52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100326668 | POSITION MONITORING FACILITY - A pumping apparatus including a pump housing, a plunger operatively coupled to a terminal end of a production string and configured to move upward and downward within the pump housing, a surface pumping unit operatively connected to an upper end of the production string, and at least one element of incremental resistance disposed on an inner surface of the pump housing or an outer surface of the plunger proximate an upper or lower limit of a pump stroke is disclosed. A method for pumping fluid from a wellbore using a pumping system having an element of incremental resistance disposed near at least one of an upper end of a pump stroke and a lower end of a pump stroke to increase the axial load is also disclosed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326669 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ANISOTROPIC RESISTIVITY VOLUMES FROM SEISMIC AND LOG DATA USING A ROCK PHYSICS MODEL - A hydrocarbon exploration method is disclosed for generating anisotropic resistivity models of a subsurface reservoir from seismic and well data using a rock physics model. In one embodiment, the method comprises: selecting wells within a region of interest ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326670 | LIFT WASH-THROUGH FACILITY - An apparatus for pumping fluid, the apparatus including a pump housing including a plunger connected to a terminal end of a coiled tubing and a first port. The apparatus further including the plunger configured to move longitudinally upward and downward, wherein the plunger includes a second port and a surface pumping unit configured to modulate between two modes, a first mode configured to limit a stroke length of the plunger so that the first and second ports do not engage, and a second mode wherein the first and second ports engage. Also, a method for pumping fluid into a wellbore using an apparatus, the method comprising inserting a housing including a coiled tubing and a plunger into the wellbore, wherein the plunger is located at a terminal end of the coiled tubing, and wherein the housing includes a first port and a plunger includes a second port. The method further including moving the plunger longitudinally upward and downward within the housing wherein a stroke length of the plunger is limited during the moving the plunger and extracting fluid from the wellbore. The method further including extracting fluid from the wellbore, pulling the plunger longitudinally upward until the first and second ports are aligned, and circulating fluid into the wellbore through the coiled rubbing and first and second ports discharging into an annulus of the wellbore. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326671 | INTERFERENCE-FIT STOP COLLAR AND METHOD OF POSITIONING A DEVICE ON A TUBULAR - A stop collar is assembled using a method including the steps of receiving a bore of a base having a set of fingers extending along an exterior of a tubular, receiving a bore of a sleeve onto the tubular adjacent the set of fingers, and receiving the sleeve onto the set of fingers in an interference-fit. In alternate embodiments, the base comprises a plurality of angularly distributed fingers and/or the base comprises a gap to permit conformance of the base to the tubular. A fingerless base may cooperate with one or more separate fingers to form a base. In an embodiment of the method, the sleeve may be thermally expanded prior to the step of receiving the sleeve onto the set of fingers. The sleeve may be heated to expand the bore prior to being received onto the set of fingers. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326672 | Simultaneous tubular handling system - A system and method for building and handling oilfield tubular stands while drilling operations are simultaneously and independently occurring with one drilling deck, one derrick, and one rotary system. An offline guided path horizontal to vertical arm lifts and moves in the same plane tubulars stored horizontally on the catwalk and positions the tubulars vertically directly into a preparation hole for assembling and disassembling tubular stands while online drilling operations are simultaneously being conducted. A stand arm lifts and lowers the tubulars into and out of the adjustable preparation hole, and transports the tubulars for storage to an auxiliary tubular racking station in the upper part of the derrick. A bridge racker crane moves tubular stands from the auxiliary tubular racking station to the top drive or another tubular racking station. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326673 | WORK STRING CONTROLLER - Well bore servicing equipment is provided. The well bore servicing equipment comprises a first manipulator to grip a well bore work string, to raise the work string, and to lower the work string. The well bore servicing equipment further comprises a controller to receive a work string trajectory input and to automatically control the first manipulator to raise and lower the work string substantially in conformance with the work string trajectory input. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326674 | Torque-Provider - An assembly for providing torque to an object in a wellhead. The assembly includes a body attachable to the wellhead and including a bore with a centerline. The body further includes a first set of pistons within cylinders oriented at angles offset from and perpendicular to the centerline of the bore. The pistons are moveable within the cylinders between a retracted position and an extended position where the pistons are extended into the body bore. The movement of the pistons between the retracted and extended positions imparts a linear force capable of rotating the object in the wellhead in a first direction. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326675 | High-Pressure/High Temperature Packer Seal - A packer device includes an elastomeric packer element which is seated upon an inner sleeve that surrounds a central inner mandrel. The inner sleeve and the inner mandrel are oriented at an angle of departure with respect to the central axis of the tool, thereby providing a ramp assembly which helps to set the packer device. An anchor ring and a retaining ring are located on opposite axial sides of the packer element and contact the surrounding tubular member. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326676 | AUTOMATIC DRUM DRIP - The present invention involves a pipe assembly for discharging excess condensation from a closed circuit, pressurized air, fire sprinkler system. The disclosed invention has either one or two controlled valves and a water detection system that includes a sensor for detecting a predetermined amount of water in a water reservoir and a switch that triggers the discharge of excess condensation when a certain predetermined threshold is reached. The water detection system also contains an air pressure switch with sensor that deactivates the present invention in an event of sprinkler system activation. The water detection system determines the open and closed states of the controlled valves automatically or in response to inputs from a manual actuator switch or in response to a command from a remote command center. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326677 | WATER MIST HEAD FOR A FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM - A water mist head ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326678 | Fire protection device - A fire protection device for mounting in a preliminary formed opening ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326679 | Device for Landscape Care or the Like Machine - A landscape care device has at least one treatment device provided with spring tines secured on a support beam, wherein the spring tines are each connected immediately positive-lockingly to the support beam. The treatment device is a dethatching device and the spring tines are arranged in a single row or multi-row arrangement on the support beam. The spring tines have at least one support contour that passes through a receiving opening of the support beam and defines a contact area in such a way that the spring tines are secured substantially in a self-looking way on the support beam by the support contour. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326680 | EARTH LEVELING AND MOVING APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to an earth leveling and moving apparatus designed to move and level dirt and is compact for getting into tight areas that are needed to be reached for landscaping and other similar purposes. The apparatus includes a handle assembly, a blade assembly, a blade coupled to the blade assembly, a basket, and two wheel assemblies. The handle assembly is connected to the blade assembly which is coupled to the blade. The blade may be removable and may have a straight edge or a ripper edge with teeth for cutting through hard surfaces. The basket is coupled to the handle assembly and to two wheel assemblies. The blade height is determined by adjusting the wheel assemblies and varying the force used on the handle assembly. The basket may have materials for weight in order to aid in applying a downward force to cut or gouge the land and level the land as the user desires. The basket may also be used to move debris and materials around the worksite. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326681 | Cultivating tool - A cultivating tool for removing weeds and unwanted grass and for cultivating ground around and under an object under which a standard hoe or a hula-type hoe cannot fit. Specifically, the present invention discloses a cultivating tool having a thin scraping blade at the lower end of an elongated handle with a blade assembly interconnecting the handle and an upwardly disposed mounting standard on the upper surface of the scraping blade. The blade assembly includes a mechanism that connects to the lower end of the handle and a pivoting mechanism that pivots the scraping blade relative to the handle. The blade assembly connects the scraping blade to the handle in a manner which maintains the spaced area above both ends of the blade unobstructed so the scraping blade may slide under a plant without harming the plant and under an object to remove weeds and grass. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326682 | Agricultural Implement With Improved Tillage Point - An agricultural implement includes a framework configured to be towed behind a vehicle, and a plurality of shanks mounted to the framework and configured to engage the soil. A tillage point is mounted on each shank. Each shank tillage point includes a body having a top surface and a nose extending from the top surface. The tillage point also includes two wings each disposed on a lateral side of the body and extending laterally outward. In certain embodiments, a slope of the nose relative to a horizontal plane of movement of the tillage point through soil is greater than a slope of the top surface of the body. In further embodiments, the wings are configured to engage the soil at a shallower depth than the nose, and/or a tip of each wing is configured to engage the soil at a greater depth than a respective wing root. In yet further embodiments, the tillage point includes a boss positioned forward of openings configured to receive a fastener for coupling the tillage point to a shank. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326683 | Tillage Point - In an embodiment, a tillage point includes a body having a top surface and a nose extending from the top surface. The tillage point also includes two wings each disposed on a lateral side of the body and extending laterally outward. In certain embodiments, a slope of the nose relative to a horizontal plane of movement of the tillage point through soil is greater than a slope of the top surface of the body. In further embodiments, the wings are configured to engage the soil at a shallower depth than the nose, and/or a tip of each wing is configured to engage the soil at a greater depth than a respective wing root. In yet further embodiments, the tillage point includes a boss positioned forward of openings configured to receive a fastener for coupling the tillage point to a shank. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326684 | Road Grader/Spreader System and Method - The present invention is a road grader attachment that attaches to a bulldozer. The attachment has an elongated blade with mutually parallel side members attached to the lateral ends of the blade where each of the side members comprise a pair of spaced apart walls that house a plate movable in an up and down direction within the side member. Each of the movable plates is attached at its lower edge to a ground contacting skid. A hydraulic piston interconnects each side member with its respective interior plate for moving the plate up and down within the side housing member in order to raise or lower the skid that is attached to the movable plate | 2010-12-30 |
20100326685 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a hand-held power tool having a drive motor and a striking mechanism for the rotating or impact drive of a tool, which is accommodated in a tool holder. A transmission gearing and a torque clutch are disposed in the transmission path between the drive motor and the tool holder in order to limit the transferable torque. A threshold torque can be set in the torque clutch. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326686 | ROTARY POWER TOOL OPERABLE IN EITHER AN IMPACT MODE OR A DRILL MODE - A rotary power tool operable in either an impact mode or a drill mode comprising a driveshaft ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326687 | Handheld power tool - A hand-guided power tool, having a housing and a tool holder disposed on a drive shaft. The drive shaft is rotatably supported in the housing in at least one first bearing that is disposed in at least some portions in the vicinity of a face end of the housing oriented toward the tool holder. Between the first bearing and the tool holder, a detent mechanism for impact generation for the drive shaft is embodied. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326688 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a handheld machine tool, in particular a hammer drill and/or chipping hammer. The tool has an impacting unit which has at least one impacting pin and a guide unit which is provided for guiding the impacting pin. It is proposed that the guide unit is formed from at least two different materials. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326689 | STRIKING MECHANISM FOR A HANDHELD ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a striking mechanism of a handheld electric power tool, in particular a percussion drill and/or percussion hammer, having a hammer cylinder, a piston mounted with a guide section inside the hammer cylinder in a longitudinally displaceable manner, and a piston outer guide on which a guide area of the piston is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner. A piston end located outside the hammer cylinder comprises an overlap for overlapping an end area of the hammer cylinder, and the guide area at least partially belongs to the overlap or is affixed there. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326690 | Electrical junction box - To provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can decrease the size of the electrical junction box and can provide a drain hole in a bottom wall to prevent water from entering the drain hole from the outside. A bottom wall | 2010-12-30 |
20100326691 | Electrical junction box - To provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can be securely attached to a hole and can be readily removed even if a large clearance is required between the electrical junction box and a peripheral edge section around the attachment hole. An elastic projecting piece is integrally provided on a main body of an electrical junction box. The elastic projecting piece protrudes from an outer surface of the main body. The elastic projecting piece is provided with an engagement projection and an attachment projection that protrude outward from the main body opposite from each other in an extending direction of the elastic projecting piece to constitute an engagement fixing section. Elastic deformation of the elastic projecting piece permits the main body to be fitted into the attachment hole. A second inner peripheral edge portion around the attachment hole is clamped between the engagement and attachment projections. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326692 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - There is provided a waterproof structure for the electrical junction box includes a stepwise portion in which a punched hole has to be provided for molding a locking projection on a peripheral wall of a main-body case. The waterproof structure prevents intrusion of a droplet from an outside into the main-body case via the punched hole and thereby improves waterproof performance. An extended portion | 2010-12-30 |
20100326693 | TRANSMISSION CORD - A transmission cord transmits and receives electric signals. The transmission cord includes a first core pair having two conductive wires intertwined with each other, a second core pair having two conductive wires intertwined with each other, and a covering layer having a continuously winding structure collectively covering the first and second core pairs. With the first and second core pairs, both of which have two conductive wires intertwined with and insulated from each other, electrical signals transmitted and received on the transmission cord will not be coupled with or interfered by other signals. Also, with the covering layer having the continuously winding structure, a user can lengthen the transmission cord at will and have it automatically retract. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326694 | LONG LENGTH ELECTRO COILED TUBING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Electro coiled tubing (ECT) can be utilized to provide electrical power to equipment in wells. A long length of ECT is provided with protrusions welded on the inside of the tubing at selected intervals to form support shoulders. Anchors with a load shoulder are attached to the electrical cable enclosed in the tubing such that the load shoulder contacts the support shoulder created by the welded protrusion. The weight of the electrical cable can then be transferred to the tubing via the contact between the load shoulder and the support shoulder. The protrusions are welded to the tubing and the anchors are attached to the cable during the manufacturing process. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326695 | LONGITUDINAL SHIELD TAPE WRAP APPLICATOR WITH EDGE FOLDER TO ENCLOSE DRAIN WIRE - A shielded electrical wire and device and method for making the same is disclosed. The device includes a first folding die configured to fold a first edge of a shield tape a first direction from a central portion of the shield tape and to fold a second edge of the shield tape a second direction opposite to the first direction from the central portion of the shield tape, a second folding die configured to wrap the shield tape around at least two insulated conductors to apply a fold to the first edge of the shield tape so as to fold the first edge back over onto the central portion of the shield tape to form a receiving area, a third folding die configured to tighten the shield tape around the plurality of conductors while positioning the receiving area to receive a drain wire, a wire guide configured to install a drain wire in the receiving area, and a closing die configured to close the shield tape around the plurality of conductors and the drain wire to form an enclosure around the plurality of conductors with the second edge overlapping the receiving area at an outside surface of the enclosure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326696 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER BLENDS FOR USE AS METAL WIRE INSULATION - An electrically conducting wire structure and a method for its manufacture where the wire structure has at least one elongated electrically conducting wire and a liquid crystal polymer and thermoplastic blended coating of insulation preferably formed by cross-head extrusion as a layer around the electrically conducting wire. An abrasion layer is preferably formed over the liquid crystal polymer coating to increase abrasion resistance, the elongated electrically conducting wire is selected from the group comprising copper, silver, tinned copper, aluminum, and conducting polymers, and the liquid crystal polymer material comprises a thermotropic thermoplastic. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326697 | Foamed Fluoropolymer Article - The present invention discloses an article made from a foamable thermoplastic polymer composition. The foamable composition of the article includes a partially-crystalline melt processible perfluoropolymer and a foam nucleating package. The foamable composition of the article has a uniform foam cell size where the foam cell size of at least 90% of the foamed cells is 50 micrometers or less. The foam nucleating package ranges from 0.1 to 10 wt % of the combined weight of the perfluoropolymer and the foam nucleating package. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326698 | RESINOUS MATERIAL FOR COVERING ELECTRIC WIRE, ELECTRIC WIRE MANUFACTURED BY USING THE RESINOUS MATERIAL FOR COVERING ELECTRIC WIRE, AND FLAME-RETARDANT CABLE - The present disclosure provides a resinous material for covering electric wire having all required properties meeting or exceeding a certain standard, produced using a cyclic olefin-derived resin, and electric wires manufactured using the resinous material for covering electric wire, and flame-retardant cables. The resinous material including (A) an olefin-derived resin, (B) an elastomer resin, (C) a cyclic olefin-derived resin having a glass transition point of from 120° C. to 170° C., and (D) a flame retardant, the resinous material having: a content of the component (D) of from 60 parts by mass to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total contents of the components (A), (B) and (C); a tensile elongation of no less than 250%; and a heat deformation of no greater than 40%. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326699 | Polymeric High Voltage Insulator with a Hard, Hydrophobic Surface - The present invention relates to phase separated siloxane-hydrocarbon copolymer surfaces which are hard and hydrophobic and can be superhydrophobic by the addition of nanoparticles. More specifically the siloxane oligomer/polymer precursor is terminated with (a) chemically reactive group(s). The bond between the siloxane moiety and the hydrocarbon functional moiety is a Si atom directly bonded to a carbon atom. It is applied (for example) to the entire surface of a fibre reinforced and void-free polymer concrete core with 60 to 88% polymeric and inorganic fillers for application as a high voltage insulator. The product has high mechanical strength, impact resistance and good electrical insulation properties. The coating provides good UV resistance, hydrophobicity and a hard self-cleaning surface for use as outdoor high voltage electrical insulator in areas of high pollution with low leakage currents when energised and can also be applied to other products. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326700 | CABLE PROTECTION DEVICE - A cable protection device includes a protective conduit and a fixing mechanism fixing the protective conduit on a cable. The fixing mechanism includes a clamping member and a latching member. The clamping member includes a first threading portion sleeved on the cable and multiple clamping claws extending from one end of the first threading portion. The latching member includes a main body having a first end surface and a second end surface, the main portion defining a mounting hole in the first end surface, the mounting hole having many inner threads adjacent to the first end surface, and an inner resisting surface adjoining the inner threads. The protective conduit is fixed to the first end surface. The clamping claws are pressed by the resisting surface to fixedly clamp the cable when the first threading portion is received in the latching member with the inner threads. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING INSULATION DISPOSED OVER CONDUCTORS OF IMPLANTABLE ELECTRIC STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A method for forming a lead or lead extension includes forming an arrangement of elongated conductors. Each of the conductors extends from a proximal end of the arrangement to a distal end of the arrangement. Each of the conductors includes a layer of insulation disposed over a conductive core. A conductor-separating element is disposed over either the proximal end or the distal end of the arrangement. The conductor-separating element includes a plurality of ablation windows defined in a body. An end of at least one of the elongated conductors is radially extended over a portion of the conductor-separating element such that a portion of the at least one elongated conductor extends across at least one of the ablation windows. Insulation from the portion of the at least one conductor extending across the ablation window is ablated to expose a portion of the conductive core of the elongated conductor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326702 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY - Methods and apparatus for forming an integrated circuit assembly are presented, for example, three dimensional integrated circuit assemblies. Lower height 3DIC assemblies due Use of, for example, thinned wafers, low-height solder bumps, and through silicon vias provide for low height three dimensional integrated circuit assemblies. For example, a method for forming an integrated circuit assembly comprises forming first solder bumps on a first die, and forming a first structure comprising the first die, the first solder bumps, a first flux, and a first substratum. The first die is placed upon the first substratum. The first solder bumps are between the first die and the first substratum. The first flux holds the first die substantially flat and onto the first substratum. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326703 | IN VIVO SENSING DEVICE WITH A FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A flexible circuit board for being inserted into an in-vivo imaging device is provided. The flexible circuit board may include a plurality of flexible installation units connected to one another through flexible connection units. The flexible installation units may be capable of having electrical components disposed thereon at a size suitable for being included in an in-vivo imaging device which may be inserted into a body lumen, e.g., a capsule endoscope. A method of assembling an in-vivo imaging device which may enclose such a full-flexible circuit board is also provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326704 | SOLDERING PAD LAYOUT FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A soldering pad layout for flexible printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed, which comprises: a top substrate; a middle substrate; and a bottom substrate, being arranged by stacking one over the other successively in parallel. In an exemplary embodiment, there are at least a top routing layer, being sandwiched between the top substrate and the middle substrate, and at least a bottom routing layer, being sandwiched between the middle substrate and the bottom substrate. With the aforesaid soldering pad layout, not only circuit breakage caused by stress concentration on a bended flexible printed circuit board can be prevented, but also the routing path required on the PCB can be shortened and the amount of space for laying out parts on the PCB can be reduced. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326705 | Flexible-circuit-board cable with positioning structure for insertion - Provided is a flexible-circuit-board cable having a positioning structure. A connection zone is defined in a free end of the flexible-circuit-board cable and is provided with a plurality of conductive contacts. The connection zone has a first surface on which at least one projection section is formed and a second surface. A shielding layer overlaps the projection section and a portion of the first surface. The second surface of the connection zone is also bonded to a shielding layer. When the connection zone of the flexible-circuit-board cable is inserted into an insertion space defined in a connector, the first and second local zones of the connection zone formed by the shielding layers and the projection section are put into engagement with and thus positioned and retained by walls on opposite sides of the insertion space of the connector to thereby fix within the connector. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326706 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a flexible printed wiring board. The printed wiring board includes a conductive layer including a signal line and a ground line, a second insulating layer layered on the conductive layer and including openings open to above the ground line, a ground layer covering the signal line and electrically connected to the ground line, and a third insulating layer covering the ground layer. The ground layer includes first and second conductive pastes. The first conductive paste is filled in the openings so as to cover the ground line exposed to bottoms of the openings. The second conductive paste is applied so as to continuously cover the first conductive paste and the second insulating layer. The second conductive paste has a smaller volume resistivity than the first conductive paste. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326707 | METHAL-BASED PACKAGE SUBSTRATE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-LAYERED PACKAGE MODULE USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A package substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a base package module, and a multi-layered package module having package substrates laminated on upper and lower portions of a base package module are provided. The base package module includes a base metal substrate, a first metal oxide layer that is formed on the base metal substrate to have a cavity therein, a device that is mounted in the cavity on the base metal substrate and insulated by the first metal oxide layer formed on a sidewall in the cavity, and a conductor that is connected to the device and a wiring pad formed on the first metal oxide layer on the base metal substrate. The package substrate includes a wiring pad, a conductor line, a second metal oxide layer having an opening that exposes a device, and a via that is connected to the wiring pad through a connection pad in the second metal oxide layer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326708 | IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. Division is performed so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the surface of the top of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326709 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes a first insulation layer, a first conductive circuit formed on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer and the first conductive circuit and having an opening portion reaching the first conductive circuit, a second conductive circuit formed on the second insulation layer, and a via conductor formed in the opening portion and connecting the first conductive circuit and the second conductive circuit. The via conductor is formed an inner-wall surface of the opening portion and has a seed layer including a nitride compound and/or a carbide compound containing Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta or Si and a plated-metal film formed in the opening portion, and the plated-metal film and the first conductive circuit have at least portions making direct contact. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326710 | Mono-Domain Hexagonal Arrays of Nanopillars and Processes For Preparing the Same - The present invention relates to nanopillar arrays that may have relatively large dimensions and relatively large interpillar distances. The present invention also relates to methods of forming the same. In some embodiments of the invention, methods of forming hexagonal nanopillar arrays include forming a base comprising aluminum; forming a hexagonal pattern of pits in the aluminum; anodizing the aluminum to form aluminum oxide comprising a primary hexagonal nanopore array at the positions of the pits in the aluminum; depositing a conductive material into the nanopores of the primary hexagonal nanopore array; and removing the mask and the aluminum oxide to provide the hexagonal nanopillar array. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326711 | PRINTED CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A method for making printed circuits and printed circuit boards which includes coating a non-metallized substrate and plating an image of a desired circuit design directly onto the coated substrate without the need to image the circuit design on an intermediate silver halide polyester film or diazo and utilizing existing imaging, developing and etching subtractive techniques in conventional printed circuit board processing. One exemplary embodiment of the method for making printed circuit boards includes coating a non-metallized substrate with a palladium based material including a ferric based solution combined with palladium. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326712 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a circuit board, which has little outflow of an interlayer adhesive to be used for a multilayer lamination while keeping a connection reliability, and a method for manufacturing the circuit board. The circuit board ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326713 | NI-P LAYER SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION - The invention relates to a layer system comprising on a substrate, the surface of which has been electropolished, (i) a Ni layer having a thickness ≦3.0 μm, (ii) a Ni—P layer having a thickness ≦1.0 μm, (iii) a Au layer having a thickness ≦1.0 μm. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326714 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FABRICATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board include: a printed circuit board main body having a mounting area on a first surface of the printed circuit board main body and a recess being provided at a recess area on a second surface that is a back side of the first surface of the printed circuit board main body, the electronic component being mounted on the mounting area, the recess area being provided to correspond to the mounting area; and a thermal expansion control element being placed in the recess and having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the printed circuit board main body. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326715 | CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A circuit board includes a semiconductor chip having an upper surface and side surfaces connected to the upper surface. A bonding pad is disposed on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip. A bump is disposed on the bonding pad and projects from the bonding pad by a predetermined height. A circuit board body has a recess part, and the semiconductor chip is positioned in the recess part so that the circuit board body covers the upper surface and the side surfaces of the semiconductor chip while exposing an end of the bump. A wiring line is disposed on the circuit board body and part of the wiring line is positioned over the bump. An opening is formed in a portion of the part of the wiring line over the bump to expose the bump. A reinforcing member physically and electrically connects the exposed bump and the wiring line. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326716 | Core via for chip package and interconnect - In integrated circuit packages, core vias are created to provide electrical connections between circuitry on one face of the core substrate material with circuitry on an opposing face of the core substrate material. Provided are methods for forming a via in a packaging substrate and packaging substrates having core vias formed in the core substrate material. Methods for forma a core via in a packaging substrate in which a first hole is created through the core substrate and filled with a low permittivity filler material. A second co-axially aligned hole is then created in the low permittivity filler material wherein the second hole is smaller in diameter than the first hole. The second hole is then filled with conducting material to provide a conducting via through the core substrate material. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326717 | Electromagnetic interference preventing module - An electromagnetic interference preventing module is provided. The module includes a metal pad that is disposed on a circuit board. The metal pad includes a soldering portion and a grounding portion that are connected to each other. At least one fixing lug of a connector is soldered to the soldering portion. At least one protrusion of a grounding housing is in contact with the grounding portion, so as to electrically connect the connector with the grounding housing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326718 | Electrical junction box - To provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can prevent an unused fuse from being broken and can easily house and remove the unused fuse. A casing body | 2010-12-30 |
20100326719 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - To provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that includes a plurality of electrical component mounting sections that are open in an upper surface, such that (1) the structure is provided with a drainage groove for preventing accumulation of water without requiring any special space, and (2) the structure can eliminate a problem of heat generation from electrical components. An electrical junction box includes a first and second electrical component mounting section units. A plurality of electrical component mounting sections are arranged in straight lines to from the first and second units, respectively. The first and second electrical component mounting segment units are separated apart from each other by a given distance and are arranged in parallel with each other. A heat radiation drainage groove is provided between opposed portions of peripheral walls that constitute the adjacent first and second units. The heat radiation drainage groove is provided in at least one end with an end opening that extends to ends of the first and second units and is open in an outer peripheral surface. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326720 | HOUSING AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A housing comprise a decorative layer including a transparent base, a first conductive coating, an electrically conductive ink layer having a first electrical interface and a second conductive coating having a second electrical interface. The first conductive coating is formed on the base, the electrically conductive ink layer is laminated with and covers the first conductive coating, the second conductive coating is laminated between the electrically conductive ink layer and the outer surface of the substrate, the first electrical interface of the first conductive coating and the second electrical interface of the second conductive coating are electrically connected to a power source for creating an electrical field between the first conductive coating and the second conductive layer to make the electrically conductive ink layer present a pattern. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326721 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a structure where an electronic component is mounted on a glass base material, an external electrode is provided on an opposite side to the component mounted on the base, and a through electrode and the base are welded to each other at a temperature equal to or higher than a glass softening point, electrical conduction is ensured between the electronic component and the external electrode. An electronic device includes a base, a through electrode which pass through the base and has a metal film formed on both end surfaces after an insulating material on the surface is removed by polishing, an electronic component which is provided on one surface of the through electrode through a connection portion, an external electrode which is provided on an opposite side to a side of the base on which the electronic component is provided, and a cap which protects the electronic component on the base. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326722 | MESH SHEET AND HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A mesh sheet of the present invention is a mesh sheet in which a metal mesh comprising fine bands is laminated on a surface of a base substrate, the mesh sheet being used and adhered along a surface of an arbitrary member having a curved surface portion. The metal mesh has a part in which the fine band positioned between connection points of the fine bands which are adjacent to each other is a curved line so as to absorb stress relative to deformation to be placed along the curved surface portion with a large curvature without destructing the metal mesh. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326723 | ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE STRUCTURE HAVING HOLES FOR FEEDTHROUGHS - Forming feedthrough device comprising an electrically insulative structure having holes extending there through. The holes have disposed therein conductive members around which the electrically insulative structure is hermetically sealed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326724 | TRANSITION FRAME WITH INTEGRATED COMPRESSION UNIT - A frame is disclosed for receiving one or more modules for cable entries or pipe penetrations. A compression unit is an integrated part of the frame in at least one embodiment, which compression unit is to compress the modules inside the frame. The compression unit includes three compression wedges. An upper and a lower compression wedge have the same orientation, while a middle compression wedge has an opposite orientation. The middle compression wedge is oriented with a broad side facing an opening of the frame receiving the modules. At least one compression screw goes through openings of the upper and lower compression wedges and through a slot in the middle compression wedge. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326725 | SEGMENTED DECOMPRESSION RESISTANT CABLE SPLICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - An electrical splice, resistant to decompression failure for use in gassy hydrocarbon wells, is segmented thereby permitting the installation of the splice quickly and efficiently. The segmented cable splice provides a passage into which is inserted an electrical crimping union which provides a detent to engage a ridge on the interior passage of the segmented sleeve. When each sleeve is complete, the exterior surface of the complete splice is either cylindrical or flat; and covered by protective transition covers having epoxy encapsulating each contained conductor line back to the armored cover, thereby providing mechanical protection and inhibiting movement of the spliced conductors within the splice connection. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326726 | SOLDER JOINT STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND SOLDER BONDING METHOD - A solder joint structure include: a first terminal portion including a plurality of first terminal conductors adjacent to each other; a second terminal portion arranged opposite to the first terminal portion and including a plurality of second terminal conductors which are joined to the first terminal conductors; solders electrically connecting the first terminal conductors and the second terminal conductors; and member for suppressing flow of the solders. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326727 | FORMATION EVALUATION WHILE DRILLING - An apparatus comprising a fluid communication device configured to extend from a drill string and establish fluid communication with a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore in which the drill string is positioned, wherein the drill string comprises a passage configured to conduct drilling mud and an opening extending through an outer surface thereof and into a cavity. A sample chamber is coupled within the cavity and is in selectable fluid communication with the formation via the fluid communication device. A retainer is configured to absorb lateral loading of the sample chamber within the cavity. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326728 | MINERAL-BASED DRILLING FLUID AND DRILLING METHOD - A high-temperature drilling fluid is disclosed based on brine and on a mixture of solids of controlled grain size, with water, dissolved salts and insoluble mineral solids comprising at least in part a weighting material of a grain size such that its D50 ranges between 1 and 25 μm and in part colloids of a grain size such that its D50 ranges between 0.2 and 2 μm. The total volume fraction of the solids ranges between 30 and 50% in relation to the total volume, and the total volume comprises at least 10% by volume of the colloids. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326729 | CASING BITS, DRILLING ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR USE IN FORMING WELLBORES WITH EXPANDABLE CASING - Casing bits include an expander for enlarging an inner diameter of expandable casing at least partially disposed within a body of the casing bits. Drilling assemblies include a casing bit attached to an end of expandable casing, and an expander disposed in proximity to the casing bit and a distal end of the expandable casing. Methods of forming casing bits include positioning an expander in proximity to a body of a casing bit. Methods of forming drilling assemblies include positioning an expander in proximity to a body of a casing bit and a distal end of expandable casing, and attaching the casing bit to the end of the expandable casing. Methods of casing a wellbore include one or both of drilling and reaming a wellbore using a casing bit attached to a distal end of expandable casing, and forcing an expander through the expandable casing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326730 | Sealing System and Bi-Directional Thrust Bearing Arrangement for a Downhole Motor - A bearing assembly for a downhole motor comprises a housing having an upper end, a lower end, a radially inner surface, and a radially outer surface. In addition, the bearing assembly comprises a mandrel rotatably disposed within the housing. Further, the bearing assembly comprises an upper seal assembly, a lower seal assembly, and a thrust bearing assembly, each radially positioned between the housing and the mandrel. The bearing assembly also comprises a lubricating fluid radially disposed between the housing and the mandrel. The lower end of the housing comprises a first check valve radially positioned between the radially inner surface and the radially outer surface of the housing. The check valve is in fluid communication with the lubricating fluid and is adapted to allow at least a portion of the lubricant to exit the bearing assembly at a predetermined pressure differential. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326731 | STABILIZING DOWNHOLE TOOL - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a downhole tool and a method to abate vibration with the downhole tool. The downhole tool may include a first stabilizing member, a second stabilizing member, a flexible member, and/or a dampening member, in which the downhole tool may be disposed downhole within a wellbore. The flexible member may enable the first stabilizing member and the second stabilizing member to articulate with respect to an axis of the downhole tool. The dampening member may enable vibration received by the downhole tool to be dampened. Further, the first stabilizing member and the second stabilizing member may be rotatable with respect to each other about the axis of the downhole tool. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326732 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING BOREHOLES IN THE GROUND, THE CROSS SECTIONS OF WHICH BOREHOLES PARTIALLY INTERSECT - An apparatus for making a second borehole in the ground, a cross section of which second borehole partially intersects a cross section of an existing first borehole, includes a boring device and a guide device operatively connected to the boring device. The guide device includes at least a first guide element configured to interact with a wall of the existing first borehole and a direction-influencing device configured to influence a direction of the second borehole while the second borehole is being made. The guide device is configured to guide the boring device relative to the existing first borehole. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326733 | Vibrating downhole tool - Disclosed is an apparatus for vibrating a downhole drill string operable to have a drilling fluid pumped therethrough. The apparatus comprises a tubular body securable to the drill string and having a central bore therethrough, a valve in the tubular body for venting the drilling fluid out of the drill string and a valve actuator for cyclically opening and closing the valve. The method comprises pumping a drilling fluid down the drill string and cyclically venting the drilling fluid through the valve so as to cyclically reduce the pressure of the drilling fluid in the drill string. The valve may comprise a tubular body port and a corresponding rotor port selectably alignable with the tubular body port as the rotor rotates within the central bore. The valve actuator may comprise at least one vane on the rotor for rotating the rotor as the drilling fluid flows therepast. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326734 | DRILLING RIG ASSEMBLY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method to assemble a drilling rig includes providing a base structure of the drilling rig, stacking a rig floor including a derrick on the base structure, actuating lifting cylinders to lift the rig floor above the base structure, inserting at least one first upper box between the base structure and the rig floor, and retracting the lifting cylinders to set the rig floor atop the at least one first upper box. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326735 | Downhole Lubrication System - What is claimed is a downhole lubrication system comprising a drill string component comprising an outer diameter and an inner bore. A reservoir may be disposed intermediate the outer diameter and inner bore. A piston may be disposed at least partially within the reservoir. At least one channel may extend from the reservoir to a bearing surface. As drilling fluid is passed through the inner bore, the piston may be pressurized, urging lubricant toward the bearing surface via the at least one channel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326736 | Downhole Lubrication System - What is claimed is a downhole lubrication system comprising a drill string component comprising an outer diameter and an inner bore. A reservoir may be disposed intermediate the outer diameter and inner bore. A piston may be disposed at least partially within the reservoir. At least one channel may extend from the reservoir to a bearing surface. As drilling fluid is passed through the inner bore, the piston may be pressurized, urging lubricant toward the bearing surface via the at least one channel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326737 | FLEXIBLE EXTRUSION RESISTANT RING FOR SEAL ASSEMBLY - An extrusion resistant ring that is radially expandable and contactable to accommodate the relative movement of two joined bodies relative to each other. The extrusion resistant ring in combination with an elastomeric diaphragm provides a high pressure seal for down-hole oil drilling apparatus. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326738 | DRILL PACKER MEMBER, DRILL PIPE, AND CORRESPONDING DRILL PIPE STRING - An element for a drill string includes at least one zone bearing on a wall of the drilled hole, the bearing zone including at least one bearing section with an external diameter greater than the diameter of the other portions of the element, and two activation zones substantially adjacent to the bearing zone and disposed upstream and downstream of the bearing zone. The activation zones include a plurality of grooves with a generally helical shape about the axis of the element. The bearing zone includes two guide sections in a shape of a convex rounded body of revolution, disposed upstream and downstream of the bearing section in a manner adjacent to the bearing section, and tangential to the bearing section and to the activation zones. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326739 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS COMPRISING SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - Earth-boring tools for drilling subterranean formations include a particle-matrix composite material comprising a plurality of silicon carbide particles dispersed throughout a matrix material, such as, for example, an aluminum or aluminum-based alloy. In some embodiments, the silicon carbide particles comprise an ABC—SiC material. Methods of manufacturing such tools include providing a plurality of silicon carbide particles within a matrix material. Optionally, the silicon carbide particles may comprise ABC—SiC material, and the ABC—SiC material may be toughened to increase a fracture toughness exhibited by the ABC—SiC material. In some methods, at least one of an infiltration process and a powder compaction and consolidation process may be employed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326740 | Bonded Assembly Having Low Residual Stress - In one aspect of the present invention, a method for forming a bonded assembly comprises providing a first and second portion of the assembly; preparing a mating surface on each portion that conforms substantially to the mating surface of the other portion; rapidly heating a bonding material while substantially heating no more than a thin surface zone adjacent each mating surface, and rapidly assembling the two portions in such a manner as to confine a fraction of the bonding material between the mating surfaces. The first portion may comprise polycrystalline diamond or thermally stable polycrystalline diamond; the second portion may comprise cobalt-cemented tungsten carbide. The assembly may comprise a tool for high-impact applications. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326741 | NON-PARALLEL FACE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTER AND DRILLING TOOLS SO EQUIPPED - A superabrasive cutter including a superabrasive table having a cutting face in non-perpendicular orientation with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cutter. A superabrasive cutter having a cutting face of a superabrasive table in non-parallel orientation to a back surface thereof. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326742 | DRILL BIT FOR USE IN DRILLING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - A drill bit for drilling subterranean formations comprising a drill bit body including a group of primary cutting elements comprising a first primary cutting element and a second primary cutting element radially spaced apart from each other along a first radial axis. The drill bit body further including a group of backup cutting elements comprising a first backup cutting element in a secondary cutting position relative to the first primary cutting element and a second backup cutting element in secondary cutting positions relative to the second primary cutting element, wherein the first and second backup cutting elements are radially spaced apart from each other along a second radial axis different than the first radial axis and comprise a difference in cutting characteristic relative to each other of one of a backrake angle and a siderake angle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326743 | DRAFT SHIELD FOR A BALANCE - A draft shield for a balance, the draft shield having a rear wall and rails extending forward from the top corners of the rear wall. The rails contain guide tracks for a top cover panel and two sidewalls. A draft shield of this design allows for easy cleaning and also permits the parts to be cleaned to be removed without a tool. To this end, a bottom edge of a front wall of the draft shield is inserted into a seat, such that the front wall can then be pivoted into flush alignment against the top cover panel and the sidewalls and can be secured in this position by locking elements arranged at the front ends of the rails. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326744 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel has a panel capacitor, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The panel capacitor and the first capacitor are charged and discharged cyclically according to a first phase signal and a second phase signal, such that an input voltage associated with the panel capacitor and the first capacitor is applied to a control circuit. The control circuit charges and discharges a second capacitor based on the input voltage and a reference voltage to compensate the difference between the input voltage and the reference voltage. The capacitance of the panel capacitor could be calculated based on the frequency of charging and discharging the second capacitor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326745 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STYLUS - An electronic device comprising: a main body and a stylus, wherein the main body comprises: a plurality of triggers; a plurality of power consuming modules; a power supply controlling module; a power supplying module; a storage unit configured for storing a relationship table which records a relationship between the triggers and the power consuming modules, wherein each of the triggers is corresponding to one or more power consuming modules; a socket configured for receiving the stylus; the stylus comprises: a shank and a plurality of protrusions, wherein the protrusions are protruded from the circumferential surface of the shank; wherein when one or more trigger is pressed, the power supply controlling module is configured for identifying the pressed trigger, reading the relationship table from the storage unit, and controlling the power supplying module to supply power for the power consuming module corresponding to the pressed trigger. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326746 | DRIVE QUAD MODULE - An combination including a harvester, a generator vehicle, and a transport vehicle including a chassis, a motor, a plurality of traction devices, and a control unit aligning the transport vehicle in relation to at least one of the harvester and a previous path of the harvester. A method of positioning a train of transport vehicles in relation to a path of the harvester. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326747 | Fuel management system for public service vehicles - The present invention includes a novel fuel management and auxiliary power system and apparatus having a control module in control of auxiliary equipment and accessories and climate control functions of a vehicle, while the vehicle's engine is not running. The system of this invention is capable of detecting warning states and providing status indicators to an operator on a graphical user interface. At the graphical user interface, the operator is capable of initiating start up of the system and accessing status and historical technical data of the system. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326748 | POWER-DRIVEN WHEEL FOR A MILITARY VEHICLE - There is described a power-driven wheel for a military vehicle, having an axial-flow electric motor, and a hub connected functionally to the motor and rotating about an axis; the motor has an output member housed inside the hub; and the wheel has an epicyclic reducer interposed functionally between the hub and the output member. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326749 | COMPRESSED AIR POWERED VEHICLE - A pressurized air system is provided. The air system includes a compressed air tank, a turbine coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the compressed air tank and structured to convert mechanical energy, an electric motor, the electric motor coupled to and in electrical communication with the turbine and having an output shaft, an electrical compressor structured to compress air, the electrical compressor coupled to and in electrical communication with the turbine, the electrical compressor also coupled to, and in fluid communication with the compressed air tank. Wherein the turbine receives compressed air from the tank and the turbine generates electricity. Further, a portion of the electricity is directed to the motor and the remaining electricity is directed to the electrical compressor, and, whereby the electrical compressor provides compressed air to the compressed air tank. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326750 | COOLING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING COOLING DEVICE - Provided are a cooling device and an electric vehicle using the cooling device. The cooling device is used for cooling a switching module containing a switching element as a heating element. The cooling device includes a cooling liquid channel having a plurality of cooling fins through which the cooling liquid flows. The cooling fins have a cut-off portion at the position corresponding at least to a center portion of chips constituting the switching module in the flow direction of the cooling liquid. A chamber is formed in the cooling liquid channel by the cut-off portion. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326751 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a hybrid drive apparatus for motor vehicles, having an internal combustion engine and an electric drive motor which act connected in series on at least one driven shaft which drives an axle differential. To achieve a drive apparatus which is favorable in efficiency and installation size, it is proposed that in addition, by means of transmission stages, there is at least one constant gear which, bypassing the electric drive motor, selectively drives the driven shaft from the internal combustion engine. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326752 | Drivetrain for a Hybrid Electric Vehicle - A drivetrain for a hybrid-electric vehicle ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326753 | Rotary Piston Internal Combustion Engine Power Unit - A power unit ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326754 | METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE ENGINE START USING STORED KINETIC ENERGY - A system and method for starting an engine on a hybrid vehicle includes a motor and an engine coupled to the motor using a clutch. An electrical energy storage device is operatively connected to the motor. The engine is started by decoupling the motor from the engine, and supplying electrical energy from an electrical energy storage device to operate the motor until the motor attains a predetermined speed. The motor is coupled to the engine to transfer kinetic energy from the motor to the engine, and the transferred kinetic energy is used to start the engine. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326755 | Agricultural Tractor Cooling Package - An agricultural tractor ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326756 | Vehicle Air Intake System - The present disclosure relates to air intake systems and methods for manufacturing the same. Systems include an air inlet that defines a slope equal to a vertical distance between a surface of a fascia shield and a surface of the engine intake channel, divided by a longitudinal distance between the shield and engine intake channel. Unwanted moisture and debris is filtered from the engine intake channel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326757 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle with ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features is disclosed. The ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features enhance the utility of the vehicle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326758 | System for Automated Vehicle Operation and Control - Disclosed is an automated system for controlling and operating a vehicle. The system has three primary components: a vehicle, a saddle assembly, and a railway. The saddle is firmly attached to the bottom of the vehicle. The saddle assembly engages and rides along the rail. Sensors ensure that the rail is centered within the saddle. In the event the vehicle loses traction the backbone will maintain vehicle control and stability. The vehicle can change from one roadway to another while always being secured to a railway. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326759 | HAND CONTROL APPARATUS IN A VEHICLE - A hand control apparatus in a vehicle allows a disabled driver to operate the vehicle without using their feet. The push-pull style handle control apparatus is attached either to the steering column mount or instrument panel. An operation lever is cross-car (left-to-right) oriented and pivotally mounted at its mid-section through a pivot bracket to the steering column or instrument panel. A brake lever and an accelerator at both of near ends are pivoted to the bracket and both operate using the operation lever; with one oriented to the left and the other to the right. In this way, when the free end of the operation lever is pressed down, it pushes down the far end of the brake lever and an OEM brake arm through a brake rod. Similarly, when the free end operation lever is lifted up, it pushes down an OEM accelerator arm through an accelerator rod. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326760 | Vehicle With Contactless Throttle Control - A vehicle power control that includes a throttle mounting portion and a throttle that is movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider. The power control also includes a sensor in contactless association with at least one of the throttle and throttle mounting portion. The sensor is configured for sensing a position of the throttle with respect to the mounting portion, in the contactless association, and generating a signal based on the sensed position for controlling motive power of a vehicle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326761 | Motor Vehicle with Differential Gear Box Providing Angular Movement and Method Therefor - A motor vehicle has a frame and drive mechanism mounted to the frame. A differential gear box is mounted to the frame and coupled to the drive mechanism. The differential gear box includes a housing cover, differential planetary gear assembly mounted within the housing cover, CV joint housing mounted within the housing cover and rotationally coupled to the planetary gear assembly, and CV joint bearing having a plurality of rounded bearing surfaces contacting the slotted bearing drive surfaces. The CV joint housing includes a cavity with a plurality of slotted bearing drive surfaces formed in a sidewall of the cavity. An axle has a spring-loaded plunger disposed through a center portion of the CV joint bearing and contacting a bearing surface formed in the cavity of the CV joint housing. The slotted bearing drive surfaces permit angular movement of the CV joint bearing within the CV joint housing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326762 | Steering Systems For Use With Motor Vehicles - The disclosed steering systems allow Ackermann geometry (i.e., the angle of a vehicle's wheels in relation to each other) to vary at any given angle set by the steering wheel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326763 | METHODS OF RETROFITTING ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES - A method for retrofitting an electric power steering system for a vehicle, the electric power steering system comprising a torsion bar and a controller configured to facilitate steering control based at least in part on a deflection or a strain of the torsion bar, is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining the electric power steering system, and reconfiguring the controller so as to be further configured to at least facilitate adjusting a stiffness of the torsion bar based at least in part on a parameter pertaining to operation of the vehicle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326764 | Ergonomic Earpiece - An earpiece that substantially lacks a lower lobe is disclosed. The earpiece has a generally arcuate rib having upper and lower ends. A generally vertical rib extends substantially between the upper and lower ends of the generally arcuate rib. A lobe is formed at the upper end of the arcuate rib. No lobe is similarly formed at the lower end of the arcuate rib. Eliminating the lower lobe mitigates discomfort during use and also reduces the likelihood of tissue damage and infection. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326765 | STETHOSCOPE AND ANTIMICROBIAL COVER - An anti-infective stethoscope is described that comprises a tube member; a head member operably connected to the tube member; and first and second earpieces operably connected to the tube member, wherein the tube member and head member include an antimicrobial barrier mechanism. The earpieces may also include an antimicrobial barrier mechanism. According to one embodiment, the antimicrobial barrier mechanism may be provided in the form of a cover comprising an antimicrobial substance wherein the cover operably covers the tube member and head member of the stethoscope. In a preferred form, the antimicrobial barrier mechanism is an antimicrobial substance applied to the tube member, head member, and optionally the earpieces. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326766 | MICRO-SPEAKER - A micro-speaker includes a frame, a case supported by the frame, a sound generator located between the frame and the case. The case has a sound hole and a peripheral plate surrounding the sound hole. The peripheral plate includes an outer surface, an inner surface and an inclining surface extending from the inner surface toward the outer surface. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326767 | Swivel D-ring attachment point - A swivel D-ring attachment point. A first attachment portion has a first closed aperture defining a circular ring portion that extends over a first circumferential range of at least 180 degrees of arc that is symmetrically disposed relative to an axis. A second attachment portion has a second closed aperture. The first and second attachment portions are joined together so as to permit freely swivelling one of the attachment portions relative to the other around the axis. The second aperture has a shape that is substantially different from the shape of the first aperture, for connecting to substantially different articles. | 2010-12-30 |