead hanger/injector for two capillaries making up a closed circuit. This wellhead includes three module and crowned with a lid, two of which are hangers and the rest are injection-type. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076348 | METHODS OF INCREASING A THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND TRANSFERRING HEAT WITHIN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION, AND METHODS OF EXTRACTING HYDROCARBONS FROM THE SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - A method of increasing a thermal conductivity of a subterranean formation and a hydrocarbon-containing material comprises introducing nanoparticles having a high thermal conductivity into the subterranean formation. The nanoparticles adhere to surfaces of the hydrocarbon-containing material and increase the thermal conductivity of the hydrocarbon-containing material. A heating fluid is injected into the subterranean formation and contacts the nanoparticles. Heat is transferred to hydrocarbons of the hydrocarbon-containing material and reduces a viscosity of the hydrocarbons. Methods of transferring heat to a hydrocarbon-containing material, as well as methods of recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076349 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF WELLS - The invention relates to a hydrocarbon production stimulation method which can be used in new reservoirs and in reservoirs that have been previously fractured (e.g., by hydraulic fracturing) or that have naturally occurring fractures. A zone of the wellbore is isolated, a liquid chemical rock splitting agent composition is injected into the isolated zone and then forced into the subterranean formation with an inert compressed gas, the chemical rock splitting agent is permitted to expand and harden, and the agent is then removed from the formation. A proppant may be used to hold fractures open. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076350 | METHOD AND PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING SHALE OIL AND GAS BY FRACTURING AND CHEMICAL RETORTING IN OIL SHALE IN-SITU HORIZONTAL WELL - A method and a process for extracting shale oil and gas by fracturing and chemical retorting in oil shale in-situ horizontal well. An inclined well is drilled from the ground to the upper part of an underground oil shale stratum, and a horizontal well is drilled in parallel to the oil shale stratum in the upper part of the oil shale stratum. Behind the horizontal well and the inclined well in the upper part, an inclined well leading to the lower part of the oil shale stratum is drilled, and a horizontal well is drilled in parallel to the lower part of the oil shale stratum. Highly pressurized media (air, water, and quartz sand) are injected into the horizontal well in the upper part of the oil shale stratum, cracks of 1 to 3 mm are fractured in the oil shale stratum with the horizontal well in the upper part of the oil shale stratum serving as the center and are filled with a gap support, and, an oil and gas channel connecting the horizontal well in the lower part is established. A heating apparatus is added into the horizontal well in the upper part of the oil shale stratum, the oil shale stratum is heated to 550 DEG C., the oil shale is initially retorted, shale oil and gas are extracted, and the shale oil and gas are led out of the ground from the horizontal well in the lower part via the oil and gas passages, and then are introduced to an oxidant for oxidization reaction with asphaltenes and fixed carbon contained in the oil shale when retorted, where the heat generated is used as a heat source for subsequent retorting, thus implementing underground in situ shale oil extraction. The shale oil that is led out of the ground is separated via a ground-level gas-liquid separation apparatus, and the separated shale oil is transferred to a product oil tank for storage and sale, while a combustible gas is transferred to a combustible gas power generation apparatus for use in power generation. This solves the problem that existing ground-level retorting has in terms of large recovery costs, difficult treatment of tailings, a variety of environmental issues, and large land-use footprint. In addition, there disclose a process implementing the method and a nozzle used in the method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076351 | Method For Hydraulic Fracking Of An Underground Formation - A method for hydraulic fracking of an underground formation comprises: a)introducing a fracking fluid (FF) through at least one well into an underground formation at a pressure greater than the minimum in-situ rock stress for formation of fracks (FR) in the underground formation, the fracking fluid (FF) comprising water and aluminum, and b)waiting for a rest phase in which an exothermic oxidation reaction between aluminum and the water from the fracking fluid (FF) takes place. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076352 | CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT OF COMPLEX FRACTURE NETWORKS IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Some embodiments provide a method comprising a) introducing a delayed-release acid and a gelling agent into a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture in a first treatment interval; b) contacting the delayed-release acid with a face of the fracture in the first treatment interval so as to etch one or more channels thereon; c) introducing a combination of non-degradable and degradable micro-proppant particulates into the subterranean formation so as to place them into the fracture in the first treatment interval, wherein they at least partially inhibit fluid flow therethrough; d) introducing a combination of non-degradable and degradable proppant particulates into the subterranean formation so as to place them into the fracture in the first treatment interval, wherein they at least partially inhibit fluid flow therethrough; e) repeating (a) through (d) at a second treatment interval. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076353 | AN OIL FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA OIL-FILLED MACHINES - A subsea oil filtration system is described that forms a closed circuit with and is mounted on or connected to a subsea rotating machine. According to some embodiments, the oil filtration system enables the removal of dirt and/or water that has entered the barrier fluid/oil system whether it comes from the Hydraulic Pressure Unit (HPU), from the umbilical or from other parts of the oil contained lubrication and/or barrier fluid systems. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076354 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DOWNHOLE TORSIONAL VIBRATION BASED ON MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE TORQUE - A method for detecting stick-slip in a drillstring includes (a) measuring a parameter that is a function of a torque applied to the drillstring by a top drive system over a selected time period, the measuring being performed by at least one surface sensor that produces measurement data including torque values over a frequency range; (b) filtering out measurement data that has a frequency outside a selected frequency band, the selected frequency band including a resonant frequency of the drillstring; (c) identifying a minimum and a maximum torque value in the filtered measurement data and determining a difference of these two values; (d) determining a surface stick-slip index by dividing the difference of the maximum and minimum torque values by an average torque value over the selected time period; and (e) displaying the surface stick-slip index on a display. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076355 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING AT-BIT MEASUREMENTS FOR AN EARTH-BORING DRILLING TOOL - An earth-boring drilling tool comprises a cutting element. The cutting element comprises a substrate, a diamond table, and at least one sensing element formed from a doped diamond material disposed at least partially within the diamond table. A method for determining an at-bit measurement for an earth-boring drill bit comprises receiving an electrical signal generated within a doped diamond material disposed within a diamond table of a cutting element of the earth-boring drill bit, and correlating the electrical signal with at least one parameter during a drilling operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076356 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY TOOLS - Methods and systems for controlling a set of tools for hydrocarbon recovery are presented. One example system generally includes a remote controller and a device controller. The remote controller is communicatively coupled to the device controller. The device controller is generally configured to receive a command to operate one of the plurality of tools from the remote controller. Based on the command, the device controller generates one or more instructions executable by a controller associated with the one of the plurality of tools. The device controller transmits the one or more instructions to the one of the plurality of tools. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076357 | METHODS FOR SELECTING AND OPTIMIZING DRILLING SYSTEMS - A method for selecting a drill bit, the method includes obtaining a plurality of data of a first well within an earth formation, correlating the plurality of data of the first well to identify a set of reduced variables of the plurality of data, segmenting the reduced set of the plurality of data into a plurality of facies based on one of drillability and steerability, performing analysis of drilling performance of each of the plurality of facies, and selecting a drill bit based on the drilling performance. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076358 | Systems and Methods for Processing Acoustic Cement Evaluation Data - Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes obtaining acoustic cement evaluation data points and processing the acoustic cement evaluation data points using a solid-liquid-gas model to assign at least some of the acoustic cement evaluation data points to a material of solid, liquid, or gas in an annulus of the wellbore behind the casing. The solid-liquid-gas model includes a tight solid-liquid-gas model in which a gas threshold range is not directly adjacent to a liquid threshold range and/or a solid-liquid-gas model that considers flexural attenuation when a pulse-echo-derived acoustic impedance is below an evanescence point. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076359 | BIPARTITE SENSOR ARRAY - A bipartite sensor array comprising two portions capable of assembly into a single sensory system. A first portion includes rigid bodies connected by elongate flexures and fitted with gravimetric tilt sensors. The elongate flexures are capable of non-monotonic and non-constant bend in two degrees of freedom. A second portion includes rigid bodies connected by joints, contains the first portion. The second portion, which may be delivered and assembled separately from the first, provides rigidity and protection, enabling the first portion to have short rigid bodies and long connecting flexures, thereby reducing the number of sensors required. The bipartite sensor array is applicable to geotechnical measurements of soil and civil structures. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076360 | HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AREA NETWORK AND METHODS - A drilling area network hub is located proximate to a drill rig and includes an uphole transceiver in bidirectional communication with a downhole transceiver by utilizing the drill string as an electrical conductor. Certain information is collected including rig-based and/or location information. At least one field report is generated based on the certain information to characterize at least one of an inground operation, an operational condition of the downhole transceiver, an operational condition of the uphole transceiver, and an operational condition of the drill rig. A drilling area network server receives the field report from the Internet at a remote location and can generate a custom report and/or recommended actions based on field data. Region specific parameters can be applied to the operation of a drilling system. The drilling area network hub can transfer data logs to the remote location according to assigned priorities. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076361 | MANAGING ROTATIONAL INFORMATION ON A DRILL STRING - A method for sharing information between components of a subterranean drill string. The method can include receiving, at a controller, data representative of a detected rotational characteristic of a drill string sensed at a first location on the drill string. Further, the method includes calculating, at the controller, a rotational characteristic corresponding to a second location on the drill string based, at least in part, on the detected data, and transmitting data representative of the calculated rotational characteristic to the second location. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076362 | DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A data communications system and method for transmitting data over a string between a surface location and a sub-surface location in a well bore in which a load varying device at the sub-surface varies the mechanical load on the string to be indicative of the data and a load measuring apparatus at surface monitors the mechanical load on the string and decodes the data. Data transmission is described from a pump assembly through a sucker rod string. Embodiments of load varying devices using electrical generators, friction rollers and hydraulic and pneumatic brakes are also described. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076363 | Discrete Wellbore Devices, Hydrocarbon Wells Including a Downhole Communication Network and the Discrete Wellbore Devices and Systems and Methods Including the Same - Discrete wellbore devices, hydrocarbon wells including a downhole communication network and the discrete wellbore devices, and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The discrete wellbore devices include a wellbore tool and a communication device. The wellbore tool is configured to perform a downhole operation within a wellbore conduit that is defined by a wellbore tubular of the hydrocarbon well. The communication device is operatively coupled for movement with the wellbore tool within the wellbore conduit. The communication device is configured to communicate with a downhole communication network that extends along the wellbore tubular via a wireless communication signal. The methods include actively and/or passively detecting a location of the discrete wellbore device within the wellbore conduit. The methods additionally or alternatively include wireless communication between the discrete wellbore device and the downhole communication network. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076364 | TRANSMISSION LINE FOR DRILL PIPES AND DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A method of forming a wired pipe transmission line includes: providing an assembly that includes an inner conductor surrounded by an insulating material; attaching a fixation element to the assembly at or near an end thereof; providing a tubular outer conductor; disposing the assembly and the fixation element within the outer conductor; and fixedly attaching the fixation element to the inner portion of the tubular outer conductor. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A DATA FRAME OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEMETRY SIGNAL TO OR FROM A DOWNHOLE LOCATION - Methods, techniques, and systems for transmitting a data frame of an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry signal to or from a downhole location can be performed using multi-channel transmissions in which at least two different channels at two different frequencies are used to send a long header and the data frame. At least a portion of the long header is transmitted at a first frequency, and at least a portion of the data frame and any remaining portion of the long header not transmitted at the first frequency are transmitted at one or more additional frequencies different from each other and the first frequency. In one example, only two channels are used: one channel is used to transmit all of the long header, another channel is used to transmit all of the data frame, and either of the channels is used to transmit an identifier identifying the type of the data frame. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076366 | MONITORING OF WELLS TO DETECT THE COMPOSITION OF MATTER IN BOREHOLES AND PROPPED FRACTURES - There is provided a system and method for monitoring of fractured wells and conventional wells to detect leaks. The method comprises interrogating a plurality of resonant tags using a modulated RF signal transmitted from an interrogator, wherein the plurality of resonant tags are dispersed within a channel. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076367 | OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING A REDUNDANT LIGHT SOURCE AND OPTICAL TRAIN - An optical computing device having a redundant light source and/or a plurality of optical elements (i.e., optical train) in order to simultaneously determine characteristics of a sample in real-time by deriving the characteristic data from the output of the optical elements. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076368 | METHOD OF DETERMINING WHEN TOOL STRING PARAMETERS SHOULD BE ALTERED TO AVOID UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS THAT WOULD LIKELY OCCUR IF THE TOOL STRING WERE EMPLOYED TO DRILL A BOREHOLE AND METHOD OF DESIGNING A TOOL STRING - A method of determining when tool string parameters should be altered to avoid undesirable effects that would likely occur if the tool string were employed to drill a borehole includes, modeling portions or an entirety of the tool string in the borehole under steady state loading conditions, identifying deflections of the tool string with the modeling when buckling would occur for specific tool string parameters, and calculating whether whirl exhibiting similar deflections of the tool string to those identified during buckling would be undesirable. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076369 | WELL TREATMENT - In one aspect, methods may include quantifying a pore-scale heterogeneity of a porous medium; determining an adjusted pore volume to breakthrough based on the pore scale heterogeneity determined; and designing a stimulating fluid treatment for the porous medium. Other aspects may include the development of a wellbore stimulation methodology that allows stimulation fluid breakthrough curves of differing formation samples to be plotted as a single curve that accounts for the varied pore structure of the respective samples. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076370 | Chisel Holder - The invention relates to a bit holder for an earth working machine, in particular a road milling machine, having a support member onto which an insertion projection is indirectly or directly attached on an insertion projection side, the support member comprising two first and/or two second stripping surfaces that are at an angle to one another, and the support member having a working side that comprises a bit receptacle. In order to achieve a stable and long-lived configuration for such a bit holder, provision is made according to the present invention that the first and/or second stripping surfaces diverge from the insertion projection side toward the working side. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076371 | SERVICE TOOL FOR CUTTING BIT ASSEMBLY - A tool includes an actuator assembly, a rod, a first nut, and a second nut. The actuator assembly includes a cylinder, a ram, and a bore extending through the cylinder and the ram. The cylinder includes an internal chamber supporting the ram, a first end, a second end, and a reaction surface positioned proximate the first end. The ram is movable relative to the cylinder and positioned adjacent the second end of the cylinder. The rod extends through the bore of the actuator assembly. The first nut is selectively coupled to one of a first end of the rod and a second end of the rod, and defines a first dimension larger than the bore width of the bit block. The second nut is selectively coupled to the other of the first end of the rod and the second end of the rod, and defines a second dimension less than the bore width. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076372 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLING INJECTOR HEAD DRIVE MOTOR SPEEDS - A system for controlling a coiled tubing injector head includes a hydraulic control line in fluid communication with each drive motor, a valve associated with one or both hydraulic control lines, and a sensor associated with each drive motor. Each sensor is configured to output to a digital computer a signal representative of a motor speed, and at least one valve associated with a hydraulic control line is operable to regulate pressure in the hydraulic control line and thereby increase or decrease the speed of the corresponding motor until both speed sensors report substantially matching motor speeds. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076373 | ROTARY VOLUMETRIC MACHINE WITH THREE PISTONS - The invention concerns a rotary volumetric machine with three pistons comprising an enclosure forming a stator in which there moves a rotating assembly forming a rotor comprising a crankshaft that mechanically engages with the pistons, the rotating assembly defining, inside said enclosure, six chambers of variable volume of which the volume varies when the rotating assembly rotates, each of the pistons delimiting, with the enclosure, a variable volume chamber called the extrados chamber and two consecutive pistons delimiting, with the enclosure and the crankshaft, a variable-volume chamber called the intrados chamber. The geometry of the pistons and of the crankshaft is designed such that each intrados chamber has a capacity greater than or equal to the capacity of the extrados chambers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076374 | LASER NET SHAPE MANUFACTURED COMPONENT USING AN ADAPTIVE TOOLPATH DEPOSITION METHOD - A laser net shape manufactured BLISK, compressor blade, turbine blade or turbine component including a plurality of overlapping predetermined variable bead widths of a material defining a first material layer, a plurality of overlapping predetermined variable bead widths of a material deposited on top of the first material layer, forming a second material layer; and additional material layers deposited on top of the first material layer and the second material layer. The variable bead width of the deposited material is controlled to maintain the approximately constant percent of bead width overlap. A first 2 to 100 deposited powder layers are deposited by a first laser power and the remaining powder layers are deposited by a laser power that is ramped down over the course of depositing the remaining powder layers. In addition, disclosed is A BLISK, compressor blade, turbine blade or turbine component formed by a method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING BLADES - A system and method for repairing a blade are provided. The system includes an induction heating coil configured for heating a platform and slash face of the blade. The induction heating coil extends under the platform and is adjacent to the slash face to provide substantially uniform localized heating to both the platform and slash face of the blade. The induction heating coil is configured so that the platform is visible during a repair or welding operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076376 | METHOD OF REPLACING DAMAGED AEROFOIL - A method is provided of replacing a damaged blade of an integrally bladed rotor assembly including a disc and a plurality of blades extending outwardly from a rim of the disc. The method includes the steps of: removing the damaged blade to leave a blade repair stub projecting from the rim; locating sacrificial supports at the underside of the rim beneath the repair stub, the supports projecting axially beyond the trailing and leading edges of the rim; depositing metal around the trailing and leading edges of the repair stub, the deposited metal, supported by the sacrificial supports, projecting axially beyond the trailing and leading edges of the rim; attaching a replacement blade to the repair stub by linear friction welding; and removing excess deposited metal, upset metal from the linear friction welding, and the sacrificial supports. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076377 | TURBOCHARGER SHAFT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A unit for a turbocharger can include a turbine wheel portion that includes a turbine wheel material and a turbine wheel axis; a shaft portion that includes a shaft material and a shaft axis where the shaft material includes a molybdenum content less than 0.5 percent by weight; and a weld that includes a nail shape in cross-section where a head portion of the nail shape includes an axial dimension of approximately 1 mm or less and wherein a shank portion of the nail shape includes an axial dimension of approximately 0.4 mm or less. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076378 | TURBOMACHINE ROTORS WITH THERMAL REGULATION - A rotor disk for a turbomachine includes a disk body, a rim configured to connect to or include a rotor blade disposed on a radially outward portion of the disk body, a bore defined in a radially inward portion of the disk body and configured to be radially adjacent to a shaft, and a thermal regulation aperture defined in the disk body, radially inward of the rim, for allowing flow to pass axially through the disk body when disposed in a stage of a turbomachine, and a thermal regulation aperture defined in the disk body for allowing flow to pass through the disk body when disposed in a stage of a turbomachine. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076379 | TURBOMACHINE ROTOR THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMS - A turbomachine includes an aft stage including a rotor disk having a rotor disk bore hole and a rotor disk rim, and a valve disposed within the turbomachine and in fluid communication with the rotor disk bore hole. The valve is in selective fluid communication with a first pressure source such that, in an first position, the valve allows fluid to flow from the first pressure source through the rotor disk bore hole and radially outward along the aft rotor disk toward the aft rotor disk rim. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076380 | INCIDENCE-TOLERANT, HIGH-TURNING FAN EXIT STATOR - A gas turbine engine component is described. The gas turbine engine component includes an inner diameter edge, an outer diameter edge, a trailing edge and a leading edge. The leading edge has a positive (aft) aerodynamic sweep across substantially an entire span of the leading edge. The gas turbine engine component has a camber angle greater than 50 degrees across substantially an entire span of the component. The gas turbine engine component may have asymmetrical tangential stacking of the component in the radial direction. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076381 | SECONDARY FLOWPATH SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine may be spoked and includes a rotor and a shell. The rotor has a rotor disk and a plurality of blades each having a platform attached to the rotor disk and with a first channel defined radially between the platforms and the rotor disk. The shell projects aft of the rotor and includes inner and outer walls with a passage defined therebetween. The passage is in fluid communication with the first channel and, together, form part of a secondary flowpath for cooling of adjacent components. The rotor assembly may further include a structure located radially inward of the rotor disk and shell. The structure defines a supply conduit for flowing air from the passage and into a rotor bore defined at least in part by adjacent rotor disks. The entering air, being pre-heated when flowing through the channel and passage, warms the bore and reduces thermal gradients, thus thermal fatigue, across the rotor disk. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076382 | COMPONENT CORE WITH SHAPED EDGES - A gas turbine engine component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, at least one cooling passage. The at least one cooling passage includes a first wall and a second wall bounding the at least one cooling passage, the first wall having a plurality of first surface features and the second wall having a plurality of second surface features. The plurality of first surface features and the plurality of second surface features are arranged such that a width of the cooling passage varies along a length of the cooling passage defined by the plurality of first surface features and the plurality of second surface features. The plurality of first surface features has a first profile, and the plurality of second surface features has a second, different profile. A casting core for forming cooling passages in an aircraft component is also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160076383 | FILM COOLED ARTICLE - A film cooled component includes multiple film cooling holes. At least one of the film cooling holes has an elliptical cross sectional opening along the exterior surface of the film cooled component. | 2016-03-17 |