21st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210156123 | EXCAVATING TOOTH ASSEMBLY WITH RELEASEABLE LOCK PIN ASSEMBLY - A lock pin assembly including a main body, a pin assembly, and a lock assembly. The main body includes a first bore extending longitudinally inwardly from a main body outer face and a second bore extending radially inwardly. The pin assembly is threadably disposable in the first bore to an inserted position and includes a pin body having a pin body outer face and a pin body inner face. The pin assembly also includes a rotatable shaft extending longitudinally through the pin body, wherein the rotatable shaft is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a cam rotationally coupled to the rotatable shaft. The lock assembly is disposed in the second bore and is biased radially inwardly to inhibit removal of the pin assembly from the main body when the pin assembly is at the inserted position and the rotatable shaft is in the locked position. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156124 | Active Atmospheric Moisture Harvester - Atmospheric moisture harvester systems include two beds with water capture material, such as metal-organic framework (MOF), a heater, two fans, and a condenser having two sides, operatively configured into adsorption and desorption modes, wherein the MOF beds are interchangeable to cycle between the desorption and water adsorption modes. The systems may further include a photovoltaic panel powering the fans and condenser. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156125 | VESSEL RINSING APPARATUS - A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156126 | FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - A fluid dispensing system comprises a first pipe, a second pipe and a thermoelectric generator. The first pipe is configured to carry fluid to the fluid dispensing system. The second pipe is configured to carry fluid to the fluid dispensing system. Temperature of the fluid carried by the first pipe is higher than temperature of the fluid carried by the second pipe. The thermoelectric generator comprises a first side and a second side. The first side of the thermoelectric generator is in thermal contact with the first pipe. The second side of the thermoelectric generator is in thermal contact with the second pipe. Temperature gradient is established between the first side and the second side due to difference in temperature in the first pipe and the second pipe. Electric current is generated by the thermoelectric generator as a result of the temperature gradient. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156127 | UNDERMOUNT SINK INSTALLATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An adjustable sink positioning and mounting apparatus for rapidly attaching sinks to the underside of a counter top includes a channel base member with means for attaching to a cabinet wall, a blade spring with an angled portion at a lower end of the channel base member, and an elongated sliding member releasably engaged with the channel base member. The sliding member includes one of teeth or threads and an arm adjacent the top end. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156128 | Programmable Toilet Flush Initiating, Monitoring and Management System and Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a toilet flushing initiating, monitoring and management system initiated by the unlocking of a locking member on a door mounted in a stall typically found in a bathroom such as a public bathroom. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156129 | Systems and Methods Related to Fluid Splash Containment - Systems and methods for containing fluid splash include using a fluid flow spaced from a vessel and/or fluid surface to effectively trap materials from a fluid stream flowing through the fluid flow. The fluid flow creates a spray envelope in connection with the fluid surface and/or vessel and substantially prevents droplets of the fluid stream from exiting the vessel. The fluid flow is created by allowing a supply fluid to flow through a nozzle oriented to cast a spray pattern into the vessel and/or into contact with the fluid surface. The fluid flow may be selectively activated and deactivated and/or be automatically (e.g., light or motion) activated and deactivated. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156130 | WATER CLOSET FLANGE MOUNTING PLATE - A water closet flange mounting plate for mounting over a first bore in a floor. The mounting plate including: a sheet body having a surface area greater than an area of a diameter of the first bore; a second bore formed in the sheet body, the second bore having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first bore; and a closet flange connected to the sheet body, the closet flange having one or more of mounting holes or mounting slots for mounting a water closet to the closet flange, the closet flange further having a third bore with a center axis coinciding with a center axis of the second bore. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156131 | DRAIN SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A TILE FLOOR - A drain system includes a drain cover positionable over a drain opening in a floor. The drain cover has a sidewall extending about a periphery of the drain cover and a release surface on the sidewall tapering or sloping inwardly toward a bottom of the drain cover. The release surface is arranged to interface with a support frame configured to support and position the drain cover over the drain opening and reduce frictional and shear forces between the drain cover and the support frame during removal of the drain cover from the support frame. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156132 | CHANNEL DRAIN - A channel drain for use in a fabricated surface having an exposed appearance. The channel drain includes a first body having a plurality of support surfaces, with each support surface extending from a respective body sidewall in spaced relation to a body lower wall. A plurality of inserts are insertable into the first body. Each insert includes an insert cavity sized and structured to receive a selected material having an appearance substantially identical to the exposed appearance of the fabricated surface. Each insert is supported by certain ones of the plurality of support surfaces when inserted into the first body and is sized and structured to define a gap between the pair of body sidewalls when inserted into the first body, with the gap allowing for fluid to flow therethrough toward the body lower wall. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156133 | PARTITIONED SEPARATOR WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH UPFLOW FILTER - A system designed to control and filter runoff water in storm drains is presented. Drain water frequently carries trash, organic matter, suspended solids, hydrocarbons, metals, nutrients and bacteria collected from streets and parking lots into a storm drain inlet, which enters storm water drain pipe systems. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156134 | Border Security Barrier - A security barrier is presented for preventing unauthorized persons or vehicles from easily crossing a border. In one preferred embodiment, the security barrier is suitable for installation in a waterway and comprises: (1) a plurality of piles, each pile having a bottom end embedded into the earth and a top end extending vertically upward; (2) an open security grid juxtaposed between and secured by the piles, wherein the grid preferably has a bottom end that extends downward below the surface between the piles toward the earth; (3) at least one rigid wall panel also juxtaposed between and secured by the piles on top of the open security grid, thereby forming a security barrier that allows water, air, aquatic life, and birds to pass through the barrier, but restricts the movement of humans and vehicles across the barrier. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156135 | ONE-PIECE BONDING SPLICE FOR RAILS - A splice having a main body and one or more protrusions extending from the main body. The one or more protrusions can be operable to interfere with a rail when the main body is installed into an opening of the rail. The one or more protrusions may be operable to cut into a coating of the rail and form an electrical connection between the rail and the main body. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156136 | SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR MULTISTORY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - A multistory building construction system comprising at least one base plate including a centrally disposed sleeve extending vertically from a top surface thereof and configured to engage an interior portion of a bottom end of at least one first-floor column including a cap plate disposed on a top end thereof with a centrally disposed sleeve extending vertically therefrom configured to engage an exterior portion of a bottom end of at least one upper-floor column and configured to support a decking for a concrete floor, the first-floor column and upper-floor column further including at least one sheer tab for attachment of beams for support of the decking. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156137 | Adjustable stiffness cantilevered support - An oblong cantilevered support includes a pair of latitudinally spaced apart oblong resilient members connected by a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blocks. The longitudinal spacing between the blocks can be adjusted. One or both of the members can have a tapered profile causing the stiffness of the member to vary along its length. Adjusting the spacing between the blocks and/or sliding a variable stiffness member longitudinally with respect to the blocks can adjust the stiffness of the overall support. Each member can be made from a unitary piece of fiber composite material such as a carbon fiber infused polymer wherein the orientations of the fibers are varied to provide both bending and torsional strength and stiffness that varies along the length of the member. The tapered geometry can be formed by a pair of parallely spaced apart oblique trapezoidal truncated pyramids interconnected by a webbing strip. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156138 | SEALING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALING ELEMENT - A sealing element, in particular for sealing a frame element with respect to a building component, having a sandwich structure, including: a metallic primary layer which is creped at least in certain regions to form an elongation reserve of the sealing element; a secondary layer; and a bitumen-including filling layer which is arranged between the primary layer and the secondary layer. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156139 | BELOW TOP OF WALL VENTILATION SCREED DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY - A ventilation screed comprising: an attachment flange having a top portion and a bottom portion; a drip edge protruding from the attachment flange and a return leg that protrudes back from the drip edge, wherein the drip edge is angled downward in a first direction and the return leg is angled downward in a second direction; a drainage cavity protrusion protruding from the attachment flange above the drip edge, wherein the drainage cavity protrusion has an L-shaped drainage trough portion having at least one drainage opening in a bottom portion and a substantially vertical portion with a top end and a bottom end in communication with the bottom portion, an upper ground portion in communication with the top end of the substantially vertical portion of the L-shaped drainage trough portion extending outward from the substantially vertical portion and a drainage cavity shroud extending substantially downward from the upper ground portion. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156140 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE INSULATING ELEMENT WITH RECYCLED EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM - A method of recycling expanded polystyrene foam into flexible insulation elements that are made from 100% recycled material. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156141 | Dynamic, fire-resistance-rated thermally insulating and sealing system for use with curtain wall structures - An approved dynamic construction is used for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction. The exterior wall construction includes a curtain wall configuration defined by an interior wall glass surface including one or more aluminum framing members, wherein the vision glass extends to the finished floor level below. The dynamic, thermally insulating and sealing system includes a first element for receiving the insulating elements and positioned in the zero spandrel area of a glass curtain wall construction including only vision glass to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the sating slot during exposure to fire and heat as well as movement in order to maintain a complete seal extending across the safing slot. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156142 | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR A MODULE OF A BUILDING - The invention proposes a system for constructing a module of a building, including core construction elements ( | 2021-05-27 |
20210156143 | Modular Building System - A modular building construction system comprising a plurality of panels, each panel having two spaced apart sheets; an insulating core portion positioned between said spaced apart sheets, wherein edge portions of the spaced apart sheets define a hollow cavity, the cavity extending along peripheral portions of the panel wherein the panel comprises a length (l) and a height (h) wherein top and bottom channel members face outwardly and extend along the length (l) of the panel and are positioned in respective hollow cavities along in-use top and bottom peripheral portions of the panel respectively; and wherein first and second opposite side channels face outwardly and extend along the height (h) of the panel and are positioned in respective hollow cavities along each of the lateral peripheral portions of the panel respectively and wherein during use the channel members are adapted to be interconnected with one or more building elements positioned along said peripheral portions. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156144 | BEAM AND BOLTING CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Beam segments made of a somewhat compressible material may be arranged with the top surface of each beam segment substantially in contact with the bottom surface of a next beam segment between a first beam segment and a last beam segment. A plurality of bolt bores extends between the top and bottom surfaces of each of the beam segments in substantial alignment through each of the beam segments. The bolt bores are spaced apart to receive corresponding bolt segments and tightening fasteners compressed between the first beam segment and the last beam segment. The beam segments may be compressed to form a combined beam structure that forms a building structure unit. The combined beam structure may be joined with other combined beam structures to form walls and floors for a building structure. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156145 | Method of Forming a Temporary Wall System - A method of forming a temporary wall system is disclosed. The method includes attaching a track to a floor and attaching cover panels including tongue and groove systems to the front and the rear surfaces of separate insulation layers to form several wall panels. In one embodiment, the method includes attaching the wall panels to each other via the tongue and groove systems disposed on the cover panels to form a wall and then mounting the wall onto the track to form an upstanding temporary wall. In another embodiment, the method includes first mounting the wall panels onto the track and then attaching the wall panels to each other via the tongue and groove systems while on the track to form the wall. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156146 | CEILING SYSTEM - A ceiling system, comprising at least two elongate carriers, configured to support at least one ceiling panel; at least one elongate beam; and at least two connecting brackets; wherein each elongate carrier is supported at one or more suspension locations; each elongate beam is coupled to at least two elongate carriers by a respective connecting bracket; and the connecting brackets are coupled to the elongate carriers by a push-fit connection. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156147 | FOAM AS MODULAR SUPPORT - The disclosed technology includes a polyurethane foam block including a base having a plurality of recesses and a top surface having a plurality of connective components protruding outward from the top surface where each connective component of the plurality of connective components can align with a recess of the plurality of recesses. The polyurethane foam block can include a plurality of walls extending upward from the base and defining an interior. The polyurethane foam block can include a plurality of partitions extending from the base to the top surface to divide the block into a plurality of cavities, each cavity traversing a height of the block. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156148 | SLIT LOCKING CLAMP FOR MAST AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A mast assembly ( | 2021-05-27 |
20210156149 | ROOF TILE WITH AN IMPROVED COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A composition for a cementitious roofing tile, the composition includes a cement binder making up 10% to 20% of a total composition weight; a fine aggregate sand making up 20% to 25% of the total composition weight; an aggregate making up 12% to 20% of the total composition weight; a crushed glass making up 15% to 60% of the total composition weight; an alkali-silica reaction (ASR) suppressant; and a predetermined volume of water; the aggregate is selected from one of perlite, vermiculite, hemp, expanded clay, coco coir, shale and slate; and the fine aggregate sand has an average particle size from a minimum of 1 micron to a maximum size of 2 mm; and the crushed glass has an average particle size that ranges from 1 micron to a maximum of 5 mm. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156150 | ROOFING PANELS WITH WATER SHEDDING FEATURES - Roofing panels with water shedding features may be installed on the roof of a house or other structure in lieu of or as an underlayment for traditional roofing materials. The water shedding features can be built into a base of the roofing panels, as part of a frame for the roofing panels, or formed as part of a waterproofing layer applied to the base of the roofing panels, or which can be configured as a roofing panel. The roofing panels also can be installed in overlapping courses along a roof with water shedding features applied thereto or incorporated along one or more peripheral edges. The water shedding features of adjacent roofing panels will collect and divert water away from the upper surfaces and/or away from headlap and/or sidelap joints defined between the roofing panels. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156151 | SKYLIGHTS WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS AND REFRACTIVE LIGHT-STEERING - A skylight for a building includes a solar panel arranged within the skylight, the solar panel comprising one or more photovoltaic cells to collect direct radiation from rays of sunlight for conversion to electrical power, and an optical element to receive the direct radiation and refract it to the solar panel, and to receive the direct radiation and diffuse radiation scattered from the rays of sunlight and refract the direct radiation and the diffuse radiation through the skylight, bypassing the solar panel, to provide daylighting in the building. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156152 | Telescoping Guardrail/Flip Door - The present disclosure relates systems and methods involving movable/adjustable platforms and/or guardrails. An example system a bracket configured to be coupled to a fixed structure having a walking surface and a flip door portion rotatably coupled to the bracket. The system also includes a guardrail portion extendibly coupled to the flip door portion and a telescopic linkage further coupling the flip door portion to the guardrail portion. The system additionally includes a locking mechanism with a locking pin. The locking pin is configured to maintain the flip door portion in a raised configuration. The system is configured to be adjusted between the raised configuration and a platform configuration. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156153 | FLOOR PANEL FOR FORMING A FLOOR COVERING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH FLOOR PANELS - A method may be provided for manufacturing a floor panel having a substrate and a top layer. The top layer may have a decorative layer that includes a digital print and a transparent or translucent wear layer. The method may involve providing the substrate with the digital print by jetting one or more inks from a set of inks using a digital inkjet printer. The ink may include a binding agent that is present in an amount below 20 percent by weight of the ink. The translucent or transparent wear layer may be laminated on top of the digital print. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156154 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A cable management system includes a mounting bracket configured for mounting to a wall surface and a detached snap-on type cover member. The mounting bracket includes vertically spaced support ledges for supporting one or more cables in multiple regions of the bracket. The bracket and cover member include mating connection element protrusions which become mutually engaged to snap fit the cover to the bracket in a readily removable manner to access the cable runs. The cables are fully concealed by the cover member. In one embodiment, the bracket and cover member are configured to simulate baseboard molding in appearance and are mounted at the bottom of the wall at the interface with the floor. Coupler members complementary configured to match the profile of the cover members may be detachably coupled thereto to bridge joints or gaps between adjacent sections of cover members. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156155 | AUTOMATED DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION PANELS - An automated device designed to move bearing against a construction panel, includes a frame carrying a tool designed to perform at least one mechanical operation on the construction panel, the automated device including at least one suction body designed to hold the automated device against the construction panel, and at least one system for initiating the movement of the automated device along the construction panel. The automated device includes at least one control unit designed to control at least the system for initiating the movement of the automated device according to at least one item of data relating to the position of a support of the construction panel. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156156 | INDEPENDENT SELF-CLIMBING FORM SYSTEM FOR BUILDING VERTICAL STRUCTURES - An independent self-climbing form system may be assembled at a work site to build, maintain, or repair vertical structures. The independent self-climbing form system may include a plurality of support towers. Additionally, at least two trusses may be connected to the plurality of support towers. The trusses may be spaced apart from each other. Further, one or more platforms may be formed within a perimeter delimited by the at least two trusses. The at least one or more platforms may be configured to extend or retract within the perimeter. Furthermore, screw jacks may be disposed at each connection point of the at least two trusses on the plurality of support towers. The screw jacks may be configured to vertically move the at least two trusses up and down the plurality of support towers. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156157 | RUNNER HOLDER - The invention relates to a runner holder divided into a first part and a second part, the first part comprising a first end of the runner holder and the second part comprising a second end of the runner holder, opposite the first end, the first part having a projection inserted into an inlet of the second part, which projection can slide into the entrance such that the length of the runner holder can be adjusted. The runner holder further comprises at least one pressure means situated at the first end and/or the second end. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156158 | LOOP TIE FOR CONCRETE FORMING PANEL SYSTEMS - A tie rod suitable for use with known concrete forming systems is constructed from a non-metal fiber, such as fiberglass, that is wound about a pair of opposed thimble elements. The resultant tie rod is as strong as a metal tie rod without the drawbacks of conventional metal tie rods. Each of the thimble elements has a main body having a channel formed in an outer surface of the main body, and the fiberglass fiber is disposed within the channel when wound thereabout. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156159 | A TOOL, A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A REINFORCEMENT BAR STRUCTURE - A tool for manufacturing of a reinforcement bar structure, wherein the tool comprises a main body, a jaw arrangement, a tying device and an arrangement configured for moving the jaw arrangement between a gripping state and a tying state. A system for manufacturing a reinforcement bar structure, wherein the system comprises a supply of reinforcement bar material, a bending apparatus, a holding apparatus and a group of robots wherein at least one robot of the group of robots is equipped with the tool for manufacturing a reinforcement bar structure. A method for transporting and attaching a reinforcement bar during manufacturing of a reinforcement bar structure using a tool comprising a main body, the method comprising gripping a reinforcement bar, tying together the reinforcement bar with another reinforcement bar by looping a wire around the reinforcement bars, tightening the wire around the reinforcement bars, forming a knot, and cutting the wire. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156160 | SELF-PROPELLED ROBOT FOR REBAR BINDING - A self-propelled robot for rebar binding including wheel units that travel on intersecting rebars; frame units mounted multiply aligned on right and left of the wheel units corresponding to an array interval of the rebars on which the wheel unit travels, binder holding units positioned between a front wheel and rear wheel of the wheel unit and by which rebar binders that bind intersecting rebars are detachably mounted per each wheel unit; driving units each having a binder driving portion that drives the binder holding unit up and down; and a control unit that controls travel motion of the wheel units and binding motion of the rebar binder. The driving units each include a trigger driving pin, and the control unit having a binding control portion that causes the trigger driving pins of the driving units to simultaneously and respectively press the triggers of the rebar binders. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156161 | SEALING CONNECTOR FOR POST TENSIONED ANCHOR SYSTEM - A sealing connector cover for a tendon in an encapsulated post-tensioning reinforcement system includes a plurality of circumferential cover segments each comprising a circumferential part of a female connector housing at one longitudinal end, and a male connector housing at another longitudinal end. Each segment has a locking element to engage a corresponding locking element on a longitudinally corresponding segment. Each circumferential segment comprises a circumferential part of a locking element in the female connector housing configured to engage the male connector housing of a longitudinally adjacent sealing connector cover or a connector on an encapsulated anchor. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156162 | ROTARY VALVES FOR WAVE GENERATOR CAISSONS - The invention comprises an adjustable valve system, apparatus and method using an adjustable drum assembly that can be used in conjunction with a blower or pump to drive air into and out of the drum assembly, wherein the adjustable valve system is useful in connection with operating wave generator caissons for wave pools. The present system preferably comprises an inner drum coaxially aligned and rotatably positioned within an outer drum, wherein side openings are provided on the inner and outer drums which can be aligned together to allow air to flow into and/or out of the drum assembly. That way, by adjusting the position of the inner drum relative to the outer drum, the valve system can enable the air to flow either into or out of the drum assembly and therefore the associated caisson. The system can be used to introduce positive or negative air pressure in the caisson and create waves in a wave pool. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156163 | Autonomous Cleaner - An autonomous cleaner includes a suction enhancer arrangement for mounting adjacent to an intake opening provided on a base surface of the autonomous cleaner. The suction enhancer arrangement includes at least one barrier member having a mounting end side mounted to the base surface and a free end side downwardly extended from the base surface. The at least one barrier member is made of elastic material and arranged to be positioned and extended between two side portions of the base surface and adjacent to the intake opening, defining a space below the base surface and the at least one barrier member as an intaking space, such that a flow of liquid to be sucked into the intake opening is speed up in the intaking space to enhance a suction effect thereat. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156164 | ANTI-SEISMIC DEVICE - Anti-seismic device for seismically isolating structure relative to ground including first support defining first support plane integrally connectable to upper portion and including two first hinges defining first constant reciprocal distance, second support defining second support plane including two second hinges defining second constant reciprocal distance, third support defining third support plane integrally connectable to lower portion and including two third hinges defining third constant reciprocal distance, and connector defining connection plane perpendicular to third support plane and including at least two first rigid bars, each defining a first non-deformable connection direction and two second rigid bars, each defining a second non-deformable connection direction. First bars transiently constrained to first hinges and second hinge so the first connection directions of first bars cross in the connection plane. Second bars transiently constrained to second hinges and third hinge so second connection directions of second bars cross in connection plane. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156165 | SECURE, TWO-PIECE POLE HOLDER - A two-piece pole holder includes an insert and a base. The insert is embedded within soil or concrete. The base is threadingly connected to the top of the insert to form the pole holder. The insert has a solid bottom end for receiving a pole. The bottom end of the insert can also include a drain opening for allowing water to drain. The pole can be an outdoor umbrella pole or volleyball net poles. The inner diameter and height of the insert and the base are selected such that improved stability is provided to the pole such that the pole does not tip over in strong winds. The pole holder can be installed in a water feature, such as a swimming pool. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156166 | Memorial Having Persistent Computer-Readable Memory and Interface Means - An improvised memorial stone for a grave, the memorial stone having computer-readable memory accessible through a port protected from the elements by a cantilevering table stone. In various embodiments, skeletal remains of the deceased further comprise an RFID tag encased in a non-biodegradable polymeric material. The computer-readable memory and RFID tag are adapted to transmit a unique identifier exclusively associated with the deceased and personal data about the deceased, including, by way of example, photographs, life stories, journal entries, and genealogical information. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156167 | INSTALLING A WIRE FENCE TO A POST - A wire fence comprises horizontal and vertical wires. The horizontal wires have horizontal wire ends. The installation method comprises the following steps:
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20210156168 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Driving Posts - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a frame, which comprises an outer mast and an inner mast. The outer mast slides along the inner mast. A motor is coupled to the frame. A hydraulic system is coupled to the motor. A jackhammer head is coupled to the outer mast, which outer mast allows the jackhammer head to float up and down on the inner mast as the jackhammer head reciprocates. Thereby vibrations from jackhammer motion substantially do not get transferred to the frame. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156169 | SEALING OF AN ELECTRONIC LOCK - An electronic lock includes exterior and interior assemblies. The electronic lock includes a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The exterior and interior assemblies are connected to, and capable of actuating, the bolt. The exterior assembly includes an escutcheon and a sensor to selectively actuate movement of the bolt. The sensor has a first side and an opposite second side and the first side is accessible from the escutcheon and the sensor is in communication with, and connected to, the processor of the interior assembly. The exterior assembly includes a first seal positioned around the sensor at the first side between the sensor and the escutcheon. The exterior assembly includes a retainer that is positioned at the second side of the sensor to position the sensor immediately adjacent the escutcheon. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156170 | EXIT DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED ACCESS CONTROL - An exemplary exit device system includes a pushbar assembly and a control system. The pushbar assembly includes a latch having an extended position and a retracted position, a blocking member having a blocking position in which the blocking member retains the latch in the extended position and an unblocking position in which the blocking member permits the latch to move to the retracted position, a pushbar operable to move the blocking member between the blocking position and the unblocking position, and an electronic driver operable to move the blocking member between the blocking position and the unblocking position. The control system is configured to operate the electronic driver to electrically move the blocking member between the blocking position and the unblocking position based upon information received from a credential reader. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156171 | WIRELESS LOCKSET WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA, TOUCH ACTIVATION, AND LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless electromechanical lock with one or more of an internal antenna, touch activation, and/or a light communication device that acts as a user interface. In some embodiments, the lock utilizes an antenna near the exterior face of the lockset, designed inside the metal body of the lockset itself. A light communication device is provided in some embodiments to communicate information, visually, to the user via animations and dynamic displays of light. In some embodiments, the lockset includes a touch activation capability, which can be used to lock/unlock the lock and/or otherwise provide input. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156172 | ELECTRONIC PADLOCK - An electronic padlock comprising a lock body, a locking hook moveably connected to the lock body, and an unlocking assembly, a locking mechanism, and a mechanical unlocking system and an electronic unlocking system which are provided in the lock body. One end of the mechanical unlocking system and one end of the electronic unlocking system are movably connected to the unlocking assembly to drive the unlocking assembly to perform position conversion between a first position and a second position, respectively; a locking mechanism is defined at the unlocking assembly, when the unlocking assembly is in the first position, the locking mechanism limits a position of the locking hook, the electronic padlock is in a locked state; when the unlocking assembly is in the second position, the locking mechanism is disengaged inwardly from the locking hook so that the locking hook can be pulled out to unlock the electronic padlock. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156173 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH RETAINING CLIP - A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a bracket, a handle, and a clip. The handle, with the bracket mounted at an exterior door handle region of a vehicular door, is movable relative to the bracket by a user to actuate a latch mechanism for opening the door. The clip is attached at the bracket and engages a pivot end of the handle when the pivot end is inserted into the bracket, and retains the pivot end of the handle at the bracket when the pivot end of the handle is engaged with a pivot element of the bracket. The clip (i) limits movement of the handle relative to the bracket in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the bracket or handle, (ii) allows pivotal movement of the handle about the pivot element of the bracket, and (iii) allows for removal of the handle from the bracket. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156174 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ARRANGMENT WITH AN EMERGENCY ACTUATING LEVER - A motor vehicle door handle arrangement for actuating a door lock and/or door of a motor vehicle, with a handle housing and an actuating element which is arranged in or on the handle housing and, when actuated by a user when the door lock is unlocked, permits opening of the door. The motor vehicle door handle arrangement additionally has an emergency actuating lever acting mechanically on the door lock, for opening the door. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156175 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH APPARATUS - A vehicle door latch apparatus has latch mechanism, powered release means, manual release means and lock mechanism that is switched between a locked state and an unlocked state. Powered release means has cam wheel that is rotated in normal and in reverse rotational directions from a reference position by motor power. When cam wheel is rotated in the normal rotational direction from the reference position, latch mechanism is released while lock mechanism is held in the locked state When cam wheel is rotated in the reverse rotational direction from the reference position, cam wheel switches lock mechanism to the unlocked state. Cam wheel returns lock mechanism to the locked state when cam wheel is rotated in the normal rotational direction back to the reference position in the unlocked state. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156176 | HATCH ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle including a hatch leaf pivotably coupled to a vehicle body being movable between an open hatch position and a closed hatch position, a hatch drive arrangement for moving the hatch leaf, a hatch lock arranged on the hatch leaf, the hatch lock comprising a hatch lock catch, and a cinching system configured to move the hatch lock catch from the secondary latch position to the primary latch position. The hatch arrangement includes, a force transfer arrangement for transferring a force exerted by the hatch drive arrangement to the hatch lock catch, and including a transfer element coupled to the hatch drive arrangement and a Bowden cable connecting the transfer element with the hatch lock catch, and in the closed hatch position of the hatch leaf the hatch arrangement is free from pulling forces between the transfer element and the vehicle body. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156177 | LINEAR RECIPROCATING-MOTION APPARATUS - A linear reciprocating-motion apparatus includes at least one movable member ( | 2021-05-27 |
20210156178 | HANDLE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A handle device for a motor vehicle door includes a door handle, which is hinged at both ends to an electrically driven movement kinematic system. A first end of the door handle is rotatable outwards via a motor-operated pivot lever. A push rod is hinged to the pivot lever, the other end of which is hinged to a locking lever, which acts on a toggle lever pair. One end of a first toggle lever is mounted on the housing side and one end of a second toggle lever is hinged to a second end of the door handle. The locking lever is designed, in a standby position, to block a movement of the door handle back into a rest position and to permit a movement into an opening position. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156179 | VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a vehicle door handle ( | 2021-05-27 |
20210156180 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE - A vehicle door handle includes a pair of front and back covers which are connected to each other. One of the front and back covers includes a locking body. The locking body includes a leg portion configured to elastically deform and a locking hook projecting from a tip end of the leg portion. The locking hook is elastically locked and connected to a locked portion formed on the other of the front and back covers. The locking body is biased and the locking hook is press-contacted to the locked portion in a locking state of the locking body and the locked portion. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156181 | AUTOMATIC WINDOW SASH INTERLOCK - A window sash interlock includes a housing configured to mount to a side rail of a window sash. The housing includes a front face that substantially aligns with a surface of the side rail. A locking member is pivotably coupled to the housing about a pivot axis. The locking member is disposed at least partially within the housing and is movable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member is biased so as to automatically return to the unlocked position, and in the unlocked position, the locking member at least partially extends from the front face of the housing. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156182 | WINDOW SASH LOCK AND TILT MECHANISM - A window lock system includes a sash lock and at least one tilt latch. The sash lock includes a first housing, a lever, a cam, a slide plate, and at least one actuator movable via the lever. The tilt latch includes a second housing configured to be slidably mounted on a window sash and an independent bolt slidingly coupled to the first end of the second housing. A drive bar couples the at least one actuator and the second housing together. The sash lock is movable between at least a locked position, an unlocked position, and a tilt position by rotating the lever. When the sash lock is in the tilt position, the at least one actuator retracts relative to the first housing and via the drive bar retracts the first end of the second housing of the tilt latch relative to a side surface of the window sash. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156183 | Flush Glass Apparatus - A flush glass apparatus includes an operation glass including a glass portion and a frame, and a locking device including an operation handle installed on the frame, an upper lifting member installed on an upper side of the frame and including an upper cam groove and an upper locking pin, an upper operation shaft having a lower side connected to the operation handle and an upper side entering the upper cam groove and including an upper protrusion, an upper spring, a lower lifting member installed on a lower side of the frame and including a lower cam groove and a lower locking pin protruding to the lower side of the frame, a lower operation shaft having an upper side connected to the operation handle and a lower side entering the lower cam groove and including a lower protrusion, and a lower spring. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156184 | Sliding Security Door with Passive Deadlock Prevention - In a high-security sliding-door apparatus for closing and opening a corridor, the door having (a) a door frame having a track and a bi-directional effector, (b) a carriage having track-engaging rollers, (c) a slide plate slidably secured to the carriage and driven by the effector, and (d) a controller controlling slide-plate movement and enabling the door to be continuously closed but not locked, the improvement comprising centering apparatus for relative positioning of the slide plate and carriage, the centering apparatus including (1) a yoke attached to the slide plate at a yoke pivot and having a yoke cam surface thereabove, (2) a carriage-attached yoke-cam follower, and (3) springs having proximal ends attached to the yoke spaced above the yoke pivot and distal ends each attached to the carriage at points offset from the yoke pivot in opposite lateral directions, centering the door with the slide plate when unlocked. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156185 | ACCESSORY WITH A TILTABLE ACCESSORY SUPPORT AND A LOCKING SYSTEM RELEASABLE BY MEANS OF A TILTABLE ACTUATOR BUTTON - An accessory includes: a façade plate presenting an opening; an accessory support mounted to tilt through the opening between a lowered position in which it extends below the façade plate, and a raised position in which a major portion thereof extends above the façade plate; and a locking system including a locking arm movable between a locking position in which a blocking portion of the locking arm bears against a blocking surface of the accessory support, and a release position in which the blocking portion is spaced apart from the blocking surface, and an actuator button, causing each locking arm to move, which actuator button is tiltable about a tilt axis extending parallel to the mean plane of the façade plate. Each locking arm pivots about a pivot axis perpendicular to the actuator button tilt axis, and a return mechanism continuously urges each locking arm into its locking position. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156186 | AUTOMATIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICES AND CLUSTERS THEREOF - Electro-mechanical and electronically controlled access devices are described for automatically controlling passage between two areas, and where a plurality of such access control devices may be ganged or clustered to provided additional throughput and directional control, including stacking a plurality of access control devices side by side within a cluster. Each access control device contains multiple rotatable and moveable door panels. The door panels are controlled by various drive mechanisms to enable passage through the device, while ensuring by the use of sensors that door panels avoid touching subjects as they traverse the device. The direction of flow through a device according to these embodiments is electronically controlled and may be changed from time to time. At any instant in time while being traversed, the flow through each device is unidirectional. Multiple devices within a cluster can be directionally controlled according to traffic, demand, time of day, or other factors. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156187 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which may automatically open or close a door and a method for controlling the same. The refrigerator may automatically open or close door(s) of the refrigerator by controlling a motor. After lapse of a predetermined time after the door of the refrigerator has been closed, the refrigerator operates a motor with an output used when the door is not opened, such that the refrigerator may remove noise while simultaneously maintaining a constant door opening time when the door is opened. In addition, when the door opening signal time is detected, the refrigerator may immediately opens the door. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156188 | TOWER SEGMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tower segment, in particular for a tower of a wind turbine, a wind turbine, and a method for manufacturing a tower segment is provided. A tower segment, in particular for a tower of a wind turbine, comprising a casing segment with an inner casing surface, an outer casing surface and a cutout for a door, wherein the inner casing surface has a first inner reinforcing portion and/or the outer casing surface has an outer reinforcing portion, wherein the inner reinforcing portion and/or the outer reinforcing portion adjoin the cutout, and the inner reinforcing portion has an inner reinforcing plate and/or the outer reinforcing portion has an outer reinforcing plate. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156189 | Retrofit Door Frame System - A frame system for retrofitting a door frame system to secure a cooperating security door. The frame is formed of two opposing frame units that are installed over a pre-existing door frame from to opposing sides. The frame units are sized such that one fits within the other and partially overlap where the two units meet. A cooperating security door is hung from one of the frame units. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156190 | Sealing Tape - The sealing tape comprises at least one base body of flexible foam capable of recovery after compression. In the area of the bottom surface of the sealing tape, an adhesive layer for bonding to a frame profile of a window or door is arranged. The sealing tape comprises a continuous barrier structure for reducing the permeability to the diffusion of water vapor and/or the permeability to air in the functional direction of the sealing tape, which barrier structure begins from at least one side surface and extends along the top surface to an area between the side surfaces, from where it then proceeds from the top surface to the bottom surface, and finally extends along a bottom surface of the at least one base body from the area between the side surfaces to at least one side surface. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156191 | Sealing Tape - The sealing tape comprises at least one base body of flexible foam capable of recovery after compression. In the area of the bottom surface of the sealing tape, an adhesive layer for bonding to a frame profile of a window or door is arranged. The sealing tape comprises a continuous barrier structure for reducing the permeability to the diffusion of water vapor and/or the permeability to air in the functional direction of the sealing tape, wherein the barrier structure extends from the top surface to the bottom surface and also extends over an area of the top surface. The barrier structure comprises, at least in the area of the top surface, a closed-cell flexible foam or consists of closed-cell flexible foam. The barrier structure, at least in the area of the top surface of the sealing tape, has a thickness of between 10 μm and 5 mm. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156192 | BIAXIAL TRACK SYSTEM FOR FENESTRATION PANELS - The disclosure relates to a sliding fenestration system assembly, such as a door or window system. The sliding fenestration system includes a sill having a first track channel and a second track channel formed thereon. A sill track including a first track segment, a second track segment, and a third track segment is coupled to the sill such that the first track segment is positioned within the first track channel, the third track segment is positioned within the second track channel, and the second track segment extends between the first and second track channels. The system further includes a sliding panel having one or more bottom guide assemblies, the assemblies engaging the sill track and operable to accommodate movement of the sliding panel along the sill track to reduce friction at a sealing interface between the sliding panel and the fenestration frame assembly. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156193 | WINDOW FOR AN ABOVE-GROUND POOL - A window for an above-ground pool is provided. The window includes a window portion ( | 2021-05-27 |
20210156194 | Window Having Hinged Corner Arrangement - A structural assembly for a frame includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a fourth rail, a first pivotable bracket member coupling the first and second rails, and a second pivotable bracket member coupling the third and fourth rails. The first rail includes a first end, a second end, and a first groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. The second rail includes a first end, a second end, and a second groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. The third rail includes a first end, a second end, and a third groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. The fourth rail includes a first end, a second end, and a fourth groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156195 | SECURITY SHIELD - An illustrated view of an exemplary security shield device for securing a window is presented. The security shield device is easy and efficient to install and use. Also, the security shield device is useful for allowing a user to still have full site out of the window when the security shield device is retracted. The security shield device is further useful for doors in homes and business alike. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156196 | ROLLER BLIND AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a roller blind and a control device thereof. The control device comprises a reeling mechanism, a solenoid valve, a push mechanism, a front cap, and a damper. After the solenoid valve is energized, the solenoid valve drives the push mechanism to push against the front cap so as to separate the front cap from an engaging portion of the reeling mechanism, and the reeling mechanism is not subject to a resistance of the damper. A curtain fabric is not affected by the resistance of the damper and can be quickly lowered by gravity. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156197 | TELESCOPIC LADDER ROD UNIT - A telescopic ladder rod unit includes an air cylinder, a fixing seat and a movable plug. The fixing seat is connected to the air cylinder by a connector. A bottom of the fixing seat is disposed with a first mounting portion protruding downwardly. An upper end of the first mounting portion is sleeved with a first sealing ring. A sidewall of the first mounting portion below the first sealing ring is formed with a first air vent. An air passage communicated with the first air vent is disposed in the first mounting portion. A blocking plate is fixed at a lower end of the first mounting portion and formed with a second air vent communicated with the air passage. The movable plug is movably sleeved on the first mounting portion. A sidewall of the movable plug is formed with a first annular groove having a second sealing ring mounted therein. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156198 | DRILL SPEEDER AND DRILLING DEVICE - A drill speeder. The drill speeder is used for increasing the rotating speed of a drill bit in drilling operation and comprises: an upper joint ( | 2021-05-27 |
20210156199 | GROUND DRILLING DEVICE, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A ground drilling device with a percussion piston for drilling into the soil, comprising at least one housing section for the percussion piston, wherein an insert is arranged in the housing between the drilling head tip and the percussion piston such that the insert transmits at least a portion of the energy of the percussion piston to the housing, and the insert is held in the housing by means of a shrinking adhesion connection. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156200 | NANOCRYSTALLINE TAPES FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS AND POWER IN DOWNHOLE DRILLING SYSTEMS - Steering assemblies, drilling systems, and method for drilling boreholes are described. The steering assemblies include a first member having a first transceiver connected to the first member, a second member arranged about the first member with a second transceiver connected to the second member, and a non-conductive gap between the first transceiver and the second transceiver. The first transceiver is positioned proximate to the second transceiver in an axial direction with the non-conductive gap therebetween, and at least one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver includes at least one nanocrystalline tape and is configured to transmit current between the first transceiver and the second transceiver. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156201 | PULLING PRODUCT LINES UNDERGROUND UNDER OBSTACLES INCLUDING WATER BODIES - Embodiments and methods relate to pulling and installing a product line along an underground arcuate path beneath an obstacle, including pulling the product line for an extended length (i.e. a length that might otherwise be deemed impracticable) along the underground arcuate path beneath the obstacle. Embodiments also relate to a pulling apparatus for installing a product line using a casing along an underground arcuate path beneath an obstacle, having a casing pull head connected to the casing, a product line pull head assembly connected to the product line, and a pull bracket connected to the product line pull head assembly and to the casing pull head sleeve frame. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156202 | MULTIPLE RIDGE CUTTING ELEMENT - A cutting element may include a substrate; and an ultrahard layer on the substrate, the ultrahard layer including a non-planar working surface that is surrounded by a peripheral edge having a varying height around a circumference of the cutting element, the working surface also having: a plurality of cutting crests extending from an elevated portion of the peripheral edge across at least a portion of the working surface; at least one valley between the plurality of cutting crests; and a canted surface extending laterally from each of the outer plurality of cutting crests towards a depressed portion of the peripheral edge, a height between the depressed portion and the elevated portion being greater than a height between the elevated portion and the valley. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156203 | DRILL BIT FOR BORING EARTH AND OTHER HARD MATERIALS - The present disclosure provides a cutting head adapted to removably couple to a bit body of a drill bit assembly. The cutting head includes a leading cutting tip for cutting into earth and a trailing receiving portion for receiving a second end of the bit body in an internal cavity defined by the trailing receiving portion to allow the cutting head to be removably coupled to the second end of the bit body. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156204 | Threaded Connection for Steel Pipes - A threaded connection includes a pin and a box. The pin includes, in the order from a free end side of the pin toward a tubular body side thereof, an inner sealing surface, an inner male threaded portion, a shoulder portion, an outer male threaded portion, and an outer sealing surface. The box includes, in the order from a tubular body side of the box toward a free end side thereof, an inner sealing surface, an inner female threaded portion, a shoulder portion, an outer female threaded portion, and an outer sealing surface. Between the inner sealing surface and the inner female threaded portion of the box, an inner groove along a circumferential direction is provided, and some threads of the inner male threaded portion of the pin are contained in the inner groove. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156205 | DOWNHOLE VIBRATION AND SHOCK ABSORBING DEVICE - A snubber device for reducing shocks and vibrations in a downhole tool. The snubber includes a main body extending between upper and lower connector ends. The main body is defined by one or more cut-out portions. One or more elastomeric elements are held within the one or more cut-out portions. The cut-out portions provide flexibility to the main body. The elastomeric elements absorb shocks and vibrations and are conveniently replaceable when excessive wear reduces their shock and vibration absorbing capacity. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156206 | WEAR ENHANCEMENT OF HDD DRILL STRING COMPONENTS - A hard facing is preferably accomplished with laser clad beads applied to horizontal directional drilling (HDD) component(s). These components may be subject to recirculating fluid regions associated to stepped geometries along a drill string, including various drill string coupling members. For example, laser cladding can be applied to a step region of the sonar housing and starter rod. A method applies a hard face coating such as laser cladding or other suitable hard facing in areas of tight geometric tolerances. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156207 | ADJUSTABLE PIPE HANDLING SYSTEM - A pipe handling system for transporting pipe between a horizontal storage location and a rig floor, where the pipe handling system can include an adjustable length ramp assembly which can be adjusted by installing one or more extension sections between bottom and top sections The sections can include interfacing features that can align the sections with each other when they are attached together in the ramp assembly. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156208 | TORQUE WRENCH ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM - A torque wrench engagement mechanism for a drilling machine is provided. The torque wrench engagement mechanism includes a wrench assembly. The wrench assembly includes a wrench member having a receiving portion adapted to receive a flattened portion of a pipe. The wrench assembly includes a guide member disposed adjacent to the wrench member. The wrench assembly also includes at least one guide pin disposed between the wrench member and the guide member. The wrench assembly further includes a spring member disposed in association with the at least one guide pin. The torque wrench engagement mechanism also includes an actuation member operably coupled to the wrench assembly. At an extended position of the actuation member, the spring member is adapted to move the wrench member to engage with the flattened portion of the pipe, when the flattened portion of the pipe slidably aligns with the receiving portion of the wrench member. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156209 | SLIP WEAR DETECTION - A system for conducting a subterranean operation can include a retention feature in a drill floor with the retention feature configured to suspend a tubular string from the drill floor via engagement of the retention feature with the tubular string, an imaging system configured to capture images of a visible feature on a portion of the tubular string that extends above the drill floor; and a processor configured to detect a change in a position of the visible feature while the tubular string is engaged with the retention feature, and the processor being configured to calculate a wear status of the retention feature based upon the change in the position of the tubular string. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156210 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR IMPROVED DRAG REDUCTION ESTIMATION AND MEASUREMENT - The present invention relates generally to systems and processes for improved drag reduction estimation and measurement and more specifically to portable drag reduction analyzers and processes for upscaling drag reduction data for a variety of field applications. A drag reduction parameter ΔB for the fluid mixture is used for determining drag reduction for a fluid mixture in an oil field or pipeline operation. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156211 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING DOWNHOLE TOOL - A device for actuating a downhole tool includes a housing having a surface structure on an external surface thereof. The surface structure has an inactive state and an activated state. In the inactive state, the device can travel through seat structures mounted in a well tubing and will experience a physical impact having an impact level exceeding a threshold level when passing through each one of the seat structures. In the activated state, the device can seat in a selected seat in the well tubing. A sensor is enclosed in the housing and configured to generate a signal in response to the physical impact. A controller in the housing communicates with the impact sensor and monitors the physical impacts; and activates the surface structure based on the monitored physical impacts. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156212 | DOWNHOLE VIBRATION TOOL FOR DRILL STRING - The present disclosure relates to a friction reduction tool having a housing for connecting the friction reduction tool to a drill string or coiled tubing; a force converter within the housing and having a stator, a helical rotor, and a rotational cavity passageway for conveying drilling fluid between the stator and the helical rotor; and a valve assembly; wherein the helical rotor has a bore which extends through the helical rotor and which defines an alternative passageway for the drilling fluid; and wherein the rotational cavity passageway and the alternative passageway are in fluidic communication with the valve assembly. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156213 | REVERSE-CIRCULATION DRILLING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A reverse-circulation drilling assembly having an overshot subassembly and a head subassembly. In the event retrieval of the drilling assembly by reverse-circulation fails, the drilling assembly can be retrieved using a secondary overshot. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156214 | PROTECTIVE CAP ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSEA EQUIPMENT - A protective cap assembly uses a heavy corrosion inhibitor fluid in the primary chamber (the central bore of the mandrel or hub) and a lightweight corrosion inhibitor fluid in the zones outside of the mandrel or hub. protective cap assembly uses a two port hot stab receptacle and connects the first port to the primary chamber and the second port to the secondary inlet port with a secondary inlet check valve. The primary chamber is vented directly to the subsea environment. With the secondary inlet check valve added to the secondary inlet port, the second port of the protective cap assembly is connected directly to the secondary inlet check valve. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156215 | CAVITY LOCK SYSTEM FOR A BLOWOUT PREVENTER - A blowout preventer (BOP) includes a ram supported within a cavity that is positioned crosswise to a central bore of the BOP. The ram is configured to move within the cavity between an open position in which the ram is withdrawn from the central bore and a closed position in which the ram is positioned within the central bore to thereby block a fluid flow through the central bore. The BOP also include a lock member that is configured to move between an unlocked position and a locked position in which the lock member is positioned within the cavity of the BOP and contacts the ram to thereby lock the ram in the closed position. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156216 | NOVEL COIL-TUBING RAM BLOWOUT PREVENTER - A coil-tubing ram blowout preventer is disclosed that includes a ram block and ram-block cavity each having a D-shaped cross section. The flat portion of the ram block's “D” corresponds to the flat portion of the cavity's “D” to prevent rotation of the ram block within the ram-block cavity. The ram block may be configured with selectively replaceable seals, slips, or shear blades to allow easy configuration of the ram block for various sizes of tubing. The shear blades may include a sealing component on one surface of the blade such that paired shear-ram-blocks may create two distinct sealing points when each sealing component engages the other blade when the shear rams are closed. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156217 | INTERLOCKING DUAL V-SHAPED SHEAR RAM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a dual interlocking v-shaped shear ram assembly comprising an upper ram and lower ram, each defining a v-shaped cutting surface. A plurality of angled surfaces on the upper ram and lower ram engage to form an interlocking connection that prevents rotation of either the upper ram or lower ram in the ram cavity and seals the wellbore. The upper ram has a surface along 90% to 100% of the length thereof that conforms to the surface of the corresponding ram cavity. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156218 | CASED BORE STRADDLE PACKER - A cased bore straddle packer has an upper unload sub sleeve with fluid ports that are selectively aligned with corresponding ports in an upper unload sub mandrel component and a lower unload sub sleeve with fluid ports that are selectively aligned with corresponding ports in a lower unload sub mandrel component to permit fluid to be selectively dumped from the straddle packer. Control of the alignment of the respective ports is effected by manipulating an auto-J ratchet machined into a multicomponent mandrel of the straddle packer. The auto-J ratchet is controlled from the surface using completion string pull and push manipulations. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156219 | Seal Apparatus and Methods of Use - A seal apparatus and method of use is described. The seal apparatus comprises a seal assembly comprising a plurality of elements assembled together to form a ring structure around a longitudinal axis. The ring structure is operable to be moved between an expanded condition and a collapsed condition by movement of the plurality of elements; The plurality of elements is operable to be moved between the expanded and collapsed conditions by sliding with respect to one another along respective contact surfaces. Each of the plurality of elements is a compound element comprising a substrate and at least one seal member disposed on a part of a surface of the element. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156220 | DELAY COATING FOR WELLBORE ISOLATION DEVICE - A wellbore isolation device includes a mandrel, a sealing element disposed around at least a portion of the mandrel, and a delay coating disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the sealing element. The sealing element includes a swellable material and the delay coating covers a cross-linked polymer. The delay coating is configured to swell or degrade in a wellbore fluid. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156221 | ZERO EXTRUSION GAP BARRIER DEVICE USED ON PACKING ELEMENTS - A wellbore isolation tool, e.g., a bridge plug, provides the ability to seal portions of a well from production or to temporarily seal zones of a well from treatment. A bridge plug may include a sealing element supported by one or more segmented barrier devices that operate to prohibit extrusion of the sealing element as the sealing element is subjected to an axial force. The segmented barrier device may operate passively as segments are driven radially outward by the radial expansion of the sealing element when subject to the axial force and driven radially inward by leaf springs when the axial force is removed. Segments of the segmented barrier device may circumferentially overlap and form a generally flat shoulder supporting the sealing element. The segmented barrier device may include a jacket covering the segments, and a sealing element may be supported by a segmented barrier device on each axial end. | 2021-05-27 |
20210156222 | HELICAL COIL ANNULAR ACCESS PLUG AND ABANDONMENT - A method for creating access to annular spacing during P&A operations is described. Specifically, helical coils are cut into one or more casings before the plugging material is set. The plugging material is able to exit the helical coils, forming multiple, small rock-to-rock seals. | 2021-05-27 |