51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130333889 | METHOD FOR THE FRACTURE STIMULATION OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION HAVING A WELLBORE BY USING IMPACT-MODIFIED THERMOSET POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE PARTICLES AS PROPPANTS - A method for fracture stimulation of a subterranean formation includes providing a thermoset polymer nanocomposite particle precursor composition comprising a polymer precursor mixture, dispersed within a liquid medium, containing at least one of an initiator; at least one of a monomer, an oligomer or combinations thereof, said monomer and oligomer having three or more reactive functionalities capable of creating crosslinks between polymer chains; at least one of an impact modifier; and nanofiller particles substantially dispersed within the liquid medium; subjecting the nanocomposite particle precursor composition to suspension polymerizing conditions; subjecting the resulting nanocomposite particles to heat treatment; forming a slurry comprising a fluid and a proppant that includes the heat-treated nanocomposite particles; injecting the slurry into a wellbore; and emplacing the proppant within a fracture network in the formation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333890 | METHODS OF REMOVING A WELLBORE ISOLATION DEVICE USING A EUTECTIC COMPOSITION - A wellbore isolation device comprises: a first composition, wherein the first composition comprises: (A) a first substance; and (B) a second substance, wherein the first composition has a solid-liquid phase transformation temperature less than the solid-liquid phase transformation temperatures of at least the first substance or the second substance at a specific pressure. A method of removing a wellbore isolation device comprises: increasing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device; and allowing at least a portion of the first composition to undergo a phase transformation from a solid to a liquid. A method of inhibiting or preventing fluid flow in a wellbore comprises: decreasing the temperature of at least a portion of the wellbore; positioning the wellbore isolation device in the at least a portion of the wellbore; and increasing the temperature of the at least a portion of the wellbore. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333891 | WELLBORE ISOLATION DEVICE CONTAINING A SUBSTANCE THAT UNDERGOES A PHASE TRANSITION - A wellbore isolation device comprises: a substance, wherein the substance: (A) is a plastic; and (B) undergoes a phase transition at a phase transition temperature, wherein the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device is increased or allowed to increase to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the phase transition temperature. A method of removing a wellbore isolation device comprises: causing or allowing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device to increase; and allowing at least a portion of the substance to undergo the phase transformation. A method of inhibiting or preventing fluid flow in a wellbore comprises: decreasing the temperature of at least a portion of the wellbore; positioning the wellbore isolation device in the at least a portion of the wellbore; and causing or allowing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device to increase. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333892 | Acidizing materials and methods and fluids for earth formation protection - Fluids for use in operations involving wellbores and/or earth formations, the fluids including formation protective materials for application to an interior surface of earth and/or of a formation and/or of a fracture and/or of a fluid channel of a fracture; acidizing materials and methods; and, in certain aspects, materials for protecting an earth formation so that acid in acidizing fluids does not cause undesirable formation erosion and/or so that unprotected areas are eroded more than protected areas. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, | 2013-12-19 |
20130333893 | Submersible Progressive Cavity Pump Driver - In a rotary pump having a rotor and a stator in communication with hydrocarbon production tubing, a submersible pump driver assembly includes a drive motor having an output connected by a drive link to the rotor of the pump. A production housing of the drive assembly includes a production passage receiving the drive link in which the output axis of the drive motor is radially offset from the passage. A control line for providing a drive input to the motor is thus suited to extend alongside the production tubing. The driver assembly thus allows for flushing with only a coiled tubing unit as the coiled tubing can be readily inserted past the offset motor and the motor can be optionally run in reverse to improve flushing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333894 | SUBSEA ACTUATION SYSTEM - A subsea drilling, production or processing actuation system comprising a variable speed electric motor ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333895 | Tool for Extracting An Object Engaged in A Fluid Exploitation Pipe, Extraction Device and Related Method - The tool includes a bearing member ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333896 | APPLICATION OF HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF DRILLING MUD - A method for disrupting an obstruction from a wellbore includes determining a location of an obstruction within a wellbore. An ultrasound transducer is deployed down an interior of a casing in the wellbore. Ultrasound energy is focused, using the ultrasound transducer, to the determined location of the obstruction and the obstruction is disrupted using the focused ultrasound energy. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333897 | DIVERTER COVER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - A diverter cover assembly includes a first arrangement of sliding plates positioned above a central bore of a diverter and movable in substantially opposite directions to open and close over the central bore. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333898 | ELASTICALLY RESPONSIVE UNIBODY SHEAR VALVE - A shear valve utilizing an elastically responsive unibody seal member in operation. The unibody seal member is of unitary constriction and in terms of adjacent ends thereof and an energizing member disposed therebetween. Thus, governing of fluid flow through the metal valve may be achieved without undue concern over high pressure differentials, for example in a downhole environment. Further, the unitary construction of the seal member alleviates concern over mismatching tolerances and/or dimensions for separately assembled miniaturized components of the valve. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333899 | DISINTEGRABLE CENTRALIZER - A system including a first component, a second component disposed radially adjacent to the first component, and a centralizer disposed between the first component and the second component for at least partially filling a radial clearance between the first component and the second component. The centralizer is formed at least partially from a disintegrable material responsive to a selected fluid. A method of completing a borehole is also included. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333900 | COILED TUBING INJECTOR WITH STRAIN RELIEF - A coiled tubing injector, rollers on the backside of grippers on a gripper chain pass over at least one shallow groove or depression formed in, or gap between segments of, a planar roller contact surface of a skate, thereby momentarily removing or reducing the force being applied by the skate to the grippers as the grippers pass through at least one predetermined location within a gripping zone of the coiled tubing injector. The reduction or removal of the force on the grippers allows the grippers to reset their positions on the tubing at one or more predetermined locations in order to accommodate changes in the strain caused by changes in stress as the tubing moves through the injector. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333901 | DOWNHOLE SEAL ELEMENT OF CHANGING ELONGATION PROPERTIES - An isolation device with seal element having substantial elongation properties at a time of setting and insubstantial elongation properties at time of drill out. That is, the seal element may be constructed of materials that are geared toward providing effective temporary sealing, for example to support stimulation operations. The seal is also tailored to change elongation properties over time such that upon sufficient exposure to downhole conditions the elongation properties may be substantially reduced. Thus, drillable removal of the device and seal element may be readily attained without undue concern over stretchable tearing of the element leading to an accumulation of large debris left behind in the well. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SODIUM AZIDE BASED SUPPRESSION OF FIRES - A fire suppressing gas generator includes a cylindrical housing comprising an array of discharge ports distributed generally uniformly therearound; a cylindrical filter disposed within the housing and spaced from the interior wall of the housing; a plurality of azide-based propellant grains inside the cylindrical filter; and at least one ignition device associated with the propellant grains. The propellant grains when ignited by the ignition device generate a fire suppressing gas which passes through the filter and out of the discharge ports of the cylindrical housing for delivery into a space. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333903 | UPRIGHT, EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLER - An upright ESFR sprinkler includes a generally tubular body, at least one frame arm, a closure assembly, an unactuated heat responsive trigger assembly and a deflector assembly with a K-factor greater than 14, and preferably 16.8. The passageway extends between inlet and outlet openings. The closure assembly is positioned proximate the outlet so as to occlude the passageway with a Belleville seal. An ejection spring is coupled to the closure assembly. The heat responsive trigger assembly has a Response Time Index of 40 meter | 2013-12-19 |
20130333904 | Machine Tool and Control Method - A machine tool with a tool holder which is equipped to mount a tool, such as a chiseling tool, moveably along a movement axis. A striking mechanism contains a primary drive, arranged around the movement axis, containing at least one magnetic coil. The striking mechanism has a striker and an anvil arranged within the magnetic coil on the movement axis in sequence in the impact direction. The anvil protrudes at least partially into the magnetic coil. In addition, the striking mechanism can have an air spring affecting the striker in the impact direction. A controlled power source forms an electrical circuit in which a current flows, controlled at a target value, from the power source and into at the at least one magnetic coil during an acceleration phase. A controller ends the acceleration phase when a change, typical for an impact, is detected in the current flowing in the magnetic coil or a change, typical for an impact, is detected in a control variable of a control circuit of the power source. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333905 | Machine Tool and Control Method - A machine tool with a tool holder which is equipped to mount a tool, such as a chiseling tool, moveably along a movement axis. A striking mechanism, such as a magnetic-pneumatic striking mechanism, contains a primary drive which is arranged around the movement axis and has in sequence in the impact direction a first magnetic coil, a permanent and radially magnetized annular magnet, and a second magnetic coil. The striking mechanism has a striker and an anvil arranged within the magnetic coils on the movement axis in sequence in the impact direction. In addition, the striking mechanism may have an air spring affecting the striker in the impact direction. The associated inventive control method provides that, during a movement of the striker opposite the impact direction, a measurement is measured for a voltage induced by the first magnetic coil. The controller starts an acceleration phase according to a change in the polarity of the induced voltage. The primary drive accelerates the striker in the impact direction during the acceleration phase. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333906 | Machine Tool and Control Method - A machine tool with a tool holder equipped to mount a chiseling tool moveably along a movement axis. A magnetic-pneumatic striking mechanism contains a primary drive arranged around the movement axis. The primary drive includes a first magnetic coil and a second magnetic coil in sequence in the impact direction. The striking mechanism has, in sequence, a striker and an anvil arranged within the magnetic coils on the movement axis in the impact direction. In addition, the striking mechanism has an air spring affecting the striker in the impact direction. A controller is configured to activate the primary drive during an active retraction phase to accelerate the striker opposite the impact direction until a kinetic energy of the striker is sufficient to achieve a selected compression of the air spring as a function of the impact energy of the striker. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333907 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - A hand-held power tool having hammer-drilling, drilling and screwing modes, including a mode-setting device having an actuating element, a setting element, and a gear unit for driving an output shaft, in which the actuating and setting elements are interconnected in a rotatably fixed manner, and, in an operating mode(s), the setting element is coupled to a transmission element supported at a coupling housing assigned to the gear unit and axially displaceable at the coupling housing in a screwing position associated with the screwing mode and is axially fixed in position at the coupling housing in hammer-drilling and drilling positions of the corresponding modes; the transmission element is connected to the coupling housing in a rotatably fixed manner, a predefined operating mode being settable by rotating the setting element; the setting and transmission elements being rotatable relative to one another, the setting element embracing at least sections of the transmission element. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333908 | TRANSMISSION HOUSING - A transmission housing, in particular for a hammer drill and/or percussion hammer, for accommodating a percussion mechanism includes at least one housing part and at least one cover part adjacent to the housing part. The cover part is configured to close off the transmission housing in a direction opposite to a percussion direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333909 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool is disclosed. A magneto-pneumatic striking mechanism has a primary actuator arranged around an axis of movement and includes a first magnetic coil and a second magnetic coil. The striking mechanism has, on the axis of movement within the magnetic coils, a striker and a die. Furthermore, the striking mechanism has an air spring acting on the striker in a direction of impact. The air spring may be entirely or partially within the first magnetic coil. The air spring has a ventilation opening that is open to the environment if the striker is less than 10% of its stroke away from the die, and otherwise the ventilation opening is closed. An exchange of air with the environment is therefore only possible when the striker is near the die or is near the impact position. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333910 | IMPACT TOOL - According to one embodiment, an impact tool includes: a motor; and a hammer that is connected to the motor and that has a striking-side surface; and an anvil that is journalled to be rotatable with respect to the hammer, that has a struck-side surface and that provides a striking power to a tip tool, wherein the motor is drivable in: a first driving mode in which the motor is continuously driven in a normal rotation; a second driving mode in which the motor is intermittently driven only in the normal rotation; and a third driving mode in which the motor is intermittently driven in the normal rotation and in a reverse rotation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333911 | POWER TOOL WITH MAGNETO-PNEUMATIC STRIKING MECHANISM - A power tool | 2013-12-19 |
20130333912 | SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE COOLING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a superconducting cable cooling system which pumps a coolant for cooling a superconducting cable to a heat exchange section by using a circulation pump, and cools the coolant by a refrigerator. Specifically, the superconducting cable cooling system includes a heat exchange unit having a cooling space charged with a liquefied gas, a flow rate sensor which detects the flow rate of the coolant, a temperature sensor which detects the temperature of the liquefied gas charged in the heat exchange unit, and a control section which controls the refrigerator based on the detected values of the flow rate sensor and the temperature sensor such that the temperature of the liquefied gas charged in the heat exchange unit has a specific value. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333913 | MULTIPAIR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE - A multipair differential signal transmission cable includes a plurality of differential signal transmission cables being bundled and each including two signal conductors as a differential pair covered with an insulation and a first shielding tape conductor provided therearound. The first shielding tape conductor is longitudinally lapped so as to have an overlapping portion in a cable longitudinal direction. The plurality of differential signal transmission cables include at least one or more pairs of two adjacent differential signal transmission cables. The two adjacent differential signal transmission cables are arranged such that the overlapping portion of one of the two adjacent differential signal transmission cables does not face the other of the two adjacent differential signal transmission cables. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333914 | SHIELD SLEEVE - A shield sleeve for shielding an electric wire includes a tensile strength fiber that has an approximately circular section and on which a metal-plating layer is formed. A plurality of the tensile strength fibers is braided to form a tubular shape. Braid density of the braided tensile strength fibers is 85% or more and 98% or less and resistance between the braided tensile strength fibers is 0.096 Ω/m or less. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333915 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL RIBBON CABLE WITH DIELECTRIC SPACING - An electrical ribbon cable includes at least one conductor set having at least two elongated conductors extending from end-to-end of the cable. Each of the conductors are encompassed along a length of the cable by respective first dielectrics. A first and second film extend from end-to-end of the cable and are disposed on opposite sides of the cable The conductors are fixably coupled to the first and second films such that a consistent spacing is maintained between the first dielectrics of the conductors of each conductor set along the length of the cable. A second dielectric disposed within the spacing between the first dielectrics of the wires of each conductor set. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333916 | ELECTRIC WIRE - An electric wire includes: a core wire made by stranding a plurality of element wires each of which is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and has a circular sectional shape; and an insulating cover covering the core wire. The number of the element wires is equal to or more than 19 and equal to or less than 37. A diameter of the element wire is equal to or more than 0.15 mm, and equal to or less than 0.30 mm. A total cross-sectional area of the stranded element wires is equal to or more than 0.34 mm | 2013-12-19 |
20130333917 | Transmission Cable - There is provided a transmission cable that enables an increase in the number of wires or a further reduction in the diameter while having the electrical characteristics equivalent to those of the conventional coaxial cable. The transmission cable includes four first coated conductor units, each of which is formed by a first conductor and a dielectric formed on the outer periphery of the first conductor, and three second conductor units, each of which has approximately the same diameter as the first coated conductor unit and is disposed adjacent to the dielectric. One of the first coated conductor units is disposed at the center, and the remaining six units of the first coated conductor units and the second conductor units are disposed around the one first coated conductor unit disposed at the center so as to be adjacent to each other. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333918 | WIRE CONSTRUCTS - A method for forming a wire construct includes forming a groove in a polymer having a mouth that is narrower than a width of a deeper portion of the groove and placing a substantial length of wire in the groove, the wire having a larger cross-sectional dimension than the mouth of the groove. Encapsulant is placed over the polymer. The wire construct is to be used for implantable stimulation leads, such as a cochlear stimulation lead or a neurostimulation lead. Two wire constructs can be assembled to form a multilayer wire construct. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333919 | Hollow Conductive Gaskets With Curves and Openings - Electronic devices may be provided with conductive structures such as displays and conductive housing walls. Conductive gaskets may be used to form electrical paths between opposing conductive structures in an electronic device. The conductive gaskets may be formed from conductive sheets of material such as conductive fabric sheets. The conductive fabric or other conductive sheets may form conductive gasket wall structures that extend around air-filled cavities in the conductive gaskets. A conductive gasket may have an elongated shape such as a tubular shape that is characterized by a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis may follow a straight path or a curved path. To facilitate bending of a hollow conductive gasket to follow a curved path, the wall structures of the gasket may be provided with openings. Cables may be held in place using flaps of gasket wall material and may run through interior portions of a hollow gasket. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333920 | METALLIC GLASS, ARTICLE, AND CONDUCTIVE PASTE - Disclosed are a metallic glass including an amorphous alloy part including a plurality of elements; and an amorphous oxide in a supercooled liquid region, an article including a sintered product of the metallic glass, and a conductive paste including the metallic glass. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333921 | OVERSIZED INTERPOSER - An embodiment of an interposer is disclosed. For this embodiment of the interposer, a first circuit portion is created responsive to a first printing region. A second circuit portion is created responsive to a second printing region. The interposer has at least one of: (a) a length dimension greater than a maximum reticle length dimension, and (b) a width dimension greater than a maximum reticle width dimension. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333922 | SPACERLESS INPUT DEVICE - There is provided a spacerless input device that suppresses reflection at an interface, prevents generation of Newton's rings, improves visuality, does not operate erroneously even with no provision of a dot spacer, and has a pressure sensitive function even responsive to input with a solid matter. In an input device of a resistive film type accepting multiple touches, a pressure-sensitive conductive layer and an intermediate layer are filled in a gap between a surface provided with an upper transparent electrode group of an upper transparent electrode base member and a surface provided with a lower transparent electrode group of a lower transparent electrode base member. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333923 | MODULATED COMPOSITIONAL AND STRESS CONTROLLED MULTILAYER ULTRATHIN CONFORMAL SiNx DIELECTRICS USED IN NANO DEVICE FABRICATION - A layer of silicon nitride having a thickness from 0.5 nanometers to 2.4 nanometers is deposited on a substrate. A plasma nitridation process is carried out on the layer. These steps are repeated for a plurality of additional layers of silicon nitride, until a predetermined thickness is attained. Such steps can be used to provide a multilayer silicon nitride dielectric formed on a substrate having an upper surface of dielectric material with Cu and other conductors embedded within, and a plurality of steps. The multilayer silicon nitride dielectric has a plurality of individual layers each having a thickness from 0.5 nanometers to 2.4 nanometers, and the multilayer silicon nitride dielectric conformally covers the steps of the substrate with a conformality of at least seventy percent. A multilayer silicon nitride dielectric, and a multilevel back end of line interconnect wiring structure using same, are also provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333924 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRAL METAL CORE - A laminated multilayer electronic support structure comprising a dielectric with integral vias and feature layers and further comprising a planar metal core characterized by a thickness of less than 100 microns. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333925 | Flexible-Rigid Circuit Board Composite and Method for Producing a Flexible-Rigid Circuit Board Composite - A flexible circuit board for producing a flexible-rigid circuit board composite made of at least one flexible circuit board and at least one rigid circuit board, the at least one flexible circuit board having at least one first planar segment, which interacts as intended in the installed state with at least one second planar segment of the at least one rigid circuit board, wherein the at least one first planar segment comprises at least one flexible connecting element, which is elastically connected to a face of the at least one first planar segment. Furthermore, a flexible-rigid circuit board composite is provided having at least one flexible circuit board, a flexible-rigid circuit board arrangement, and a method and a device for producing a flexible-rigid circuit board composite. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333926 | CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A circuit substrate capable of reducing and preventing deviations of circuit characteristics includes a relatively hard region and a relatively soft region. A main body of the circuit substrate includes a stack of a plurality of flexible sheets made of a flexible material and includes rigid regions and a flexible region, the flexible region being more easily deformable than the rigid regions. Wiring conductors are disposed in the main body and define circuitry. Reinforcing insulative films are disposed so as to cover the portions where the wiring conductors are not disposed in the rigid regions on the flexible sheets when seen in plan view from the z-axis direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333927 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, the method including: preparing a base substrate having one surface and the other surface; forming first signal metal layers including a first signal via penetrating the base substrate from one surface to the other surface and first heat dissipation metal layers on the base substrate; and forming a build-up layer on the base substrate by forming second heat dissipation metal layers including second signal metal layers including second signal vias stacked on the first signal via and a heat dissipation via penetrating the base substrate and the build-up layer in the thickness direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333928 | IMPLEMENTING FEED-THROUGH AND DOMAIN ISOLATION USING FERRITE AND CONTAINMENT BARRIERS - Methods and structures are provided for implementing feed-through and domain isolation using ferrite and containment barriers. A vertical isolator is provided between a first domain and a second domain on a printed circuit board with signals passing between the first domain and the second domain. The vertical isolator is placed over a domain separation gap between the first and second domains in the printed circuit board, the vertical isolator having a vertical isolation barrier between a first vertical plate coupled to the first domain and a second vertical plate coupled to the second domain. The vertical isolation barrier is formed of a unitary ferrite block or a non-conductive magnetic absorber material. A plurality of capacitance feed-through plates and a dielectric material are provided within the vertical isolator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333929 | Terminal Structure for Glass Plate with Conductive Section and Glass Plate Article Utilizing Same - Disclosed is a glass plate article having a feed terminal structure to be connected with a feeding portion of a glass plate with a conductive portion, the glass plate article being characterized by that the feed terminal structure has at least one terminal seat subjected to a surface connection with the feeding portion through a Sn—Ag—Cu-series, lead-free solder alloy, that the terminal seat has a laminar form prepared by removing corner portions (soldering avoidance regions), each defined by a line connecting two points that are away from each of two vertices of one side of a square or rectangle by 1.6 mm or greater and are on two sides extending from each vertex, from the square or rectangle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333930 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a core layer; a through hole penetrating through the core layer in a thickness direction of the core layer; and an electronic part accommodated inside the through hole, wherein the through hole includes a first opening portion provided on a first surface of the core layer, a second opening portion provided on a second surface of the core layer, and an inward protruding portion inwardly protruding relative to the first and second opening portions, and wherein the electronic part is held by the inward protruding portion. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333931 | NOVEL INSULATING FILM AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD PROVIDED WITH INSULATING FILM - The present invention provides an insulating film including: a (A) binder polymer; (B) spherical organic beads; and (C) fine particles containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of phosphorus, aluminum, and magnesium, both the (B) spherical organic bead and the (C) fine particles being dispersed in a predetermined state in the insulating film. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333932 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed circuit board is provided. The printed circuit board includes a base having a top and a bottom. The top has a first circuit area, a second circuit area and a slotted area disposed between the first circuit area and the second circuit area. The slotted area includes a first row of a plurality of first slots, each first slot of the plurality of first slots has a first length and is separated from an adjacent first slot by a first space. The slotted area includes a second row of a plurality of second slots that is positioned parallel with respect to the first row. Each second slot of the plurality of second slots has a second length that is different than the first length and is separated from an adjacent second slot by a second space. The second space includes a different length than the first space. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333933 | Delta Arrangement of Hexagonal-Close-Packed Signal Pairs - A circuit board is provided which includes a plurality of signal pairs of connectors. The signal pairs of connectors are disposed in a triangular grouping of three signal pairs of connectors such that a first connector of each signal pair is located at a vertex of the triangular grouping. A second connector of each signal pair is located at a side of the triangular grouping adjacent to the vertex of the first connector. The signal pairs may be differential pairs. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333934 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE WITH STEPPED HOLES - A multilayer electronic structure comprising a plurality of layers extending in an X-Y plane consisting of a dielectric material surrounding metal via posts that conduct in a Z direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane, wherein at least one multilayered hole crosses at least two layers of the plurality of layers and comprises at least two hole layers in adjacent layers of the multilayer composite electronic structure, wherein the at least two holes in adjacent layers have different dimensions in the X-Y plane, such that a perimeter of the multilayered hole is stepped and where at least one hole is an aperture to a surface of the multilayer electronic structure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333935 | HIGH RELIABILITY FLUID-TIGHT LOW-PROFILE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE INTERCONNECTS FOR LARGE SCALE FRAME ATTACHMENT - A method for forming a frame attachment interconnect between a substrate and a frame is disclosed. The method can include applying a composite material (e.g., epoxy-glass prepreg) to a surface of a substrate. The composite material can have one or more holes disposed to substantially align with a corresponding pad on the surface of the substrate. A metal disc is placed in each hole of the composite material on top of the corresponding pad. A frame member can be placed on top of the composite material and the metal discs. The frame member can have one or more pads disposed to substantially align with the metal discs. The substrate, composite material, metal discs and frame combination can be cured in a controlled atmosphere that can include a vacuum and a predetermined temperature to create discrete electrical connections between adjacent pads but with each encapsulated and electrically isolated. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333936 | ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CABLES - A shielded electrical cable includes one or more conductor sets extending along a length of the cable and being spaced apart from each other along a width of the cable. Each conductor set has one or more conductors having a size no greater than 24 AWG and each conductor set has an insertion loss of less than about −20 dB/meter over a frequency range of 0 to 20 GHz. First and second shielding films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable, the first and second films including cover portions and pinched portions arranged such that, in transverse cross section, the cover portions of the first and second films in combination substantially surround each conductor set, and the pinched portions of the first and second films in combination form pinched portions of the cable on each side of each conductor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333937 | GRAPHENE BASED STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR SHIELDING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - Electromagnetic interference shielding structures and methods of shielding an object form electromagnetic radiation at frequencies greater than a megahertz generally include providing highly doped graphene sheets about the object to be shielded. The highly doped graphene sheets may have a dopant concentration greater than >1e10 | 2013-12-19 |
20130333938 | SHIELDED CABLE - A shielded cable includes: at least one conductor; an insulator with which a surface of the at least one conductor is coated, the insulator having a hardness of 10 or more and 90 or less; and a shield layer disposed on a periphery of the insulator, the shield layer being formed by braiding plated fibers. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING WIRE THEFT FROM STREET LIGHT AND UTILITY POLES HAVING FRANGIBLE BASES - An apparatus and method is provided for inhibiting theft of electrical wiring through the access opening of the frangible base of a highway utility pole, such as a light pole. Prior to securing the pole to the frangible base, a hollow body having an upper flange is inserted into the base so the flange is positioned on the upper surface of the frangible base. The electrical power supply cable is run up through the center of the hollow body and clamped to the hollow body and/or to a theft protection device used for a utility pole with a standard base. The electrical connection cable from the pole's electrical fixture is then attached to the power supply cable, and the pole and the hollow body are secured to the base by fastening means. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333940 | POWER MODULE DEVICE, METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES USING THE DEVICE, AND POWER MODULE KIT - A power module device that can be removably fastened to a convenient location on an article of furniture or another body. The device, when mounted, provides an electrical power socket at a location convenient to the user, even when resting on a couch, bed, or another article of furniture. In preferred embodiments, the power module device includes a clamp configured to removably secure the device in the desired location. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333941 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY - A flexible enclosure assembly for an electronic device for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a preform blank of conductive sheet material such as wire screen mesh or the like which defines upper, lower and a plurality of side wall portions flexibly interconnected by living hinges. A framework of resilient elastomeric material is insert molded to the preform blank to provide three-dimensional case details to accept one or more electronic devices such as circuit boards required for electrical control and display of vehicle based systems. The conductive sheet material is preferably a wire mesh which provides shielding from electrical anomalies and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. Major components and subassemblies are self-fixturing during the final assembly process, eliminating the need for dedicated tools, fixtures and assembly equipment. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333942 | PROTECTION PART FOR THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT OF A SURVEY METER, AND HIGH RANGE GAMMA-RAY SURVEY METER HAVING SAME INSERTED THEREIN - Provided is a protection part for an electronic circuit of a survey meter and a high range gamma-ray survey meter into which the protection part is inserted, in which the protection part is easily mounted in the survey meter to prevent the electronic circuit from being short-circuited when a conductive material is introduced into the electronic circuit. The protection part includes an insulator part for interrupting electricity other than that used for a signal transmission cable, an elastic stainless steel sheet part inserted into the insulator part, and a cable hole part through which the signal transmission cable passes when the protection part is inserted into the high range gamma-ray survey meter. Also, the protection part is inserted into the high range gamma-ray survey meter such that a telescopic part hole and a display part of the high range gamma-ray survey meter are physically separated from each other. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333943 | MULTI-CORE CABLE AND ALIGNING METHOD THEREFOR - One aspect of the invention relates to a multi-core cable in which a cable sheath covers plural electronic wires in each of which a central conductor is covered with a covering. In the multi-core cable, the electronic wires are exposed from a longitudinal end of the cable sheath, and distal ends of exposed portions of the plural electronic wires are parallel aligned, and the exposed portions of the plural electronic wires are fixed by a resin in a place within a range from the end of the cable sheath to a parallel aligned place. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333944 | Connector and mounting method therefor - A connector ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333945 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A JOINTING ASSEMBLY FOR MEDIUM OR HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLES AND JOINTING ASSEMBLY OBTAINABLE BY SAID PROCESS - A process for manufacturing a jointing assembly ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333946 | CLOSED LOOP WELL TWINNING METHODS - Closed loop methods for drilling twin wells are disclosed. The disclosed method make use of a bottom hole assembly including a rotary steerable tool. An electrical current is induced in the target well. The corresponding magnetic field about the target well is measured in the twin well and used to guide drilling of the twin well. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333947 | MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MOTOR FOR A BOREHOLE ASSEMBLY - A motor includes: a rotor including an undulated surface; a rod disposed about the rotor; and a coil disposed about the rod to induce shape changes in the rod, which in turn impart forces to the undulated surface to rotate the rotor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333948 | Generating Fluid Telemetry - A downhole tool includes a tool body, stator, and rotor. The tool body is aligned along a tool centerline and includes an aperture therethrough operable to pass a fluid to an exterior of the body. The stator is fixed relative to the tool body and includes a fluid flow restriction operable to pass at least a portion of the fluid from an interior of the stator to the exterior of the body at an adjustable flow rate. The rotor is disposed within the tool body and rotatable relative to the stator and includes an exhaust port selectively aligned with at least one aperture through the tool body by rotation of the rotor relative to the stator. The exhaust port is operable to pass at least a portion of the fluid from an interior of the rotor to the exterior of the body when aligned with the aperture. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333949 | DOWNHOLE TRACTION - An apparatus for use in drilling a high angle or horizontal borehole has a body for coupling to a drill string and one or more traction members mounted for rotation on the body. The apparatus defines a first, passive, configuration and a second, active, configuration in which the traction member urges the apparatus along the inner wall of the borehole. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333950 | HEAT FLOW CONTROL FOR MOLDING DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT - There is disclosed herein a method of designing a mold, the mold being at least part of a unitary body to be formed from a plurality of layers by 3D printing, the method comprising: defining an inner surface of the mold corresponding to at least part of an outer surface of an object to be molded in the mold; selecting a first material from which at least part of the mold is to be printed; and selecting a second material from which at least another part of the mold is to be printed, the second material having a higher thermal and/or electrical conductivity than the first material, wherein at least one of the layers from which the mold is to be formed by 3D printing includes areas to be printed from each of the first and second materials. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333951 | CUTTING INSERTS, CONES, EARTH BORING TOOLS HAVING GRADING FEATURES, AND RELATED METHODS - Earth-boring tools include one or more cutting elements having at least one grading feature positioned a known distance from an initial working surface of the cutting element. Methods of grading cutting element loss on earth-boring tools include comparing locations of wear surfaces on cutting elements to locations of one or more grading features in or on the cutting elements. In some embodiments, a cutting element may comprise an insert having a generally cylindrical body, a substantially planar cutting face surface, a substantially arcuate side surface, and at least one grading feature. In additional embodiments, a cutting element may comprise a tooth having one or more grading features. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333952 | DRILLING DEVICE AND PROCESS - A plurality of cutting faces is attached sequentially at a distal end of a drill string. The forward most cutting face that is distal to the top of the hole is exposed and used for drilling until worn to a point of inefficiency. The forward most or distal cutting face is then detached, exposing the next cutting face in the sequence. Detachment of the forward most cutting face is performed by remote actuation at the top of the drill string and/or outside the hole. A new cutting face is provided without the necessity of removing the drill string. The detachment process is repeated as long as drilling is continued and cutting faces remain. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333953 | CUTTING ELEMENTS RETAINED WITHIN SLEEVES - A cutter assembly may include a sleeve; and at least one cutting element having a lower spindle portion retained in the sleeve and a portion of the cutting element interfacing an axial bearing surface of the sleeve, wherein an outer diameter D of the cutting element and a radial length T of a substantially planar portion of the axial bearing surface of the sleeve have the following relationship: | 2013-12-19 |
20130333954 | PCD CUTTERS WITH IMPROVED STRENGTH AND THERMAL STABILITY - A thermally stable polycrystalline diamond cutter and method for fabricating the same. The cutter includes a substrate and a cutting table bonded thereto. The cutting table includes a cutting surface, a first beveled edge, a second beveled edge, a side surface, and an opposing surface that is adjacent to the substrate. The first beveled edge extends outwardly at a first angle from the cutting surface towards the substrate. The second beveled edge extends outwardly at a second angle from the first beveled edge towards the substrate. The side surface extends from the second beveled edge to the opposing surface. The cutting table is formed from a polycrystalline diamond structure having interstitial spaces disposed therebetween and a catalyst material disposed within the spaces in an untreated layer and not within a treated layer. The untreated layer includes the entire side surface. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333955 | Scales, And Methods Of Use Thereof - Improved scales, and methods of use thereof, are provided. In one embodiment, a scale includes a platform for a user to step thereon, and a display adapted to display a weight of the user. The display is further adapted to display a message from one of a set of message categories at least when the user is on the platform. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333956 | Weighing Method and Apparatus - Disclosed are a method of, as well as an apparatus for, weighing items of poultry, such as poultry or chicken carcasses, in conjunction with a meat processing systems ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333957 | WEIGHING COMPARTMENT WITH INTEGRATED BALANCE - A weighing compartment ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333958 | CRAWLER VEHICLE AND RELATIVE CONTROL METHOD - A crawler vehicle having a first and second track driven by a first and second drive wheel respectively; an internal combustion engine; a mechanical power transmission assembly extending from the internal combustion engine to the first and second drive wheel; an electric power transmission assembly; a mechanical power connection configured to transfer energy between the mechanical power transmission assembly and the electric power transmission assembly; and at least one mechanical power transmission configured to transfer energy between the electric power transmission assembly and the mechanical power transmission assembly; the electric power transmission assembly extending from the mechanical power connection to the mechanical power transmission. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333959 | Steering axle for agricultural vehicles - A steering axle is provided for agricultural vehicles having at least two drive motors for at least two land wheels on either side of the steering axle disposed next to one another substantially in the center between the land wheels. A mechanical drive train between the drive motor and the wheel hub is provided on both sides. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333960 | LOCKING CAP FOR A FLUID RESERVOIR - A locking assembly includes a release mechanism and a cap. The release mechanism includes a pin. The cap threadingly engages with a fill neck and includes a barrel portion and an engagement portion. The engagement portion radially surrounds the barrel portion. The engagement portion presents engagement threads which threadingly engage with threads of the fill neck. The annular cover portion radially surrounds the engagement portion. The annular cover portion rotates relative to the annular engagement portion in a second rotational direction to cause rotation of the engagement portion in the second rotational direction such that the engagement threads remain threadingly engaged with the neck threads. The annular cover portion rotates in the second rotational direction and causes rotation of the engagement portion in the second rotational direction to threadingly disengage the engagement threads from the threads when the pin is attached to the locking cap. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333961 | MOTORIZED SHOPPING CART - The invention provides a shopping system for a wheelchair bound shopper comprising a wheelchair configured for use by the shopper, wherein the shopper is at least partially bound to the wheelchair and a motorized shopping cart for pulling itself and a wheelchair bound shopper in a store. The shopping cart comprises a base having a bottom side and a top side positioned oppositely to the bottom side of the base. At least three wheels are fixed to the underside of said base. Further provided is a basket attached to the top side of the base. The basket has a front, a back positioned oppositely to the front, and two sides positioned between the front and the back of the basket. A motor attached to at least one of the at least three wheels, the motor operating to propel at least one of the at least three wheels when actuated. The shopping cart also provides a handle attached to the back of the basket. The handle has a holding portion by which the shopper holds and maneuvers the shopping cart. The handle has a switch whereby the shopper actuates the motor of the shopping cart to move the shopping cart. At such actuation, the shopping cart moves forwardly and pulls the wheelchair bound shopper also. By such action, the wheel chair bound shopper is able to shop in a store though bound to a wheelchair using said shopping cart. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333962 | BATTERY PACK WITH HIGH STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY - Disclosed is a battery pack including (a) a battery module array having battery modules arranged in two or more rows, (b) a pair of side support members that are in close contact with outermost unit modules in the battery modules in the battery module array, (c) lower end support members coupled to lower ends of the side support members, (d) two or more first upper mounting members coupled to upper ends of the side support members and lower ends of the battery modules erected in an upside-down fashion, (e) a second upper mounting member coupled to upper ends of the first upper mounting members, and (f) a rear mounting member disposed at the rear of the battery module array. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333963 | UPPER SLEWING BODY AND HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE INCLUDING SAME - To ensure that an electric power cable and a signal cable are laid easily over short distances while suppressing an effect of electromagnetic wave noise on the signal cable, an electric power cable is laid along a route that passes through only a right outside space in a lower position than an upper end of a right vertical plate, while a signal cable is laid along a bypass route that extends from a generator motor in a lower position than the upper end of the right vertical plate, passes through a rear portion cable insertion hole into an intermediate space between the right vertical plate and a left vertical plate, and returns to the right outside space from the intermediate space through a front portion cable insertion hole. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333964 | FUEL CELL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - Fuel cell stacks | 2013-12-19 |
20130333965 | FUEL CELL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A cowl top | 2013-12-19 |
20130333966 | VEHICLE AND A MODULAR DRIVE APPARATUS FOR THE VEHICLE - A vehicle and a modular drive apparatus for the vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheel assembly rotatable about a central axis in first and second directions. The wheel assembly is also pivotable about a pivot axis transverse to the central axis in third and fourth directions. The apparatus includes an electric motor coupled to the wheel assembly for rotating the wheel assembly in the first and second directions. The apparatus includes a braking device coupled to the wheel assembly for braking the wheel assembly. The apparatus includes a steering mechanism coupled to the wheel assembly for pivoting the wheel assembly in the third and fourth directions. The apparatus includes a housing receiving the wheel assembly, the electric motor, the braking device, and the steering mechanism to define a self-contained unit for attaching to and detaching from the vehicle to provide interchangeability of the self-contained unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333967 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A BATTERY MODULE TO A BODYSHELL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device is provided for fastening a battery module ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333968 | DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HOVERCRAFT - A hovercraft including a directional control system is disclosed. The directional control system includes at least one airflow control assembly configured to generate and direct at least one airflow. The at least one airflow generated and directed by the airflow control assembly results in component forces that are used to move and control the hovercraft in lateral, forward and reverse directions, or any degree of direction between the lateral, forward and reverse directions. The configuration of the at least one airflow control assembly enables precise control over movement of the hovercraft. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333969 | Method for Controlling Pressure in a Vehicle and Pressure Control Device - The aim of the invention is to lower the fuel consumption of a vehicle having a pneumatic brake system during operation of the vehicle by utilizing existing components to their full capacity, thus contributing to energy conservation. The invention relates to a method for controlling pressure, wherein modes of compressed air expansion are provided: in a second compressed-air expansion mode, compressed air is channeled from a second compressed-air storage container to the compression chamber of the air compressor during expansion phases of the air compressor. In a third compressed-air expansion mode, compressed air is channeled from a third compressed-air storage container to the compression chamber of the air compressor during expansion phases of the air compressor. The invention further relates to a pressure control device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333970 | Remote Controlled Vehicle - A remote controlled vehicle includes a chassis, front and rear axles mounted on the chassis and at least one wheel coupled to each axle. A front hydraulic drive drives the front axle and a rear hydraulic drive drives the rear axle. The remote controlled vehicle includes front and rear control valves in fluid communication with the corresponding front and rear hydraulic drives for regulating at least one of a fluid direction and a fluid flow through each control valve to each corresponding hydraulic drive. A controller communicates drive commands to each hydraulic drive and receives the drive commands front an external communicator. The chassis has a width substantially equal to the widest width of the reservoir and the motor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333971 | TOWBARLESS AIRPLANE TUG - A towbarless airplane tug comprising: a chassis mounted on a plurality of tug wheels, at least some of said plurality of tug wheels being steerable tug wheels; an airplane wheel support assembly, mounted on said chassis, for supporting rotatable wheels of a nose landing gear of an airplane; at least one tug wheel driver operative to drive said plurality of tug wheels in rotation to provide displacement of said chassis; and at least one tug controller operative to control speed of said tug, said at least one tug controller employing at least one feedback loop utilizing a mapping of speed limits along a travel path traversed by said tug and said airplane at said airport as well as an indication of the instantaneous location of said tug and said airplane along a travel path. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333972 | Pedestrian Airbag Arrangement - A pedestrian airbag arrangement for a vehicle includes an airbag covering at least a part of the windscreen and/or at least a part of at least one A-pillar of the vehicle when it is in deployed state, an inflator in fluid connection to the airbag, and a retraction means for retracting the airbag. The retraction means includes a triggering means and a retractor retracting the airbag when released by the triggering means. In order to provide an automatic retraction of the airbag, the triggering means is activated by the airbag. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333973 | SAFETY VALVE APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING DISPERSAL OF TRANSPORTABLE MATTER - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a valve apparatus that is designed to help protect users of liquefied propane gas (“LPG”) powered equipment from being injured while using, connecting, or disconnecting a coupler that connects an LPG supply line to an LPG container. The valve apparatus may, for example, prevent LPG from escaping into the environment while the supply line is being, or after it has been, disconnected. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333974 | SOURCE ACQUISITION WITH MULTIPLE FREQUENCY COMPONENTS - A seismic source array includes a first source and a second source. The first source has a first spectral output and the second source has a second spectral output different than the first spectral output. The first source has a first total volume different than a second total volume of the second source. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333975 | Loudspeaker - The present invention provides a loudspeaker with a port tube having an acoustic leakage path through a motile part thereof. In this way, excess energy caused by longitudinal resonance at higher frequencies is radiated transversely through the port tube walls rather than contributing to the output of the loudspeaker itself. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333976 | Apparatus for creating acoustically beneficial conditions for audio and voice recording - An apparatus for creating acoustically beneficial conditions for audio and voice recording on the go, in limited space and/or time conditions with sound absorbing inner layer made out of flexible durable material such as acoustic blankets. A preferred embodiment includes supportive rigid elements, internal light and copy support elements and durable outer layer. Acoustic layer can be extended to increase the area of coverage, it can be set up and operational from folded down transportation state in under 20 seconds and put away as quickly, it is light weight, washable and can be used as a travel bag when traveling. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333977 | LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION SILENCER - A silencer ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333978 | WATERPROOF SOUND-TRANSMITTING MEMBRANE AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCT - Provided is a waterproof sound-transmitting membrane | 2013-12-19 |
20130333979 | ESCAPE CHUTE - An escape chute, including: an upper straight chute, a lower straight chute, a turning chute, a first rotating axle, and a second rotating axle. The turning chute includes a front section, a middle section, and a rear section. The upper straight chute and the lower straight chute are connected via the turning chute. Each chute includes: a chute base; a guard rail including a top and a bottom; and a handrail. The chute base of the upper straight chute and the chute base of the lower straight chute are connected through the chute bases of the front, the middle, and the rear sections of the turning chute. Each hinge joint between the chute bases of the corresponding chutes is provided with a hinge roller. Each butt joint is provided with a combined pulley. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333980 | LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR POWER UNIT - A lubricating device for a power unit includes an oil pan, an oil tank being separated from the oil pan, a scavenging pump for circulating the received oil of the oil pan to the oil tank, and a feed pump to feeding oil stored in the oil tank to the engine and the transmission, wherein an oil reservoir for storing a certain amount of oil to immerse a lower part of a clutch that connects and disconnects a transmission route between the engine and the transmission is provided in a power unit case, and a first overflow passage is provided in the oil tank such that when the stored oil in the oil tank is increased beyond a first level, the first overflow passage allows the increased oil to overflow into the oil reservoir side. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333981 | Gravity Transforming Method - Disclosed is a gravity transforming method which comprises: establishing a circumference body ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333982 | METHOD FOR MODERNIZING A HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR - A method for modernizing a hydraulic elevator including an elevator car guided by car guide rails for moving in an essentially vertical direction in the elevator hoistway, a hydraulic system including a lifting cylinder having a cylinder part essentially vertically supported on the base of the elevator hoistway and a piston rod moving in relation to the cylinder part and a hydraulic powerpack and a control center. The hydraulic system of the hydraulic elevator is modernized to include a function for preventing unintended starting at a floor, in such a way that the hydraulic powerpack is retained and an electrically-operating valve that is monitored with a control and that acts on the flow of hydraulic fluid of the lifting cylinder is added to the hydraulic system. The control controls a valve to prevent movement of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder downwards and/or upwards, if predetermined criteria are fulfilled. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333983 | LANDINGS OR CAR DOORS FOR LIFTS AND MOUNTING METHODS THEREOF - Landings or car doors for lifts are provided which include a frame which defines the perimeter of an access aperture of the door, the frame comprising a pair of uprights and a pair of crossbeams, the crossbeams respectively comprising an upper horizontal sliding guide and a lower horizontal sliding guide, at least two reciprocally sliding panels to open and close the access aperture of the door. Advantageously, sliding devices and closure devices may be directly attached to each panel so that the panels are self-supporting, wherein the sliding devices couple with the sliding guides of the crossbeams to permit and guide the opening and closing movements of the panels and the closure devices are suitable to block and release the panels. Methods for mounting doors are also provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333984 | ELEVATOR CAB WALL PANEL - An exemplary elevator cab wall panel includes a plurality of panel members that are selectively moveable relative to each other to adjust the size of the panel. The panel is useful for selectively covering a space between a car operating panel and a nearby surface in an elevator cab. The wall panel provides a finished wall surface in the space. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333985 | BICYCLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A bicycle brake assembly includes a brake unit, a fixing structure and an alignment structure. The brake unit includes first and second brake arms. The fixing structure is configured to operatively couple the brake unit to a brake supporting portion of a bicycle frame. The alignment structure is disposed in the vicinity of the fixing structure. The alignment structure is configured to align the brake unit to the brake supporting portion. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333986 | BICYCLE BRAKE PAD - A bicycle brake pad includes a cooling plate and a friction plate. The cooling plate has a first surface and a second surface. The cooling plate includes a pad supporting section and a heat dissipation section. The friction pad is connected to the pad supporting section of the cooling plate. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333987 | AISLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR RAIL-GUIDED VEHICLE - An aisle emergency brake system for a vehicle that is adapted to travel on at least one rail includes a brake assembly and a stop assembly that are adapted to stop the vehicle when engaged with each other. If the brake assembly is mounted to the vehicle, the stop assembly is mounted to the rail, or vice versa. The brake assembly includes a pair of brake pads and a biasing mechanism. The brake pads are nominally spaced apart an operating distance and face each other in a facing direction. The biasing mechanism biases the brake pads toward each other to the operating distance. The stop assembly includes a body defining two surfaces. The two surfaces face outwardly and have stopping portions that are spaced apart more than the operating distance of the brake pads. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333988 | METHOD FOR SETTING THE CLAMPING FORCE EXERTED BY A PARKING BRAKE - In a method for setting the clamping force exerted by a parking brake, which is generated at least partially by an electromechanical braking device and, if needed, in supplementary fashion by a hydraulic braking device, in the provision of the hydraulic clamping force, a boost pressure to be generated in the hydraulic braking device is increased with respect to a switch-off pressure at the switch-off time that corresponds to the hydraulic clamping force. | 2013-12-19 |