53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090320975 | PERCHLORATE-FREE GREEN SIGNAL FLARE COMPOSITION - Perchlorate-free green flare compositions are disclosed which, when burned, produce green smoke and flames. Methods of producing the compositions are also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320976 | PERCHLORATE-FREE YELLOW SIGNAL FLARE COMPOSITION - Perchlorate-free flare compositions are disclosed which, when burned, produce yellow smoke and flames. Methods of producing the compositions are also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320977 | PERCHLORATE-FREE RED SIGNAL FLARE COMPOSITION - Perchlorate-free flare compositions are disclosed which, when burned, produce red smoke and flames. Methods of producing the compositions are also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320978 | Sound-emitting wallet - A sound emitting wallet comprises a sound module installed in a wallet. The sound module comprises a switch, an activation tab attached to part of the wallet and to the switch, a sound controller, a sound emitter, a battery, and optionally a microphone. In some embodiments, sound is emitted when part of the wallet is unfolded. Sound may optionally be emitted when a pocket in the wallet is opened. Different sounds may optionally be emitted for opening and closing parts of a wallet. Sounds to be emitted may be predetermined at the time the wallet is manufactured or may be loaded into a sound module and saved in a memory device. In some embodiments, a sound module may be adapted to record sound, retain a representation of the sound in a memory device, and later emit the sound. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320979 | Hearing Aid Microphone Cover - The present invention relates to hearing aid microphone covers and methods of manufacturing the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a microphone cover for a hearing aid including a frame defining one or more exterior apertures and one or more media apertures, and a filtration media attached to the frame, the filtration media configured to completely occlude the one or more exterior apertures. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of forming a microphone cover for a hearing aid including placing oleophobic and hydrophobic filtration media within a mold and forming a polymeric frame around the filtration media by injecting a polymer composition into the mold. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320980 | NOISE REDUCING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE NOISE REDUCING DEVICE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE HAVING THE NOISE REDUCING DEVICE - Provided are: a noise reduction device with an improved adhesion of a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material and with a reduced processing time; a method of manufacturing the noise reduction device; and a pneumatic tire including the noise reduction device. The noise reduction device of the present invention includes: a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material; a band member for attaching the noise absorbing member to the inner surface of a tire; and locking members formed of a thermoplastic resin. The band member is formed of a thermoplastic resin. The noise absorbing member is disposed between the band member and the locking members. The locking members are bonded to the band member through the noise absorbing member by thermal fusion. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320981 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided for enhancing its driving stability and braking performance on particular road surfaces. The pneumatic tire is provided with five main grooves, first and second lateral grooves, and first and second blocks. The five main grooves include a single first main groove, two second main grooves, and two third main grooves. The single first main groove is disposed on a tire equator. The first main groove is made of a see-through groove extending in the tire circumferential direction. The two second main grooves are disposed on two sides of the first main groove in the tire width direction. The first and the second lateral grooves are extending in the tire width direction. The first and the second blocks are formed in a center area of the tread surface between the two third main grooves. A sub-groove is disposed in each first block. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320982 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - To enhance cornering performance on each road surface and improve steering stability while ensuring traction performance and breaking performance of a pneumatic tire on a snow road or off-road. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320983 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A pneumatic tire in which, in employing as an air-impermeable layer a film formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer component obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer, separation of the film during tire production is prevented; and a process for producing the same. The pneumatic tire is obtained by disposing a film closer to a tire cavity than a carcass layer, disposing a first rubber layer closer to the tire cavity than the film so as to cover the film, and disposing ends, in the width direction, of the first rubber layer outward of ends, in the width direction, of the film, the film being formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320984 | RUN-FLAT TIRE - This invention relates to a run-flat tire comprising a side reinforcing rubber layer ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320985 | RUBBER STRIP MATERIAL - When forming a rubber member which is made up of a combination of a plurality of rubber compounds by winding spirally a ribbon-shaped unvulcanized rubber strip material in an overlapping fashion, the number of times of winding is reduced so as to shorten a fabrication cycle time of the rubber member to thereby increase the productivity thereof. As a means therefore, a rubber strip material whose cross section is divided into two or more regions which are made up of different rubber compounds is wound spirally on to a drum in an overlapping fashion so as to build a green tire or a tire rubber member. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320986 | VIA HOLE FORMING METHOD USING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD - A via hole forming method and a multilayered board manufacturing method improve manufacturing yield by reducing the required processes. The via hole forming method includes a first step of forming a toner image by attaching toner particles, containing a conductive material and having a protruding portion, onto the surface of a first photosensitive member so that the protruding portion is directed to the outside; and a second step of opposing the surface of the first photosensitive member to one principal surface of a green sheet containing an insulating material and transferring the toner image to the one principal surface of the green sheet so that the protruding portions of the toner particles protrude into the green sheet so as to reach the other principal surface of the green sheet and the toner particles are buried in the green sheet. The via holes are formed using an electrophotographic printing method. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320987 | Fire resistant covering system - A flexible covering product is provided comprising a foil layer having first and second major surfaces, a protective membrane adhered to the first major surface of the foil layer, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the second major surface of the foil layer in a quantity sufficient to adhere a majority of the flexible covering product to a building structure. The adhesive is preferably covered prior to application to a building structure with a release liner. Methods of use of this flexible covering product are also described. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320988 | Tyre Retreading Method and System - A method and system ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320989 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING A LENGTHY RUBBER MATERIAL - In the case where a lengthy rubber material (R) is wound on a winding roll ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320990 | Electrochemical Fabrication Process for Forming Multilayer Multimaterial Microprobe Structures - Some embodiments of the invention are directed to the electrochemical fabrication of microprobes which are formed from a core material and a material that partially coats the surface of the probe. Other embodiments are directed to the electrochemical fabrication of microprobes which are formed from a core material and a material that completely coats the surface of each layer from which the probe is formed including interlayer regions. These first two groups of embodiments incorporate both the core material and the coating material during the formation of each layer. Still other embodiments are directed to the electrochemical fabrication of microprobe arrays that are partially encapsulated by a dielectric material during a post layer formation coating process. In even further embodiments, the electrochemical fabrication of microprobes from two or more materials may occur by incorporating a coating material around each layer of the structure without locating the coating material in inter-layer regions. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320991 | Methods of synthesis of nanotubes and uses thereof - The invention relates to novel methods of incorporating nanotubes for use in micro- or nano-devices. The invention further relates to incorporating nanotubes in micro or nano-devices and particularly synthesizing or growing nanotubes directly in or on components of a micro- or nano-device. In a particular embodiment, the invention relates to methods of synthesizing or growing nanotubes in a gas chromatography column and their use in portable gas chromatography devices. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320992 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING STRESSED MATERIAL AND SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MEMS DEVICES - Disclosed is a MEMS device which comprises at least one shape memory material such as a shape memory alloy (SMA) layer and at least one stressed material layer. Examples of such MEMS devices include an actuator, a micropump, a microvalve, or a non-destructive fuse-type connection probe. The device exhibits a variety of improved properties, for example, large deformation ability and high energy density. Also provided is a method of easily fabricating the MEMS device in the form of a cantilever-type or diaphragm-type structure. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320993 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - A manufacturing method for an absorptive article according to the present invention includes: placing a continuum of the elastic members | 2009-12-31 |
20090320994 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PAINT ROLLER WITH PERFORATED SUBSTRATE - A method for reducing cost and weight in paint roller manufacturing processes and other continuous processes for producing tubular goods from polymers. The method may utilize a perforated substrate such as a perforated polypropylene strip or may include a perforating step which removes overage from an unperforated substrate. An unperforated substrate, which may be of a thinner gauge than the perforated substrate, is fed onto a mandrel. The perforated substrate is fed onto the unperforated substrate to form a tube. Adhesive is applied upon the outer surface of the perforated substrate. A cover may be applied about the tube, and the resulting product is then cut into finished-size paint rollers. The removal of the overage results in a reduction in the weight of the paint roller. In certain embodiments the overage from a perforation step is collected, and may be reused in a subsequent implementation of the method or resold. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320995 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ELEMENTS IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for the manufacture of three-dimensional beam type elements in composite material with reinforcing fibres preimpregnated with polymeric resins, starting with laminates ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320996 | METHOD OF ATTACHING DECORATIVE SHEET - A method of attaching a decorative sheet in the method of bonding the decorative sheet onto the surface of an underlying material having a corner portion, the decorative sheet having a decorative layer comprising an inorganic cured material formed on one surface of a substrate sheet, the method of attaching a decorative sheet comprising a partly cutting step of preparing the decorative sheet having a cover sheet formed on the surface of the decorative layer maintaining a stripping strength, and incising the decorative layer via the cover sheet in a portion of the decorative sheet corresponding to the corner portion of the underlying material; a folding step of folding the decorative sheet along the incision in a manner that the substrate sheet is on the inside; a bonding step of bonding the substrate sheet of the decorative sheet onto the surface of the underlying material by using an adhesive in a manner that the folded portion of the decorative sheet is in agreement with the corner portion of the underlying material; an external corner-treating step of filling a putty in a gap resulting from the incision in the decorative sheet; and a stripping step of stripping the cover sheet from the decorative sheet. The method makes it possible to easily attach the decorative sheet having the decorative layer comprising an inorganic cured material to the underlying material having a corner portion without requiring any particular skill. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320997 | TAPE APPLICATION METHOD AND TAPE APPLICATION DEVICE - A method and device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320998 | ARTICLES AND METHODS INCLUDING PATTERNED SUBSTRATES FORMED FROM DENSIFIED, ADHERED METAL POWDERS - In general the disclosure relates to manufacturing methods for producing conductive patterns on flexible substrates. For example, a layer of a metal powder composition is deposited onto an adhesive overlaying a substrate. Pressure is applied to the metal powder composition on the adhesive coated substrate web by a die having one or more projections, in order to reproduce a pattern on the substrate. The metal powder is compressed by the projections of the die, thereby densifying the powder and causing it to adhere to the adhesive in a reproduction of the die pattern. The metal powder does not adhere substantially in uncompressed regions, and may be removed. In this manner, a metal powder composition may be densified and adhered to a substrate forming a web of flexible circuit elements, for example, circuit elements such as antennas, resistors, capacitors, inductive coils, conduction pads and the like. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320999 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PAINT ROLLER WITH GROOVED SUBSTRATE - A method for improving strength of the finished product in paint roller manufacturing processes and other continuous processes for producing tubular goods from polymers. The method utilizes a substrate such as a polypropylene strip with grooves on its surface. The grooved substrate is fed onto a mandrel to form a tube. Adhesive is applied upon the grooved surface of the grooved substrate. A cover may be applied about the tube, and the resulting product is then cut into finished-size paint rollers. The hardened adhesive in the grooves may operate to reduce the hoop-force which would otherwise tend to unwind the wound substrate. The method in certain embodiments provides a reduction in cost and weight of the finished product. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PLATE-LIKE STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a plate-like structure, the method including a step of transferring concave and convex patterns on a master to a surface of a transferred substrate by sandwiching the master provided with the concave and convex patterns and the transferred substrate, between a press surface of a hollow cylindrical upper and a press surface of a lower mold, and pressurizing central parts of the upper and lower molds to apply pressure to the master and the transferred substrate, wherein a compressive load imposed on inner peripheral portions of the upper and lower molds is blocked and distributed toward outer peripheries of the upper and lower molds. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321001 | ONE-PASS DIRECT DOUBLE LAMINATION APPARATUS AND PROCESS - A method and apparatus for forming a laminate of calendered films in one pass including feeding means for feeding a base fabric; heating means for preheating the fabric to raise the temperature of the fabric and remove residual moisture; a first calendering means for forming a calendered film and applying said film to the base fabric; roller means for joining the first calendered film to said base fabric; a second calendering means located subsequent to and spaced apart from the first calendering means for forming a second calendered film and applying the second film to the uncoated side of the base fabric; roller means for joining the second calendered film to said base fabric to form the double laminated film; means for cooling the double laminated film; and means for collecting the laminated film. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321002 | Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensionally molded, laminated article with transfer-printed surface decoration - An apparatus includes a heating station, a laminating and transfer-printing station, and a molding station in succession, and a transport arrangement that transports the material being processed among the stations. In the heating station, a substrate is pre-heated and consolidated. In the laminating and transfer-printing station, a decorative cover layer is laminated onto the substrate and simultaneously a surface decoration (design, pattern, image, colors, text, etc.) is transfer-printed by sublimation of inks or dyes from a transfer paper onto an outer surface of the decorative cover layer. The resulting laminated body with a transfer-printed surface decoration is then three-dimensionally deformed and molded to form a three-dimensionally contoured, molded, laminated article with the transfer-printed surface decoration. The article may be a motor vehicle interior trim component. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321003 | PROCESS AND ASSEMBLY FOR PRODUCING A PLANAR APPLIQUE PATTERN FROM A TACKY SURFACED VINYL SHEET SUCH AS FOR APPLICATION AS A DECORATIVE WINDOW GRID PATTERN - A kit for creating a decorative overlay for applying to a surface, including a sheet of a flexible material constructed from a first layer with an adhesive underside and a second backing layer. A plurality of score lines are formed in the first layer and, upon removal of a plurality of subset portions from the surface layer which are bounded by score lines, reveals a decorative pattern. A temporary covering is applied over a finished (front) surface of the first layer and, subsequently, the adhesive backing layer is removed exposing the adhesive underside. The adhesive pattern, supported by the temporary covering, is then applied over the desired surface and the temporary sheet is removed leaving in place the adhesively applied decorative pattern. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321004 | METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of transferring an object to be peeled onto a transferring member in a short time without imparting damage to the object to be peeled within a laminate. Also, another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element manufactured on a substrate is transferred onto a transferring member, typically, a plastic substrate. The methods are characterized by including: forming a peeling layer and an object to be peeled on a substrate; bonding the object to be peeled and a support through a two-sided tape; peeling the object to be peeled from the peeling layer by using a physical method, and then bonding the object to be peeled onto a transferring member; and peeling the support and the two-sided tape from the object to be peeled. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321005 | GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH PROTECTIVE GLASS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DISPLAY DEVICE USING GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH PROTECTIVE GLASS - To provide a glass substrate with protective glass which suppresses formation of microscopic scratches on the back surface of the glass substrate in the production process for a display device, and which prevents a strength decrease in the process or formation of etch pits after a chemical etching treatment; a process for producing a display device by using the glass substrate with protective glass; and a double-sided removable resin sheet for the glass substrate with protective glass. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321006 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE SHEET - The apparatus for applying adhesive sheets includes a sheet applying base which is placed on a placement base so as to be withdrawable from the placement base and which has a sheet applying region to which adhesive sheets closely before and after a junction portion is to be applied. In the sheet applying base, an upstream-side end portion of the sheet applying region in the adhesive sheet feed direction is placed so as to confront an end portion of the sheet applying head, and moreover a sheet escaping space opened downward is set in place. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321007 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PAINT ROLLER WITH PERFORATED SUBSTRATE - A method for reducing cost and weight in paint roller manufacturing processes and other continuous processes for producing tubular goods from polymers. The method may utilize a perforated substrate such as a perforated polypropylene strip or may include a perforating step which removes overage from an unperforated substrate. The perforated substrate is fed onto a mandrel to form a tube. Adhesive is applied upon the outer surface of the perforated substrate. A cover may be applied about the tube, and the resulting product is then cut into finished-size paint rollers. The removal of the overage results in a reduction in the weight of the paint roller. In certain embodiments the overage from a perforation step is collected, and may be reused in a subsequent implementation of the method or resold. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321008 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING AN OUT-OF-PLANE MEMS STRUCTURE - System and methods offset mechanism elements during fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices. An exemplary embodiment applies a voltage across an offset mechanism element and a bonding layer of a MEMS device to generate an electrostatic charge between the offset mechanism element and the bonding layer, wherein the electrostatic charge draws the offset mechanism element to the bonding layer. The offset mechanism element and the bonding layer are then bonded. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321009 | Method for producing sandwich components and corresponding press - The invention relates to a method for the production of sandwich components with an open core structure | 2009-12-31 |
20090321010 | Balloon catheter, its fabrication method, and method for fixedly mounting a balloon on catheter tube - To provide a balloon catheter having a flexible and highly expandable balloon so as to prevent the inner wall of the blood vessel from being damaged by the passage of the balloon. In a balloon catheter aimed to be stayed in a blood vessel and to be used mainly for the occlusion of a blood vessel, the balloon comprises a material selected from materials which have sufficient flexibility for preventing a blood vessel blocking operation from giving a damage to a vascular wall, have sufficient elasticity with its shrink characteristics when removing the catheter, and prevent a thrombus due to a direct contact to blood; and a maximum stretching of the material of said balloon in the state stayed in the blood vessel is defined so as to exceed a maximum stretching of said balloon itself. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321011 | ADHESIVE STRIP FOR FORMING A REMINDER RIB IN A GRIP - An adhesive strip ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321012 | PROCESS FOR SEALING OF A JOINT - Means for installation of panels, the panels comprising a core, a decorative upper surface and edges provided with joining means for positioning the panels towards one another. Predetermined portions of the edges are provided with an encapsulated agent which is made present on the edges of the surface elements before assembly and which encapsulation is ruptured by means of assembly making the agent available to the core. The surface elements are hereby joined to one another by use of the joining means wherein a unit of a plurality of surface elements is formed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321013 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARRAY FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, ESPECIALLY INFRARED RADIATION - This method for producing an array for detecting electromagnetic radiation comprises a plurality of elementary detection modules | 2009-12-31 |
20090321014 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCING APPARATUS AND PIN - A semiconductor device producing method includes: vacuum-adsorbing a printed substrate on a vacuum adsorption surface of a stage with the printed substrate being pressed on the vacuum adsorption surface; temporarily fixing the printed substrate on the stage by commonly inserting a pin to a through hole formed in the printed substrate and a hole formed in the stage; and releasing the vacuum adsorption. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321015 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYHYDROXYETHER AND ORGANIC PARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - To provide an adhesive composition which can exhibit high adhesion to a circuit board and also has ability capable of releasing the connection to the circuit board connected and reconnecting the circuit board (repairing properties). An adhesive composition comprising: (i) one or more aromatic-group-containing polyhydroxy ether resins, (ii) a compound having an alkoxysilyl group and an imidazole group in the molecule, and (iii) organic particles, wherein the content of the organic particles is 50% by weight or more based on the weight of the adhesive composition. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321016 | Epoxy-modified vinyl chloride-vinyl ester copolymer solid resin - A process for the preparation of epoxy-modified vinyl chloride-vinyl ester copolymers in the form of the solid resins involves aqueous, free radical polymerization of a mixture comprising | 2009-12-31 |
20090321017 | Plasma Processing Apparatus and Plasma Processing Method - There is disclosed a plasma processing apparatus wherein a sample placed on the top surface of the sample table located within the processing chamber contained in a vacuum vessel is processed with plasma formed in the processing chamber, comprising a set of ducts cut within the sample table through which cooling medium flows; a film-shaped heater whose heating elements are concentrically embedded in the dielectric film serving as the top surface of the sample table; plural temperature controllers which set up the temperature of the cooling medium flowing through the ducts at different values, respectively; and a control unit which switches over the circulations through the ducts of the cooling medium supplied from the plural temperature controllers. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321018 | PERIPHERALLY ENGAGING ELECTRODE CARRIERS AND ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an assembly is provided comprising a multi-component electrode and a peripherally engaging electrode carrier. The peripherally engaging electrode carrier comprises a carrier frame and a plurality of reciprocating electrode supports. The multi-component electrode is positioned in the electrode accommodating aperture of the carrier frame. The backing plate of the electrode comprises a plurality of mounting recesses formed about its periphery. The reciprocating electrode supports can be reciprocated into and out of the mounting recesses. Additional embodiments of broader and narrower scope are contemplated. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321019 | RF POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM IN A SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus which provide good RF uniformity within a processing chamber. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a substrate support assembly, a terminal, and a dielectric insulator. The substrate support assembly has a center passage formed along a center axis. An RF transmission line is provided. The RF transmission line has a substantially vertical portion and a substantially horizontal portion, wherein the terminal is coupled to the substantially horizontal portion of the RF transmission line. The dielectric insulator circumscribes the substantially horizontal portion of the RF transmission line. The dielectric insulator has a first opening through which the terminal passes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321020 | MANUFACTURING MACHINE OF PACKING MATERIAL INFLATED WITH AIR - The present invention is applied to a shock-absorbing packing material inflated by air and relates to an apparatus for manufacturing the shock-absorbing packing material, polystyrene plastic that is used now as a shock-absorbing material becomes difficult to use because of environmental pollution, so that a shock-absorbing means that are formed by compiling plastic films or sheets, bonding them using heat or high frequency, and then inflating it by injecting air are used. However, it was difficult to develop an apparatus for manufacturing these shock-absorbing means, so that apparatuses that substantially have economical efficiency were not in the market. Accordingly, the invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a shock-absorbing material with economical efficiency, which improves productivity without looseness or extension, although plastic sheet or films rolled on a plurality of rolls are bonded by heat at a constant interval while unrolling. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321021 | INTERMITTENT CUTTING TRANSFERRING DEVICE - In the cutting transferring device | 2009-12-31 |
20090321022 | Self-raising window covering - The present invention relates to a self-raising window covering and a control mechanism for the window covering. In particular, the window covering includes a drive unit, such as constant force spring, that is adapted to apply a substantially constant rotational force on the drive axle. A cord winding assembly is coaxially mounted on the drive axle, and includes at least one winding drum operatively connected to a second end of the raising cord and having a tapered portion, as well as a rotatable positioning member for moving the cord winding assembly laterally along the drive axle upon rotation of the positioning member. The cord winding assembly is adapted to translate the rotational force on the drive axle to a raising force on the raising cord, wherein the raising force is greater than a downward force exerted by the shade element and bottom rail throughout the range of opening and closing. A clutch member or locking member is also operatively connected with the axle and adapted to releasably lock the drive axle in a desired position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321023 | ROLL-OUT STRUCTURE/HURRICANE SHEATHING - A roll-out sheet of construction material has a plurality of slats, each with a shelf with a generally upward facing surface and a ledge with a generally downwardly facing surface. The plurality of slats are adjacent one another so that the ledge of one slat underlies the shelf of an adjacent slat. A pivoting assembly disposed on each of the plurality of slat allows the slats to articulate relative to one another within a defined range of vertical angles. The slats may have a longitudinal opening at least partially through, which is optionally filled with thermal and/or sound insulation, and/or load-bearing filler. The openings can also include a rib or support extending across the opening and bracing one side wall of the slat against the other. A securing tab can extend outward from one or more slats, shaped as a hoop, or having a through opening. When deployed, the roll-out sheet may be flat or have some angle or curvature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321024 | RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES - A retractable covering for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a head rail and support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. The support structure, vanes and operating elements are adapted to be wrapped around a roller in the head rail in a retracted position of the covering and unwrapped in an extended position. An inhibitor system is incorporated into the covering to permit automatic opening of the vanes when the support structure, vanes and operating elements reach an extended position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321025 | PULP REACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT - This invention relates to pulp reactivity enhancement. In particular, the invention relates to a method of producing an alkali cellulose which includes steps of providing a pulp and subjecting the pulp to an alkaline treatment to produce the alkali cellulose in the presence of a spacer capable of entering the holes in the interfibrillar spaces of the cellulose fibres. The spacer enters the holes in the interfibrillar spaces of the cellulose fibres, particularly those created by the removal of hemi-cellulose, reducing the tendency for collapse to occur, for example during the subsequent pressing step. Examples of suitable spacers are polyethylene glycols, polyvinyl alcohols and polyacrylates. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321026 | PAPER PRODUCTS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH PRODUCTS - Methods of producing cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials for use in papermaking include treating a cellulosic or lignocellulosic dry feedstock having a first average molecular weight with ionizing radiation, and controlling the dose of ionizing radiation such that the average molecular weight of the feedstock is reduced to a predetermined level. A method of producing an irradiated paper product includes treating a paper product including a first carbohydrate-containing material having a first molecular weight with ionizing radiation, and controlling the dose of ionizing radiation so as to provide an irradiated paper product with a second carbohydrate-containing material having a second molecular weight higher than the first molecular weight. Pulp and paper products are produced. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321027 | Environmentally-friendly tissue - A method of making an environmentally-friendly tissue sheet for conversion into a single-ply roll product, such as bath tissue or paper towels, is disclosed. The method utilizes numerous process aspects that are determined to minimize energy consumption, which is about 100 grams CO | 2009-12-31 |
20090321028 | Sheetlike products and works - This invention is to provide a sheet product that is excellent in moisture absorption amount, moisture absorption speed and moisture release speed and is capable of keeping a powder from falling off and that can have a large content of a moisture adsorbent, and the sheet product of this invention contains (a) a moisture adsorbent formed of a tubular or fibrous metal oxide, (b) a cellulosic fibrillated fiber, and (c) an organic fiber having a fineness of 0.01 dtex to 0.45 dtex and is characteristically produced by a paper-making method. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321029 | METHOD FOR MAKING BIODEGRADABLE SUPERABSORBENT PARTICLES - A method for making mixed polymer composite fibers in which a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a starch are blended in water to provide an aqueous gel; the aqueous gel treated with a first crosslinking agent to provide a crosslinked gel; the crosslinked gel mixed with a water-miscible solvent to provide fibers; and the fibers treated with a second crosslinking agent to provide crosslinked mixed polymer composite fibers. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321030 | Method for Making Fiber Having Biodegradable Superabsorbent Particles Attached Thereto - A method for making fibers having particles attached thereto, comprising blending a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a starch in water to provide an aqueous gel; treating the aqueous gel with a first crosslinking agent to provide a crosslinked gel; drying the crosslinked gel to provide a solid; comminuting the solid to provide a plurality of particles; combining at least a portion of the plurality of particles with a aqueous dispersion comprising cellulose fibers and a first water-miscible solvent and, optionally, a second crosslinking agent, to provide a mixture comprising swollen particles and cellulose fibers; and adding a second water-miscible solvent to the mixture to provide fibers having particles attached thereto. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321031 | Method and Device in a Dryer Section of a Fibre-Web Machine, Such as a Paper or Board Machine | 2009-12-31 |
20090321032 | PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR MAKING AIR DRIED TISSUE - Described herein is a new concept in air dried tissue (ADT). The wet tissue web is received from the wet end of a papermaking machine and dried by an air floatation dryer that uses an endless loop to transport and support the wet tissue web as it is dried. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321033 | METHODS OF FORMING AN EXTENDED NIP IN A WEB-TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING LOAD IN THE NIP, EMPLOYING AN ELASTIC SUPPORT BODY AS ONE OF THE NIP-FORMING ELEMENTS - A support body for an apparatus having an extended nip that is defined by a contact surface of the support body and an opposed surface, the support body having two side surfaces facing from each other and connecting to the contact surface, and a bottom surface facing from the contact surface, the support body being arranged to be moved towards the opposite surface by means of a loading system in order to load the nip via the contact surface. The support body is elastically deformable and has its contact surface adaptable to the opposite surface in interaction therewith. A method of forming an extended nip in an apparatus includes loading the support body by means of a loading system, and a method of controlling the load in the extended nip includes designing the support body with at least two layers with different elasticity providing a corresponding load profile. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321034 | DIE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAST PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a biscuit section, a product section in which a cast product is to be cast, and an overflow section which is provided on the opposite side of the biscuit section with respect to the product section are provided between a stationary die and a movable die of a die. The die includes a die surface provided with a concave section in which a rib of the cast product is to be cast. The concave section includes an inner peripheral surface of the concave section which includes a first surface spreading perpendicularly to a direction from the biscuit section toward the overflow section, and positioned on the overflow section side of the inner peripheral surface, and a second surface spreading in the direction from the biscuit section toward the overflow section. Surface roughness of the first surface is finer than surface roughness of the second surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321035 | CASTING ROLL FOR TWIN ROLL STRIP CASTER - Disclosed is a casting roll for a twin roll strip caster, and particularly, a casting roll for a twin roll strip caster, in which a continuous gas channel, for preventing the generation of dents in the surface of a strip when casting TWIP steel in order to improve the mechanical properties of the strip, including increasing the tensile strength and elongation, is formed in the surface of the casting roll, thus discharging gas mixed when the strip is cast, thereby preventing the generation of dents in the surface of the strip when casting the TWIP steel, in particular, a continuous gas channel is formed, thereby decreasing a conventional dent index and discouraging the generation of dents. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321036 | High vacuum suction casting method and apparatus - A casting method and apparatus are provided capable of producing high-quality castings having extremely few defects attributable to entrainment of gas, oxide film and the like both economically and while conserving energy. Namely, a sealing plate having a seal, an opening and a pressure reduction vent is arranged between a gate of a die cavity and a feeding tube, and the die cavity is depressurized by sealing the gate. Next, the inside of the feeding tube is depressurized through the pressure reduction vent provided in the lower surface of the sealing plate to suck a molten metal, the opening of the sealing plate is moved to between the gate and the feeding tube when the molten metal has entered the pressure reduction vent, and the molten metal is filled into the die cavity due to the pressure difference between the die cavity and the molten metal in the feeding tube. A consumable seal made of a material similar to the molten metal can also be used for the gate seal. Once the molten metal has filled the die cavity, the sealing plate is immediately moved to close the gate, and the molten metal is made to drop down into a holding furnace by allowing external gas pressure to act on the surface of the molten metal in the feeding tube through an external gas ventilation port. Moreover, unsolidified molten metal in the die cavity may be pressurized as necessary. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321037 | MOLD ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLDING METAL ARTICLES - Apparatus assemblies and methods for melting and injection molding an article from a meltable metal that is sensitive to heating by radio frequency (RF) induction. An exemplary apparatus includes a mold including a cavity having a shape of an article to be molded, a delivery chute including a channel for delivering a solid metal billet from a proximal end of the delivery chute to a distal end which is adjacent to the mold, and an RF induction heating coil that surrounds the cavity of the mold and the distal end of the delivery chute. Advantageously, the portion of the mold defining the cavity and at least the distal end of the delivery chute (i.e., those portions surrounded by the RF coil) are formed of materials that are substantially insensitive to heating by RF induction so that the metal billet is melted and molded at approximately the same time. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321038 | Apparatus for centrifugal casting under vacuum - The invention concerns an apparatus for centrifugal casting under vacuum, said apparatus comprising:
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20090321039 | TELECOM SHELTER COOLING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A system configured to provide cooling of electronic equipment in a shelter in combination with an air conditioning (A/C) system. The system includes one or more blowers for drawing air into the shelter, a damper arrangement for controlling air exhaust. The system further includes a DC powered controller coupled to the one or more blowers, the damper arrangement, and the A/C system. The controller is configured to receive at least a first analog input signal associated with a shelter-interior temperature, a second analog input signal associated with a shelter-exterior temperature, and a plurality of alarm input signals and to generate the one or more first control signals to control blower rotational speed, the second control signal to open/close the damper arrangement, and a third control signal to inhibit/activate the A/C system based on at least the first analog input signal, or the second analog input signal, or a plurality of alarm input signals, or a combination of these. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321040 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HOLE RECLAMATION FOR POWER GENERATION VIA GEO-SATURATION OF SECONDARY WORKING FLUIDS - This invention relates to systems and methods for using a hole to generate power via geo-saturation of secondary working fluids. One system includes a plurality of conduits/tubulars/exchangers, a thermal hydraulic engine, power generation equipment, organic compound secondary working fluid, thermally conditioned fill material, a condenser, a cooling apparatus, and a fluid pump. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321041 | MULTIPLE AIRFLOW PATTERN WATER SOURCE GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP UNIT - A modular water source geothermal heat pump unit is provided. The water source geothermal heat pump unit comprises separate fan, compressor and coil modules. In one embodiment, the compressor module may be located between the fan and coil modules. In another embodiment the water source geothermal heat pump unit may be a monolithic unit that includes a fan that directs air through a chute located adjacent a compressor. The chute may also be located between the fan and a coil. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321042 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - A vehicular air conditioning unit includes an air-mix chamber ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321043 | HEAT ABSORBING DEVICE - A heat absorbing device includes a converter, a heat semi-conductor located on the converter, a cool guide plate placed on the heat semi-conductor, and a moisture-proof cap provided with a recessed accommodating space for receiving the heat converter and the heat semi-conductor. The moisture-proof cap has an upper opening that the cool guide plate is fitted closely in, and a combining mouth formed in its bottom for the combining member of the heat converter fitted closely therein, insulating the heat semi-conductor from exterior air. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321044 | ACTIVE HEAT SINK DESIGNS - A heat sink includes a surface and a first active element connected to the surface. The first active element is configured to move from a first position relative to the surface to a second position relative to the surface. The movement alters the heat transfer characteristics of the heat sink. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321045 | MONOLITHIC STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX HEAT SINK DESIGNS - A heat sink includes a base and a heat exchange element monolithically connected to the base. The heat exchange element has a surface that at least partially bounds first and second paths through the heat exchange element. The surface forms an upper boundary of the first and second paths and includes an opening therethrough connecting the first and second paths. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321046 | FLOW DIVERTERS TO ENHANCE HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE - A heat sink includes a base and fins attached to the base. A flow diverter is in contact with the base or at least one of the fins and is configured to disturb a laminar flow region of a fluid flowing adjacent to at least one of the fins or the base. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321047 | AIR GUIDING STRUCTURE - An air guiding structure includes a plurality of fins capable of swinging, an actuation member connected to each fin, and a memory deformable element connected to the outermost fin. When the memory deformable element is at a normal temperature, the fins remain at a normal angle; when deforming because of heat, the memory deformable element pulls the fins to swing. Further, the actuation member drives each fin to rotate to a working angle, and thus the air exhaustion direction is changed according to the temperature effect. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321048 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY - A heat dissipation assembly has a containment apparatus preventing unwanted migration of a thermal interface material to surrounding areas on a bottom surface of a heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The base defines two elongated grooves at two opposite lateral sides thereof, respectively. The containment apparatus includes a plate located below the thermal interface material and an annular frame extending upwardly from edges of the plate and attached to a periphery of the base of the heat sink. The frame defines two inserting ribs projecting inwardly from inner walls thereof and correspondingly inserting into the grooves of the base. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321049 | Radiating fin - A radiating fin includes a main body, on which at least one reinforcing section is formed. The reinforcing section is sunken into a first side of the main body and correspondingly protruded from an opposite second side of the main body. With the reinforcing section formed on the main body, the radiating fin can have largely enhanced structural strength and increased heat-radiating area. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321050 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink and a heat pipe. The heat sink includes a first fin assembly and two second fin assemblies located on two opposite sides of the first fin assembly respectively. The heat pipe includes an evaporator section, a first condenser section and a second condenser section extending from two opposite ends of the evaporator section in the same directions, and a third condenser section extending from a free end of the second condenser section towards a free end of the first condenser section. The third condenser section extends through the first fin assembly. The first condenser section interconnects one of the second fin assemblies to the first fin assembly. The second condenser section interconnects the other second fin assembly to the first fin assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321051 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR PUMPING IN HEAT EXCHANGE APPLICATIONS - Equipment comprising a pump or fan embodiment arranged for connection to a heat exchanger where heat transfer between two media flows is effected by means of co-rotating surfaces. Cavities and rotating disc surfaces are stacked at different levels along a rotating shaft and heat exchange takes place from one level along the rotating shaft to another level. In a counter-flow heat exchanger one of the medias can, from a center channel inlet, enter a cavity between two rotating disc surfaces and then passing the cavity exit the cavity in radial slots at the periphery between two disc surfaces. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321052 | Method of Producing Body Having Flow Path Formed Therein, and Body Having Flow Path Formed Therein - The present invention provides a water-cooled heat sink having an integrated structure, and having inside a precise, freely formed flow path, the water-cooled heat sink being produced without using a technique for pasting a plurality of metal sheets. In a water-cooled heat sink | 2009-12-31 |
20090321053 | Enhanced Two Phase Flow in Heat Transfer Systems - A family of structures and designs for use in devices such as heat exchangers so as to allow for enhanced performance in heat exchangers smaller and lighter weight than other existing devices. These structures provide separate flow paths for liquid and vapor and are generally open. In some embodiments of the invention, these structures can also provide secondary heat transfer as well. In an evaporative heat exchanger, the inclusion of these structures and devices enhance the heat transfer coefficient of the evaporation phase change process with comparable or lower pressure drop. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321054 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink thermally contacting an electronic component, a second heat sink connecting to the first heat sink, and a heat pipe thermally connecting the first heat sink with the second heat sink. The first heat sink has a first base which defines a cutout at a lateral side thereof. The second heat sink has a second base. The heat pipe includes an evaporating portion disposed on the base, a condensing portion disposed on the second base and a connecting portion interconnecting the evaporating portion with the condensing portion. An insert portion protrudes from the second base and is engagingly inserted into the cutout. The connecting portion of the heat pipe extends through the insert portion. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321055 | LOOP HEAT PIPE - A loop heat pipe for heat dissipating to a heat source including a first pipe, a first capillary structure, a second capillary structure, a second pipe, and a working fluid is provided. The first pipe has an evaporating portion adjacent to the heat source and a condensing portion. The first capillary structure is disposed on an inner surface of the first pipe and extends from the evaporating portion to the condensing portion. The second capillary structure is disposed on the inner surface and located within the evaporating portion. The second pipe is connected between the evaporating portion and the condensing portion. The working fluid disposed in the first pipe and the second pipe is capable of being transferred from the evaporating portion to the condensing portion via the second pipe, and is capable of being transferred from the condensing portion to the evaporating portion in the first. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321056 | MULTI-STAGE ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC FLUID ACCELERATOR APPARATUS - Multi-stage electrohydrodynamic (MHD) fluid flow acceleration is described. In some embodiments, an EHD fluid accelerator apparatus includes a substrate for thermal conduction and a plurality of electrode structures for thermal conduction therethrough, wherein each electrode structure has a collector electrode portion and a corona discharge electrode portion. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321057 | Column Installed Condenser - A reactor-installed or column-installed vertical plate heat exchanger having channels for flow of cooling fluid and vertical passageways between the cooling fluid channels for flow of product. A divider is located between a first fraction and a second fraction of the product vertical passageways and a vapor product inlet communicates with the tops of the product vertical passageways in the first fraction. A product collection volume communicates with the bottoms of the product vertical passageways and an outlet communicates with the product collection volume for recovering condensed product. An uncondensed vapor outlet communicates with the tops of the vertical passageways in the second fraction for removing uncondensed vapor from the heat exchanger. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321058 | HEAT SINK PROVIDED WITH CENTRIFUGAL FAN - The present invention is to provide a heat sink withheat pipe, which is limited in height, not so noisy, compact and highly efficient in radiation, and can lower the temperature inside a casing as a whole more effectively even when it is used in an electronic appliance limited in height such as a personal computer, a game machine or the like. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321059 | HEAT EXCHANGER, AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention provides a heat exchanger, an air conditioning apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the heat exchanger capable of reducing the scattering of condensate water from curved portions to the downstream side in the direction of airflow. An indoor heat exchanger includes lower fins and upper fins. The upper fins are inclined in the direction of the airflow at an angle formed between the longitudinal axis of the upper fins and the vertical direction, the range of the angle being equal to or greater than the range of an angle formed between the longitudinal axis of the lower fins and the vertical direction, and the upper fins are disposed adjacent to top ends of the lower fins. The upper fins have curved portions that are curved in proximity to the portions bordering the top ends of the lower fins on the downstream side in the airflow direction F. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321060 | Cooling Fin - A cooling fin is integrally formed and comprises a board body, a passage penetrating the board body, and plural heat dissipating portions located outside the board body in the direction along the passage. Between each two neighboring portions is defined a heat dissipating space. By such arrangements, the cooling fin has the advantages such as better heat dissipation effect, easy to assemble and simple structure without any assembling operations and procedures. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321061 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT FROM STACKED MICROFEATURE DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for transferring heat from stacked microfeature devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microfeature device assembly comprises a support member having terminals and a first microelectronic die having first external contacts carried by the support member. The first external contacts are operatively coupled to the terminals on the support member. The assembly also includes a second microelectronic die having integrated circuitry and second external contacts electrically coupled to the first external contacts. The first die is between the support member and the second die. The assembly can further include a heat transfer unit between the first die and the second die. The heat transfer unit includes a first heat transfer portion, a second heat transfer portion, and a gap between the first and second heat transfer portions such that the first external contacts and the second external contacts are aligned with the gap. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321062 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING HEAT LOADS ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for cooling heat loads on board an aircraft comprises a cold producing device, a first cold carrier fluid circuit, which is thermally coupled to the cold producing device and is connected to a first heat load in order to carry off heat from the first heat load, and a second cold carrier fluid circuit, which is connected to a second heat load in order to carry off heat from the second heat load. A coupling system of the cooling system is adapted to selectively thermally couple the first cold carrier fluid circuit to the second cold carrier fluid circuit or thermally uncouple it from the second cold carrier fluid circuit. In a method for operating such a cooling system for cooling heat loads on board an aircraft, the first cold carrier fluid circuit is selectively thermally coupled to the second cold carrier fluid circuit or thermally uncoupled from the second cold carrier fluid circuit by means of the coupling system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321063 | Reversible casing cutter - Casing cutter for severing multiple tubulars in a well bore has a pair of cutter blades pivotally mounted on a support body. The blades are pivotally mounted for gradual movement outside of the support body when downward force is applied to proximate ends of the cutter blades. The support body is rotated inside the innermost of the multiple tubulars, while the cutter blades sever the tubulars of progressively increasing diameter. Should the cutter blades or pivotal connections become unusable, the tool body can be rotated about the vertical axis and secured to a downhole string by the opposite end. A substitute pair of cutter blades are then engaged on the tool body and operated to cut the casings similar to the first set of the cutter blades. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321064 | TUBULAR HANDLING DEVICE - A tubular member handling apparatus including a tubular member running tool, an elevator, first actuators each extending between the running tool and the elevator, and second actuators each extending between the running tool and a corresponding first actuator. The running tool includes a slotted member having a plurality of elongated slots, a recessed member slidably coupled to the slotted member and having a plurality of recesses, and a plurality of rolling members each retained between one of the recesses and one of the slots. Each rolling member partially extends through an adjacent slot when located in a shallow end of a corresponding recess, and retracts to within an outer perimeter of the slotted member when located in a deep end of the corresponding recess. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321065 | RESETTABLE ANTIEXTRUSION BACKUP SYSTEM AND METHOD - A resettable antiextrusion system including a backup ring, a ramp in operable communication with the backup ring, and a gauge ring attached to the ramp. A method for sealing a tubular. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321066 | Packer Insert for Sealing on Multiple Items Used in a Wellbore - A packer insert for sealing multiple items used in a wellbore includes an elastomeric member having one or more channels configured to seal on the multiple items when compressed by a packing unit, wherein the elastomeric member is made of a material selected from rubber, an elastomer, and a composite material, and wherein the packer insert is not affixed to a pressure control apparatus having the packing unit disposed therein. The packer insert is axially fixed to at least one of the multiple items. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321067 | RELEASING SLIPS FOR OIL WELL TOOL - Releasing slips for use with a downhole tool, a tool for deploying downhole in a well utilizing the releasing slips and a well in which a downhole tool is deployed utilizing the releasing slips of the invention is described herein. The tool has a plurality of slips for selective engagement with a wall of a wellbore. The slips include releasing slips and biting slips. The releasing slips have a low friction surface, e.g., a substantially smooth surface for engaging the wall of the wellbore. The smooth wall engaging face of the releasing slips facilitate easy release of the slips, thereby facilitating easy removal of the downhole tool. The slips may include a plurality of hardened members that protrude from the wall engaging face of the releasing slips to reduce wear on the face of the releasing slip. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321068 | Plug member and mounting and dismounting device therefor - A plug member can be mounted to the end of a pipe and removed therefrom by automated operation. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING MULTIPLE STAGE COMPLETIONS - A technique is provided to facilitate connection of multiple stage completions. A first completion stage is deployed at a wellbore location. Subsequently, the next completion stage is moved downhole into engagement with the first completion stage. The completion stages each have communication lines that are coupled together downhole via movement of the completion stages into engagement. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321070 | Driver to Transmit Signals over a Transmission Line in a Well - An apparatus includes a transmission line for deployment in a well, and a driver to transmit signals over the transmission line. The driver includes a field-effect transistor, and an operational amplifier to control the field-effect transistor, where the operational amplifier and field-effect transistor cooperate to form a voltage-to-current converter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321071 | CONTROLLING AND ASSESSING PRESSURE CONDITIONS DURING TREATMENT OF TAR SANDS FORMATIONS - A method for treating a tar sands formation includes providing heat to at least part of a hydrocarbon layer in the tar sands formation from a plurality of heaters located in the formation. Heat is allowed to transfer from the heaters to at least a portion of the formation. A pressure in the portion of the formation is controlled such that the pressure remains below a fracture pressure of the formation overburden while allowing the portion of the formation to heat to a selected average temperature of at least about 280° C. and at most about 300° C. The pressure in the portion of the formation is reduced to a selected pressure after the portion of the formation reaches the selected average temperature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321072 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF DOWNHOLE FLUIDS ANALYSIS - A fluid sampling and analysis module for a downhole fluid characterization apparatus configured for operation downhole, within a borehole. The fluid sampling and analysis module comprises a primary flowline for fluids withdrawn from a formation to flow through the fluid sampling and analysis module, a bypass flowline in fluid communication with the primary flowline and a single valve, interconnecting the primary flowline and the bypass flowline, operable to a first position for formation fluids to flow in the primary flowline and to a second position for formation fluids to flow, via the bypass flowline, in the primary flowline. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321073 | Method for in-situ combustion of in-place oils - A novel method is provided for in situ combustion and recovery of oil from underground reservoirs including injecting oxygen into the reservoir at a region near the reservoir floor, establishing a combustion front wherein hot combustion gases rise at the combustion front, withdrawing hot combustion gases from a region near the reservoir ceiling, and extracting oil from a horizontal production well near the reservoir floor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321074 | MECHANICALLY MODIFIED FILTER CAKE - A down hole tool including a compression surface, a compression surface axis, and at least one support member configured to attach the compression surface to a well drilling tool assembly, wherein the extendable support member is extendable by an extension force provided to the support member. The down hole tool is rotable relative to an axis of the well drilling tool assembly, and as the well drilling tool assembly rotates, the at least one compression device exerts a lateral force along a sidewall of a wellbore. Also, a method of forming filter cake comprising releasing a drilling fluid and contacting the drilling fluid with a mechanical pressure on the sidewall of the wellbore and the drilling fluid. | 2009-12-31 |