48th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110290441 | HEADBOX FOR A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A FIBROUS WEB - The invention relates to a headbox for a machine for producing a fibrous web, especially a paper or cardboard web, from at least one fiber suspension, comprising a feed device feeding the at least one fiber suspension, a perforated distribution pipe plate arranged immediately downstream thereof and having a plurality of channels arranged in lines and columns, an intermediate channel arranged downstream thereof, extending over the width of the headbox and having a plurality of means for dosing a fluid in partial fluid streams to the at least one fiber suspension in a preferably adjustable/controlled manner, the means being spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the headbox and the individual means comprising a plurality of dosing channels having respective dosing channel openings on the outlet side and a dosing channel length, arriving at different levels and being connected to a common supply channel. The headbox according to the invention is characterized in that the dosing channel length of the dosing channel is 1.5 times longer than the dosing channel opening of the dosing channel on the outlet side and in that the distance of the dosing channel opening of the dosing channel on the outlet side to the turbulence generator ranges from 0 to 50 mm. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290442 | TWIN FABRIC FORMING SECTION WITH MULTIPLE DRAINAGE SHOES - A forming section for a twin fabric papermaking machine, wherein after stock impingement, the two fabrics carry and sandwich the stock. A plurality of spaced apart drainage shoes, selectively provided to either or both of the fabrics, provides continuous support in the machine direction for the respective fabric in sliding contact, and each drainage shoe deflects the fabrics by a selected angle of wrap comprising an angular displacement between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the drainage shoe. At least one of the drainage shoes is secured to a drainage box and is provided with a plurality of drainage openings extending from the fabric contacting surface through to the machine side surface of the shoe. The arrangements of the invention provide improved drainage and formation of the paper web. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290443 | PRESS FELT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, includes a load bearing base structure that extends in the longitudinal and cross directions of the clothing and which is formed, for example from a longitudinal reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in longitudinal direction of the clothing, and a transverse reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in the cross direction of the clothing, which is arranged on the longitudinal reinforcement module and is connected with same. The transverse reinforcement module is a warp knit fabric, which includes at least one system of warp threads arranged parallel to each other and one system of stitch-forming sewing threads extending substantially perpendicular thereto into which the warp threads are integrated to form a textile fabric. The warp threads extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the clothing and have a greater flexural strength than the sewing threads. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290444 | SCREENING IN AN APPROACH FLOW SYSTEM - The invention relates to an arrangement for obtaining a fiber suspension for producing a web of paper, cardboard, tissue, or other fibers from at least one high-consistency flow containing fibrous material and filling material in the approach flow system of a fiber web manufacturing machine, at least one high-consistency flow being directed through at least one screening device. In order to reduce the screening effort, the accept from the screening device is directed to the headbox of the machine, and the reject from the screening device is redirected upstream into a high-consistency flow. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290445 | Heat Conveyance and Storage System - A heat conveyance system particularly suitable for solar applications is described, based on the mechanical conveyance of heat-storage solid bodies containing a bulk that is capable of undergoing phase change. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290446 | HEAT TRANSFER UNIT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A heat transfer unit for an internal combustion engine includes a first channel with an inlet and an outlet. The first channel is configured to have a fluid to be cooled flow therethrough. The second channel is configured to have a cooling fluid flow therethrough. A partition wall(s) is disposed to separate the first channel from the second channel. Ribs extend from partition wall(s) into the second channel and are disposed in a principal flow direction of the fluid to be cooled. The second channel comprises a first section and a second section in the principal flow direction. The ribs of the first section have a first cross section in a first flow-off portion that is constant in the principal flow direction. The ribs of the second section have a second cross section in a second flow-off portion that widens in the principal flow direction. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290447 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING HEAT IN VAPOR COMPRESSION HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS - A multi-step method is disclosed for exchanging heat in a vapor compression heat transfer system having a working fluid circulating therethrough. The method includes the step of circulating a working fluid comprising a fluoroolefin to an inlet of a first tube of an internal heat exchanger, through the internal heat exchanger and to an outlet thereof. Also disclosed are vapor compression heat transfer systems for exchanging heat. The systems include an evaporator, a compressor, a dual-row condenser and an intermediate heat exchanger having a first tube and a second tube. A disclosed system involves a dual-row condenser connected to the first and second intermediate heat exchanger tubes. Another disclosed system involves a dual-row evaporator connected to the first and second intermediate heat exchanger tubes. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290448 | DEHUMIDIFYING COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONICS RACK - Dehumidifying cooling apparatus and method are provided for an electronics rack. The apparatus includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger disposed at an air inlet or outlet side of the rack, wherein air flows through the rack from the air inlet to the air outlet side. The heat exchanger is positioned for air passing through the electronics rack to pass across the heat exchanger, and is in fluid communication with a coolant loop for passing coolant therethrough at a temperature below a dew point temperature of the air passing across the heat exchanger so that air passing across the heat exchanger is dehumidified and cooled. A condensate collector, disposed below the heat exchanger, collects liquid condensate from the dehumidifying of air passing through the electronics rack, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of sloped surfaces configured to facilitate drainage of liquid condensate from the heat exchanger to the condensate collector. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290449 | COOLER DEVICE - A cooler device includes a metal base panel, radiation fins fastened to the metal base panel at the top, and heat pipes fastened to the metal base panel and respective top notches of the radiation fins. Each top notch of each radiation fin has a narrow notch portion disposed at the top side for a stamping die to pass and an expanded bottom notch portion disposed at the bottom side for the cold end of one of the heat pipes to insert through for enabling the inserted cold ends of the heat pipes to be deformed and forced into engagement with the radiation fins by a stamping machine by means of stamping dies. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290450 | Heat Dissipation Module - A heat dissipation module includes a cooling base, a heat dissipating component, and at least one heat pipe. The cooling base includes a heating surface and a conducting surface. On the heating surface is disposed at least one joining part to hold and connect the heat pipe. The heat pipe includes a heat absorbing end and a heat dissipating end. The heat absorbing end is disposed on the joining part of the cooling base. A flat surface parallel to the heating surface of the cooling base is formed on the heat absorbing end. The heat dissipating end is attached to the heat dissipating component. The design of the present invention effectively reduces the weight and thickness of the cooling base and provides better heat dissipation. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290451 | HEAT COOLER - Provided is a heat cooler configured to rapidly cool a heat-generating device by transferring heat generated from the heat-generating device to an outside area. The heat cooler includes a heat conductive body having a predetermined volume and sealing members. The body includes a plurality of penetration holes formed through top and bottom surfaces of the body. The sealing members are hermetically coupled to the top and bottom surfaces of the body. The bores are sealed with the sealing members to form independent accommodation portions, and a plurality of heat conductive beads and a refrigerant are filled in the accommodation portions in a state where the refrigerant permeates between the heat conductive beads. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290452 | FOLDED FIN HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE - A system for cooling a heat producing device is provided. The system can include an air mover ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290453 | Air Cooling And Air Dehumidifying Module Comprising Capillary Tube Mats And Method of Using It - The invention relates to an air cooling and air dehumidifying module comprising plastic capillary tube mats, which are formed by folding and/or winding into a compact assembly with a virtually cuboidal outer shape, which cools and dehumidifies the air stream passed through the mat assembly when cold water is conducted through the capillary tubes. Such solution serves for the decentralized cooling of rooms and for dehumidifying the air in a room. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290454 | Air Cooling And Air Dehumidifying Module Comprising Capillary Tube Mats And Method of Using It - The invention relates to a method of operating the air cooling and air dehumidifying module in combination with cooling ceilings or suspended cooling panels. Such solution serves for the decentralized cooling of rooms and for dehumidifying the air in a room. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290455 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS - A heat dissipating apparatus includes a heat sink, a fan, and an airflow guide. The heat sink includes a conducting base board and a number of parallel fins vertically extending from the conducting base board. An air intake and an air outlet are defined in opposite ends of the heat sink. The airflow guide includes a mounting cover accommodating the heat sink, and a guiding element connected to the mounting cover. The fan is mounted to the mounting cover and at the air intake of the heat sink. The guiding element is arranged at the air outlet of the heat sink. The guiding element includes a guiding board. An angle between the guiding board and the fins at the air outlet is less than 90 degrees and more than 0 degrees. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290456 | MICRO COOLING FAN - A micro cooling fan includes a housing, a fan wheel, and a main circuit board. The main circuit board has a stator and a driving circuit. The stator is electrically connected to the driving circuit. The stator is disposed on a first inner surface, and the driving circuit is disposed on a first outer surface, so that the housing and the driving circuit of the micro fan motor form an integral structure. The first outer surface is opposite to the first inner surface, or the first outer surface is located on a side surface of the housing. Therefore, by disposing the driving circuit on the first outer surface, the wind resistance of the fan blades is reduced, and the air volume of the micro cooling fan is increased accordingly, so that the cooling effect of the micro cooling fan is improved. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290457 | ENDOTHERMIC CRACKING AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM - A method of controlling cooling in an aircraft system includes providing a fluid having a cooling capacity to cool a heat source, and selectively endothermically cracking the fluid to increase the cooling capacity. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290458 | MULTI-LAYERED ALUMINUM STRIP FOR BRAZING, BRAZING COMPONENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND HEAT EXCHANGER AND USE - An aluminum strip for a component, in particular a brazing component, in particular a tube or a disk, includes a profile having a brazing connection, wherein in at least one area, in particular in the area of the brazing connection: a first part of the strip thickness is taken up by a core layer of a first aluminum alloy; at least a second part of the strip thickness is taken up by at least one plating layer of a second aluminum alloy, wherein the first and the second aluminum alloy are configured to form a “brown band” layer during a brazing process; and at least a third part of the strip thickness is taken up by at least one “brown band” layer that is formed out of the first and the second aluminum alloy during the brazing process, and wherein a strip thickness of the aluminum strip is less than 500 μm and a thickness of the core layer and/or a thickness of the plating layer is configured such that after the brazing process at least 5% of the strip thickness that is taken up by the first aluminum alloy of the core layer still remains in the at least one area, and the “brown band” layer takes up more than 20% of the strip thickness, and the core layer is designed to be multi-layered with one, preferably central, main core layer and at least one side core layer. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290459 | MOISTURE SEPARATOR/HEATER - A moisture separator/heater that removes moisture from highly moist steam and heats the steam from which the moisture has been removed to produce superheated steam is provided. The moisture separator/heater includes a cylindrical main shell, a moisture separator that removes moisture in steam to be heated that flows in through the bottom of the main shell, and a heater disposed above the moisture separator in the main shell. A plurality of restricting members are disposed in a heating space in the moisture separator/heater so as to sandwich a tube bundle side plate with an outer rail to restrict rounded-back deformation thereof and are disposed so as to satisfy an expression of 0.2≦L | 2011-12-01 |
20110290460 | MULTIPASS TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSOCIATED PASS PARTITION PLATE, CHANNEL COVER, AND METHODS - A multipass tubular heat exchanger utilizing a pass partition plate and a tubesheet is described which is suitable for use with high differential pressure tubeside fluid without deformation or dislocation of the pass partition plate, thereby avoiding the problem of tubeside fluid bypassing. The pass partition plate has an edge fitting into a corresponding groove in the tubesheet. The edge and the corresponding groove each have a radius of curvature about an axis extending generally perpendicular to the tubesheet. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290461 | REINFORCED HEAT EXCHANGER - A brazed heat exchanger comprises a number of heat exchanger plates ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290462 | PORT OPENING OF BRAZED HEAT EXCHANGER - A brazed heat exchanger ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290463 | HEAT EXCHANGER HEADER ASSEMBLY - A freeze protection system to repeatedly protect the coils or tubes of a heat exchanger/radiator that does not require any maintenance after the contained fluid in the heat exchanger/radiator has experienced a freeze. The system lends itself to construction as a repeatable grouping of diversely different geometric shapes that can then be used to build a freeze protection system for a plethora of sizes of heat exchangers/radiators or, can be made into a unitary, monolithic sheet for a specific sized heat exchanger. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290464 | HEADER FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A header box for a heat exchanger assembly and the method of manufacture. The header box has a first header component and a second header component. The first header component has a first corner portion with a first wall and a second wall extending therefrom. The second header component has a second corner portion with a third wall and a fourth wall extending therefrom. Free ends of the first wall and the third wall cooperate to form a first seam which is welded to maintain the first wall in position relative to the second wall. The free ends of the second wall and the fourth wall cooperate to form a second seam which is welded to maintain the third wall in position relative to the fourth wall. The header box, with the first corner portion and the second corner portion, will withstand the stress concentrations associated with a flow of fluid in the header box. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290465 | ORIENTATION INSENSITIVE REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTOR TUBE - A heat exchanger assembly having an inlet header, an outlet header spaced from the inlet header, a plurality of refrigerant tubes hydraulically connecting the inlet header with the outlet header. A distributor tube having a plurality of orifices disposed in the inlet header, wherein the orifices are arranged along the distributor tube such that at least one orifice is oriented in the liquid phase of the refrigerant pressed against the internal surface of the distributor tube regardless of orientation of the evaporator. The orifices may be arranged in a random order about the distributor tube, positioned in groups of at least two at predetermined locations, or spiraled along the distributor tube. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290466 | Heat Exchanger with heat exchange chambers utilizing respective medium directing members - A heat exchange unit having a plurality of chamber units, said chamber units including an inlet orifice member, an outlet orifice member, and a plurality of walls defining a chamber interior, said chamber interior having lateral walls with plurality of protrusion members. The inlet receives a heat exchange medium flowing in a first flow direction in an initial line of low. Disposed within the chamber interior is a medium directing member, having an inclined surface, diverting the heat exchange medium from the initial flow direction so that it disperses within the chamber interior, in to at least two distinct flow patterns. The chamber interior having plurality of protrusion members on lateral walls of said interior, further causing the dispersion of heat exchange medium flow, causing turbulent flow pattern within the chamber interior. The heat exchange medium exits the chamber, via the outlet, in the initial line of flow. The chambers are interconnected by tubes to form assemblies. Plurality of chambers is arranged between manifolds to complete the medium flow. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290467 | HEAT SINK MODULE - A heat sink includes a base member having stepped channels spaced on the surface thereof in a parallel manner and first and second ribs protruding from the surface and respectively extending along two opposite lateral sides of each of the stepped channels, and radiation fins respectively mounted in the channels of the metal base member and supported on the second ribs vertically, each radiation fin having a Z-shaped foot portion that is inserted into one respective stepped channel of the base member and secured thereto by the associated first and second rib that are stamped to clamp on the Z-shaped foot portion of the associated radiation fin after its insertion into the respective stepped channel. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290468 | HEAT CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND HEAT CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An object is to provide a heat conductive adhesive composition containing boron nitride particles and an acrylic polymer, which is capable of forming a molding having a good heat conductivity, and a heat conductive adhesive sheet with the heat conductive adhesive composition therein, which has a good heat conductivity and bond strength. Provided is the heat conductive adhesive composition which contains boron nitride particles and an acrylic polymer component, and the above boron nitride particles contain boron nitride particles having a particle size of 3 μm or more and 300 μm or less, wherein the boron nitride particles contain 5 to 45% by volume of boron nitride particles having a particle size of 3 μm or more and 20 μm or less, 30 to 70% by volume of boron nitride particles having a particle size of more than 20 μm and 60 μm or less, 1.0 to 40% by volume of boron nitride particles having a particle size of more than 60 μm and 300 μm or less. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290469 | INSTALLATION FOR HOMOGENIZATION OF TEMPERATURE IN AN ENCLOSURE - It has been forecasted for its mounting at the vent of an air conditioning equipment ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290470 | CONTROLLING UNDER SURFACE HEATING/COOLING - The invention relates to controlling an under surface heating/cooling. During a heating mode, the room temperature is increased by increasing the flow of the liquid in a supply loop ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290471 | Effluent Capture and Shutoff Pipe Friction Mounting Apparatus - An improved Effluent Capture and Shutoff Pipe Friction Mounting Apparatus providing means for the prevention, collection, or stopping of effluent from a wellhead pipe ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290472 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SWELLABLE DOWNHOLE PACKERS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a process for manufacturing swellable packers with reinforcing fabrics and associated products used for sealing off chambers within well bores. According to one embodiment, the swellable packer is formed around a pipe by embedding a sheet of the reinforcing fabric within layers of a swellable polymer wrapped around the pipe. A sheet of reinforcing fabric is situated near each end of the swellable packer. Thus, as exposure to oil or water will cause the swellable packer to expand, the reinforcing fabric will initially retard swelling at the ends to allow for greater initial swelling along the center portion. The reinforcing fabric also strengthens the polymer to resist tearing or breakage caused by the flow of oil or water. A pair of swellable packers according to embodiments of the present invention can be placed on a pipe and placed within a bore and exposed to oil or water to create a pressurized chamber. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290473 | CONFIGURABLE INSERTS FOR DOWNHOLE PLUGS - A configurable insert for a downhole tool. The configurable insert can have a body having a bore formed therethrough, at least one shear groove disposed on the body, wherein the body separates at the shear groove when exposed to a predetermined force, applied by a threadably engaged component therewith, at least one shoulder disposed within the bore, the shoulder formed by a transition between a larger inner diameter and a smaller inner diameter of the bore, wherein the shoulder is adapted to receive one or more impediments at least partially within the bore, and one or more threads disposed on an outer surface of the body for connecting the body to a downhole tool. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290474 | CENTRALISING TOOL AND METHOD OF FORMING - The invention relates to a centralizing tool, and to a method of forming a centralizing tool. A disclosed method of assembling a wellbore centralizer includes the step of providing a plurality of centralizing members, each centralizing member being of unitary construction and having a first circumferential part, a second circumferential part, and a longitudinal part disposed between the first and second circumferential parts. A first collar is formed by welding the first circumferential parts into a ring. A second collar is formed by welding the second circumferential parts into a ring. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290475 | TUBULAR DRILL STRING COMPONENT AND CORRESPONDING DRILL STRING - Tubular drill string component for drilling a hole with circulation of a drilling fluid around said component and in a direction going from a drill hole bottom to the surface. The component includes a first end including a female threading, a second end including a male threading, and a substantially tubular central zone. The component includes a communication tube arranged at least in the central zone and in contact with a bore of the central zone. A signal transmission cable is arranged in the tube. The communication tube includes a body formed from at least one metal strip arranged with an annular component. The body includes, in section along a plane passing through the axis of the tube, at least two axially elongated lengths, partially overlapping one another with an axial play selected to accommodate the maximum elastic deformation of the component under axial compressive and/or bending stress. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290476 | WELL ASSEMBLY COUPLING - Assemblies that can be disposed in a subterranean bore and that can facilitate branch wellbore creation are described. An assembly can include threadedly coupled components having inner and outer sealing members in grooves. The sealing member can cooperate with the components to provide a pressure seal. The assembly can also include a venting member for equalizing pressure in a chamber defined by the coupled components. One of the components can be made from aluminum. At least part of that component can be coated with a coating material that is nonconductive. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290477 | METHOD FOR MONITORING DEFORMATION OF WELL EQUIPMENT - A method of monitoring deformation and other characteristics of a casing or other tubular or cylindrical well equipment in a well traversing an underground formation, comprises:—providing a carrier rod having at least one recess extending along at least part of the length of the rod, in which recess an optical fiber assembly for monitoring strain, temperature and/or other physical parameters is arranged, which assembly is along at least part of its length bonded within the recess;—lowering the carrier rod and well equipment simultaneously into the well such that the rod is arranged in an annular space between the well equipment and the wellbore;—securing the rod at a plurality of locations distributed along its length to the well equipment; and—connecting the optical fiber assembly to an optical signal transmission and reception assembly for monitoring the physical parameters of the well equipment. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290478 | Method For Predicting Fluid Flow - A method of enhancing a geologic model of a subsurface region is provided. A bed topography of the subsurface region is obtained. The bed topography is defined by a plurality of cells with an elevation associated with each cell center. The bed topography is represented as a cell-centered piecewise constant representation based on the elevations associated with the cells. The bed topography is reconstructed to produce a spatially continuous surface. Flux and gravitation al force-related source terms are calculated based on the reconstructed bed topography. Fluxes are calculated between at least two of the cells. Fluid flow, deposition of sediments onto the bed, and/or erosion of sediments from the bed are predicted using the fluxes and gravitational force-related source terms. The predictions are inputted into the geologic model to predict characteristics of the subsurface region, and the predicted characteristics are outputted. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING OIL RECOVERY FROM A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR - A system and method for optimizing sweep efficiency of an enhanced oil recovery process in a subterranean reservoir is disclosed. The system and method include computing a displacement coefficient representative of heterogeneity of an unswept region in the subterranean. A functional relationship between operating conditions of one or more well control devices and the displacement coefficient is determined The sweep efficiency of the enhanced oil recovery process can be optimized by adjusting the well control devices such that the displacement coefficient is minimized. Streamline simulation can be utilized to compute the displacement coefficient from the flow capacity and storage capacity of the unswept region in the subterranean reservoir. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290480 | Surface detection of failed open-hole packers using tubing with external tracer coatings - Distinctive and analytically distinguishable water-soluble and oil-soluble tracer compositions are applied as coatings to the exterior surface of one or more lengths of production tubing installed in a horizontal well bore between open-hole packers adjacent one or more inflow control devices, (ICD), whereby water and/or oil contacting one or more of the respective tracer coatings and passing a faulty open-hole packer seal will solubilize the tracer coating(s) and be detectable by appropriate tests on the produced water and/or hydrocarbon fluids at the earth's surface. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290481 | Apparatus And Method For Launching Plugs In Cementing Operations - An apparatus for use in launching cement plugs in a well cementing operation, comprising: a cylinder ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290482 | Surfactant-Less Alkaline-Polymer Formulations for Recovering Reactive Crude Oil - Compositions and methods for oil recovery using a surfactant-less alkaline-polymer system in hard water or hard brine is described in the instant invention. The formulation further includes a chelating agent, an alkaline agent (which can be the same as the chelating agent), and a co-solvent. The formulations as disclosed herein are capable of forming a surfactant in-situ resulting in Winsor Type III micro-emulsions of low interfacial tension. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290483 | SPONTANEOUS SUPERCRITICAL FLUID RECOVERY AND REFINING OF HYDROCARBONS FROM HYDROCARBON-BEARING FORMATIONS APPLYING FUEL CELL GAS IN SITU - A plume of combined gases are infused into hydrocarbon-bearing formations, “inert” as the major gas and “reactive” as the minor gas, where the minor gas reacts with hydrocarbons to fully saturate hydrocarbons with supercritical fluid, which migrate hydrocarbons out of formations, even at great distances from the regulated fuel cell source. Coal, tar sands, petroleum-contaminated soil, and/or oil wells that have lost gas pressure can also be desorbed by this in-situ method. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290484 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR GAS - A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a first well above the formation; a second well above the formation; the first well comprises a mechanism to inject a miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation; the first well comprises a seal comprising a composite material, the composite material comprising a plurality of fibers in a matrix, the matrix material comprising a fluorinated polymer or a polyketone, the seal adapted to contain the miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation within a tubular; and the second well comprises a mechanism to produce oil and/or gas from the formation. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290485 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Pressure In Well Cementing During Curing - Method and apparatus are provided for cementing wells and preventing fluid entry into the wellbore before the cement cures and increasing radial stress in the cured cement. Impacts or vibrations are applied to the casing during the time that the cement is curing. The source or sources of the impacts or vibration are placed in the casing during displacement of the cement slurry or soon after placement and are mechanically coupled to the inside wall of the casing. The sources may later be withdrawn from the casing or expendable sources may be used. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290486 | Well Treatment Device, Method, and System - System, devices, and methods are described relating to the treatment (e.g., perforating, fracturing, foam stimulation, acid treatment, cement treatment, etc.) of well-bores (e.g., cased oil and/or gas wells). In at least one example, a method is provided for treatment of a region in a well, the method comprising: positioning, in a well-bore, a packer above the region of the well-bore, fixing, below the region, an expansion packer, treating the region, the treatment fixing the packer, moving the expansion packer, and moving the packer after the moving of the expansion packer. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290487 | CUTTING TOOL - A downhole tool having a cylindrical body, a sleeve having a contact portion disposed on a distal end, and a cutter having a radiused portion on a top surface operatively engageable with the contact portion. Also, a method of cutting drill pipe, the method including disposing a cutting tool in a wellbore around the drill pip and actuating a radiused cutter of the cutting tool, wherein the actuating includes radially extending the cutter into contact with the drill pipe. The method also includes applying a substantially constant force between the cutter and the drill pipe and rotating the cutting tool. Additionally, a cutter for a drill pipe cutting tool, the cutter including a work surface located at a first end of the cutter, an attachment point located at a second end of the cutter, and a radiused surface located between the work surface and the attachment point. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290488 | Creation of a Hydrate Barrier During In Situ Hydrocarbon Recovery - Certain viscous oil reservoirs are too deep to be commercially mined but lack an adequate top seal to employ in situ recovery methods such as SAGD. Without an adequate top seal, gases from the reservoir can rise into overlying aquifers and potentially to the surface. While ice-like hydrates would not normally form above the oil reservoir during in situ recovery, an additive can be added to promote hydrate formation. In this way, a hydrate barrier can be formed to act as a top seal to contain these gases. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290489 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION - A method of controlling ingress of water into a production well used to extract fluid hydrocarbons the method comprising the steps of: introducing a composition comprising a polymer, a polar solvent, a cross-linking agent and a base oil into the production well; recovering hydrocarbons from the production well; wherein the polymer comprises an alcohol moiety. The density of the composition is preferably between 0.92 to 1.00 g/cm | 2011-12-01 |
20110290490 | Process For Producing Hydrocarbon Fluids Combining In Situ Heating, A Power Plant And A Gas Plant - An in situ method of producing hydrocarbon fluids from an organic-rich rock formation may include heating an organic-rich rock formation, for example an oil shale formation, in situ to pyrolyze formation hydrocarbons, for example kerogen, to form a production fluid containing hydrocarbon fluids. The method may include separating the production fluid into at least a gas stream and a liquid stream, where the gas stream is a low BTU gas stream. The low BTU gas stream is then fed to a gas turbine where it is combusted and is used to generate electricity. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290491 | WELL SERVICING FLUID - A nano-dispersion well servicing fluid is disclosed. The well servicing fluid is formulated with components comprising: nanoparticles comprising at least one material chosen from aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, aluminum hydroxyoxides, zirconium oxides, zirconium hydroxides, zirconium hydroxyoxides, wherein the concentration of nanoparticles is greater than 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid. The well servicing fluid also comprises an aqueous base continuous phase. Methods of employing the nano-dispersion to service a wellbore are also disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290492 | BLENDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING EMULSIONS - Embodiments of the current application are generally related to systems and methods for preparing emulsions. In some embodiments, there is disclosed an on-site emulsifying system comprising a first fluid tank, a second fluid tank, a circulation loop comprising a buffer tank and a pump. The first fluid tank and the second fluid tank are in fluid communication with the circulation loop via a first fluid inlet pipe and a second fluid inlet pipe, respectively. An outlet pipe is in fluid communication with the circulation loop. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290493 | Compositions And Methods For Completing Subterranean Wells - Disclosed are compositions and methods for providing fluid-loss control in subterranean wells. Well-completion fluids contain fine particulate additives whose glass-transition temperatures are below the anticipated bottomhole temperature. The particles soften upon injection into the well, whereupon they soften and become deformable. The particles then migrate to the borehole wall and form a seal that reduces further fluid flow from the borehole into the formation. The additive may be supplied as a powder or in the form of a liquid suspension. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290494 | METHOD FOR CIRCULATING A FLUID ENTRY OUT OF A SUBSURFACE WELLBORE WITHOUT SHUTTING IN THE WELLBORE - A method for removing a fluid influx from a subsea wellbore drilled using a pump to return fluid from the wellbore to the surface. The method includes detecting the influx when a rate of the return pump increases. Flow from the wellbore is diverted from the return pump to a choke line when the influx reaches the wellhead. A choke in the choke line is operated so that a rate of fluid pumped into the wellbore is substantially equal to a flow rate through the choke line. Fluid flow from the wellbore is redirected to the return pump inlet when the influx has substantially left the well. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONROL FLUID FLOW FROM SUBSEA WELLS - The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus to construct subsea wells with redundant parallel fluid flow control systems to allow new methods to stop subsea blow outs. More specifically, this invention provides methods and apparatus to construct subsea wells with a plurality of redundant parallel paths allowing for the first time drill pipe and other intervention conduits, wire line, and fluids to be deployed below a damaged drilling riser and or a damaged blow out preventer through a separate blow out preventer and riser system presented in this invention. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290496 | Gasless Pilot Accumulator - A gasless subsea accumulator having a series of opposing springs in two separate chambers defined by a central cross shaped member for translating force on a piston in the accumulator to dampen the movement of the piston. The body of the accumulator may be operably engaged to a bladder in fluid communication with one of the two chambers to provide additional dampening. The body may be vented through a port and have a port for controlling pressure on body through a pilot control circuit. The accumulator may be manually controlled by an ROV and operatively connected to a regulator. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290497 | SUBSEA HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A subsea oil and/or gas production system comprises a host production facility and a plurality of subsea wells. A fluid conveying network is provided that connects each subsea well to the host production facility. A separate electrical power and data network is provided for conveying direct current electrical power and data, operatively connected to each subsea well for providing each subsea well with data transfer and electrical power services. The use of direct current ensures that the electrical power and data network can provide power over much greater distances than currently available, and the use of separate networks for conveying fluids and for providing electrical power and data transfer allows for a much more flexible system. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290498 | SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A subsea production system, comprising a plurality of wells located on a sea floor, the wells producing a fluid comprising hydrocarbons; a cold flow center on the sea floor, the cold flow center fluidly connected to the plurality of wells; and a production facility on land or on a floating structure, the production facility fluidly connected to the cold flow center; wherein the cold flow center lowers a temperature of the fluid and produces a slurry of the fluid and suspended solids for transportation to the production facility. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290499 | DEEPWATER COMPLETION INSTALLATION AND INTERVENTION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for installing deepwater completions and performing well intervention from a vessel that can perform other duties while not running completions or performing interventions. The system for installing deepwater completions and performing well intervention may comprise a surface pipe handling and deployment package including a horizontally operated rig that may also be operated in a slanted mode. Deepwater completions may be deployed from the vessel via a buoyant horizontal riser (BHR), which may be supported by a submerged buoyant tensioning system (BTS). In this manner, the cost of performing completion or intervention operations may be significantly reduced compared to such operations run from a drilling rig. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290500 | Apparatus and Method for Recovering Fluids From a Well and/or Injecting Fluids Into a Well - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTAINING UNCONTROLLED FLOW OF RESERVOIR FLUIDS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for quick access and control of a blown-out well or well that is flowing uncontrollably into the environment. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a re-entry of the casing of the blown-out well below the mud line and the inoperable blowout preventer. The present invention also provides a method to re-enter a production, or injection well, either subsea below the mud line or above the mud line for surface facility applications. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a miniature wellbore is created from the outer casing through the various smaller casing strings into the final wellbore to protect the structural integrity of the well. Once the casing is safely penetrated, coil tubing and or kill weight fluid can be introduced to stop the uncontrolled flow of reservoir fluid. The well can then be sealed with cement and abandoned as normal practice dictates. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290502 | Capping deep water oil leaks - A deep water system to control oil leakage on the ocean floor consists of two main parts. The two parts are common geometric shapes. The shapes are a torus and a sphere. A torus is placed on the ocean floor, enclosing the drill entry site (or leak area) within its inner perimeter. A sphere is placed and seated in the torus opening thus sealing the open area above the drill site. The torus, of course, by its weight, shape and mass, seals the area upon which it sits on the sea floor. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290503 | WELL COMPLETION FOR VISCOUS OIL RECOVERY - Described is a well completion for evenly distributing a viscosity reducing injectant (e.g. steam and/or solvent, e.g. in SAGD or CSS) into a hydrocarbon reservoir (e.g. of bitumen), for evenly distributing produced fluids (most specifically vapor influx) and for limiting entry of particulate matter into the well upon production. On injection, the injectant passes through a limited number of slots in a base pipe, is deflected into an annulus between the base pipe and a screen or the like, and passes through the screen into the reservoir. On production, hydrocarbons pass from the reservoir through the screen into a compartmentalized annulus. The screen limits entry of particulate matter (e.g. sand). The hydrocarbons then pass through the slots in the base pipe and into the well. Where a screen is damaged, the compartmentalization and the slots in the base pipe limit particulate matter entry into the well. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290504 | CONTROL SYSTEM - An improved control system for use in a subterranean well is described. The system comprises at least one apparatus positioned within the subterranean well, at least one power generation device positioned within the subterranean well, the at least one power generation device adapted to supply electrical power to the at least one apparatus and at least one control line positioned in the subterranean well. The at least one control line is adapted to supply a hydraulic pressure applied from surface to the at least one power generation device from which the at least one power generation device generates electrical power. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290505 | Drilling and Completion Deflector and Method of Using - A tool assembly is provided. The tool assembly comprises a drilling deflector and a completion deflector, the completion deflector coupled to the drilling deflector. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290506 | DOWNHOLE MAGNETIC PARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS - The subject disclosure discloses an apparatus and method of conveying magnetic particles into a wellbore. A plurality of particles which are magnetically attracted to one another in response to exposure to a magnetic field are delivered downhole via a degradable material. The degradable material confines the particles and conveys the particles to a desired location downhole. The structure comprising the degradable material and the confined particles can be lowered into a subterranean well by a cable or wire, or alternatively released into the well under the influence of gravity and flow induced forces. The material degrades in response to conditions encountered in a subterranean environment thus releasing the particles. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290507 | Communication Method and Apparatus for Insert Completions - A method of providing a communication conduit for a down-hole tool includes the steps of: forming a communication port at an existing portion of the down-hole tool located below the valves of the Christmas tree; and extending the communication conduit through the formed port. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290508 | FIRE SPRINKLER GUARD SYSTEM - A guard for a fire-suppression sprinkler head may be attached directly to a water supply pipe of the sprinkler head. A cage may be configured to surround the sprinkler head and a base plate may be configured for attachment to the pipe. The cage may be attached to the base plate. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290509 | LANDING PAD WITH A BUILT-IN FIRE SUPPRESSOR - A landing pad with an inbuilt fire suppressor that includes at least one first interlocking unit. The interlocking unit includes a landing surface, wherein the landing surface includes openings distributed thereon; and at least one interlocking mechanism located along its periphery. The interlocking mechanism is adapted to interconnect with a corresponding interlocking mechanism from another interlocking unit. A hollow chamber is located beneath the landing surface such that the hollow chamber is in fluid communication with the openings. A heat conductive layer is arranged to span across the hollow chamber thereby subdividing the hollow chamber into an upper section and a lower section. The upper section is in fluid communication with the openings. The heat conductive layer is adapted to dissipate heat from a localized point thereon to over the entire heat conductive layer. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290510 | Hydro-Pneumatic Extinguisher - The present disclosure provides for an advantageous extinguisher or discharge assembly. In exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides for an improved hydro-pneumatic fire extinguisher or discharge assembly. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for an improved hydro-pneumatic fire extinguisher or discharge assembly that is configured and dimensioned to fire or release a fire fighting agent (e.g., a fluid and/or liquid based fire fighting agent) while the extinguisher/assembly is oriented in any position or angle relative to gravity. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290511 | Aerator attachment with self-retracting penetrating spikes - A turf aerator device for attachment to regularly disposed vehicle wheels, including lawnmower wheels. The device comprises two armed attachment bracket, a sliding attachment bracket, a locking pin plate and a plurality of penetrating spikes. The device easily attaches to the lawnmower wheels by hand, without any modification to, removal of, or elevation of the wheels. The spike mechanisms penetrate the lawn surface by using the weight of the lawnmower and accompanying wheel rotation, as the lawn is being mowed. Without interruption or adjustments during use, the spikes will penetrate lawn surface and retract when wheels roll over hard surfaces, preventing any damage to driveways, walkways and other surrounding surfaces. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290512 | PRECISION GARDEN HOE - A precision garden hoe includes a blade having a curved upper edge, a curved lower edge, pointed tips at the sides where the edges meet, and front and rear surfaces; a handle adapted to be held by a user; and a shaft having a front end attached to the rear surface of the blade, a rear end attached to the handle, and a bend so that the blade is at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the handle. The edges of the blade may be sharp. The bend in the shaft may be at an angle so that, when attached at a perpendicular angle to the front end of the shaft, the blade will be at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the rear end of the shaft. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290513 | Hydraulic Remote Control For Hydraulic System Of An Agricultural Implement - A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm implement has a first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to a plurality of ground engaging tools mounted to stationary and wing frame sections of the farm implement. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the wing sections for placing the implement in a compact position for transport and storage. A hydraulic control is provided that interfaces with both hydraulic systems to control sequencing of the functions provided by the first and second hydraulic systems. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290514 | Mechanically Controlled Hydraulic System For An Agricultural Implement - A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm includes first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to ground engaging tools mounted to a stationary and foldable wing frame sections. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the wing sections. A hydraulic control is provided that interfaces with both hydraulic systems to control sequencing of the functions provided by the first and second hydraulic systems. The first and second hydraulically systems have mechanically controlled valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to various lifting, folding, and down pressure cylinders. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290515 | Electronically Controlled Hydraulic System For An Agricultural Implement - A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm includes first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to ground engaging tools mounted to a stationary and foldable wing frame sections. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the wing sections. A hydraulic control is provided that interfaces with both hydraulic systems to control sequencing of the functions provided by the first and second hydraulic systems. The first and second hydraulic systems have electronically controlled valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to various lifting, folding, and down pressure cylinders. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290516 | Lockout System For Hydraulic Valves Of An Agricultural Implement - A farm implement has a frame that is foldable between an extended, working position and a folded, for-transport position has a hydraulic system that controls the flow of hydraulic fluid to a series of actuators that raise and lower the implement. The hydraulic system is controlled by a control lever or arm that rotates a rockshaft to open and close hydraulic valves to change the flow of hydraulic fluid to the actuators. To prevent the unintentional lowering of the implement frame when the implement is in transport, a lockout arrangement engages the rockshaft to prevent rotation of the rockshaft when the frame is in the folded position. The lockout arrangement locks out the rockshaft automatically when the frame is raised to the folded position. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290517 | IMPACT TOOL - A representative impact tool includes a bit holding device | 2011-12-01 |
20110290518 | Electrical junction box - An electrical junction box adapted for mounting on a drywall without attachment to a stud. The junction box carries four tabs that pivotally move between a retracted position inside the junction box and an extended position extending through respective slots formed in the junction body sidewalls. The tabs are turned by a turning screw into a position contacting the drywall. A pair of flange members is secured to a front edge of the box for engaging the interior surface of the drywall. The tabs and the flanges support the weight of the junction box on the drywall. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290519 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes an enclosure body, a bezel and a connecting assembly. The enclosure body includes a front panel. The front panel includes metal. The bezel includes bamboo and covers the front panel. The connecting assembly includes a fastener and a retaining clip engaged with the fastener. The fastener is fastened to the bezel and the retaining clip is clasped in the front panel. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290520 | SEALING STRUCTURE FOR WIRE LEAD-OUT HOLE - A sealing structure for wire lead-out hole is provided with a wire lead-out hole ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290521 | UNIVERSAL CABLE ADAPTER - According to the invention, a system for interconnecting communication cables is disclosed. The system may include an input cable, an output cable, and a cable adapter. The input cable may include a plurality of input wires, each of the plurality of input wires communicatively connected to an input port. The output cable may include a plurality of output wires, each of the plurality of output wires communicatively connected to an output port, The cable adapter may be for communicatively interconnecting the input cable and the output cable. The cable adapter may include a container, a lid and a plurality of attachment mechanisms. The lid may be movably attached to the container. The plurality of attachment mechanisms may be located in the container, each of the plurality of attachment mechanisms capable of communicatively and reversibly connecting one of the plurality of input wires with one of the plurality of output wires. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290522 | SLIDING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a compact sliding device having a simple structure configured to reduce the number of cut lines formed on a mat mounted on a cabin of a vehicle. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290523 | RACEWAY FOR INSTRUMENTATION LINES - A kit for forming a raceway assembly including a plurality of members can include a plurality of portions including channel portions and coupling portions, each of the portions extending in an axial direction and having a plurality of walls defining a generally U-shaped cross-section. Each channel portion may have at least one opening in at least one wall, and each of the coupling portions has at least one hole in at least one wall. Each coupling portion may be adapted to receive one or more of the channel portions so that axial directions of the received channel portions are aligned with the axial direction of the coupling portion and so that at least one of the openings of each received channel portion is aligned with at least one of the holes. The coupling portions and channel portions may have inter-engageable features which preclude movement of the received channel portions relative to the coupling portion other than in the axial directions thereof. In addition, the kit may include one or more non-threaded pins configured to pass through the aligned holes and openings and lock in place. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290524 | Cable For High Speed Data Communications - A cable for high speed data communications that includes a first inner conductor enclosed by a first dielectric layer and a second inner conductor enclosed by a second dielectric layer, the inner conductors and the dielectric layers disposed within the cable in parallel with a longitudinal axis of the cable; drain conductors disposed within the cable laterally to the inner conductors adjacent to the dielectric layers along the longitudinal axis of the cable and within thirty degrees of a horizontal axis through the inner conductors; and a conductive shield composed of a strip of conductive shield material wrapped in a rotational direction along and about the longitudinal axis around the inner conductors, the dielectric layers, and the drain conductors, including overlapped wraps of the conductive shield material along the longitudinal axis. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290525 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING ELASTOMER COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A fluorine-containing elastomer covered electric wire includes a conductor, and a covering layer on a periphery of the conductor. The covering layer includes a composition including 100 parts by weight of a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene system copolymer and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a fatty acid amide. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290526 | FLAT CABLE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A flat cable has a plurality of electric wires disposed in parallel, and a fiber member woven to thread through each of the electric wires along a juxtapositional direction of the electric wires. The fiber member is made of a fiber having an elastic recovery rate after elongation of 80% or more and 95% or less. The fiber has an initial modulus of 20 cN/dtex or more and 30 cN/dtex or less. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290527 | HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT POLYOLEFIN - The present invention relates to halogen-free compositions containing an additive of bohmite, nanoclay, microcrystalline talc, zinc hydroxystannate, and a polyolefin oil. The composition is useful as a covering material (e.g. insulation or jacket) for electrical cables with excellent flame resistance and mechanical properties, such as cold bend and thermomechanical properties. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290528 | Insulating varnish and insulated wire formed by using the same - An insulating varnish includes a polyamide-imide resin varnish including a solvent and a polyamide-imide resin, and an organosol. The polyamide-imide resin varnish is obtained by a synthesis reaction between a resin component (X) and an isocyanate component (Y). The resin component (X) is obtained by a synthesis reaction between a diamine component and an acid component in presence of an azeotropic medium. The diamine component includes aromatic diamines including a divalent aromatic group having three or more aromatic rings. The isocyanate component (Y) includes a diisocyanate (Y1) a molecule of which includes a bend structure. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290529 | CABLE AND POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MULTIMODAL ETHYLENE COPOLYMER - The present invention relates to a cable comprising a conductor surrounded by one or more layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a polymer composition comprising a multimodal copolymer of ethylene with one or more comonomers, to a process for producing the cable and to a polymer composition suitable as a cable layer material. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290530 | RIBBON FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A ribbon for a photovoltaic module includes a plurality of first interconnection ribbons connected to one solar battery cell, a plurality of second interconnection ribbons connected to another solar battery cell, and a bus ribbon through which the first and second interconnection ribbons are connected. In the ribbon, the bus ribbon includes a first ribbon connecting portion connected to the plurality of first interconnection ribbons, a second ribbon connecting portion connected to the plurality of second interconnection ribbons, and a string connecting portion connected between the first and second ribbon connecting portions. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease resistance at the connected portion between the bus ribbon and the interconnection ribbon and to minimize loss caused by serial resistance, thereby improving the power and light conversion efficiency of solar battery cells. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290531 | WIRE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE CUTTING - The invention relates to a wire electrode ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110290532 | HEADPHONE CORD SLEEVE - A headphone cord sleeve includes: a flexible tubular sleeve including an opening at each of a first end and a second end; a reinforced section of the tubular sleeve adjacent the first end reducing the flexibility of the tubular sleeve over the length of the reinforced section; and a loop extending from the side wall of the flexible tube, adjacent to the reinforced section. A method of managing a headphone cord comprising the steps of: providing a tubular sleeve including a first opening and a second opening; positioning the tubular sleeve onto a headphone cord, wherein the headphone cord includes a jack plug, a jack cord, a cord split, a pair of earbud cords and a pair of earbud housings; and selectively positioning the tubular sleeve between a use position and a storage position. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290533 | INSULATOR - An insulator including an upper electrode and a lower electrode with an upper barrier and a lower barrier disposed outside respectively. The barriers can prevent moving charge from moving from one area to another and modify the electric field distribution within a concentrated area. Meanwhile, they also help to largely increase corona voltage and flashover voltage, reduce power loss in HV power transmission lines and radio interference, and mitigate degradation of insulators. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290534 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes a mounting area. The mounting area includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. The first and second mounting portions partially overlap. The first mounting portion includes a number of first holes, a number of second holes, and a third hole. The first holes, the second holes, and the third hole are configured for the mounting of signal pins of a universal serial bus (USB) pin. The second mounting portion includes the first holes and a number of fixing holes. The first holes are configured for the mounting of signal pins of a USB connector. The fixing holes are configured for the mounting of fixing pins of the USB connector. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290535 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE - A wiring substrate includes a wiring board having a main face and a side face substantially perpendicular to the main face; a circuit pattern which is formed on the main face of the wiring board; a soaking plate which is disposed in an intermediate layer of the wiring board; and a plurality of protruding terminals are disposed in the intermediate layer and are projected outwardly from the side face. The protruding terminals are electrically connected in the intermediate layer to each other. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290536 | WIRING SUBSTRATE - A wiring substrate includes a wiring layer, and an insulating layer configured to cover the wiring layer, wherein the insulating layer is recognized to have any color in a range from purple to blue. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290537 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE - A multilayer circuit substrate includes a substrate body in turn including a plurality of conductor layers and a plurality of insulating layers that are laminated alternately. The plurality of conductor layers include an uppermost conductor layer that includes a plurality of conductor patterns and a lowermost conductor layer that includes a plurality of conductor patterns. A plurality of semiconductor devices is respectively mounted on the plurality of conductor patterns of the uppermost conductor layer. The plurality of conductor patterns of the lowermost conductor layer includes a plurality of heat releasing patterns. The plurality of heat releasing patterns is respectively provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of semiconductor devices. Each of the heat releasing patterns has an area no less than an area of the corresponding semiconductor device. Each of the heat releasing patterns is connected to the corresponding semiconductor device via a corresponding heat releasing via. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290538 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND ADHESION METHOD OF PCB USING ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CONNECTING CONDITION USING THE SAME - A connecting structure of PCB using an anisotropic conductive film according to the present invention having members connected to each other by heat-compression using the anisotropic conductive film including an insulating adhesive as a base material and conductive particles dispersed in the insulating adhesive, wherein at least any one of the members has a flexible property, and a surface roughness value (Ra) of the member having a flexible property is 0.1 to 5.0 μm due to dents formed by heat-compression. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290539 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes a sense element port, a support ring and a plurality of interference fit slits to provide a flexible interference fit between the sense element port and the support ring to form a substantially flush lap joint. The sensor also includes an electronics board inside the support ring and attached to planar mounting tabs which provide a stable mounting. Gel flow barriers protect electronics board features from unwanted non-conductive gel. Double-ended symmetrical, tapered contact springs provide manufacturing cost savings and contribute to improved alignment of an interface connector of the sensor. | 2011-12-01 |
20110290540 | Embedded printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed herein are an embedded printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same. The embedded printed circuit board includes: an insulating layer on which a cavity is formed; a chip mounted on the cavity; and a circuit layer formed on the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer is made of photosensitive compositions including photosensitive monomer and photoinitiator. As a result, the cavity can be formed by selectively using only the insulating layer, thereby making it possible to secure a degree of freedom in the design of the embedded printed circuit board. | 2011-12-01 |