43rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090260722 | High strength L12 aluminum alloys - High temperature aluminum alloys that can be used at temperatures from about −420° F. (−251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L1 | 2009-10-22 |
20090260723 | High strength L12 aluminum alloys - High strength heat treatable aluminum alloys that can be used at temperatures from about −420° F. (−251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L1 | 2009-10-22 |
20090260724 | Heat treatable L12 aluminum alloys - High temperature heat treatable aluminum alloys that can be used at temperatures from about −420° F. (−251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L1 | 2009-10-22 |
20090260725 | Heat treatable L12 aluminum alloys - High temperature heat treatable aluminum alloys that can be used at temperatures from about −420° F. (−251° C.) up to about 650° F. (343° C.) are described. The alloys are strengthened by dispersion of particles based on the L1 | 2009-10-22 |
20090260726 | HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - [PROBLEMS] To provide an aluminum alloy fin material for a heat exchanger, which has high strength and high heat conductivity after brazing, and is excellent in the resistance to sagging, erosion and self-corrosion and the in the sacrificial anode effect. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260727 | Sn-CONTAINING COPPER ALLOY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A Sn-containing copper alloy, contains Sn: 0.01 to 16 mass %, Zr: 0.001 to 0.049 mass %, P: 0.01 to 0.25 mass %, and Cu: remainder; satisfying f0=[Cu]−0.5[Sn]−3[P]=61 to 97, f1=[P]/[Zr] 0.5 to 100, f2=3[Sn]/[Zr]=30 to 15000 and f3=3[Sn]/[P]=3 to 2500 (the content of element ‘a’ is represented as [a] mass %). α and γ-phases and/or δ-phase are included and the total content of the α and γ-phases and/or δ-phase reaches 90% or more by area ratio, and the mean grain size of the macrostructure during melt-solidification is 300 μm or less. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260728 | Method and installation for producing hot-rolled strip from austenitic stainlesssteels - A method for producing hot-rolled strip from austenitic stainless steels. In a first step, a cast product is subjected to a rolling operation in a rolling mill with a finishing train, and, in a second step, a heat treatment is carried out to prevent susceptibility to corrosion, especially intergranular corrosion due to chromium carbide precipitation. To establish the final rolling temperature (T | 2009-10-22 |
20090260729 | HIGH-CARBON HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high-carbon hot-rolled steel sheet with excellent width-direction homogeneity is provided. The steel sheet contains 0.2% to 0.7% carbon, 0.01% to 1.0% silicon, 0.1% to 1.0% manganese, 0.03% or less phosphorus, 0.035% or less sulfur, 0.08% or less aluminum, and 0.01% or less nitrogen, and the balance is iron and incidental impurities. The structure is such that the average ferrite grain size of edge parts of the steel sheet is less than 35 μm, the average ferrite grain size of a part closer to the center of the steel sheet than the edge parts is less than 20 μm, and the average carbide grain size is 0.10 μm or more and less than 2.0 μm. The steel sheet is produced by roughly rolling the steel, finish-rolling the steel at a finishing temperature of more than (Ar3+40° C.), cooling the steel at a cooling rate of more than 120° C./s within two seconds after the finish rolling to a cooling termination temperature of more than 550° C. and less than 650° C., coiling the steel at a temperature of 550° C. or less, pickling the steel, and subjecting the steel to spheroidizing annealing at a temperature of 670° C. to the Ac1 transformation point by a batch annealing method. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260730 | GAS GENERANT COMPOSITION FOR GAS ACTUATOR FOR ACTIVATING SAFETY DEVICE AND GAS GENERATOR FOR GAS ACTUATOR USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a gas generant composition for a gas actuator used for activating a safety device, which contains (A) a nitrogen-containing organic compound, (B) a metal nitrate and/or a perchlorate, (C) a water-soluble polymer binder, and (D) a magnetic material. When compared with the conventional gas generant compositions, this gas generant composition is excellent in combustibility under low pressure conditions and reduced in CO gas generation during combustion. In this gas generant composition, (D) the magnetic material is preferably composed of a magnetic iron oxide. It is also preferable that (A) the nitrogen-containing organic compound is composed of one or more substances selected from nitroguanidine, guanidine nitrate, bitetrazole, azobistetrazole and 5-aminotetrazole; (B) the metal nitrate is composed of a metal salt selected from alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, while the perchlorate is composed of ammonium perchlorate or potassium perchlorate; (C) the water-soluble polymer binder is composed of a mixture of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and a polyacrylamide; and (D) the magnetic iron oxide has a spinel crystal structure. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260731 | Dielectric smart card protector sleeve - A smart card holder or passport holder has two sides sealed together at three edges to leave an interior space dimensioned and configured to hold a smart card or passport. The sides have multiple layers: a first layer of dielectric material which substantially covers entirety of both sides, a second layer of structural material to add strength, and a third layer of soft material which protects any magnetic stripe on a card or the like from the dielectric material. The sides may be sealed by means of RF welding in order to minimize gaps between the sides. In use, the device prevents unauthorized RF remote access to the smart card chip or passport chip. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260732 | FOLDING COIN PURSE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - The method of making a folding coin purse involves forming a first pocket and a second pocket on a layer of rectangular material. A peripheral border is biased into an upstanding position. The peripheral border frames an access opening between the first pocket and the second pocket. A second half of the body folds over a first half of the body to close the access opening. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260733 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090260734 | SAFETY WHEEL FOR VEHICLE - A safety wheel for a vehicle includes a rim having a body and a protrusion extending outward from an outer circumference of the body, and having a fastening groove; a first rubber layer wrapped on the protrusion of the rim; an air-filled tube disposed on the first rubber layer, and having a hollow body filled with compressed air therein; an outermost second rubber layer wrapped on the rim protrusion, the first rubber layer and the air-filled tube; and a rubber sheath wrapped on the rim protrusion, the first rubber layer, the air-filled tube and the second rubber layer. The safety wheel maintains pressure to support the weight of the vehicle, and even if the tire is blown out, prevents the vehicle from rocking and overturning due to inclination, as well as affords stability so that the vehicle can travel for a predetermined distance. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260735 | BEAD CORD AND VEHICLE TIRE - A bead cord is described including an annular core and a side wire. The side wire is helically wound around the annular core. Further, the annular core is made of a strand wire. The strand wire includes a plurality of twisted core wires. The plurality of core wires may have substantially the same diameter. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260736 | Method and apparatus for encapsulating wire, hose, and tube splices, connections, and repairs - An improved method and apparatus for encapsulation of splices, connections, and repairs of wires, tubes, hoses, and similar conductors. Encapsulation is accomplished by securing the area to be encapsulated in a mold set and injecting a hot-melt sealant. Further embodiments allow for the addition of mounting lugs or tabs to the encapsulation for the purpose of mounting or identification. Method can also be used to mold mounting lugs or identification tabs over uninterrupted portions of the aforementioned conductors. The method provides superior resistance to ingress of contaminants and provides strain relief of encapsulated areas by supporting the conductors to reduce movement. The adhesive nature of the sealant reduces the likelihood of conductors being pulled apart. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260737 | METHOD OF FORMING A CONDUIT - A method of continuously forming heated conduit includes performing a tape for winding onto a spiral pipeline former. At least one conductor is positioned adjacent to the centreline of and parallel with a thin polymer ribbon. The ribbon is folded in half to encapsulate the conductors. The folded ribbon is thermally welded to itself. The folded, welded, ribbon is passed through a creaser, which forms a crease midway across the folded ribbon. The creased pre-formed ribbon is formed into a conduit in a continuous process on a spiral pipeline former. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260738 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MATERIAL ROLL FOR USE THEREIN - The invention provides a method for manufacturing an optical display device including an optical display unit and an optical film that includes a polarizing plate and is bonded to the optical display unit. The method comprises the steps of: unwinding and feeding a long sheet material from a roll of the long sheet material, wherein the long sheet material includes the optical film, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release film laminated in this order and has undergone a slitting process in a direction parallel or at a constant angle to an absorption axis of the polarizing plate so that it has a width corresponding to a short or long side of the optical display unit; inspecting the optical film of the fed long sheet material to detect a defect; cutting a part of the long sheet material other than the release film into a length corresponding to a long or short side of the optical display unit, while separating the detected defect; bonding a non-defective cut piece of the optical film to a surface of the optical display unit; and rejecting a defect-containing part of the optical film. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260739 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A BLISTER FILM WEB IN A PACKAGING MACHINE - A method is disclosed for printing a blister film web in a packaging machine, in which molded blister shells are closed with blister film. In the method, a blister film web is supplied to a sealing apparatus via a first transport system, and molded blister shells are supplied to the sealing apparatus via a second transport system. The position of one of the molded blister shells is detected, and at least one detection signal is generated in one or more time intervals between the action time intervals of the sealing apparatus for closing the molded blister shells. A trigger signal for a printing device is generated in dependence on a detection, and optical information is applied to the blister film web by the printing device at a position along the blister film web which is arranged upstream of the sealing apparatus. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260740 | DRYWALL TAPE AND MUD DISPENSER - A container is provided having a periphery and a base, which enclose a cavity. The periphery and the base are connected together, the periphery upwardly extending from the base. The periphery has a first slot and a substantially opposing second slot. Each of the first and second slots is sized to permit a first end of a tape located on a roll to be slid through it. A tape holder may be connected to the container so that the tape holder lies outside of the cavity of the container. The roll of tape can be placed on the tape holder so when the tape is pulled through the “mud box”, the tape is thereby unwound. As the tape is manually pulled through the “mud box”, joint compound is thinly applied to one side of the tape. As this is done, the joint compound begins to “adhere” to the tape, conditioning the tape for excellent wall adhesion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260741 | WINDOW SASH PAINT REPLACEMENT TAPE APPLICATION TOOL AND METHOD - A tape application tool ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090260742 | METHOD OF PREPARING GLASS AND CERAMIC ENAMELS ON GLASS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING - In one embodiment, the invention is a method comprising contacting a composition comprising i) alumina particles having a particle size of about 1 to about 40 microns and a Mohs hardness of about 9.0 to about 9.5; ii) one or more alkyl sulphates; iii) one or more thickeners; and iv) water with the surface of glass or a ceramic frit disposed on the surface of glass. The contacting can be performed by applying the composition to the surface of the glass or the ceramic frit using an application apparatus. In one embodiment, the composition further comprises a lubricant. In another embodiment, the composition further comprises one or more ethoxylated alcohols. In another embodiment, the composition further comprises one or more fragrances. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260743 | TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE UNIFORMITY OF A TIRE - A tire manufacturing method includes a method for optimizing the uniformity of a tire by reducing the green tire radial runout. The green tire radial runout is modeled as a vector sum of each of the vectors representing contributions arising from the tire building steps. A set of vector coefficients is generated from the vector equation. The building steps include building the tire carcass, building the tire summit, transferring the summit onto the inflate carcass, and measuring the radial runout and tooling angles at each step in the process. After the model is built the vector equations and coefficients are applied to subsequent tires. By adjusting the tooling angles, green tire radial runout can be optimized. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260744 | Device and Method for Building a Tyre - A tyre building machine ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090260745 | Method of Manufacturing Resin Pipe - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a resin pipe, including: heating a sheet member after winding the sheet member around a bar desired multiple times and holding the sheet member, wherein the sheet member is melted and molded into a resin pipe by the heating, and the bar is removed from the resin pipe after the heating. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260746 | PROCESS FOR MAKING FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A POLYMER STRUCTURE - Polymer structures and methods for making such polymer structures are provided. More particularly, polymer structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer are provided. Even more particularly, fibrous structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a CETM Factor of less than 20 and/or a CETM*L | 2009-10-22 |
20090260747 | Systems and Methods for Fabricating Biased Fabric - In one embodiment, a biased fabric is supplied. The biased fabric supply has a first specified width and a first bias angle of warp yarns relative to weft yarns. At least one overfeed roller configured to overfeed fabric from the biased fabric supply at an overfeed rate is provided. At least one spreading arm configured to stretch the fabric to a second specified width and a fabric oven configured to heat the biased fabric supply to a specified temperature and output a balanced crimp and/or elongation biased fabric are also provided. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260748 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING FLOOR PANELS, DEVICES USED THEREBY, AS WELL AS FLOOR PANEL AND PACKED SET OF FLOOR PANELS - A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein boards of laminate material are formed by means of a press treatment and wherein these boards are divided into several panels, from which the actual floor panels are formed. In a press treatment of the method, at least one impression is provided in the board, which at least is employed as a guiding groove for guiding the aforementioned board or the subsequently obtained panels in further treatments. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260749 | FACE PAINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - By using a sheet of material, such as a film or paper sheet, as the base for body paint formed into indicia, such as designs, logos, characters, pictures, and/or text, an easy body paint application apparatus and method are produced. The inventive easy body paint apparatus and method overcomes design issues to provide an easy and portable way of body painting for consumers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260750 | MOLECULAR TRANSFER PRINTING USING BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Methods of creating and transferring chemical patterns and physical patterns of deposited materials or molecules using block copolymers are provided. The methods involve providing block copolymer materials blended with one or more transfer molecules or inks. The differences in chemistry of the blocks of the copolymer that result in micro-phase separation (e.g., self-assembly into nanoscale domains) also allow inks to be sequestered into specific blocks. By designing the ink molecules to react, adsorb, or otherwise interact with a second substrate, inks are transferred to the second substrate in a pattern dictated by the pattern of block copolymer domains present at the surface of the block copolymer film. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260751 | PRE-APPLIED PROTECTIVE JACKETING CONSTRUCTION FOR PIPE AND BLOCK INSULATION - A protective jacketing-insulation composite structure and method is provided for inhibiting the corrosion of a pipeline. The method includes forming a porous-insulation into an elongated-arcuate-shape, applying a sodium silicate solution layer to the insulation and at least partially within the pores thereof, permitting the sodium silicate solution layer to set to a threshold amount, adhering an outer facing to the sodium silicate solution layer after the permitting step is accomplished, installing the insulation and facing to the outer surface of a pipeline, and sealing any exposed edges or seams that may exist between multiple installed products. A structure such as made from this method can have a release layer and contact adhesive. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260752 | TWO-PACK TYPE PLASTISOL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A two-pack type plastisol composition comprising two liquid compositions (LA) and (LB), characterized in that the composition obtained by mixing the compositions (LA) and (LB) has a gelation time (as measured at 30.degree. C.) of 1 hour or shorter. It is a novel material which gels at ordinary temperature in 1 hour, preferably in several minutes, to come to have practically sufficient performances. The composition (LA) preferably comprises fine acrylic polymer particles (A) and a dispersion medium (B) in which the particles (A) are substantially insoluble at ordinary temperature (provided that the particles (A) may be soluble in the medium (B) at elevated temperatures). The composition (LB) preferably comprises an organic solvent (C) in which the particles (A) have sufficiently high solubility at ordinary temperature. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260753 | Method for Production of an Optical Mirror - In order to produce heliostats, which are used in solar-thermal power stations, the method according to the invention provides for a mirror plate ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090260754 | CASTING RESIN FOR ADHESIVE BONDING OF FIBERS - The invention relates to a liquid 2K polyurethane composition of a polyol component A comprising at least one hydrophobic polyol with a molecular weight>300 g/mol and a hydrophilic polyol with a molecular weight<500 g/mol, and 1 to 50 wt. % of a powdered molecular sieve as well as a polyisocyanate or an NCO-reactive PU-prepolymer. In addition, a process is described for casting plastic or metallic moldings, particularly membrane substrates, by the use of an inventive 2K polyurethane composition. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260755 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A BIOPSY DEVICE - An improved process for manufacturing a biopsy needle assembly is provided. The process may comprise the steps of forming an aperture for receiving tissue to be sampled in an exterior surface of an elongated tube for receiving a cutter, wherein the elongated tube comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion; forming a hole in the exterior surface of the elongated tube; and applying a coating of material over the elongated tube to form a lumen for receiving vacuum on the exterior surface of the elongated tube, wherein the hole in the exterior surface of the elongated tube provides communication between an interior of the elongated tube and an interior of the lumen. In one version, the elongated tube may be placed in a mold configured to form the vacuum lumen when material is injected into the mold. A proximal hub may advantageously be formed by overmolding. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260756 | Method And Apparatus For Applying Heat Activated Transfer Adhesives - A method for applying a heat activated transfer adhesive includes preheating a first part for bonding to a second part using a heat activated transfer adhesive form removably adhered to a liner, picking up the heat activated transfer adhesive form using the first pall by pressing the preheated first part against the heat activated transfer adhesive form to adhere the heat activated transfer adhesive form to the first part, removing the liner from the heat activated transfer adhesive form adhered to the first part, heating the heat activated transfer adhesive form adhered to the first part, and pressing the heated heat activated transfer adhesive form on the first part against a second part to bond the first part to the second part. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260757 | ROLLFORMER FOR COMBINING AN ARCHITECTURAL SHEET WITH A SOLAR PANEL AND METHOD - A machine is provided for combining thin flexible solar film panels with a metal sheet to serve as a roof panel for a building. The machine has reels for holding rolls of metal and solar film. The solar film panel has an adhesive with a backing for protecting the adhesive. Means are provided for unrolling both the metal and solar film and for removing the backing from the solar film panel. A mechanical brake device is provided for parting the solar film panel from the adhesive film at the desired length which is sometimes shorter than the length of the metal sheets. A recoiler is provided for removing the backing from the solar film panel. Pressure rollers are provided for pressing the solar film panel to the metal so that the adhesive binds the film panels to the metal. The rollformer component cuts the metal into sheets and configures the metal into the desired structure for the roofing panel. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260758 | METHOD FOR BONDING A FIRST COMPONENT TO A SECOND COMPONENT - A process for bonding a first component to a second component that possesses a border area, with which the first component is overlappingly bonded, wherein a) at least one hot melt adhesive compound deposited on the first component such that said compound comes into contact with the border area of the second component, b) a spot, on which said deposited hot melt adhesive compound comes into contact with the border area, said border area is indirectly or directly locally heated by means of electromagnetic induction to a temperature above the melting point of the hot melt adhesive, c) the first component is contacted with the border area of the second component in such a way that the hot melt adhesive compound comes into contact with the spot of the border area which was heated in step b) such that the hot melt adhesive at the point of contact with the border area melts, and after cooling bonds the first component with the border area of the second component, d) wherein additionally, prior to step b) or after step c), a reactive adhesive is introduced between the first and the second component such that it bonds the first component to the border area of the second component, and e) the reactive adhesive cures or is allowed to cure, wherein, in step a), the hot melt adhesive compound, without being heated, is adhered to the first component using a further adhesive. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260759 | Method of improving adhesion of dielectric cap to copper - In a method of promoting adhesion between a copper body and a dielectric layer in contact therewith, the copper body and dielectric layer are placed in a vacuum chamber, in a chamber, the copper body and dielectric layer within the chamber are heated, and SiH | 2009-10-22 |
20090260760 | METHOD OF MOLDING A HOLLOW MOLDED ARTICLE, HOLLOW MOLDED ARTICLE, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - First and second semi-finished molded articles and a third semi-finished molded article are molded simultaneously so as to have joint end faces by using a slide die, a fixed die, and first and second slide cores fitted to the fixed die. The slide die with the third semi-finished molded article remaining thereon is moved toward the first and second slide cores, and their respective joint end faces are registered. Heating surfaces are inserted between the joint end faces. After melting the joint end faces, the heating surfaces are retracted, and the molding device is closed to weld the joint end faces. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260761 | HEAT-ACTIVABLE ADHESIVE TAPE PARTICULARLY FOR BONDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND CONDUCTOR TRACKS - Heat-activable adhesive tape particularly for producing and further processing electronic components and conductor tracks, with an adhesive composed at least of
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20090260762 | Process gas introducing mechanism and plasma processing device - A processing gas introducing mechanism for introducing a processing gas into a processing space is provided between a plasma generation unit and a chamber of a plasma processing apparatus. The processing gas introducing mechanism includes a gas introducing base having therein a gas introducing path for introducing the processing gas into the processing space, and a near ring-shaped gas introducing plate equipped in the hole part of the gas introducing base such that it can be detached therefrom. Herein, the gas introducing base has a hole part forming one portion of the processing space in a central portion thereof, and the gas introducing plate has plural gas discharge holes communicating with the processing space to discharge thereinto the processing gas from the gas introducing path. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260763 | PLASMA PROCESSING WITH PREIONIZED AND PREDISSOCIATED TUNING GASES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Plasma processing systems and methods for using pre-dissociated and/or pre-ionized tuning gases are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plasma processing system includes a reaction chamber, a support element in the reaction chamber, and one or more cathode discharge assemblies in the reaction chamber. The reaction chamber is configured to produce a plasma in an interior volume of the chamber. The support element positions a microelectronic workpiece in the reaction chamber, and the cathode discharge assembly supplies an at least partially dissociated and/or ionized tuning gas to the workpiece in the chamber. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260764 | Filling bell for filling a tubeless tire - In a filling bell ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090260765 | Method and Apparatus for Retaining a Wheel - A device for retaining a wheel having an inner diameter during an assembly operation of a tire-wheel assembly at a single-cell workstation includes a claw portion that releasably-attaches to the inner diameter of the wheel, including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion, wherein the rotatable portion is rotatably-disposed upon the fixed portion; wheel-engaging portions slidably-disposed upon the rotatable portion; sliding portions that are slidably-disposed within the fixed portion, wherein each sliding portion is coupled with one of each wheel-engaging portion, and an actuator portion coupled to the rotatable portion. A method is also disclosed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260766 | METHOD OF SECURELY OPERATING A HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A method of operating a home automation system comprising a closing screen, blackout or solar protection screen driven by an actuator and intended to block off an opening of a building, the screen comprising an end that moves between an open position corresponding to an open configuration of the screen and a closed position corresponding to a closed configuration of the screen, the actuator being controlled by at least one first command transmitter, wherein, when, in a preliminary step, the first command transmitter is designated as a blocked transmitter, the home automation system switches over to a first operating mode, in which displacements of the moving end controlled from the blocked transmitter are only prohibited when the moving end is in a security zone. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260767 | USE OF HYDROPHOBIC DYES TO MONITOR HYDROPHOBIC CONTAMINANTS IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method of monitoring and controlling one or more types of hydrophobic contaminants in a papermaking process is disclosed. The methodology utilizes the measurement of hydrophobic dyes, which are capable of fluorescing and interacting with the hydrophobic contaminants. In addition, a method of determining the relative size of the hydrophobic contaminants is disclosed as well. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260768 | Paper Comprising Fiber of Citrus Peel - A paper containing citrus peel fiber contains 20 to 60 weight parts of citrus peel fiber with respect to 100 weight parts of paper mulberry fiber. The citrus peel fiber is a peel fiber of one selected from the group consisting of mandarin orange, lemon, orange, Kiyomi and Dekopon. The paper containing citrus peel fiber is excellent in tensile strength, tear strength, bursting strength and folding endurance, and has superior preservability with pH close to neutrality. The paper containing citrus peel fiber of the invention also has a yellowish and/or reddish aesthetic color, excellent tactile sensation and high vapor transmission, and thus is adequate to be used as high grade wall paper and window paper. Furthermore, since the paper containing citrus peel fiber of the invention is manufactured by using by-products created in the course of processing citruses, it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs as well as decrease waste, thereby preventing pollution. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260769 | METHOD FOR TREATING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING FIBERS OR PLANAR STRUCTURES CONTAINING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING FIBERS - Cellulosic substrates are treated with compound(s) containing at least two primary amino groups and compounds containing at least one β-ketocarbonyl group. The substrates exhibit good strength and hand properties. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260770 | PANELS INCLUDING RENEWABLE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING - A panel includes about 0.1% to about 95% by weight of a renewable component. The panel has at least one of a CAC value of at least about 25, an NRC value of at least about 0.25 and an STC of at least about 25. A method for manufacturing such panels is also provided. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260771 | Sheet Stabilizer With Dual Inline Machine Direction Air Clamps and Backsteps - An air stabilization system employing two substantially parallel, codirectional Coanda nozzles, that are positioned adjacent a flexible moving web, with each nozzle exhausting gas at the same downstream machine direction, subjects the moving web to shear forces effective to stabilize the web. Each nozzle includes an elongated slot that is substantially perpendicular to the path of the moving web and a backstep located downstream of the direction of airflow extending from the Coanda slot. The two Coanda nozzles serve as separate points along the machine direction for controlling the height of the moving web. By modulating the velocities or other parameters of gases exiting the Coanda nozzles, the shape of the moving web between the nozzles can be manipulated to present a planar contour for measurements. The air stabilization system can be incorporated into a scanner head to measure the caliper of paper, plastic, and other flexible web products. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260772 | Sheet Stabilization With Dual Opposing Cross Direction Air Clamps - An air stabilization system employing two parallel, opposite facing Coanda nozzles, that are positioned adjacent a flexible moving web, with each nozzle exhausting gas at opposite directions, subjects the moving web to opposing forces effective to stabilize the web. Each nozzle includes an elongated slot that is parallel to the path of the moving web. The two Coanda nozzles serve as separate points along the machine direction for controlling the height of the moving web. By modulating the flow, pressure and other parameters of gases exiting the Coanda nozzles, the shape of the moving web between the nozzles can be manipulated to present a planar contour for measurements. The air stabilization system can be incorporated into a scanner head to measure the caliper of paper, plastic, and other flexible web products. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260773 | DIE CASTING MOLD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND CASTING THE SAME - In a die-casting mold used in a casting method, a fixed insert includes a recessed cavity portion, and a fixed mold body is arranged to hold the fixed insert. The fixed insert includes a first insert and a second insert. The first insert is held with the fixed mold body. The second insert is fitted and held within a recess formed on the first insert. The size of the second insert is minimized so as to just surround the recessed cavity portion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260774 | SACRIFICIAL SLEEVES FOR DIE CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOYS - Some die cast aluminum alloy articles have internal cylindrical surfaces such as the round internal cylinder surfaces of a cylinder block for an internal combustion engine. During casting solidification molten aluminum alloys shrink against the metallic permanent mold tools used to mold and define such internal surfaces, and tend to stick to the tool surfaces making it difficult to remove the casting. The tendency of some aluminum casting alloys to solder to the tool can further intensify sticking. In this invention, an aluminum alloy sleeve is placed on and over the tool surface before casting and the sleeve isolates the tool from the molten aluminum. The sleeve becomes bonded to the casting and facilitates removal of the casting from the tool. The sleeve may be (and preferably is) fully machined from the internal casting surface. The sleeve may be of the same composition as the casting, in which case handling and recycling of machining chips would be facilitated. The practice of the invention is also applicable to die casting of magnesium alloys using magnesium sacrificial sleeves. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260775 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR AN EXHAUST GAS EVAPORATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A heat exchanger is provided, in particular an exhaust gas evaporator of a motor vehicle, including a heat exchanger block, a first axial terminating device and a second axial terminating device, in which the heat exchanger block has axial inlet openings and axial outlet openings, and in which means for forming a positive fit with the axial terminating devices are situated on the heat exchanger block, the means for forming the positive fit projecting at least partially over the axial inlet openings and/or over the axial outlet openings in the heat exchanger block in the axial direction, such that they may be situated radially next to contact shoulders of the axial terminating devices, thereby providing a heat exchanger that is particularly pressure-resistant in the radial direction. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260776 | GEOTHERMAL SLEEVE FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES - A geothermal sleeve for a building structure keeps air at a moderate temperature by passing through a geothermal heat exchanger (e.g., pipes) located underground. The moderate air is drawn up from the underground pipes and pumped into existing spaces between the interior and exterior walls (or surfaces) of a dwelling. The moderate air fills in the spaces between the interior and exterior walls to create a geothermal sleeve to supplement climate control inside the building structure. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260777 | CASE AND RACK SYSTEM FOR LIQUID SUBMERSION COOLING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES CONNECTED IN AN ARRAY - A liquid submersion cooling system that is suitable for cooling a number of electronic devices in parallel using a plurality of cases connected to a rack system. The system cools heat-generating components in server computers and other devices that use electronic, heat-generating components and are connected in parallel systems. The system includes a housing having an interior space, a dielectric cooling liquid in the interior space, a heat-generating electronic component disposed within the space and submerged in the dielectric cooling liquid. The rack system contains a manifold system to engage and allow liquid transfer for multiple cases and 10 connectors to engage electrically with multiple cases/electronic devices. The rack system can be connected to a pump system for pumping the liquid into and out of the rack, to and from external heat exchangers, heat pumps, or other thermal dissipation/recovery devices. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260778 | LOW PROFILE HEAT SINK FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A heat sink for cooling a heat-generating device includes a base and a cooling section coupled thereto for cooling the device. The cooling section includes a plurality of flow tubes, each flow tube having an inlet, an outlet, and a bounding wall that defines a closed fluid flow path from the inlet to the outlet. Each of the flow tubes includes a central axis that is substantially parallel to a reference plane of the heat-generating device. The flow tubes may be arranged in a layered stack and include a bounding wall that has a thickness that decreases with increasing distance in the layered stack. The flow tubes may also include a cross-sectional area that decreases with increasing distance in the layered stack. Furthermore, the bounding wall of the flow tubes may have a non-planar configuration in a direction generally parallel to the central axis. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260779 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED FIN STRUCTURE - A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from an electronic element, includes a base plate for absorbing heat from the heat-generating component, a fin unit located above the base plate and having a plurality of fins stacked together, and at least a heat pipe having an evaporating section thermally engaging with the base plate and a pair of condensing sections extending through the fins. Each of the fins has a plurality of parallel and protruding flanges on a top face thereof. The protruding flanges of the fins are of equal height and parallel to short sides of the fins. Each protruding flange has a length equal to that of the short sides of the fins. A distance between two neighboring ones of the protruding flanges located between the condensing sections is the same. The protruding flanges are provided for increasing a heat dissipation area of the fin. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260780 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING BREAD JUST AFTER BAKED - A method and apparatus for cooling bread just after baked are proposed in which bread f just after baked is transferred on a conveyor | 2009-10-22 |
20090260781 | THERMAL BUFFER SYSTEM - A thermal buffer for an intermittent thermal load, e.g., a directed energy weapon (DEW) system, includes a phase change heat exchanger (PCHEX), an apparatus for circulating a first working fluid of the thermal load through first conduits of the PCHEX cell in a first direction such that heat is transferred between the first fluid and a phase change material (PCM) of the PCHEX in a second direction and causes a first phase change in the PCM, and an apparatus for circulating a second working fluid of, e.g., a heat pump through second conduits of the PCHEX in a third direction opposite to the first direction such that heat is transferred between the second fluid and the PCM in a fourth direction opposite to the second direction and results in a second phase change in the PCM opposite to the first phase change therein. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260782 | Heat sink base plate with heat pipe - A heat sink assembly includes a base plate having a top surface provided with cooling fins, and a bottom surface with an open channel, the channel having remote regions and a central region with a rectangular cross-section. A heat pipe arrangement including at least two sections is nested in the channel, each section having at least one evaporator section and a condenser section, wherein the evaporator sections are juxtaposed side by side in the central region, and the condenser sections are in respective remote regions. The arrangement is preferably a single S-shaped heat pipe with a pair of hooked ends and a center section which form the evaporator sections, the evaporator sections each having a rectangular profile and an exposed surface which is flush with the bottom surface of the base plate, the condenser sections connecting the evaporator sections and being recessed below the bottom surface. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260783 | Boil Cooling Method, Boil Cooling Apparatus, Flow Channel Structure and Applied Product Thereof - The invention provides a boil cooling method, a boil cooling apparatus, a flow channel structure, and applied products thereof, by which noise and vibration attending on cooling by microbubble emission boiling can be effectively reduced, and efficient boil cooling can be realized. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260784 | Heat Exchanger and Method of Forming a Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger includes a tubular portion configured to carry a first heat exchange medium and a finned portion coupled to the tubular portion. The tubular portion includes a tube and a coating disposed on the tube. The finned portion includes a fin strip disposed in a groove formed in the coating to secure the fin to the tube portion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260785 | HEAT PLATE WITH CAPILLARY SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a heat plate having a hollow plate and capillary supporting structures, the plate body includes a capillary tissue attached on an internal wall of the plate body, and each of the capillary supporting structures is erected, supported and distributed in the plate body. Each capillary supporting structure is in a cylindrical shape and has a capillary object made of sintered powder and disposed on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical capillary supporting structure and contacted with the capillary tissue to form a continuous capillary channel and provide a capillary action to the capillary supporting structures in the heat plate. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260786 | U-FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger that comprises (a) a plurality of stacked tubular members defining a first set of flow passages for a first fluid through the tubular members and a second set of flow passages for a second fluid between adjacent tubular members, and (b) a tank connected to a first end of the stacked tubular members, the tank defining inlet and outlet manifolds in communication with inlet and outlet openings, respectively of the first set of flow passages for distributing the first fluid to and collecting the first fluid from the first set of flow passages, the tank defining a plurality of wall portions each having a first side facing at least one of the inlet and outlet manifolds and an opposite side facing a respective one of the second set of flow passages such that the wall portions provide heat exchanger interfaces between the first and second fluids. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260787 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, for example a charge air cooler or cooling liquid cooler, composed of tubes ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090260788 | Tube for a heat exchanger - A tube for a heat exchanger includes a first segment that couples to a chamber for transportation of heat exchange media. The chamber receives the heat exchange media that disperses throughout the chamber and mixes within the chamber. The heat exchange media is then transported from the chamber. The chamber may include redirection members for controlling the direction in which the heat exchange media travels throughout the chamber. The tube may be connected to a header or manifold. The tube and chamber combination alone may be used as a heat exchanger. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260789 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH EXPANDED METAL TURBULIZER - A heat exchanger incorporating a turbulizer or heat transfer surface wherein the turbulizer is a corrugated member having parallel spaced-apart ridges and planar portions extending therebetween. The heat transfer surface has a plurality of micro-openings formed over at least a portion of its surface so as to create a uniform porosity over the portions of the turbulizer in which they are provided. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260790 | METAL TUBES FOR HEAT PIPES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In metal tubes for heat pipes and a method of manufacturing the metal tubes, a metal tube includes a tube defining an inner space, and at least one dividing portion extruding from an inner sidewall of the metal tube. The at least one dividing portion divides the inner space into a vapor channel and a liquid channel connected to the vapor channel. The metal tubes can prevent heat pipe form being dried out and improve heat dissipation efficiency of heat pipes. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260791 | PIPE/FILLER UNIT, INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGING TYPE DISTILLATION COLUMN AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An inside regular filler layer is disposed inside a pipe where heat is exchanged between an inside and an outside of a pipe wall so as to abut an inner peripheral surface of the pipe, and an outside regular filler layer is disposed outside the pipe so as to surround the pipe and closely contact an outer peripheral surface of the pipe. The outer peripheral surface of the pipe is subjected to close contact-promoting processing in order to enhance close contacting feature between the outer peripheral surface and the outside regular filler layer. The pipe/filler unit is used for the distillation section of an internal heat exchanging type distillation column. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260792 | TUBE WITH FINS HAVING WINGS - Fins are formed monolithically from the material of a tube body. The fins extend from the tube body outer surface, and include a fin base and a fin top. Wings extending from a fin side surface between the fin base and fin top can produce upper and lower channels between adjacent fins. Depressions can be formed in the fin top with platforms below the depressions. The tube can also include helical ridges on an inner surface of the tube. The tubes are used for heat transfer, and can be included in shell and tube heat exchangers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260793 | LONG-ACTING HEAT PIPE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD - A heat pipe includes a metal tube, a heat-absorption part, a capillary and working fluid. The metal tube has a chamber formed therein. A vapor channel and a liquid channel communicated with the vapor channel are formed in the chamber. The heat-absorption part is formed on the metal tube and corresponds to a portion of the vapor channel and the liquid channel. The capillary is arranged in the vapor channel and the liquid channel of the heat-absorption part. The working fluid is filled in the chamber. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260794 | Heat Exchanger, Method for Manufacturing the Same, and Heat Exchanging Tube - The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger in which a Zn thermally sprayed layer is formed on a surface of an aluminum flat tube | 2009-10-22 |
20090260795 | ACTIVE DOOR ARRAY FOR COOLING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for cooling a chassis are provided. Pulsed and/or modulated air flow may be used to cool a chassis. An array of movable doors and/or baffles may be used to achieve the pulsed/modulated airflow. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260796 | Passive Cooling In Response To Ambient Environmental Properties - A system for passively cooling an electronic component includes a conduit configured to carry a pressurized cooling fluid. The conduit has a plurality of delivery orifices configured to dispense the pressurized cooling fluid from the conduit to cool the electronic component. Each delivery orifice has a hydrogel mechanism associated therewith, which is configured to individually control each of the plurality of delivery orifices to automatically regulate flow of the cooling fluid in response to a variation in a property of an ambient environment surrounding the hydrogel mechanism. The property of the ambient environment is influenced by an operation of the electronic component. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260797 | Spooled Device Retaining System - An embodiment of a system for preventing the loss of a spooled device into a wellbore comprises a housing defining an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture sized for allowing the spooled device to pass therethrough, a sensor to measure at least one condition of the system, and a gripper device to engage with the spooled device and the housing to prevent the loss of the spooled device when the condition of the system is a failure condition. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260798 | ACTIVE MUD VALVE SYSTEM - A downhole tool pumping apparatus comprising a body and an active valve block. The body comprises a cavity housing a reciprocating piston defining first and second chambers within the cavity. The active valve block comprises a plurality of active valves, wherein the plurality of active valves includes a first active valve fluidly connected to the first chamber of the body, the plurality of active valves includes a second active valve fluidly connected to the second chamber of the body, and each of the plurality of active valves is configured to be actively actuated between open and closed positions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260799 | Multiple Point Adjustable Depth Air Sparging Well System - An multiple point adjustable depth air sparging well system having a multiple air injection points for injecting compressed air into saturated or groundwater regions of the soil's subsurface to remove volatile contaminants from the soil's subsurface. At plurality of flow-through air sparge packer which are slidably mounted flow-through packers within the well casing of the air sparging well system allows a user to adjust the depths of the air injection points. Each packer has attached thereto a pressure regulator which provides compressed air to one of the multiple air injection points. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260800 | Sealed drive for a rotating sucker rod - A drive assembly for powering a rotating rod string | 2009-10-22 |
20090260801 | RING MEMBER FOR A SWELLABLE DOWNHOLE PACKER - A ring member for a downhole apparatus including a swellable material selected to increase in volume on exposure to at least one triggering fluid is described. The ring member is configured to cooperate with a swellable member disposed on a body of the apparatus, and may, for example, function as a gauge ring or a retaining member. The ring member is secured to the apparatus via a coupling arrangement which couples the body to an adjacent well string section. In one embodiment, the ring member is threaded into the well string. In another, it is disposed over an upstanding formation such as a coupling sleeve, for example, by clamping. An assembly and a method of assembly are also described. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260802 | CENTRALIZER FOR TUBULAR ELEMENTS - A centralizer for tubular elements is provided which includes an inner part formed by a first material having high mechanical performance and chemical stability and an outer part arranged on said inner part, formed by a second material. The second material may be an autolubricating material. The second material may further possess a low coefficient of friction. The second material may additionally possess lower mechanical performance and chemical stability than the first material. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260803 | IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS (LH4:18), USEFUL IN MICROBIALLY ENHANCED OIL RELEASE - The present disclosure relates to isolation, identification and application of | 2009-10-22 |
20090260804 | Mobile Well Services Assembly - A mobile assembly usable in at least one well services operation includes a chassis, a drum disposed on the chassis having a spooled element disposed thereon for use in the at least one well services operation, a winch disposed on the chassis and attached to the spooled element for raising and lowering the spooled element, an elevation device disposed on the chassis and operable to support the spooled element in the at least one well services operation, at least one acquisition system disposed on the chassis in operable communication with a tool disposed on the spooled element, and a prime mover operable to provide power to at least the drum, the winch, and the elevation device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260805 | METHODS OF INFERRING FLOW IN A WELLBORE - Disclosed herein is a method of inferring flow in a production string. The method includes, monitoring pressure along a perforated production string, and inferring flow from the monitored pressure. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260806 | Bottomhole tool and a method for enhanced oil production and stabilization of wells with high gas-to-oil ratio - A bottomhole tool and a method for optimizing oil production rate from an oil well with high gas-to-oil ratio and stabilizing thereof in case of occurrence of a gas cone or gas skin conditions are disclosed. The resistance of the adjustable multi-stage flow resistor is determined by a position of a telescoping needle, which in turn is defined by a driving means including a motor and a gearbox. The motor is driven via a cable from a surface by a control means adapted to receive information about the bottomhole parameters from local sensors via a sensor cable. Methodology explaining the principles of maintaining well stability is also disclosed. Automatic adjustment of the bottomhole pressure is maintained over a wide range of operating parameters throughout the life of the well to maximize its oil output. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260807 | SELECTIVE ZONAL TESTING USING A COILED TUBING DEPLOYED SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - An apparatus for measuring a property of a formation comprising a coiled tubing unit having one or more downhole sensors capable of being lowered into a wellbore, a submersible pump capable of being lowered into a wellbore by the coiled tubing unit, means to power the submersible pump, and a packer lowered into the wellbore by the coiled tubing unit to isolate a formation. A method of servicing a hydrocarbon well using one or more sensors, one or more packers, and a submersible pump, all lowered on coiled tubing into a well that penetrates a predetermined formation; and using surface well testing equipment, determining a property of a formation while flowing the well assisted by the submersible pump and using flow data measured using the surface well testing equipment integrated with pressure data measured using the one or more sensors lowered into the well penetrating the formation on the coiled tubing; treating the formation by pumping fluid into the formation using the coiled tubing; and repeating the determining a property of the formation while flowing the well as described above, wherein the coiled tubing remains deployed within the well throughout the determining, treating, and repeating the determining processes. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260808 | METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. The methods include providing a stream that includes water to a plurality of wellbores. Fuel and oxidant is provided to one or more flameless distributed combustors positioned in at least one of the wellbores. The fuel and oxidant is mixed to form a fuel/oxidant mixture. At least a portion of the mixture is flamelessly combusted in at least one of the flameless distributed combustors to generate heat. The fuel includes at least 0.1% hydrogen sulfide by volume. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260809 | METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing steam to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of locations in a wellbore. The steam is hotter than a temperature of the portion. The steam is heated in the wellbore by combusting a stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the wellbore. Heat from the combustion transfers to the steam. The steam provided the portion at a first location in the wellbore is hotter than steam provided at a second location in the wellbore along the length of the wellbore, where the first location is further from a surface of the formation than the second location along the length of the wellbore. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260810 | METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing steam to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of locations in a wellbore. The steam is hotter than a temperature of the portion. The steam is heated in the wellbore by combusting a stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the wellbore. Heat from the combustion transfers to the steam. The steam provided the portion at a first location in the wellbore is hotter than steam provided at a second location in the wellbore along the length of the wellbore, where the first location is further from a surface of the formation than the second location along the length of the wellbore. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260811 | METHODS FOR GENERATION OF SUBSURFACE HEAT FOR TREATMENT OF A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Steam is provided to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of substantially horizontal steam injection wells. A mixture comprising hydrogen sulfide and an oxidant is combusted in one or more flameless distributed combustors positioned in one or more substantially vertical wellbores to generate heat. At least one of the substantially vertical wellbores is within ten meters of an end of at least one of the substantially horizontal steam injection wells, and at least a portion of the generated heat is transferred to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation located between at least one of the substantially horizontal steam injection wells and at least one of the substantially vertical heater wells to mobilize formation fluids for recovery. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260812 | METHODS OF TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing water through one or more wellbores to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation and combusting at least a portion of a fuel stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the presence of an oxygen source in one or more heaters positioned in one of the wellbores to produce a combustion by-products stream. Heat from the combustion is transferred to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation. The combustion by-products stream includes one or more sulfur oxides. Heat of solution is released by contacting at least a portion of the combustion by-products stream with a portion of the water and/or a portion of water in the hydrocarbon containing formation. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260813 | Method for Terminating or Reducing Water Flow in a Subterranean Formation - This invention relates to a method of reducing the deleterious effects of water production in a subterranean formation by placing an aqueous phase polymer and/or resin, which at a designated set up time, solidifies and blocks water conduits. This invention pertains specifically to a method of conditioning well bores and placing the polymer and displacing the polymer and/or resin to establish post treatment gas and oil permeability. Novel polymers and/or resins for use as a water barrier are disclosed, typified by phenoformaldehyde containing 1-2 weight % of at least one of sodium bisulphite, sodium metabisulphite or mixtures thereof. The method includes selecting a well having sizable hydrocarbon reserves with a production history of decrease of oil or gas production with concurrent increase of water production. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260814 | System and Method to Facilitate Treatement and Sand Control in a Wellbore - A technique provides a multi-stage well treatment system having a plurality of packers and a plurality of flow valves. The multi-stage well treatment system can be moved downhole in a wellbore and actuated to isolate a plurality of sections along the wellbore for treatment. The system and methodology enable treatment, e.g. fracturing, of select sections via the flow valves, while also enabling use of the flow valves to establish a permeable, stabilized pack surrounding each flow valve. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260815 | System and Method to Facilitate Treatment and Production in a Wellbore - A technique enables simultaneous deployment of both treatment equipment and screen assemblies for use during production. The technique utilizes a multi-stage well treatment system deployed in a wellbore to enable treatment of a plurality of sections along the wellbore. Additionally, a plurality of screen assemblies are positioned at the plurality of sections, and each screen assembly comprises a valve to control the flow of fluids through the screen assembly. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260816 | Method and System for Cementing - A valve system for cementing including a valve and a sleeve shifter. The valve may have a moveable sleeve with openings and a housing situated about the moveable sleeve and having flow passages. The sleeve shifter may be configured to actuate the valve by moving the sleeve. The valve may be configured to be opened and/or closed multiple times. The valve may be used in reverse cementing and/or squeeze jobs. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260817 | Method and Apparatus to Cement A Perforated Casing - A method of and an apparatus for treating a near zone and/or a far zone of a well is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. (1) A tube that is permeable to a material is placed inside a wellbore, forming an annulus inside the wellbore. (2) A setting section surrounded by a sleeve is placed inside the tube. The sleeve is expandable and impermeable to the material. (3) The sleeve is inflated so that the sleeve is in contact with the tube, ensuring for a first zone of the tube is impermeable to the material, but leaving a second zone permeable to the material. (4) A treatment fluid is pumped to the zones that passes through the second zone still permeable to the material. (5) The near zone in the annulus and/or the far zone in the surrounding formation is treated with the treatment fluid. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260818 | Microwave-Based Downhole Activation Method For Wellbore Consolidation Applications - Disclosed is a method and a tool for wellbore strengthening during drilling. Selected chemicals are mixed with the drilling fluid but do not react with it. The chemicals concentrate in the filtercake. A tool, which comprises a microwave source, is used to trigger polymerisation or crosslinking reactions within the filtercake downhole. The polymerisation or crosslinking reactions results in a film or a gel that strengthens the wellbore. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260819 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIVERTING INJECTED FLUIDS TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED HYDROCARBON FLUID RECOVERY - The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods that may be used for enhanced oil recovery, for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations and for increasing the mobilization and/or recovery rate of hydrocarbon fluids present in the formations. The compositions may include, for example, expandable cross linked polymeric microparticles having an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 to about 5,000 microns and a cross linking agent content of from about 100 to about 200,000 ppm of hydrolytically labile silyl ester or silyl ether crosslinkers and from 0 to about 300 ppm of non-labile crosslinkers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260820 | BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON FLUIDS FROM A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR - The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods that may be used for enhanced oil recovery, for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations and for increasing the mobilization and/or recovery rate of hydrocarbon fluids present in the formations. The compositions may include, for example, expandable cross-linked polymeric microparticles having unexpanded volume average particle size diameters of from about 0.05 to about 5,000 microns and cross linking agent contents of from about 100 to about 200,000 ppm of labile cross linkers and from 0 to about 300 ppm of non-labile cross linkers, wherein the expandable polymeric monomers have a block copolymer structure comprising at least two different monomers having different chemical structures. | 2009-10-22 |
20090260821 | Method and Apparatus for Stimulating Wells with Propellants - The present invention relates to apparatus and methods to stimulate subterranean production and injection wells, such as oil and gas wells, utilizing rocket propellants. Rapid production of high-pressure gas from controlled combustion of a propellant, during initial ignition and subsequent combustion, together with proper positioning of the energy source in relation to geologic formations, can be used to establish and maintain increased formation porosity and flow conditions with respect to the pay zone. | 2009-10-22 |