52nd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200399898 | Construction Panel Having Improved Fixing Strength - A plasterboard comprises a gypsum matrix having a polymeric additive distributed therein in an amount of at least 1 wt % relative to the gypsum, the gypsum matrix further having a first group of fibres and a second group of fibres embedded therein, wherein the fibres of the first group of fibres have an average length that is at least three times the average length of the fibres of the second group of fibres. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399899 | STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL FRAMING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a structural insulated panel framing system comprising: insulation sheathing receivable by a wall jig; a frame for placement atop the insulation sheathing; and spray foam for application to the frame and the insulation sheathing to fuse the frame and insulation sheathing to produce a structural insulated panel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399900 | PERMANENT TRUSS TIE - A permanent spacing beam for the rapid deployment of roofing trusses on site. Such permanent spacing beams and truss ties as described may utilize a mount end, a retention end, and an elongate portion which spans the distance between the mount end and the retention end. The mount end may have a mount slot and the retention end may have a retention slot. The mount slot and the retention slot may be configured to permanently couple and mount to a first truss timber stud and an adjacent truss timber stud used in residential and commercial roof construction. Such a configuration results in a permanent truss tie being spanned between two roofing trusses thereby creating a more robust and sturdy roof construction. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399901 | INSULATION BOARD WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - An insulation board assembly, having: a foam insulation board; a top facer attached onto a top side of the foam insulation board, the top facer being made of woven material; and a bottom facer attached onto a bottom side of the foam insulation board, the bottom facer being made of woven material. The top and bottom woven facers may have upper and lower coatings and non-woven layers on either side and woven and non-woven layers may be held together with a tie layer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399902 | TILE REPLACEMENT FLASHING FOR USE WITH A TILE HOOK - A tile replacement flashing is used with a tile hook. A bottom tile replacement flashing is shaped for placement on a lower portion of a location where a tile is removed from a roof. A top tile replacement flashing is shaped for placement on an upper portion of a location where the tile is removed from the roof. The top tile replacement flashing includes an elevated region at a lower portion of the top tile replacement flashing, the elevated region. The bottom tile replacement flashing is shaped so that after attachment of the bottom tile replacement flashing on the roof, the tile hook can be attached to a rafter of the roof, the attached tile hook extending over an upper portion of the bottom tile replacement flashing and having a portion that, past the upper portion of the bottom tile replacement flashing, extends upwards. The top tile replacement flashing is shaped so that after attachment of the top tile replacement flashing on the roof, at least part of the elevated region of the top tile replacement flashing extends over the bottom tile replacement flashing. A height of the elevated region is sufficient to allow room for the tile hook to extend over the bottom tile replacement flashing and under the elevated region of top tile replacement flashing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399903 | ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT WITH ENHANCED WALKABILITY AND TRACTION - A roofing underlayment with enhanced walkability and/or traction is provided. The roofing underlayment includes a base layer, a first coating layer adhered to a first surface of the base layer, and a melt-blown nonwoven layer adhered to the first coating layer. The melt-blown nonwoven layer enhances walkability by providing a rough surface on which roofing installers may walk. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399904 | ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT WITH HYDROPHOBIC NONWOVEN CORE - A roofing underlayment includes a hydrophobic nonwoven core layer that provides enhanced resistance to water infiltration. In addition to the hydrophobic nonwoven core layer, the roofing underlayment includes a coating layer adhered to a surface of the hydrophobic nonwoven core layer, and an exterior surface layer adhered to the coating layer. A roofing system that includes the roofing underlayment is also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399905 | Rail System For An Outdoor Shelter - An outdoor shelter and a rail system for the outdoor shelter are disclosed herein. The outdoor shelter includes at least one pair of support post members, each pair of support post members comprising a first support post member being spaced apart from a second support post member; a first guide rail member coupled to the first support post member; a second guide rail member coupled to the second support post member; and a shade support pole member slidably coupled to the first and second guide rail members, the shade support pole member being coupled to an end portion of a shade member of the outdoor shelter, and the shade support pole member configured to be slidably displaced along the lengths of the first and second guide rail members so as to allow an amount by which the shade member overhangs a side of the outdoor shelter to be user-adjusted. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399906 | SUNSHADE - To provide sunshade structure which hardly deteriorates its sun-shading performance even in time zones or seasons which are not time zones or seasons when sunlight is intense. A sunshade | 2020-12-24 |
20200399907 | BRACKET SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF HORIZONTAL BALUSTERS - In one example, a baluster bracket for securing a baluster in a perpendicular orientation relative to a support surface includes a button bracket and a tube bracket. The button bracket includes a cylindrical body, wherein an outer surface of the cylindrical body is threaded, and a first aperture defined through the cylindrical body. The tube bracket includes a hollow cylindrical body, wherein an inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body is threaded to engage the outer surface of the cylindrical body of the button bracket. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399908 | ADJUSTABLE MAGNETIC COUPLER - Provided is an adjustable magnetic coupler | 2020-12-24 |
20200399909 | ENHANCED GLAZING DEVICE, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The present disclosure involves a device for inserting through adjoining panes of glass, which may be oriented to apply pressure to opposing sides of the glass in one orientation. The device generally comprises a shaft that accepts a fastener, which may be moved to tighten or loosen pressure applied by the device upon the glass. In one embodiment, the device comprises one or more plates for insertion through and placement against opposite sides of the adjoining panes of glass, and which can be used to reduce or remove bowing along the surface of the glass prior to sealing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399910 | STRUCTURE FOR STAGING MATERIALS ON A ROOF STRUCTURE - The apparatus may include a ridge member, a first arm rotatably coupled to the ridge member and extending outward, relative to the ridge member, in a first plane angled relative to a first pitch of a roof structure. Also, the apparatus may include a second arm rotatably coupled to the ridge member and extending outward, relative to the ridge member, in a second plane angled relative to a second pitch of the roof structure. The ridge member may be positioned at an apex between the first pitch and the second pitch along a ridge of the roof structure. Further, materials for installation may be placed on at least one of the first arm and the second arm positioned between the roof structure and the materials. Additionally, the apparatus may include a load arm coupled at each respective end portion of the first arm and the second arm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399911 | WORKING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a working system, including at least one fastened rope node, at least one mobile rope node, and at least one suspended rope node. The three nodes are connected by using a rope, the fastened rope node is fastened to a surface of a building, the suspended rope node includes at least one working apparatus, and the working apparatus works on a side facade of the building. The mobile rope node can move on the building and change a suspension position of the suspended rope node. In the present invention, safety of a facade working robot is improved, and a working scope is expanded. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399912 | Concrete Form Panel - A construction form board having a first surface, a second surface and a core layer having a thickness therebetween. The first surface, the second surface and the core layer constructed from a polymer, such as polypropylene. The core layer having a plurality of continuous cavities in a longitudinal direction. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399913 | CONCRETE FORM PANEL, AND CONCRETE FORMWORK COMPRISING SAME - A concrete form panel for a concrete formwork includes: a foam body having a concrete-facing surface and an outward-facing surface opposite the concrete-facing surface, the outward-facing surface having a plurality of slots formed therein; and a plurality of structural elements. Each structural element is accommodated in a respective slot, and has apertures formed therein for accommodating ties. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399914 | BINDING MACHINE - A reinforcing bar binding machine includes a first movable gripping member that is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from one side of a fixed gripping member. A second movable gripping member is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from the other side of the fixed gripping member; and a bending portion brings the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member into and out of contact with the fixed gripping member. The fixed gripping member includes a shaft that rotatably supports the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member. In addition, the bending portion includes an opening and closing pin that pushes an opening and closing guide hole provided in the first movable gripping member and an opening and closing guide hole provided in the second movable gripping member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399915 | BINDING MACHINE - A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit which feeds a wire, a curl guide which curls the fed wire around an object to be bound, a binding unit including a twisting shaft provided to be rotatable around an axis, a gripping part provided at one end of the twisting shaft and a drive unit provided to the other end of the twisting shaft, a control unit which controls the drive unit, and a binding machine main body which accommodates therein the binding unit and the control unit. When an inside of the binding machine main body is divided by a virtual plane perpendicular to the axis to be partitioned into a first space in which the gripping part is accommodated and a second space in which the drive unit is accommodated, the control unit is arranged in the second space in which the drive unit is accommodated. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399916 | Computer-assisted shingle sawing method and installation - A computer-assisted shingle sawing method for recovery optimization using a 0-1 defect relative to the clear line, comprising the steps of taking an image of a next slab to be cut from a wood block; defining from that image, a clear line there-across; and locations of defect on that slab relative to the clear line, determining edge lines of shingles recoverable from the slab according to optimal shingle grade recovery; sawing the next slab along these edge lines, and sawing the next slab from the wood block, thereby releasing an optimum recovery of shingles from the slab. In another aspect there is provided a method for shingle recovery optimization using an optimization by inversion strategy, wherein the inclination of a parting line for cutting the next slab from the wood block is determined for optimal shingle grade recovery. There is also provided an installation for carrying out these methods. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399917 | PRE-FABRICATED SKELETAL FRAME FOR A ROOM - A pre-fabricated and pre-engineered integrated skeletal frame for a room is discussed. In an embodiment, the pre-fabricated and pre-engineered integrated skeletal frame is for an electrical room with its electrical equipment installed, wired up, and tested offsite in a factory. The pre-fabricated and pre-engineered integrated skeletal frame can have rigging components such as lifting eye hooks and temporary structural cross connect bracing for rigging. The prefabricated room can have electrical equipment mounted inside, wired up, and tested off site at the factory and then be shipped to the construction site. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399918 | LIFEGUARD OBSERVATION STATION - A lifeguard observation station having a support structure, a platform member and stairs. The platform member is supported by the support structure and is elevated from ground level. The platform member has a first side, with at least a portion of the first side of the platform member being configured to be positioned proximate to or in-line with an edge of a pool or body of water. The stairs extend between the ground level and the platform member. The support structure is offset from the stairs. The lifeguard observation station provides a lifeguard unimpaired line-of-sight to swimmers or bathers in the pool or body of water whether when the lifeguard is positioned on the platform member or on the stairs. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399919 | ABOVE GROUND POOL - The present invention provides a above ground pool, comprising a flexible pool body. The flexible pool body comprises: a polygonal bottom sheet that comprises a plurality of edge portions; and a plurality of side sheets, each side sheet comprising a pool sidewall portion and a pool bottom portion, and each of the pool sidewall portions and each of the pool bottom portions being in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid. Each of pool sidewall portion comprises a first upper-base portion, a first lower-base portion and a first middle portion defined between the first upper-base portion and the first lower-base portion, and each of the pool bottom portion comprises a second upper-base portion, a second lower-base portion and a second middle portion defined between the second upper-base portion and the second lower-base portion. The first lower-base portion and the second lower-base portion coincide to define a junction of the pool sidewall portion and pool bottom portion. The first middle portions of the side sheets are successively connected to form a side wall of the above ground pool and the second middle portions are successively connected to form an outer ring of the bottom of the above ground pool. The second upper-base portions of the pool bottom portions are respectively connected to the edge portions of the bottom sheet. In the above ground pool of the present invention, joints are moved to a side wall of the swimming pool or the bottom of the swimming pool as much as possible, thereby reducing the length of joints passing through a heavily stressed area to the greatest extent, simplifying production processes, reducing costs, and reducing the probability of water leakage from the above ground pool. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399920 | PLUNGE POOL - A pool, preferably a plunge pool, that can be prefabricated and on site installed in a short space of time is provided. The pool is integrally formed, resulting in a unitary pool shell having a floor, one or more sidewalls connected to the floor, a surface, such as a step or bench, extending from at least one of the sidewalls; and a peripheral wall extending from the surface to the floor. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399921 | PORTABLE SIPHON EFFECT VACUUM CLEANING DEVICE FOR LIQUID FILLED VESSELS - The present invention is a portable siphon effect vacuum cleaning device for the collection and removal of debris from liquid filled vessels. The invention comprises a handle structure to grip and control the invention in combination with at least one priming conduit and associated liquid communication path to direct the flow of liquid and debris to a desired discharge location, where priming conduit includes a suction end, discharge end, and a restricting valve positioned between, and through the action of gripping the handle and pushing and pulling in the axial direction, one can incrementally fill the liquid communication path until a continuous siphon flow of liquid begins, in turn realizing the benefits of creating a continuous flow of liquid to provide a continuous suction effect for continuous collection and expulsion of debris without any need for continual manual or powered pumping of that liquid. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399922 | BICYCLE PARKING DEVICE - For parking a bicycle, a bicycle parking device includes a lower braced frame, a rotating platform, at least one rotating column structure, and a lifting device. The lower supporting frame that installs a rotating platform and supports an upper supporting frame through a bracing rod. The rotating platform is arranged on the lower braced frame and a fan-shaped notch is arranged on the rotating platform. The at least one rotating column structure that supports the lower braced frame, wherein at least one rotating column structure supports the lower braced frame. The lifting device arranged in the rotating column structure is detachably connected to a carrier frame used for carrying bicycles. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399923 | POLE MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - In an embodiment, a method for mounting a pole on a post includes providing an apparatus having an inner portion, an outer portion and a cap portion. The inner portion has a substantially cylindrical shape and includes open first and second ends; the outer portion has a substantially cylindrical shape with a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the inner portion and includes open first and second ends; and the cap portion has first and second ends and has a substantially circular shape with an outer diameter that is substantially similar to the diameter of the outer portion and has a substantially circular aperture with a diameter that is substantially similar to a diameter of the open first end of the inner portion. The first ends of the inner portion and the outer portion may be connected to the second end of the cap portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399924 | Fencing System And Method For Assembling A Fence Panel - This invention relates to a fencing system and method for assembling a fence panel. The fencing system comprises pickets, braces and rails which can be assembled into a fence panel. The fence panel can be assembled by inserting the pickets through the slots of the brace and the opening of the rails when the brace is in the unlocked position. The assembled fence panel can be locked into place by longitudinally driving the braces relative to their respective rails from the unlocked position to the locked position. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399925 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO FENCING - A panel-post connector plate | 2020-12-24 |
20200399926 | DRIVABLE HANDLE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A drivable handle structure and method of use thereof are introduced, and the handle structure includes a shaft portion, a handle portion, and at least one lever portion; when the handle structure is used, the shaft portion is combined with a first object, and used as a rotating axis to make the lever portion turn for moving abuttingly against a movement portion of a second object so that the first object and the second object can move because of the movement of the handle structure. Accordingly, the handle structure may be set up to the first object, and drive or release from the second object so as to operate and apply force easily and have the advantage of convenient usage. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399927 | INTERCHANGEABLE CYLINDER FOR LOCKS - Interchangeable cylinder for locks that have an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder that has a locking device that uses a master key to unlock it is provided. The object of the invention is the inner cylinder, which carries an associated wing in functions of a handle, the wing and the body of the cylinder forming a single whole. The wing is integrated in the cylinder itself, and is extended radially beyond its body. The wing is of thin, flat or extra-flat configuration, and is attached to or integrated into the front of the cylinder itself. For application in interchangeable cylinder locks, to comply with ADA regulations. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399928 | CONSTRUCTING PHYSICAL KEYS BY WAY OF DIGITAL KEYS - A digital key management system for physical keys is provided. A processor registers a physical lock. A processor generates a digital key based on a physical key structure to be used with the physical lock. A processor configures the physical lock to decode an inserted physical key. A processor verifies the inserted physical key, in response to a digital key for the decoded physical key matching the generated digital key. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399929 | MULTI-PARTY PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROLS - Ensuring physical access control of a lockbox according to a contract. Parties to the contract interact with the lockbox according to contractual requirements recorded to a ledger accessible over a network. The ledger linking access activity of the parities using cryptography. The lockbox is opened with a credential provided over the network and secured automatically upon closing of the lockbox such that the credential no longer opens the lockbox. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399930 | DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM - A locking system for a door, including a primary locking mechanism and a secondary locking mechanism, in which the primary locking mechanism includes an electrical actuator that causes a first plate and a second plate to be magnetically attracted to one another when actuated such that rotation of a doorknob effects a corresponding rotation of the spindle, and in which the secondary locking mechanism includes a detent that is formed in a knob collar and an aperture that extends through a rotator collar; and a pin that is translatable through the aperture to be disposed in the detent of the knob collar, when the secondary locking mechanism is in an unlocked condition, such that the knob collar and the rotator collar are rotatably fixed to one another. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399931 | LOCK - A door lock includes an outer enclosure constituted by a body that is substantially shaped like a flattened parallelepiped. The lock has a hole passing through the enclosure, with an axis of extension that is perpendicular to the base of the body, and is suitable for the insertion of a double handle unit. The lock further includes a spring latch exiting from a side wall of the body, through an opening, the spring latch being connected to the edge of the through hole and adapted to be actuated by the handle unit. The lock includes a seat for a cylinder, of the mortise type, the latter provided with an end cam and being accessible from the side of the enclosure that is adapted to correspond to the outside of the door, the cylinder being adapted to release the lock. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399932 | Electronic Padlock Cover with a Knob - The invention relates to an electronic padlock cover with a knob, wherein the padlock includes a rotor assembly formed by an electronic cylinder joined in continuity to an electronic knob, a body wherein the cylinder and a padlock ring are housed, wherein the cover includes a protective casing of the body intended to surround and protect the body of the padlock on one end, a support with a ring-shaped configuration including two grooves and an extension, centered on each groove, which includes a pair of first holes for the introduction of corresponding fastening screws for fastening to the body of the padlock and a protective casing of the knob including two flanges located in correspondence with the grooves, including an inner cylindrical opening for the housing of the knob. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399933 | PEDESTAL WRAP SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for a retail item or packaging has housing that retains a gear that is operably connected to a pawl with two arms. One arm of the pawl is operably engaged by the gear. The other arm of the pawl is operably engaged with an unlocking key within the housing. The unlocking key is operably controlled by an unlocking tool by inserting a portion of the unlocking tool into a complementary portion of the unlocking key through a keyway formed in the housing. The unlocking key may have a magnet or components that are attracted to a magnet that enable the unlocking key to disengage a slot formed in the housing to allow the unlocking key to rotate to move the pawl. The housing may additionally be formed with a channel that allows a plurality of similarly constructed security devices to be tethered or daisy-chained together. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399934 | STAND AND USE THEREOF | 2020-12-24 |
20200399935 | TETHERED HOLDER FOR AMENITY ITEM - A bracket that holds an aromatherapy product, or other amenity item, in a shower, with an integrated security “leash” that keeps the bottle from being stolen. The combination of the bracket with the integrated leash solves a security/theft problem for the customer using the bracket. The present invention provides a unique way to attach a leash and collar to the bottle so it can be secured and not stolen from the shower where the bracket system is used. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399936 | LOCK FOR MOTOR VEHICLE HOOD | 2020-12-24 |
20200399937 | DUAL ACTUATED LATCH MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE - A latching mechanism releasably engages a striker. The latching mechanism includes a housing secured to the vehicle body, and defining a striker channel through which the striker is selectively movable along a striker path. The latching mechanism includes a release lever pivotally connected to the housing and configured to rotate in a first direction in response to a tensile force. A detent is pivotally connected to the housing and to the release lever, and is movable with lost motion relative to the release lever. A fork bolt is adjustably connected to the housing and movable between a fully latched position, where the fork bolt fixes the striker relative to the housing, and a secondary position, where the striker is movable relative to the housing. Moving the fork bolt from the secondary position to the fully latched position causes the lost motion between the detent and the release lever. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399938 | Locking Device Having No Restriction on Order of Opening or Closing Door - A locking device for a door includes a first latch unit including a catching unit positioned at a lateral side of the first door and rotatably coupled to a first plate, a pawl unit rotatably coupled to the first plate to rotate the catching unit or restrict the rotation of the catching unit, and a first release lever configured to assist in rotating the pawl unit about a rotating shaft for the pawl unit. A second latch unit is positioned at a lateral side of the second door so as to face the first latch unit and includes a second release lever rotatably coupled to a second plate, and a striker unit configured to be caught by or released from the rotating catching unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399939 | CONTACT-MINIMIZING DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING SYSTEM - A contact-minimizing door opening and closing system for a door has a handle including a shaft with an endplate disposed on the shaft opposite the handle and a latch bolt including a pin positioned to contact the endplate. The pin prevents movement of the handle when the latch bolt is extended from a lock housing, and allows movement of the handle when the latch bolt is retracted into the lock housing. An engaging and disengaging mechanism couples the handle to a locking pin such that movement of the handle is configured to operate the engaging and disengaging mechanism to lock the door. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399940 | Door Stopper - A door barricade device having a bar with two structures attached at either end of the bar, which slide under a door and engage the doorframe, to prevent a door from opening into a room, such as a classroom. The bar can be telescoping, having two portions with one slidably received within the other portion, to allow for adjustment to doors of varying widths. The telescoping bar can have a locking device to lock the bar into a predetermined width. The structures attached at either end can be a pair of footers, each with a post attached, with the posts being shaped to conform to the room frame. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399941 | SECURITY BARRIER FOR OUTWARD-SWING DOORS OF VEHICLES AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for providing improved security to an outward-swing door of a vehicle. The outward-swing door is on a sidewall of a main housing of the vehicle and has a pivotal end and a distal end opposite to the pivotal end. The outward-swing door is outwardly pivotable about the pivotal end thereof. The apparatus comprises a connecting structure for coupling to a bottom wall of the main housing, a base structure for coupling to the connecting structure so as to locate adjacent the outward-swing door and outside a swing path of the outward-swing door, and a blocking structure demountably coupled to the base structure, at least a portion thereof extendable into the swing path of the outward-swing door for restricting the outward-swing door to open to a predefined maximum extent. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399942 | FOUR-BAR LINKAGE HINGE - A hinge is coupled to a first component and a second component. The hinge supports the second component for movement relative to the first component between a closed position covering an opening through the first component and an opened position displaced from the opening. The hinge includes a first bracket coupled to the second component, a second bracket coupled to the first component, a support link coupled to the first and second brackets, and a control link coupled to the first and second brackets. Rotation of the support link relative to the first bracket causes rotation of the first component relative to the second component and relative to the support link. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399943 | VEHICLE HAVING HINGE ASSEMBLY - A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a tailgate and a hinge assembly. The tailgate is rotatable relative to the vehicle body between a closed position and an open position. The hinge assembly rotatably coupling the tailgate to the vehicle body. The hinge assembly includes a bracket, a hinge pin and a retention ring. The bracket is attached to a respective one of a plurality of side walls of the vehicle body. The hinge pin is rotatably fixed to a respective end of the tailgate and is removably connected to the bracket. The retention ring is rotatably coupled to the bracket between a locked state in which the hinge pin is prevented from being disconnected from the bracket and an unlocked state in which the hinge pin is permitted to be disconnected from the bracket. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399944 | VEHICLE SLIDE DOOR SUPPORT DEVICE - A vehicle slide door support device connects a slide door to a vehicle body. The slide door is configured to open and close a door opening formed in a side surface of the vehicle body. The device includes: a first guide rail arranged on a lower portion of the slide door and regulating a movement direction of the slide door; a first hinge unit arranged below the door opening and configured to move relative to the first guide rail in a longitudinal direction of the first guide rail; a second guide rail arranged above the first hinge unit on the vehicle body and regulating the movement direction of the slide door; and a second hinge unit arranged above the first guide rail on the slide door and configured to move relative to the second guide rail in a longitudinal direction of the second guide rail. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399945 | INTEGRATED STOWAGE BIN ASSEMBLY - A stowage bin assembly includes a bin bucket assembly having a bin bucket which includes at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall including a notch and the at least one sidewall having an interior surface. The stowage bin assembly also includes at least one hinge assembly. The at least one hinge assembly includes a housing which is received in the notch, the housing having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the housing is substantially flush with the interior surface of the at least one sidewall when the housing of the at least one hinge assembly is received in the notch. The stowage bin assembly also includes a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the at least one hinge assembly, the stowage bin door moveable between an open position and a closed position. Related components, assemblies, and devices are also provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399946 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION METHOD TO MOVABLE WINDOW - A movable window apparatus is disclosed. The movable window apparatus may comprise a window panel, a first electrical contact, and a second electrical contact. The window panel is operable between an opened position and a closed position. The first electrical contact is coupled to the window panel. The second electrical contact is coupled to the vehicle. Further, the first electrical contact is operable to engage the second electrical contact when the window panel is in a first position and disengage the second electrical contact when the window panel is out of the first position. Engagement of the second electrical contact by the first electrical contact forms a conductive connection. This conductive connection has the advantage of being engageable and dis-engageable. Accordingly, the movable window apparatus enables a conductive connection with a window panel without inhibiting the movement of the window panel between two or more positions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399947 | Emergency Actuating Device - Emergency actuating device, especially for vehicle doors, is provided. The device includes: a support base; a manual actuation element adapted to assume rest and actuation configurations; an electromagnetically driven locking mechanism adapted to lock the actuation element in its rest configuration; a protective shell adapted to assume a closed configuration in which the shell isolates the actuation element from the outer environment when the actuation element is in its rest configuration, and makes it impossible to reach the actuation element with a hand, and an open configuration, in which the actuation element can be reached with a hand to be brought from the rest configuration to the actuation configuration and vice versa; and an opening sensor adapted to generate an electric signal indicative of the open configuration of the protective shell, the signal being processable by an electronic control unit for controlling locking and/or unlocking of the locking mechanism. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399948 | Device for releasing and resetting a fire and smoke barrier - The invention relates to a device for releasing and resetting a fire and smoke barrier. In a normal use state, a clutch member is held by an electromagnetic attraction unit, so that a push rod ejecting module cannot be actuated, and a door operator is controlled by a clutch module thereof. Upon power failure, for example upon an accident, the clutch member is released by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and a barrier release member is activated by the push rod ejecting module so as to shut the fire and smoke barrier. Upon power restoration, the clutch member is attracted and held by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and the push rod ejecting module is reset by a push rod resetting module. At the same time, the barrier release member is also reset. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399949 | FLANGED TUBE FOR VACUUM INSULATED GLASS (VIG) UNIT EVACUATION AND HERMETIC SEALING, VIG UNIT INCLUDING FLANGED TUBE, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units, and/or methods of making the same. The sealing tube or sealing material is provided within the VIG unit, thereby potentially eliminating the need for a protective cap and allowing for more freedom in handling, frame design, hybrid VIG construction, lamination, and the like. The sealing tube may be relocated to an internal area within a recessed pocket of a substrate at least in certain example embodiments. The VIG unit lacks a protruding pump-out tube or the like. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399950 | VACUUM INSULATING GLASS UNITS BASED ON TOPOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS - The present disclosure relates to a method of providing vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units each comprising at least a first and a second glass pane and a plurality of support pillars distributed between opposing surfaces of said glass panes to provide a gap ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200399951 | SECURITY DOOR SYSTEM - A security door system includes a door frame, a door, and an astragal. The door frame has first and second vertically extending side members that define an opening therebetween. The door is disposed within the opening and is secured to the frame via a hinged connection along the first vertically extending side member. A gap is defined between an edge of the door, that is opposite the hinged connection, and the second vertically extending side member when the door is in a closed position. The astragal has first and second plates that are secured to an outer surface of the door. The first plate extends beyond the edge such that the first plate covers the gap when the door is in the closed position. The second plate extends from the first plate in a direction away from the edge and toward the hinged connection. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399952 | Assembly of a Box, in Particular a Roller Shutter Box, and Mounting Frame - An assembly of a box includes an outer wall defining an inner space and a mounting frame provided outside the box and defining an undercut section. A mounting mechanism is provided in the inner space, configured to fix the box on the mounting frame. The mounting mechanism has a clamp extending through an opening in the outer wall configured to engage with the undercut portion of the mounting frame. A lever coupled to the clamp by a hinge allows operation of the clamp between a clamping position and a non-clamping position. The lever is accessible from outside the box. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399953 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINTED, COATED PANEL - A method for producing a coated and printed glass panel, includes a) providing a glass substrate having a metal-containing coating on a first surface and a polymeric protective layer with a thickness d arranged on this metal-containing coating, b) removing the polymeric protective layer in a first region using a carbon dioxide laser, c) removing the metal-containing coating within the first region only in a second region using a solid-state laser such that an edge region is created, in which the metal-containing coating is intact and in which the polymeric protective layer was removed in step b), d) applying a ceramic ink only in the first region, e) heat treating the glass panel at >600° C., wherein the polymeric protective layer is removed on the entire first surface, in the edge region, the metal-containing coating is dissolved by the ceramic ink lying above it, and the ceramic ink is fired. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399954 | MOTORIZED SLAT ANGLE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR WINDOW BLINDS - An apparatus for adjusting a tilt angle of a plurality of slats in a window blind is disclosed. The window blind includes a headrail having disposed therein a shaft that causes the tilt angle of the slats to be adjusted when the shaft is rotated. The apparatus comprises a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear in mechanical communication with the first bevel gear and coupled with the shaft, and a motor coupled to the shaft. Actuation of the first bevel gear causes a corresponding rotation of the shaft to adjust the tilt angle of the slats, and actuation by the motor causes a rotation of the shaft to adjust the tilt angle of the slats. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399955 | BLIND BODY ACTUATOR FOR NON-CORD WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A blind body actuator used in a non-cord window blind is provided to include a casing, a winding mechanism, a set of guide units, a set of lift-cord wheels, and a set of lift cords. The winding mechanism is rotatably mounted in the casing and includes a plurality of meshed and juxtaposed winding wheels and volute springs wound around the abovementioned winding wheels. The lift-cord wheels are meshed with the winding wheels and employed to wind the lift cords. The guide units contain some cylinder rollers that are employed for winding the lift cords based on actual needs. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399956 | CONNECTION HEAD OF AN APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING ROLL-UP AWNINGS OR BLACKOUT CLOSURES - A connection head includes a first body indentation to accommodate a support recess with a second fixed support, a second body indentation flanked by the first body indentation, the first and second body indentations being divided by a body edge, and an element applicable to the side body surface, having an indentation. When the element is applied, the indentation is connected to the second body indentation of the main body to accommodate at least one support bracket of a first fixed support. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399957 | ADJUSTABLE WIDTH ROLLER BLIND ASSEMBLY - A roller blind assembly having a roller with a longitudinal axis, and a generally rectangular screen formed from a flexible sheet material with an upper marginal edge securable to the roller. The roller has first and second roller sections which are substantially cylindrical and axially aligned, and an intermediate section located between and telescopically received within the first and second roller sections, allowing adjustment of the roller length. The upper marginal edge is provided with a releasable fastening device having a substantially rigid elongate member adapted to engage the first and second roller sections, bridging the gap therebetween by the intermediate section, when the screen is attached to the roller to support the screen when it is wound onto the roller releasably attaching the screen to the first and second roller sections. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399958 | WINDOW SHADE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR CURTAIN WALLS - A window shade mounting system for use with a curtain wall structure comprising: a mounting plate secured to a building material and the mounting plate is disposed in a cavity defined by a curtain wall assembly, the building material, a fire block; a support plate removable carried by the mounting plate; a bracket attached to the mounting plate having a first end configured to bear against the mounting plate; a member included in the bracket wherein the member is configured to engage a roller window shade assembly and the member configured to limit rotation of at least a portion of the roller window shade assembly; a passage defined in the bracket for receiving a wire that travels from the cavity, through the passage and connects to a roller shade assembly motor included in the roller window shade assembly; and, a decorative plate attached to the support plate. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399959 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL COVERING - An architectural covering including a motor assembly is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end cap enclosing an end of the head rail, a roller tube rotatably supported within the head rail at least partially by the end cap, and a motor assembly including a housing in splined engagement with the end cap to non-rotatably secure the motor assembly to the end cap. The motor assembly may be received at least partially within the roller tube and may be in driving engagement with the roller tube. A covering material may be attached to the roller tube such that rotation of the roller tube extends or retracts the covering material. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399960 | LADDER RUNG CAP FOR USE WITH OPEN ENDED LADDER RUNGS FOR NOISE REDUCTION AND SAFETY - A ladder rung accessory assembly includes first and second caps have a respective base that is shaped to cover respective rung openings of a selected rung of an extension ladder to reduce acoustic noise during transport. Each cap includes a guide member that is received in the respective opening to position the attached base. Channels formed through the bases and guide members are shaped to receive a cable tie passing through each cap and the selected rung. The first cap is held against the ladder by a head of the cable tie and the second cap is held against the ladder by an internal pawl locking mechanism of the second cap that ratchets against a toothed tape section of the cable tie. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399961 | EARTH-BORING DRILL BIT WITH A DEPTH-OF-CUT CONTROL (DOCC) ELEMENT INCLUDING A ROLLING ELEMENT - The present disclosure relates to earth-boring drill bit with brazed-in rolling elements for depth-of-cut control. The earth-boring drill bit includes a bit body, a blade having an exterior surface and defining at least one pocket, and a DOCC element positioned within the blade. The DOCC element includes a walled retainer positioned within the pocket. The walled retainer includes retainer side walls and an endcap attached to the retainer side walls at an end of the walled retainer. The DOCC element further includes a rolling element positioned within and partially enclosed by walled retainer, with a portion thereof extending above the exterior surface of the blade. The disclosure further includes the DOCC element and a method of installing it in the pocket defined by the blade. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399962 | SYSTEMS FOR SECURING BEND STIFFENERS TO RISER SYSTEMS IN OFFSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES - Disclosed are systems for securing a bend stiffener to a riser in an offshore energy production facility. In one system, the lower end of the bend stiffener has a magnet that repels a magnet in a clamp on the riser a distance below the bend stiffener. The magnets repel one another with a force during operation to decelerate falling and prevent contact between the clamp and the bend stiffener. Methods are provided for retrofitting a riser system by adding the magnets. In another system, the riser has an upper portion and a tapered portion immediately below the upper portion. The outer diameter of the tapered portion increases such that the tapered portion can be friction fit into the lower end of the bend stiffener in the event that the bend stiffener is forced down or free falls onto the riser. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING DOWNHOLE COMMUNICATIONS PATHS - An anchoring assembly for securing a cable having both an optical fiber and an electrical conductor in order to provide a conductive pathway to a downhole tool. The anchoring assembly has a head and tail each having a throughbore with anchor receiving portions. An anchor with a deformable portion maybe inserted into the anchor receiving portions and the head and tail drawn together about the anchor. The anchor receiving portions have a narrowing diameter, which, upon abutment with the anchor causes the deformable portion of the anchor to deflect inward and secure a cable inserted therein. A conductive body is provided in the head or tail for coupling with the cable and providing a conductive pathway to a downhole tool. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399964 | DRILL PIPE AND OPTIMIZATION THEREOF - A drill pipe comprises a drill pipe body having a drill pipe body outer diameter and a drill pipe body inner diameter, wherein the drill pipe body outer diameter is from about 5.1-inches to about 5.4-inches and the drill pipe body inner diameter is from about 4.4-inches to about 4.6-inches; and a tool joint comprising a rotary shoulder box connection; wherein the drill pipe has an average diameter ratio and wherein the average diameter ratio is from about 1.32 to about 1.58 for a production hole from about 7⅞-inches to about 12¼-inches. Methods of using the drill pipe are also disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399965 | System and Methods for Controlled Mud Cap Drilling - A subsea drilling method for controlling the bottom hole annular pressure and downward injection rate during mud cap drilling operations from a mobile offshore drilling unit with a low pressure marine riser and subsea blowout preventer. The method called controlled mud cap drilling uses the hydrostatic head of a heavy annular mud (fluid) managed or observed in order to balance the highest pore pressure in the well and to control the injection rate, by using a subsea mud lift pump and a control system to regulate the process. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399966 | CONTINUOUS SOLIDS DISCHARGE - A solids discharge assembly for disposing of oil and gas well treated solids, the assembly including a discharge eductor and solids valve. The eductor includes a solids inlet to receive the treated solids, and, to transfer the treated solids to a chamber of the eductor, a fluid inlet to receive a motive fluid and transport the motive fluid through a tapered nozzle coupled to the fluid inlet, a tip of the tapered nozzle located in the chamber, and a discharge outlet to receive a discharge mixture of the treated solids and the motive fluid, from the chamber, The chamber has a reduced pressure of less than atmospheric pressure when the motive fluid is streaming from the fluid inlet to the discharge outlet. The solids valve is located in a solids conduit coupled to the solids inlet of the eductor. The solids conduit is evacuated. The solids valve is closed to prevent the transfer of the treated solids into the solids inlet and to prevent the flow of the motive fluid through the solids conduit when the chamber has a pressure equal to or greater than atmospheric pressure, and open to permit the transfer of the treated solids into the solids inlet when the chamber has the reduced pressure. Method and system embodiments for disposing of oil or gas well treated solids are also disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399967 | DRILLING MUD SCREEN SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - A drilling mud screen comprising: a body having a first end and a second end and a centerline, wherein the first end and/or the second end of the body has a means to engage a drilling mud screen puller/installer tool; a drilling mud inlet at the first end of the body; a filter having a first end, a second end, and openings, wherein the filter is fluidly connected to the second end of the body via a first connection and/or an optional first end retaining ring; a drilling mud outlet at the openings of the filter; and a second end cap fluidly connected at the second end of the filter via a second connection, wherein the filter has an optional retaining ring disposed between the first connection and the second connection is disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399968 | Method for Synchronizing Downhole Tractor and Winch Deployment - A method and system for synchronizing downhole tractor and surface winch deployment includes deploying a tractor and deploying wireline from a winch, obtaining readings of wireline tension, and adjusting the speed of the tractor to match the winch speed. If the tractor and winch speeds appear substantially matched, periodically adding and/or removing slack in the wireline while observing the wireline tension can confirm if the tractor and winch are still synchronized. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399969 | Downhole Tubular Section Mill - A casing section mill has a main body with cut-outs to accommodate casing section mill blades mounted thereon, and stabilizer inserts mounted in the cut-outs below the blades. The stabilizer inserts yield an outer diameter substantially the same as the drift inner diameter of the casing being milled, thereby providing positive centralization and stabilization of the blades. The casing section mill may be rotated by a downhole positioned positive displacement motor in the drillstring, by drillstring rotation from the surface, or a combination of downhole positive displacement motor and drillstring rotation. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399970 | FLUID DRIVEN JARRING DEVICE - The disclosed jarring device generates two jarring impacts at the end points of a reciprocating hammer assembly. Initially, flow of pressurized fluid through the jarring device is obstructed by a deformable member. The resulting increase in fluid pressure upstream of the deformable member causes compression of a spring and downstream movement of the hammer assembly to generate a first jarring impact. A further increase in fluid pressure beyond a threshold, causes a release of the obstruction by either deforming the member or by slicing it by pushing it through a slicer. Releasing of the obstruction causes decompression of the spring, and upstream sliding of the hammer assembly to generate a second jarring impact. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399971 | COMPACT OVER PULL-PUSH STROKING TOOL - An extendable wellbore tool may include a housing, a telescopic cylinder, and one or more hydraulic actuators. The telescopic cylinder may be disposed within the housing and may include two or more cylinders configured to extend and retract relative to each other. The one or more hydraulic actuators may be connected to the telescopic cylinder via a link arm, and may be configured to extend and retract the telescopic cylinder relative to the housing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399972 | WELLHEAD SEALING DEVICE OF SUCKER-ROD PUMPING MACHINE - A polished rod sealing device for an oil pumping machine includes a built-in stuffing box. The built-in stuffing box is arranged inside oil pipe enlargement press cap and can seal the polished rod of the oil pumping machine. The sealing device maintains dynamic coaxiality between the polished rod and the stuffing box, and reduces eccentric wear of the sealing packing resulted from the polished rod. The sealing device also provides lubrication between the polished rod and the sealing packing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399973 | TUBING HANGER ALIGNMENT DEVICE - Systems and methods for landing a tubing hanger in a wellhead and then orienting a tubular housing (e.g., tree, spool, or flowline connection body) relative to the tubing hanger while landing the tubular housing on the wellhead are provided. The systems may include a tubing hanger alignment device, wherein the tubing hanger alignment device includes one or more hydraulic, electric, or fiber optic lines extending therethrough and one or more couplings disposed on a lower end thereof. The tubing hanger alignment device is configured to couple one or more hydraulic, electric, or fiber optic lines on the tubular housing with one or more hydraulic, electric, or fiber optic couplings on the tubing hanger during landing of the tubular housing onto the wellhead regardless of a relative orientation of the tubing hanger and the tubular housing with respect to the wellhead. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399974 | AUTONOMOUS BLOWOUT PREVENTER - An autonomous BOP system is provided for stopping an uncontrolled flow of formation hydrocarbons comprising two or more sensors distributed along a length of a subsea blowout preventer to monitor a drill pipe inside a blowout preventer and measure critical parameters. A computer using predictive-software monitors a blowout preventer along with material critical parameters and calculates a blowout preventer configuration and sequence to arrest a well blowout. Blowout preventer components are fine-tuned and operational modes are added to aid an arrest of a well blowout under realistic conditions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399975 | Bypass adapter for use with a packer tool on a production tubing positioned in a casing string - On a production tubing positioned in a casing string, a bypass adapter is coupled to a packer tool. The bypass adapter comprises an inner mandrel positioned in an inner bore of the packer tool. Injection gas flows between the production tubing and the casing string, through a plurality of ports, in a space located inside the inner bore of the packer tool and outside of the inner mandrel, thus bypassing the packer tool. This injection gas then flows down the outside of a tailpipe located below the packer tool. Fluid produced by the well mixed with this injected gas flows inside the tailpipe, through the inner mandrel, and into the production tubing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399976 | Enhanced Elastomer Reinforcement for Expandable Hangers with Garter Spring - A downhole expandable liner hanger positioned in a subterranean wellbore. The liner hanger may comprise a liner and an expansion element. The expansion element may comprise one or more seal elements bonded to the expansion element in an open-ended containment system, wherein each of the one or more seal elements comprises at least one garter spring. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399977 | ANNULAR BARRIER WITH BITE CONNECTION - The present invention relates to an annular barrier for providing zonal isolation in an annulus downhole between a well tubular metal structure and another well tubular metal structure or a wall of a borehole, comprising a tubular metal part with an outer part face, configured to be mounted as part of the well tubular metal structure an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part forming an expandable space there between, the expandable metal sleeve is configured to be expanded in a well downhole from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter to abut against the well tubular metal structure or the wall of the borehole, the expandable metal sleeve having a first end, a second end, an outer face, and a longitudinal extension wherein the first end of the expandable metal sleeve has a mechanical connection, and wherein the first end of the expandable metal sleeve is connected to the tubular metal part by means of a bite connection comprising a cutting ring comprising an outer ring face having an inclined face and an inner ring face, having a first cutting edge configured to cut into the outer part face, and a connection ring with a mechanical connection engaging the mechanical connection of the expandable metal sleeve when the inclined face slides along a tapering face of the expandable metal sleeve for pressing the first cutting edge into the outer part face fastening the expandable metal sleeve to the tubular metal part. The invention also relates to a downhole system comprising at least one annular barrier and a well tubular metal structure of which the tubular metal forms part. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399978 | ATTACHMENTS FOR MITIGATING SET CEMENT DOWNHOLE - A well tool attachment includes a tubular body with a bore therethrough extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the tubular body is configured to seat in a shoe track of a well casing. A plurality of partitions are suspended from the tubular body, dividing the bore of the tubular body into a plurality of segments extending axially through the tubular body. The partitions are configured to break up cement slurry entering the bore of the tubular body into a plurality of cement segments to facilitate drilling after downhole cement sets. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399979 | Angled Block with Wear-Reducing Liner for One Straight-Line Connection in Hydraulic Fracturing - A frac tree coupled to a wellhead is connected to either flowback equipment or zipper modules using a single straight-line connection of pipes, valves, and/or frac iron that define a straight-line pathway for fluid, gas, or flowback materials. The disclosed single straight-line connections referenced herein may be used in pressure pumping operations to deliver hydraulic fracturing fluid (“frack fluid”) to a frac tree for delivery to a wellhead or for carrying flowback from the wellhead to a flowback-collecting equipment. To dramatically reduce the wear-and-tear on the frac tree, blocks at or near the top of the frac trees are strategically lined with a high-strength wear-resistant material internally at points where frack fluid or flowback changes direction to flow toward or away from the single straight-line connections. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399980 | MANIFOLD AND FLUID FLOW CONTROL - A rigid valve block body and a method for determining fluid flow direction are disclosed. The valve block body includes a first fluid inlet and a further fluid inlet at opposed sides of a rigid valve block body. A first fluid outlet of the valve block body and a further fluid outlet of the valve block body are disposed in a spaced apart relationship. A first V-shaped fluid communication passageway comprises two passageway portions each extending within the valve block body from a first common root region proximate to the first fluid inlet. A further V-shaped fluid communication passageway comprises two further passageway portions each extending within the valve block body away from a further common root region proximate to the further fluid port. An end region of each passageway portion of the first V-shaped fluid communication passageway meets an end region of a respective passageway portion of the further V-shaped fluid communication passageway proximate to a respective fluid outlet. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399981 | MODULAR HYDRAULIC INTENSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT FUNCTION AND CHEMICAL INJECTION SERVICES - A modular hydraulic intensification system includes a housing configured to be deployed within a subsea landing string. The modular hydraulic intensification system also includes multiple hydraulic intensifiers positioned within the housing, wherein each hydraulic intensifier includes a first chamber configured to fluidly couple to a hydraulic fluid supply and a second chamber configured to fluidly couple to one or more landing string valves within a lower portion of the subsea landing string. The modular hydraulic intensification system further includes a shuttle valve fluidly coupled to the respective second chambers of the multiple hydraulic intensifiers, wherein the shuttle valve is configured to enable flow of an output fluid across the shuttle valve from the respective second chambers of the multiple hydraulic intensifiers and to block backflow of the output fluid across the shuttle valve toward the respective second chambers of the multiple of hydraulic intensifiers. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399982 | VALVE WITH INTEGRATED FLUID RESERVOIR - Certain aspects and features of the disclosure relate to a valve device for use in a wellbore. In one example, the valve device includes a body containing swell fluid, a swellable elastomer, and a piston. The swell fluid can contact the swellable elastomer, causing the swellable elastomer to swell. The swellable elastomer can swell and contact the piston. The swellable elastomer can move the piston from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the piston can open, close, or restrict one or more flow paths through the valve device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399983 | WELL FLUID FLOW CONTROL CHOKE - A choke can include a variable flow restrictor, external ports in communication with a flow passage respectively upstream and downstream of the flow restrictor, and sensor(s) in communication with the external ports. A method can include flowing a well fluid through a flow passage in a body of a choke including a variable flow restrictor, measuring a pressure differential between external ports in communication with respective upstream and downstream sides of the flow restrictor, and operating the flow restrictor, thereby varying a restriction to the flow through the flow passage, in response to the measured pressure differential. A well system can include a well fluid pump, a flow choke including a variable flow restrictor operable by an actuator that includes a displaceable stem and a stem seal that isolates the actuator from the well fluid in the flow choke, and a control system that operates the actuator. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399984 | Systems And Methods For Multi-Stage Well Stimulation - A system for stimulating a subterranean formation that has a wellbore formed within the subterranean formation; and a tubular disposed within the wellbore. There is a first frac valve disposed within the tubular, the first frac valve having a first sleeve in a closed position, and further configured to move to an open position. There is an at least a second frac valve disposed within the tubular, the second frac valve having a respective sleeve in a respective closed position, and further configured to move to a respective open position. A dart is configured to pass through the first frac valve without moving the first sleeve, and to subsequently engage the second frac valve to move the respective sleeve to the respective open position. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399985 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CEMENTING THROUGH SCREENS - Systems and methods describe to a downhole tool with an expandable ball seat. More specifically, the systems and methods include a sliding downhole tool with a moving screen, wherein the screen is provisionally protected by a temporary member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399986 | PUMP THROUGH FUNCTIONALITY IN SUBSEA VALVES USING EXTERNAL MANIFOLD - A subsea valve system for use in a subsea landing string includes a subsea valve and an external manifold in fluid communication with the subsea valve. The external manifold includes a cylinder, a split manifold piston, an above bore inlet that is configured to be exposed to an above bore pressure, a below bore inlet that is configured to be exposed to a below bore pressure, and an open chamber outlet. The split manifold piston is configured to move within the cylinder fluidly couple the above bore inlet to the open chamber outlet to enable pump through functionality while a respective force exerted on the manifold piston by the above bore pressure is greater than a respective force exerted on the manifold piston by the below bore pressure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399987 | System and Method for Predicting Fluid Behavior in an Unconventional Shale Play - A system and method for generating a PVT model capable of predicting well behavior across a play is described. The method can comprise the step of obtaining, for each well of a subset of wells, a measured API gravity, a measured gas-to-oil ratio (GOR), and one or more lab experiments. The lab experiments can measure one or more PVT characteristics. The method can also comprise the step of training a PVT model to match the measured API gravities and the measured GOR with the PVT characteristics. Further, the method can comprise the step of inputting a PVT input into the PVT model and receiving a PVT output from the PVT model. The PVT input can be related to an additional hydrocarbon sample. The PVT input can comprise an API gravity and a GOR. The PVT output can be based on the API gravity and the GOR. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399988 | RIG EQUIPMENT ANALYSIS USING A HEALTH INDEX - A method includes performing a first rig operation using rig equipment, the first operation includes a make-up connection operation, a touch-bottom operation, or both. The method includes measuring operating parameters while performing the first rig operation, generating a baseline dataset based on measurements of the operating parameters taken while performing the first rig operation, performing a second rig operation using the rig equipment, measuring the operating parameters while performing the second rig operation, generating a current dataset based on measurements of the operating parameters, determining a health index value for the rig equipment by comparing the baseline dataset and the current dataset; and adjusting drilling rig parameters based on the health index value. Adjusting the one or more drilling rig parameters includes adjusting a level of operational load of the rig equipment, adjusting a throttle of the rig equipment, or adjusting a drilling technique employing the rig equipment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399989 | EVALUATING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BREAKDOWN EFFECTIVENESS - The disclosure improves the analysis of the hydraulic fracturing (HF) break down process of a well system. The analysis can use as inputs collected HF data such as the HF fluid pressure, HF fluid flow rate, and HF fluid composition over one or more time intervals. In some aspects, the perforation parameters and stratigraphic well placement can also be used as inputs. The analysis can also use as inputs the HF model inputs that were used in collecting the HF data. The analysis can determine an effectiveness parameter of the received inputs. HF model inputs can be selected that would best fit a HF job plan goal for the current well system. In some aspects, the HF model inputs can be communicated to a well system controller of the current well system to further direct HF job plan operations. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399990 | Graphical Representation Management - Dynamically combining graphical information from multiple windows displayed in a graphical user interface includes displaying a first window including a first graphic representation of a first data set, and a second window including a second graphic representation of a second data set. An overlap condition is detected by constantly monitoring a boundary of the first window and a boundary of the second window. In response to detecting the overlap condition, the first data set and the second data set are processed to identify a first and second set of attributes of the first and second data sets, respectively. A third set of attributes is determined, whereby the third set of attributes is common to the first set of attributes and the second set of attributes. A third window including a third graphic representation is generated and displayed based on the first graphic representation and the third set of attributes. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399991 | THERMAL ACTIVATION OF LINER HANGER FOR ELASTOMER-LESS COMPLETION - An apparatus and method for placing a member in a wellbore. The apparatus includes member conveyable downhole, a component of the member configured to perform an action in the wellbore, a potential energy source, a locking device and a heat source. The potential energy source is capable of activating the component. The locking device constrains the potential energy source from activating the component when the locking device is in a first state. The heat source changes the locking device from the first state to a second state in which the locking device allows the potential energy source to activate the component. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399992 | Bias Fabric Reinforced ELH Element Material for Improved Anchoring - The present disclosure relates generally to equipment utilized and operations performed in conjunction with a subterranean well and, more particularly, to an improved liner hanger system. A downhole expandable liner hanger positioned in a subterranean wellbore may comprise a liner. The downhole expandable liner hanger may further comprise an expansion element. The expansion element may comprise one or more annular seals bonded to the expansion element, a first spike; and a second spike. The downhole expandable liner hanger may further comprise a woven mesh, wherein the woven mesh is disposed around the expansion element between the first spike and the second spike, wherein the woven mesh comprises a first material layer and a second material layer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399993 | DOWNHOLE TOOL FOR CREATING EVENLY-SPACED PERFORATION TUNNELS - A downhole tool for perforating a borehole includes a gun body and charges arranged in a helix around the gun body and evenly spaced from both a nearest neighbor along the helix and a nearest neighbor in an adjacent wrap of the helix. Further, placement of the charges is based on a specified diameter of the borehole and specified charge density. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399994 | FIRING STAND FOR SHAPED CHARGES - A firing stand ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200399995 | TANDEM SEAL ADAPTER FOR USE WITH A WELLBORE TOOL, AND WELLBORE TOOL STRING INCLUDING A TANDEM SEAL ADAPTER - A tandem seal adapter (TSA) for use with a wellbore tool may include a TSA body including a first end and a second end opposite the first end in an axial direction, a bore extending through the TSA body from the first end to the second end, an electrical contact assembly provided within the bore, the electrical contact assembly being configured to provide electrical connectivity through the bore. The electrical contact assembly may include a bulkhead provided within the bore. An axial position of a maximum outer diameter of the TSA body may overlap with the bulkhead in the axial direction. A portion of the bore overlapping in the axial direction with an entirety of the TSA body having an outer diameter equal to the maximum outer diameter may have a constant bore diameter. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399996 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING HEAVY OIL - A method and apparatus for extracting and producing heavy crude oil from subterranean oil fields is provided. The method utilizes a specially designed mixing mandrel to facilitate the combination and mixing of a high API gravity diluent with heavy crude oil from a subterranean oil reservoir, such that the resulting heavy oil mixture can be efficiently pumped to the surface. | 2020-12-24 |
20200399997 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM A ROD PUMP - A system for energy recovery from a rod pump includes a reversible hydraulic pump; a variable speed reversible motor-generator connected to the reversible hydraulic pump; and a variable speed drive that operates the motor-generator to rotate the reversible hydraulic pump in a forward direction to pump hydraulic fluid to the rod pump during an upstroke, and to operate the motor-generator in a generator mode in which a weight of a rod string lowers a piston in the rod pump during a downstroke to pump hydraulic fluid to rotate the hydraulic pump in reverse such that the motor-generator generates electricity, and the variable speed drive modulates a speed of the motor-generator during the downstroke to modulate a speed of the reversible hydraulic pump to control a rate of flow of hydraulic fluid through the reversible hydraulic pump and thereby modulate a rate of downward motion of the rod string. | 2020-12-24 |