14th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150090406 | METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - Provided is a method of disassembling a photovoltaic module. The method includes: applying heat to the photovoltaic module in an oxidizing atmosphere; removing an insulating protective layer wrapping a photovoltaic cell of the photovoltaic module; and obtaining the photovoltaic cell of the photovoltaic module. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090407 | TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A wheel for vehicles includes: a rim and a tyre mounted on the rim and inflated to an operating pressure; axial end portions of a tread band of the tyre radially spaced apart the same distance from a rotation axis of the wheel and a median circumferential line of the tread band axially shifted by a predetermined distance relative to a mid-line plane of the wheel; the wheel mounted on a car with a camber angle substantially zero and with the median circumferential line shifted toward the outside of the car relative to the mid-line plane. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090408 | PONDS FOR COOLING AND/OR SALT RECOVERY - A pond for cooling and/or recovering salt from a hot aqueous solution of a salt such as potassium chloride produced by solution mining. The pond comprises a plurality of channels arranged side-by-side, each of the channels being defined by a plurality of sides. An inlet is provided in a side of a channel for receiving the aqueous solution, and an outlet is provided in a side of another one of the channels for discharging the aqueous solution. The pond has at least one dike separating the channels from one another. A gap is formed in each dike to permit the aqueous solution to flow between the channels, the gap having a length which is about 10 to about 40 percent of the length of the sides of the channels. Salt is crystallized and the solution is cooled as it passes through the channels of the pond. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090409 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE AND METHOD FOR SETTING ARTIFICIAL STOPS - The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090410 | Roller Shade Filler Panel - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for closing off an opening above, below, or between electronic equipment in a rack. The rack includes a pair of equipment rails. The electronic equipment is mounted to the equipment rails. The apparatus includes a base, a roller shade, and a handle. The roller shade is rotatably connected to the base and includes a free end extending from the base when the roller shade is rotated. The handle is connected to the free end of the roller shade. The base is removably connected to the equipment rails at a first position. The handle is removably connected to the equipment rails at a second position spaced apart from the first position such that the free end of the roller shade is extended to close off the opening in the rack. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090411 | POLYCARBONATE LAMINATE WINDOW COVERS FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM FORCED-ENTRY AND BALLISTICS - The present invention provides a rapidly deployable window cover comprising a laminate panel comprising two or more layers of polycarbonate having layered therebetween one or more layers of a thermoplastic polyurethane, having a plurality of openings arranged around the periphery thereof and the plurality of openings extending through the panel; and a plurality of fasteners; wherein the plurality of openings are sized and shaped to receive the plurality of fasteners therethrough, and wherein the fasteners attach the panel to a structure in which the window is embedded such that the panel shields the window. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090412 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MICRO FIBRILLATED CELLULOSE - A method for producing micro fibrillated cellulosic material from pulp in which a pulp feed material is pre-treated by passing through a high consistency refiner a single time, followed by dilution and multiple passes through low consistency refiners. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090413 | WOOD PULP FOR GLASS PLATE-INTERLEAVING PAPER AND GLASS PLATE-INTERLEAVING PAPER - The present invention relates to wood pulp for glass plate-interleaving paper in which an amount of silicone contained in the wood pulp is 0.5 ppm or less with respect to an absolute dry mass of the pulp, as well as relates to interleaving paper for glass plates of which a raw material is the wood pulp, in which an amount of silicone contained in paper is 0.5 ppm or less with respect to the absolute dry matter of paper. The interleaving paper for glass plates formed from the wood pulp of the present invention, as well as interleaving paper for glass plates of the present invention are able to remarkably control contamination of silicone to the surface of glass plates for use as substrate material for flat panel displays for which a high degree of cleanliness and high quality are required. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090414 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-DISINTEGRABLE PAPER - To provide a method of producing water-disintegrable paper capable of addressing a disadvantage of adhesion of a base-paper sheet to an embossing apparatus when the base-paper sheet impregnated with a water-soluble binder is embossed, achieving simple manufacturing and low manufacturing cost, and minimizing the likelihood of paper powder remaining on a dry surface of a cleaned object after use. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090415 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SELF-BINDING PIGMENT PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS - The invention relates to a process for preparing self-binding pigment particle suspensions, to a self-binding pigment particle suspension as well as to a paper product comprising self-binding pigment particles and to the use of the self-binding pigment particle suspension as filler material. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090416 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SHEET - A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes comprises a screening unit configured to screen a defibrated material obtained by defibration treatment, and a sheet forming unit configured to form a sheet with the defibrated material screened with the screening unit. The screening unit has a first screening unit to which a plurality of first openings are provided and a second screening unit to which a plurality of second openings larger than the first openings are provided, and the defibrated material is screened by the first screening unit and the second screening unit. The defibrated material is screened at one of either the first screening unit or the second screening unit and thereafter screened at the other, and the sheet forming unit forms the sheet with the defibrated material that does not pass through the first openings and does pass through the second openings. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090417 | FORMING FABRIC - A woven-fabric web, such as a forming fabric or forming wire, for a machine for producing and/or processing a fibrous web, has a first woven-fabric layer with first longitudinal threads and first transverse threads interwoven with the first longitudinal threads and a second woven-fabric layer with second longitudinal threads and second transverse threads interwoven with the second longitudinal threads. The weaving pattern of the fabric is repeated in pattern repeats. The first and second longitudinal threads are arranged in a plurality of groups in each pattern repeat, with a first group and a second group and at least one further of the first and/or second group. Each first group is formed from a first longitudinal thread and a second longitudinal thread arranged below the first longitudinal thread and the first and second longitudinal threads in each group are arranged at no offset or only a slight offset in plan view. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090418 | Method for Manufacturing a High-Strength Golf Iron Head with a Thin Striking Faceplate - A method for manufacturing a high-strength golf iron head with a thin striking faceplate includes placing a shell mold onto a rotary table. At least one metal ingot is placed into a crucible portion of the shell mold and melts in a vacuum environment. The rotary table rotates to cause the molten metal to flow into a cavity portion of the shell mold. The rotating shaft is slowly stopped, and the shell mold is removed after pouring. The shell mold is destroyed after the molten metal cools and solidifies, obtaining a casting. A cast product portion is separated from the casting to obtain at least one golf iron head subsequently treated with heat treatment to provide a striking faceplate of the golf iron head with a tensile strength of 280-340 ksi, an elongation of 4%-20%, and a minimum thickness of 1.4-1.8 mm excluding a groove depth of the striking faceplate. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090419 | Method for Manufacturing a High-Strength Blade-Type Golf Iron Head with a Thin Blade - A method for manufacturing a high-strength blade-type golf iron head with a thin blade includes placing a shell mold onto a rotary table. At least one metal ingot is placed into a crucible portion of the shell mold and is heated to melt in a vacuum environment. The rotary table rotates to cause the molten metal to flow into a cavity portion of the shell mold. The rotating shaft is slowly stopped, and the shell mold is removed after pouring. The shell mold is destroyed after the molten metal cools and solidifies, obtaining a casting. A cast product portion is separated from the casting to obtain at least one blade-type golf iron head having the blade with a minimum thickness of 3.5-5.0 mm. The weight of the blade-type golf iron head is reduced by 0.9-2.5%, and the center of gravity of the blade-type golf iron head is lowered by 0.2-0.75 mm. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090420 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT ALLOY CASTINGS BY INJECTION DIE CASTING WITH NON-METALLIC CORES - A method for manufacturing light alloy castings by die casting with disposable cores, including a mold filling phase in which the parameters of pressure and speed of the molten alloy are controlled at levels tolerable by the cores until the cavities around the latter are filled by the molten alloy, and thereafter the pressure and speed parameters are controlled at levels suitable for completing and compacting the casting, the alloy being kept at a temperature close to its melting temperature throughout the whole path between the pump that pressurizes it and the entrance to the cavities around the cores. The invention relates also to a plant implementing said method by means of a pump connected to a mold through a duct that comes out within the casting envelope at a point close to the centroid of the cores. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090421 | COLD CHAMBER DIE CASTING WITH MELT CRUCIBLE UNDER VACUUM ENVIRONMENT - Exemplary embodiments described herein related to methods and systems for casting metal alloys into articles such as BMG articles. In one embodiment, processes involved for storing, pre-treating, alloying, melting, injecting, molding, etc. can be combined as desired and conducted in different chambers. During these processes, each chamber can be independently, separately controlled to have desired chamber environment, e.g., under vacuum, in an inert gas environment, or open to the surrounding environment. Due to the flexible, independent control of each chamber, the casting cycle time can be reduced and the production throughput can be increased. Contaminations of the molten materials and thus the final products are reduced or eliminated. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090422 | HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR USING HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL COMPOSITION - A heat storage material composition contains sodium acetate, water, and an organic compound comprising a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group. A weight ratio R (sodium acetate/water) of the sodium acetate to the water is 57/43 or less. A concentration Ws of the sodium acetate in three components of the sodium acetate, the water, and the organic compound comprising a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group is 52% by weight or more. A concentration Wa of the organic compound comprising a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group in the three components is 1% by weight or more. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090423 | METHOD OF HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - A method for heat exchange with a heat transfer medium including providing a ground loop circuit through which the heat transfer medium is circulatable. The circuit includes an end portion, positioned proximal to a heat exchanger, one or more pipe portions having embedded parts thereof positioned in pipe bodies. Each pipe body defines a conduit therein through which a fluid is flowable, and has an exterior surface engaged with ground material. The method also includes circulating the heat transfer medium through the ground loop circuit, to permit heat transfer between the heat transfer medium moving through the embedded part and the fluid in the conduit, and heat transfer between the heat transfer medium moving through the embedded part and the ground material engaged with the pipe body. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090424 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an air conditioning system for heating and air conditioning a motor vehicle, comprising a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, the air conditioning system having a first flow channel and a second flow channel and flow being able to pass around both heat exchangers along the second flow channel and around only the first heat exchanger along the first flow channel, a flow guidance element in the form of a wall section, by which a fluid flow can be influenced in a region between the heat exchangers, being arranged on the second heat exchanger. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090425 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCES - A system may include a chassis having a pair of stationary rails mechanically coupled thereto. Each stationary rail may receive a corresponding telescoping sliding rail. Each stationary rail/sliding rail combination may be configured to convey a cooling fluid to or from a heat exchanger. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090426 | HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE FOR A BATTERY - A heating and cooling device for a battery may include an electrically conductive base plate for thermal coupling to the battery. The base plate may include at least one fluid path for flowing through by a coolant. The device may include a carrier plate of an electrically non-conductive material, into which at least one electric heating element may be inserted. The carrier plate may be connected electrically with the electrically conductive base plate. An electrically conductive cover plate may be connected electrically with the electric heating element. The base plate, the carrier plate and the cover plate may be stacked on one another along a stacking direction. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090427 | HEATING AND COOLING APPARATUS FOR A BATTERY - A heating and cooling apparatus for a battery may include a base plate in which at least one fluid path for flowing-through of at least one of a coolant and a refrigerant is provided. At least one support part may be provided, in which in each case at least one electrical heating element is provided that is thermally coupled to the base plate. The heating and cooling apparatus may include a cover plate. The base plate, the at least one support part and the cover plate may be arranged adjacent to one another along a stack direction. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090428 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE HAVING 3-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTIONS AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD OF FABRICATION - A heat transfer device filled with a working fluid, includes a casing and a wick disposed within the casing. The wick includes a first sintered layer, a second sintered layer, and a third sintered layer. The first sintered layer is disposed proximate to an inner surface of the casing and the second sintered layer is disposed on the first sintered layer. The second sintered layer includes a first set of 3-dimensional sintered projections and a second set of 3-dimensional sintered projections disposed along a portion of the wick. Further, the third sintered layer is disposed on at least a portion of the second sintered layer. The heat transfer device includes at least one first sintered particle of the first sintered layer, which is smaller in size than at least one second pore of the second sintered layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090429 | INDOOR DEVICE FOR CASSETTE TYPE AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor device for a cassette type air conditioner is provided. In the indoor device, a suction grill restricter to couple the suction grill to a panel to prevent outer edges of the suction grill from drooping may be provided to maintain a more stable coupling state, preventing dew condensation and noise from occurring. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090430 | Heat Exchanger Tube, Heat Exchanger Tube Bundle, Heat Exchanger Comprising Such A Bundle And Method For Producing A Plate Of A Heat Exchanger Tube | 2015-04-02 |
20150090431 | EXCHANGER BODY AND EXCHANGER - The invention relates to an exchanger body comprising:—an element wound in a spiral and consisting of two sheets of heat-conducting material which define channels for a fluid between one another,—at least one distributor, and—at least one collector. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090432 | LOW-PRESSURE THIN-WALLED HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method of making a low-pressure thin-walled heat exchanger and a low-pressure thin-walled heat exchanger are described. According to the production method a thin metal cover layer and a thin cover layer consisting of metal or plastic are sealed with one another. The sealing is realized by a thin layer of a sealable polymer that is provided as coating on one side of at least one cover layer and/or by a separate intermediate layer of a sealable polymer. Both cover layers are sealed with one another by the interposed layer of the sealable polymer with the formation of a cavity suitable for the passage of a heat exchange medium which cavity can be formed as passage system. Such heat exchangers can be produced in an especially cheap way in this manner. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090433 | THERMAL SHIELD SHEET - A method of reducing heat in an electronic device includes providing a housing, providing a heat generating component and positioning a heat reduction sheet between the housing and the heat generating component. The heat reduction sheet includes a substrate, a first porous layer and a second porous layer. Each of the substrate and first and second porous layers has a first main surface and a second main surface. The first porous layer has an average cavity diameter of between approximately 0.01 μm and approximately 10 μm. The second porous layer has an average cavity diameter of between approximately 0.01 μm and approximately 10 μm. At least a portion of the first main surface of the substrate is in contact with at least part of the first main surface of the first porous layer. At least a portion of the second main surface of the substrate is in contact with at least part of the first main surface of the second porous layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090434 | Performance Enhanced Heat Spreader - Embodiments of the present invention include methods of disposing a metallic coating layer comprising a metal in an amorphous and/or fine grain microstructure over at least a portion of a surface of a pyrolytic graphite substrate, the metal comprising Nickel, Iron, a Nickel-Iron Alloy, or any combination thereof, and the grains of the metal being of 1 nm to 10000 nm in size. Embodiments of the invention also encompass the coated pyrolytic graphite articles. The coated substrate exhibits a thermal conductivity not less than the uncoated substrate. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090435 | SUPPORT PLATEHEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a heat dissipation apparatus and relates to the field of heat dissipation technologies, so as to solve a problem that heat dissipation efficiency of heat dissipation fins of an existing heat dissipation apparatus is low. In embodiments of the present invention, the heat dissipation apparatus includes a base plate, where multiple main fins are disposed on the base plate, and multiple auxiliary fins are disposed on the main fins; a gap exists between the auxiliary fins and the base plate; and a blocking structure is disposed and fastened on the base plate and/or the main fins, and the blocking structure can make cooling airflow first flow along the auxiliary fins and then flow along gaps between adjacent main fins and flow out. The present invention is mainly used in the field of communication accessories. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090436 | FLUID BASED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY CONTROL - A temperature control system may include a compartment having at least one side with low thermal conductivity and a side with a double wall, the double wall having an interior wall and an exterior wall, the interior wall and the exterior wall having high thermal conductivity and forming a channel therebetween and a reservoir connected to the channel. A drive may be contained within the reservoir, wherein the drive is responsive to a temperature within the compartment to transfer a liquid with high thermal conductivity from the reservoir into the channel to increase thermal conductivity between the interior of the compartment and the exterior of the compartment, and allows a gas with low thermal conductivity to be present within the channel when the channel does not contain the liquid to decrease thermal conductivity between the interior of the compartment and the exterior of the compartment. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090437 | System To Heat Water For Hydraulic Fracturing - Generally, a system for hydraulic fracturing of a geologic formation. Specifically, a transportable heating apparatus and method for the production of heated water for use in hydraulic fracturing of a geologic formation. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090438 | Stacked Tray Ball Dropper for Subterranean Fracking Operations - A ball dropper has a stack of trays that have solid portions for supporting a ball and open portions to allow a ball to pass through a tray. Fixed barriers limit the travel of the ball with the rotating tray to allow the ball to become unsupported so that it can be caught on the tray below. A stepper motor precisely makes the required incremental rotation to allow the addition of the next ball at the top. Once the trays are filled or the balls loaded are advanced such that the lead ball is on the last tray any further rotation will start to discharge the balls with each increment of rotation. The device is easy and cheap to fabricate and presents a reliable way to get jam free operation while having a housing that will tolerate the operating pressures in the wellbore. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090439 | DOWNHOLE TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - Embodiments of the disclosure pertain to a downhole tool useable for isolating sections of a wellbore that includes a mandrel, the mandrel further having a body comprising an external surface, and an inner bore formed therein; a distal end; and a proximate end; wherein the mandrel is made of composite material, wherein a set of shear threads are disposed along a surface of the inner bore at the proximate end. Embodiments of the tool include a slip disposed about the mandrel, wherein the slip comprises a one-piece configuration. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090440 | Applications of Degradable Polymer for Delayed Mechanical Changes in Wells - Degradable polylactic or polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers may be used to viscosify aqueous fluids for use in wells. Sand control screen or liner can be coated with a solid degradable polymer during placement in a well. Mechanical changes or flow changes in a well can be caused by solid degradable polymer that changes physical properties after it is placed in a well. Parts of devices or entire devices can be made of solid degradable polymer that converts to a fluid after selected times in an aqueous environment in a well. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090441 | ANCHOR MECHANISM FOR USE IN A WELL - An anchor mechanism for use in a well including a housing with a plurality of openings evenly distributed along the circumference of the housing and each opening arranged to narrowly house a radially movably slip including first and second end portions, a gripping side facing a well wall, the gripping side being provided with a plurality of teeth, an underside facing the opposite direction, two side faces extending from the gripping side to the underside and to two end faces; the slip having, at its first and second end portions, with a first inclined face and a second inclined face substantially sloping from the end faces and towards the middle portion of the slip on the underside; the slip provided, on its end faces, with laterally projecting tongues having a longitudinal direction parallel to the inclined faces; the slip provided, on its two side faces, with guide portions exhibiting a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the slip and the guide portion complementarily fitting an inward-facing guide in the housing; the anchor mechanism provided with first and second axially movable slip cones being surrounded in a portion of the housing; the slip cones having inclined faces in their position of application arranged to rest against the inclined faces of the slip, the slip cones provided with a plurality of grooves, each groove being arranged to house one tongue, and the housing being constituted by a first housing half and a second housing half. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090442 | CHEMICAL BASED WELL KICKOFF SYSTEM FOR NATURALLY FLOWING WELLS - A reaction apparatus for providing reactants from a surface to a wellbore to create a generated gas when the reactants undergo a reaction in situ to affect the density of a fluid in the wellbore, the reaction apparatus comprises a reaction housing, the reaction housing comprises a first reactant cell configured to contain a first reactant, a second reactant cell configured to contain a second reactant, a mixing chamber, configured to allow the first reactant and the second reactant to mix, a first passage configured to allow the first reactant to pass from the first reactant cell to the mixing chamber, a second passage configured to allow the second reactant to pass from the second reactant cell to the mixing chamber, an outlet configured to allow the generated gas from the reaction to escape the mixing chamber, a line comprising a plurality of electric cables, and a reel. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090443 | METHODS FOR ESTIMATING RESOURCE DENSITY USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF INCLUSIONS IN SHALE RESOURCE PLAYS - A method of determining the in situ pressure of a light hydrocarbon in a shale source rock formation comprising: providing an inclusion comprising the light hydrocarbon trapped within the inclusion; using Raman spectroscopy to determine the density and composition of the light hydrocarbon trapped within the inclusion; and calculating a pressure of the light hydrocarbon in the shale source rock formation based upon the density and composition of the light hydrocarbon trapped within the inclusion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090444 | POWER SYSTEMS FOR WIRELINE WELL SERVICE USING WIRED PIPE STRING - A wellbore instrument system includes a pipe string extending from earth's surface to a selected depth in a wellbore. The pipe string includes at least one of an electrical conductor and an optical fiber signal channel. A power sub including an electric power source is coupled proximate a lower end of the pipe string. At least one electrically powered wireline configurable wellbore instrument is coupled to the power source in the sub. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090445 | Detection of Position of a Plunger in a Well - A system for detecting when a plunger reaches a bottom of a well includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the well and provide a measured pressure output. Derivative calculation circuitry calculates a derivative of the measured pressure output. Detection circuitry detects when the plunger reaches the bottom of the well based upon the calculated derivative. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090446 | Downhole Sampling Probe with Penetrating Inlet and Method of Using Same - A probe of a downhole tool deployable into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The downhole tool has at least one flowline extendable therein. The formation has a clean fluid therein. The probe includes a base carried by the downhole tool and positionable adjacent a wall of the wellbore, a penetrating inlet carried by the base and having a tip about a sampling end thereof to receive the clean fluid, and an inlet packer. The penetrating inlet is in fluid communication with the at least one flowline, and extendable through the wall of the wellbore a distance into the formation. The inlet packer is inflatably positionable about the penetrating inlet to form a seal with the formation and isolate the tip therein whereby the clean fluid may be drawn from the formation and into the downhole tool. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090447 | SAMPLE TANK WITH INTEGRATED FLUID SEPARATION - A method for obtaining a fluid sample downhole that has at least a target fluid and an undesirable fluid may include receiving the fluid sample into a sample tank positioned that has a main chamber and isolating at least a portion of the undesirable fluid from the target fluid in the main chamber. A related apparatus may include a conveyance device configured to be conveyed along a borehole and a fluid sampling tool positioned along the conveyance device. The conveyance device may include a probe receiving the fluid sample from a formation; a pump drawing the fluid sample through the probe; and at least one sample tank receiving the fluid sample from the pump. The sample tank may include a main chamber receiving the fluid sample and an isolation volume isolating at least a portion of the undesirable fluid from the target fluid in the main chamber. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090448 | DOWNHOLE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A downhole system including a tubular having a wall with at least one port there through. At least one member arranged to cover the at least one port in a compressed condition thereof. Configured to at least partially displace cement pumped on an exterior of the tubular in a radially expanded condition of the at least one member. Also included is a method of non-ballistically opening ports in a tubular of a downhole system. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090449 | CEMENT MASKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A cement masking system including a tubular having a wall with at least one radial port. At least one swellable member arranged to cover the at least one port. The at least one swellable member configured to at least partially displace cement radially of the tubular during radial expansion of the at least one swellable member. Also included in a method of masking ports in a tubular from cement, | 2015-04-02 |
20150090450 | PERFORMING SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS ON MULTIPLE WELLBORE LOCATIONS USING A SINGLE MOBILE DRILLING RIG - A system is disclosed that includes a drilling rig having a substructure, the drilling rig being adapted to be positioned above a plurality of wellbore location such that each of the plurality of wellbore locations is simultaneously positioned below the substructure, equipment movement means for moving pressure control equipment between positions proximate each of the plurality of wellbore locations, the equipment movement means being adapted to move the pressure control equipment between the positions while the drilling rig is performing a rig operation on at least a first one of the plurality of wellbore locations, and equipment positioning means for positioning pressure control equipment on one or more of the plurality of wellbore locations, the equipment positioning means being adapted to position the pressure control equipment on a second one of the plurality of wellbore locations while the rig operation is being performed on the first wellbore location. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090451 | Compositions and Methods for Cementing Wells - A well cementing composition comprises water, an inorganic cement, a gas generating agent and a gas stabilizer. The gas generating agent may contain materials that release hydrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas or nitrogen gas or combinations thereof. The gas stabilizer comprises an aqueous mixture comprising polyglycols, oxyalkylates and methanol, or coco trimethyl ammonium chloride, or a mixture comprising ammonium fatty alcohol ether sulfate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, or combinations thereof. When used to cement a subterranean well, the compositions improve the compressive strength, increase the rate at which compressive strength develops, preserve cement homogeneity, or enhance cement expansion or a combination thereof. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090452 | SHOCK MITIGATOR - An assembly with a shock inducing tool and shock sensitive components. The assembly includes a shock mitigator that is constructed in a manner that allows a communication line to stretch across an interface of the mitigator between a housing for the components and the shock inducing tool. So, for example, where the tool is a perforating gun, power and/or communication with the tool need not be sacrificed for in exchange for safeguarding electronic components of the housing with the mitigator. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090453 | Systems and Methods for Secondary Sealing of a Perforation within a Wellbore Casing - Systems and methods for secondary sealing of a perforation present within a wellbore casing associated with a primary sealing agent. The wellbore casing defines a casing conduit present within a wellbore that extends between a surface region and a subterranean formation. The systems and methods include a sealing apparatus that retains a charge of sealing material with a secondary sealing agent and is conveyed within the casing conduit to within a threshold distance of the perforation. The systems and methods further include selectively releasing the charge of sealing material from the sealing apparatus, such as by a release mechanism, to deliver the charge of sealing material to the perforation, to supplement the primary sealing agent (and/or a seal formed thereby), and/or to decrease a flow rate of a fluid from the casing conduit through the perforation. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090454 | HYDROMECANICAL PIERCING PERFORATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - Proposed devices provide for a jetting process of formation critical areas after opening up a column, increasing a perforator's punch power and reliability, significantly preventing accidents. A hydro-mechanical piercing-type perforator includes a casing containing a hydraulic cylinder with a pusher, an operating tool radially movable and capable of interaction with the pusher. The tool is designed as a puncher, placed on a piston (plunger), mounted in a camera. The tool includes at least one through hydraulic channel and a jet. The camera is hydraulically connected with the cylinder. A proposed method for operating the perforator includes supplying a working fluid to the perforator through the column, creating pressure of the working fluid for an extension mechanism actuating the tool, extending the tool by applying the pressure through a piston rod system, to the piston with the puncher, and applying pressure to the piston through the hydraulic cylinder to the chamber. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090455 | Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoir Heating - A heating system for heating a natural gas hydrate reservoir. The heating system includes a fully enclosed wellbore extending through a portion of the natural gas hydrate reservoir. A heating fluid is passed through the wellbore to heat the portion of the natural gas hydrate reservoir. Additionally, a production system includes a perforated wellbore that is used to extract the natural gas hydrate water after heating. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090456 | FLUORESCENT NANO-SENSORS FOR OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION - Enhanced oil recovery becomes increasingly important in satisfying the growing demand for fossil fuel. The efficiency of secondary recovery processes like water flooding is however largely influenced by the rock characteristics, fluid characteristics, chemistry and physics. For development of the full potential of secondary oil recovery, it remains a challenge to obtain sufficient knowledge about the reservoir conditions. The present invention provides a novel water-dispersed, nano-sensor composition based on. InP/ZnS quantum dots (“QDs”) and atomic silver clusters, which exhibit a bright visible fluorescence combined with dedicated sensor functionalities. The QD and silver nano-sensors were tested in simulated reservoir conditions to determine their selected functionality to these reservoir conditions. The developed nano-sensors showed improved sensor functionalities towards pH, temperature, and subterranean reservoir rock, such, as clay or limestone. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090457 | Selective Removal of Silica From Silica Containing Brines - This invention relates to a method for selective removal of silica and silicon containing compounds from solutions that include silica and silicon containing compounds, including geothermal brines. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090458 | PULSATING ROTATIONAL FLOW FOR USE IN WELL OPERATIONS - A system for use with a subterranean well can include a fluid oscillator which discharges pulsating fluid from a tubular string in a direction at least partially toward an end of the tubular string proximate a surface of the earth. A method can include discharging a fluid from the tubular string, thereby applying a reaction force to the tubular string, which reaction force biases the tubular string at least partially into the well. Another method can include discharging a pulsating fluid from a fluid oscillator in a direction at least partially toward an end of the tubular string, and drilling into an earth formation with a drill bit connected at an opposite end of the tubular string in the well. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090459 | Apparatus and Methods for Clearing a Subsea Tubular - An embodiment of a tool for clearing a deposit within a fluid flowline, including a body having a central axis, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a radially outer surface extending axially from the first end of the second end. In addition, the tool includes a first energy element coupled to the first end, and an electrode extending radially from the radially outer surface of the body. The first energy element and the electrodes are each configured to emit energy to dissipate the deposit in the fluid flowline. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090460 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OIL AND GAS USING BUOYANCY EFFECT - A system for bringing producing oil and gas from a subsea gathering manifold or wellhead, including a loop having an upper end at the surface and a lower end below the surface, the loop rotatable around a closed path, and production vessels attached to the cable loop, each production vessel having a hollow interior, the weight of the plurality of production vessels sufficient, when filled with seawater, to cause the production vessels to sink, the plurality of production vessels each having an inlet pipe. The system also includes a plurality of receivers attached to the production gathering manifold or wellhead that receive production fluid, the receivers engaging production vessels and filling them with well fluid while seawater is discharged from the production vessels, the production fluid having a lower density than ambient seawater so that the production vessels become buoyant when filled with the production fluid. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090461 | DETACHABLE CAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN OIL/GAS WELL UNDER BLOWOUT CONDITIONS - Offshore and onshore oil well blowouts can bring serious environmental damages which can cause serious economic loses. Oil wells under blowout conditions can be gushing fluids for months before the well is capped and plugged. Placing a capping device on the top of the well head can be challenged. In this paper it is presented a detachable capping device and a method that will help to control the well, or to plug it. The gushing fluids will be redirect through pipe to a surface vessel where they will be collected. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090462 | FLUID VENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF VENTING FLUID - A housing for a downhole tool, having a fluid vent assembly comprising a port passing through the wall of the housing to transmit fluid through the port when the port is open, a sealing device to seal the port, and a cutting device to disrupt the sealing device and permit transmission of fluid through the port. The cutting device is driven axially through the sealing device without relative rotation between the two. The cutting device has an asymmetric blade to cut a coupon from the sealing device by a gradual and progressive disruption of the closure, typically cutting through only a portion the closure device, so that the coupon cut from the closure device remains attached to the closure device when the closure device is ruptured to open the seal. Typically the downhole tool comprises a downhole pump, and the housing comprises the shroud of the pump. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090463 | AUTOMATED PIPE SLIPS - An automated pipe slips includes a pipe slips body having a generally frustoconically tapered inner wall. A plurality of wedges is positioned to slide along the tapered inner wall and may be hydraulically driven. In some embodiments, the wedges alternate between long and short wedges, such that only long wedges are used to engage a tubular member having a small diameter, and both long and short wedges are used to engage a tubular member having a large diameter. In some embodiments, the automated pipe slips may include a centralizer assembly. In some embodiments, the automated pipe slips may include a wiper assembly. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090464 | LIFT FRAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A lift frame system and method of use including a lift frame capable of being moved from a stowed position to a drill center position and a skidding pallet with at least one personnel access and egress walkway platform. The skidding pallet is capable of moving along a plurality of rails and engaging a multipurpose tower. The lift frame may include levels, a coiled tubing injector, at least one pressure control equipment, stabilizing arms, a top drive, a hook, and a set of bails. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090465 | WELLBORE PACKER, METHOD AND TUBING STRING - A wellbore packer for setting one or more packing elements in a borehole having an open hole section. The wellbore packer comprises a port-less mandrel configured with one or more packing elements and one or more setting mechanisms. The setting mechanism is responsive to a driving force and configured to set the packing elements in the borehole, wherein the driving force is not tubing string pressure. Where packers are set by annular pressure, a method for setting a plurality of such packers may include sequentially operating the packers. A mechanism may be provided for the packers to allow sequential operation thereof. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090466 | VIBRATORY RIPPER HAVING PRESSURE SENSOR FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING ACTIVATION OF VIBRATION MECHANISM - In an aspect of the invention a ripping mechanism for a vehicle is provided which includes a support frame, a ripping member, a vibrator mechanism, a pressure sensor, and a control system. The control system is configured to determine when the ripping member is engaged with hard material using the pressure sensor. When the ripping member is engaged with hard material, the control system is configured to permit operation of the vibrator mechanism. In some embodiments, the control system may further be configured to automatically start the vibrator mechanism when it detects that the ripping member is engaged with hard material. When the ripping member is not engaged with hard material, the control system is configured to deactivate the vibrator mechanism. In some embodiments, deactivation of the vibrator mechanism means that the control system turns off the vibrator mechanism. In some other embodiments, deactivation of the vibrator mechanism means that the control system prevents operation of the vibrator mechanism. In yet other embodiments deactivation of the vibrator mechanism may entail both turning off the vibrator mechanism and preventing operation of the vibrator mechanism. In yet other embodiments, the control system may include a switch that permits a vehicle operator to select which of these aforementioned actions the control system takes when determining that the ripping member is not engaged with hard material. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090467 | BULLDOZER - Assemblies are arranged in such a manner that the diesel particulate filter device of one of the assemblies, the selective catalytic reduction device of the one assembly, the selective catalytic reduction device of the other assembly, and the diesel particulate filter device of the other assembly are located next to each other in this order as seen in a plan view. An exhaust pipe is located within a region made up of a region where the selective catalytic reduction device in the one assembly is arranged, a region where the selective catalytic reduction device in the other assembly is arranged, and a region between the selective catalytic reduction device in the one assembly and the selective catalytic reduction device in the other assembly, and located on an end side in the longitudinal direction, as seen in a plan view. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090468 | POWER TOOL AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AUTOMATED DRILLING OPERATION - An electric power wrench for fastening and loosening joints includes: a main shaft for delivering a torque to a joint, an electric motor that is arranged to selectively drive the main shaft in two opposed rotational directions, a control unit for controlling the drive of the electric motor, and a transmission that connects the electric motor to the main shaft. The control unit has a first drive mode in which it controls the electric motor such that it delivers a continuous torque in a forward direction, and delivers torque pulses in an opposite backward direction, wherein the transmission includes an inherent play and wherein the torque pulses are produced in said play. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090469 | Vibratory Hammer with Passive Lubrication System for Bearings - Small wells cut into the upper interior surface of the head plate collect oil that is sprayed forcefully upward by the rotating gears and eccentric weights and channels that oil through a throughbore across the width of the head plate, routing the oil into a hose or bored channel at each end of the throughbore, with oil in the hoses or bored channels flowing through bearing access ports into the bearings on the rotating eccentric weights. A separate oil collection well, throughbore and hose arrangement is provided for each of the eccentric weight and gear sets and may be provided for pinion gears connected to hydraulic drive motors. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090470 | IMPACT TOOL - An object of the invention is to provide an impact tool improved in vibration-proofing structure of a handle. A representative impact tool has a tool body and handle. The handle has a handle body and pair of grips that extend in a direction crossing an axial direction of a tool accessory, designed to be held by user's right and left hands. The handle body has a first part to which the grips are connected in a fixed manner and a second part that is connected to the tool body in a fixed manner. The first part is supported against the tool body via an elastic member and is allowed to move with respect to the tool body and the second part while being biased by an elastic force of the elastic member. A current supply cable, supplying current to a motor, is installed on the second part. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090471 | ROTARY TOOL - A rotary tool for driving drill bits or screw bits. The rotary tool includes a main body, a main shaft, a chuck, and a locking assembly for locking the chuck at a fixed position relative to the main shaft in the axial direction. The locking assembly is arranged fixedly relative to the main body in the circumferential direction of the main shaft and it has a portion that contacted with the chuck when locking the chuck. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090472 | FLUID-DRIVEN MEDICAL OR DENTAL HANDLE - A medical or dental fluid-driven handle with a control or regulation circuit for the control or regulation of the rotational speed of a rotary part to a predetermined rotational speed and methods are presented. The handle comprises a rotary part that can be set in rotary motion by a drive fluid, a fluid line carrying the drive fluid to or from the rotary part or a fluid branch line that is connected to a fluid line carrying the drive fluid, and a control or regulation circuit that is designed to control or regulate the rotational speed of the rotary part. An electrodynamic converter is driven by the rotary part for generating electrical energy. An actuator element is configured to act on the drive fluid and is electrically connected to the electrodynamic converter such that the actuator element is supplied with electrical energy generated by the electrodynamic converter. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090473 | Manufacturing a Conductor Part - A method for manufacturing a conductor part for a connector unit is provided. The conductor part includes a conductive core, an insulating sleeve, and at least a first conductive layer arranged between the conductive core and the insulating sleeve. The method includes equipping at least one section of a radially inner surface of the insulating sleeve with the first conductive layer, and equipping at least one section of a radially outer surface of the insulating sleeve with at least a second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is a metal layer or a conductive plastic layer. The method also includes inserting the conducting core in the insulating sleeve before or after equipping a surface of the insulating sleeve with a conductive layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090474 | ELECTRIC CABLE - An electric cable includes a wire section that includes an electric wire including a conductor and a braided shield layer covering an outer periphery of the conductor and including a plurality of metal wires braided, and a cylindrical outer layer section covering an outer periphery of the wire section and including a cylindrical sheath and a braided reinforcement layer that covers an inner surface of the sheath and includes a plurality of fibers braided. The wire section is arranged inside the cylindrical outer layer section. The outer layer section is constructed such that a permissible region is formed in the cylindrical outer layer section that allows a displacement of the wire section with respect to the outer layer section in a direction orthogonal to a length direction of the wire section. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090475 | CABLES HAVING AN ANTIMICROBIAL COATING - A cable having one or more conductors with a polymeric covering layer and a non-extruded coating layer formed of a material based on a liquid composition including a polymer resin and an antimicrobial additive. Methods of forming cables are also provided. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090476 | PACKAGE CARRIER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a package carrier includes the following steps. Two base metal layers are bonded together. Two supporting layers are laminated onto the base metal layers respectively. Two release metal films are disposed on the supporting layers respectively. Each release metal film includes a first metal film and a second metal film separable from each other. Two first patterned metal layers are formed on the release metal films respectively. Each first patterned metal layer includes a pad pattern. Two dielectric layers are formed on the release metal films respectively and cover the corresponding first patterned metal layers. Each dielectric layer has a conductive via connecting to the corresponding pad pattern. Two second patterned metal layers are formed on the dielectric layers respectively. Each second patterned metal layer at least covers the conductive via. The base metal layers are separated from each other to form two independent package carriers. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090477 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A multilayer structure comprises an insulation material, a conductive layer and a protective film. The conductive layer is disposed on the insulation material. The protective film is disposed on the surface of the conductive layer, and the surface area of the protective film is less than that of the conductive layer. A fingerprint identification device and a manufacturing method thereof are also disclosed. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090478 | SILVER THICK FILM PASTE HERMETICALLY SEALED BY SURFACE THIN FILM MULTILAYER - A ceramic substrate comprises a plurality of ceramic sheets, a plurality of inner conductive layers, a plurality of vias, and an upper conductive layer. The ceramic sheets are stacked one on top of another and include a top ceramic sheet. The inner conductive layers include electrically conductive material that forms electrically conductive features on an upper surface of each ceramic sheet excluding the top ceramic sheet. The vias are formed in each of the ceramic sheets with each via being filled with electrically conductive material. The upper conductive layer includes electrically conductive material that forms electrically conductive features on an upper surface of the top ceramic sheet. The upper conductive layer is constructed from a stack of four sublayers. A first sublayer is formed from titanium. A second sublayer is formed from copper. A third sublayer is formed from platinum. A fourth sublayer is formed from gold. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090479 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE USING CESIUM AND A FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE PRODUCED THEREBY - An method for preparing a flexible transparent electrode film that has a high transmittance and low sheet resistance without having to go through a separate heating process by using cesium, and a flexible transparent electrode film prepared thereby, the method including: applying a nanowire transparent conductive film on a high molecular base material film; coating the nanowire transparent conductive film with a sol-gel solution wherein titanium dioxide and cesium are mixed; and welding the nanowire. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090480 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - An electronic component package includes a substrate and dielectric structure. The dielectric structure includes a top surface having a protrusion portion and a lower portion. The protrusion portion is located at first height that is greater than a second height of the lower portion. A conductive bond pad is located over the dielectric structure. A ball bond electrically couples the bond pad and a bond wire. An intermetallic compound located between the ball bond and bond pad is formed of material of the ball bond and bond pad and electrically couples the bond pad to the ball bond. A portion of the bond pad is vertically located between a portion of the lower portion of the top surface of the dielectric structure and the intermetallic compound. No portion of the bond pad is vertically located between at least a portion of the protrusion portion and the intermetallic compound. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090481 | PACKAGE CARRIER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a package carrier includes the following steps. Firstly, two base metal layers are bonded together. Then, two supporting layers are laminated onto the base metal layers respectively. Next, two release metal films are disposed on the supporting layers respectively, wherein each of the release metal films includes a first metal film and a second metal film separable from each other. Next, two patterned metal layers are formed on the release metal films respectively, wherein each of the patterned metal layers is suitable for carrying and electrically connected to a chip. Then, the base metal layers are separated from each other to form two package carriers independent from each other. A package carrier formed by the manufacturing method described above is also provided. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090482 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, CURED COATING FILM USING THE SAME, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided are: a curable composition which can attain both good adhesion to a printed circuit board, particularly to a flexible substrate or the like; a resist coating film of the curable composition; and a printed circuit board comprising a resist pattern formed by the curable composition. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090483 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes; an electrode layer disposed on an outer surface of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes; a first composite resin layer disposed on the electrode layer and including a first conductive powder; and a second composite resin layer disposed on the first composite resin layer and including a second conductive powder different from the first conductive powder. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090484 | CAPACITOR-MOUNTED STRUCTURE AND CAPACITOR - A monolithic-capacitor-mounted structure satisfies Lc>Wc and Lx/Wx2015-04-02 | |
20150090485 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: three external electrodes disposed on amounting surface of a ceramic body to be spaced apart from one another. When a thickness of an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed therein is defined as AT, and a gap between a first or second lead part of the first internal electrode and a third lead part of the second internal electrode is defined as LG, the following Equation may be satisfied: 0.00044≦LG*log [1/AT]≦0.00150. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090486 | Selectively Conductive EMI Gaskets - A fabric over foam electromagnetic interference gasket has a body of indefinite length, and includes a layer of dielectric material thereon. The gasket may be compressed between two substrates and provide electrical conductivity in one axis and EMI shielding and nonconductivity in a perpendicular axis. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090487 | CABLE FOR POWERING OF MAST MOUNTED RADIO EQUIPMENT - A cable for powering of radio equipment mounted on a mast for carrying the radio equipment is disclosed. The cable comprises a first conductor for feeding a current to the radio equipment, a return and shielding conductor for feeding a return current from the radio equipment and for shielding of the first conductor, and an insulating material disposed between the first conductor and the return and shielding conductor. The first conductor is at least partially enclosed by the insulating material. A first cross-sectional area of the first conductor is less than a second cross-sectional area of the return and shielding conductor. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090488 | WIRE CONNECTOR - An improved wire connector is provided that allows for securing one, two, or more cables in an electrical box knockout hole. The wire connector body interior includes a central tab with a hinge for exerting pressure against at least a first/tab cable. The central tab also has a gripping portion for gripping the tab cable without cutting its sheathing. In preferred embodiments, the central tab further includes a multifunction tab member, such as a multifunction knob or multifunction bumpers, which provides inter alia a secondary spring function for applying added pressure on an inserted tab cable, especially when a second/wall cable is inserted. The wire connector body contains ribs on the inner wall facing the central tab gripping portion for gripping a wall cable without cutting its insulation. The wire connector body also contains a longitudinal slot for easy installation or removal from an electrical box. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090489 | CABLE CLAMP AND HARNESS - A cable clamp is configured to fix an electric cable including an electric wire section and an outer layer section covering the electric wire section to a fixed member. The cable clamp includes a first cylindrical portion for the electric wire section to be inserted therein, and a second cylindrical portion formed around outside the first cylindrical portion to surround the first cylindrical portion. The second cylindrical portion includes a receiving portion formed between it and the first cylindrical portion to receive the outer layer section. The second cylindrical portion is swaged with the electric wire section inserted in the first cylindrical portion and with the outer layer section received in the receiving portion, so that the outer layer section is gripped by the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090490 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF WIRE HARNESS WITH CONNECTOR - A waterproof structure of a wire harness with a connector in which crimp terminals are housed and held in a plurality of cavities respectively in the connector, the crimp terminals being crimped to electric wire terminals of a plurality of electric wires included in the wire harness. The waterproof structure includes a sheet material having a width covering both the connector and the electric wires projecting from rear cavity openings, having waterproof property and elasticity, and having adhesive surfaces on one side. The sheet material is fixedly attached to a connector neck portion where the plurality of electric wires project outward from the rear cavity openings of the connector by tightly attaching the adhesive surfaces to each other from two sides having the connector therebetween, so that the connector neck portion is covered by the sheet material. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090491 | ELECTRICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELECTRICAL SHIELD - An electrical cable assembly includes an electrical cable extending a length from a first cable end to an opposite second cable end. The electrical cable includes at least one electrical wire. A first electrical connector is terminated to the first cable end of the electrical cable. A second electrical connector is terminated to the second cable end of the electrical cable. The assembly includes an electrical cable shield that includes a metallized fabric body that extends around the electrical cable along the length of the electrical cable. The metallized fabric body extends a length along the length of the electrical cable from a first shield end to a second shield end of the metallized fabric body. The first shield end of the metallized fabric body is dressed over the first electrical connector. The second shield end of the metallized fabric body is dressed over the second electrical connector. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090492 | Mains Power Wire Connection Assembly and Connection Method - A mains power wire connection assembly ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150090493 | Busbar Adapter - The present invention relates to a busbar adapter having a lower deck and an upper deck that can be interconnected releasably. The deck elements comprise projections and openings that can be brought into engagement with each other, the busbar adapter further comprises a locking device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090494 | RFID DEVICE FOR USE DOWNHOLE - In one embodiment, a radio-frequency identification device for use in a wellbore includes a housing made of a polymer; and an antenna disposed in the housing. The polymer may be selected from the group consisting of an elastomer, a plastic, a rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof. The RFID device may also include a fill material disposed in the housing. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090495 | DOWNHOLE TEMPERATURE SENSING OF THE FLUID FLOW IN AND AROUND A DRILL STRING TOOL - Temperature sensing devices and methods for determining downhole fluid temperature at a drill string in a borehole while drilling are disclosed. The device includes a temperature sensor capable of detecting and measuring rapid temperature changes and may be used to sense the temperature of fluid inside or outside the drill string. In addition, the device includes a thermal conductor that receives and secures the temperature sensor; the thermal conductor is in turn received and secured in a thermal insulator that provides a thermal barrier. In an embodiment, the device is disposed in a channel within an outer diameter of the drill string such that the device is protected from the side wall of the borehole and drilling fluid and cuttings can pass through the channel without becoming packed around the temperature sensor. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090496 | HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SYSTEM INCLUDING SONDE POSITION DETECTION USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS - A locator device and methods of use are disclosed. The locator device includes a first locating system configured to generate to sense an electromagnetic field emanating from a sonde associated with a drill head, and a second locating system including a global positioning system. The locator device includes a display on the locating system configured to display a map of the area in which the locator device resides based on a location detected by the global positioning system. The locator device also includes control electronics configured to, upon receipt of an input from a user, record location data in a memory associated with the locator device for use by a horizontal directional drilling control system. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090497 | Directional Drilling Using Variable Bit Speed, Thrust, and Active Deflection - A downhole assembly for directionally drilling a borehole has a motor, a transmission, and a steering mechanism. The motor has a rotor driven in a stator by flow of drilling fluid therebetween. The transmission operatively couples the rotor to a drill bit for drilling the borehole. A flow control controls the flow of drilling fluid through an internal passage of the rotor. The flow control can thereby vary the drive of the rotor in a bit speed effect that preferentially cuts the wall of the borehole to achieve directional drilling. The flow control can also thereby create a differential pressure displacing the rotor along a longitudinal axis of the motor in a thrust effect. The steering mechanism responds to the displacement of the rotor and deviates a direction of the drill bit from the longitudinal axis of the motor to further achieve directional drilling. The bit speed effect, the rotor displacement, and the deviation are preferentially coordinated to coincide or at least operate together. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090498 | DRILLING SYSTEM - Rock strength is estimated during drilling using a rate of penetration model or a modified mechanical specific energy models. The rock strength estimate can be used in conducting further drilling, for example by a drilling system. Drilling parameters may be altered as a result of determining rock strength, for example to avoid undesirable trending fractures, such as extensive vertical fractures. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090499 | MINING VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS ENERGY SUPPLY - The mining vehicle has a carriage, driving equipment for moving the carriage, at least one mining work device, an electric motor for supplying power to the mining work device, a connection for supplying electric power to the electric motor from an electrical network of the mine, and an energy source. The electric motor has at least a primary stator winding and a secondary stator winding galvanically isolated from each other. When the mining vehicle is connected to the electrical network of the mine via the primary stator winding, the electric motor is arranged, at least for a period of time, to supply power to the at least one mining work device and, at least for a period of the time, to supply power via the secondary stator winding for charging the energy source. A method for energy supply of a mining vehicle is also provided. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090500 | DRILLING COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A drilling composition is provided. The composition includes: I) an organic phase comprising components: i. from about 20 wt. % to about 99.999 wt. %, based on the total weight of components i. and ii., of at least one linear or branched, cyclic or non-cyclic, saturated hydrocarbon; ii. from about 0.001 wt. % to about 25 wt. %, based on the total weight of components i. and ii., of at least one ester; II) from 0 to about 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of water or aqueous phase; Ill) from 0 to about 60 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one additive, wherein the sum of the weight components I) to III) is 100 wt. %. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090501 | ROLLER CUTTER DRILL BIT WITH MIXED BEARING TYPES - A roller cutter drill bit with mixed bearing types includes a bit body with at least one journal facet and a cavity facet. A cavity extends into the bit body from the cavity facet. The bit body is configured to rotate about a bit axis during drilling. A journal extends outward from the at least one journal facet. A first rotatable cutter that supports a first plurality of cutting structures has a journal portion received by the cavity. A second rotatable cutter that supports a second plurality of cutting structures has a cavity portion that is receives the journal. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090502 | SHEAR CLAW BIT - A shear claw drill bit includes a bit body and a plurality of pick receptacles fixedly attached to the bit body. Each pick receptacle has a pick cavity. The shear claw drill bit further includes a plurality of picks. Each pick has a cutter cavity. The shear claw drill bit also includes a plurality of polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters. Each PDC cutter is disposed in the cutter cavity of a respective pick of the plurality of picks. A portion of each PDC cutter protrudes out of the cutter cavity of the respective pick. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ALTERNATE OPERATION FOR A SCANNER-SCALE HAVING AN ITEM OVERHANG DETECTION SYSTEM - In a scanner-scale system for passing items through a read zone over a weigh platter of the scanner-scale, the system including an item overhang detection system operable for providing an output upon sensing that an item overhangs beyond an edge of the weigh platter, systems and methods are disclosed for using output from the item overhang detection system to both (1) reduce erroneous weighing upon sensing that an item overhangs beyond an edge of the weigh platter (such as by alerting the operator that an item overhang condition has been detected and thus prompting the operator to reposition the item so as to be fully on scale) and (2) initiate an alternate function of the scanner-scale independent of weighing operation. | 2015-04-02 |
20150090504 | CLIMBING ROBOT FOR MASTS - The invention relates to a climbing robot for masts/towers ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150090505 | STRUCTURAL ELECTRIC TANDEM AXLE MODULE - A structural electric tandem axle module ( | 2015-04-02 |