42nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130269878 | DEVICE FOR WELDING A TUBULAR LINING OF A WASTEWATER PIPE - The invention describes an apparatus for welding a tubular lining of a wastewater pipe, comprising a retainer for the butt-jointed longitudinal edges ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269879 | PEELING DEVICE, PEELING SYSTEM AND PEELING METHOD - A peeling device for peeling off a substrate to be processed and a support substrate from an overlapped substrate, the overlapped substrate being formed by bonding the substrate to be processed and the support substrate by an adhesive, which includes: a first holding unit configured to heat the substrate to be processed and configured to hold the substrate to be processed; a second holding unit configured to heat the support substrate and configured to hold the support substrate; a moving mechanism configured to horizontally move at least one of the first holding unit and the second holding unit relative to each other; and an inert gas supply mechanism configured to supply an inert gas onto a bonding surface of the substrate to be processed or a bonding surface of the support substrate. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269880 | TYRE REMOVAL TOOL FOR A TYRE REMOVING MACHINE AND A TYRE REMOVING MACHINE - A removal tool ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269881 | DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM - A door mechanism includes a door shaft, a drive sprocket fixed to the door shaft, a holding brake to counter a closing bias of the door, and a holding brake sprocket that is rotationally coupled to the drive sprocket. A freewheel is coupled to the holding brake sprocket to facilitate free rotation of the holding brake sprocket in a first direction. A first brake is coupled to the holding brake sprocket via the freewheel to provide resistance to rotation of the door shaft in a second direction. A door release includes a drop wheel coupled to the holding brake sprocket, a brake drive sprocket, a drop arm and a second brake to provide resistance to the brake sprocket when the brake sprocket exceeds a predetermined braking speed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269882 | TILED DISPLAY ROTATIONAL ASSEMBLY - A tiled display rotational assembly is provided. The system uses panels connected by hinges, the panels configured to mount at least one display on each panel. A first panel has an extending hinge portion with a first bearing surface attached to an edge while a second panel has a receiving hinge portion with a second bearing surface attached to an edge. When the extending hinge portion is inserted into the receiving hinge portion the extending hinge portion and the receiving hinge portion together define an axis of rotation about which the panels may rotate. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269883 | ARCHITECTURAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one aspect, there is provided a curtain assembly including a curtain and a plurality of rails. The curtain can be used to cover a variety of openings. The plurality of rails can be attached to and disposed horizontally on the curtain to provide rigidity to the curtain when in an open position (covering the opening). The plurality of rails can be made of two main sections, a first and a second coupled to opposite sides of the curtain. The second section can be configured to provide the lateral stability to the curtain, permitting the first section to be made of almost any material. Typically both sections are metal. The first section can also include folded over portions which wrap around the edges of the curtain. The folded over portions provide for attachment and also insure no sharp edges exist on the exterior sides of the curtain. The plurality of rails can be bonded to the curtain using an adhesive. The curtain can include prepared bonding surface to receive the rails. Both can be spaced to minimize overlap between the plurality of rails when the curtain is in a recessed position (wound around a roller). | 2013-10-17 |
20130269884 | Window Protection Apparatus for an Operator Cabin of a Working Machine - A window protection apparatus on a working machine features a reel rotatably supported at an exterior of the operator cabin in a position proximate a top end of the window for rotation about a horizontal axis and a flexible window covering wound on the reel such that rotation of the reel in a first direction deploys a free end of the window covering from the reel, and rotation of the reel in an opposite second direction retracts the free end of the window covering back toward said reel. A retaining member is mounted at the exterior of the operator cabin in a position proximate a bottom end of the window, and a retaining element is attached to the window covering proximate the free end thereof for engagement with the retaining member to secure the window covering in a closed position spanning downwardly from the reel over the window. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269885 | Motorized Operating Device Intended for Operating a Movable Screen with a Windable Canvas of a Window Covering Device or a Projection Screen Device - Motorized operating device intended for operating a movable screen with a windable canvas of a window covering device or of a projection screen device, the motorized operating device being intended to be suspended by the canvas and including:
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20130269886 | Shutter - A shutter (S) including a plurality of support portions ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269887 | PROGRAMMABLE MOTOR FOR WINDOW COVERINGS - An architectural window covering having a programmable electric motor is disclosed. The architectural window covering includes a head rail comprising at least one cavity, a shade coupled to the head rail, a bottom rail coupled to the shade, and at least two tandem stacked motors coupled to the shade via a drive rail such that the at least two motors fit within the at least one cavity of the head rail. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269888 | SPINDLE COVER - A cord winder spindle cover housing, wherein the housing is mountable onto a spindle, and said housing has (i) a drive portion for receiving a cord that controls the extension and retraction of a blind and (ii) at least one opening through which the cord passes, the opening defined by at least one converging surface in the direction of the cord entering the housing towards the drive portion. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269889 | Movable Window Curtain On A Vertical And Curved Track - Present invention provides a cost-effective way to implement window curtain(s) movement control on a vertically-oriented and generally round track, where a bendable “I” track will be placed along the shape of a round or curved window frame, with a plurality of rollers moving along the a bendable track, either “I” track or “C” track, where some magnetic buttons on the mounting pieces may provide for the pre-set locations for the curtains to easily set and adjust to these locations when the curtains are moved about in a fan-like fashion around a pivot center. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269890 | TAMPON INCLUDING CROSSLINKED CELLULOSE FIBERS AND IMPROVED SYNTHESIS PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SAME - A tampon pledget includes crosslinked cellulose fibers having microstructures treated to provide improved absorbency and higher wet strength. The fibers are treated with a crosslinking agent to provide at least one of a molecular weight between crosslinks of from about 10 to 200 and a degree of crystallinity of from about 25% to 75%. The crosslinking agent includes citric acid in 1% by weight. The crosslinking agent may further include sodium hypophosphite in 1% by weight. In another embodiment, the crosslinking agent may be a difunctional agent including a glyoxal or a glyoxal-derived resin. In still another embodiment, the crosslinking agent is a multifunctional agent including a cyclic urea, glyoxal, polyol condensate. The crosslinking agent is added in an amount from about 0.001% to 20% by weight based on a total weight of cellulose fibers to be treated and, preferably, in an amount of about 5% by weight. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269891 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING CHLORINE DIOXIDE BLEACHING OF PULP - The invention is directed to a method for increasing brightness of pulp, wherein the method includes: contacting a pulp slurry with chlorine dioxide in a final D (ClO | 2013-10-17 |
20130269892 | HIGH BULK ROLLED TISSUE PRODUCTS - Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a multiple ply tissue webs formed according to various processes. Tissue webs having basis weights greater than about 40 grams per square meter were wound into rolls having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 15 cc/g. Similarly, tissue webs having basis weights less than about 40 grams per square meter were wound into rolls having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 18 cc/g. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269893 | STACK OF A PLURALITY OF CELLULOSE-CONTAINING ABSORBENT TOWELS AND A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE STACK - A stack of a plurality of cellulose-containing absorbent towels for a dispenser is provided. The towels are separable upon dispensing. The stack is compressed to a predetermined density dependent on material choice. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269894 | Process for the production of paper - The present invention relates to a process for producing paper which comprises: providing an aqueous suspension comprising cellulosic fibres, adding to the suspension, after all points of high shear, a cationic polysaccharide; an inorganic polymer P1 being a cationic polyaluminium compound; and a polymer P2 being an anionic polymer; and, dewatering the obtained suspension to form paper. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269895 | SHOE PRESS BELT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND USE IN SHOE PRESS - A shoe press belt, and a method for manufacturing and using it. The press belt comprises a base formed of heat-resistant elastomer, inside which base there is a support structure comprising a plurality of support yarns. At least some of the support yarns are heat-resistant polymer yarns, the polymer structure of the material of which comprises a naphthalene group. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269896 | Doctor Blade for a Fiber Web Machine and Doctor Arrangement in a Fiber Web Machine - A doctor blade for a fiber web machine ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269897 | IMPREGNATED BLADE COATING - A blade for treating fibrous nonwoven webs having a base body and a coating covering at least a part of the surface of the base body. The coating forms at least that part of the blade surface which is provided to come into contact with the fibrous nonwoven web. At the contact surface, the coating has an open-pored material, the pores of which are filled at least partly with a polymer. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269898 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FIBROUS SHEET - A device for producing a fibrous sheet, including a water squeezing section which squeezes the dispersion medium from a dispersion to generate a web, and a drying section which dries the web to generate a fibrous sheet, the water squeezing section having multiple first fabric sheets arranged longitudinally along the transport direction of a web substrate that is partway through web generation, and water squeezing units which are provided beneath the multiple first fabric sheets and squeeze the dispersion medium from the dispersion, and in the water squeezing section, a continuous sheet is positioned so as to extend over the upper surface of the multiple first fabric sheets, and the dispersion is discharged onto the upper surface of the continuous sheet. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269899 | ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSFERRING A MOLTEN METAL THROUGH A JOINT - The teachings provide a fill tube assembly for a casting mold and methods of using the assembly. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube having a tubular member with a receiving end, a mold-engaging end and an intermediate portion. The mold-engaging end has a tapered flange radially extending therefrom, the remainder of the tubular member has a substantially, uniform cross-section. A clamping assembly is structured to maintain a substantially leakproof seal at the fill tube, casting mold interface while accommodating dimensional variations. The clamping assembly includes a gasket, a load ring, a clamping plate and a pre-load gap between the clamping plate and the casting mold and optionally includes a dimensional compensating ring. When tightened, the clamping plate biases the load ring against the flange thereby distributing a uniform load against the casting mold, compressing the gasket therebetween while narrowing the pre-load gap to accommodate dimensional variations. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269900 | USE OF NO-BAKE MOLD PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE RAILROAD COUPLERS - A railroad coupler assembly having at least a body and a knuckle both formed in a no-bake manufacturing process, the body and the knuckle having dimensional tolerances of distances between features that wear during operation that are about half those obtained from a body and a knuckle manufactured by a green sand process, resulting in increased fatigue life compared to the body and the knuckle manufactured by a green sand process. The body and the knuckle resulting from the no-bake manufacturing process have no observable laps, scabs, chaplets or welding in critical areas of the body and knuckle, which are reflected in surface conditions matching SCRATA (Steel Castings Research and Trade Association) values of: D1 (laps); E1 (scabs); F1 (chaplets); and J1 (welds). | 2013-10-17 |
20130269901 | Thermal Isolation Spray for Casting Articles - Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses and systems for depositing a thermal insulator coating onto a desired surface of a mold cavity or insert or preform. Embodiments also provide casting methods using a thermal insulator coating. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269902 | Thermal Isolation for Casting Articles - Some embodiments provide methods and systems for casting articles. One example of a method includes providing and positioning a thermal blanket within a mold cavity and then introducing a molten material into the mold cavity and into contact with the thermal blanket. The method allows the molten material to remain in a molten state during a dwell time that extends from the introduction of the molten material at least until the mold cavity is filled. In another example, a method of using a thermal blanket includes keeping a molten material in a molten state during a dwell time extending from first introduction of the molten material until pressurization. Systems including a variety of mold types, one or more thermal blankets, and in some cases preforms and/or inserts are also provided. Also described is a novel thermal blanket and method of manufacturing the same. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269903 | DIE CASTING MACHINE AND METHOD - The die casting machine comprises a mold closing actuator capable of selectively inducing a closing pressure on first and second platens for forcing them towards a closed position in which their mold portions are pressed against each other along a parting line. An injection sleeve is movable relative to the mold portions between a distal position in which the injection sleeve and the mold portions are spaced apart; and an injection position in which the injection sleeve engages the mold portions at an inlet opening when the first and second platens are in their closed position. The injection sleeve applies a transverse contact pressure when it engages the mold portions. The closing pressure is unevenly distributed on the platens so as to compensate the transverse contact pressure to have a resulting effective molding pressure on the mold portions that is substantially evenly distributed across the parting line. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269904 | ANNULAR CLEAN METAL CASTING MOLD - An annular clean metal casting mold has a mold body which includes a cold bottom mold plate and a peripheral cold mold plate in connection with the cold bottom mold plate. An annular hot preservation layer is disposed inside the peripheral cold mold plate. A cyclic clean crystalline region is formed between the peripheral cold mold plate and the annular hot preservation layer. A sacrificial crystalline region is formed inside the cyclic hot preservation layer. As the outer race of the annular clean crystallization zone contacts large area of the peripheral low cold mold plate, releasing heat rapidly, while the inner race contacts the annular hot preservation layer | 2013-10-17 |
20130269905 | MELT CHARGING SYSTEM FOR STRIP CASTING - A melt charging system for the horizontal strip casting of a molten metal with a run-out element, in particular with a nozzle ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269906 | HEAT EXCHANGER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION - To provide heat exchanger elements which allow the creation of Enthalpy exchangers whereby the efficiency of sensible energy exchange and latent energy exchange can be varied and controlled and especially improved, a method for the production of heat exchanger elements is provided including
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20130269907 | STEAM-TO-GAS HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for generating steam from water is disclosed. The exchanger comprises a first heat exchanging chamber, a second heat exchanging chamber and an array of heat pipes which are arranged to extend from within the first heat exchanging chamber to within the second heat exchanging chamber. The first heat exchanging chamber comprises a distributed inlet for passing the water into the first chamber from a distributed position around the chamber and an outlet through which the steam can exit the first chamber, the water being arranged to pass over the portion of the heat pipes which extend within the first chamber. The second heat exchanging chamber comprises an inlet for receiving a gas into the chamber and an outlet through which the gas can exit the second chamber, the gas being arranged to pass over the portion of the heat pipes which extend within the second chamber. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269908 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system is provided, particularly for a vehicle having a main air conditioning unit, an auxiliary air conditioning unit, wherein both the main air conditioning unit and the auxiliary air conditioning unit contain a blower, an evaporator and a heater core, a cold pass is attached to the evaporator, a hot pass is affiliated to the heater core and the cold pass is separated from the hot pass by at least one temperature door. By an air conditioning system, especially for a vehicle, which uses the conditioned air in the vehicle cabin for engine cooling, an additional pass is arranged before the heater core in the auxiliary air conditioning unit wherein said hot pass ends in a body exhauster during the cooling mode of said auxiliary air conditioning unit. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269909 | HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A heat transfer apparatus and related methods are provided. The heat transfer apparatus and related methods more evenly distribute fluid flow in two-phase heat exchange systems by restricting fluid flow to one or more tube. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269910 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger comprises at least a pre-cooling unit, or pre-exchanger, having a longitudinal development along at least a first longitudinal axis, and at least a cooling unit, or evaporator, having a longitudinal development along at least a second longitudinal axis and connected to the pre-exchanger in order to define a fluid-dynamic circuit for the circulation of a fluid, such as air, in said pre-exchanger and said evaporator. The first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are angled with respect to each other by an angle comprised between 45° and 135°. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269911 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS FOR VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC TRACTION MOTOR AND RANGE EXTENDING DEVICE - A vehicle, such as a parallel or series hybrid vehicle, includes both an electric traction motor and a range extending device such as, for example, an internal combustion engine, or a fuel cell. In an embodiment, a thermal management system for the vehicle includes a passenger cabin heating circuit configured to circulate heat exchange fluid through a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and a passenger cabin heating heat exchanger. A motor circuit can be configured to circulate heat exchange fluid through the electric traction motor, a transmission control module, and a DC/DC converter. The motor circuit can be selectably connected to the passenger cabin heating circuit by a valve. An engine circuit is configured to circulate heat exchange fluid through the internal combustion engine, a radiator, and the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger. The liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat between heat exchange fluid of the passenger cabin heating circuit and heat exchange fluid of the engine circuit. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269912 | GAS-TO-WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is disclosed for cooling a gas from a first temperature to a second temperature. The exchanger comprises a first heat exchanging chamber, a second heat exchanging chamber and an array of heat pipes which are arranged to extend from within the first heat exchanging chamber to within the second heat exchanging chamber. The first heat exchanging chamber comprises an inlet for receiving a coolant into the chamber and an outlet through which the coolant can exit the first chamber, the coolant being arranged to pass over the portion of the heat pipes which extend within the first chamber. The second heat exchanging chamber comprises an inlet for receiving the gas at a first temperature into the chamber and an outlet through which the gas can exit the second chamber at a second temperature. The gas is arranged to pass along the second chamber between the inlet and the outlet, along a path comprising a substantially constant cross-sectional area to minimize the pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269913 | HEAT PIPE - A cooling unit main body having vapor diffusion flow paths which extend to the peripheral portion and capillary flow paths formed between the vapor diffusion flow paths and in a concave portion opposite region is provided with a thin concave portion in which an LED chip is mounted. Accordingly, heat from the LED chip can be easily transferred by what corresponds to the thinning of the concave portion, and successive circulating phenomenon caused by a refrigerant is repeated by the heat, and the heat is surely drawn from the LED chip by latent heat at a time when the refrigerant vaporizes, so that a heat pipe can maintain the light emitting state of the LED chip stably. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269914 | Heat Exchanger for Refrigeration Cycle and Manufacturing Method for Same - A heat exchanger for a refrigeration cycle that in terms of functionality and quality is within the allowable range of and comparable to a conventional heat exchanger for a refrigeration cycle, has substantially the same structure as a conventional heat exchanger for a refrigeration cycle, and enables reduced costs, as well as method for manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. A heat exchanger for a refrigeration cycle is configured so that a refrigerant discharged from a compressor is circulated to a condenser, a capillary tube, an evaporator, a suction pipe, and the compressor, and so that the external surfaces of the capillary tube and the suction pipe are thermally in contact with each other. The material of the capillary tube and the suction pipe is aluminum. The locations at which the external surfaces of the capillary tube and the suction pipe are joined where fillets of a brazing material being an Al—Si alloy and a Zn—Al alloy are formed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269915 | TRAP APPARATUS FOR CONDENSATE WATER AND DRAIN APPARATUS FOR CONDENSATE WATER INSTALLED ON THE SAME - The present invention relates to a trap apparatus for condensate water and the drain apparatus for condensate water installed on the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a trap apparatus for condensate water, constructed such that acidic condensate water is passed through a neutralizing agent and trapped in the apparatus, and the drain apparatus for condensate water installed on it. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269916 | VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A distributor for use in a vapor compression system includes an enclosure configured to be positioned in a heat exchanger having a tube bundle including a plurality of tubes extending substantially horizontally in the heat exchanger. At least one distribution device formed in an end of the enclosure positioned to face the tube bundle, the at least one distribution device configured to apply a fluid entering the distributor onto the tube bundle. The enclosure has an aspect ratio between about 1/2:1 and about 10:1. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269917 | HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM, ITS HEAT RECOVERY PROCESS AND USE - The present invention relates to a heat recovery system, of a part of the energy spent in the preparation of waste water, e.g. water from baths or kitchens, energy that is usually lost when the water is drained into the sewer. This energy can be recovered and reused to heat water that is readily used, for example in the shower, or can be stored in a water heater. This system is designed in such a way that, together with any tub or shower base, constitutes a heat recovery shower base or a heat recovery bath, for example. The energy recovery system is composed, preferably, by a coil generally made of copper inside a PVC pipe that has at one end a throttle plate also made of PVC, a filter for the protection of the system against impurities, turbulence fins, and an external casing. The system has a compact structure which benefits its rapid adaptation. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269918 | HEAT EXCHANGER - According to an embodiment, a heat exchanger is provided with a manifold, a heat exchange unit and a first porous body. The manifold has an inlet for a medium and an outlet for the medium. The heat exchange unit has a channel which communicates with the outlet. The first channel has a cross section of a typical length which is not more than a predetermined constant. The porous body is provided between the inlet and the outlet, and contains a plurality of pores with a mean diameter which is not more than the typical length. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269919 | TEMPERATURE MODERATED SUPPORTS FOR FLOW TUBES - The present invention provides a system and method that allows use of the same or similar material as the flow tubes for the supports and without requiring more expensive stainless or higher alloy supports. The disclosure provides one or more temperature moderated support tubes that allow the process fluid in the flow tubes to also pass through the support tubes. The benefit is that the process fluid moderates the temperature of the support tubes and hence the thermal expansion of the support tubes to be relatively consistent with the expansion of the flow tubes of the coil, and further benefits from additional heat transfer area using the support tubes. Thus, the support tubes can be made from the same or similar material as the flow tubes. The ledges/brackets could be also of the same material as the coil material. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269920 | COOLING DEVICE - A heat-transferring member is mounted on one side of a circuit board. A heat sink is arranged farther away from the circuit board than the heat-transferring member in the thickness direction of the circuit board. The heat sink has a plurality of fins each extending in the direction of the circuit board and separated from each other by a space. Also, the heat sink includes a support portion extending in the direction of the plurality of fins and supporting the plurality of fins. A plurality of heat pipes is connected to the heat-transferring member and separated from each other by a space, each extending in the thickness direction of the circuit board and connecting to the support portion. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO AN HVAC UNIT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A LOW STATE OF CHARGE - A method and a system for changing the power consumption value available for an HVAC unit of a vehicle when an available battery power for batteries of the vehicle is low. A method and a system for non-linearly changing the power consumption value available for the HVAC unit when the available battery power decreases to a power value less than a low power value. The system can be a vehicle including batteries, an HVAC unit, an ECU and a memory. The method may include setting an HVAC power consumption value to a relatively constant power value when the available battery power is greater than a low power value and decreasing the HVAC power consumption value by a non-linear rate of power reduction when the available battery power decreases to a power value less than the low power value. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269922 | COMPUTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISSIPATING HEAT FROM A DISCRETE GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT IN THE SAME - A computer device and a method for dissipating heat from a discrete graphics processing unit therein are provided. The method thereof includes determining whether the discrete graphics processing is in an operating state. If the discrete graphics processing unit is in an operating state, a determination is made as to whether a current temperature of the discrete graphics processing unit can be obtained. If the current temperature of the discrete graphics processing unit cannot be obtained, the discrete graphics processing unit is cooled so as to lower the current temperature thereof. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269923 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING SYSTEM AND A COOLING SYSTEM - A method for controlling a cooling system for cooling a heat generating device, the method comprising the steps of determining cooling capabilities of the cooling system as a temperature decrease that can be achieved by the cooling system alone while the heat generating device operates in constant conditions after reaching a maximum temperature at the constant ambient conditions; determining an activation temperature; measuring the temperature of the heat generating device; switching the cooling system on when the measured temperature reaches the activation temperature; defining a deactivation temperature which is smaller by a threshold value than the activation temperature minus the cooling capabilities; switching the cooling system off when the measured temperature reaches the deactivation temperature | 2013-10-17 |
20130269924 | HYBRID COOLER WITH BIFURCATED EVAPORATIVE SECTION - A hybrid closed circuit heat exchanger having a dry indirect section and an evaporative indirect section. The evaporative indirect section has multiple sub-sections. An evaporative fluid distribution system is configured to selectively distribute evaporative fluid over all, part, or none of the sub-sections. A process fluid flow path control system is configured to selectively direct the process fluid through one or more sub-sections. The process fluid flow path control system may send all of the process fluid through two or more sub-sections in equal amounts or in different amounts. There is preferably no evaporative heat exchange section bypass flow path. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269925 | METHOD FOR A CIRCUIT WITH HEAT ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a method for operating a circuit having a heat accumulator, having a coolant circuit, having a heat accumulator in a line of the circuit and having at least one valve and one pump, wherein, when the valve is open, the heat accumulator can be charged with coolant from the coolant circuit by means of the pump, or coolant can be discharged from the heat accumulator into the coolant circuit, wherein the charging or discharging of the heat accumulator takes place in an open-loop-controlled or closed-loop-controlled manner as a function of a temperature difference of a temperature of the coolant in the circuit and a temperature of the coolant in the heat accumulator. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269926 | TUBULAR HANDLING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a tubular gripping assembly for use with a top drive to handle a tubular includes a tubular gripping tool having a mandrel and gripping elements operatively coupled to the mandrel; and a link assembly attached to the mandrel, wherein a load of the link assembly is transferred to the mandrel. In another embodiment, the tubular gripping assembly includes a swivel having selectively actuatable seals. In yet another embodiment, the tubular gripping assembly includes a thread compensator to facilitate tubular make-up. In yet another embodiment, the tubular gripping assembly includes a wedge lock release apparatus to facilitate the release of gripping elements from the tubular. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269927 | POLISH ROD SEAL - A polish rod seal comprising: a post with a bottom end, top part, and circumferential flange situated between the bottom end and top part; a collar that fits over the top part of the post, the collar having one or more internal channels into which O-rings are inserted and positioned between the collar and top part of the post; and a barrel with a bottom end and two internal bushings, each of which has one or more internal channels into which O-rings are inserted. The bottom end of the barrel screws into the top part of the post. A bracket is attached to the circumferential flange and secures the collar on the top part of the post while still allowing it to flex on the post. A polish rod extends through the post, collar and barrel and is in contact with the O-rings in the internal bushings. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269928 | DOWNHOLE TOOL FOR USE IN A DRILL STRING - A downhole tool in a drill string for mitigating hazards of a blockage in an annulus of the drill string. The downhole tool can sense blockages and selectively recirculate flow from within the annulus back to surface. Further, the downhole tool is made up of segments that are selectively detachable from one another, so that the segments above the point of detachment are removable from a wellbore. The bypass assembly includes a sleeve in the downhole tool with openings in its side; when the annulus reaches a set pressure, the sleeve slides to a position so the openings register with ports formed through a side of the tool to allow bypass flow. A processor in the downhole tool senses movement of the string, and when the string is axially stationary more than a designated period of time, the processor emits signals to detach the segments. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269929 | PROTECTED RETAINING BANDS - An improved downhole tool apparatus for limiting the extrusion of a sealing elements in downhole tools that use segmented retaining assemblies, retaining shoes or retaining limiters. The apparatus provides for locating the retaining bands for the retaining assemblies in a groove on the inner surface of the retaining assembly so that the bands are protected from breaking prematurely by inadvertently contacting the wellbore, casing within a wellbore, or other object. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269930 | DRILLABLE TOOL BACK UP SHOE - The invention relates to an improved downhole tool apparatus for limiting the extrusion of a sealing elements in downhole tools. The apparatus provides for using a limiter ring or shoe located in a channel on the slip wedge so as to abut the sealing element. The limiter ring extends outward to the casing to minimize the gap through which the sealing element can extrude when the tool is in a set position. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269931 | GEOMECHANICAL LOGGING TOOL - An apparatus including a body having a central axis defined therethrough, at least one extendable arm coupled to the body, and a mechanical property tester coupled to the at least one extendable arm, the mechanical property tester configured to penetrate a surface of a borehole and to measure one or more mechanical properties of the surface of the borehole. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269932 | METHODS FOR TREATING CARBONATE HYDROCARBON-BEARING FORMATIONS WITH FLUORINATED AMINE OXIDES - A method of treating a carbonate hydrocarbon-bearing formation is disclosed. The method includes contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a composition comprising solvent and a fluorinated amine oxide. Carbonate hydrocarbon-bearing formations treated according to the method are also disclosed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269933 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PREPARE DRILL CUTTINGS FOR PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS BY INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND GAS SORPTION - Embodiments relate to a method for recovering hydrocarbons from a formation including collecting a formation sample, forming the sample into particles, exposing the sample to a cleaning fluid, and analyzing the sample. Embodiments also relate to a method for recovering hydrocarbons from a formation including the steps of collecting a formation sample, first exposing the sample to a cleaning fluid, forming the sample into particles, exposing the sample to a second cleaning fluid and analyzing the sample. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269934 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY DISTILLATE FROM PRODUCED WATER FOR GENERATION OF HIGH PRESSURE STEAM - Embodiments presented herein provide an evaporation based zero liquid discharge method for generation of up to 100% quality high pressure steam from produced water in the heavy oil production industry. De-oiled water is processed in an evaporation system producing a distillate that allows steam to be generated with either drum-type boilers operating at higher pressures or once-through steam generators (OTSGs) operating at higher vaporization rates. Evaporator blowdown is treated in a forced-circulation evaporator to provide a zero liquid discharge system that could recycle >98% of the deoiled water for industrial use. Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide at least one “straight sump” evaporator and at least one hybrid external mist eliminator. Embodiments of the evaporation method operate at a higher overall efficiency than those of the prior art by producing distillate at a higher enthalpy which minimizes the high pressure boiler preheating requirement. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269935 | TREATING HYDROCARBON FORMATIONS USING HYBRID IN SITU HEAT TREATMENT AND STEAM METHODS - A method for treating a tar sands formation includes providing heated fluid to a first section of the hydrocarbon layer while providing heat to a second section of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from a plurality of heaters located in the formation. The second section is vertically displaced from the first section. Heat is allowed to transfer from the heaters and heated water to at least a portion of the formation. Fluids are allowed to gravity drain to a third section of the hydrocarbon formation. Fluids are produced from the formation through at least one production well that is located in the third section of the formation. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269936 | Treatment Fluids Comprising a Silicate Complexing Agent and Methods for Use Thereof - Treatment fluids comprising a silicate complexing agent can be used in conjunction with acidizing a subterranean formation that contains a siliceous material. Inclusion of the silicate complexing agent in the treatment fluids may eliminate or reduce the production of insoluble fluorosilicates and aluminosilicates that can occur when an acidizing operation is conducted. Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a silicate complexing agent comprising a tertiary amine compound, a functionalized pyridine compound, any salt thereof, or any combination thereof; and hydrofluoric acid, a hydrofluoric acid-generating compound, or any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269937 | Acidizing Fluids Comprising a Salt Block Inhibitor and Methods for Use Thereof - Treatment fluids comprising hydrofluoric acid, a hydrofluoric acid-generating compound, or any combination thereof can be used in conjunction with acidizing a subterranean formation that contains a siliceous material. Inclusion of a salt block inhibitor in the treatment fluids may eliminate or reduce the formation of insoluble fluorosilicates and aluminosilicates that can occur when an acidizing operation is conducted. Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a salt block inhibitor comprising a fructan, and hydrofluoric acid, a hydrofluoric acid-generating compound, or any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269938 | Well Treatment Apparatus, System, and Method - System, devices, and methods are described relating to the treatment (e.g., perforating, fracturing, foam stimulation, acid treatment, cement treatment, etc.) of well-bores (e.g., cased oil and/or gas wells). In at least one example, a method is provided for treatment of a region in a well, the method comprising: positioning, in a well-bore, a packer above the region of the well-bore, fixing, below the region, an expansion packer, treating the region, the treatment fixing the packer, moving the expansion packer, and moving the packer after the moving of the expansion packer. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269939 | Method And Apparatus For Closure Of An Earth Borehole - A method and an apparatus for closing an earth borehole, wherein an expandable closure body is inserted into the earth borehole and expanded in its diameter in order to seal the leak. The closure body, at least a part thereof, is moved beyond the lower end of the borehole to enter into the raw material filled cavity, and is expanded within the cavity below the borehole and, with an axially sealing surface, is urged from below against the cavity's sealing surrounding the borehole. With regard to the device, to achieve this, the expandable part has an expandable portion with an axially sealing surface which, once expanded, has a diameter significantly greater than the diameter of the borehole. In order to permit the sealing part being pushed against the borehole wall once it has been expanded inside the cavity, a reversible feed motion or advancing drive is provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269940 | Retarded Cement Compositions and Methods for Well Completions - Cement retarders are based on blends of lignosulfonate compounds, borate compounds and gluconate compounds. The compounds are present in certain ratios that allow the retarders to operate at temperatures and pressures up to and exceeding about 176° C. and 152 MPa. The retarders may also be provided in liquid form, improving their suitability for use at offshore well-site locations. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269941 | Treatment Fluids Comprising a Hydroxypyridinecarboxylic Acid and Methods for Use Thereof - Treatment fluids can mitigate the occurrence or effects of precipitation in a subterranean formation through complexation of a metal ion therein. Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a hydroxypyridinecarboxylic acid, a salt thereof, or a tautomer thereof; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation; and complexing a metal ion in the subterranean formation with the hydroxypyridinecarboxylic acid. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269942 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEALING A VOID IN AN UNDERGROUND WELLBORE | 2013-10-17 |
20130269943 | Method of Recovering Oil and Producing Produced Water That is Concentrated and Dried by a Double Drum Dryer - A method of treating concentrated produced water derived from a steam assisted gravity discharge oil recovery process is described. The method includes utilizing a double drum dryer to dry a concentrated slurry and produce a dried concentrate for deposition in a landfill. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269944 | Treatment Fluids Comprising an Alkali Metal Complexing Agent and Methods for Use Thereof - Alkali metal ions may lead to the production of insoluble materials during the course of stimulating a subterranean formation, particularly when acidizing a siliceous formation or a formation containing a siliceous material. Alkali metal ions may be sequestered using an alkali metal complexing agent in order to reduce their propensity toward forming insoluble materials in a subterranean formation. Methods for stimulating a subterranean formation can comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises an alkali metal complexing agent comprising a cyclic polyether having between 3 and 6 ether oxygen atoms present therein, and hydrofluoric acid, a hydrofluoric acid-generating compound, or any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269945 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF SUBSEA WELL CASING ANNULI - A non-invasive wireless communication system for monitoring parameters existing within the casing annuli of a subsea hydrocarbon production system. The subsea hydrocarbon production system includes a wellhead housing mounted at the upper end of a well bore and a number of concentric well casings extending from the wellhead housing through the well bore, and the casing annuli are formed between successive ones of the wellhead housing and the well casings The monitoring system comprises an interrogation package which is adapted to wirelessly transmit and receive NFM and/or inductive signals and at least one sensing package which is located in one of the casing annuli and is adapted to wirelessly receive the signals from and transmit response signals to the interrogation package. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269946 | Modular stress joint and methods for compensating for forces applied to a subsea riser - Modular stress joints usable to compensate for forces applied to a subsea riser or other structure include a base member and one or more additional members. Members having desired lengths can be selected such that the sum of the length of the base member and additional members defines a desired total length. Members having desired wall thicknesses can be selected such that a combination of the wall thicknesses of the base member and each additional member defines an overall wall thickness or stiffness. The total length, overall wall thickness, or both correspond to expected forces applied to the subsea riser or structure, such that the stress joint is adapted to compensate for the forces and prevent damage. The number or length of members used and their thickness or other characteristics can be varied to provide multiple lengths and stiffnesses, such that the stress joint is modular and reconfigurable. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269947 | Marine Subsea Assemblies - A lower riser assembly connects a riser to a seabed mooring and to a subsea hydrocarbon fluid source. The assembly includes sufficient intake ports to accommodate flow of hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon fluid source, as well as optional flow assurance fluid. The upper end of the member has a profile suitable for fluidly connecting to the riser. The lower end of the member includes a connector suitable for connecting to the seabed mooring. An upper riser assembly connects the riser to a near-surface subsea buoyancy device and to a surface structure. The assembly includes sufficient outtake ports to accommodate flow of hydrocarbons from the riser through a subsea flexible conduit to the surface structure. The upper end of the member includes a connector for connecting to a subsea buoyancy device. The lower end of the member comprises a profile suitable for fluidly connecting to the riser. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269948 | ANNULUS CEMENTING TOOL FOR SUBSEA ABANDONMENT OPERATION - A method for abandonment of a subsea well includes: fastening a pressure control assembly (PCA) to a subsea wellhead; and deploying a tool string into the PCA. The tool string includes a packer and an upper perforator located above the packer. The method further includes: closing a bore of the PCA above the tool string with a solid barrier; and setting the packer against an inner casing hung from the subsea wellhead. The method further includes, while the PCA bore is closed, perforating a wall of the inner casing by operating the upper perforator. The method further includes injecting cement slurry into an inner annulus formed between the inner casing and an outer casing hung from the subsea wellhead. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269949 | Cold Heavy Oil Production System and Methods - A system for producing hydrocarbons and sand from a formation includes a wellbore having a substantially horizontal portion. In addition, the system includes a liner disposed in the substantially horizontal portion. The liner has a longitudinal axis and includes a plurality of slots. Each slot is configured to pass sand from the formation into the wellbore. Further, the system includes a production string extending through the wellbore. Still further, the system includes a pump disposed at a downhole end of the production string in the liner. The pump has a central axis, an outlet coupled to the downhole end of the production tubing, and an inlet distal the production string. The pump is configured to pump hydrocarbons and sand from the formation to the surface. The central axis of the pump is oriented at an angle α measured downward from vertical. The angle α is between 60° and 90°. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269950 | METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY STIMULATING MULTIPLE ZONES OF A FORMATION USING FLOW RATE RESTRICTORS - A method of simultaneously stimulating at least a first zone and a second zone of a subterranean formation comprises: flowing a fluid through at least a first flow rate restrictor and a second flow rate restrictor, wherein: (A) the first flow rate restrictor is located adjacent to the first zone, (B) the second flow rate restrictor is located adjacent to the second zone, (C) the first and second flow rate restrictors are connected in parallel, and (D) as at least one of the properties of the fluid changes, the flow rates of the fluid exiting the first and second flow rate restrictors are similar within a flow rate range; and allowing the fluid to stimulate at least the first zone and the second zone. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269951 | Apparatus and Method to Remotely Control Fluid Flow in Tubular Strings and Wellbore Annulus - A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely and selectively controlling fluid flow through tubular string disposed within a wellbore and further control fluid flow between the tubular string inner flow passage and the annular flow passage. The present invention further discloses a method of selectively and remotely receiving and interpreting a form of command or information at a desired apparatus within the wellbore caused by the operator on earth surface. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269952 | Robotic Disassembly Method at a Well Site - An example robotic method for disassembling and removing a well string (e.g., a string of sucker rods or tubing within a wellbore) involves a computer controlled track and trolley system. Movement of multiple trolleys, carriages, shuttles, articulated arms and other hardware is orchestrated in a manner that minimizes cycle time and thus reduces the overall time for removing the entire well string. In some examples, upper and lower robots travel along and share a first set of tracks while an upper trolley mechanism and a main trolley travel along and share a second set of tracks. In some examples, the two sets of tracks are mounted vertically to a mast, wherein the mast is part of a workover vehicle. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269953 | Method and Support Apparatus for Supporting Down Hole Rotary Tools - A portable frame assembly having a skid assembly for supporting a vertically oriented mast assembly is disclosed. The mast assembly is comprised of at least two column assemblies that may be extended or retracted vertically as desired. The mast assembly is translatable to slide horizontally on the skid assembly without the need for tracks or rollers by means of powered actuators to allow for a desired placement of the mast assembly. The portable frame assembly may be positioned adjacent a wellhead for the purpose of performing plug and abandon operations and may include a power swivel and other such hydraulic or mechanical tools for performing a variety of operations on a well including removing and plugging well casing strings, milling pipe strings, cement drilling, removing wellhead assemblies, or setting and pulling plugs from pipe strings. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269954 | Rod Suitable for Being Inserted Into a Deviated Wellbore and a Method of Manufacturing the Same - This application is directed toward a rod ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269955 | Downhole Apparatus - Downhole apparatus comprises a base pipe and a plurality of non-concentric pressure deformable chambers mounted externally on the pipe. The chambers may be inflated to increase the diameter of the apparatus and engage and support a surrounding bore wall. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269956 | Expandable Annular Isolator - A tubular has an exterior sealing element disposed in a recess. A swage passes through the tubular to increase its drift dimension from a location above the seal to below the seal. The interior projection that initially defined the exterior wall recess where the seal is located is expanded to the new drift dimension of the balance of the tubular. Extending members that are initially embedded in the seal while extending from the tubular wall that defines the recess move out during the expansion to engage the surrounding tubular to act as extrusion barriers and to aid in the fixation of the seal while being able to penetrate the wall of the surrounding tubular in so doing. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269957 | NON-AQUEOUS FIRE SUPPRESSING LIQUID CONCENTRATE - A fire suppression non-aqueous liquid concentrate includes starch, a pseudo-plastic, high yield, suspending agent, a C | 2013-10-17 |
20130269958 | FLUORINATED OXIRANES AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF EXTINGUISHING FIRES THEREWITH - Fire extinguishing compositions and methods for extinguishing, controlling, or preventing fires are described wherein the extinguishing agent includes a fluorinated oxirane alone, or in admixture with a co-extinguishing agent selected from hydrofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, perfluoropolyethers, hydrofluoroethers, hydrofluoropolyethers, chlorofluorocarbons, bromofluorocarbons, bromochlorofluorocarbons, iodofluorocarbons, hydrobromofluorocarbons, fluorinated ketones, hydrobromocarbons, fluorinated olefins, hydrofluoroolefins, fluorinated sulfones, fluorinated vinylethers, and mixtures thereof. Also described are methods of preventing or extinguishing fires by introducing these compositions into an air-containing enclosed area and maintaining the composition in an amount sufficient to suppress combustion of combustible material in that enclosed area. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269959 | AGRICULTURAL CADDY AND TRAILER ASSEMBLY - An agricultural caddy assembly and agricultural trailer are provided. The agricultural caddy assembly includes a wheel attachment member, a tractor-tool attachment frame, and a bolster for rotatably connecting the wheel attachment member to the tractor-tool attachment frame. The agricultural trailer includes a tractor hitch, a tool frame, a wheel attachment member, a tractor-tool attachment frame connected to the tractor hitch and the tool frame, and a bolster for rotatably connecting the wheel attachment member to the tractor-tool attachment frame. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269960 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT - A mounting assembly for mounting a tool to a frame and a system for working land are provided. The mounting assembly includes a base for attaching to the frame, a bushing fastener connected to the tool, and an elastomeric bushing between the base and the bushing fastener for allowing dampened movement of the tool with respect to the frame. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269961 | ELECTRONIC CLUTCH FOR POWER TOOL - A method is presented for controlling operation of a power tool having an electric motor drivably coupled to an output spindle. The method includes: receiving an input indicative of a clutch setting for an electronic clutch, where the clutch setting is selectable from a plurality of driver modes; setting the value of a maximum current threshold in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of driver modes; determining rotational speed of the electric motor; determining an amount of current being delivered to the electric motor; comparing the amount of current being delivered to the electric motor to the maximum current threshold; and interrupting transmission of torque to the output spindle when the amount of current being delivered to the electric motor exceeds the maximum current threshold and the rotational speed of the electric motor is decreasing. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269962 | Forming Device and Method for the Operation of a Forming Device - A forming device comprising a machine bed, a tool carrier supported on the machine bed in a manner capable of relative movement for mounting a tool, a drive device coupled to the tool carrier, a machine control unit and a monitoring device designed for monitoring movements of the tool carrier and for providing a shutdown signal to a disconnecting device located upstream of the drive device on the occurrence of a pre-settable monitoring case. It is provided that the machine control unit is designed in accordance with a first safety category of a safety standard, and that the monitoring device and the disconnecting device form a safe operating system designed in accordance with a second safety category of the safety standard, the second safety category being at a higher level than the first safety category within the safety standard. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269963 | System Having at least Two Oscillation Insert Tools - The disclosure relates to a system having at least one first oscillation insert tool that is configured to be effectively coupled to an oscillation hand power tool, and at least one second oscillation insert tool that differs from the first oscillation insert tool and is configured to be effectively coupled to the oscillation hand power tool as an alternative to the first oscillation insert tool. At least one of the at least two oscillation insert tools comprises at least one compensating unit for at least substantially adapting a mass moment of inertia of the at least one oscillation insert tool to a mass moment of inertia of the at least one second oscillation tool. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269964 | MAIN SHAFT STRUCTURE OF TOOL MACHINE - A main shaft structure of a tool machine includes a base, a worktable, a motor fixing seat, a cutter seat, and a cutter wheel unit. The worktable is mounted on the base. The motor fixing seat is connected to one side of the base, and another side is connected with the cutter seat. Two ends of the cutter seat respectively have bearing recesses and first positioning portions close to the bearing recesses. The cutter wheel unit is coupled to the cutter seat. Two ends of the cutter wheel unit are provided with bearing seats which are placed into the bearing recesses. The bearing seats have second positioning portions to connect with the first positioning portions, so that the cutter wheel unit can be detached from the cutter seat quickly. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269965 | ELECTRICAL TOOL - An electrical tool has a main body housing a motor and an operating member and a battery pack has an electrical cell and housing for providing electricity to the motor. The main body is provided with a first locking assembly configured to move in a reciprocating manner along a first direction and the battery pack is provided with a second locking assembly configured to move in reciprocating manner along a second direction for cooperating with the first locking assembly to provide a locking or unlocking condition. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269966 | High Voltage Electric Cable - A high voltage electric cable including a cable core, a cooling pipe for cooling the cable core including a polymer and adapted for carrying a cooling fluid, and a cable covering enclosing the cable core and the cooling pipe. The electric cable further includes a heat conducting element surrounding the cable core, and being arranged in thermal contact with the cable core and the cooling pipe. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269967 | GAS ENCAPSULATED DUAL LAYER SEPARATOR FOR A DATA COMMUNICATIONS CABLE - A data communications cable is disclosed herein. The data communications cable includes a plurality of twisted pairs of conductive wires and a separator between the plurality of twisted pairs of conductive wires. The separator includes an inner member and an outer layer being supported and shaped by the inner member for completely encapsulating at least one gas pocket between the outer layer and the inner member. The outer layer prevents the plurality of twisted pairs of conductive wires from entering the at least one gas pocket. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269968 | Wire Connecting Device for Solar Cell - A wire connecting device for solar cell including a casing, and an electric conductive element provided in the casing. In order to solve the relatively high temperature problem of the wire connecting device after a long period of usage, the wire connecting device is advanced and modified to provide a thermal conductive gluing element at the casing to encircle around the electric conductive element for conducting heat away from the electric conductive element. The thermal conductive gluing element encircled around the electric conductive element not only conducts heat transferred from the electric conductive element to the casing to reduce the heat accumulation of the electric conductive element, but also provides an effective sealing effect to prevent the occurrence of high temperature of the wire connecting device for solar cell after a long period of usage. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269969 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide cover has a engaged portion formed thereon. A rotatable member includes a stopper portion which is abutted against the engaged portion so as to restrict a relative movement of the engaged portion of the slide cover when the slide cover is arranged at a closed position. The stopper portion is positioned away from a rotation center of the rotatable member, and the rotatable member rotates to allow the relative movement of the engaged portion when the stopper portion is pushed by the engaged portion. This makes it possible to increase an angle between an stopper surface formed on the stopper portion and a movement direction (right-left direction) of the engaged portion. As a result, the cover is stably held at the closed position. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269970 | WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR - A splice housing projects from a bottom wall in a space on a side portion of a main pathway of a wire harness, the main pathway being bounded by the bottom wall and a circumferential wall of a main body of a protector. The splice housing includes dividing walls projecting at predetermined intervals and a sealing wall at one end of the dividing walls. A plurality of splice housing chambers are provided in alignment between the dividing walls. A side opposite the sealing wall of each of the splice housing chambers forms an opening for insertion. Each of the splice housing chambers has a height capable of accommodating splices on at least two vertical levels. Of the splices branching from the wire harness, splices having a splice sheet wrapped around an outer circumferential surface thereof and splices covered by an insulating resin cap are accommodated vertically adjacent. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269971 | CONDUCTING LINE SHIELD STRUCTURE - A conductive line shield structure includes a first conductive line and a shielding member. The first conductive line includes a conductive part and an insulative part. The shielding member is a sheet including an insulative base material and a metal foil, and is wrapped so as to enclose the first conductive line therein. One side end part of the shielding member overlaps an outside surface of the insulative base material so that one side end part of the insulative base material is in contact with the outside surface of the insulative base material. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269972 | SHIELD CONDUCTOR - A shield conductor includes a pipe made of metal and an electric wire. The electric wire is passed through the pipe. The pipe includes a first deformed portion and a second deformed portion. The first deformed portion has a first short diameter portion and a first long diameter portion having different outer diameters in a peripheral direction of the pipe. The second deformed portion is in a different position from the first deformed portion in an extension direction in which the pipe extends and includes a second short diameter portion and a second long diameter portion having different outer diameters in the peripheral direction. The first and the second short diameter portions are provided in different positions in the peripheral direction. The first and the second long diameter portions are provided in different positions in the peripheral direction. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269973 | CONDUCTING LINE SHIELD STRUCTURE - A conductive line shield structure includes a first conductive line, a second conductive line and a shielding member. The first conductive line includes a conductive part and an insulative part. At least a surface of the second conductive line is made of copper. The shielding member, is a sheet including an insulative base material and an aluminum foil, and is wrapped so as to enclose the first conductive line and the second conductive line therein. A plated layer is provided on a surface of the aluminum foil and is in contact with the second conductive line. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269974 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Wire-bonded semiconductor structures using organic insulating material and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a metal wiring layer in an organic insulator layer. The method further includes forming a protective layer over the organic insulator layer. The method further includes forming a via in the organic insulator layer over the metal wiring layer. The method further includes depositing a metal layer in the via and on the protective layer. The method further includes patterning the metal layer with an etch chemistry that is damaging to the organic insulator layer. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269975 | SHAPED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - A shaped electrical conductor ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130269976 | LEAD-FREE CABLE CONTAINING BISMUTH COMPOUND - The invention relates to cover (insulation or jacket) compositions for wires or cables having a base polymer and a bismuth compound. The composition contains no significant amount of lead and no added fire retardant. | 2013-10-17 |
20130269977 | Polyarylene Sulfide Composition Including a Functionalized Siloxane Polymer and a Non-Aromatic Impact Modifier - Polyarylene sulfide compositions are described as are methods of forming the polyarylene sulfide compositions. The polyarylene sulfide compositions are formed by melt processing polyarylene sulfide, a reactively functionalized siloxane polymer and a non-aromatic impact modifier. The non-aromatic impact modifier is, e.g., an ethylene-based copolymer or terpolymer or a silicone elastomer. The compositions exhibit good strength and heat resistance characteristics and can be utilized in forming a variety of products such as automotive components and electrical components. | 2013-10-17 |