52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110315281 | Tailored Properties By Post Hot Forming Processing - A method of forming a product from an initial blank comprises subjecting the initial blank to a hot forming and press hardening operation to form the product with substantially a uniform first tensile strength. Subsequently, the product is subjected to post hot-forming processing in which a first region of the product is heated selectively to above a known temperature, using one of conduction heating, resistance heating, and induction heating. The first region is then cooled, such that the first region attains a second tensile strength that is substantially less than the first tensile strength. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315282 | Mg-BASE ALLOY - The quasicrystal phase and/or quasicrystal-like phase particles, which is composed of the Mg—Zn—Al, are dispersed into Mg-base alloy material for strain working. The microstructure in this material does not include the dendrite structure, and the size of the magnesium matrix is 40 μm or less than 40 μm. The present invention shows that the quasicrystal phase and/or quasicrystal-like phase is able to form by addition of the Zn and Al elements except for the use of rare earth elements. In addition, the excellent trade-off-balancing between strength and ductility and reduction of the yield anisotropy, which are the serious issues for the wrought processed magnesium alloys, is able to obtain by the microstructure controls before the strain working process. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315283 | SIMULANT MATERIAL FOR PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES - The present invention provides a simulant material comprising a primary explosive and a carrier. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315284 | ARM AND LEG PURSE APPARATUS - A purse system includes a first purse having a first connection point therein and a second purse, having a second connection point therein for removably attaching the second purse to a position within the first purse. The strap of the second purse includes a third connection point which interacts with the second connection point. The purse system can also include an alarm system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315285 | CONFIGURABLE PURSE TO BE WORN AROUND A LEG, SUSTAINED AT A WAIST BELT OR HANGING FROM A SHOULDER STRAP - A purse for motorcyclists and trekkers satisfying the different requirements of wearing it in different situations, is easily and quickly configurable depending on the manner in which is to be worn, typically around a leg, at a waist belt or hanging from a shoulder strap. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315286 | TIRE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE COMPACT TRACTOR - A system is provided for refitting a tire system on a four-wheel-drive compact tractor which typically comes equipped with a set of industrial tires mounted on standard industrial size wheels. The tractor has a frame size falling within an industry classification of extra large frame, large frame, mid-frame or small frame. A set of replacement agricultural tires or turf tires is provided. The industrial tires are replaced with the replacement agricultural tires or turf tires without changing at least the front wheels on the compact tractor. The replacement tires are selected so as to maintain a front tire overspeed within manufacturer specified ranges for the majority of tractors falling within the industry classification. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315287 | Multi-Piece Run-Flat Insert - The present application relates generally to a tire support system including a plurality of support sectors. The plurality of support sectors when connected forms an annular support ring. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315288 | HEAVY-LOAD RADIAL TIRE - A heavy-load radial tire comprises a tread portion, wherein
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20110315289 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A sipe extending in a tire width direction is provided in a land part (block) of a tread shoulder region. An inner region on the tire equator side in a length direction of the sipe is formed in a straight sipe portion over the whole of a sipe depth direction. A region on the tread ground contact end side relative to the inner region is divided and provided in the straight sipe portion on the sipe opening side and a waveform sipe portion on the sipe bottom part side in the sipe depth direction. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315290 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire wherein a sipe includes protrusions on a first sipe wall face of mutually opposing sipe wall faces and recesses that mate with the protrusions in a second sipe wall face. Additionally, in a projection figure of the protrusions with the sipe wall faces in an expanded state, a relationship between a placement density X of the protrusions in a region that extends up to half of a sipe depth H from an opening of the sipe and a placement density Y of the protrusions in a region that extends up to half of the sipe depth H from a bottom of the sipe is X>Y. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315291 | Pneumatic Object Provided with a Gas-Tight Layer Comprising a Thermoplastic Elastomer and Expanded Thermoplastic Microspheres - An inflatable article provided with an elastomer layer impermeable to the inflation gas, such as air, said layer comprising at least, as major elastomer, a thermoplastic polystirene/polyisobutylene block copolymer, such as an SIBS (stirene/isobutylene/stirene) copolymer, and expanded thermoplastic microspheres with a preferential content between 1 and 30 phr. Preferably, this copolymer comprises between 5% and 50% stirene by weight, its number-average molecular weight is between 30 000 and 500 000 g/mol and its Tg is below −20° C. Optionally, the gastight elastomer layer also contains, as plasticizer, an extender oil, especially a polybutene oil, with a preferential content between 5 and 100 phr. This gastight layer not only has excellent impermeability properties, but also a density and a hysteresis that are both reduced compared with layers based on butyl rubber. The inflatable article can be a pneumatic tire for a motor vehicle. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315292 | SUPPORT AND INSERT FOR ATTACHING A MODULE TO A TYRE WALL - An attachment support, which is designed for attaching a module to a wall ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315293 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PNEUMATIC TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A method for producing a pneumatic tire in which an air-in phenomenon between an inner liner and a carcass is avoided by preventing adhesion of the inner liner to a bladder includes the following steps. A green tire using, as an inner liner, a polymer laminate including a first layer having a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.6 mm made of a styrene-isobutylene-styrene triblock copolymer, and a second layer composed of at least one of a second A layer made of a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer and a second B layer made of a styrene-isobutylene diblock copolymer, the second layer having a thickness of 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm, is prepared. The green tire is mounted in a mold for vulcanization with pressurization by the bladder to obtain a vulcanized tire. The vulcanized tire is cooled at 50 to 120° C. for 10 to 300 seconds. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315294 | TYRE FOR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In the manufacture of a tyre, a belt structure is made by means of strip-like segments or elements, each comprising parallel cords embedded in an elastomeric layer, sequentially laid along the circumferential extension of a toroidal support, in such a manner that: each strip-like element is laid in a laying trajectory defining, at each point, a laying angle; at each point of the laying trajectory a laying gap is formed between adjacent strip-like elements, the laying trajectory being formed starting from preselected laying angles on the shoulder and on the crown of the tyre, the laying gap between adjacent strip-like elements varying along at least one section of the laying trajectory between crown and shoulder so as to cause variation of the laying angle and to obtain the preselected angles on the shoulder and on the crown. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315295 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TIRE BEAD AND TIRE BEAD - Method of manufacturing a tire comprising a carcass reinforcement extending between beads, this carcass reinforcement being anchored in each bead by being wrapped around each circumferential bead reinforcement to form a turned-back portion, this carcass reinforcement comprising at least one rubber ply which is reinforced with a plurality of metal cords of low or zero permeability, each bead comprising a plurality of rubber-based strips, at least one of these strips, known as the bead rubber strip, radially on the outside of the circumferential bead reinforcement performing a function of filling and mechanical connection between the carcass reinforcement and its turned-back portion, this bead rubber strip comprising a first surface axially towards the inside in contact with the carcass reinforcement and a second surface axially towards the outside, each bead further comprising at least one other strip, known as the filler strip which, radially on the outside of the radially outermost points of the turned-back portion of the carcass reinforcement is at least partly in contact with part of the second surface of the bead rubber strip to form a region of contact between the said two profiled elements this method comprising a step of forming a plurality of grooves on at least one of the surfaces of the strips that are in contact in the contact region, these grooves being distant from one another by at least a distance equal to 5 mm, and these first surface of the bead rubber strip being completely devoid of any groove. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315296 | Tire Having Low-Permeability Carcass Reinforcement Cable, and Textile Cords Associated with the Carcass Reinforcement - A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, comprised of at least one layer of metal reinforcing elements, said tire comprising a crown reinforcement, which is itself covered radially with a tread, said tread being joined to two beads via two sidewalls. The metal reinforcing elements of at least one layer of the carcass reinforcement are non-hooped cords having, in the permeability test, a flow rate of less than 20 cm | 2011-12-29 |
20110315297 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS - The invention is a method for continuously manufacturing an inspected liquid crystal display panel, includes: a liquid crystal cell feeding step including feeding a liquid crystal cell having a first substrate and a second substrate; a first polarizing plate providing step including providing a first polarizing plate from a first polarizing plate roll; a first polarizing plate laminating step including laminating the first polarizing plate to the first substrate; a second polarizing plate providing step including providing a second polarizing plate from a second polarizing plate roll; a second polarizing plate laminating step including laminating the second polarizing plate to the second substrate to obtain a liquid crystal display panel after laminating the first polarizing plate to the first substrate; and an inspecting step including optically inspecting the liquid crystal display panel without applying voltage to the liquid crystal panel, wherein the first substrate is less susceptible to electrostatic decay in the liquid crystal cell than the second substrate. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315298 | Corner Guard - A wall guard for use around wall corners is disclosed in which the wall guard includes a pair of retainers are flexibly mounted to one another. The retainers are coupled to one another by way of an adhesive tape material that extends over the back sides of the retainers. A cover is secured to the pair of retainers for absorbing impacts from passing traffic to thereby protect the corner of the wall against wear and tear. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315299 | PIPE ARRANGEMENT - A pipe arrangement includes a pipe and a pipe coupling having on a front face a peripheral groove with a groove bottom. The pipe is insertable within the groove and weldable to the pipe coupling. At least one through opening structured and arranged to connect the groove to the surroundings of the pipe coupling. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315300 | METHOD OF ATTACHING ELEMENTS BY BONDING - A method of attaching a first portion and a second portion to each other. An adhesive is exposed to a low temperature in order to obtain a non-tacky adhesive. The non-tacky adhesive is arranged between the two portions. The adhesive is cured. Use of adhesive according to the method. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315301 | BALLOON CATHETER HAVING A SHAFT WITH A VARIABLE STIFFNESS INNER TUBULAR MEMBER - A catheter having an elongated shaft and a balloon on a distal shaft section, the elongated shaft comprising an outer tubular member, and an inner tubular member which has a bonded portion along which an outer surface of the inner tubular member is bonded to an inner surface of the outer tubular member. The inner tubular member has a proximal portion proximal to the bonded portion, and a distal portion distal to the bonded portion with higher axial compression stiffness and column strength than the proximal portion thereof. The catheter has improved trackability, axial collapse resistance, pushability, and crossability, for improved ability to position the balloon at a desired location in a patient's body lumen. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315302 | Occam Process for Components Having Variations in Part Dimensions - An Occam process (solderless manufacturing) that employs a component support fixture that provides permanent or temporary support for components during subsequent processing in a solderless process for electrically connecting the components to circuits. The component support fixture provides oversized compartments for housing the components which may have varying sizes. The compartments are provided with vent holes or apertures for venting air or excess glue as the component support is pressed against the components during manufacture. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315303 | COMPOSITE-REINFORCING FABRIC HAVING INDICATOR FIBER YARNS AND METHOD OF REPAIRING COMPOSITE COMPONENT USING THE SAME - A composite-reinforcing fabric includes reinforcing fiber yarns interwoven with each other along a first direction and a second direction, wherein an exterior appearance of each of the reinforcing fiber yarns is the same. Indicator fiber yarns are interwoven with the reinforcing fiber yarns and an exterior appearance of each of the indicator fiber yarns is different from the exterior appearance of each of the reinforcing fiber yarns. Composite components formed using the composite-reinforcing fabric are disclosed, as are methods of repairing composite components using the composite-reinforcing fabric. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315304 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATION OF COMPOSITE ARMOR LAMINATES BY PREFORM STITCHING - Methods and systems for an armor system are provided. The system includes a first face sheet and a shaped preform extending from the first face sheet. The preform includes a first edge proximate the first face sheet, a sidewall extending from the first edge to a flange extending substantially perpendicularly from the sidewall. The preform circumscribes an area of the first face sheet. The system also includes a tile of armor material complementarily-shaped to fit within the area circumscribed by the preform. The tile is positioned within the preform such that at least a portion of the tile is between the first face sheet and the flange. The system includes a second face sheet covering the preform and the tile on a side opposite from the first face sheet. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315305 | SELECTIVE ADHERENCE OF STENT-GRAFT COVERINGS - A method for making a radially expandable stent-graft, including positioning a radially expandable stent member concentrically over a first polymeric member, locating a second polymeric member concentrically over the stent member and first polymeric member, and joining the first polymeric member to the second polymeric member through interstices of the stent member at selective locations to form slip planes between the first and second polymeric members. The slip planes accommodate movement of the stent between the polymeric members to facilitate compression of the stent graft to a low profile. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315306 | THIN HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLARIZING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a thin high-performance polarizing film includes coating a polyvinyl alcohol type resin on a resin substrate having a thickness of at least 20 μm and then drying the resin to thereby form a polyvinyl alcohol type resin layer, immersing thus produced polyvinyl alcohol type resin layer in a dyeing solution including a dichroic material to thereby have the dichroic material impregnated in the polyvinyl alcohol type resin layer, stretching the polyvinyl alcohol type resin layer having the dichroic material impregnated therein together with the resin substrate in a boric acid solution such that a total stretching ratio of 5.0 or more of the original length is achieved. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315307 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING "T" SHAPED STRINGERS FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND CURING TOOL USED THEREOF - Method of manufacturing “T” shaped stringers for an aircraft whereby the “T” shaped stringers have a stringer web and a stringer foot, the method comprising: a first step of hot-forming a carbon fiber laminate in order to achieve semi-stringers geometry with an “L” shaped cross-section, a second step of placing together two hot-formed “L” shaped semi-stringers in order to form a “T” shaped stringer, a third step of co-bonding the resulting “T” shaped stringer on a cured skin with an adhesive line between them, and a fourth step of curing the obtained “T” shaped stringer inside a vacuum bag using invar alloy angles as curing tools. The method characterised in that the invar alloy angles are cut at a radius area eliminating a part of the invar alloy angles covering the stringer foot in order to define an invar alloy piece having no foot. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315308 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW BODIES FROM THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing hollow bodies from thermoplastic material, comprising the molding of at least two sheet-like, web-shaped preforms of plasticated thermoplastic material in a multi-part tool forming a cavity to form two complementary shells, and also the joining together of the shells to form a substantially closed hollow body, wherein the preforms are brought between open parts of the tool which each have part-cavities, the parts of the tool are then closed against a tool separator arranged between the preforms, and the preforms are inserted into the part-cavities with the use of differential pressure and molded. In a subsequent separate method step, the tools are reopened and internal components of the hollow body to be produced are fastened to the shells. Finally, the shells are joined together by reclosing the tools to form a closed hollow body. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315309 | METHOD OF FORMING A NONWOVEN FABRIC AND FASTENING SYSTEM THAT INCLUDE AN AUTO-ADHESIVE MATERIAL - In some embodiments, a nonwoven fabric includes a first web that is at least partially formed of extruded strands which include an auto-adhesive material. The nonwoven fabric is adapted to be bonded to another item that includes a similar auto-adhesive material. In other embodiments, a method of forming a nonwoven fabric includes extruding a plurality of strands that are formed of an auto-adhesive material. The method further includes routing the plurality of strands toward a moving support, depositing the plurality of strands onto the moving support, and then stabilizing the plurality of strands to form a web. In other embodiments, a fastening system includes a nonwoven fabric that has a web which is formed of a plurality of extruded strands that include an auto-adhesive material. The fastening system further includes a foam layer that has a surface with a plurality of free-standing struts that include a similar auto-adhesive material. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315310 | Single press mold process for forming a finished light weight structural component - A single process for forming a finished component is described herewith. The process includes providing a core having two outer layers on each side of the core. A water activated resin system is provided that includes a resin and applicator for applying resin to the outer layers at the core. A film layer used for creating a final finished product is placed over the core and resin layers. The layers are pressed to form the finished product. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315311 | VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A method of producing a vehicle interior panel having a hollow double-walled structure made of thermoplastic comprising, blow molding with a pair of mold halves including a first mold with a shape transfer surface having a three dimensional pattern, and a second mold, clamping a cover material being formed by at least a double-layer structure arranged between a cavity of said first mold and a parison of thermoplastic such that a resin sheet layer without a through hole and without a three dimensional pattern faces a cavity of said first mold, introducing a pressurized fluid into the parison to press the cover material and the parison against a cavity surface, thereby integrally laminating said cover material to an outer surface of a first wall of the panel having the hollow double-walled structure and transferring said three dimensional pattern of said first mold half to said resin sheet. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315312 | Method For Connecting Conducting Wire To Electric Heating Film - A method for connecting an electric heating film to power is provided. The method includes: first, opening a groove on an electric heating film carrier; then, placing one end of a connecting wire in the groove; afterwards, pouring a conductive adhesive into the groove; and finally, heating the electric heating film carrier, so that the electric heating film carrier is just melted and the connecting wire and the conductive adhesive are merged into a whole; and cooling the electric heating film carrier, and solidifying the conductive adhesive. The electric heating film carrier is made of various dielectric materials such as glass, ceramics, enamel, mica, quartz, and microcrystalline glass. Two sides of the electric heating film carrier are coated with layered electrodes, and the layered electrodes are connected in series to the electric heating film. The groove is disposed in the middle of the layered electrode, and the groove is an annular groove. The connecting wire is a pure silver wire. The conductive adhesive is a silver paste. The connection between the electric heating film carrier and the connecting wire achieved by the foregoing method is very firm, and the reliability is greatly improved. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315313 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HERMETIC CONTAINER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a highly-reliable hermetic container having both joining strength and airtightness is provided. Sealants of which a viscosity has a negative temperature coefficient and of which softening point is lower than that of each of first and second glass substrates are formed in a frame shape having a discontinuous portion on the first glass substrate, and the second glass substrate is disposed to face the first glass substrate so as to press the sealants formed thereon by contacting them. Local heating light is irradiated to form the discontinuous portion at a boundary between a region irradiated by the local heating light and a region not irradiated by the local heating light, and a portion adjacent to the discontinuous portion is heated and melted to close the discontinuous portion, whereby a continuous sealed portion between the first and second glass substrates is formed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315314 | METHOD OF JOINING AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of joining a flexible layer and a support includes forming a first metal layer on one surface of the flexible layer, forming a second metal layer on one surface of the support, cleaning the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and joining the first metal layer to the second metal layer, such that the first metal layer is between the flexible layer and the second metal layer. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315315 | METHOD FOR SEALING TWO ELEMENTS BY LOW TEMPERATURE THERMOCOMPRESSION - A sealing method between two elements, including the following steps:
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20110315316 | ADHESIVE ARTICLE COMPRISING AN ACRYLIC FOAM LAYER - The present disclosure provides an adhesive article comprising a foam layer having first and second major sides and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer associated with at least one of the major sides for the foam layer, said pressure sensitive adhesive layer comprising a cross-linked rubber and wherein the foam layer comprises an acrylic polymer obtainable by polymerization a polymerizable composition comprising one or more alkyl acrylates having an average of 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl groups, one or more polar monomers and one or more multi-functional monomers having at least two free radical polymerizable groups. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315317 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING DISPLAY MODULE - A display module includes a panel module and a frame and is able to be assembled to a cover to form a display device. At first, the panel module is provided that includes the first side and the second side and then a frame is provided, where the frame has an opening. Then, the second side of the panel module is adhered to the frame and covers the opening to form the display module, where the frame is the only structure substantially providing support to the panel module and the first side of the panel module includes a display region. Finally, a cover is fixed to the frame to form the display device, where a sidewall of the cover is snapped to the frame. The cover and the frame provide support to the panel module to strengthen a structural strength of the display module. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315318 | FOCUS RING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - There is provided a focus ring capable of preventing a part of a heat transfer sheet from adhering to and remaining on a mounting table. The focus ring is arranged to surround a periphery of a substrate mounted on the mounting table having a temperature control device. Further, the focus ring includes a flexible heat transfer sheet. Furthermore, the focus ring is in contact with the mounting table via the heat transfer sheet, and the heat transfer sheet has a contact surface in contact with the mounting table and an anti-adhesion layer formed on the contact surface. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315319 | PRE-CLEAN CHAMBER WITH REDUCED ION CURRENT - Apparatus for processing substrates are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a substrate processing system may include a process chamber having a first volume to receive a plasma and a second volume for processing a substrate; a substrate support disposed in the second volume; and a plasma filter disposed in the process chamber between the first volume and the second volume such that a plasma formed in the first volume can only flow from the first volume to the second volume through the plasma filter. In some embodiments, the substrate processing system includes a process kit coupled to the process chamber, wherein the plasma filter is disposed in the process kit. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315320 | GAS DISTRIBUTING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A gas distribution device for a substrate treating apparatus includes a plurality of plasma source electrodes having a first side surface; a plurality of plasma ground electrodes having a second side surface facing the first side surface, the plurality of plasma ground electrodes being alternately arranged with the plurality of plasma source electrodes; and a first gas providing part disposed at each plasma source electrode and including a first space, a plurality of first through-holes in communication with the first space for providing a first process gas between one of the plurality of plasma source electrodes and a corresponding ones of the plurality of plasma ground electrodes, and a first discharging portion at the first side surface. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315321 | RESIN APPLICATION APPARATUS AND DATA CREATION APPARATUS FOR RESIN APPLICATION - An object of the invention is to provide a resin application apparatus capable of efficiently doing resin application work for resin reinforcement for which a corner part of an electronic component is targeted, and a data creation apparatus for resin application. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315322 | TYRE BUILDING DRUM WITH TURN-UP MECHANISM - Tyre building drum having a turn-up mechanism for use in building an unvulcanised tyre using rubber tyre components, having two sets of turn-up arms ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315323 | Modifiable Element for Shaping a Raw Tire Blank - The element ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315324 | TOW EJECTOR FOOT FOR A FIBER PLACEMENT HEAD - A motorized head for applying fiber composite material to an application surface includes a drive roll assembly for applying fiber composite material to an application surface. The drive roll assembly includes a drive roll and a backup roll and a drive roll nip formed between the drive roll and the backup roll. At least one cutter is mounted on the drive roll for cutting fiber composite material, and an ejector mechanism is mounted on the drive roll behind the cutter mechanism. The ejector mechanism positively displaces the leading end of the cut tow material away from the surface of the drive roll to ensure that the cut tow material does not misfeed as it approaches the fiber path chute downstream from the cutter. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315325 | Backing Film Removal for Fiber Placement Machine - An apparatus and associated method for removing backing film from tape during a fiber placement process. A passive (non-powered) take-up roller is used to wind up the backing film that has been separated from the tape. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315326 | Tire Bead Lifting Tool - A tool for lifting tire beading is disclosed. The invention is of unitary construction and includes a generally straight central section with an I-beam shaped cross-section, and a first end with a cylindrical handle disposed thereon. At the other end is an engaging end that comprises a curved hook for being inserted between the tire bead and the rim of the wheel. The handle portion is disposed at an angle such that when full leverage is applied to disengage the bead from the rim, the users hand does not come in contact with the tire itself. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315327 | SUNSHADE - A sunshade includes a roller, a screen wound on the roller, a torque unit, and a latch unit. The torque unit is mounted in the roller, extends outwardly of the roller, and is disposed for urging movement of the screen to a wound state. The latch unit includes a plug disposed in the roller and formed with a pin hole, a pin member, and a biasing member disposed in the roller. The pin member has a main portion ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315328 | GARAGE DOOR SCREEN - The present invention relates to a garage door screen assembly for covering a garage opening comprising: a cylindrical enclosure, where said enclosure is positioned above the opening; a tracking assembly on each side of the opening; a retractable screen, where said screen is stored within the enclosure when a retracted position and said screen extends downwardly over the opening when in a released position, where said tracking assembly guides the screen between the retracted position and the released position. In one exemplary embodiment, the screen is spring loaded within the enclosure and may include a handle attached to the screen, where said handle provides a means to move the screen between the retracted position and the released position. In another exemplary embodiment, the screen covers the entire garage opening. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315329 | DOUBLE WINDING DEVICE FOR WINDOW SHADE WITHOUT PULL CORD - A double winding device for a window shade includes a head rail receiving first and second cord-winding seats. First and second movable seats are movably mounted between the first and second elastic cord-winding seats and respectively include first and second pulley units. A folding/unfolding cord is wound around the first and second pulley units and has two end sections extending through a bottom wall of the head rail and extending through two sides of a shade and fixed to a bottom of the shade. The first and second elastic cord-winding seats respectively include first and second elastic cord-winding spools. A first actuation cord is wound around the first elastic cord-winding spool and has a distal end fixed to the first movable seat. A second actuation cord is wound around the second elastic cord-winding spool and has a distal end fixed to the second movable seat. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315330 | PIVOTING LIGHT SHELF ASSEMBLY FOR DAYLIGHTING AN INTERIOR SPACE - A light shelf assembly includes a light shelf with pins extending laterally outward from a lateral edge, and a mounting bracket for attachment to a building structure adjacent to a window. The mounting bracket has a first track segment for initial insertion of the pins into the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket also includes a second track segment enabling one of the pin to slide between a first position in which the light shelf is held in a substantially horizontal position, and a second position in which the light shelf pivots downward. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315331 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PULP, PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS - A process for bleaching mechanical wood pulp is provided comprising subjecting the wood pulp to at least one bleaching stage with one or more bleaching agents in the presence of one or more optical brightening agent, wherein the bleaching agents are selected from the group consisting of oxidative bleaching agents other than chlorine based bleaching agents such as chlorine dioxide, elemental chlorine or a combination thereof, reductive bleaching agents or any combination of two or more thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315332 | Method for Coating Dry Finish Paperboard - A method for coating paperboard including the steps of preparing a paperboard substrate having a basis weight of at least about 85 pounds per 3000 ft | 2011-12-29 |
20110315333 | Paper Making Process Using Binder/Filler Agglomerates - A process for making paper, comprising contacting an anionic binder with a cationizing agent to make a cationized binder, contacting the cationized binder with an anionic pigment to form a binder/pigment agglomerate, contacting the agglomerate with an aqueous slurry of fibers, and forming a paper product from the slurry. The agglomerate may reduce the total cost of the paper product being produced while maintaining the strength of the paper at acceptable levels. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315334 | HOLE OPENING DEVICE AND HOLE OPENING METHOD FOR EYELESS NEEDLE - There is provided a hole opening device and a hold opening method for an eyeless needle capable of accurately aligning the center of a needle material and the optical axis of a laser beam as well as opening a hole precisely even with a thin needle material. A plurality of needle materials | 2011-12-29 |
20110315335 | Modified Bentonites for Advanced Foundry Applications - Methods of reducing the permeability of a subterranean formation to aqueous-based fluids using a water-soluble relative permeability modifier that comprises a hydrophobically modified polymer, wherein the hydrophobically modified polymer is a reaction product of: a hydrophilic polymer that comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyvinylamine, a poly(vinylamine/vinyl alcohol), and an alkyl acrylate polymer; and, a hydrophobic compound comprising at least one alkyl chain having a carbon chain length between about 4 and about 22 carbons. The water-soluble relative permeability modifier may be placed within a subterranean drilling operation such that the water-soluble relative permeability modifier attaches onto surfaces within the subterranean formation to effect permeability of aqueous fluids. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315336 | Contoured Metallic Casting Core - A method for manufacturing an investment casting core uses a metallic blank having a thickness between parallel first and second faces less than a width and length transverse thereto. The blank is locally thinned from at least one of the first and second faces. The local thinning forms a taper on a leading portion of the RMC. The blank is through-cut across the thickness. The blank is inserted into the leading portion into a slot in a pre-formed ceramic core. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315337 | Investment Casting Cores and Methods - A method involves forming a core assembly. The forming includes deforming a wire, the deforming including increasing a transverse linear dimension along at least one portion of the wire. The wire is assembled to a ceramic core | 2011-12-29 |
20110315338 | SHELL MOLDS AND PROCESSES FOR FORMING SHELL MOLDS - Shell molds and processes for making the shell molds that exhibit high emissivity in the red and infrared regions. In this manner, thermal resistance within a gap formed between solidifying cast metal and the interior mold surface is decreased. In one embodiment, the facecoat region is formed from a slurry composition comprising an aluminum oxide, a green chromium oxide and a silicon dioxide. In another embodiment, the facecoat region is formed from a slurry composition including zirconium silicate and silica with stucco layer of alumina is included. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315339 | CASTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE CASTING OF SHEET INGOT - Equipment for the semi-continuous direct chill (DC) casting of sheet ingot or slabs of different dimensions, in particular for rolling purposes, including a mould frame ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315340 | CASTING AND CONTINUOUS ROLLING METHOD AND PLANT TO MAKE LONG METAL ROLLED PRODUCTS - A method to make long metal rolled products comprising the following steps:
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20110315341 | REGENERATOR FOR A THERMAL CYCLE ENGINE - A regenerator ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315342 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A heat exchange device, especially for an automotive vehicle, One embodiment comprises at least one metal foam and a thermal member, in direct contact with the metal foam, enabling heat exchange between the thermal member and the metal foam. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315343 | INTERLEAVED, IMMERSION-COOLING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS - Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided for immersion-cooling of an electronic subsystem of an electronics rack. The cooling apparatuses include a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a sealed compartment about the electronic subsystem and a dielectric fluid disposed within the sealed compartment, with the electronic subsystem being immersed within the dielectric fluid. A liquid-cooled vapor condenser is provided which includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the sealed compartment. The condenser fins facilitate cooling and condensing of dielectric fluid vapor generated within the sealed compartment. Within the sealed compartment, multiple thermally conductive condenser fins are interleaved with multiple fluid-boiling fins of a heat spreader coupled to one or more of the electronic components immersed within the dielectric fluid. The interleaved fins facilitate localized cooling and condensing of dielectric fluid vapor within the sealed compartment. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315344 | INTERLEAVED, IMMERSION-COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK - Cooling apparatus and method are provided for immersion-cooling of an electronic subsystem of an electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a sealed compartment about the electronic subsystem and a dielectric fluid disposed within the sealed compartment so that the electronic subsystem is immersed within the dielectric fluid. A liquid-cooled vapor condenser is provided which includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the sealed compartment. The condenser fins facilitate cooling and condensing of dielectric fluid vapor generated within the sealed compartment. Within the sealed compartment, multiple thermally conductive condenser fins are interleaved with multiple electronic components immersed within the dielectric fluid to facilitate localized cooling and condensing of dielectric fluid vapor between the multiple electronic components. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315345 | INDOOR AIR CONDITIONER ABLE TO CARRY OUT WASHING AND CLEANING AUTOMATICALLY - An indoor air conditioner able to carry out washing and cleaning automatically includes a housing having a separating plate bored with wind outlets and through holes. Two fans are respectively received in two fan-accommodating grooves of the housing; a motor is installed in a motor-accommodating groove, having two rotary shafts respectively connected with the fan and covered with a waterproof bushing. Two filter screens are respectively assembled in the fan-accommodating groove; a heat exchanger is received in a heat exchanger-accommodating groove. The housing has one sidewall bored with a water intake, a water exhaust port and an overflow port. An upper cover is provided with a wind intake and a wind outlet, having a wind intake guide plate installed with disinfecting lamps, and further bored with a filling port and an exhaust port for refrigerant, ice water or hot water, a detergent filling pipe and an external air duct. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315346 | COOLING APPARATUS AND HEATING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a cooling apparatus capable of improving a cooling efficiency and realizing a high speed cooling process. The present invention also provides a heating apparatus capable of improving a heating efficiency of a substrate and heating the substrate at high speed. A cooling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a chamber; a substrate carrier for holding a substrate | 2011-12-29 |
20110315347 | Isolated Counter-Flow Air Heat Exchanging Device with Vertical Structure - An isolated counter-flow air heat exchanging device with a vertical structure is provided, which includes two heat exchanging cores, four flow dividers, and six air ports. A first flow divider, a first heat exchanging core, a second flow divider, a third flow divider, a second heat exchanging core, and a fourth flow divider are disposed from top to bottom inside a main body structure, three air ports (A), (B), and (A′) are distributed at one side of the main body structure, and the other three air ports (C), (D), and (C′) are distributed at the other side of the main body structure parallel to this side. The first heat exchanging core and the second heat exchanging core are respectively formed with a plurality of heat sink fins, and each heat sink fin has a positive wind channel and a negative wind channel disposed at a distance. The air heat exchanging device occupies a small floor area. The two heat exchanging cores have large capacity, so the performance of heat exchange is large. Two sets of wind channels connected in parallel reduce the wind resistance, and therefore, power of the required fans is reduced, thereby greatly increasing the energy efficiency ratio. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315348 | MAGNETOCALORIC HEAT GENERATOR - A method for generating a heat flow from a magnetocaloric element ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315349 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF ANY KIND OF ORGANIC MATERIAL - The present invention refers to a Low Temperature Conversion apparatus composed of tri-tubes which simultaneously carries out the functions of vessel and heat exchanger. This apparatus is capable of thermally decomposing any kind of organic material to obtain coal, oil, water and non-condensable gases, and also decontaminating soils and residues contaminated with organochlorides and dioxins. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315350 | DIRECT FORCED DRAFT FLUID COOLER/COOLING TOWER AND LIQUID COLLECTOR THEREFOR - Direct forced draft fluid cooler/closed loop cooling towers and cooling towers are provided with fans at the bottom of the unit, and a plurality of layers of water collection troughs or channels above the fans to capture water droplets sprayed downwardly from the top of the device through a heat exchanger or fill media above the collection troughs. In one embodiment the collection troughs supply the collected water to one or more gutters inside the housing which lead the water to an external collection tank from which the water is recirculated through the system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315351 | VAPOR CHAMBER HAVING COMPOSITE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A vapor chamber having a composite supporting structure includes a flat sealed casing; a wick structure, a working fluid and a composite supporting structure. The composite supporting structure has a waved supporting rack and at least one supporting pillar. The waved supporting rack is configured to support upper and lower inner walls of the flat sealed casing. The waved supporting rack has plural separated channels for allowing vapor of the working fluid to flow through. Both ends of the at least one supporting pillar are respectively connected to the flat sealed casing or the wick structure. With this arrangement, compressive strength and tensile strength of the vapor chamber can be increased simultaneously without obstructing the circulation of liquid/vapor phases of the working fluid and reducing the thermal-conducting efficiency thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315352 | THERMAL MODULE - A thermal module includes at least one heat pipe and a heat sink. The heat pipe has a heat absorption end and a heat-spreading end extending in a direction away from the heat absorption end. The heat sink has a heat-spreading face on which multiple radiating fins are disposed and a heat conduction face opposite to the heat-spreading face. The heat conduction face is formed with a reception channel. The heat-spreading end of the heat pipe is press-fitted in the reception channel to integrally connect the heat pipe and the heat sink with each other. The heat-spreading end is flush with the heat conduction face. The heat pipe and the heat sink are connected by means of press fit connection. Therefore, the thermal module can be easily assembled to save working time and lower manufacturing cost. Moreover, the thermal module is able to provide excellent heat dissipation effect. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315353 | LIQUID-COOLED ELECTRONICS RACK WITH IMMERSION-COOLED ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS AND VERTICALLY-MOUNTED, VAPOR-CONDENSING UNIT - Liquid-cooled electronics racks are provided which include: immersion-cooled electronic subsystems; a vertically-oriented, vapor-condensing unit facilitating condensing dielectric fluid vapor egressing from the immersion-cooled subsystems, the vertically-oriented, vapor-condensing unit being sized and configured to reside adjacent to at least one side of the electronics rack; a reservoir for holding dielectric fluid, the reservoir receiving dielectric fluid condensate from the vertically-oriented, vapor-condensing unit; a dielectric fluid supply manifold coupling in fluid communication the reservoir and the dielectric fluid inlets of the immersion-cooled electronic subsystems; and a pump associated with a reservoir for pumping under pressure dielectric fluid from the reservoir to the dielectric fluid supply manifold for maintaining dielectric fluid in a liquid state within the immersion-cooled electronic subsystems. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315354 | MULTIPLE LIQUID LOOP COOLING FOR ELECTRONICS - The present invention relates to liquid cooling systems and more particularly to a liquid cooling system for an electrical system on an air-cooled platform. In one embodiment of the invention, a liquid-cooled system for a platform with air cooling includes an electrical system comprising first and second electrical components; a cooling unit comprising an air flow path, a first heat exchanger in the air flow path, and a second heat exchanger in the air flow path downstream of the first heat exchanger; a first liquid loop passing through the first heat exchanger and the first electrical component; and a second liquid loop passing through the second heat exchanger and the second electrical component. The first liquid loop is substantially thermally isolated from the second liquid loop. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315355 | IMMERSION-COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK - Cooling apparatus and method are provided for immersion-cooling of an electronic subsystem of an electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a sealed compartment about the electronic subsystem and a dielectric fluid disposed within the sealed compartment, with the electronic subsystem being immersed within the dielectric fluid. A liquid-cooled vapor condenser is provided which includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the sealed compartment in an upper portion of the compartment. The condenser fins facilitate cooling of dielectric fluid vapor rising to the upper portion of the compartment. A filler material is disposed within the sealed compartment to reduce the amount of dielectric fluid required within the compartment to achieve immersion-cooling of the electronic subsystem, and the filler material includes a shaped surface to direct dielectric fluid vapor within the compartment towards the condenser fins. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315356 | HEAT-DISSIPATING BODY HAVING RADIAL FIN ASSEMBLY AND HEAT-DISSIPATING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A heat-dissipating device includes a heat-dissipating body, a vapor chamber and a fan assembly. The heat-dissipating body includes a thermal-conductive element and a radial fin assembly. The thermal-conductive element includes a solid post and extending arms extending therefrom. The radial fin assembly includes radially-arranged heat-dissipating fins that form a central hole to enclose the sold post, engaging troughs inserted by the extending arms, and an airflow space. An air channel is formed between any two heat-dissipating fins. The vapor chamber is provided at one end of the solid post, while the fan assembly is arranged on the other end and received in the airflow space to correspond to the respective air channels. Thus, the mobility of air and the heat-dissipating efficiency can be increased, thereby conforming to the requirements for compact design. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315357 | HEAT SINK WIND GUIDE STRUCTURE AND THERMAL MODULE THEREOF - A heat sink wind guide structure and a thermal module thereof. The heat sink wind guide structure includes a heat sink having multiple radiating fins and a wind incoming side. Each two adjacent radiating fins define therebetween a heat dissipation flow way in communication with the wind incoming side. The radiating fins include a first radiating fin and a second radiating fin, which are respectively positioned on two opposite outer sides of the heat sink. The first radiating fin has a first extension end and the second radiating fin has a second extension end. The heat sink is assembled with a fan to form the thermal module. By means of the first and second extension ends, the heat of the heat sink can be dissipated quickly and the heat dissipation airflow can be exhausted from many sides of the heat sink to greatly enhance heat dissipation efficiency. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315358 | FINNED AIR-GUIDING HEAT-DISSIPATING STRUCTURE AND HEAT-DISSIPATING MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A finned air-guiding heat-dissipating structure includes a heat sink having heat-dissipating fins arranged at intervals. At least one heat-dissipating channel is formed between the heat-dissipating fins. The heat-dissipating fins form an intake side and a first exhaust side and a second exhaust side in communication with the intake side through the heat-dissipating channels. The first exhaust side and the second exhaust side are located on both ends of the intake side and on both sides of the heat sink. A first exhaust trough and a second exhaust trough are provided on the other two sides of the heat sink and in communication with the intake side through the heat-dissipating channels. The heat sink is connected to a fan to form a heat-dissipating module. With this arrangement, the heat sink can guide airflow toward plural sides, so that the heat can be dissipated outside rapidly to achieve an excellent heat-dissipating effect. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315359 | RADIATOR FAN MODULE - A radiator fan module has a fan assembly, cooling fin and heat conductor. The fan assembly has a shell seat and fan blade, an air outlet is set at one side of the shell seat, the cooling fin is set correspondingly to the outlet, and the cooling end of the conductor is mated with the fin. The outlet forms an inward extended wall, an outward extended wall and an extended inner space set between the outlet and fan blade. The outlet has a width-reducing pattern. A notched space is formed externally between the inward extended wall and shell seat. An inward extended heat conductor is formed by the extension of the inner end of the cooling fin and is located within the range of the extended inner space, and provided with a blade corresponding side that is located correspondingly to a peripheral position of the blade. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315360 | COATING COMPOSITION, COATING METHOD, AIR CONDITIONER, VENTILATION FAN, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - A coating composition having high dirt prevention properties and improved adhesiveness to hydrophobic surfaces such as those made of a plastic, and a coating method are provided. More specifically, provided is a coating composition, including: hydrophobic resin particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; hydrophilic inorganic fine particles; and an oxidizing agent containing at least one of a peroxide, a perchloric acid, a chlorate, a persulfuric acid, a superphosphoric acid, and a periodate, and also provided is a coating method including the steps of: preparing a first agent having hydrophilic inorganic fine particles and hydrophobic resin particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; preparing a second agent by adding, to the first agent, an oxidizing agent containing at least one of a peroxide, a perchloric acid, a chlorate, a persulfuric acid, a superphosphoric acid, and a periodate; applying the second agent onto a member to be coated; and drying the second agent on the member to be coated. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315361 | Cooling system having fins - A cooling system is disclosed in which the cooling system comprises a first manifold for receiving a thermal medium from a source, the first manifold having an output port, a second manifold for returning a thermal medium to a source, the second manifold having an input port, a conduit connected between the output port of the first manifold and the input port of the second manifold, and a fin assembly in thermal communication with the conduit. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315362 | FIN AND HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING THE SAME - A corrugated fin includes connection segments each of which is formed with louvers. Substantially circular arc segments are connected with the connection segments alternatively in a substantially longitudinal direction such that corrugations are formed and the arc segments form respective crests and troughs of the corrugations. 0≦H | 2011-12-29 |
20110315363 | MULTICHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGERS EMPLOYING FLOW DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLDS - The present disclosure is directed to heat exchangers with flow distribution manifolds divided into an inlet section and a distribution section by a distributor. The inlet section may have a relatively small cross-sectional area that promotes mixed phase flow of liquid and vapor refrigerant. The manifolds may be used with multichannel tubes with flow path inlet sections that allow refrigerant to enter the flow paths through an outer wall of the tubes. In certain embodiments, a portion of the outer wall is removed to expose the flow paths to a distribution chamber within the inlet manifold. The multichannel tubes extend into the distribution section to partition the distribution section into a series of distribution chambers defined by a pair of adjacent tubes, the distributor, and the inlet manifold. Within each distribution chamber, the refrigerant may be directed into the multichannel tubes through the inlet sections of the multichannel tubes. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315364 | MULTICHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES WITH FLOW PATH INLET SECTIONS - The present disclosure is directed to multichannel tubes with flow path inlet sections that allow refrigerant to enter the flow paths through an outer wall of the multichannel tubes. In certain embodiments, a portion of the outer wall is removed to expose the flow paths to a distribution chamber within an inlet manifold divided into an inlet section and a distribution section by a distributor. According to certain embodiments, the inlet section may be designed to have a relatively small cross-sectional area that promotes mixed phase flow of liquid and vapor refrigerant. The multichannel tubes extend into the distribution section to partition the distribution section into a series of distribution chambers defined by a pair of adjacent tubes, the distributor, and the inlet manifold. Within each distribution chamber, the refrigerant may be directed into the multichannel tubes through the flow path inlet sections of the multichannel tubes. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315365 | HEAT SINK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat sink composed of a fin set and a seat and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. One side of the seat is provided with a plurality of rail rods whose cross sections are of a hook shape. One side of the fin set is formed with a plurality of slots corresponding to the rail rods. Thus the fin set and the seat can be assembled by engagement of the rail rods and slots. A press mold is employed to press the rail rods, thus the rail rods are deformed to make the fin set and seat tightly engage with each other. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315366 | HEAT SINK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat sink composed of a fin set and a seat and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. One side of the fin set is provided with a plurality of rail rods whose cross sections are of a hook shape. One side of the seat is formed with a plurality of slots corresponding to the rail rods. Thus the fin set and the seat can be assembled by engagement of the rail rods and slots. A press mold is employed to press the rail rods and the slots, thus the rail rods and slots are deformed to make the fin set and seat tightly engage with each other. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315367 | FLUID COOLED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making a fluid cooled assembly that incorporates a base that forms a partial enclosure defining an interior void space and having a top wall that has a top surface and that defines at least one opening through the top wall to the void space, the base further defining fluid entrance and exit ports into the void space, the top wall being made of material that can be friction stir welded. A lid having a size and shape substantially conformal to the opening, having a top surface and a bottom surface that defines a set of downwardly extending pins, and that is formed of a material that can be friction stir welded to the base is placed into the opening so that the lid top surface is flush with the top surface of the base top wall and friction welding the lid to the base. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315368 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide an air-conditioning apparatus that can effectively utilize heat energy generated by a control unit. In an air-conditioning apparatus in which a main heat source unit having a main compressor, a main four-way switching valve, and a main heat-source-side water-cooling heat exchanger and a use side load device having a throttle device and a use side heat exchanger are connected by a pipeline so as to constitute a refrigerant circuit that performs cooling/heating by switching a circulation path of a refrigerant by the main four-way switching valve, a main control unit that controls operations of at least the main compressor and the main four-way switching valve is disposed in the refrigerant circuit as an evaporator that exchanges heat generated by the main control unit with the refrigerant. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315369 | Apparatus and Method for Fluidically Coupling Tubular Sections and Tubular System Formed Thereby - An apparatus for connecting an outer tubular ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315370 | EROSION RESISTANT FRAC HEAD - An erosion resistant frac head with a convergence chamber, an expansion chamber and a mixing chamber provides improved resistance to erosion caused by abrasive frac fluids pumped through the frac head. A bottom leg of the erosion resistant frac head terminates in a flange and may be replaced in the field by field hands. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315371 | OPEN-HOLE ANCHOR WHIPSTOCK SYSTEM - The various embodiments of the present invention provide an open-hole anchor whip stock system. The open-hole anchor whip stock system includes an anchor, a whip face attached to the anchor, a drilling assembly attached to the whip face. The anchor is set at an optimal depth in a formation drilled by exerting a force which in turn activates a mechanism causing an expansion and fixation of the anchor on the formation of a surface and the drilling assembly slides over the surface at an angle defined by the whip stock so as to cut through the formation thereby forming a directional path hole. The whip face is a solid shaft provided with a 3° ramp along the longitudinal axis of rotation the shaft which induces a deflection on the drilling assembly thereby reducing bending stress on the drilling assembly. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315372 | FLUID SAMPLING TOOL - The present disclosure relates to one or more an apparatuses including a downhole tool configured for conveyance in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The downhole tool may include a first unit having a first fluid port configured to provide fluid communication between the first unit and the wellbore, a second unit having a second fluid port configured to provide fluid communication between the second unit and the wellbore, a connector configured to connect a first connecting end of the first unit with a second connecting end of the second unit, such that the connector does not include packer elements, a first packer element mounted on the first unit and not located between the first fluid port and the first connecting end, and a second packer element mounted on the second unit and not located between the second fluid port and the second connecting end. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315373 | Retention Mechanism for Subterranean Seals Experiencing Differential Pressure - A mandrel is formed with a projection, depression or a surface irregularity to retain the seal material sealing a passage in the mandrel or an annular space around it against differential pressure. The material can be a shape memory or swelling material. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315374 | Methods of increasing or enhancing oil and gas recovery - Disclosed are methods for enhancing the productivity of oil wells involving the introduction of specifically determined amounts of pulsed electrical stimulation to the well reservoir by applying electrical current thereto through the well head and well casing | 2011-12-29 |
20110315375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DOWNHOLE FLUID PARAMETERS - Systems and methods for determining at least one parameter of a fluid in a well are provided. The system has a downhole system deployable into the well, and sensor elements to measure fluid parameter(s) of the fluid in the well. Each of the sensor elements is provided with a base and sensors. The base is positionable on the coiled tubing system about the injection port. The sensors are positionable in the base. Each of the sensors are thermally isolated from each other, and are capable of operating as both a heater to heat the fluid, and as a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the fluid. The sensors are operatively interchangeable such that the sensors may selectively heat and measure the temperature of the fluid whereby fluid parameters of the fluid are determined. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315376 | Gradient-Based Workflows For Conditioning Of Process-Based Geologic Models - A method for correlating predicted data describing a subsurface region with obtained data describing the subsurface region is provided. Data is obtained describing an initial state of the subsurface region. Data describing a subsequent state of the subsurface region is predicted. A likelihood measure that determines whether the predicted data is within an acceptable range of the obtained data is dynamically and/or interactively updated. The predicted data is compared with the obtained data using the likelihood measure and determining a sensitivity of the predicted data if the predicted data is not within an acceptable range of the obtained data as measured by the likelihood measure. Data describing the initial state of the subsurface region is adjusted based on the sensitivity before performing a subsequent iteration of predicting data describing the subsequent state of the subsurface region. The predicted data is outputted. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315377 | Sensors in Swellable Materials - A downhole equipment includes a tubing configured for deployment in a wellbore; and a measurement unit disposed on outside of the tubing, wherein the measurement unit comprises a detector embedded in a swellable material. A method for formation property measurement includes deploying a downhole equipment to a predetermined location inside a wellbore, wherein the downhole equipment comprising a tubing and a measurement unit dispose on outside of the tubing, wherein the measurement unit comprises a detector embedded in a swellable material; allowing the swellable material to swell; and performing measurements. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315378 | INSULATING OR MODIFIED CONDUCTIVITY CASING IN CASING STRING - A casing string in a wellbore has conductive tubulars and modified conductivity (MC) or non-conductive tubulars joined to one another. A MC/non-conductive tubular may be disposed between two conductive tubulars. If there are at least two MC/non-conductive tubulars and at least three conductive tubulars, two of the MC/non-conductive tubulars may be alternately disposed between three of the conductive tubulars. The MC/non-conductive tubulars may be formed from materials such as stainless steel, fiber-reinforced thermal sets, and thermal plastics. One such thermal plastic is polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and it may be glass-reinforced. The conductive tubulars, if electrically isolated, may be used as electrodes to transmit or receive electromagnetic signals. The casing string may used for borehole to surface applications, surface to borehole applications, borehole to borehole applications, or single well applications. The casing string may also have downhole sensors, uphole sensors, and surface sensors. Those sensors may be transmitters or receivers. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315379 | PRODUCING HYDROCARBON MATERIAL FROM A LAYER OF OIL SAND - A method of producing hydrocarbon material from a layer of oil sand in an earth formation, the layer having a thickness and extending in an extension direction for more than its thickness, the method comprising: an injection borehole having an injection borehole section extending in an injection borehole direction and a discharge borehole having a discharge borehole section extending in a discharge borehole direction below the injection borehole section, wherein both the injection and the discharge borehole directions deviate less than 45 degrees from the extension direction; creating a cavity in the layer, the cavity being in fluid communication with both the injection and the discharge borehole sections; extending the cavity by operating fluid jetting means via the injection borehole against a wall of the cavity to obtain a slurry; and withdrawing the slurry from the cavity via the discharge borehole to a processing facility. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315380 | SYSTEM FOR CEMENTING TUBULARS COMPRISING A MUD MOTOR - A method and system for cementing a tubular and mud motor in a wellbore utilizing burst disks above the mud motor. The burst disks rupture to permit the cement to flow through the burst disks and bypass the mud motor. All of the burst disks reliably rupture at a predetermined and known threshold pressure so as to permit cement to be pumped at a desired rate through all of the ruptured burst disks. Each burst disk is provided with a cover for maintaining a chamber of a known pressure between the cap and the burst disk. All of the burst disks predictably and reliably rupture at the rated pressure. | 2011-12-29 |