47th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210363751 | A BUILDING ELEMENT - An elongated building element ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363752 | Linear drive louvered roof apparatus and control system - A new louver, and a louvered roof assembly having a plurality of these louvers is provided wherein the plurality of louvers. are movable within a frame between an open condition and a closed condition. The louvers, each having first and second ends, are pivotally coupled to the frame for rotation about an axis. A linear drive motor is coupled to a moveable arm bar to which each louver is connected by a pin which pin is attached at the pin's opposite end to a member disposed within the center of each respective louver. Single set and dual sets of louvers may be operated by a single linear drive actuator. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363753 | PREFABRICATED WALL PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM - A prefabricated wall panel defines a panel plane and a peripheral edge includes a plurality of material layers parallel to the panel plane and superimposed on one another, including a load-bearing layer made of reinforced cement, a protective layer distanced from the load-bearing layer, and a heat-insulating layer formed on a side of the load-bearing layer opposite to the protective layer. An air circulation gap is formed between two layers of the material layers so as to separate the two layers from each other. The air circulation gap is open on the entire peripheral edge. A plurality of spacer connectors extends in a direction transversal to the panel plane through the air circulation gap, each spacer connector having a first anchoring end fixed in the protective layer and a second anchoring end fixed in the load-bearing layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363754 | FACING BUILDING MEMBER - A facing building member, a method of forming a facing building member and a method of forming a cladding panel. The facing building member is usable with other building members in forming a cladding panel. The building member has a front face and a rear side, the rear side being profiled by cutting with a water jet so as to provide at least one mechanical key on the facing building member. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363755 | METAL PANEL ELECTRICAL BONDING CLIP - A clip for electrically bonding a pair of adjacently-disposed metal panels is disclosed. One embodiment entails such a clip ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363756 | Composite Shield Roofing System - Provided is a seamless composite roofing system for a gravel built up surface. The system includes a first fluid application flood coat of bentonite emulsion applied over a gravel built up surface at a rate of 15 gallons per 100 square feet and a second fluid application flood coat of bentonite emulsion applied at a rate of 10 gallons per 100 square feet. The second flood coat includes approximately 3 to 6 pounds of chopped reinforced fiberglass per 100 square feet, and is applied over the first flood coat after the first flood coat cures. A fiberglass reinforcement layer with approximately 3 to 6 pounds chopped reinforced fiberglass per 100 square feet is applied over an area surrounding any roof top penetrations, followed by an elastic trowel grade mastic layer. An asphalt primer is then applied over the second flood coat, followed by a reflective Energy Star Rated top coat. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363757 | IMPACT RESISTANT ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A hail resistant roofing system and method includes a roofing substrate such as a shingle or tile or membrane having an array of exposed upwardly projecting features. The features may rise to sharp points and may have side surfaces that are angled relative to the plane of the roofing substrate. The features are spaced and arranged so that a large hail stone capable of damaging the roofing substrate will always impact one or more of the exposed features. This can break up the hail stone into smaller benign pieces or can redirect the energy and direction of the hail stone so that the impact is absorbed without damage to the roofing substrate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363758 | BACKSPLASH INSTALLATION HARDWARE - Systems and method for supporting a cover material to a support material include a coupling device that includes an inner coupler and an outer coupler. The inner coupler and the outer coupler are separably joined. The inner coupler may be attached to the support material, and the outer coupler may be attached to the cover material. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363759 | Decorative Panel - The invention relates to decorative panel and a method for producing such panel. The panel according to the present invention comprises a core layer, and a decorative top layer attached to the upper core surface of said core layer. The panel further comprises at least one chamfer provided at at least one of said side edges, wherein the chamfer extends through at least part of the decorative top layer and/or through at least part of the core layer, and the panel comprises at least one coating layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363760 | PANEL FORMING - Building panels, especially laminated floor panels are shown, which are provided with a locking system and several core grooves at the rear side in order to save material and decrease weight. Building panels, each having a surface layer on a front side, a backing layer on a rear side and an intermediate core, wherein the intermediate core and the surface and the backing layer all comprise wood fibres and thermosetting resins, the building panels are provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge of a first building panel to an adjacent second edge of a second building panel. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363761 | HIDDEN FASTENER UNIT AND RELATED METHOD OF USE - A fastener unit and related method for securing a board to a support is provided. The fastener unit includes a spacer block, a grip element extending from the spacer block and configured to fit in and engage a groove of the board, and one or more board engagement elements extending from a portion of the spacer block. The board engagement elements can clamp the board, between an upper and/or lower surface of the board and a groove of the board, thereby securing the spacer block in a position adjacent the groove to establish a gap between the board and another board. Related methods of use also are provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363762 | FOAMED FLOOR WITH WOOD TEXTURE - The disclosure relates to a foamed floor with wood texture. It belongs to the technical field of co-extruded foam plate. It includes a foam matrix and a hard surface layer including (a) and (b); (a): a first exposed surface, a connecting substrate and a base layer formed by the first color resin; (b): a second exposed surface and a connecting substrate formed by the second color resin. The first exposed surface is composed of a plurality of exposed units, and the second exposed surface is composed of a plurality of sunken units. The exposed units and the sunken units are arranged alternately. A connecting unit is arranged between the adjacent exposed unit and the sunken unit, and it's composed of the connecting substrate and a connecting profile. The disclosure uses resin as a material, is based on two surface layers, and realizes the realistic effect of wood texture through some levels of expressions such as three-dimensional (depth of texture), color difference, brightness etc. It can also realize a variety of wood textures by adjusting the three-dimensional, chromatic aberration, and brightness. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363763 | Support Plate for Installing Tile - A support for installing facing materials such as ceramic tiles on a substrate such as floors, walls and ceilings wherein the support plate has a plurality of spaced apart recesses in the plate material, with the recesses being open at the top surface and have solid sidewalls and a base, and a plurality of slots in the non-recessed portions of the plate material extending through the top surface and bottom surface, the slots joining one or more adjacent recesses. The support plate of the invention is used for tile installations between the substrate and such tile. Thin-set mortar that is used to secure the tile to the support plate flows into the recesses and into the slots forming a continuous bond between the mortar and the adjacent slots providing for a strong bond between the support plate, mortar and the tiles. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363764 | LEVELLING SPACER DEVICE - A levelling spacer device for the laying of slab-shaped products for coating surfaces, including at least one base having a lower surface and an opposite upper surface defining a support plane for two slab-shaped products placed side by side, a spacer bridge perimetrically delimiting a through opening adapted to be crossed by a pressure wedge along a crossing direction, wherein the bridge has at least two legs placed side by side between each other along a flanking direction orthogonal to the crossing direction and each one projecting from a respective portion of the upper surface of the base, in a direction orthogonal thereto, wherein each leg of the bridge is frangibly connected to the respective base portion, and a crosspiece, which joins the top of the two legs along the flanking direction, wherein each leg has an inner sidewall and an opposite outer sidewall converging on each other. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363765 | LEVELER FOR TILES - Disclosed is a leveler to make coplanar the faces of two adjacent tiles (P) without using pincers or other tools. The leveler uses a disposable element and a wedge to be inserted in the disposable element, so as to push down the tiles and make them coplanar. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363766 | SPACER FOR INSTALLATION OF FLOORING SYSTEM - A spacing apparatus for creating a properly dimensioned gap during the installation of a flooring system, the spacing apparatus including a first element having a non-adjustable width (W) corresponding to an intended gap width, the first element extending in a first direction and joined to a projection element, the first direction and the projection element being generally perpendicular to each other, the projection element having a first portion having a non-adjustable width (T-1) corresponding to an intended gap width measured from a surface of the projection element in a direction parallel to the direction of the first element, the projection having a section portion having a non-adjustable width corresponding to a second intended expansion gap measured from a surface of the projection element in a direction parallel to the direction of the first element, wherein each of said intended gaps has a different width and wherein a gap is provided between a flooring plank and a vertical surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363767 | Modular Protective Room and Pass-Through Hatch for a Protective Room - A modular shelter for one or more persons, comprising
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20210363768 | DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR ABOVE-GROUND POOL AND ABOVE-GROUND POOL - A drainage device for an above-ground pool, and an above-ground pool including the drainage device are provided. The drainage device includes a drainage pipe, with inlet and outlet ends, and a drainage valve connected to the inlet end of the drainage pipe. The drainage valve includes a water inlet periphery, defining a water inlet in fluid communication with the inlet end of the drainage pipe, and a connecting member disposed circumferentially around the water inlet periphery. The connecting member is radially spaced apart from the water inlet periphery. The connecting member may be formed by injection molding around the water inlet periphery. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363769 | DEBRIS-FILTER MATERIALS PRINCIPALLY FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS - Debris filters for automatic swimming pool cleaners may be formed of metal, carbon fibers, or composites more rigid than soft nylon bags. In at least one version, the filter may be made of, or include, steel or stainless steel. Non-uniform sizes, densities, and/or shapes of openings in the filtration material may be created to provide different levels of filtration in a single device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363770 | ROBOTIC PARKING DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD - An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that can be positioned at points under the stacks. The alignment mechanism includes a series of belts moveable relative to each other and relative to the container, the belts acting to align a long axis of a vehicle with a long axis of the container in to which the vehicle is to be placed. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363771 | EDDY CURRENT DAMPER - An eddy current damper includes a magnet holding member, a first permanent magnet having a thickness (H1), a second permanent magnet having a thickness (H1), a conductive member, a ball nut, a screw shaft, and a copper layer having a thickness (H2). The second permanent magnet is adjacent to the first permanent magnets with a gap therebetween in the circumferential direction of the magnet holding member. The ball nut is fixed to the magnet holding member or the conductive member. The copper layer is fixed to the conductive member and is opposed to the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet with a gap therebetween. The thickness (H1) and the thickness (H2) satisfy, with respect to a distance (R1) between a central axis of the screw shaft and the center of gravity of the first permanent magnet: | 2021-11-25 |
20210363772 | FLOOD-RESISTANT BUILDING EQUIPPED WITH FLOOD BARRIER, AND RENOVATION METHOD - A flood-resistant building is equipped with a flood barrier which enables safe and long-term refuge during floods. In a site surrounding a building, a flood barrier is constructed which encloses nearly the entire periphery of the building. An opening sealing means is connected to an entrance hall and another section serving as an entrance and exit at normal times. The opening sealing means seals the openings of these sections in a watertight manner where the openings are sealed via the opening sealing means. The flood barrier is watertight and at least as tall as the inundation depth estimated to occur in a target area when flooding or storm surges arise. In order to enable long-term refuge, an emergency-use water receiving tank | 2021-11-25 |
20210363773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EATERY - A system and method for an eatery having at least one table element and at least one seating element with a moveable and accessible platform on which the at least one table element and at least one seating element are arranged. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363774 | TOWER ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINE COMPRISING THE TOWER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ERECTING A WIND TURBINE - A tower arrangement for a wind turbine, including: a guyed tower, cable foundations each including a through-hole, one or more stay cables, each stay cable being anchored at its first end at the tower and being anchored at its second end at one of the cable foundations, and one or more anchoring means for anchoring the second end of each stay cable at the respective cable foundation, wherein each stay cable is guided through a respective through-hole and anchored, with respect to its first end, behind the respective through-hole at its second end using the anchoring means is provided. By having the cable foundations comprising the through-holes, guiding the stay cables through the through-holes and anchoring them behind the through-holes, external connection means such as steel structures poured into the concrete foundation are not required. Thus, the anchoring of the stay cables at the cable foundations is simplified. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363775 | FOOTING SYSTEM - A method, system and support element for supporting a pole, mast or similar elongated element to a foundation. The pole, mast or similar elongated element comprises a wall which is substantially continuous. A plurality of discontinuities, such as eg. channels or recesses, are provided about the periphery of the pole. A plurality of the support members are positioned on the pole and adapted to extend between the pole and the foundation thereby transmitting force from the pole to the foundation. Each support member is adapted to extend between at least two of the discontinuities and engage the discontinuities over a predetermined axial length of the pole. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363776 | RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE MODULAR SHELTER SYSTEM - A purlin connection assembly including a purlin, a frame segment and a spring. The purlin has a protrusion that is receivable in a first end of a slot of the frame segment. The purlin is slidable to a smaller second end of the frame segment. Locking engagement is achieved in a direction parallel to the frame segment by a pair of push buttons projecting from the frame segment that flank the purlin when in the second end, and in a direction perpendicular to the frame segment by constraining of a flared head of the protrusion in an interior of the frame segment when in the second end. The push buttons are part of a spring compressingly disposed in the interior of the frame segment, wherein the first button and the second button are biased to extend outwardly through button holes of the frame segment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363777 | Fence Trim Guard with Lights - The device is comprised of two panels in the shape of “L”s that are interwoven with each other when they are placed on the sides of a fence. The device is secured to the ground through a series of holes for that purpose. Additionally, an expander has been placed on the section of the device, both vertical and horizontal, to address the issue of uneven terrain. A row of embedded lights is installed in each of the horizontal panels to provide additional illumination. Alternatively, a series of embedded wires may be installed in the horizontal panels that rest on the ground to provide a small (but not deadly) shock to prevent animals from entering the yard or preventing a family pet from leaving the yard. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363778 | Decorative Concrete Fence - The present invention relates to pieces of street furniture, items for garden and park construction, and items for landscape design. The invention is used for improvement purposes as an addition to a building on a plot, and for decorating and delimiting the premises of a residential structure and of public places, as well as of parks and gardens, etc. The present decorative fence is made of reinforced concrete. The advantage of the claimed decorative fence consists in the fact that, having used multilayer casting during the production of said fence, the structure has been fundamentally changed, wherein a decorative face part is separate from a load-bearing part in the form of a beam, as a result of which a cast-in-place structure is produced which has a more natural and original appearance. Additionally, several fence elements have been improved using separate parts. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363779 | ADJUSTABLE AND CONFIGURABLE BENT DOOR PULL - An adjustable bent door pull to be installed on a first surface of a door, the adjustable door pull including a bent grip to facilitate gripping thereof, the bent grip including a main portion, and a bent portion angularly disposed on at least a portion of the main portion to extend away from the main portion with respect to a lateral direction, and at least one detachable standoff removably connected to the bent grip to allow the bent grip to be attached to the first surface of the door, the at least one detachable standoff including an attachment portion comprising an aperture to receive the bent grip therein, a clamp portion disposed on a first end of the attachment portion to control movement of the bent grip through the aperture, an offset portion disposed on a second end of the attachment portion to extend away from the attachment portion in a first direction, and a protruding portion to extend away from the offset portion in a second direction different from the first direction to connect to the first surface of the door. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363780 | REMOVABLE MAGNETIC DOOR HANDLE - A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a support structure including upper and lower supports attached to the access panel, each of the upper and lower supports comprising a top face and a bottom face; a handle for selectively engaging with the support structure, the handle comprising a grip portion and upper and lower flanges extending perpendicularly from the grip portion, each of the upper and lower flanges comprising a top face; and a retention mechanism for retaining the handle in contact with the support structure with a combination of magnetic and mechanical force. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363781 | TWO POSITION DOOR HANDLE WITH PUSH-PUSH MECHANISM - A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a support structure attached to the access panel; a handle engaging with the support structure, the handle comprising a grip portion and upper and lower flanges extending perpendicularly from the grip portion; and a retention/extension mechanism for retaining the handle in a first position and for transitioning the handle to a second position after pressure is applied to and subsequently released from the handle. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363782 | UTILITY DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a center body portion; first and second handles rotatably connected to the center body portion such that the handles are rotatable toward each other to a first position and away from each other to a second position; and a gear assembly for connecting the first and second handles to the center body portion. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363783 | Lock - A lock, adapted for being assembled on a door panel, is provided. The door sheet has an assembling hole and a latch slot connected and communicated with the assembling hole. The lock includes a latch assembly, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The latch assembly is assembled in the latch slot and extended into the assembling hole. The first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism are assembled in the assembling hole from the two sides thereof respectively to automatically position and affix the latch assembly. Because the latch assembly can be to led to move and positioned in the latch slot and the assembling hole by the first locking mechanism and no screw or other tool are required for fastening in the entire process of the assembling, the present invention is therefore easy and convenient to assemble. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363784 | A LOCK UNIT - The invention concerns a lock unit, comprising a lock assembly having a locking element and a drive receiving portion operatively associated with the locking element and a drive unit connected to the lock assembly, the drive unit having a motor and being configured to move the locking element of the lock assembly from a locked position to an unlocked position, the drive unit including a driving element that interfaces with the drive receiving portion of the lock assembly to move the locking element from the locked position to the unlocked position, wherein the drive unit is selectively separable from the lock assembly. The invention facilitates fitment of the lock assembly in position, provides a more compact and secure solution, and assists in regard to maintenance. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363785 | ASSEMBLY FOR EXIT DEVICE - A motorized latch retraction system for transitioning a latch of an exit device from a latched position to an unlatched position is provided. The motorized latch retraction system includes a lock indicator indicating the latched or unlatched position of the latch and a floating motor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363786 | DOOR-LOCKING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SAFETY MODULE - A door-locking device for a household appliance, such as a washing machine, a dishwasher and the like, of the type having a door, with a lug, wherein the door-locking device comprises a slider arranged so as to assume a disengagement and an engagement position with the lug of the household appliance door, a detection and safety module. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363787 | LADDER LATCH - A lock includes a pair of spaced apart parallel bolts connected by a plate extending between the bolts. A slot, formed in a hinged structure, such as a gate, extends from a free edge of the structure (an edge opposite a hinged edge) to an end point at a determined distance from the free edge. The plate is received in the slot. Each bolt is located on an opposite side of the hinged structure, when the plate is received in the slot. The slot defines a range of sliding motion of the plate and bolts. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363788 | SECURITY APPARATUS FOR THE FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device comprises a support and a guide positioned within the support and defining a plurality of surface features. At least two holders are partially positioned between the guide and the support and define a plurality of complimentary surface features. A lock assembly is configured move between an unlocked state and a locked state. In an unlocked state, the at least two holders are enabled to move in a first direction that is away from the support and in an opposing second direction to move the at least two holders towards the support. In a locked state, the lock assembly moves the guide to clamp the at least two holders between the guide and the support to engage the surface features of the guide with those of the holders and inhibit movement of the at least two holders in the first direction. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363789 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A control arrangement for a motor vehicle door supplied with electrical power from a motor vehicle on-board network and including a lock with an electric opening drive for the motorized opening of the motor vehicle lock. The control arrangement has a door control unit for controlling the opening drive and changes from a normal operating mode to an emergency operating mode in response to a predetermined emergency situation. The control arrangement has a power transmission unit, configured to, responsive to the door control unit changing from the normal operating mode to the emergency operating mode, wirelessly receive electric power from a first mobile device and provide the electric power to the door control unit so that the opening drive opens the lock. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363790 | LOCK DEVICE - A lock device includes a latch configured to rotate between a full latch position and an unlatch position, a pawl configured to rotate between a hook position and a retracted position, an open lever configured to rotate the pawl to the retracted position, and a drive lever including an open lever pushing portion. When rotated in a first direction, the open lever pushing portion rotates the open lever in an open direction. During an open action, the open lever pushing portion rotates in the first direction while rotating the open lever in the open direction at least until the latch starts an unlatch action, and rotates in the first direction without rotating the open lever in the open direction after the latch starts the unlatch action. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363791 | INTEGRATED DOOR HANDLE WITH HINGED ACCESS COVER - A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a handle connected to a support structure integrated into and covered by a skin of the access panel, the handle comprising a grip portion and upper and lower flanges extending perpendicularly from the grip portion and having first ends connected to the grip portion and second ends connected to the support structure; and a cover disposed over an opening in the access panel skin and selectively transitionable between a closed position and an open position, the opening situated relative to the handle such that the handle is concealed when the cover is in a closed position and accessible via the opening when the cover is in an open position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363792 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A door handle assembly for a vehicle door includes a handle mounted on a housing and arranged flush with the outer contour of the vehicle door in a non-use position and designed to be movable by a user into an actuation position in order to be actuated, a lever element, a first lever end of which is rotatably attached to a lever rotational axis mounted on the housing and a second lever end of which is connected to a first longitudinal end of the handle, and a motor-driven actuating element which rotates the lever element about the lever rotational axis and thereby moves the handle out of the non-use position into the actuation position. A lever mechanism is mounted on the housing in a rotatable manner about a rotational axis. A second longitudinal end of the handle is movably secured to the housing via the lever mechanism. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363793 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A door handle assembly for a vehicle door includes a handle mounted on a handle housing, a lever element, and a lever mechanism which is rotatably mounted on the handle housing. A longitudinal end of the handle is movably secured to the handle housing via the lever mechanism, and the lever element is coupled to the lever mechanism to transmit a movement such that when the handle is moved out of the non-use position into the actuation position the lever element rotates simultaneously about a lever rotational axis and a rotational axis. The lever element extends a longitudinal end of the handle out of the outer contour when rotation about the lever rotational axis begins, and the lever mechanism extends the other longitudinal end of the handle out of the outer contour when rotation about the rotational axis begins after a dead center of the handle lever is exceeded. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363794 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A door handle assembly for a vehicle door includes a handle which is mounted on a handle housing, a lever element, a motor-driven actuating element which rotates the lever element during normal operation of the door handle assembly and moves the handle out of the non-use position into an actuated position, and a lever mechanism. During an emergency operation, in the event of a malfunction of the actuating element, the handle is movable into an emergency handling position in which a first longitudinal end of the handle is moved towards the handle housing and a second longitudinal end of the handle is moved away from the handle housing. The lever mechanism includes a holding element which allows a movement of the first longitudinal end of the handle relative to a second end of the lever element and a movement of the second longitudinal end of the handle away from the handle housing. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363795 | DOOR HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door handle device for a vehicle includes a handle base, a first link and a second link and an operation handle connected to the first link and the second link and to be driven from an initial position to a use position. The operation handle is manually operable to a latch operation position beyond the use position. The second link includes an end holding spring to apply an urging force to hold a rotation center of the second link and the operation handle at an initial end position. The handle base includes a latch release lever to be driven by the second link with a movement of the operation handle from the use position to the latch operation position and to transmit a latch release operation force to a door latch device fixed to the door. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363796 | VEHICULAR DOOR OUTER HANDLE DEVICE - In a vehicular door outer handle device, when a handle base, to which a handle lever that is interlocked with and connected to a connecting arm portion of an outer handle is assembled, is assembled to a vehicle door, insertion of the handle lever into an opening of the vehicle door is allowed when the handle lever is in an operating position. In the vehicle door outer handle device, a state of holding the handle lever in the operating position is reliably maintained so that the handle lever is placed in the operating position. A return spring | 2021-11-25 |
20210363797 | Interlock for Enclosures - An interlock for an enclosure can include a primary interlock activator that translates a rod assembly upon movement of a primary door of the enclosure and a secondary interlock activator. The secondary interlock activator can be configured to be one of translated or rotated relative to the enclosure, by the rod assembly, to move a latch hook of the secondary interlock activator between engaged and disengaged positions. The secondary interlock activator can be configured to be placed in the engaged position by the translation of the rod assembly, when the primary door is closed, to prevent the secondary door from being opened. The primary interlock activator can be configured to be placed in the disengaged position by the translation of the rod assembly, when the primary door is open, to allow the secondary door to be opened. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363798 | FOOT OPERATED LAVATORY DOOR ACTUATION AND DE-ACTUATION - A door system comprises a door, the door including a latch assembly configured to latch the door to a door frame to maintain the door in a closed position and to unlatch to allow the door to open to an opened position. A foot pedal is operatively connected to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation by a user's foot. In certain embodiments, a handle can be operatively connected to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation a user. The door system further includes the door frame and set of hinges operatively connecting the door to the door frame. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363799 | SELF-LOCKING LOCK DEVICE WITH MULTIPOINT LOCK DRIVE - A self-locking lock device has a main latch element which automatically moves into a locking position when the activation is on the closing plate side. The main latch element comprises a drive element for a multipoint lock, which drives at least two additional latch elements of at least one additional latch device at a spatial distance from the main latch element. The drive element is connected to a drive device for at least one additional latch element. The drive device comprises a first drive part and a second drive part. The drive element interacts with the first drive part for a first additional latch element and with the second drive part for a second additional latch element. A movement of the first drive part and of the second drive part is synchronized with a movement of the main latch element. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363800 | ASSEMBLY FIXTURE HAVING A PIVOT PIN - An apparatus is provided for an assembly fixture for positioning a component having a pivot pin including a rigid member, a fixed positioning pin affixed to a first point on the rigid member for insertion in a first locating hole in an assembly, a component restraint affixed to a second point on the rigid member for applying a force to the component for retaining the component in a fixed position and orientation with respect to the assembly fixture, and a pivot positioning pin coupled to a third point on the rigid member by a flexible mounting assembly, the flexible mounting assembly facilitating a linear movement of the pivot positioning pin along a linear path. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363801 | Door Lock And Control Circuit For The Door Lock - The present application relates to a door lock and a control circuit thereof. The door lock includes a switch means, a switch driving means capable of opening the switch means, and a driving slider. The driving slider is capable of driving the switch driving means. The driving slider is capable of being driven by a door hook. The switch driving means (that is, a swing lever) and a lock pin are capable of jointly controlling opening of the switch means. The switch driving means (that is, the swing lever) is driven by a mechanical structure (that is, the driving slider), and the lock pin can be driven by an electronic signal and a circuit structure (for example, a second current loop), thereby improving the sensitivity and reliability in disconnecting the power supply under abnormal working conditions. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363802 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR - The present invention relates to a Door-locking device ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363803 | ASSEMBLY FOR GUIDING AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE FURNITURE DOOR - An assembly includes a longitudinal rail oriented substantially parallel to a closing plane, in which the a movable furniture door is arranged in the closing position, and a transverse rail arranged transversely to the longitudinal rail. The transverse rail can be arranged substantially parallel to a depth direction of a side space of a stationary furniture part. A fastening device can fasten the longitudinal rail and/or transverse rail to the stationary furniture part. The fastening device has an adjustment device for adjusting the longitudinal rail and/or transverse rail to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the transverse rail relative to the stationary furniture part. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363804 | PIVOT HINGE - A pivot hinge includes a spring housing with a central tube, a spring assembly, an upper mounting plate, and a lower mounting plate. The bottom end includes a knurled outer surface. A stop cam is positioned about the knurled outer surface and has an inner surface that conform to the knurled outer surface so that it may be positioned in a plurality of rotatable positions relative to the central tube. The stop cam also has an exterior surface which includes a detent. The different rotational positions of the stop cam upon the knurled outer surface changes the relative position of the detent in relationship to the central tube. A cam follower assembly is coupled to the lower mounting plate and has a cam follower plate with a cam follower that rides upon the stop cam and engages the detent recess to hold the door in an open position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363805 | PIVOT HINGE - A pivot hinge includes a spring housing with a central tube, a spring assembly, an upper mounting plate, and a lower mounting plate. A pivot pin is positioned within the central tube and is coupled to a torsion spring. A top end of the pivot pin is received within a central channel of a spring bushing. The spring bushing has a cylindrical main portion and a undulating ridge forming three radially positioned high areas or tongues and three radially positioned low areas, troughs or grooves. The grooves are configured to receive or mesh with interior steps in the central tube to prevent relative rotation between the spring bushing and the central tube Each tongue also includes a spring mounting recess therein. The top end of the cylindrical main portion extends through and is journalled within the top opening of the central tube. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363806 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A MOVABLE BARRIER SYSTEM - A safety device ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363807 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD - A vehicle component has a sensor device and a controllable damper device for damping a movable door. The sensor device includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic parameter for an obstacle in a movement area of the door. The damper device can be actuated in a manner which is dependent on the parameter. A monitoring device is provided which, in order to detect a characteristic parameter for a manipulation of the vehicle, for example damage of a vehicle exterior shell or removal of a vehicle interior compartment, is operatively connected to the sensor device, in order for the latter to be interrogated. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363808 | BODYWORK PART WITH INTEGRATED ANTI-PINCHING SYSTEM - A bodywork part for a motor vehicle is provided. The bodywork part includes a main body made from a plastic material and an anti-pinching system. The latter comprises a capacitive sensor comprising at least a first conductive wire integrated into the thickness of the main body by welding, said capacitive sensor being able to detect the presence of an object or a hand of a user in said peripheral zone. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363809 | SLIDING DOOR FOR VEHICLE - A sliding door for a vehicle, which is applicable to a door portion to which a straight rail is difficult to be applied, may include a door rail mounted in a door which is configured to be closed to a vehicle body in a vertical direction of the vehicle; a vehicle body rail mounted in the vehicle body to which the door is configured to be closed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a moving arm having one end portion which is movably coupled along the door rail in the vertical direction to open or close the door in a transverse of the vehicle body during moving, and the other end portion which is movably coupled along the vehicle body rail in a longitudinal direction to allow the door to be slidingly moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body during moving. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363810 | VEHICULAR OPENING/CLOSING BODY CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is a vehicular opening/closing body control device including: a positional information acquisition; a storage part; and a motor control part. The motor control part includes: a drive start part that operates the motor based on the positional information so that the opening/closing body in a stopped state is moved; and a drive part that performs feedback control of the motor based on the positional information and the target value so that the movement speed of the opening/closing body which has been started to move by the drive start part reaches the target value. The drive start part generates a first output in the motor when the opening/closing body is at a first position, and generates a second output smaller that the first output in the motor when the opening/closing body is at a second position closer to a fully closed position than the first position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363811 | LAVATORY DOORS USING TOUCHLESS ACTUATION AND DE-ACTUATION MECHANISM - A system comprises a door including a latch assembly configured to latch the door to a doorframe in a closed position of the door. An latch actuator is operatively connected to the latch assembly to drive the latch assembly to latch and unlatch the door. A exterior touchless sensor operatively connected to the actuator to cause the actuator to unlatch the latch assembly upon receipt of touchless input from a user. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363812 | Aerogel Mosaic-based Window System - A mosaic-style design aerogel window system having two panes of translucent material assembled parallel to each other in a frame to form a window panel is disclosed. A variety of aerogel monoliths of various colors are assembled in a layer between the two panes of translucent material such that edges of adjacent aerogel monoliths mate with each other. Aerogel monoliths are prepared from a plurality of cut or molded shapes of aerogel monoliths, each having at least one dimension of ¼ inch or greater. At least some of the plurality of aerogel monoliths have dyes or salts incorporated into a precursor recipe to impart color to the colored aerogel monoliths. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363813 | AUTOMATED SPACER PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention provides automated spacer processing systems and methods. The systems and methods involve at least one robot arm that is configured to process spacers for multiple-pane insulating glazing units. In some embodiments, the systems also include an insulating glazing unit assembly line and a spacer conveyor system. Additionally or alternatively, the systems may include a sealant applicator. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363814 | DOOR MODULE - The present invention relates to door modules comprising at least one single-layer, continuous fiber-reinforced semifinished fiber matrix product which is obtained by impregnating semifinished fiber products with at least one thermoplastic, and to the use thereof in vehicles or in buildings. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363815 | CONNECTING METHOD - A method of connecting hollow elongate members | 2021-11-25 |
20210363816 | Secure Package Door Casing - A structured casing built within an exterior door in an exterior doorway wherein the casing comprises of an access tray with a handle located on the exterior front, an inner tray flap located on the inside of the enclosed casing that are connected to one another by an assembled bracket system, an access door with a handle and a locking device located on the interior back, opposing interior and exterior side panels, an interior and exterior casing top, and a casing bottom. Opening the access tray sets the assembled bracket system in motion causing the inner tray flap to position at a 90 degree angle, flush with the base of the access tray forming a flat surface within the casing to serve as a package receiving space. Closing the access tray further sets the assembled bracket system in motion causing the inner tray flap to return to its starting position releasing the package to the bottom of the enclosed casing where the package can then be retrieved by unlocking and opening the access door from inside a home or building. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363817 | CORD DRIVE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A covering for architectural openings includes a cord drive with a pulley that is supported by a bearing surface which lies in the plane of the cord. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363818 | COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS OF OPERATION, AND MANUFACTURE - A covering for an architectural feature having generally horizontal vane elements extending between generally inner and outer vertical support members that can adjust and control the amount and quality of light transmitted through the covering is described. In one embodiment, the covering has elongate tapes as vertical support members that have a width substantially less than the length of the vane elements, and adjacent inner and adjacent outer elongate tapes are separated by a distance. In one embodiment, the vane elements are multi-layered, cellular vanes. The elongated multilayered vanes may include elongate stiffeners that may be associated with, coupled to, and or inserted within pockets formed in, the multilayered vanes. Also disclosed is a method of operation and manufacture. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363819 | ANGLED COUPLER FOR ROLLED MATERIAL - The present disclosure relates to an angled coupler for coupling a first shaft of a first roller assembly to a second shaft of a second roller assembly. The angled coupler may comprise a surface coupling assembly. The surface coupling assembly may include a top bracket and at least one vertical bracket. The at least one vertical bracket may be pivotably coupled to the top bracket and pivotable about a first axis. The angled coupler may further include a roller coupling assembly coupled to the surface coupling assembly. The roller coupling assembly may include a drive assembly configured to be coupled to at least one of the first shaft of the first roller assembly and the second shaft of the first roller assembly. The at least one of the first shaft and the second shaft may be configured to be pivotable about a second axis relative to the drive assembly, the first axis and the second axis being co-axial. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363820 | PRE-WINDING A MOTORIZED ROLLER SHADE - Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein for pre-winding a motorized roller shade. The motorized roller shade may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube of the roller shade may be slid to an extended position. A configuration procedure may be determined to have been initiated. The flexible material may be secured, for example, to prevent the flexible material from unrolling. The roller tube may be wound a predetermined number of rotations with the flexible material and a hembar of the roller shade secured, for example, to prevent the flexible material from being raised or lowered. Winding the roller tube may include pre-winding a spring that is coupled to the roller tube. The flexible material may be unsecured when the roller tube has been pre-wound. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363821 | CURTAIN HANGING ASSEMBLY - A curtain hanging assembly that consists of a curtain assembly able to effect horizontal opening and closing of curtains, and includes two elastic motor units provided with elastic feedback. Interactive dynamics between the two elastic motor units, through linear linkage, respectively cause torque forces produced to be in mutual opposition, enabling the let down area of the curtains to be naturally fixed at any height position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363822 | BATTERY-OPERATED WINDOW TREATMENT - A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube may be operable between an operating position and an extended position. The extended position may include one or more ends of the roller tube being accessible while still attached to the mounting brackets. At least one of the mounting brackets may include a stationary portion, a sliding portion, and/or a translating portion. The translating portion and/or the sliding portion may be configured to translate the roller tube between the operating position and the extended position. The translating portion may define an attachment member and include an attachment aperture. The end of the roller tube may be accessible via the attachment aperture when the roller tube is in the extended position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363823 | AUXILIARY STEP PLATFORM FOR LADDER - An auxiliary platform for a ladder step. The auxiliary platform may include a substantially rectangular and horizontally oriented platform with a platform front negative edge and a platform rear edge hem. The auxiliary platform may further include a substantially flat front surface with a front surface flanged rearward-extending edge, the front surface flanged from the platform front negative edge. Additionally, the auxiliary platform a bracing surface flanged from and extended downward from the platform rear edge hem and oriented substantially parallel to the front surface, and a biasing member removably connected to the bracing surface. When the platform is placed on the ladder step and the biasing member biased against the ladder step and the bracing surface to secure the auxiliary platform to the ladder step. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363824 | Ladder Docking Device - A ladder docking device including a ladder securement device and a pair of handrails is provided. The ladder securement device secures a ladder in an assigned location so that using the ladder while carrying tools and equipment up the ladder becomes safer and more secure. Specifically, the ladder securement device captures one of the ladder rungs to help avoid the ladder bottom from slipping on unstable or slippery surfaces and from sliding off sideways. Handrails of the ladder docking device provide a safe transition when stepping off the ladder or stepping down from the roof. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363825 | Sealing System For Downhole Tool - A bearing assembly having independently rotatable concentric inner and outer tubes. A bearing chamber containing multiple bearings is disposed between the tubes, allowing thrust but not rotation to be transferred between them. The bearing chamber is sealed from the inside of the inner tube. To prevent high pressure fluid from leaking from the inner tube to an exterior of the tool through the bearing chamber, damaging components, a flow path is formed. An annular piston responds to high pressure within the bearing chamber and the inner tube, opening a flow path from the inner tube to the environment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363826 | System and Method for a Radial Support in a Stator Housing - A system for providing support in a downhole motor, the system includes a stator housing including an end, a stator contour within the stator housing, a rotor including a rotor end and lobes configured to engage with the stator contour to eccentrically rotate the rotor, and a radial support extending from the stator contour toward the end of the stator housing, and positioned radially between the rotor end of the rotor and the stator housing to support the rotor and decrease an amount of eccentric rotation of the rotor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363827 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING DEVICE CUSTOMIZATION - A method for customizing non-destructive testing is provided and includes receiving, by a non-destructive testing (NDT) device, a stock application. The method further includes the device performing a stock NDT function in response to execution of the stock application. The stock NDT function can include a first device manipulation, a first NDT data acquisition by a device sensor, a first analysis employing data acquired by the first NDT data acquisition, or a first NDT output. The method additionally includes the device receiving a custom application after receipt of the stock application. The method also includes the device performing a custom NDT function, different from the stock NDT functions, and including at least one of a second device manipulation, a second NDT data acquisition by a sensor of the device, a second analysis employing data acquired by the second NDT data acquisition, or a second NDT output. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363828 | Downhole Controller Assisted Drilling Of A Constant Curvature In A Borehole - A method for controlling a rotary steerable system (RSS) may comprise disposing the RSS into a borehole, storing a curvature for the borehole into an information handling system, storing one or more steering commands in the information handling system, taking a first attitude measurement at a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on the RSS at a first location in the borehole, and calculating a first relative attitude from the first attitude measurement at the first sensor and the second sensor. The method may further comprise taking a second attitude measurement at the first sensor and the second sensor disposed on the RSS at the second location in the borehole, calculating a second relative attitude from the second attitude measurement at the first sensor and the second sensor, and comparing the first relative attitude to the second relative attitude to find a difference. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363829 | Real-Time Fault Diagnostics And Decision Support System For Rotary Steerable System - A method and system for a rotary steerable system (RSS). The method may comprise disposing the RSS into a borehole, identifying a failure from the one or more tracking measurements, the mechanical operation of the RSS, or the one or more sensors from a diagnostic review. Additionally, the method may further comprise flagging the failure with a failure code and reporting the failure and its mitigation actions to personnel in real time. The system may comprise one or more sensors configured to measure a location the RSS in a formation from one or more tracking measurements and monitor a mechanical operation of the RSS. The system may further comprise an information handling system. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363830 | ISOLATED LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR DRILL BITS - An isolated lubrication system for a drill bit is disclosed. The system comprises a body having a cutting arm with a journal and a rotary cutter mounted on the journal. The system also comprises a reservoir in a body to contain a fluid lubricant that isolated from communication outside the body. The system also comprises multiple conduits in communication with the reservoir and with respect to each other. The multiple conduits facilitate lubrication between the journal and the rotary cutter, including the bearings, by means of a gravitational force and/or a centrifugal force acting of the fluid lubricant. Further, the system comprises a sealing system. The sealing system includes a sealing cap provided to the reservoir, a seal provided between the journal and the rotary cutter, and a stepped passageway provided in a clearance between the rotary cutter and a cutting arm of the body. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363831 | System and Method for A Drill Bit - An open drill bid and system for using is disclosed. The open drill bit has an upstream end and a downstream end. A downstream face is located on the downstream end. A single central opening located on a downstream face of a drill bit extends through to the upstream end. The drill bit has at least two blades attached to the drill bit. At least a portion of the blades are located downstream of the downstream face. The central opening allows for the drill bit to be used at lower pressures without plugging. Thus, the drill bit can be used for water well drilling which is typically at a lower pressure. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363832 | SELECTABLE HOLE TRIMMER AND METHODS THEREOF - This disclosure presents a downhole device configured as a selectable hole trimmer. The selectable hole trimmer comprises an upper sleeve affixed inside a body via a stop. A charge sleeve is slidable inside the upper sleeve to provide a pressure to a pressurized volume. A catch sleeve is slidable inside the charge sleeve to align a bypsss port and a return port with a drilling mud volume. An actuator is fluidly connected to the pressurized volume via a port. The actuator is configured to provide a pressure to a selectable hole cutter of the body via an actuation port in the transfer sleeve and actuate the selectable hole cutter piston of the selectable hole cutter to move relative to the body, wherein the cutter piston comprises one or more cutters. A manual controller configured to operate the actuator in response to a dropped activation ball. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363833 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING DRILL BIT WEAR - A system for improving drill bit performance, comprising processors and memory storing instructions to obtain a wear report for a drill bit, wherein the wear report includes wear characteristics of the drill bit and drill operating parameters under which the drill bit was used; compare the wear characteristics of the drill bit to a threshold for acceptable drill bit wear; and adjust drill operating parameters based on the wear characteristics of the drill bit. The instructions to obtain the wear report for the drill bit include instructions to analyze images of the drill bit to identify wear characteristics; identify wear patterns based on the wear characteristics of the drill bit; identify probable drilling conditions based on the wear patterns; and generate the wear report for the drill bit based on the images of the drill bit, the wear characteristics of the drill bit, and the probable drilling conditions. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363834 | UNIVERSAL COUPLING SYSTEM FOR A DRILL STRING - A universal coupling system for a drill string is provided. The system comprises a double wedge box having a first box connection opposite a second box connection. The system also comprises a first double wedge and a second double wedge each releasably coupled to the double wedge box and each having a first wedge protrusion offset from a second wedge protrusion. The first wedge protrusion of each of the first double wedge and the second double wedge are received in the first box connection and the second box connection, respectively. The system also includes a first adaptor and a second adaptor each having a box connection opposite a pin connection. Each box connection of the first adaptor and the second adaptor receives the second wedge protrusion of each of the first and the second double wedges. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363835 | Composite Shock Absorber for Polycrystalline Diamond Compact Bit - The invention relates to a composite shock absorber for a polycrystalline diamond compact bit, comprising a drilling tool body having a water inlet, an impact body having a water outlet and forming a shock absorption cavity, a disc spring group having an annular pressing sleeve, a cylindrical torsion bar spring which has an external thread and a spline, is connected to the drilling tool body through threads and extended into an impactor and connected thereto through the spline, and the annular pressing sleeve, wherein bit vibration impact force is transmitted therebetween through a torsion transmission joint, and a bearing group is arranged between the lower end surface of the annular pressing sleeve and an annular step of the impact body. The composite shock absorber can weaken damage of the slippage effect to polycrystalline diamond compact cutting teeth, absorb axial vibration from a drill stem and prolong the service life of the bit. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363836 | Method to Attain Full Annular Coverage During Cementing or Mud Circulation - Methods and systems are directed to the uniform distribution of a fluid through an annulus between a pipe and a wellbore wall, primarily when there is a preferential flow in one side of the annulus relative to another side of the annulus. Generally, the methods and systems involve introducing a first agent into the annulus, wherein the first agent is configured to cause swelling of a cladding on the exterior of the section of the pipe. The swelling reduces flow in the annulus on the side of the pipe with preferential flow so as to reduce the preferential flow on that side of the pipe. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363837 | OFFSHORE DRILLING RIG ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - Well centre assembly for an offshore drilling rig and associated method. There is described a well centre assembly | 2021-11-25 |
20210363838 | TORQUE WRENCH - A system with a wrench coupled to a rig floor, and the wrench can include a plurality of grippers, a linkage mechanism that couples the plurality of grippers together, and a plurality of actuators coupled to the linkage mechanism, with the plurality of actuators used to apply a force to the linkage mechanism in opposite directions, and with the linkage mechanism configured to evenly distribute the force between the plurality of grippers. The wrench can support a torque wrench or a backup tong of an iron roughneck. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363839 | SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM LIQUIDS IN A DRILLING FLUID - A drilling fluid shaker screen system includes a screen assembly that includes a screen including a plurality of screen sections. A first screen section includes a first screen mesh size and a second screen section includes a second screen mesh size different than the first screen mesh size. The drilling fluid shaker screen system further includes a rotation assembly mounted to the screen assembly. The rotation assembly includes one or more rollers moveable to rotate the screen assembly about an axis of rotation. The drilling fluid shaker screen system further includes a motor assembly coupled to the screen assembly and configured to vibrate the screen assembly. A housing includes a cuttings outlet that is fluidly coupled to a cuttings inlet formed in the screen and a liquid outlet separate from the cuttings outlet that is fluidly coupled to the plurality of screen sections. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363840 | RETRIEVABLE SETTING TOOL FOR WELL PLUGS - The present disclosure relates to a well plug setting tool having a retrievable dog assembly, which replaces a mule shoe structure used in a state-of-the-art setting tool. The well plug setting tool according to the present disclosure reduces the amount of drillable or dissolvable material used for setting well plugs. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363841 | Systems and Methods for Bonding a Downhole Tool to a Borehole Tubular - A method for bonding a first downhole tool to a borehole tubular. The method may include applying solder particles, each particle having an outer shell and a core of liquid metal, to at least one of a surface of the first downhole tool or a surface of the borehole tubular. The method may also include rupturing the shells of the solder particles to release the liquid metal cores. The method may further include bonding the first downhole tool to the borehole tubular by allowing the released liquid metal core to solidify. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363842 | CASING EXIT ANCHOR WITH REDUNDANT ACTIVATION SYSTEM - A method of activating an anchor supported by a tubular in a wellbore having a casing tubular. The method includes introducing an activation force to an anchor setting system to release a biasing element arranged in a slip supported by a housing of the anchor. The biasing element is preloaded by a tensioning member arranged in an internal chamber of the anchor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELL TUBULAR FLOTATION - A wellbore tubular flotation device comprises a housing having a locking element disposed thereon. The housing is shaped to move through an interior of a wellbore tubular segment. The locking element is shaped to engage the interior of the wellbore tubular segment. The locking element comprises a locking mechanism configured to urge the locking element into contact with the interior of the wellbore tubular. A burst disk is engaged with the housing and is shaped to close the tubular segment to fluid flow. A release mechanism is configured to reverse the urging of the locking mechanism when a release tool is moved through the housing. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363844 | METHODS AND TOOLS TO DEPLOY DOWNHOLE ELEMENTS - The embodiments include methods and tools to activate downhole apparatuses. In one embodiment, a hydrostatic pressure intensifier includes a housing having at least two different internal cross-sectional surface areas. The housing includes a device mounted on the housing and operable to actuate in response to being subject to a threshold amount of pressure. The housing also includes a first piston housed in a first chamber of the housing, where the first piston has a first cross-sectional area and a first stroke length, and a second piston housed in a second chamber of the housing, where the second piston has a second cross-sectional area and a second stroke length, and where the first cross-sectional area is greater than the second cross-sectional area. The hydrostatic pressure intensifier also includes a fluid flow restrictor that restricts fluid flow through the valve to control an amount of pressure applied by the first piston. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363845 | Systems and Methods for Bonding a Downhole Tool to a Surface within the Borehole - An assembly for use in a downhole tool. The assembly may include a body that includes a chamber with a solder suspension contained therein, the solder suspension comprising solder particles, each solder particle comprising an outer shell and a liquid metal core that is exposed and solidifies upon rupture of the outer shell. The assembly may also include a port that allows fluid flow between the chamber and an area outside of the chamber. The assembly may further include a plunger actuatable to apply a force to create a pressure to the solder suspension within the chamber to eject the solder suspension from the port at a velocity to rupture the outer shells of the particles upon contact with a surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363846 | INTEGRATED MILLING AND PRODUCTION DEVICE - An integrated milling and production device. The device includes a production housing, a connector, a motor, and a milling bit. The production housing has a central bore with at least one flapper valve pivotally disposed therein and an actuator. Upon completion of milling operations, the connector may be disengaged from the production housing. The production housing may be repositioned in the well. Activation of the actuator permanently opens the flapper valve to permit the flow of production up the production housing to the well surface. The actuator may be a piston. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363847 | TORSIONAL OSCIALLATION CONTROL TOOL GENERATING HIGH-AMPLITUDE AT VARIABLE FREQUENCIES - A lateral oscillation tool for using in a drill string performing a drilling operation includes a fluid driven, positive displacement motor and a rotating mandrel coupled to the positive displacement motor. At least one unbalanced mass is coupled to the rotating mandrel to generate lateral oscillation of the lateral oscillation tool. The unbalanced mass may include a plurality of tuning channels into which a high-density material may be selectively introduced to alter the positional mass of the unbalanced mass. When paired with the or variable electric drive motor turbine powered, lateral impact forces may be adjusted real-time and through the downhole adaptive learning software. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363848 | FREEING STUCK SUBTERRANEAN SERVICE TOOLS - An assembly disposed within a subterranean wellbore can include a first dislodging tool coupled to a bottom end of a tubing string, wherein the first dislodging tool, when enabled at a first time, performs a first action to free at least one service tool, disposed below the first dislodging tool in the subterranean wellbore, from being stuck. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363849 | RETRIEVING A STUCK DOWNHOLE COMPONENT - A wellbore assembly including a cable disposed within a wellbore and a fishing jar assembly coupled to the cable. The fishing jar assembly includes a housing assembly, a mandrel assembly, a fishing assembly, and an actuator. The housing assembly has an inwardly projecting shoulder defining an anvil surface and a hydraulic fluid chamber housing hydraulic fluid. The mandrel is movable along a central axis of the housing assembly and has an outwardly projecting shoulder that defines a hammering surface to strike the anvil surface. The mandrel assembly defines a piston disposed within the hydraulic fluid chamber. The fishing assembly engages a component stuck within the wellbore. The actuator moves the piston of the mandrel assembly along the longitudinal axis to pressurize the hydraulic fluid until the hydraulic fluid bleeds past a fluid port allowing the mandrel assembly to trip to strike the anvil surface with the hammering surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363850 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COUPLING ONE OR MORE AUXILIARY LINES TO A SUBSEA WELL CONTROL ASSEMBLY - This disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for coupling one or more auxiliary lines to a subsea well control assembly. | 2021-11-25 |