23rd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180155903 | SYSTEM SEPARATION DEVICE - A system separation device with at least one pressure-proof tank for containing a liquid that forms a predetermined liquid level in the tank, above which level there is a gas cushion. The device contains an inlet in the upper region of the tank for fluidly feeding the tank from a first fluid system, and an outlet in the lower region of the tank for forwarding the liquid to a second fluid system. To prevent the germ-infestation of the inlet, at least one germicide material is arranged in the region of a gas cushion above the liquid level | 2018-06-07 |
20180155904 | MULTI-PURPOSE WATER TANK - The present invention relates to a multi-purpose water tank, and more specifically to a multi-purpose water tank, which enables water accommodated in the water tank and a liquid chemical to be effectively agitated when the liquid chemical is mixed with the water, which can prevent an agitated liquid discharged from the water tank from including impurities, thereby preventing an obstruction phenomenon when a sprinkler and a high-pressure spray nozzle are used, which enables a filtering rod installed inside the water tank and configured to filter out impurities to be separated, thereby facilitating the maintenance and repair of the filtering rod, and which enables impurities accumulated inside the water tank to be effectively discharged along with a small amount of water, thereby enabling the clean state of the water tank to be maintained. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155905 | PULLOUT FAUCET WITH MOUNTING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a pullout faucet with a mounting system that is easier to manufacture and assemble. The pullout faucet includes a cage and a mounting retainer. The mounting retainer is separately formed from the cage. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155906 | SCALD PROTECTION UNIT - The invention relates to a scald protection unit to be connected to a control cartridge ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155907 | Faucet Control Aid Apparatus - A faucet control apparatus having a handle, a ring member and optionally protrusions. The handle has a proximal and a distal end. The ring member is positioned proximate the proximal end thereof. The ring member has an inner perimeter which defines an opening. The protrusions include one or more outer protrusions optionally extending from the ring member spaced apart from the handle member. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155908 | TOILET RIM BLOCK AND RIM BLOCK CAGE - A toilet rim block which consists of an outer cover and a core, and to a rim block cage including the toilet rim block. The outer cover includes a first composition and the core includes a second composition. Preferably, the first and the second compositions differ from each other by at least one of the following features: different active substances, different concentration but same active substance, and different viscosity. The outer cover partly encloses the core and the core protrudes on at least one face of the toilet rim block right to the surface as a pole and is exposed. The core is shaped such that the surface of the exposed area changes upon even wear of the surface of the toilet rim block, the surface of the exposed area of the core reducing upon even wear of the surface of the toilet rim block. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155909 | TOILET RIM BLOCK AND RIM BLOCK CAGE - A toilet rim block which consists of an outer cover and a core, and to a rim block cage including the toilet rim block. The outer cover includes a first composition and the core includes a second composition. Preferably, the first and the second compositions differ from each other by at least one of the following features: different active substances, different concentration but same active substance, and different viscosity. The outer cover partly encloses the core and the core protrudes on at least one face of the toilet rim block right to the surface as a pole and is exposed. The core is shaped such that the surface of the exposed area changes upon even wear of the surface of the toilet rim block, the surface of the exposed area of the core increasing upon even wear of the surface of the toilet rim block. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155910 | TOILET RIM BLOCK AND RIM BLOCK CAGE - A device for a toilet bowl, including a mechanism for holding the toilet rim block to the toilet bowl. The invention further relates to at least one, preferably at least two toilet rim blocks, each having an outer cover and a core, and to a rim block cage including the toilet rim block. The outer cover includes a first composition and the core includes a second composition. Preferably, the first and the second compositions differ from each other by at least one of the following features: different active substances, different concentration but same active substance, and different viscosity. The outer cover partly encloses the core and the core protrudes on at least one face of the toilet rim block right to the surface as a pole and is exposed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155911 | SOLUTION SUPPLY - A solution supply comprises a container having a space and a channel socket in the space to allow the solution to flow out of the container, the container floated by buoyance in a water tank and a feeder opening or closing the channel socket by buoyance and gravity in the water tank, wherein the feeder includes a dispenser having an upper portion and a lower portion, and wherein the upper portion of the dispenser includes a coupling body having an upper portion assembled with the channel socket along the same axis as the channel socket and moved by the buoyance of the container, and the lower portion of the dispenser includes a weight center base supporting the coupling body and a shutter stem coupled with an upper portion of the weight center base and having a stem seal for opening and closing to the channel socket. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155912 | FLUSH TOILET BOWL - A flush toilet bowl includes a bowl part, a rim nozzle, and a rim water spout part. The bowl part has a rim part on an upper edge of a receiving surface with a bowl shape. The rim nozzle is provided on a rear part of the bowl part and spouts flush water. The rim water spout part is provided on the rim part and spouts flush water that is spouted from the rim nozzle toward the receiving surface. The rim water spout part includes a rim water guide channel that is formed inside the rim part and guides flush water that is spouted from the rim nozzle and a rim water spout port that is formed to be continuous with the rim water guide channel and in a front side region of the bowl part. The rim nozzle spouts flush water upward in the rim water guide channel. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155913 | FLUSH TOILET BOWL - A flush toilet bowl includes a bowl part, a rim nozzle, and a rim water spout part. The bowl part has a rim part on an upper edge of a receiving surface with a bowl shape. The rim nozzle is provided on a rear part of the bowl part and spouts flush water. The rim water spout part is provided on the rim part and spouts flush water that is spouted from the rim nozzle toward the receiving surface. The rim water spout part includes a rim water guide channel that is formed inside the rim part in such a manner that a cross-sectional area of a lower half part of the rim water guide channel is less than a cross-sectional area of an upper half part and a rim water spout port that is formed to be continuous with the rim water guide channel and in a front side region of the bowl part. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155914 | PRE-FORM FOR DRAIN INSTALLATION - A pre-form for drain installation is provided. The pre-form comprises a cap portion, a bottom portion, and an outer portion. The cap portion defines an interior for receiving a top end of an upwardly extending drain pipe and is configured to cover an opening of the drain pipe. The bottom portion is detachedly coupled to the cap portion and comprises an aperture through which the drain pipe may pass so as to enable the bottom portion to slide along the length of the drain pipe. The outer portion is coupled to and extends upwardly from the bottom portion so as to define a perimeter for displacing concrete proximate to the drain pipe when inserted into a wet concrete flooring surface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155915 | DEBRIS TRAP FOR USE IN LINEAR DRAINS - A debris trap for use with a linear drain includes a body having an elongated configuration and defining a base and a back wall upwardly extending from the base. A plurality of prongs laterally extend from the body along a length of the base. The prongs arranged to both resiliently secure the debris trap within an internal channel of the linear drain and catch hair and other debris that enter the linear drain. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155916 | LOW PROFILE OVERBALANCED BACKWATER VALVE - A backwater valve has a hollow valve body with an inlet defined by a vertical surface, an outlet, and a bottom. A pivoting valve member is pivotally movable about a pivot axis between a normally open position along the bottom of the valve body and a closed, vertical position sealing the inlet. The valve member has a hinge end, the pivot axis being positioned at the hinge end. An overbalancing member carried by the valve member biases the float toward the closed position. The overbalancing member comprises at least one of a counterweight and a magnetic element. The overbalancing member is positioned at the hinge end and spaced from the pivot axis such that the overbalancing member is vertically above the pivot axis when the valve member is in the open position and horizontally over from the pivot axis when the valve member is in the closed position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155917 | MODULE FOR REALIZING MODULAR BUILDING STRUCTURES - A module for realizing modular building structures comprises a bearing block having pairs of flat faces with complementary shaped joints for coupling with further similar modules arranged in side by side position, means for anchoring the bearing block to bearing blocks of side-by-side modules for realizing the building structure. The anchoring means comprise one pair of passages mutually perpendicular and staggered along a first transverse direction, the passages extending in the block from respective flat faces. The anchoring means also comprise reinforcing bars adapted to be inserted in a pair of consecutive passages belonging to two mutually side-by-side modules to define a reinforcement meshed armor. Each bar has ends associated with male and female connecting elements for coupling with facing ends of contiguous bars belonging to a side-by-side module. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155918 | STRUCTURE FOR COVERAGE - The present invention comprises a structure for coverage formed by various structural elements, in particular a main element comprising one piece (stringer), said stringer ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION AND USE OF BRACE DESIGNS FOR BRACED FRAMES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a structural frame member which includes a brace member that is used to absorb energy when the structural frame is subjected to loadings such as seismic, wind and gravity loads. The brace member is coupled to a restraining member that increases the buckling capacity of the brace member so that the brace member has approximately the same load axial capacity in compression as in tension. Embodiments of the invention also relate to the design, construction and assembly of the connection of the brace member that couples the brace member to a gusset plate which is coupled to the beam and column in the structural frame. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155920 | BEAM COMPONENT FOR USE IN TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION KIT AND METHOD OF CONNECTING BEAM COMPONENTS - The present invention discloses the components and kit for technical construction method of sturdy and permanent connection up to six beam components perpendicularly, while none of the nodal joint structure protrudes outside the open channel(s) of the beam component(s). The method is user friendly during assembling. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155921 | Novel Personal, Relocatable Protective Enclosure - The application relates to a standalone portable protective enclosure that forms a complete envelope surrounding and protecting its contents from the extreme forces of nature and man. The invention can have other uses other than a protective enclosure and will not be out of place in a living room of a home. The invention pertains to a protective enclosure that is resistant to high velocity projectiles and massive blunt forces. More particularly, this invention relates to a protective enclosure that can be site assembled from matching parts and may be disassembled and relocated to different locations. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155922 | VARIABLE SHAPE FRAME AND VARIABLE SHAPE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A variable shape frame having a polygonal shape includes: extendable arms forming each side of a polygonal frame; and corner members located at at least two of the corners of the polygon. Each of the extendable arms includes cross units each formed by two rigid members in an X-shape and pivotally coupled by a middle coupling shaft, and an end coupling portion pivotally coupling ends of adjacent ones of the cross units. The end coupling portion includes inner end coupling shafts and outer end coupling shafts. Adjacent two of the extendable arms are pivotally coupled by a common one of the inner end coupling shafts at every corner of the polygon. The corner member includes a first guide portion linearly guiding the inner end coupling shafts of the first extendable arm, and a second guide portion linearly guiding the inner end coupling shafts of the second extendable arm. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155923 | Cap for Anchor of Post-Tension Anchorage System - The process includes forming a concrete form at least one end wall where the concrete form is adapted to receive concrete placed thereinto. The process also includes setting a fixed end anchor and a tensioning end anchor on at least one end wall where the fixed end anchor and tensioning end anchor are each adapted to receive a tendon. The process further includes threading the tendon through the fixed end anchor and tensioning end anchor such that a tensioning end portion of the tendon extends from the tensioning end anchor and placing concrete into the concrete form. The process includes installing a cap about the circumference of the tensioning end portion of the tendon. The cap includes a cap body. The cap body includes an inner bore, where the inner bore has a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the tendon. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155924 | THERMAL INSULATOR MODULE AND THERMAL INSULATING WALL STRUCTURE USING SAME AND THERMAL INSULATING WALL CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING SAME - A thermal insulator module includes: a thermal insulating member; and a frame part, all or a portion of the frame part being embedded in the thermal insulating member, having a plurality of fastening parts, each having one side coupled to a wall body and the other side to which an interior material or an exterior material is coupled, the other side being at a different position from the one side coupled to the wall body. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155925 | COVERING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A covering support system includes a covering support that has a support member defining a support surface and that is connected to a mounting member so that when the mounting member is rigidly mounted relative to a wall stud, the support surface is substantially flush with an exterior surface of the wall stud and disposed from the exterior of a building surface by the overhang distance. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155926 | System to Mount Ceiling Tiles in a Completely Concealed Grid System Where Individual Tile Can Be Mounted or Dismounted - A method for installation of ceiling tiles in an improved mounting hook assembly to form a concealed grid system, the mounting hook assembly being attachable to a mounting stud ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155927 | A FLOOD PROTECTION DEVICE - A flood prevention device, for example an automatically closing air brick, is provided. The flood prevention device can comprise a body having an outer side and an inner side with an opening and a channel formed through the body, and a valve comprising a flap and a buoyancy structure, wherein the flap is pivotally mounted to the body and allows gas to flow through the channel in an open position and seals the channel in a closed position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155928 | LONG SPAN MASONRY LINTEL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A lintel system for supporting masonry blocks above an opening in a structure includes a lintel configured to span a width of the opening. The lintel includes a single spanning member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a side face extending between the top and bottom edge. Supports are disposed at longitudinal ends of the single plate member. A stiffener is attached to the lintel for reinforcing the lintel. The stiffener extends in opposed relation to the side face along at least a portion of the side face. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155929 | MASONRY LINTEL FOR LONG SPANS - A lintel system for supporting masonry blocks above an opening in a structure includes a lintel configured to span a width of the opening. The lintel includes a plurality of elongate splice plates each having opposite longitudinal ends. The splice plates are attached together end to end such that a longitudinal end of each splice plate is attached to a longitudinal end of at least one other splice plate. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155930 | ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method includes providing a production line configured for continuous fabrication of polymer or predominantly polymer roofing boards by setting and expansion of precursor materials on a conveyor. A first polymer or predominantly polymer material foam precursor is dispensed to the production line, and allowed to rise and at least partially set to form a foam core layer for an insulation board, the foam core layer for the insulation board having a first density. A second polymer or predominantly polymer material foam precursor is dispensed to the production line and allowed to rise and set to form a core layer for a cover board, the foam core layer for the cover board having a second density greater than the first density. The combined thickness of the foam core layer for the insulation board and the core layer for the cover board is set by constraining the expansion of the combined foam precursors using a downstream forming conveyor disposed above the rising foam precursors. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155931 | GRANULE COATED WATERPROOF ROOFING MEMBRANE - A roofing membrane includes a membrane layer. An adhesive layer is adhered to a first side of the membrane layer and a layer of granules is adhered to the first adhesive layer. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155932 | Corner Piece For Rain Gutters And Method Of Manufacture - A corner piece for a rainwater gutter system having an angled front wall extending at a 45 degree angle to increase the amount of water able to be collected by the corner piece, with each end of a main section of the front wall having an angled out wing section slidably receiving an end of one of the straight gutter sections. The manufacturing method minimizes scrap by the shape of a blank used to form the corner piece. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155933 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A PLURALITY OF PANELS TO A FACADE - An improved apparatus for mounting first and second panels to a façade utilizing a base fixed to the façade. The base member mates with a fastener and holds a pair of supports outwardly from the base member. The first and second panels mount to the pair of supports and also hold a reveal strip located beneath a gap between the first and second panels. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155934 | FLOOR BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH FLOOR BOARDS - A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a superabsorbing material. Also a method for manufacturing such floor boards. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155935 | MODULAR RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM - A modular floor system including webbing formed by a plurality of interconnected web sections. The web sections include attachment portions that are aligned in the grid layout. The support members are attachable to attachment sections of the web sections so that attached support members are properly aligned and positioned with respect to one another along the grid layout. The modular floor system includes tiles positioned upon and secured to the support members to be supported above the ground surface by the support members. A utility space is defined by and disposed between the ground surface and the supported tiles. Utility cables can be routed through the utility space. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155936 | MOSAIC TILE - A mosaic tile, comprising a plurality of subunits ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155937 | 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 decorative upper side formed by a top layer. The top layer may have at least a decorative layer that includes a digital print and a transparent or translucent wear layer. The method may involve providing a plurality of pigmented liquid inks. The pigmented liquid inks may include a first binding agent. A film may be provided. The digital print may be provided on the film by jetting one or more of the pigmented liquid inks onto the film using a digital inkjet printer. A second binding agent may be provided on the top of the digital print or the bottom of the translucent or transparent wear layer. The film and the transparent or translucent wear layer may be laminated such that the digital print is in between the film and the transparent or translucent wear layer, and the second binding agent is between the digital print and the bottom of the transparent or translucent wear layer. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155938 | SCAFFOLD CROSS-BAR AND STACK ARRANGEMENT OF AT LEAST TWO SCAFFOLD CROSS-BARS - A scaffold cross-bar of metal with a round-tube carrier profile of steel includes a round tube and has an outside diameter, and a U-shaped reinforcing profile of steel sheet. The U-shaped reinforcing profile has a base profile and two parallel profile legs which extend away from the base profile in the same direction at a transverse spacing from one another. Each profile leg has at least one opening for fastening and/or securing scaffold components on the scaffold cross-bar. The transverse spacing of the profile legs is smaller than 0.6 times the outside diameter of the round-tube carrier profile. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155939 | RAPID ASSEMBLE COUPLER - A rapid assemble coupler for coupling together at least two non-overlapping elements, the coupler comprising a first member and an opposing second member; a rod passing through the first member and connected, in use, to the second member; and a lever-operated cam pivotably attached to the rod; wherein, in use, rotation of the cam causes the first member to be translated towards the second member, thereby clamping each element between the first and second member. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155940 | BINDING MACHINE - A reinforcing bar binding machine includes a first movable gripping member that is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from one side of a fixed gripping member. A second movable gripping member is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from the other side of the fixed gripping member; and a bending portion brings the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member into and out of contact with the fixed gripping member. The fixed gripping member includes a shaft that rotatably supports the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member. In addition, the bending portion includes an opening and closing pin that pushes an opening and closing guide hole provided in the first movable gripping member and an opening and closing guide hole provided in the second movable gripping member. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155941 | TOOL FOR MARKING AND MEASURING STRUTS FOR CONSTRUCTION - A tool shaped in a U-shape for accepting a standard U strut. The tool has opening for marking the strut for cutting purposes and hole openings for marking the center of standard struts. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155942 | UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS - A planning and construction system that embodies methods for uniquely arranging modular architectural elements to construct affordable repetitive buildings based on a cluster-pod-stem configuration is provided. The clusters of prefabricated and/or stick-built modules inherently define a collaborative space share by the cluster as well as a portion of a stem space fluidly communicating to the collaborative space, enabling affordable construction that facilitates a design filled with natural light and less crowded hallways. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155943 | SPECTATOR HALL AT RACETRACKS AND THE LIKE WITH LOUDSPEAKERS - A spectator hall at racetracks includes a roof with an inner ceiling decreasing in height from the racetrack, an opening directed to the racetrack, a back wall, a number of seats arranged with increasing height from the racetrack, at least one loud speaker at the ceiling near the opening, and an invisible front wall covering the opening. The invisible front wall is made from a stable material like glass or acrylic polymer, and is mounted stiffly e g by stiffening bars. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155944 | SOCIAL MEDIA LINKED LARGE FORMAT THEATER DESIGN - Theater designs including social media, and theater entrances configured to draw patrons into a main area of the theater including an entrance having a curved wall and curved walkway having a horizon drop-off for display of content related to a motion picture or other feature to be shown in the theater. The content may be interactive or otherwise linked to patrons passing a hallway including the curved wall. Spatialized sound corresponding to the video “moves” with objects in the video and with patrons as they traverse walkway. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155945 | SELF-PROPELLED ROBOTIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH EXTENDIBLE ARMS FOR CLIMBING OUT OF A SWIIMING POOL - A self-propelled robotic pool cleaner for cleaning a swimming pool having a bottom surface, and a vertical sidewall terminating at a deck. The cleaner includes an interior chamber with a water pump and a filter. Water beneath the cleaner is drawn through an inlet and flows into the interior chamber, and filtered water is discharged through an outlet. Rotationally-mounted supports support and guide the cleaner along a pool surface. An electric motor mounted in the interior chamber is configured to move the cleaner on the pool surface. An arm assembly includes a first arm member having a distal end which is selectively extendible beyond a front end of the housing. A support member projecting from the distal end is configured to extend over and directly contact the deck to support the cleaner while the pool cleaner advances up the vertical sidewall of the pool. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155946 | DOCKING STATION FOR A POOL CLEANER IN A POOL - A docking station which can releasably engage and hold a robotic pool cleaner, the docking station optionally including a pre-filter for coarse debris, the pool cleaner including an internal filter and a pump to suction in, filter and eject filtered water while the pool cleaner is coupled to the docking station. The pool cleaner's pump creates water jets to provide propulsion for the pool cleaner and to aid in decoupling the pool cleaner from the docking station. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155947 | POOL CLEANER WITH CYCLONIC FLOW - Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155948 | FILTER FOR SWIMMING POOL CLEANER - A filter for a self-propelled robotic pool cleaner includes a first chamber, a second chamber and a partition wall separating the first and second chambers to define first and second filter enclosures. A non-return device is placed in correspondence with the partition wall. The filter and non-return device are configured to receive a first flow of water and debris from the swimming pool into the first chamber so the debris is retained in the first chamber and filtered water is discharged into the swimming pool during a first cleaner operation mode, and receive a second flow of water from the swimming pool to displace the debris in the first chamber to the second chamber during a second cleaner operation mode. The non-return device is arranged such that the displaced debris cannot return from the second enclosure to the first enclosure when the cleaner is operating in the first operation mode. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155949 | RESILIENT SLIP FRICTION JOINT - A slip connector to connect first and second members of a structure to allow relative but resisted movement, and to at least in part return any movement. The connector includes a first component and second component, each with mutually slidable ramped surfaces contiguous. The first and second components are connectable to the respective first and second members of the structure, and there is at least one resilient fixer to hold the two components contiguous so that the line(s) of action of the fixer(s) is/are oblique to the slidable surfaces held contiguous. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155950 | EQUIPMENT TOWER - A collapsible equipment tower is operable between an extended configuration and a contracted configuration. The equipment to tower has a base, having a base frame and supporting a solar panel, and a pivot support, having a distal end for supporting equipment and a proximal end. The pivot support is pivotally connected to the base frame at a pivot joint at the proximal end and is pivotable between a substantially upright position in the extended configuration and a transverse position in the contracted configuration. A retractable locking member is provided at the proximal end of the pivot support adjacent to the pivot joint. The locking member is adapted to be extended from the proximal end and secured to the base frame in the extended configuration and to be retracted in the contracted configuration. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A CONCRETE TOWER - The present invention broadly comprises a method and apparatus for constructing a concrete tower. In one embodiment, a tower construction apparatus includes an alignment jig and a pre-cast concrete element located on the alignment jig. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155952 | ENCLOSURE AND EXPANSION STRUCTURE THEREFOR - An enclosure that includes a deployable expansion structure for added space. The enclosure comprises a cover that includes a panel, a plurality of wall supports that connect to the panel, with each of the plurality of wall supports having a first end that connects to a portion of panel, an expansion support having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the expansion support connects to a portion of the cover, and a hub that connects to a second end of each of the plurality of wall supports and the second end of the expansion support. The expansion support pivots from a first position to a second position with respect to the hub to deploy the expansion structure to form a cavity with additional space. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155953 | PROJECTOR SUNSHADE COVER - Disclosed herein is a projector sunshade for projecting an image of a logo onto a surface. The projector sunshade includes a UV-treated sheet, a first area on the UV-treated sheet including a shape of the logo, the first area being substantially transparent to light from an illumination source; and a second area surrounding the first area and including a lower transparency to the light relative to the first area. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155954 | TENT AND A METHOD FOR HEAT INSULATING A TENT | 2018-06-07 |
20180155955 | PORTABLE PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE - A portable protective enclosure and a method of using the enclosure is presented. The enclosure may include a plurality of walls extending around and at least partially defining an interior space for being occupied by a user, and a top panel overlying and at least partially defining the space. The plurality of walls may include an entry wall and side walls. The entry wall may include a door flap moveable between open and closed positions. The side wall may include a window having a see-through material, and a window flap in a facing relationship with the window and moveable between open and closed positions. The enclosure may include a floor panel detachably joined to at least one of the walls by a fastener that is accessible from within the interior space, so that the floor panel is detachable from the walls from within the interior space. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155956 | Fencing Assembly Systems and Methods - Systems and methods of installing a fencing assembly, the assembly having at least two rail posts; a bracket with a short side strap, a long side strap and a box structure with a return support flange, the bracket is in communication with one of the rail posts, a short side strap hem fits with a portion of the right side hem, a long side strap hem fits with a portion of the left side hem and a fastener is received in the short side opening and the long side opening to attach the bracket to the rail post; at least one cross beam is placed in the cross beam opening of two adjacent rails posts; and a fence panel is attached to the cross beam. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155957 | METHOD FOR WATERPROOFING A LOCK DEVICE - A method for waterproofmg a lock device includes applying a hydrophobic coating on internal components of a lock device, the components including a movable plug and plug pins. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155958 | Rotary locking mechanism, lock having the same, and locking control method of the lock - A rotary locking mechanism and a lock applying the rotary locking mechanism and a locking control method are provided. A rotary output member is locked by a stable triangular supporting structure between the first locking member and the second locking member, the effective constraint of the second locking member on the first locking member applied by the first locking member in both a locked state and an unlocked state achieves locking and unlocking reliability of the product. The entire locking mechanism is controlled by the same switching member. The false locking operation when the rotary member is operating is effectively avoided through the mechanical structure and the automatic control method. The entire rotary locking mechanism is enclosed and fixed in a shell of the lock, and can be applied to transmission machinery of bicycles, electric vehicles, motorcycles and even lightweight automobiles. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155959 | DEADBOLT LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH LATCH SENSOR HAVING WIRELESS STATUS INDICATOR - A door locking apparatus and system includes a locking assembly with a latch movable between an unlocked position and a locked position; a position detector configured to determine whether the latch is in the unlocked position or in the locked position and to generate a position signal having a first value when the latch is in the first position and a second value when the latch is in the second position; and a transmitter configured to receive the position signal and to transmit a wireless signal indicative of the value of the position signal. The wireless signal is receivable by a remote electronic device to allow for remote monitoring of the status of the locking assembly as either locked or unlocked depending on the value of the position signal indicated by the wireless signal. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155960 | HIGH SECURITY ELECTROMECHANICAL LOCK - A high security electromechanical lock has a lock assembly configured to extend or retract a locking member. The lock assembly includes a first microcontroller communicatively coupled to an electronic storage memory. An electronic key input assembly is electrically and mechanically coupled to the lock assembly. The electronic key input assembly includes an electronic dial ring base having a base plate and a communications hub circuit. The base plate has a side wall. The communications hub circuit has a plurality of communications ports arranged around a periphery of the base plate that are accessible through the side wall. Each of the plurality of communications ports is configured to communicate with a respective peripheral electronic device of a plurality of peripheral electronic devices. The base plate is configured to mechanically removably mount each of the plurality of peripheral electronic devices around the periphery of the side wall of the base plate. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155961 | DOOR HANDLE AND DRIVE SUPPORT FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DOOR LOCK - A door handle for actuating a mortise lock of a door with an output shaft and a handle facing away from the door. The output shaft and the handle have a common rotation axis and are connected to one another via an electromechanical clutch. The output shaft has a recess, on the side facing the handle, dimensioned for a coupling element that is axially displaceable between open and closed positions with a motor, while the handle has a receptacle dimensioned to accommodate the coupling element opposite to the recess. The door handle is particularly reliable when the motor drives a coupling (auxiliary) shaft on which and/or in which at least one coil spring is disposed non-rotatably and coaxially with respect to the stator of the motor. The auxiliary shaft has at least one protrusion engaging in an intermediate space between two neighbored windings of the coil spring to displace the coil spring axially as a result of rotation of the auxiliary shaft. The coil spring engages with the coupling element to at least preload the coupling element, as a result of the axial displacement of the coil spring, in a direction corresponding to such displacement. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155962 | MULTIPOINT LOCK - A multipoint lock for securing a door panel is described. The multipoint lock includes a first latch, a second latch, a first hub rotatable with at least one of a thumb-turn knob or a key, and a second hub rotatable with a handle lever. Upward rotation of the handle lever causes both rotation of the first hub and rotation of the second hub in the same rotational direction | 2018-06-07 |
20180155963 | Built-in lift sliding door lock - The present invention relates to a technical field of building doors and windows drivers, and more particularly to a built-in lift sliding door lock, which includes a lock point linkage mechanism and a lock seat, wherein the lock seat is a flat structure adapted for being embedded into an extrudate, and has an import slot and a locking slot communicated with the import slot; the lock point linkage mechanism includes a lock point, a sliding plate, a fixed plate, a first plectrum, a second plectrum, a connecting piece and a cam. Beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows. Displacement changes of the lock point are converted into rotation changes of the cam for damping conversion, which is flexible and convenient, and enhances feel comfort. The present invention has ingenious structure, moderate structural complexity, low failure rate through the component connection method and long service life. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155964 | TWO-POINT LOCK - A two-point lock includes a casing unit, an adjusting unit and a locking unit. The adjusting unit includes two first adjusting guide plates pivoted to casing unit, and two second adjusting guide plates pivoted to the casing unit. The locking unit includes first and second hook members respectively pivotable between the first adjusting guide plates and between the second adjusting guide plates. The first adjusting guide plates are operable to adjust an extent by which the first hook member extends out of the casing unit. The second adjusting guide plates are operable to adjust an extent by which the second hook member extends out of the casing unit. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155965 | VEHICLE LATCH - A latch includes a housing, a fork bolt operably coupled to the housing and pivotal between an unlatched position, a primary latched position, and a secondary latched position, and a detent lever operably coupled to the housing and arranged to cooperate with the fork bolt. A drive link is operatively connected to the fork bolt and to the detent lever. An override lever is operably coupled to the drive link. A manual release lever is operably coupled to the override lever. The manual release lever is movable between a rest position and a release position. The drive link is automatically moved out of a path of rotation of the fork bolt when the manual release lever is moved to the release position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155966 | HOLDING ELEMENT FOR A DOOR HANDLE DEVICE - A holding element includes a door handle that actuates a door lock and the door handle support at a vehicle with at least a first and second retaining means that fixes the holding element at the door handle support and at least a fastening means that fastens a mechanical connection element for the actuation of the door lock wherein at least the first retaining means serves for the form-fitting fixation of the holding element at the door handle support. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155967 | Method And System For Unlocking Vehicle Engine Cover - The present invention discloses a method and system for unlocking vehicle engine cover. Method comprising: acquiring an action signal transmitted from an action sensor, and executing an action signal judging step; executing an unlocking step if the received action signal matches a preset unlock action signal, otherwise not executing the unlocking step, the unlock action signal is a combination of a signal or a plurality of consecutive signals; unlocking step: sending an unlock signal to an engine cover lock, wherein the unlock signal is used to control the engine cover lock to perform an unlock operation on a vehicle engine cover. The present invention detects an action signal from an action sensor, and controls whether or not to unlock the vehicle engine cover by matching the action signal with a preset unlock action signal. So users do not need to enter into the passenger compartment for unlocking. The operation is both convenient and rich sense of technology. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155968 | DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM - In an aspect, a door control system is provided for a vehicle door and includes a pushrod and a locking device. The pushrod has a first end connected to one of the vehicle body and the vehicle door. At least a portion of the locking device is mounted to the other of the vehicle body and the vehicle door. The locking device includes a leadscrew, a leadscrew nut mounted on the leadscrew, a housing including a guide path, and a brake. The pushrod has a second end connected to the leadscrew nut. The leadscrew nut is constrained against rotation but is slideable along the guide path by movement of the pushrod, which causes rotation of the leadscrew. The brake is positionable in a braking position in which the brake prevents rotation of the leadscrew, and a release position in which the brake permits rotation of the leadscrew. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155969 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACCESS PANEL LATCHES - A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an HVAC unit. The HVAC unit includes an enclosure having a panel disposed in a corresponding opening of the enclosure. The HVAC unit also includes a heat exchanger disposed within an interior of enclosure. Moreover, the HVAC unit includes an electromagnetic lock fixed to a surface of the interior of the enclosure. The electromagnetic lock is configured to retain the panel in a closed position relative to the enclosure. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155970 | DOOR HINGE - A door hinge with at least one hinge axis, at least one holding arm that engages on the hinge axis and at least one contour, in which the at least one holding arm is supported on the contour with at least one section, retaining disks are arranged adjacent to the at least one holding arm and brake disks are arranged adjacent to the contour in order to generate a holding torque that is dependent on the opening angle, wherein the retaining disks and the brake disks engage into one another, and wherein at least the first holding arm, which is supported on the contour, is or can be stressed at least relative to the contour by a basic clamping force. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155971 | HINGE WITH DEFINED HALT POSITIONS - Hinge for the support and the maneuvering of doors, made up of two wing elements and provided with means for attachment to a frame part and respectively to a door portion, as well as mutually reinforcing means in a pivoting zone, the means being constituted by appendices internally hollow in the form of a cylindrical body projecting from the wing elements, characterized in that at least one of the appendices of the wings provides on the inner surface axial grooves suitable for housing a push-engagement element housed inside a pivot pin of the wing elements and protruding from it. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155972 | EJECTION DEVICE FOR A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART - The invention relates to an injection device for a movable furniture part, in particular a door or a flap, which injection devices comprises an ejection element, which can be coupled to a movable furniture part and which is provided for moving the movable furniture part into an open position, a releasable locking mechanism, by means of which a force accumulator for actuating the ejection element can be locked in a closed position of the furniture part, a loading device for loading the force accumulator after the actuation of the ejection element by means of movement of the furniture part in the opening direction, a retracting device for the ejection element, by means of which the ejection element can be moved in the closing direction after the ejection element has been decoupled from the furniture part, wherein the locking mechanism has a first linearly movable slide, the loading device has a second movable slide, the ejection element-is connected to a third slide, and the second slide and the third slide can be moved in the opening direction by means of the first slide. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155973 | OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM COMPRISING A DEAD-CENTER SPRING ELEMENT - An opening and closing mechanism includes a dead-center spring element for, for example, a swivel compartment, and proposes that a control curve be provided on a side wall of the swivel compartment, at which the dead-center spring element engages via a swivelable control lever. The opening and closing force progression can be controlled with the aid of the control curve. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155974 | Furniture hinge comprising a damper and a spring - The invention relates to a furniture hinge comprising a stop element and a hinge cup which is pivotally connected to said stop element by means of an articulated lever, a damper being arranged in a housing, said housing being connected to the hinge cup by means of securing means, and a spring being functionally connected to the hinge cup and the stop element or the articulated lever. According to the invention, the housing comprises a spring seat by means of which said spring is secured to the housing. This achieves a damped, compact furniture hinge which has a spring to support at least the closing action, and which is easy to mount. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155975 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR - A domestic appliance has a carcass, a door for closing an inner space, a differential pressure sensor having a sensor membrane for identifying a difference in pressure between an interior air pressure in the inner space and an exterior air pressure in an outer space, a door opening aid for assisting the door opening process, and a control unit for the door opening aid which is dependent on the detected difference in pressure. The control unit is configured to detect a pressure curve of the difference in pressure and to control the door opening aid depending on the pressure curve that has been detected. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155976 | POWERED WINDOW SYSTEM - A window frame has a sash and a panel that is disposed parallel to the sash, both of which are slidably disposed in the frame. A receiver is fixed at a first end of the frame. When the sash is in a first position, the sash is disposed within the receiver. When the sash is in a second position, the sash is disposed outside the receiver. A motor is fixed relative to the frame with a drive system connecting the motor to the sash and/or the panel. A control input is connected to the motor and is configured to receive a signal from a controller, a sensor, and/or a building management system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155977 | METHOD AND MECHANSIM FOR CONTROLLIBNG GRAVITATONAL DISCHARGE OF MATERIAL FROM A RAILR0AD HOPPER CAR - A mechanism for conjointly operating a plurality of gate assemblies mounted on a hopper car having an elongated car body with sides and ends, and a bottom defining a discharge area comprised of a plurality of discharge openings. Each gate assembly includes a slide door arranged in operable association with one of the discharge openings. The mechanism operates the slide door on all the gates conjointly relative to each other. Methods for controlling the gravitational discharge of material from a hopper car are also disclosed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155978 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING INDIVIDUALS WITH AN IDENTIFYING SUBSTANCE - The present application discloses systems and methods for marking an individual with an identifying substance. The system includes a spray delivery device configured to release a pressurized substance in response to an activation signal, an activation device configured to transmit an activation signal to the spray delivery device, and a power supply, configured to provide power to at least one of the activation devices and the spray delivery devices. The method includes storing a pressurized substance, receiving an activation signal at a spray delivery device, and releasing the pressurized substance in response to the received activation signal. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155979 | A Floodgate - A floodgate is disclosed. The floodgate comprises: a panel for installation at a doorway to form a barrier against flooding; a hinge, the panel being movable between an opened position and a closed position about an axis of the hinge, the axis extending in use in an upright direction; and a sealing element coupled to an edge of the panel to provide sealing engagement with the ground when the panel is in the closed position thereby forming the barrier against flooding; wherein the hinge is configured to corporate with the panel to, upon the panel being moved from the closed position towards the opened position, cause the panel to move away from the ground thereby releasing the sealing engagement between the sealing element and the ground. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155980 | ONE-WAY BRAKING/COILING MECHANISM FOR A HORIZONTAL VENETIAN BLIND WITHOUT PULL CORDS - A venetian blind assembly includes a headrail, a horizontal venetian blind, and a coiling mechanism for controlling coiling and release of a transmission cord having a first end connected to the coiling mechanism and a second end fixed to the horizontal venetian blind. A box is mounted on a side of the coiling mechanism. The transmission cord extends through the box. A shaft is mounted between two brackets in the box. A wheel is mounted around the shaft and includes a plurality of teeth. A shaft rotating member is mounted between the two brackets and includes a pressing/engaging plate normally located between two adjacent teeth of the wheel under action of gravitational force. The first end of the transmission cord is wound around the shaft and then extends away from the shaft in a direction opposite to a downward swaying direction of the pressing/engaging plate. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155981 | SPOOL ASSEMBLY FOR A BLIND SYSTEM - A spool assembly for a blind system comprising: a spool rotatable about a longitudinal axis, the spool having a cord collecting portion to collect and release a cord for extending and retracting a blind; and a support for the spool, to support the spool during rotation of the spool about the longitudinal axis, the support comprising: a first support component to support the spool towards the cord collecting portion of the spool; and a second support component locate the first support component with respect to a housing of the blind system, wherein the first and second support components are separable. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155982 | Cord Retraction System - A cord retraction system includes a window treatment that may be positioned in a window thereby facilitating the window treatment to selectively cover the window. A cord is coupled to the window treatment. The cord selectively urges the window treatment between a deployed position and a retracted position. A retraction unit is coupled to the cord and the retraction unit may be manipulated. The retraction unit selectively stores the cord to inhibit the cord from being accessible to children. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155983 | RAIL FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING COVERING - A rail for use as a movable rail in an architectural structure covering is disclosed. The rail may include a cord guiding insert for mounting at an end of the rail. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155984 | LIMITER ASSEMBLY FOR A BLIND - A limiter assembly to limit extension or retraction of a blind, the limiter assembly comprising an actuator having a limit position and a free position; a first limit member selectively engageable with a blind cylinder, for movement in response to rotation of a blind cylinder during extension or retraction of the blind, the first limit member moving with respect to a stop position only when the actuator is set to the limit position; and a stop to resist movement of the first limit member past the stop position when the actuator is set to the limit position, thereby resisting further rotation of the blind cylinder. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155985 | Steerable Downhole Hammer Bit - A drill bit for use with a pneumatic hammer used in horizontal directional drilling operations. A compact forward face is formed on the first end of the drill bit. The forward face reciprocates against a face of a borehole. A steering face is disposed behind the forward face and is concave adjacent its first end and convex adjacent its second end, with a smooth transition between the two regions. The body has a circular profile at its second end. The drill bit displaces cobble and small rocks encountered, rather than breaking them, enhancing steering in mixed conditions. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155986 | Drilling Apparatus With A Fixed Internally Tilted Driveshaft - A drilling apparatus having a drive section and a bearing section axially distal to the drive section. The bearing section includes a bearing housing having a bearing housing bore defining a bearing housing bore axis, a sleeve assembly received within the bearing housing bore, the sleeve assembly having a sleeve assembly bore defining a sleeve assembly bore axis, a driveshaft received within the sleeve assembly bore, and a bearing assembly for rotatably supporting the driveshaft within the sleeve assembly bore. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of axially arranged sleeve sections. The sleeve assembly bore axis is oblique to the bearing housing bore axis. The sleeve sections may be received within the bearing housing bore so that they maintain a fixed angular position relative to each other and relative to the bearing housing, and so that they maintain a fixed axial position relative to the bearing housing. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155987 | ARCTIC DRILLING PROCESS - A process for drilling a well into the seafloor at an offshore drilling location, in particular in arctic regions, the process comprising: drilling a top hole part of the well during a winter season where the water at the drilling location is at least partly covered by ice; and initiating drilling a lower part of the well extending into a hydrocarbon-bearing formation during a subsequent off-winter season where the water is less ice infested than during the winter season. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155988 | METHOD OF DRILLING A BOREHOLE IN AN EARTH FORMATION - A borehole is drilled in an earth formation using consecutive steps of:
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20180155989 | DRILL BITS AND DRILLING APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a roof-bolt drill bit may include forming at least one coupling pocket in a bit body by (1) forming a pocket back surface, (2) forming a first pocket side surface including a substantially planar surface extending from the pocket back surface, and (3) forming a second pocket side surface including a substantially planar surface extending from the pocket back surface, the second pocket side surface being nonparallel to the first pocket side surface. The at least one coupling pocket may be defined by the pocket back surface, the first pocket side surface, and the second pocket side surface. The first pocket side surface may extend at an angle of between approximately 45° and approximately 90° relative to the second pocket side surface, and the first pocket side surface and the second pocket side surface may be separated from one another. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155990 | CURVED LINKS FOR WIRING CONDUIT - A downhole tool is disclosed. The downhole tool may include an actuator having a housing, a shaft extending through at least a portion of the housing, and a nut movably disposed on the shaft. Further, the downhole tool may include a wiring conduit disposed in a helix shape around the shaft, and extending between the nut and a fixed position relative to the shaft. The wiring conduit may include a plurality of curved links. Each of the plurality of curved links may include a first hinge and a second hinge, the first hinge of a first curved link pivotably coupled to the second hinge of a second curved link. The downhole tool may also include a wire routed through the wiring conduit. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155991 | WELL COMPLETION SYSTEM - An example system for a well includes a tubing string including spoolable, flexible, coiled tubing to transport fluids within the well; a packer associated with the tubing string to provide an annular seal to a section of a wellbore of the well; a power generator associated with the tubing string to generate power for the system based on fluid flow within the well; a wireless communication device associated with the tubing string to exchange information with one or more components of the system; one or more sensors associated with the tubing string to sense one or more environmental conditions in the well; one or more processing devices associated with the tubing string to generate at least some of the information based on the one or more environmental conditions; and one or more inflow control valves to control a rate of fluid flow into the system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155992 | ISOLATOR - An isolator ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155993 | ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE, AND INSTALLATION AND RETRIEVAL THEREOF - A rotating control device can include a latch assembly with a lock ring that permits displacement of an inner mandrel in one longitudinal direction, and prevents displacement of the inner mandrel in an opposite longitudinal direction. Another rotating control device can include a latch assembly and an equalization valve having an open configuration in which fluid communication is permitted between an exterior and an interior of the rotating control device through the equalization valve, the latch assembly changing from a latched to an unlatched configuration only when the equalization valve is in the open configuration. A method of installing a rotating control device can include releasing a running tool from the rotating control device by producing relative rotation between components of the running tool. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155994 | FLEXIBLE HANG-OFF FOR A RIGID RISER - Flexible riser hang-off for rigid risers deployed offshore is provided. The hang-off utilizes combined torsional and bending flexibilities of a rigid tubular jumper deployed between a top of the riser and a floater piping. The rigid jumper transports fluids, contains the fluid pressure and accommodates angular deflections of the riser. The riser top is suspended from a pivoting arrangement that transfers the riser tension to the floater structure. The rigid jumper can be made of titanium or of other metallic or nonmetallic materials. The flexible riser hang-off provided has rotational stiffness independent on riser tension. Low static and fatigue bending loads on the riser and on the floater structure result. The hang-off allows large riser deflection angles. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155995 | DRILLING INSTALLATION; HANDLING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS - Drilling installation comprising a cantilever with a drilling floor for performing drilling operations; further comprising an independent operations handling system arranged for handling equipment underneath the drilling floor independent of the drilling operations on the drilling floor, wherein the independent operations handling system comprises a handling element for co-operation with the equipment to be handled, wherein the handling element is extendible underneath the cantilever. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155996 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC MOVEMENT OF DOWNHOLE COMPONENTS AND METHOD - A downhole electrohydraulic movement arrangement including a spark gap device positioned and configured to move a separate component, and an energy source electrically connected to the spark gap device. A method for moving a component in a downhole environment including disposing an electrohydraulic arrangement having a spark gap device and an energy source electrically connected to the spark gap device operably proximate a component, actuating the spark gap device, generating a pressure wave with the spark gap device, and moving the component with the pressure wave. A downhole system including a borehole, a component moved within the borehole by an electrohydraulic arrangement. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155997 | RADIAL SPRING LOCK SYSTEM FOR COLLARS, SLEEVES AND CENTRALIZERS - Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a spring lock system for use in attaching a wellbore component to a tubular. The spring lock system includes a tubular spring body having a plurality of profiles along an axial length thereof. The tubular spring body is configured to move between an unclamped position and a clamped position. The spring lock system further includes a locking and activation pin disposed between the profiles of the tubular spring body. The locking and activation pin is rotatable relative to the tubular spring body to move the tubular spring body from the unclamped position to the clamped position. Embodiments of the disclosure may further provide a method of installing a centralizer on a tubular. Embodiments of the disclosure may further provide a method of installing a centralizer on a tubular. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155998 | DOWNHOLE TOOL AND AND METHOD OF USE - A downhole tool having a mandrel, a first conical member, and a fingered member. The fingered member is proximate to the first conical member. The fingered member includes a circular body; a plurality of fingers extending from the circular body; and a recessed region formed in the circular body. The downhole tool has a cone insert disposed in the recessed region. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155999 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING BIT DAMAGE IN A LANDING TOOL - A landing tool includes a body with an inner surface. A receiving groove is located on the inner surface and includes a first groove portion and a second groove portion separated by a tab. At least a portion of the tab is recessed from the inner surface of the landing tool. At least a portion of the second groove portion may further be recessed from one or both of the inner surface of the landing tool or an inner surface of the tab. | 2018-06-07 |
20180156000 | POSITIONING SYSTEM | 2018-06-07 |
20180156001 | Downhole Friction Control Systems and Methods - A downhole friction control system comprises a downhole sub to attach to a drill string and a vibration component. The vibration component is mechanically coupled to the downhole sub to generate a selected vibration in the drill string when the downhole sub is attached to the drill string. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180156002 | Destruction Mechanism for a Dissolvable Sealing Device - A sealing device relates to a plug that includes a crusher mechanism, where the sealing device includes one or more glass layers positionable in a wellbore. The glass in a barrier phase bears against at least one seat or support sleeve arranged axially displaceably in the wellbore, where the at least one seat or support sleeve bears against the glass by means of a supporting hydraulic fluid in a pressure support chamber, the seat or support sleeve being configured to be released, be displaced axially, and to crush the glass when the supporting hydraulic fluid is released from the pressure support chamber. | 2018-06-07 |