17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130098559 | PLANT FOR MANUFACTURING A RIGID PIPE FOR DRAWING UP DEEP WATER - This plant for manufacturing a rigid pipe for drawing up deep water for a marine thermal energy plant is characterized in that it comprises a floating platform on which there is installed a continuous production device in the vertical axis of the pipe, including a first stage of winding webs of fibers impregnated with resin about a winding roll for the partial crosslinking thereof, said wall being formed by modular elements in the form of plates, which are connected together so as to form a strip that moves in a spiral and repeating in the upper part of the roll so as to form a winding surface for the webs. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098560 | CARBON FIBER-CONTAINING RESIN SHEET CARRYING APPARATUS - The carrying apparatus is a carbon fiber-containing resin sheet carrying apparatus for carrying a carbon fiber-containing resin sheet W heated in a heating furnace to a pressing device, comprising a slider 4 that moves between the heating furnace and the pressing device and a sheet holder 10 that is mounted thereon and chucks both the end parts of the carbon fiber-containing resin sheet W to apply tension. The sheet holder 10 can have a structure such that it comprises chuck claws 13, 16 and a tension unit 19 that displaces these chuck claws to the outside. The sheet holder 10 may have a structure such that it comprises a holding metal fitting with a spring, that is arranged inside a holding frame and a chuck claw that chucks this holding frame. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098561 | Pivoting Valance System for Shades or Blinds and a Method for Pivoting a Valance - A system for supporting a window covering is provided. The system includes: a bracket assembly having a stationary portion and a pivoting portion; a valance pivotally connected to the bracket assembly; a first lock configured to lock the valance to the pivoting portion of the bracket assembly; and a second lock that, when engaged, locks the valance to the stationary portion of the bracket assembly. A method of concealing a window covering may also be provided. The method may include: providing a bracket assembly configured to support the window covering; providing a valence attached to the bracket assembly; pivoting the valance on the bracket assembly to selectively expose and conceal the window covering; locking the valance to a pivoting portion of the bracket assembly; and locking the valence to a stationary portion of the bracket assembly. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098562 | AWNING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An awning and a method of operating the awning are provided. The awning includes a canopy, a roller and an adjustment tube. The canopy includes a proximal edge. The canopy can be wound about the roller with the proximal edge secured along the roller. The roller includes a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end. The adjustment tube includes a small base and a large base. The adjustment tube is mounted around the roller near the second longitudinal end so that the small base is nearer to the first longitudinal end than the large base. The adjustment tube is slidably movable along the roller so that the adjustment tube can move toward or away from the first longitudinal end between an innermost position and an outermost position. The adjustment tube is located nearer to the second longitudinal end at the outermost position than at the innermost position. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098563 | DUAL ROLL BLIND - The present invention relates to a dual roll blind enabling to control its light transmission amount and open and close with one ball-chain and to easily reset the roll screen. The dual roll blind comprises a first screen and a second screen having light transmission portions and light shielding portions, respectively, a first winding bar and a second winding bar for respectively winding the first screen and the second screen, a first gear for rotationally driving the first winding bar, a second gear for rotating the second winding bar with rotating dependently on the first gear, and a clutch hub, interposed between the second gear and the second winding bar, for transmitting rotational force of the second gear to the second winding bar, wherein the second gear comprises a gear protrusion protruding toward the clutch hub and the clutch hub comprises a clutch protrusion protruding toward the second gear to make contact with a portion of the gear protrusion for transmitting rotational force of the second gear to the clutch hub, and the gear protrusion and the clutch protrusion are not in contact with each other at a certain range of rotational angle in response to the rotational direction of the second gear to form a section where rotational force of the second gear is not transmitted to the clutch hub. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098564 | DUAL ROLL BLIND - The present invention relates to a dual roll blind enabling to control its light transmission amount and open and close with one ball-chain. The dual roll blind comprises a first screen and a second screen having light transmission portions and light shielding portions, respectively, a first winding bar and a second winding bar for respectively winding the firstscreen and the second screen, a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation to which the first winding bar and the second winding bar are respectively coupled, a first gear coupled to the first axis of rotation and rotationally driving the first winding bar, a second gear coupled to the second axis of rotation and rotating the second winding bar with rotating dependently on the first gear, a driving wheel rotating by a driving string and coupled to the first axis of rotation to transfer rotational force of the driving string to the first gear and the winding bar, a slide drive device engaging with the driving wheel to receive rotational force of the driving wheel and slide the first winding bar in a longitudinal direction of the first axis of rotation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098565 | UNITARY ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL FENESTRATION, PROVIDING DYNAMIC SOLAR HEAT GAIN CONTROL - The present disclosure is related to a unitary assembly for an architectural fenestration, providing dynamic solar heat gain control, which (1) provides a track-based frame structure/blind combination in which the blind is self-correcting should the blind material fall outside of the track; (2) provides directional shading, where the assembly provides for dynamically controlling the amount of light allowed to reach the heat storage unit; (3) provides a blind motor without limiter switches and with a quick-release slip-ring; and (4) provides a heat storage unit which is a thermally efficient, transparent and translucent structure, with which gain from sunny winter days is greater than nighttime loss, so as to provide supplemental heat. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098566 | Retractable Screen Apparatus, System, and Method - Retractable protective screen devices and related systems comprising means for retention of a screen in an intended configuration under conditions of wind and/or other separating forces are disclosed. In some embodiments, a screen carries a plurality of spaced-apart rivets, each overlying a corresponding, spaced-apart substrate material, disposed approximately in-line and adjacent a margin or edge of the screen. A guide channel is configured to be affixed to a door, window, or other frame. The guide channel is further configured with a cavity and slot to provide passage of the rivets and screen, respectively, therethrough. With such configuration, the screen is constrained in its intended position against wind and/or other separating forces. Further advantageously, the screen is maintained in its preferred configuration throughout its entire range of travel, and is constrained throughout that range of travel against wind and/or other separating forces. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098567 | INSULATED WASHDOWN FLEXIBLE WALLS AND CURTAINS - Example insulated dividers, such as curtain-doors and temporary walls for dividing areas of a building, include features that make the dividers particularly suited for food and drug related environments that demand cleanliness and require dividers to be periodically washed down to remove microorganisms and other contaminants. Some example dividers include a touch-and-hold fastener to hold a flexible insulated pad within an internal space of a pliable hollow panel. In some examples, the insulated pad is made of polyester batting with loops of fiber to which the hook portion of the touch-and-hold fastener can engage. In some examples, both the insulated pad and the touch-and-hold fastener are completely contained within the hollow panel so that neither the pad nor the fastener provides an exposed external surface for harboring microorganisms. In some examples, the pliable panel's outer peripheral edge is hermetically sealed by thermal bonding, heat sealing, welding and/or ultrasonic joining. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098568 | IDLER - A length adjustable fitting for blind systems, including a housing and a drive member fitted to said housing; a core component including a core member shaped for engaging a drive portion of said drive member, the core component including a support portion shaped for engaging a support member for supporting said fitting; wherein, the selective adjustment of the drive member relative to the housing moves the core member along an axis to a different position relative to the housing, wherein at each said position, the drive member engages the core member to resist movement of the core member along the axis from said position relative to said housing. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098569 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF DISSOLVING PULP IN A KRAFT MILL PRODUCING PAPER GRADE PULP WITH A CONTINUOUS TYPE DIGESTER - A method and system for pulp manufacturing used in connection with a kraft process includes a vertical pressure vessel operated in batch mode, a single-vessel or multi-vessel continuous digester, and other equipment for further processing brown stock, such as for washing, oxygen delignification, bleaching, and drying. A feeder and conveyance system may include a high pressure feeder or direct pump system, and selectively provides fiber-containing material to the continuous digester when making lower grade pulp product and to the vertical pressure vessel when making higher grade pulp such as dissolving pulp. The vertical pressure vessel is used for pre-hydrolysis and neutralization, after which the resulting pulp is fed to the continuous digester for cooking. White liquor and black liquor from the same mill may be used for the neutralization fluids. The same continuous digester is selectively used for cooking in connection with making pulp products of different grades or quality. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098570 | BLEACHING OF PULP - The use of a peroxidase and violuric acid, or a derivative thereof in the bleaching of pulp, such as paper materials, such as paper, linerboard, corrugated paperboard, tissue, towels, corrugated containers and boxes. The peroxidases of the invention are classified as EC 1.11.1.7. The effect of peroxidase is bleaching and de-inking of the pulp, e.g. the paper pulp and the resulting paper material. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098571 | CHEMICAL ACTIVATION AND REFINING OF SOUTHERN PINE KRAFT FIBERS - A method for alteration of the morphology of cellulose fibers, particularly softwood fibers, by (a) subjecting the fibers to a metal ion-activated peroxide treatment carried out at a pH of between about 1 and about 9, preferably between 3 and 7, and (b) subjecting the treated fibers to a refining treatment thereby converts SW fibers to | 2013-04-25 |
20130098572 | PAPER PRODUCT HAVING UNIQUE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - A web product having at least one ply and having a Basis Weight, BW, to Dry Bulk, DB, value satisfying the equation DB≧34.63−0.31*BW is disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098573 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SHEET-FORMING UNIT, AND SHEET FORMING UNIT - A sheet forming unit including a headbox with at least one feed device, a turbulence generating device having a plurality of turbulence generating channels and a nozzle. The nozzle includes an outlet gap located downstream from the headbox forming a line of impingement in a flow direction. Immediately upstream from the nozzle is the turbulence generating device in which during operation of the headbox a fibrous stock suspension passes through the plurality of turbulence generating channels in partial flows. Inside a turbulence generating channel there is a final fluidization region in which a pressure loss is produced in the partial flow of fibrous stock suspension in the turbulence generating channel. The headbox and the forming unit are arranged so that a dwell time of the fibrous stock suspension from the final fluidization region to the line of impingement on the clothing is ≧30 ms to ≦300 ms. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098574 | Organic-Like Casting Process for Water Jackets - Heat flow and mechanical strength of an engine component are improved by an organic-like casting core. Hardened granules are formed of a core material having a three-dimensional solid shape. A secondary binder is applied to the hardened granules. A multiplicity of the granules are agglomerated in a master mold in a shape of a water jacket of the engine component, and the secondary binder is hardened to form an organic-like core having a continuous web structure. A plurality of other cores are formed in respective master molds to define respective surfaces of the engine component. The organic-like core is assembled with the other cores to form a casting mold. The engine component is cast by flowing molten metal into the casting mold, thereby forming a continuous parent metal bridging the water jacket having a predetermined porosity. The core material is removed from the engine component after casting. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098575 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING FORGINGS MADE OF LIGHT ALLOY, INCORPORATING SOLID OR THINNED-DOWN SECTIONS - The process comprises: definition of the final hollow part in its internal portion after forging with deformation of solid or thinned-down sections; modelling of the solid or thinned-down sections; formation of the thinned-down sections by recyclable single-material cores positioned at places requiring zones with a thinned-down section, and modelling of the cores; after modelling, definition of the semi-finished product and of the cores in their initial forms having a different configuration from the forged cores; after casting of metal around the cores, in the prior initial form, striking of the semi-finished product with its cores resulting in the part and its cores being deformed from their initial shapes to their final shapes; fettling of the burrs; and removal of the cores. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098576 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner of the present invention includes temperature distribution detecting means | 2013-04-25 |
20130098577 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE INTERIOR OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE - A climate control system ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098578 | COOLING FAN DUCT ASSEMBLY - A fan duct assembly is provided for a vehicle having an engine-driven main cooling fan. The fan duct assembly includes a hollow housing and a pair of duct members which communicate with the housing and extend from the housing and laterally in side directions. An auxiliary cooling unit is received in the housing. A pair of auxiliary fans is received in the housing. Each fan is positioned between the auxiliary cooling unit and a respective one of the duet members. The hollow housing and the duct members are positioned in front of the main cooling fan. The hollow housing is positioned above a fan drive for driving the main cooling fan. Each of the fans draws air from a different direction. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098579 | DRY-COOLING UNIT WITH GRAVITY-ASSISTED COOLANT FLOW - A cooling unit is provided to facilitate cooling of coolant passing through a coolant loop. The cooling unit includes one or more heat rejection units and an elevated coolant tank. The heat rejection unit(s) rejects heat from coolant passing through the coolant loop to air passing across the heat rejection unit. The heat rejection unit(s) includes one or more heat exchange assemblies coupled to the coolant loop for at least a portion of coolant to pass through the one or more heat exchange assemblies. The elevated coolant tank, which is elevated above at least a portion of the coolant loop, is coupled in fluid communication with the one or more heat exchange assemblies of the heat rejection unit(s), and facilitates return of coolant to the coolant loop at a substantially constant pressure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098580 | INSERTABLE DUAL-PASS COOLING COILS - An insertable, removable cooling coil in a heat exchange unit includes a heat exchange housing and one or more cooling coils in a heat exchange assembly in the housing. The housing is a pre-assembled housing having one or more respective recesses for insertion or removal of each respective cooling coil of the one or more cooling coils therein. Each cooling coil is slidably insertable upon side angle profile supports within the respective recesses of the heat exchange housing. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098581 | COOLING SYSTEM - Cooling element, with multiple cooling disks ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098582 | Method using heat pipes with multiple evaporator/condenser zones and heat exchangers using same - Elongated, smaller-diameter tube heat pipes have an airflow arrangement that allows for short distances between evaporating and condensing sections of the heat pipe. The heat pipe is exposed to multiple alternate hot and cold zones adjacent to each other. Each evaporator zone accepts input heat to cause evaporation of the working fluid in the wick of the immediate vicinity. The vapor produced moves to either side by local pressure differences to condense in the two adjacent condenser zones where it is absorbed by the wick as a liquid and flows in the wick back to adjacent evaporator zones at each side. Each evaporator zone creates two fluid loops whereby evaporated working fluid splits up left and right, condenses in adjacent condenser zones and flows back to the evaporator zone as a liquid within the wick. Therefore, the overall tube length can be increased indefinitely, without traditional degradation of performance. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098583 | HEAT PIPE DISSIPATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment of the disclosure, a heat pipe device for dissipating heat from a heat source includes a porous wick structure having a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion. The first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves. The second porous wick portion is defined by a second set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the first set of microgrooves. The heat pipe device may be disposed within a closed chamber enclosure to which the heat source is attached. In further embodiments, methods are disclosed for manufacturing devices for dissipating heat from a heat source, and for using devices to dissipate heat from a heat source. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098584 | HEAT CONDUCTING STRUCTURE WITH COPLANAR HEATED PORTION, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND HEAT SINK THEREWITH - A heat conducting structure, a heat sink with the heat conducting structure, and a manufacturing method of the heat conducting structure are disclosed. The manufacturing method includes the steps of providing a first mold ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098585 | FREE-SURFACE LIQUID CAPTURE DEVICE FOR ROTATING MACHINERY - A free-surface liquid transfer apparatus for rotating machinery includes a stationary member. The stationary member includes a main surface configured to align to a rotating member, a landing surface arranged around the main surface configured to receive and slow a continuous film of working fluid transferred from the rotating member, an annular gap arranged around the landing surface, and a hollow torus cavity arranged proximate the annular gap configured to receive the slowed continuous film of working fluid transmitted through the annular gap. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098586 | Wound Layered Tube Heat Exchanger - A wound tube heat exchanger | 2013-04-25 |
20130098587 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF HEAT TRANSPORT - An air-to-air heat exchanger comprising first and second passages formed by interconnected separating walls according to a first structure is disclosed. An inlet and an outlet of each of the second passages are formed on a common side of the heat exchanger along the second passages. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098588 | AIR-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER - Air-air heat exchanger ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098589 | MANIFOLD PROFILE - A manifold profile of a heat exchanger. The manifold profile includes two side walls, a top wall connecting the two side walls, a collecting space enclosed on three sides by the two side walls and the top wall, a receiving opening configured to receive a connection piece, the receiving opening being located on one or more of the two side walls and the top wall. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098590 | Heat Exchanger with heat exchange chambers and plate members utilizing respective medium directing members and method of making same - A heat exchange unit having a plurality of chamber assembly coupled to a plate member, said chamber assembly including an inlet flow tube, an outlet flow tube, and a plurality of walls defining a chamber interior. Disposed within the chamber interior is a medium-directing member, having an inclined surface, diverting the heat exchange medium from the initial flow direction so that it disperses within the chamber interior, in to at least two distinct flow patterns. The heat exchange medium exits the chamber, via the outlet, in the initial line of flow. The chambers are interconnected by tubes to form assemblies. A plurality of plate member having plurality of chamber assembly is arranged on a spaced relation between manifolds to complete the medium flow. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098591 | ALUMINUM FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098592 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A heat dissipation device and a manufacturing method thereof. The heat dissipation device includes a main body and at least one fixing hole. The main body has a first board body and a second board body corresponding to the first board body. The first and second board bodies are mated with each other to define a chamber. A working fluid and multiple support pillars are disposed in the chamber. At least one capillary structure is disposed on a surface of the chamber. The fixing hole is formed on the main body in a position where any support pillar is positioned. The fixing hole passes through the first and second board bodies and the support pillar. According to the above arrangement, the airtightness of the chamber of the main body can be ensured. Also, the heat spreader can be tightly connected with other components. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098593 | INDEPENDENT COMPUTER SYSTEM ZONE COOLING RESPONSIVE TO ZONE POWER CONSUMPTION - A computer system has a plurality of heat-generating computer devices arranged in a data center, a cooling system in the data center, and a real-time cooling controller. The cooling system is configured for directing a cooling fluid to a plurality of different zones of the computer system, where each zone is occupied by a different subset of the heat-generating devices. The real-time cooling controller is configured for monitoring a power consumption of the heat-generating devices at each zone, independently controlling a cooling fluid flow rate to each zone, targeting one of the zones for increased cooling in response to a detected increase in the power consumption at the targeted zone, and increasing the cooling fluid flow rate to the targeted zone in immediate response to the power consumption increase. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098594 | HEAT FLOW DEVICE - A device comprises equipment ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098595 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED AIR FLOW - A temperature control device for a vehicle is provided that includes a first air duct for guiding a first portion of an air flow and a second air duct for guiding a second portion of an air flow. A cooling device is disposed in the first air duct, in order to cool the first portion of the air flow. A mixer device is provided for mixing the first air flow from the first air duct with the second portion of the air flow from the second air duct in order to generate a temperature controlled air flow. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098596 | Smart-Home Device That Self-Qualifies For Away-State Functionality - A thermostat, includes a housing and an occupancy sensor that is disposed within the housing and configured to detect physical presences of users within a responsive area of the occupancy sensor. The thermostat may also include a processing system that is disposed within the housing and in operative communication with the occupancy sensor. The processing system may be configured to determine, after a trial period, whether to activate an away-state feature by storing indications of how often the occupancy sensor detected physical presences during the trial period, computing an occupancy level for the trial period, comparing the occupancy level to a threshold criterion, determining whether sufficiently true indications of occupancy conditions were sensed by the occupancy sensor during the trial period, and enabling the away-state feature of the thermostat if it is determined that the sufficiently true indications of occupancy conditions were sensed during the trial period. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098597 | AIR-SIDE FREE COOLING SYSTEM AND DATA CENTER - From a plurality of preset operation modes, an optimal mode is selected to let the supply air | 2013-04-25 |
20130098598 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-LOOP TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A COOLING METHOD - An apparatus for cooling N heat-producing devices, where AT is an integer no smaller than one, using a cooling fluid that may be supplied at a temperature below the dew-point temperature of ambient air. To avoid condensation on the heat-producing devices, the cold fluid is warmed, upstream of the heat-producing devices, to a temperature T | 2013-04-25 |
20130098599 | INDEPENDENT COMPUTER SYSTEM ZONE COOLING RESPONSIVE TO ZONE POWER CONSUMPTION - Methods are disclosed for independently cooling each of a plurality of zones of a computer system in relation to their respective zone power consumptions. In one example method, a power consumption of heat-generating devices is monitored at each of a plurality of zones of a computer system. A cooling fluid flow rate to each zone is independently controlled. One of the zones is targeted for increased cooling in response to a detected increase in power consumption in the targeted zone. The cooling fluid flow rate to the targeted zone is then increased in immediate response to the power consumption increase. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098600 | Manufacturing Technique for a Composite Ball for Use Downhole in a Hydrocarbon Wellbore - A system and method for a composite ball for use downhole in a hydrocarbon wellbore, the composite ball having: a core; a fiber structure arranged around the core, wherein the fiber structure has non-uniform oriented fiber; and a resin within and encasing the fiber structure arranged around the core. A system and method for fabricating a composite ball for use downhole in a hydrocarbon wellbore, including arranging at least one fiber m a plurality of non-uniform orientations around a core; infusing a resin onto the at least one fiber arranged around the core; and forming a resin skin on the composite ball. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098601 | Sucker Rod Guide - A polymeric rod guide for a sucker rod, said polymeric rod guide having a body surrounding and coaxial with the sucker rod and molded in fixed contact with the rod. The body having a polygonal cross-section and a plurality of blades longitudinally disposed and extending from the body, each blade having a pair of planar longitudinal side walls and an exterior longitudinal edge, each of said blades having a first blade face disposed between a first terminal end of the blade and the exterior longitudinal edge and a second blade face disposed between a second terminal end of the blade and the exterior longitudinal edge, and an area of the body between the longitudinal side wall of a first blade and the longitudinal side wall of an adjacent second blade defines a trough having a plurality of planar surfaces. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098602 | PRODUCTION TUBING FOR OIL WELLS MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL OF CONTINUOUS CARBON FIBRE - Production tubing for oil wells comprising a plurality of cylindrical elements made of a composite material consisting of continuous carbon fibres impregnated with a thermosetting epoxy resin, joined adjacently to each other by means of a male/female connection system, wherein the male connection is present on one end of the cylindrical element and the female connection is present on the other end of the cylindrical element. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098603 | Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Processes With The Addition of Oxygen Addition - A process to recover hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon reservoir, namely bitumen (API<10; in situ viscosity >100,000 c.p.), said process comprising;
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20130098604 | DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ISOLATION DEFECTS IN CEMENT - A method for evaluating wellbore integrity including introducing a drill to a surface of a casing encompassing an annulus, enclosing the drill in a housing hydraulically isolating the surface, drilling through the casing and into cement surrounding the casing, observing a pressure of the fluid, and using the pressure observation and a drill position to evaluate a presence of a defect and a location of the defect. Apparatus for evaluating wellbore integrity including a probe comprising a drill, wherein the probe is hydraulically isolated from the wellbore, a valve that encompasses the drill, a pressure gauge to measure the pressure of the fluid within the housing, a pressure gauge to measure the pressure in the system outside the housing, and equipment to compare the pressure measurements and the position of the drill and to evaluate a presence and a location of the defect. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KILLING A WELL - A well system and associated method, in which a kill weight fluid can be flowed into a wellbore via a flow passage extending from the surface to a downhole location, and prior to the flowing, the flow passage is installed with a casing string into the wellbore. A well system and associated method, in which a flow passage is positioned external to a casing, and wherein a downhole well parameter is measured via the flow passage. Another method can include flowing a kill weight fluid into a wellbore via a flow passage extending along a casing string, the flowing being performed while a formation fluid flows into the wellbore. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098606 | MANIPULATABLE SPIDER COMPONENTS ADAPTED FOR COOPERATION WITH A VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING CONTROL LINE GUIDE - A method and apparatus are provided for installing control lines and pipe into a well. The pipe-holding spider that is normally mounted on the rig floor is adapted for easy disassembly and reassembly when the pipe slips within the spider are not engaged with the outer surface of the pipe string so that upon disassembly, a control line guide becomes vertically movable. The control line guide is adapted for being controllably elevated to a distance above the rig floor, thereby providing personnel access to a portion of the length of the pipe string below the elevated control line guide and above the rig floor for securing control line to the pipe string using a fastener. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098607 | Steam Flooding with Oxygen Injection, and Cyclic Steam Stimulation with Oxygen Injection - A process to recover heavy oil from a hydrocarbon reservoir, said process comprising injecting oxygen-containing gas and steam separately injected via separate wells into the reservoir to cause heated hydrocarbon fluids to flow more readily to a production well, wherein:
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20130098608 | TEMPORARY FIELD STORAGE OF GAS TO OPTIMIZE FIELD DEVELOPMENT - Methods are provided for managing the production of fluids from a low-permeability subsurface formation in a field. The subsurface formation may be a coalbed formation. The method involves producing formation fluids from a first zone in the subsurface formation for a period of time so as to at least partially dewater the first zone. The formation fluids are separated into a liquid stream that primarily comprises water, and a gas stream that primarily comprises methane gas. The water is sent for disposal, such as into a subsurface formation, while the gas is temporarily stored or flared. A gas processing facility is constructed for the field. In order to manage the outlay of capital for the field development, construction of the gas processing facility is spread out or delayed until the field is ready to produce enough gas to allow the gas processing facility to operate at a substantially greater capacity than would be provided at the beginning of field development. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098609 | USE OF TRIS(2-HYDROXYPHENYL)METHANE DERIVATIVES FOR TERTIARY MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION - A process for mineral oil production, in which an aqueous formulation comprising tris(2-hydroxyphenyl)methane of the general formula (I) is injected into a mineral oil deposit through an injection well and the crude oil is withdrawn from the deposit through a production well, | 2013-04-25 |
20130098610 | METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY USING HEATED LIQUID WATER INJECTION WITH RF HEATING - A method for hydrocarbon resource recovery in a subterranean formation includes forming a laterally extending injector well in the subterranean formation and forming a laterally extending producer well spaced below the injector well. The method may also include radio frequency (RF) heating the subterranean formation to establish hydraulic communication between the injector well and the producer well. The method may further include injecting heated liquid water into the injector well to recover hydrocarbon resources from the producer well based upon the hydraulic communication therebetween. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098611 | ALKALINE PERSULFATE FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE BREAKING OF POLYMER VISCOSIFIED FLUID - A persulfate compound activated by a strong base is used for low-temperature breaking of fluids viscosified with one or more water-soluble synthetic polymers, wherein the water-soluble synthetic polymers are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamides, copolymers of polyacrylamide, derivatives of polyacrylamide or of copolymers of polyacrylamide, and any combination thereof. The breaker system can be used in an oilfield or pipeline application where such a synthetic polymer, a multi-chain polysaccharide, or combination thereof may be present in a fluid. It is particularly useful at low temperatures of less than 100° F. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098612 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON A MIXTURE OF C24 GUERBET-, C26 GUERBET-, C28-GUERBET CONTAINING HYDROCARBYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R | 2013-04-25 |
20130098613 | GEOTHERMAL WELL DIVERSION AGENT FORMED FROM IN SITU DECOMPOSITION OF CARBONYLS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE - A method of selectively blocking fractures in a subterranean formation by injecting a diversion agent into the well is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method comprises injecting a diversion agent into a subterranean formation to form an alkaline-earth carbonate precipitate from decomposition of a carbonyl compound, wherein the diversion agent includes the carbonyl compound and an alkaline-earth halide salt. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098614 | VARYING PORE SIZE IN A WELL SCREEN - A method can include applying a magnetic field to a well screen, thereby varying sizes of pores via which fluid flows through the well screen. A well screen can include a magnetic shape memory material having a dimension which changes in response to application of a magnetic field. Restriction to flow through the well screen can vary in response to the change in dimension of the magnetic shape memory material. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098615 | NOVEL HIGH DENSITY BRINES FOR COMPLETION APPLICATIONS - Clear, high density brine for use completion operations in a subterranean formation for the recovery of hydrocarbons. The brine comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of zinc iodide, strontium bromide, strontium iodide, cerium bromide, cerium iodide, cerium chloride, lanthanum bromide, lanthanum iodide, lanthanum chloride, and mixtures thereof. The brine may also advantageously be used as the internal phase of invert emulsion drilling fluids. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098616 | FLOW ISOLATION SUB FOR TUBING OPERATED DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FIRING HEAD - An isolation sub for use in a perforating system that includes a pressure activated firing head. The isolation sub is set between the pressure source that is used to initiate the firing head. A pressure regulator in the sub is responsive to fluctuations in pressure difference between the pressure source and wellbore and isolates the firing head when the pressure difference is at or approaches a designated pressure difference that could initiate the firing head. The pressure regulator includes a spring loaded piston that seals the firing head from the source pressure before the pressure difference activates the firing head. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098617 | Wellbore Perforation Tool - A perforation tool comprises an explosive charge comprising an explosive focal axis, a tool body containing the explosive charge, and a flowable material carried with the tool and disposed along the explosive focal axis. The flowable material is configured to be released by detonation of the explosive charge and flow to create at least a partial barrier to flow through the aperture in response to the perforation of the tool body by the explosive charge to form an aperture in the tool body. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098618 | HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED POLYMER FOR THERMALLY STABILIZING FRACTURING FLUIDS - A method for treating a zone of subterranean formation is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) forming a treatment fluid including: (i) water; (ii) a viscosity-increasing agent selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polysaccharides, water-soluble derivatives thereof, and any combination of the foregoing; (iii) a crosslinker for the viscosity-increasing agent; (iv) a hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer; wherein the viscosity-increasing agent is not a hydrophobically modified polymer; and (b) introducing the treatment fluid into a zone of a subterranean formation, wherein the zone has a design temperature of equal to or greater than 350° F. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098619 | SPLIT STREAM OILFIELD PUMPING SYSTEMS - A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid material disposed in a fluid carrier; and operating one or more dirty pumps to pump the dirty stream from the well surface to the wellbore, wherein the clean stream and the dirty stream together form said oilfield fluid. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098620 | FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE FOR SOLUTIONS OF POLYMERS - The disclosure relates to a method for injecting a fluid into an underground formation, wherein:
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20130098621 | FRACTURING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a fracturing system for fracturing a formation surrounding a well tubular structure, comprising a tubular part to be mounted as a part of the well tubular structure, the tubular part being made of metal, an expandable sleeve made of metal, the sleeve having a wall thickness and surrounding the tubular part, a fastening means for connecting the sleeve with the tubular part, and an aperture in the tubular part or the fastening means. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fracturing method for fracturing a formation surrounding a well tubular structure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098622 | DOWNHOLE POLYMER FOAM APPLICATIONS - A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore by contacting an energized fluid with the subterranean formation; and reducing a partial pressure of the energized fluid by an amount sufficient to form polymeric foam structure within the subterranean formation | 2013-04-25 |
20130098623 | Low Dosage Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors for Natural Gas Production Systems - Copolymers containing acryloylmorpholine and vinylimidazole, and optionally vinylcaprolactam and/or n-vinyl pyrrolidone, have shown superior results in hydrate inhibition tests at conditions of 7° C. subcooling dosed at 1 vol % based on the water cut of the system fluids. The copolymer product has also passed high TDS (total dissolved solids) brine compatibility tests and secondary property tests including foaming and hot injection tests which make it useful as a kinetic hydrate inhibitor in gas production systems susceptible to the formation of natural gas hydrates. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098624 | VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - An actuating apparatus for a downhole valve including a tubular body. The tubular body includes an axial bore that extends through the body. An inlet port extends radially and at least partially through the tubular body. When open, the inlet port is arranged to be in fluid communication with a region uphole of the actuating apparatus. The actuating apparatus also includes an actuating member that is operable by application of fluid pressure from a region uphole of the actuating apparatus via an open inlet port to actuate the valve. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098625 | Systems and Methods For Inductive Subsea Hydrocarbon Pipeline Heating For Pipeline Remediation - Systems and methods for inductively heating a subsea hydrocarbon pipeline. These systems and methods may include the use of a mobile subsea hydrocarbon pipeline heating assembly to remediate the formation of an obstruction within the subsea hydrocarbon pipeline. The mobile subsea hydrocarbon pipeline heating assembly may include a mobile subsea conveyance, which may be configured to traverse a selected portion of the subsea hydrocarbon pipeline, and an inductive heating element, which may be configured to inductively heat an inductively coupled portion of the subsea hydrocarbon pipeline. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098626 | Soft Landing System and Method of Achieving Same - A subsea wireline system for soft landing equipment during installation. The subsea soft landing wireline system includes coarse alignment members that can be part of a tree and interact with a funnel located on the equipment to be installed by the soft landing system. Smaller alignment members can provide fine alignment and also interact with a funnel located on the equipment to be installed. The funnels are used to trap sea water that provides a cushion for the equipment being installed. Once in alignment, trapped water can be released from the funnel or funnels via a restricted orifice and/or a control valve located on an ROV. The system achieves soft landing without the use of a running tool, thus reducing expense. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098627 | Method and Apparatus for Drilling Multiple Subsea Wells From an Offshore Platform at a Single Site - A floating, offshore drilling and/or production platform is equipped with a rail-mounted transport system that can be positioned at a plurality of selected positions over the well bay of the vessel. The transport system can move a drilling riser with a drilling riser tensioner system and a blowout preventer from one drilling location to another without removing them from the well bay of the vessel. Using the transport system, the drilling riser is lifted just clear of a first well head and positioned over an adjacent, second well head using guidelines. The transport system may then move the upper end of the drilling riser (together with its attached tensioner and BOP) to a second drilling location. A dummy wellhead may be provided on the seafloor in order to secure the lower end of the drilling riser without removing it from the sea while production risers are being installed. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098628 | SUBSEA PRESSURE REDUCTION SYSTEM - A system for reducing pressure in a subsea operator. In one embodiment, a subsea system includes an operator and a deintensifier. The operator includes a housing and a piston. The piston is movably disposed within the operator housing and divides an inner volume of the operator housing into a closing chamber and a second chamber. The deintensifier is fluidically coupled to the operator. The deintensifier includes a housing and a piston. The piston includes a closing surface and an opening surface. The closing surface is fluidically coupled to the second chamber of the operator housing. The opening surface is fluidically coupled to ambient pressure. The area of the closing surface is greater than an area of the opening surface so as to increase the pressure differential between the closing chamber and the second chamber and assist in moving the operator piston to the closed position. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098629 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LIQUID FROM A HORIZONTAL WELL - A system and method for removing liquid from a horizontal wellbore is disclosed. The system and methods utilize multi-conduit tubing associated with one or more liquid intake port(s) and vent port(s) positioned at selected locations along the tubing and positioned within a wellbore. The one or more liquid intake ports are placed at liquid accumulation points along the primarily horizontal section of the wellbore. The one or more vent housings are placed at gas accumulation points along the primarily horizontal section of the wellbore. Various embodiments of intake port are also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098630 | DOWNHOLE FLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A flow control device, including a first member defining a first portion of a flow path and a second member defining a second portion of the flow path. The flow path has a cross sectional flow area defined at least partially by the first member and the second member. A length of the flow path is greater than a largest dimension of the cross sectional flow area, and the cross sectional flow area is adjustable by movement of at least a portion of the first member relative to the second member. A crush zone arranged with at least one of the first member and the second member that can change in length due to loading thereof A method of adjusting restriction of a flow path is also included. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098631 | PROTECTION OF A SAFETY VALVE IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL - A safety valve system for use in a subterranean well can include a safety valve protector connected downstream of a safety valve, whereby when closed the safety valve protector reduces a flow rate through the safety valve and prevents displacement of an object through the safety valve protector to the safety valve. Another safety valve system can include a safety valve protector which, when closed, reduces a flow rate through a safety valve, and the safety valve protector closes in response to the flow rate through the safety valve being above a predetermined level. In another safety valve system, each of the safety valve protector and the safety valve comprises an actuator, the actuators being connected by a line, and a signal transmitted by the line causes the safety valve protector actuator to close the safety valve protector, and then causes the safety valve actuator to close the safety valve. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098632 | GRADATIONAL INSERTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM INTO A LIVE WELLBORE - A method of inserting a downhole assembly into a live wellbore, includes: assembling a pressure control assembly (PCA) onto a production tree of the live wellbore; inserting a first deployment section of the downhole assembly into a lubricator; landing the lubricator onto the PCA; connecting the lubricator to the PCA; lowering the first deployment section into the PCA; engaging a clamp of the PCA with the first deployment section; after engaging the clamp, isolating an upper portion of the PCA from a lower portion of the PCA; and after isolating the PCA, removing the lubricator from the PCA. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098633 | RECOVERABLE PRODUCTION MODULE FOR USE WITH A PRODUCTION TREE - A wellhead assembly having a production module that includes valves, modules, and passages and mounts onto a production tree. As the production module lands onto the production tree, flow passages in the production tree register with corresponding flow passages in the module. A production spool has an exit connected to a production flow jumper. The production spool can be supported by coupling to the production tree and has a stab that connects to a production flow passage when the production module is landed on the production tree. The production module can be removed from the production tree without disturbing the connection between the production spool and the production flow jumper. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098634 | MONOBORE EXPANSION SYSTEM - ANCHORED LINER - Methods for forming a wellbore may include placing an upper section of inside a lower section of a parent liner; positioning an upper sealing member and a lower sealing member in the wellbore to form a pressure chamber, and expanding the second liner using the pressure chamber. The sealing members move axially relative to one another and the second liner has an inner bore that is hydraulically isolated from the pressure chamber. A related apparatus may include upper and lower sealing members that cooperate to form a pressure chamber that is hydraulically isolated from an inner bore of the second liner. A work string may include the sealing members, a connector that extends through the pressure chamber and the second liner; and an expander. The expander expands the second liner in response to the axial separation of the sealing members. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098635 | RECEPTACLE SUB - A receptacle sub that increases the venting flowrate during retrieval of a running tool is disclosed. The sub includes a sleeve with a bypass port in a central bore defined by a tubular body. The sleeve is selectively moveable from an upper position to a lower position. A seal on the sleeve seals the sleeve to the bore while a retainer holds the sleeve in the upper position. A bypass passage in the body is in fluid communication with the bypass port. A drop member lands on the sleeve, blocking downward flow through the sleeve and actuating a hydraulic function. The drop member receives a fluid pressure greater than the hydraulic function fluid pressure, releasing the retainer to move the sleeve to the lower position. This allows fluid communication from above the central bore through the bypass passage and through the bypass ports of the sleeve below the drop member. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098636 | AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL DIP TUBE - An automatic fire extinguishing system includes a canister having a central axis, an outlet port disposed on the canister, a dip tube having dip tube side holes and inlet openings, and disposed in the canister about the central axis and in partial fluid communication with the canister and coupled to the outlet port, a propellant gas mixture disposed within the canister and a gaseous fire suppression agent disposed in the canister. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098637 | AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM HAVING OUTLET DIMENSIONS SIZED RELATIVE TO PROPELLANT GAS PRESSURE - An automatic fire extinguishing system includes a canister having a central axis, an outlet port disposed on the canister, a dip tube disposed in the canister about the central axis and in partial fluid communication with the canister and coupled to the outlet port, a propellant gas mixture disposed within the canister; and a gaseous fire suppression agent disposed in the canister, wherein a diameter of the outlet port is sized relative to a pressure of the propellant gas mixture. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098638 | N2/CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM PROPELLANT GAS MIXTURE - An automatic fire extinguishing system includes a canister having a central axis, an outlet port disposed on the canister, a dip tube disposed in the canister about the central axis and in partial fluid communication with the canister and coupled to the outlet port, a propellant gas mixture of CO | 2013-04-25 |
20130098639 | AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM WITH GASEOUS AND DRY POWDER FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENTS - An automatic fire extinguishing system includes a canister having a central axis, an outlet port disposed on the canister, a dip tube disposed in the canister about the central axis and in partial fluid communication with the canister and coupled to the outlet port, a propellant gas mixture disposed within the canister, a gaseous fire suppression agent disposed in the canister and a dry powder fire suppression agent disposed in the canister. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098640 | HIGH NITROGEN AND OTHER INERT GAS ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION IN WET PIPE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A wet pipe fire protection sprinkler system and method of operating a wet pipe fire sprinkler system includes providing a sprinkler system having a pipe network, a source of water for the pipe network, at least one sprinkler head connected with the pipe network and a drain valve for draining the pipe network. An inert gas source, such as a nitrogen gas source, is connected with the pipe network. Inert gas is supplied from the inert gas source to the pipe network. Water is supplied to the pipe network thereby substantially filling the pipe network with water and compressing the inert gas in the pipe network. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098641 | Preaction Dry Pipe Alarm Valve for a Sprinkler Pipework - A preaction dry pipe alarm valve ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098642 | System and Method of Automatic Pump Operation - A system for automatically setting up a truck-mounted pump driven by an engine for pumping operation, comprising a transmission control having a visual indicator and coupled to a transmission of the truck, a pump control having a visual indicator and coupled to the pump, a prime control having a visual indicator and coupled to a prime pump, a master system control switch operable to receive operator input, and a main controller in data communication with the transmission control, pump control, prime control, and the master system control switch, the main controller receiving an input from the master system control switch to initiate pump setup operation, and automatically transmitting alert signals to the visual indicators of the transmission control, pump control, and prime control to provide visual guidance to the operator in the proper sequence of steps to set up the pump for pumping operation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098643 | System and Method of Automatic Hose Bay Jam Prevention - A system resides on a fire truck carrying at least one fire hose in a hose bay. The system comprises a target device coupled to the at least one fire hose, a proximity sensor coupled to the hose bay and operable to detect the presence and absence of the target device, and a controller coupled to the proximity sensor and control valve and operable to enable opening of the control valve in response to the proximity sensor detecting the absence of the target device indicative of a substantially complete removal of the at least one fire hose from the hose bay of the fire truck, and operable to disable opening of the control valve in response to the proximity sensor detecting the presence of the target device indicative of the at least one fire hose remaining in the hose bay of the fire truck. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098644 | HAND-HELD POWERED SOIL CULTIVATION DEVICE - A hand-held powered ground and soil cultivation device includes a handle, a first end of which includes a holding zone and/or a holding member for the user, and the opposite end of which includes a head to which a working tool is rotationally or pivotally attached. During operation of the device, the working tool performs a reciprocating oscillating movement along a portion of a rotation and about a predetermined central angular position under the effect of the movement transmitted by a drive unit including at least an electric actuator or a heat engine. The hand-held powered device is characterized in that the working tool is releasably attached to the head, the working tool being mounted on a drive shaft that performs a reciprocating oscillating rotational movement and forms a vertical or horizontal axis of oscillation for the tool. The central angular position of the working tool can be adjusted. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098645 | WING LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A wing locking assembly for an agricultural implement is provided. One agricultural implement includes a first frame section having a mounted bracket and a second frame section pivotally coupled to the first frame section. A cam is mounted to the second frame section. The implement includes an actuating cylinder having a first end pivotally coupled to the second frame section, and a second end disposed within a slot of the bracket. The implement also includes a locking mechanism rotatably coupled to the bracket. The locking mechanism includes a first end configured to engage the second end of the actuating cylinder, and a second end configured to abut the cam. The locking mechanism is configured to drive the second end of the actuating cylinder into a desired position within the slot upon contact between the cam and the second end of the locking mechanism. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098646 | Power Tool and Battery Pack for Use in the Power Tool - A power tool includes: a battery cell group including a plurality of secondary battery cells; a motor to which an electric power is supplied from the battery cell group through a switching element and a trigger switch; a current detector detecting a current value flowing in a current path; and a controller configured to receive a detection signal from the current detector and controls on/off operation of the switching element. If the current detector detects that the current value flowing in the battery cell group continuously exceeds a given value for a first time period, the controller conducts one of alarm display and alarm control for allowing an operator to recognize that a high load operation continues. If the current value continuously exceeds the given value for a second time period longer than the first time period, the controller turns off the switching element to interrupt the current path. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098647 | BATTERY POWERED TOOL - The present disclosure relates to a battery powered tool ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098648 | POWER TOOL - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique which contributes to reduced size of a vibration-proof handle for a hand-held power tool. A representative hand-held power tool includes a power tool body | 2013-04-25 |
20130098649 | Support frame for a jack hammer - A Support frame for a jack hammer has an armature comprised of a riser member rotationally attached to a vertical support member. The vertical support member extends perpendicularly from a base having wheels, casters, and pods. Extending diagonally from the vertical support member is a joystick support member to which is movably attached a joystick. The joystick has a handle at one of its end and an attachment ring at its opposite end to attach the bottom of the jack hammer. The joystick runs through a sleeve which is rotationally attached to a cross beam. The sleeve allows for the joystick to slide therethrough. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098650 | PERCUSSION TOOL HAVING COOLING OF EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS - A percussion tool has a cooling air channel for guiding a cooling air flow from a cooling air fan to an outside wall of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The cooling air channel is tapered to the extent that partial cooling air flows guided between the respective cooling fins are branched off the main cooling air flow. In such a way, the flow rate of the cooling air flow in the cooling air channel remains substantially constant, resulting in optimized engine cooling. The cooling air channel may be divided into two cooling air channels downstream of the cylinder. One of the cooling air channels guides cooling air to an exhaust gas system of the internal combustion engine, while the other cooling air channel guides cooling air to an outside wall of the guide housing of a hammer mechanism. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098651 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION STRUCTURE OF BLADE FOR WIND POWER GENERATION - A blade for wind power generation includes a lightning receptor configured to form a part of the surface of the blade, and a lightning receiving protrusion that protrudes outward from the surface of the lightning receptor. The lightning receiving protrusion is provided to a surface boundary between the blade and the lightning receptor. The surface boundary configured to protect against the lightning is positioned within a radius of a circle, which is centered on a tip of the lightning receiving protrusion and which has a radius of twice the length of the lightning receiving protrusion. A point where electric field concentration on the surface of the lightning receptor is greatest is moved from the boundary to the tip of the lightning receiving protrusion, so as to significantly reduce a possibility of blade damage associated with lightning striking the boundary when being stroke by the lightning. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098652 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A device housing includes a main body, and a display window mounted on the main body. A mounting gap is defined between the main body and the display window. The device housing further includes a decorative member jointing with the main body and the display window and covering the mounting gap. The decorative member is made of thermoset resin or polyurethane coating. A method for making the device housing is also provided. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098653 | GANGABLE ELECTRICAL BOX EXTENDER - An electrical box extender includes a rectangular tube having a first pair of opposing sides and a second pair of opposing sides. The first pair of opposing sides and the second pair of opposing sides form a perimeter configured to fit within a single-gang electrical box. The electrical box extender also includes a set of flanges extending laterally from a front edge of the first pair of opposing sides. The set of flanges includes a male interlocking flange and a female interlocking flange. The male interlocking flange is configured to attach to another female interlocking flange of a substantially identical electrical box extender. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098654 | BASE OF SURFACE-MOUNT ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE, AND SURFACE-MOUNT ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE - A base of a surface-mount electronic component package holds an electronic component element and is to be mounted on a circuit board with a conductive bonding material. The base has a principal surface and an external connection terminal to be electrically connected to the circuit board. The external connection terminal is formed in the principal surface. The base includes a bump formed on the external connection terminal. The bump is smaller than the external connection terminal. The base has a distance d between an outer periphery end edge of the external connection terminal and an outer periphery end edge of the bump along an attenuating direction of stress on the external connection terminal The stress is generated in association of mounting of the base on the circuit board. The distance d is more than 0.00 mm and equal to or less than 0.45 mm. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098655 | NEW FREE ELECTRON WIRE - This invention relates to New Free Electrons Wire ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098656 | POLYIMIDE RESIN VARNISH, AND INSULATED WIRE, ELECTRICAL COIL, AND MOTOR USING SAME - Provided is an insulated wire that can realize a high corona inception voltage and that can satisfy required properties such as heat resistance and a mechanical strength. A polyimide resin varnish containing, as a main component, a polyimide precursor resin obtained by allowing an aromatic diamine to react with an aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride, wherein the aromatic diamine includes a first aromatic diamine having an aromatic ether bond and three or more benzene rings, and a second aromatic diamine represented by formula (2) below, and an imide group concentration after imidization of the polyimide precursor resin is 25% or more and 35% or less. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098657 | COMPOSITE CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE CABLE - A composite cable that includes plural cables connectable to respective connection portions arranged on a substrate, and an outer coat that covers the cables, the composite cable including: a position fixation portion, in which the cables are fixed in positions so as to be parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction of the cables; and a twist portion, in which the cables extending from an end portion of the position fixation portion are twisted together, wherein in the position fixation portion, an arrangement pattern of the cables on a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cables is mirror symmetric to an arrangement pattern of the connection portions. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098658 | Electrode Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Electrodes - A method is provided for creating an electrode node array device. First and second conductors are stamped from a stock sheet. Each of the conductors has a plurality of raised protrusions. The protrusions are interleaved in a manner in which in both directions of the array, a raised protrusion of one conductor alternates with a raised protrusion of the other conductor. The method includes assembling the device in stages on a vacuum apparatus having guide pins that interact with guide holes on laminate sheets that are applied to both sides of the first and second conductors. | 2013-04-25 |