37th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220290422 | INFLATABLE HABITAT FOR PERMANENT HUMAN SETTLEMENT - An inflatable habitat using inflatable structures and necessary accessories offers secure permanent human settlement in an environment such as Mars with an air pressure below the earth's atmospheric pressure. Built upon a crater, the inflatable structure comprises various resilient multilayer roof segments integrated with segment frames to contain extreme internal inflation pressures to provide habitability, maintenance of thermal environment, and low-cost manufacturability using local resources. The roof of the inflatable structure is firmly secured along a rim and a floor of the crater through a wall anchor system and a dual internal roof anchor system to provide a durable structure against hostile weather conditions. A “smart design” using the wall anchor system allows the installation of an outer roof in parallel to the existing roof. Further, a magnetic radiation shield generated through roof power elements externally encloses the roof to facilitate optimal active protection against solar and/or cosmic radiations. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290423 | ROOM MODULES FOR BUILDINGS - The invention relates to a room cell for use in the modular construction of buildings, which comprises a base plate and side walls enclosing a usable interior space, wherein the load-bearing components of some and preferably all side walls are formed by panels of cross-laminated timber, wherein the room cell comprises a duct for accommodating cables and pipes passing through the room cell from top to bottom, wherein the duct is confined on its bottom by a duct floor or on its top by a duct ceiling, and wherein the duct floor or the duct ceiling comprise a step projecting upwards or downwards, respectively, into the duct. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290424 | DOUBLE-FA ADE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a double-façade arrangement ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290425 | COATED BUILDING PANELS - Described herein is a coated building panel comprising an acoustical body comprising a first major surface and a side surface that intersects the first major surface, a coating applied to the first major surface, the coating comprising a polymeric binder, a pigment, and a hydrophobic component present in an amount ranging from about 1.0 wt. % to about 8.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating; and wherein the pigment and polymeric binder are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 3.5:1 to about 6.5:1. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290426 | SLIDING DOOR FOR USE IN A MODULAR WALL SYSTEM - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for a modular wall system. The modular wall system may include a panel frame; a sliding door including a first vertical side, a second vertical side, an upper surface, and a lower surface; sliding door hardware coupled to the upper surface of the sliding door configured to translate the sliding door within the panel frame; and a sliding track seal arranged with the header including a substantially linear portion extending from the header and a curved portion configured to maintain contact with the sliding door in a closed configuration, an open configuration, and in transitioning between the open configuration and the closed configuration. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290427 | Toilet Wall Shield - An article of manufacture for providing bathroom sanitary aids, and more specifically, an article of manufacture for providing a toilet wall and vanity shield is disclosed. The toilet wall and vanity shield includes a rear wall shield component having aa left edge, a right edge, a rear wall lip extending along a bottom edge, a pair of stud legs coupled to a bottom surface of the rear wall lip, one about each outer end of the real wall fluid retaining lip, a pair of side wall shield component each having an inner edge, an outer edge, and a side wall lip extending along a bottom edge from the inner edge to the outer edge of each side wall shield component, and side wall stud leg coupled to a bottom surface of the rear wall lip on each of the pair of side wall shield components. Each of the side wall stud let located one about each outer edge of the side wall fluid retaining lips. The inner edge a first side wall component of the pair of side wall shield components being coupled to the right edge of a rear wall shield component, and the inner edge a second side wall component of the pair of side wall shield components being coupled to the left edge of a rear wall shield component. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290428 | Tilt-Up and Precast Construction Panels - Improved tilt-up and precast construction panels and improved methods for creating the same address deficiencies in the current tilt-up and precast construction panels. Improved tilt-up and precast construction panels use less concrete and less steel reinforcement and weigh less than current tilt-up and precast construction panels. Additionally, improved tilt-up and precast construction panels have greater insulative properties (both heat and sound) than do current tilt-up and precast construction panels. Improved tilt-up and precast construction panels require less labor on the construction site, thereby increasing efficiency and profitability of construction crews. Additional advantages of implementations of the invention will become apparent through the following description and by practice of implementations of the invention. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290429 | Building System Including Concrete Formwork Using Concrete Shells - A wall assembly for a building structure, uses (i) an inner shell cast in a first mold to define a first panel of concrete having a plurality of stiffener members embedded in the concrete so as to be at least partly exposed at the inner side of the panel, and (ii) an outer shell cast in a second mold to define a second panel of concrete having a plurality of stiffener members embedded in the concrete so as to be at least partly exposed at the inner side of the panel. The inner shell and the outer shell are mechanically coupled after casting to define a mold cavity between the inner sides of the panels. Field concrete can be cast into the mold cavity between the inner and outer shells once the wall assembly is mounted on site into position within the building structure. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290430 | CURTAIN WALL - A curtain wall includes one or more vertically-extending mullions and one or more transoms, each extending horizontally between two mullions and having ends inserted in grooves of these two mullions. The curtain wall also includes at least an inwardly openable panel installed between two mullions, wherein a local adaptation of the two mullions adjacent to the openable panel comprises at least the removal of a laterally directed wall of the inner chamber of each of the two mullions along a height of the openable panel, and wherein the openable panel is installed in the local adaptation of the two mullions adjacent to the openable panel such that, when the openable panel is closed, the openable panel is not distinguishable from a fixedly fitted panel, neither from the inside nor from the outside of the curtain wall. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290431 | CEILING SYSTEM - A ceiling panel having an upper face, a lower face opposite the upper face, and first through fourth edges having a first edge portion adjacent the upper face and a second edge portion below the first edge portion. Each of the first and second edges may have a tongue and each of the third and fourth edges may have a groove. The first edge portion of each of the third and fourth edges may include a first flange having a distal surface. The first edge portion of each of the first and second edges may include a first recess having a first recess wall surface. The first flange may nest within the first recess of an identical adjacent ceiling panel with the distal surface of the first flange of the ceiling panel being spaced from the first recess wall surface of the first recess of the identical adjacent ceiling panel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290432 | Ceiling Grid Lighting Assembly with Two Linear Lighting Modules and a Configurable, Functional Gap - A lighting assembly for use in suspended T-Bar ceiling grid systems is provided comprising two linear lighting modules in a novel parallel arrangement. End plates are used to connect, support, and enclose longitudinal ends of the elongate body of each linear lighting modules at a predetermined and configurable spacing apart while simultaneously functioning as reflective faces for internal and external optical cavities. The configured gap spacing between individual linear lighting modules can be used to house and support components such as additional light sources, acoustic or decorative ceiling panels, HVAC components, or power systems, controls or sensors. Additional end plate embodiments can be configured to allow a T-bar to be placed in the configured gap spacing thereby enabling the mounting of the assembly in-line upon the longitudinal axis of a ceiling grid T-bar. Embodiments of linear lighting modules are presented comprising LED light sources, transmissive optical elements, light shaping lenses, reflectors and other functional components supported and housed within the elongate body. The transmissive optical elements may be backlit or edgelit from one or two sides and aligned horizontally or tilted relative to the ceiling grid plane. The linear lighting modules can provide a range of useful symmetric, asymmetric and tilted non-lambertian lighting distributions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290433 | Smoke Baffle System - A system and corresponding method for suspending a set of panels. The system includes a mounting rail with a base having a first side and a second side. The first side of the base defines a planar surface configured to be secured against a structural support member and the second side includes a curved surface. The system also includes an alignment rail with a curved base, the alignment rail rotatably secured to the mounting rail along a pair of curved mating surfaces. The pair of curved mating surfaces is formed from the curved surface of the mounting rail and the curved base of the alignment rail. Additionally, the system includes a panel secured to the alignment rail. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290434 | ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT - A roofing underlayment includes a first layer of synthetic woven or nonwoven material; a second layer of woven or nonwoven material; a third layer of elastic recoverable material; and a fourth layer of fire resistant material. The third layer may have a weight of 50 gsm to 300 gsm. The elastic recoverable material includes an elastomer. The roofing underlayment can be configured to be secured to a roof such that the roofing underlayment meets (a) ASTM D4869 water shower exposure test, (b) UL790 burning brand rating, and (c) ASTM D1970 nail sealability. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290435 | Colored Roofing Granules With Increased Solar Heat Reflectance, Solar Heat-Reflective Shingles And Process For Producing Same - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290436 | SUPPORT FOOT FOR A FREE STANDING STRUCTURE - A support foot for supporting a free standing structure on a support surface such as a rooftop includes a holding means for holding a profiled section to which other parts of said structure can be mounted. The profiled section includes at least one wall having apertures formed in it. The support foot includes a base part having a socket. The support foot furthermore includes a securing element adapted to be received in the socket and having at least one movable catch member to catch an edge of one of said apertures so as to secure the profiled section element to the support foot. The catch member is movable from a pre-assembly position, in which it can be inserted through the aperture, to a securing position, in which it engages over the edge of the aperture. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290437 | BRACKET FOR STAIR RAILINGS - A bracket for connecting a stair rail to a post comprises a base and a cover adapted to slide over the base. The base comprises a plate and two opposed sidewalls. The plate has first and second surfaces. The sidewalls extend from the first surface of the plate. Two plate protrusions are formed on the second surface of the plate, with the two plate protrusions extending for at least a portion of a height of the plate. The cover comprises a roof, two opposed cover walls extending from the roof, and two flanges. Each of the cover walls comprise a cover wall edge, with each of the flanges extend from the cover wall edge for at least a portion of a height of the cover wall. The flanges are adapted to engage with the plate protrusions when the cover is slid over the base. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290438 | RAKING RAIL PANEL AND BRACKET SYSTEM AND METHOD - A raking rail panel system includes a raking rail panel that is supported by four pivotable bracket assemblies. Each pivotable bracket assembly includes a rail support bracket that is hinged to a post bracket. Each post bracket is configured to be coupled to a vertical support post. The post brackets each include a gap filling portion that extends from a mounting face of the vertical support posts. The gap filling portions are sized to either fill a long or a short gap between an end baluster and the vertical support post. The four pivotable bracket assemblies facilitate drop-in installation of the rail panel pivoted in a range of rake angles. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290439 | WALLBOARDS, WALLBOARD SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THEM - The present disclosure relates generally to wallboards, for example, suitable for use in constructing internal walls. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a wallboard and a method that provides simplified high-quality surface finishing. The wallboard includes a wall panel having a front surface and a rear surface. A sandable coating is disposed on the front surface of the wall panel. The method includes positioning wallboards adjacent to one another, applying sandable joint compound over joint formed between the wallboards, and sanding the joint compound and the sandable coating of the wallboards | 2022-09-15 |
20220290440 | DRY WALL SLOT DIFFUSER EXTRUSION FRAME WITH VOLUME AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL - A one piece dry wall extrusion frame comprising: a frame, pre-drilled installation holes in said frame; a lip for plastering; volume control or damper control, linear bars or perforated metal; capture recesses for plaster; and not additional hardware for drop in installation. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290441 | FACADE CLADDING FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTENING FACADE AND ADJUSTING MEMBER - A façade cladding fastening system having at least two first profiles arranged to be fastened to the wall of a building, at least two second profiles fastened to the first profiles, wherein the second profile is fastened to the first profile with an adjusting member, wherein the adjusting member, having a central axis perpendicular to the first and second profiles, is configured to slide along the first profile and/or the second profile for adjusting the position of the second profile in relation to the first profile, and move along its central axis for adjusting the distance between the first and the second profile. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290442 | System for Mounting Wall Panels onto a Wall or Floor Slabs - The disclosed invention provides a system and method of installing wall panels unto an existing wall. The primary object of the disclosed system is to enable mounting of wall panels or windows on an erected latticework. Such latticework is deployed on exteriors of existing walls or is mounted across floor slabs. The system is comprised of a plurality of parallel upright assemblies stretching from slab of one floor to slab of the next floor. Crossmembers fastened to the parallel upright assemblies serve as mounting points for wall or window paneling. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290443 | CONCRETE WALL WITH DECORATIVE SURFACE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A concrete wall has a back surface supported by a back panel while a decorative material is applied to an opposing front surface of the wall by hand or by pneumatic projection while the surface is still plastic, and without using bonding agents. The decorative material may be further exposed by a surface treatment before or after the front surface is floated and finished, with a sealant optionally applied thereafter. The front surface may be created by pneumatic methods or by pouring concrete into forms and removing the front panel to expose the front surface while it is still plastic but hydrated enough not to slump. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290444 | MINERAL-BASED PANEL COMPRISING GROOVES AND A METHOD FOR FORMING GROOVES - A mineral-based floor panel including a mineral-based core, wherein the panel includes at least one groove. The at least one groove may be provided in a rear side of the panel. There is also disclosed other such mineral-based panels, such as a building panel, a wall panel, a ceiling panel or a furniture panel. There is also disclosed a method for forming such grooves in a mineral-based panel. Furthermore, there is disclosed a mineral-based panel including a mineral-based core and polymer-based lower layer(s) attached to the core. A locking system of the panel includes a strip extending horizontally beyond an upper portion of the panel, wherein at least a horizontal portion of the strip is entirely formed in the polymer-based lower layer(s). | 2022-09-15 |
20220290445 | COVERING ELEMENT FOR FLOOR AND A FLOOR COVERING - A covering element for floors includes a tile made of ceramic material and a reinforcing element attached to the tile. The covering element has a lining along an edge of the tile. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290446 | Easily And Quickly Installable And Removable Tile Spacer With A Vertical Arm That Has A Loop Opening - It is a removable tile spacer that is used to properly and accurately lay and space a variety of sizes and shapes of tiles. The improved tile spacer is provided with an extension arm that has a loop opening that makes it much easier to set, adjust and to remove the tile spacer from between the tiles with ease. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290447 | CORNER MUD APPLICATOR PAN - A corner mud applicator pan is provided. The corner mud applicator pan is especially suitable for use in applying beaded mud to corner units for drywall in construction of walls. The applicator pan has a V-shaped opening at the bottom of the pan which has insert guides (or “leads”) which makes insertion of the corner unit into the V-shaped opening easy and efficient. Support lines add strength to the pan and horizontal grip lines increase the grip for the user. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290448 | CONCRETE TROWEL - A concrete trowel is disclosed and includes a frame, a drive assembly including a motor mounted on the frame and a drive hub configured to receive torque from the motor, a handle assembly extending from the frame for controlling the concrete trowel, a rotor including a plurality of blades, the rotor rotatably coupled to the drive assembly for rotating about a rotational axis, and a steering control system mounted on the handle assembly to selectively adjust an orientation of the drive hub relative to a work surface in a plurality of different directions to adjust a pressure applied by the blades against the work surface. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290449 | SUPPORT MEANS, CEILING SUPPORTS, CEILING FRAMEWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A CEILING FRAMEWORK PANEL - A support means for a ceiling support for supporting a ceiling formwork panel. The support means has at least one upper elongated support element and a lower elongated support element. The support elements are rotationally connected to one another, with the support elements being able to be brought into a working position in which the support elements are preferably aligned coaxially with one another. The support elements can be rotated into a tilted position in which the support elements are rotated relative to one another by a tilting angle. A locking element is provided, which secures the support elements against rotating in the working position, the locking element bridging a connecting region between the two support elements in the working position. The locking element can be brought into a release position in which the locking element is arranged outside the connecting region. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290450 | Concrete Form Construction Apparatus and System - A concrete form apparatus and system for connecting opposing form sections at a desired distance from each other defining a space to receive poured concrete, the apparatus preventing the form section separation, the apparatus including a locking pin, form connector rotatably and releasably affixed to a form, and retainer affixed to arm defining a channel therein sized to be engaged within the slot whereby the locking pin is placed through corresponding holes in adjacent forms and engages a first form, extends through the relative distance between the forms, exits through a hole in the second form, and the channel of the retainer attached to the second form engages the locking slot on the locking pin maintaining a fixed distance between the forms and preventing form separation when pouring concrete. A system using the foregoing and also including clamps for affixing adjoining forms to one another is also claimed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290451 | CONCRETE VIBRATOR - A concrete vibrator can further reduce vibration. The concrete vibrator includes a motor, a flexible shaft drivable by the motor, an unbalanced weight drivable with the flexible shaft, a flexible hose at least partially covering the unbalanced weight and the flexible shaft, a body housing accommodating the motor, and an elastic member between the body housing and the flexible hose. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290452 | SINGLE-FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - A building is comprised of first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments each comprising a first floor, a second floor, and a third floor. The first floor comprises a plurality of private parking garages associated with the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments, respectively. The second floor, disposed above the plurality of private parking garages, comprises first living spaces coupled to the plurality of private parking garages via a first plurality of stairwells, respectively. The first living spaces also comprise a plurality of kitchens, a plurality of bedrooms, and a plurality of common areas, respectively. The third floor, disposed above the second floor, comprises second living spaces coupled to the plurality of first living spaces via a second plurality of stairwells, respectively, the second living spaces being lofts. A roof is disposed directly above the third floor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290453 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A changing area storage locker with at least a first door and a second door. The locker has a storage cavity accessible via the first door or the second door. At least one locking system is provided for locking one or both of the first and second doors. The locking system is configured to prohibit access to the storage cavity via the first and second doors simultaneously. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290454 | SUBTERRANEAN HOTEL - A subterranean hotel is provided which includes, in one embodiment, a first row of subterranean atrium hotel rooms, a second row of subterranean atrium hotel rooms, a first row of patio hotel rooms, and a second row of patio hotel rooms. The atrium hotel rooms and the patio hotel rooms may be located at least in part below the ground surface (i.e., below a grade) on at least one subterranean floor level. The subterranean hotel may include an intermediate atrium that abuts with the atrium hotel rooms such that the first row of the atrium hotel rooms may be spaced from the second row of the atrium hotel rooms by the intermediate atrium. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290455 | Chamber and Control System and Method for Generating Waves - A pool wave generator is disclosed having a pool area and a plurality of chambers for generating a wave in the pool area. Exemplary embodiments described herein may be used to control the fluid flow within the pool area. For example, exemplary embodiments may include a control system for selecting the position of one or more valves of the chamber in order to control the ingress and egress of water from the chamber. Exemplary embodiments may be used to control the wave generated from the chambers, reduced unwanted turbulence, and/or generated a designed wave based on the individual control of the respective chambers. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290456 | CUSTOMIZABLE FACILITY - A campus for fabricating at least one pharmaceutical product has one or more customizable facilities each configured to manufacture the at least one pharmaceutical product, a media/buffer plant, and a utility building connected by a utility line to the media/buffer plant and/or the one or more customizable facilities to provide at least one first utility to the media/buffer plant and/or the one or more customizable facilities via the utility line. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290457 | SELF-CENTERING CONICAL FRICTION DAMPER - Example embodiments provide mechanical dampers. The mechanical dampers may be applied to dissipate energy in a structure that arises for example from a dynamic load such as seismic activity, vehicle impact, vibration of the structure, wind forces, an explosion, etc. The damper comprises a pair of clamping plates. A shear plate is held between the clamping plates. The shear plate is movable in transverse directions relative to the clamping plates. The damper also comprises a conical wedge coupled between one of the clamping plates and the shear plate. The conical wedge comprises a female conical element and a male conical element that projects into a conical indentation of the female conical element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290458 | NITINOL BELLEVILLE ELASTIC NONLINEAR (NI-BELLE-E-N) STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY - A structural assembly and a structural bracing system including the structural assembly are presented. The structural assembly includes Belleville disks and shape memory alloy (SMA) rods with nonlinear elastic behavior (e.g., Nitinol rods) to resist lateral force. Stacked Belleville disks are placed between plates resulting in nonlinear elastic behavior in compression. Shape memory alloy rods are placed at the corners of the plates and held by nuts at the exterior faces of the plates. The rods are loose when a compression load is applied to the plates and will work in tension when a tensile load is applied to the plates. A shaft (e.g., steel tube) is placed at the center of the Belleville disks to stabilize the assembly. Addition of the assembly with nonlinear elastic behavior in both tension and compression loadings to a structural bracing system improves the structural behavior of the bracing system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290459 | FOLDABLE/DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A DEPLOYABLE MAST - The invention relates to a foldable/deployable structure ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290460 | SYSTEMS FOR INSTALLING AN ELONGATED STAKE TO A SUPPORT POST TO PROVIDE STURDINESS TO THE SUPPORT POST, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A system for providing sturdiness to a support post, that includes a stake that is configured to be inserted into the ground such that it is positioned parallel to a support post that is perpendicular to the ground and an insertion-assistance member that is configured to be removably attached to the stake. The insertion-assistance member includes a body, and a lip that extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the body such that a portion of the lip extends beyond the body in the direction that is perpendicular to the body. The lip is configured to receive force and then transmit the force to the stake to drive the stake into the ground. After driving the stake into the ground, the insertion-assistance member is configured to be removed from the stake and the stake is then secured to the support post to provide sturdiness to the support post. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290461 | Keyless Insertion Locking System and Method - The present invention, in a non-limiting example embodiment provides a locking apparatus and method for securing locking hardware without the use of a key. In an example embodiment, the apparatus comprises at least a keyless insertion rotatable disk-style, barrel locking apparatus that, in a locked state can be inserted into a securing device without first unlocking, and then, thereafter, locking after insertion. In a nonlimiting example embodiment, unlocking and re-locking requires a key. The present invention, in an example embodiment, also provides features that allow the locking apparatus to enter and exit multiple apertures without requiring a key. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290462 | Lock Cylinder and Unlocking Key - Provided are a lock cylinder and an unlocking key. The lock cylinder includes: a lock housing; a lock core, herein the lock core is rotatably arranged in the lock housing; a locking member, herein the locking member is movably arranged between the lock core and the lock housing and provided with a locking position and an unlocking position; a locking blade, herein the locking blade is movably connected to the lock core and capable of stopping or avoiding the movement of the locking member so as to lock or unlock the locking member; a driving assembly, herein at least part of the driving assembly is movably arranged relative to the locking member, and the driving assembly is capable of stopping or avoiding the movement of the locking member so as to lock or unlock the locking member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290463 | DUAL-CODE-VARIABLE LOCK CORE - A dual-code-variable lock core is provided, including a first code component, a code wheel arranged outside the first code component, and a second code component arranged at one side of the code wheel. When the code wheel rotates to a first unlocking position, the first code component may move to perform a code change on the dual-code-variable lock core; and when the code wheel rotates to a second unlocking position, the second code component may move to perform the code change on the dual-code-variable lock core. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290464 | COLLINEAR LATCH AND LOCK - A collinear latching and locking system is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes a strike with a lock bolt disposed at or defined by an end of the strike. The system further includes a latch pawl configured to surround at least a portion of the strike. The strike and the latch pawl are configured to actuate linearly along the same axis. In this regard, the strike and the latch pawl have a collinear configuration and actuation path. The system further includes a latch cam configured to actuate the latch pawl from a latched position to an unlatched position when the latch cam is turned. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290465 | LATCH CONTROL DEVICE - A latch control device includes a connecting seat divided by two integrally formed walls into a hollow portion and a mounting portion spaced from the hollow portion. A detecting module is disposed between the two walls. A locking member is pivotably mounted between the two walls. A first restraining member is disposed in the mounting area and is configured to lock or unlock the locking member, controlling pivotal movement of the locking member. When the locking member is not pivotable, a latch of a door lock in the hollow portion is restrained in the hollow portion, preventing opening of a door to which the door lock is mounted. When the locking member is pivotable, the locking member can pivot while the door pivots, permitting opening of the door. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290466 | SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A sliding window assembly includes a frame with a track, and a sliding window portion disposed in the frame and displaceable in the track between a closed position and an open position. The sliding window portion includes a handle pivotable between a lock position and a slide position, and a driving pin coupled with the handle and engaging the track. The driving pin defines a pivot axis for the handle. A guide pin spaced from the driving pin is selectively engageable with the track when the handle is pivoted from the lock position to the slide position. With the handle in the slide position, the sliding window portion is displaceable from its closed position to an open position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290467 | METHOD OF OPERATING A VEHICLE LOCK - Disclosed is a method of opening a vehicle lock having a locking mechanism, including the following steps: transferring a blocking element of a blocking device by means of an actuator from a blocking position into a release position, wherein the blocking element blocks the actuation of the locking mechanism in the blocking position and releases the actuation of the locking mechanism in the release position; manually actuating an actuation element arranged at the lock; and transferring the actuation element from a passive state to an active state, wherein a latch of the locking mechanism is transferred from a latched position into an unlatched position by transferring the actuation element from the passive state to the active state, wherein the latch prevents a removal of a counter-piece from the lock in the latched position and allows a removal of the counter-piece from the lock in the unlatched position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290468 | SECURITY TAG WITH PERPENDICULARLY RELEASABLE 3-BALL CLUTCH - An electronic article surveillance tag including a tag body member and a connecting member having a pin portion releasably engageable with the tag body member, wherein the pin portion extends along a first axis. The tag further includes a locking member having a clutch mechanism including a plunger member formed from a non-ferromagnetic material and an unlocking member connected to the clutch mechanism. The unlocking member is moveable along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein during movement between the locked position and the unlocked position, the unlocking member moves the clutch mechanism between the first position corresponding to the locked state and the second position corresponding to the unlocked state. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290469 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with an electromotive drive for an actuation lever chain and in particular locking lever chain. An emergency energy store for providing electrical power to the drive in the event of emergency activation and in particular emergency unlocking is also provided. In accordance with the invention, the drive, for emergency actuation and in particular emergency unlocking, acts on the actuation lever chain or locking lever chain against the force of a restoring spring. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290470 | INTERIOR OPENING CONTROL - A control includes a door lock configured for being actuated mechanically and/or electrically, the control being configured for being mounted on a structure element of the door of the vehicle so as to be integrated in a trim panel of the structure element. It includes a facade panel of an interior face of the door delimiting a decorative external visible face and an opposite masked internal face, the control includes an electric control member of an electrical actuator of the lock, extending on the internal face of the panel and a control interface associated with the electric control member, including a control region extending on the external face. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290471 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A DOOR - Disclosed are various embodiments providing a device to secure a hinge of a door, such as a hinge of a door on a shipping container. The device includes a body member and a clamp member. The body member is L-shaped and is placed over a the hinge of the door and the clamp member is placed over a door panel and attached to the body member via a bolt inserted through the clamp member to attach to the body member. Access to the bolt is limited by a puck lock attached to the clamp member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290472 | OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR GLOVE BOXES - An opening and closing device, which opens and closes a glove box includes a housing coupled to the glove box, a handle rotatably mounted on the housing, a locking unit mounted so as to be movable in directions of releasing the glove box from the dashboard of a vehicle, a link rod configured to connect the handle and the locking unit to each other and to move in a height direction of the locking unit when a user rotates the handle, and an elastic member configured to apply force to the locking unit so that the locking unit is engaged with engaged parts of the dashboard, and the locking unit is movable in a length direction of the locking unit in a state of being interlocked with the link rod so that the locking unit is released from the engaged parts of the dashboard. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290473 | STORAGE CONSOLE - A storage console includes a housing with a storage chamber, two closure members connected to the housing, an actuator movably arranged in the housing and a latch mechanism rotatably connected to the housing. The two closure members can be rotated to open or close the storage chamber. The latch mechanism includes two latch members and a synchronizer connected between the two latch members. The movement of the actuator actuates the two latch members to rotate to a lock position in which the two latch members engage with the two closure members or a release position in which the two latch members are separated from the two closure members. The two closure members of the storage console can be opened synchronously by use of the actuator and closed independently of each other. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290474 | SLIDING DOOR STRUCTURE - A latch member for full opening includes a latch member for full opening that operates a latch claw into an engagement position or a non-engagement position with a striker. The latch member for full opening is configured of a first member on a sliding door side of a turning shaft, and is configured of a second member operated by the first member on a vehicle body side of the turning shaft. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290475 | NARROW BACKSET AUTO-LATCHING MORTISE LOCK FOR SLIDING DOOR - Narrow backset auto-latching mortise lock for sliding door is a mortise lock that is fully contained within a 1.5 inch wide casing or housing that includes actuated automatic latching and automatic unlatching mechanism. Narrow backset auto-latching mortise lock for sliding door is a mortise lock that properly fits a narrow backset sliding door with a backset dimension of 1.25 inches. The design of narrow backset auto-latching mortise lock for sliding door has been elongated so that the latch or bolt is moved downwards and positioned below the lever hub. The positioning of the latch or bolt at a location below the lever hub requires special linkage and mechanical components in order to make the mortise lock function properly. This design required all new lock components, including a new latch lever with a dual hub arm, a dual latch arm, and a dual latch arm pin. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290476 | ACTUATING MECHANISM TO ACTUATE A LOADING OR FUEL FILLER FLAP - An actuating mechanism for actuating a charging or fueling flap on a charging or fueling compartment received on or in a body component of a vehicle, wherein the charging or fueling flap is reversibly movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein a flap lock is provided for locking the charging or fueling flap in its closed position. The actuating mechanism includes a drive having a drive shaft, which is operatively connectable to the charging or fueling flap such that, upon rotation of the drive shaft, the charging or fueling flap is movable relative to the charging or fueling compartment. The actuating mechanism further includes a mechanical control or switching mechanism, which is configured such that, upon rotation of the drive shaft to manipulate the flap lock, a rotational movement of the drive shaft can be tapped with the aid of the mechanical control or switching mechanism. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290477 | HINGE FOR A REMOVABLE VEHICLE DOOR - In at least some implementations, a hinge for a vehicle door includes a door hinge adapted to be mounted to a vehicle door and a body hinge adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body. Either the door hinge or the body hinge includes a hinge pin, a void is defined by the other one of the door hinge or the body hinge that does not include the hinge pin, and a retainer is movable relative to the void. The hinge pin is received in the void in an assembled state of the hinge, and the retainer overlaps a retaining surface in an advanced position of the retainer to inhibit removal of the hinge pin from the void. In this way, the vehicle door may be releasably retained on the vehicle body. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290478 | GLASS PANEL SYSTEM - A glass panel system comprising an upper and lower guide track and at least two adjacent glass panels which are movable along the lower and upper guide tracks. The lower guide track is configured to support at least two glass panels. The upper guide track comprises two opposite side walls, an elongated groove and a free space formed between the two side walls. One of the glass panels leans against both the side walls by one guide element and against one of the two side walls and against another glass panel by another guide element. One of the glass panels leans, on one hand, against one of the two side walls and against another glass panel by one guide element and, on the other hand, against the other side wall and against another glass panel by another guide element. The guide elements are arranged in the free space. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290479 | OVERSLAM BUMPER HAVING FIXING FORCE AND BUFFERING PROPERTY - Disclosed herein is an over-slam bumper for a vehicle. The over-slam bumper includes: a bumper unit ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290480 | MOVING BODY CONTROL DEVICE - A moving body control device includes a pinching detecting unit. The pinching detecting unit is configured to calculate a first difference between physical quantities at a beginning and an end of a first period, calculate a plurality of second differences for respective second periods obtained by dividing the first period, each of the differences being a difference between physical quantities at a beginning and an end of the corresponding second period, and determine that pinching of an object has occurred in a case in which the first difference is equal to or greater than a first threshold value and a ratio of second differences equal to or greater than a second threshold value to the plurality of the second differences is equal to or greater than a third threshold value. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290481 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY - A drive device for adjusting a vehicle assembly including an electromotive adjustment drive for adjusting the vehicle assembly and a control device for controlling the adjustment drive, the control device is configured to actuate the adjustment drive in a holding mode for holding the vehicle assembly. It is provided that the control device includes a regulation module for regulating a characteristic variable of the adjustment drive and a control module, wherein the regulation module is configured to determine a correcting variable for regulating the characteristic variable of the adjustment drive in the holding mode with reference to a specified setpoint value, and the control module is configured to evaluate a change of the correcting variable to detect an adjustment request for adjusting the vehicle assembly. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290482 | SPLIT-AXIS POWER STRUT - A power strut assembly for raising and lowering a panel of an automotive vehicle includes a strut housing defining two parallel axes, i.e. a motor rotary axis and a spindle rotary axis. A drive motor disposed in the strut housing has an output shaft rotatable by the drive motor about the motor rotary axis. A drive spindle with a threaded section at least partially disposed in the strut housing is rotatable about the spindle rotary axis to move a spindle nut on the threaded section of the drive spindle. A motor-spindle transmission for transmitting a rotation of the output shaft to the drive spindle includes a motor wheel secured to the output shaft and a spindle wheel rigidly coupled to the drive spindle. The motor wheel and the spindle wheel extend in a common plane of rotation. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290483 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY - A drive device for adjusting a vehicle assembly including an electromotive adjustment drive to adjust the vehicle assembly and a control device for controlling the adjustment drive, the control device configured to actuate the adjustment drive in an automatic mode, for adjusting the vehicle assembly with a predetermined rotational speed, and in a servo mode for providing a supporting force during a manual adjustment of the vehicle assembly by a user. The control device includes a speed regulation module for determining a first setpoint current value in dependence on a rotational speed of the adjustment drive, a servo regulation module for determining a second setpoint current value in dependence on a load acting on the vehicle assembly and a current regulation module for regulating a current of the adjustment drive. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290484 | VEHICLE DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle door control system includes a door assembly, which includes a side door and a liftgate. The door assembly includes an actuation assembly that adjusts each of the side door and the liftgate between opened and closed positions. A sensor assembly defines a rear sensor field, a first side sensor field, and a second side sensor field. A controller determines whether a person in at least one of the rear sensor field, the first side sensor field, and the second side sensor field is a recognized passenger, determines a speed of the recognized passenger, determines whether the recognized passenger is carrying an object, and activates the actuation assembly to open at least one of the liftgate and the side door based on whether the recognized passenger is carrying an object, where timing of activation of the actuation assembly is based on the speed of the recognized passenger. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290485 | SUNROOF PANEL AND SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A sunroof panel and sunshade assembly system includes a moveable sunroof panel operable to selectively move to a first closed position within a sunroof opening of a vehicle and a sunshade operable to selectively move to a second closed position within the sunroof opening. The sunshade includes a leading-edge portion and a spring force displacement member within the leading-edge portion of the sunshade, wherein the spring force displacement member is operable to deform when the sunshade contacts an obstruction while the sunshade is moving. The system further includes an electric machine providing motive force to the sunshade and a computerized sunroof panel and sunshade controller. The controller operates programming to monitor operation of the electric machine, determine a presence of the obstruction based upon the monitored operation, and command the electric machine to stop and reverse the sunshade based upon the determined presence. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290486 | Microjamb window & door jamb system - The primary object of the MicroJamb Window & Door Jamb System is to provide an improved, yet, less costly jamb that, along with a system of interchangeable parts, simplifies the production and installation of windows and doors (so as to substantially reduce the time, materials and costs involved in both) and which, by design, makes windows and doors much more weather-tight. It accomplishes this by: reducing the width of the standard 4½-inch jamb by 1 inch (which immediately reduces material costs 22%) so as to fit between the drywall and sheathing of exterior walls; replacing wood molding with simulated molding of extruded plastic (reducing molding costs by over 50%); and by eliminating interior trim, when desired, altogether (reducing cost of interior trim 100%). | 2022-09-15 |
20220290487 | Interior Pre-Hung Hinged Door And Pocket Sliding Security Gate - The invention relates to a sliding security gate inside a pocket attached to an interior pre-hung hinged door. These pocket sliding security gates can be assembled inside any doorway opening of one's home for the protection of babies, toddlers, pets, and disabled elderly. On one hand, the Pre-Hung Hinged Door and Pocket Sliding Security Gate can be used as a dual functioned component that can be used in a normal setting to provide privacy; on the other hand, the Pre-Hung Hinged Door and Pocket Sliding Security Gate can be used as a half door that is assembled as a pocket sliding security gate to provide safety and security to the vulnerable population listed above. In addition, this pocket sliding security gate also has an alarm attached to the security gate so that when it opens, the alarm sounds to let the gatekeeper know that the security has been breached. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290488 | POCKET SLIDING SECURITY GATE - The invention relates to a sliding security gate inside a framed pocket unit. These Pocket Sliding Security Gates can be assembled and installed inside of the wall and positioned to close off rooms, hallways, and/or stairs for the protection of babies and toddlers, pets, and the disabled elderly. The Pocket Sliding Security Gate can be placed during construction where it can close across openings or hallways at the top or bottom of the stairs to provide safety and security to the vulnerable population listed above. In addition, this Pocket Sliding Security Gate also has an alarm attached to the end of the security gate so that when it opens, the alarm sounds to let the gatekeeper know that the security has been compromised. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290489 | BIFOLD DOOR FOR MOVEABLE WALL SYSTEM - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for use with a bifold door for a modular wall panel system. The bifold door may include sliding door hardware coupled to a top portion of the bifold door configured to translate the bifold door within the door frame; a first plurality of hinges spaced apart vertically; and a second plurality of hinges spaced apart vertically between a first leaf and a second leaf. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290490 | ELECTRICAL SPACER BAR TRANSFER DEVICE (E-SBTD) SYSTEM HAVING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTER- AND INNER-CONNECTION TRANSFER AND RECEIVING DEVICE - A system including an electrical spacer bar transfer device (E-SBTD) and an electrical spacer bar receiving device (E-SBRD), wherein the electrical spacer bar transfer device (E-SBTD) is configured to be electrically connected to the electrical spacer bar receiving device (E-SBRD). | 2022-09-15 |
20220290491 | Device and procedure for extrusion and application of spacer profile of an insulating glass - The present relates to a device and a procedure for the extrusion and application of a spacer profile of insulating glass, particularly for a machine adapted to compose the spacer frame directly against one or more glass panes constituting the insulating glass starting from a thermoplastic product prevalently contained in drums, displacing the extrados thereof to an adjustable and controlled distance referred to the margin of one or more glass panes. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290492 | BLAST PROTECTED WINDOW - A blast-protected window, including a sash including a glass plate surrounded by a first frame, and being carried by a second frame being fixed to an opening of a structure, and a third frame, being fixed to the structure opening, and including a first peripheral surface shaped for closely covering the room side of the second frame, and being configured to block, thereby blast directed from the external environment onto the glass plate knocks onto the first peripheral surface of the third frame disposed close thereto and being configured to block the blast. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290493 | DOOR COMPRISING VENTED STILE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A door includes a first skin, a second skin, two stiles, a core, and a gas permeable membrane. The first skin provides a first outer door surface. The second skin provides a second outer door surface. The two stiles are disposed at least partially between the first skin and the second skin. At least one stile defines a vent therein. The core comprises a foam material and is disposed between the first skin and the second skin. The gas permeable membrane, which is permeable to gas but not to the precursors of a foam material, is disposed on the at least one stile covering the vent. The gas permeable membrane contacts the foam material in the core, and separate the foam material in the core from the vent. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290494 | Reversible Surface-Mounted Sliding Security Gate - The invention relates to a sliding security gate that can be surface mounted to a wall or door trim. These surface-mounted sliding security gates can be installed across any doorway opening of one's home for the protection of babies/toddlers, pets, and disabled elderly. On one hand, the Reversible Surface-Mounted Sliding Security Gate can be used as a dual functioned component that can be opened from either the left-hand or right-hand side of any wall or door trim; on the other hand, the Reversible Surface-Mounted Sliding Security Gate can become reversible and secured to the wall/door trim at the bottom of the bracket to secure the gate into place in order to provide safety and security to the vulnerable population listed above. In addition, this sliding security gate also has an alarm attached to the end of the security gate so that when it opens, the alarm sounds. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290495 | NOVEL ROLLER BLIND SHAFT - A novel roller blind shaft is provided, comprising a roller blind having a reel, a lower curtain rod, a curtain fabric arranged between the reel and the lower curtain rod, and a driving device for driving the reel to rotate. A bearing seat is correspondingly provided at both ends of the reel. The novel roller blind shaft comprises: moving devices, which are respectively a first moving device and a second moving device arranged parallel to each other, arranged on the bearing seats at both ends of the reel and perpendicular to the reel and configured to drive the reel to move back and forth to adjust a gap between the curtain fabric and the wall, and a control device electrically connected to the first and second moving devices and configured to synchronously control the first and second moving devices to synchronously drive the reel to move back and forth. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290496 | SHADING DEVICE - A shading device having a cloth that can be spread out, and is connected to a lead bar at its end pointing in the spreading-out direction and engages with a profiled guide rail on at least one side edge. The profiled guide rail is arranged in a channel-like chamber of a profiled holding rail and is resiliently supported on the profiled holding rail by means of a spring device, the spring device having a profiled spring rail. The profiled guide rail is inserted into a receiving space of the profiled spring rail that is delimited by spring clips and said profiled guide rail is floatingly mounted in the profiled spring rail, and the profiled spring rail is floatingly mounted in the channel-like chamber of the profiled holding rail and is supported on an internal wall of the chamber by means of at least one arm. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290497 | PACKABLE LADDER - Embodiments of a packable ladder and a method of assembling it are disclosed. The packable ladder includes two mainframe tubes and at least two steps. Each mainframe tube has a curved end and an attachable end opposite to the curved end. Each step is shaped as a disk having a first end portion and a second end portion disposed at opposite ends thereof. Each of the first end portion and the second end portion is configured to be attached to a respective one of the two mainframe tubes. The method has two steps. In the first step, each of two side rails is formed by attaching each of two mainframe tubes to one or more extension frame tubes. In the second step, at least two steps are attached to the two side rails at a first end portion and a second end portion of each step. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290498 | SAFETY STOOL - A child safety stool of adjustable height is provided to allow children to engage with vanities, cabinets, or other structures of varying heights. The stool will allow users, typically children, to reach, e.g., sinks, work surfaces, or kitchen counters to encourage hygiene and engagement with domestic activities or workshop projects. The stool is sturdy and has high sides to surround the user and aid balance while the user engages in activities. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290499 | FULL SLEEVE CONCENTRIC LUBRICATOR - A lubricator for receiving a reciprocating plunger has (a) an elongate lubricator body with an inner bore, a lower inlet passage and a side outlet port; (b) an upper lubricator assembly capping an upper end of the lubricator body; and (c) a sleeve extending the length of the lubricator body, and having an outside diameter smaller than an inside diameter of the inner bore, defining an annular flow passage which is in fluid communication with the side outlet port. The sleeve defines an upper hole allowing fluid communication between an inner volume of the sleeve and the annular flow passage, and a lower hole allowing fluid communication between an inner volume of the sleeve and the annular flow passage. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290500 | Resonance-Enabled Drills, Resonance Gauges, and Related Methods - Provided herein is a resonance-enabled drill, comprising a housing; one or more force generators chosen from one or more voice coil actuators, one or more eccentrics driven by one or more electric motors, or combinations thereof; one or more sonic heads coupled to the one or more force generators; a plurality of springs coupling the housing to the one or more sonic heads; and a drill rod disposed on its proximal end to the one or more sonic heads. Also provided is a gauge for a sonic drill configured to display information to an operator, for example indicating to the operator when the drill is on or near resonance. Further provided are methods for selecting a resonance frequency in a sonic drill. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290501 | CONTINUOUS SAMPLING DRILL BIT - A drill bit comprises a first and a second body received within the first body. Each of the first body and second body has a respective crown, each crown having an inner and an outer operative circumference. The outer operative circumference of the second body and the inner operative circumference of the first body can define a first volume that can receive a tubular core sample. The second body can define a break surface that breaks the tubular core sample into core pieces. The drill bit can be employed in a borehole with a reverse circulation system that pumps fluid around an outer surface of the bit, and returning fluid can carry the core pieces out of the borehole. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290502 | DRILLING TIP AND DRILLING TOOL - Deterioration in boring efficiency is curbed and the costs of repolishing are reduced by curbing wear-width progression of a distal end portion of a tip main body of a drilling tip. A drilling tip that is attached to a distal end surface of a tool main body of a drilling tool which is rotated around an axis and in which a striking force is applied to a distal end side in a direction of the axis. The drilling tip includes a tip main body ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290503 | RISER RUNNING TOOL WITH LIQUID FILL AND TEST - A system includes a top drive system; a drilling riser running tool configured to be deployed by the top drive system; a fluid line configured to run from the top drive system to the drilling riser running tool; and a liquid filing system. The drilling riser running tool includes a tool head module configured to engage and hold a first riser joint at a top end such that with the top drive system above the drilling riser running tool, the first riser joint can be lowered towards a second riser joint being held near a drill floor. The first riser joint includes a central tube and a first auxiliary line. The liquid filling system is configured to provide liquid filling of the first auxiliary line via the fluid line after connection of the first and second riser joints and while the first and second riser joints are being run. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290504 | MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - The invention provides a managed pressure drilling system. The system comprises a rotating sealing device and a drill string assembly comprising a plurality of drill pipe members. Each drill pipe member has a first tool joint having a first tool joint outer diameter; a second tool joint having a second tool joint outer diameter; and a tubular body between the first and second tool joints having a tubular body outer diameter. In at least one section of the drill string the first tool joint outer diameter, the second tool joint outer diameter and the tubular body outer diameter are substantially the same. The rotating sealing device is configured to form a fluid seal against at least a part of the at least one section of drill string. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290505 | TRANSMISSION LINE RETENTION SLEEVE FOR DRILL STRING COMPONENTS - An apparatus for retaining a transmission line within a drill string component is disclosed. In one embodiment, such an apparatus includes a drill string component comprising a bore having an internal diameter. A slot is formed in the internal diameter to receive a transmission line. A first feature within the slot is configured to engage a corresponding second feature on the transmission line and thereby retain an end of the transmission line. A sleeve is inserted into the internal diameter to keep the transmission line within the slot. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290506 | ANGLED TRANSMISSION LINE TENSION ANCHOR FOR DRILL STRING COMPONENTS - An apparatus for retaining a transmission line within a drill string component includes a drill string component comprising a bore having an internal diameter. A slot is formed in the internal diameter to receive a transmission line. A first feature within the slot is configured to engage a corresponding second feature on the transmission line and thereby retain an end of the transmission line. The first feature comprises a first angled surface configured to contact and engage a corresponding second angled surface of the second feature. The first and second angled surfaces are oriented such to keep the transmission line retained within the slot when tension is placed on the transmission line. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290507 | TRANSMISSION LINE TENSION ANCHOR FOR DRILL STRING COMPONENTS - An apparatus for retaining a transmission line within a drill string component includes a drill string component comprising a bore having an internal diameter. A slot is formed in the internal diameter to receive a transmission line. A shoulder within the slot is configured to engage a tension anchor attached to the transmission line. The tension anchor is configured to hold tension in the transmission line. The tension anchor includes a first component that is attached to the transmission line, and a second component that is threaded onto the first component. In certain embodiments, the second component contains a connector configured to enable connection to the transmission line. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290508 | Tubular Drive Assembly - A tubular drive assembly including two or more polygonal tubes one inside the other. While being rotational loaded, to at least one direction, the tubular drive assembly delivers torque to that direction, maintains straightness, prevents lateral movements between the two said tubes, and allows longitudinal force as much as the friction between the tubes. The tubes may be provided with mutually cooperating coupling members for providing mutual fixation in longitudinal direction. Mutual rotation of two successive tubes in one direction will bring the coupling members into engagement to prevent relative longitudinal displacement. Mutual rotation in the opposite direction will disengage the coupling members to allow relative longitudinal displacement. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290509 | FORMATION TESTER TOOL - A formation tester tool assembly includes a seal member mounted on rigid stabilizer that contacts a borehole wall separately from the seal member, so that seal exposure to a stabilization load that presses the tool against the borehole wall is limited or reduced by contact engagement of the stabilizer with the borehole wall. The stabilizer is provided by a hydraulically actuated probe piston reciprocally movable relative to a tool body on which it is mounted. The seal member is in some embodiments movable relative to the probe piston, for example being configured for hydraulic actuation to sealingly engage the borehole wall while the tool body is stabilized by action of the probe piston. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290510 | SHAPE MEMORY TRIPPING OBJECT - A tripping object including an object including a shape memory material and being stable in a second shape complementary to a landing feature and a first shape non-complementary to the seat, the object being transitioned from the second shape to the first shape upon being triggered. A method for operating a well including dropping a tripping object including a shape memory material on a landing feature in the well, and triggering the object to transition from a second shape to a first shape. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290511 | System and Method for Transferring Tubulars to a Rig - A system and method for horizontally building stands of tubulars and transferring them to a rig floor. The system has a horizontal stand builder which assembles double or triple stands of tubulars. A catwalk and V-door are positioned alongside the horizontal stand builder. A skate is able to push either single, double, or triple stands along the catwalk and up the V-door to a position whereby an elevator on the rig can grip the stand and move it onto the rig. For transferring single stands of tubular, there is a carrier at the upper end of the V-door which can grip the single stand and lift it to the position for the elevator to grip it and move it onto the rig. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290512 | Power Tong Apparatus and Method of Using Same - A power tong assembly has a transmission box having a plurality of speeds. A gear train completely encircles a rotary gear by including idler gears, fluid lines and actuating mechanisms within a tong door, which itself can be remotely operated. Cam roller assemblies can be inversely mounted into cage plates and a support race can be mounted into an opening, thereby eliminating the need to cut a groove in a rotary gear. Filler blocks can be inserted adjacent to gears to catch and redirect slung grease from gears back to said gears, while dampening noise and reducing the misuse of grease, thereby increasing effectiveness of lubrication. A make and break actuator assembly can be housed on the power tong body such that it is completely covered from external damage except when momentarily activated. A symmetric rotary gear, rotary gear inserts, cam shoe inserts and over-travel cam stops are provided. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290513 | Determining Stickup Height Based on Pipe Tally, Block Position, and Digital Images - A monitoring system for determining a stickup height of a drill string. The monitoring system includes a video camera operable to facilitate a digital image, a block position sensor operable to facilitate block position measurements, and/or a processing device. The processing device receives the digital image, recognizes an upper end of the drill string or a connection joint of the drill string on the digital image, and determines the stickup height based on location of the upper end of the drill string or the connection joint of the drill string on the digital image. The processing device may also or instead record a pipe tally indicative of a length of each drill pipe and a location of each drill pipe within the drill string, receive the block position measurements, and determine the stickup height based on the pipe tally and block position measurements. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290514 | Automatic Coiled Tubing Injector Chain Management System - The present application pertains to an injector chain control system for a coiled tubing unit. The system may comprise real time data received from sensors monitoring depth, pressure, force and other aspects of the well bore. The amount of hydraulic, electric, or pneumatic pressure allocated to the chain system may control both tension and traction system using the pressure as an indicator or trigger for the electronic feeding of information. A return feedback of the chain system may preset operating limits provided by well profile depths, pressures, temperatures, and/or composition of well contents in fluid, gaseous, and/or solid based. An injector chain system with or without a chain lubrication system may have a chain which is lubricated via an automated or manual system which can be triggered via a predetermined chain footage travel or timed interval, based on factors such a traction and/or tension pressure. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290515 | AUTO-FILLING TUBULARS - A method for performing a subterranean operation that can include operations of engaging a tubular with a pipe handler, calculating, via a processor, an internal volume of the tubular, determining, via the processor, a number of pump strokes required to fill at least a percentage of the internal volume with fluid, pumping the fluid to the tubular by running a pump the number of pump strokes, and filling the internal volume of the tubular to at least the percentage of the internal volume with the fluid. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290516 | INFLUX AND LOSS DETECTION - Methods of monitoring for influx and/or loss events in a wellbore are disclosed. One method comprises: receiving a measurement relating to fluid entering or leaving the wellbore, wherein the measurement is selected from flow out rate and active volume; and comparing the measurement with an expected value for the measurement to provide a deviated measurement value. The method further comprises receiving a pump pressure value of a pump associated with the wellbore; and comparing the pump pressure value with an expected pump pressure value to provide a deviated pump pressure value. It is then established whether an influx event and/or it is established whether a loss event may have occurred based on at least the deviated measurement value and deviated pump pressure value. Systems configured to monitor for influx and/or loss events in a wellbore are also disclosed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290517 | PRESSURE ENHANCED FRAC PLUG - The disclosure relates to a frac plug having an uphole side and a downhole side and having a first cone, wherein the first cone defines one or more chambers within the first cone; one or more pistons each partially inserted into the one or more chambers at a first end of the one or more pistons; a second cone connected to a second end of each of the one or more pistons; a slip barrel surrounding the first cone and the second cone. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290518 | REPAIRING A CASED WELLBORE - A repairing assembly includes a housing, a packer, and a thermal spray assembly. The housing is attached to a wellbore string disposed within a wellbore with casing. The packer is coupled to the housing. The packer is set on a wall of the wellbore to bound a repair zone defined between the packer and an end of the housing opposite the packer. The housing or the packer includes a fluid channel in fluid communication with the wellbore string or an annulus of the wellbore. The thermal spray assembly is coupled to the housing and sprays a damaged section of the casing with a thermal spray to repair the damaged section. The housing flows an inert gas received from the wellbore string or the annulus of the wellbore and through the fluid channel into the repair zone until an oxygen in the repair zone is substantially removed from the repair zone. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290519 | Slot Recovery Method - The present concept is a method of removing casings from a well in the oil industry, which may be used for slot recovery. The method involves running an internal cutter down the production casing to cut through a preselected number of existing casings at one or more predetermined depths before drilling around the outermost preselected casing with a hollow drill bit. The hollow drill bit drills through the preselected outermost casing cement to the predetermined depth before a removal tool is used to remove the existing casings to the predetermined depth. These steps may be repeated using appropriately sized hollow drill bits and casings to drill around the next preselected outermost casings to the next predetermined depth, continuously removing the existing casings until all desired existing casings are removed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290520 | SAFETY DEVICE TO PREVENT SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED PISTONING AND/OR EXTENDING OF PRESSURIZED RETRIEVAL TOOL BARREL - A retrieval tool including an anchor block; a barrel assembly, in which said barrel assembly comprises an outer barrel and an inner barrel; an anchor assembly; a valve assembly; wherein said anchor block is into engagement with said barrel assembly, and wherein said barrel assembly is configured to be operable for an insertion and removal of devices from pressurized pipework or vessels through said valve assembly; and wherein said anchor assembly is into engagement with said barrel assembly, in which said engagement is configured to be operable for restricting a longitudinal movement range between said outer barrel and inner barrel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290521 | CHRISTMAS TREE AND ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING FLOW FROM A COMPLETED WELL - A Christmas tree includes a main body, an bulkhead connector, a wet-mate connector, a cable, and a sensor. The main body has a first and a second main body end, and a further passage, and encloses a main passage. The further passage includes a first further passage end at a main body exterior and a second further passage end at the main passage, and extends from the first to the second further passage end. The bulkhead connector is secured to the main body exterior to close the first further passage end, and has a first and a second electrical connection. The wet-mate connector is mounted in the second further passage end to close the second further passage end. The cable transmits an electrical signal and connects the first electrical connection to the wet-mate connector. The sensor is arranged in the further passage and electrically connects to the second electrical connection. | 2022-09-15 |