| 12th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20110067863 | SLURRY BYPASS SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED GRAVEL PACKING - Apparatus and methods for gravel packing. The method is particularly useful for deploying a sand screen assembly having shunt tubes. The apparatus can include two or more tubulars disposed about at least one expandable member. The tubulars are longitudinally aligned with one another and bundled together in a run-in position, and the bundled tubulars radially expand when the expandable member is activated. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067864 | Compositions for Improving Thermal Conductivity of Cement Systems - The present invention relates to methods of cementing in subterranean formations and associated compositions. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprises placing a cement composition comprising a non-metallic thermally conductive fiber into the subterranean formation, and allowing the composition to set therein, wherein the non-metallic thermally conductive fiber has a thermal conductivity greater than about 500 W/m·K. Another method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprises providing a cement composition comprising a pitch-based carbon fiber, a hydraulic cement material, and water, placing the cement composition in a formation, and allowing the cement composition to set therein, wherein said pitch-based carbon fiber has a density of from about 2.0 grams/cc to about 2.3 grams/cc. A cement composition comprising a cementitious material, water, and a non-metallic thermally conductive fiber having a thermal conductivity greater than about 500 W/m·K, or a pitch-based carbon fiber having a density of from about 2.0 grams/cc to about 2.3 grams/cc. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067865 | EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE LAUNCHING OF CEMENTING PLUGS - Apparatus and methods for remotely launching cementing plugs during the primary cementation of a subterranean well. The apparatus includes a flexible sleeve that absorbs force exerted by activation devices as they arrive at a cementing head, thereby preventing premature release of a cementing plug. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067866 | EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE LAUNCHING OF CEMENTING PLUGS - Equipment for servicing subterranean wells, and in some cases, an apparatus and method for remotely launching cementing plugs during the primary cementation of a subterranean well. The top plug and bottom plug are launched by different mechanisms, thereby preventing premature release of the top plug during a cementing operation. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067867 | Wellbore Servicing Fluid Compositions and Use Thereof - A method of servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a polyuronide polymer within the wellbore, contacting the wellbore servicing fluid with a divalent ion source, and allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to form a gel within the wellbore wherein the divalent ion source is located within the wellbore. A method of servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation comprising (a) placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a polyuronide polymer into the wellbore wherein the wellbore servicing fluid contacts a calcium ion source, (b) shutting the wellbore and allowing the servicing fluid to set into place for a period of time, and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the permeability of a structure within the wellbore is reduced by about 50%. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067868 | SELF ADAPTIVE CEMENT SYSTEMS - A self-healing cement system includes cement, water and at least one additive that swells in contact with water from reservoir or from formation in the case of a structural failure in the set cement to provide a physical barrier in the zone of failure. Examples of such material include particles of super-absorbent polymer. These additives have the effect of making the cement self-healing in the event of physical failure or damage such as micro-annuli. The self healing property is produced by the contact of the water itself, the potential repair mechanism is thus activated if and when needed in case of start of loss of zonal isolation. Several super-absorbent polymers have been identified such as polyacrylamide, modified crosslinked poly(meth)acrylate and non-soluble acrylic polymers. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067869 | IN SITU DECOMPOSITION OF CARBONYLS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR FIXING INCOMPLETE AND FAILED WELL SEALS - Methods and systems relating to in situ decomposition of carbonyls at high temperature for fixing incomplete and failed well seals, are described. According to one embodiment, a method, comprises injecting a sealing agent into a subterranean well having sealing channels or voids in well casings. An alkaline-earth carbonate precipitate is formed from the decomposition of a carbonyl compound. The sealing agent includes the carbonyl compound and an alkaline-earth halide salt. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067870 | Complex fracturing using a straddle packer in a horizontal wellbore - A method of inducing fracture complexity within a fracturing interval of a subterranean formation is provided. The method comprises defining a stress anisotropy-altering dimension, providing a straddle-packer assembly to alter a stress anisotropy of a fracturing interval, based on defining the stress anisotropy-altering dimension, isolating a first fracturing interval of the subterranean formation with the straddle-packer assembly, inducing a fracture in the first fracturing interval, isolating a second fracturing interval of the subterranean formation with the straddle-packer assembly, inducing a fracture in the second fracturing interval, wherein fracturing the first and second fracturing intervals alters the stress anisotropy within a third fracturing interval, isolating the third fracturing interval with the straddle-packer assembly, and inducing a fracture in the third fracturing interval. The straddle-packer assembly comprises a first packer, an injection port sub-assembly above the first packer, and a second packer above the injection port sub-assembly | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067871 | Methods For Regulating Flow In Multi-Zone Intervals - Methods of regulating flow in a hydrocarbon well include identifying at least two dissimilar zones in an interval of a well, perforating a well completion in the interval according to a limited-entry perforation strategy, and re-perforating the well completion in the interval according to a re-perforating strategy. The limited-entry perforation strategy is adapted to produce a plurality of limited-entry perforations. The limited-entry perforation strategy varies the perforations within the interval based at least in part on dissimilarities between the at least two dissimilar zones. The re-perforation strategy produces a plurality of re-perforations and is based at least in part on the limited-entry perforation strategy. The re-perforation strategy is adapted to at least substantially align a portion of the re-perforations with a portion of the limited-entry perforations. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067872 | Wellbore Flow Control Devices Using Filter Media Containing Particulate Additives in a Foam Material - In one aspect a apparatus is provided that in one embodiment may include a permeable member made by combining a particulate additive to one or more materials, which materials when processed without the particulate additive form a substantially impermeable mass, wherein the permeable member inhibits flow of solid particles above a particular size through the permeable member. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067873 | Use of Foam Shape Memory Polymer To Transport Acid or Other Wellbore Treatments - In aspects, the present disclosure provides a device that includes a shape memory member having a sealed outer surface and a permeable inner mass and a selected fluid placed and sealed within the inner mass at a first temperature. The selected fluid is released from the inner mass when the shape memory member is heated to a second temperature. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067874 | Method of redistributing well bore fluid - Redistribution of fluids present in well bore environments is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention may be the redistribution of water produced in a coal bed methane well. The redistribution of water from one aquifer ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067875 | High Temperature Fracturing Fluids and Methods - Of the many methods and compositions provided by this invention, one method a method of treating a subterranean formation, comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid and a reaction product of a gelling agent comprising a copolymer or salt thereof comprising N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, and acrylamide; and a crosslinking agent; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTING FLUID IN A WELLBORE - A chemical injection system for controlling injection of an injection fluid from an injection fluid supply at a surface location into a production tubing assembly having an upper flow path, a first flow zone, and a second flow zone. The chemical injection system comprises a first fluid injection line configured to inject the injection fluid into the first flow zone and a second fluid injection line configured to inject the injection fluid into the second flow zone. A main fluid supply line is configured to fluidly connect both the first fluid injection line and the second fluid injection line to the injection fluid supply. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067877 | OPEN-HOLE MUDCAKE CLEANUP - Apparatus and methods for performing downhole operations. The apparatus can include a sealing mechanism having an inner bore formed therethrough; a check valve adjacent the sealing mechanism; a circulation device adjacent the check valve; and a rotatable nozzle adjacent the circulation device. The circulation device can include a first tubular member having a radial hole formed therethrough, and a second tubular member disposed about at least a portion of the first tubular member. The second tubular member can also have a radial hole formed therethrough, and the second tubular member can be adapted to longitudinally move about the first tubular member from a first position to a second position. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067878 | FLOW CONTROLLER DEVICE - A flow controller device ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067879 | Bellows Valve - The present invention relates to a valve device which is employed in connection with oil and gas wells with the object of increasing the well's production. The valve device comprises an external housing ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067880 | BELLOWS TYPE ADJUSTABLE CASING - A subsea assembly for producing fluids froth a well having a casing string in the well supported with a hanger on an upper end. Cement is in a portion of an annulus between the casing string and walls of the well, thereby leaving segment of the casing string unsupported in the well. A motion compensating element is coaxially provided in the unsupported segment of the casing string to absorb axial expansion and/or contraction that may occur in the unsupported segment of the casing string. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MATERIAL TO A SUBSEA WELL - A system and method for delivering a material from a vessel at a surface facility to a subsea location and into a subsea well are provided. The system generally includes a first-stage pump that is located at the surface facility and is configured to receive the material from the vessel. A tubular member extends from the first-stage pump to the subsea location. A second-stage pump is located at the subsea location and connected to the tubular member. The first-stage pump is configured to deliver the material through the tubular member to the second-stage pump at a first pressure, and the second-stage pump being configured to receive the material from the tubular member and inject the material into the well at a second pressure higher than the first pressure. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067882 | System and Method for Monitoring and Controlling Wellbore Parameters - In one aspect, a method is provided for producing fluid from a well formed in a formation including the step of generating a visual display depicting a depth-based layout of a plurality of production devices, a first setting of each production device and values for at least one production parameter, wherein the visual display enables an operator to graphically input a desired value for the at least one production parameter at a selected depth of the well. The method also includes determining a second setting for at least one production device utilizing a model and the desired value, wherein the second setting is expected to provide the desired value for the at least one production parameter the second setting is implemented. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067883 | JET PUMP AND MULTI-STRING TUBING SYSTEM FOR A FLUID PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method to produce formation fluid from an oil or gas well. The methods employs a jet pump and a spoolable multi-string tubing system. The jet pump is adapted to produce formation fluid, which may be produced in combination with power fluid. The multi-string tubing system consists of two or more tubing conduits, allowing surface pump equipment to deliver power fluid to the jet pump down a supply tubing string, while return fluid is returned up a return tubing string. Other downhole functions can be provided with the inclusion of additional features on the jet pump and additional conduits or conductors in the multi-string tubing system. Preferred embodiments provide additional functionality by inclusion of a jetting sub, sensing elements, or a back-pressure valve to the jet pump, and auxiliary tubing strings or communication members to the spoolable multi-string tubing system. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067884 | System and Method of Controlling Surge During Wellbore Completion - A downhole oilfield completion method comprises determining a surge profile for a wellbore and assembling a downhole completion tool having an interior surge volume and comprising a surge attenuation system operable to reduce a surge of the downhole completion tool based at least in part on the surge profile. The method also comprises running the downhole completion tool into the wellbore and surging the wellbore by admitting wellbore fluid into the interior surge volume, the surge reduced at least in part by the surge attenuation system. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067885 | SPLIT STREAM OILFIELD PUMPING SYSTEMS - A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid material disposed in a fluid carrier; and operating one or more dirty pumps to pump the dirty stream from the well surface to the wellbore, wherein the clean stream and the dirty stream together form said oilfield fluid. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067886 | INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A completion assembly with a valve assembly for regulating fluid flow in a wellbore is disclosed. The completion assembly can include a base pipe with a sand screen. A flow control housing is disposed on one end of the sand screen. A first tubular port in the base pipe leads into the flow control housing, and a second tubular port is also formed in the base pipe. A flow path is formed within the flow control housing and communicates with both the base pipe and the inner annulus of the screen assembly. A valve assembly is located in the flow control housing and is in fluid communication with both the inner annulus and the base pipe. The valve assembly is positionable between multiple positions for controlling the flow through the flow control flowpath in response to fluid pressure applied to the second tubular port. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067887 | Coiled Tubing Well Intervention System and Method - An apparatus having a modular support frame with a top deck. The top deck has a passage therein. A tower is mounted on the top deck. A moveable plate and a track are positioned within the passage. The movable plate is slidingly attached to the track. A support rotary table is disposed within the modular support frame and suspends jointed tubulars. A coiled tubing injector head interface plate is operatively attached to the movable plate, and positioned over the first aperture of the movable plate. The first aperture is positioned over the well in a first position. A rotary table is positioned over the well in a second position. The apparatus is mounted on a transport vehicle in a transport position and moved to a well site. A lifting mechanism lifts the apparatus into an upright position. Well intervention work is conducted with coiled tubing and jointed tubulars. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067888 | PLUG COUNTER AND METHOD - A plug counter including a j-slot sleeve; a helix sleeve in operable communication with the j-slot sleeve such that axial movement of the j-slot sleeve causes rotational movement of the helix sleeve; an anti-rotation sleeve disposed about the helix sleeve and having a keyway therein; and a key disposed in the keyway and responsive to movement of the helix sleeve and method. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067889 | EXPANDABLE AND DEGRADABLE DOWNHOLE HYDRAULIC REGULATING ASSEMBLY - A hydraulic regulating mechanism for disposal in a well. The mechanism includes a degradable metal based element and a swellable component for hydraulic regulation. The mechanism is configured for ease of setting and removal by allowing degrading of the metal based element upon exposure of certain downhole conditions to trigger shrinking of the swellable component. Further, the swellable component may be initially set by exposure to downhole conditions as well. Ultimately, a mechanism is provided which may effectively regulate high pressure applications downhole and yet, as a practical matter, be removed via a displacement or drill out that may take less than 15 to 30 minutes to achieve. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067890 | WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT PROCESS AND INSTALLATION - A method for isolating a perforated interval of a well, the well including a casing liner having a wall with a plurality of perforations therethrough forming the perforated interval, the method comprising: providing a tool including a tubular body including an inner diameter and an outer surface, a first open end and a second open end, the first and second open ends providing access to the inner diameter; and a sealing element to isolate a mid region of the outer surface from the first open end and the second open end; positioning the tool in the well with the tubular first open end adjacent and above an uppermost perforation of the perforated interval and the second open end adjacent and below a lowermost perforation of the perforated interval; and installing the tool in the well with the sealing element sealing between the tubular body and the casing wall above the uppermost perforation of the perforated interval and below the lowermost perforation of the perforated interval to isolate fluid flow between the perforations and the inner diameter. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067891 | EXTENSIBLE AND GROUND SUPPORT FIRE CURTAIN - A ground supported and upwardly extensible firewall curtain, such as for use in containing fires. A plurality of ground anchored and elongated housing are arranged in end-to-end interconnected fashion, such as in an advance position of an approaching fire. Each housing assembly includes an interiorly stored and upwardly extended curtain constructed of a fire resistant material. The curtains are likewise interconnected in end-to-end and inter-structurally supported fashion and so that a continuous fire wall is created to prevent or retard the advance of the fire in a given direction, such as toward residential or other populated areas. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067892 | Dozer Apparatus - The invention is intended to make it possible to reduce the overall lengths of a vertical shaft and a fore/aft shaft, while securing sufficient shaft strengths thereof, so that the vertical dimension from the fore/aft shaft to a tilt cylinder may be formed short and to render the construction on the rear face side of a blade compact. A traveling machine body | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067893 | Floating Pivot Joint for Work Implement - An implement capable of being attached to a power machine having a mounting portion and a tool portion. The mounting portion is configured to engage with, and be secured to, an implement carrier on the power machine. The tool portion is capable of performing a work function. The implement has a joint for attaching the tool portion to the mounting portion and an actuator having first and second ends with the first end attached to the mounting portion at a first actuator attachment point and second end attached to the tool portion at a second actuator attachment point. The tool portion is capable of rotating about an axis that extends through the joint. The joint is capable of pivoting so that the axis about which the tool portion rotates is rotatable with respect to the tool portion. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067894 | COUNTERBALANCE FOR ECCENTRIC SHAFTS - A power tool includes a housing, a motor having a motor output shaft and located within the housing, the motor being configured to rotate the motor output shaft about a first axis, a drive component having (i) a body attached to the motor output shaft, and (ii) an output drive pin attached to the body, the output drive pin defining a second axis which is offset from the first axis, the body being caused to rotate about the first axis in response to rotation of the motor output shaft about the first axis, and the output drive pin being caused to be eccentrically driven in response to rotation of the body about the first axis, and further the body having a hub and a counterbalance arrangement attached to the hub, the counterbalance arrangement being positioned and configured to offset forces generated by the output drive pin when eccentrically driven, a linkage configured to oscillate in response to the output drive pin being eccentrically driven, and a tool mount configured to oscillate in response to oscillation of the linkage. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067895 | TOOL, INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT, TERMINAL UNIT, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A sensor part detects an actual driving signal in the driving time by a pneumatic tool. A control part, based on the detected actual driving signal, makes an addition to the actual driving number which has already stored in a memory part to updates the actual driving number, and compares the updated accumulative actual driving number with the previously set basic maintenance number. As a result of the comparison, in case the accumulative actual driving number exceeds the basic maintenance number, it is determined that maintenance is necessary for the pneumatic tool. A light emitting part emits the light and blinks by an instruction from the control part, thereby to warn a user that the pneumatic tool is into the maintenance time. Hereby, the user can grasp the maintenance time of the tool surely and exactly. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067896 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLY MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - An adjustably mountable electrical device with one or more yokes coupled to the electrical device, at least one electrically conductive strap, and an electrical device face, wherein a distance between the electrical device face and at least one of the yoke, the strap and an electrical box mounting screw aperture is adjustable after the electrical device is mounted to the electrical box. The system may comprise mounting flanges that may have threaded hubs or the system may further comprise an electric device having front and back shells moveable on a track in response to depression of a button allowing for movement of the back shell so that the electric device may be mounted having its face coplanar with a front wall surface. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067897 | Electrical and data outlet decommissioning arrangement - A temporary electrical or data outlet decommissioning arrangement comprising: a generally rectangularly shaped receiving baseplate for exchange with a cover plate on an electrical outlet box; a cover plate having a plurality of receiving baseplate engagement tabs thereon, wherein the baseplate has two side walls and two transverse end walls defining a cover plate receiving opening, the side walls each have a common plurality of tab-receiving slots therein, and wherein the cover plate has two side walls and two transverse end walls, defining the shape of the cover plate to mate with the cover plate receiving opening; wherein the cover plate has a pair of engagement tabs extending off of one side wall, and has a single locking tab on the side opposite the pair of engagement tabs, and the single locking tab has an adjacent recessed support wall to provide a recess in the side wall of the cover plate to permit a tool access for removal of the cover plate from the baseplate. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067898 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR MEDIUM AND HIGH VOLTAGE POWER CABLES - An electric cable, has an electrical conductor surrounded by a cured electrically-insulating layer obtained from a curable composition with a polymer matrix, the polymer matrix having one or more polyolefins and a polyvinyl acetal as agent for reducing the formation of water treeing, the quantity of PVA being no more than 10% by weight in the composition. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067899 | Lead pin for package substrate - A lead pin for a package substrate includes a coupling pin, a head portion, and a flowing prevention portion. The coupling pin is to be inserted into a hole which is formed in an external substrate. The head portion is formed at one end of the coupling pin. The flowing prevention portion is formed on the top surface of the head portion and prevents a solder paste from flowing toward the coupling pin on the top surface of the head portion when the head portion is mounted on the package substrate. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067900 | Carbon fiber electrical contacts formed of composite carbon fiber material - A nonmetallic electrical contact or wiper composed of a composite carbon fiber material through which an electrical signal is terminated. The carbon fibers are arranged in and bonded into a multi-layer structure used to conduct a primary electrical signal. A nonwoven carbon fiber mat is used as one or more of the layers structure, which also includes one or layers of carbon fiber, aligned substantially in the same direction, and encapsulated within a matrix of electrometric material. This mat also improves an off-axis conductivity of the material and provides increased mechanical stability required for the fabrication of electrical contacts or wipers produced using this material. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067901 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a package substrate, in which the plating area of a first plating layer formed on a layer which is to be connected to a motherboard is larger than the plating area of a second plating layer formed on a layer which is to be connected to an electronic part, and open portions are formed on the first plating layer, thus balancing the plating areas of the plating layers formed on the layers of the package substrate, thereby minimizing warpage of the package substrate due to differing coefficients of thermal expansion. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067902 | HEAT DISSIPATING CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a heat dissipating circuit board, which includes a metal core including an insulating layer formed on the surface thereof, a circuit layer formed on the insulating layer and including a seed layer and a first circuit pattern, and a heat dissipating frame layer bonded onto the circuit layer using solder and having a second circuit pattern, and in which the heat dissipating frame layer is bonded onto the circuit layer not by a plating process but by using solder, thus reducing the cost and time of the plating process and relieving stress applied to the heat dissipating circuit board due to the plating process. A method of manufacturing the heat dissipating circuit board is also provided. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067903 | BUNDLED FLEXIBLE FLAT CIRCUIT CABLE - A bundled flexible flat circuit cable includes a flexible substrate that forms at least one cluster section having an end forming at least one first connection section and an opposite end forming at least one second connection section. Both the first and second connection sections or one of the first and second connection sections form a stack structure. The flexible substrate can be of a structure of single-sided or double-sided substrate and may additionally include an electromagnetic shielding layer. A bundling structure is provided to bundle the cluster section at a predetermined location to form a bundled structure. The bundling structure can be made of a shielding material, an insulation material, or a combination of shielding material and insulation material. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067904 | FLEX-RIGID WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flex-rigid wiring board includes a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, a first conductive pattern formed on the first surface of the flexible substrate, a second conductive pattern formed on the second surface of the flexible substrate, and a conductor made of a conductive paste and formed in a first hole penetrating through the flexible substrate such that the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are electrically connected to each other. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067905 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR FORMING MONITOR - The disclosure relates to a flexible printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing a monitor. The flexible printed circuit board is disposed on a portion of an upper surface of a substrate and is folded to a sidewall and a lower surface of the substrate. The flexible printed circuit board includes a flexible substrate and an insulating layer surrounding the flexible substrate. The insulating layer has an opening at least exposing a portion of the flexible substrate situated relative to the sidewall of the substrate. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067906 | POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE, POWER MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE - A power module substrate includes: a ceramics substrate composed of AlN, having a top face; a metal plate composed of pure aluminum and joined to the top face of the ceramics substrate with a brazing filler metal including silicon interposed therebetween; and a high concentration section formed at a joint interface at which the metal plate is joined to the ceramics substrate, having a silicon concentration that is more than five times the silicon concentration in the metal plate. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067907 | LOW TEMPERATURE CURABLE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND DRY FILM MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising: a polyamic acid including a specific repeating unit; a heterocyclic amine compound; a (metha)acrylate-based compound including one or more double bonds between carbons; a photoinitiator; and an organic solvent, and a dry film prepared therefrom. The photosensitive resin composition can be cured at a low temperature to offer process safety and work convenience, and has excellent bending resistance, soldering heat resistance, and a property of filling the pattern, as well as excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067908 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND USE AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The invention relates to a method for fixing a component ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067909 | Embedded Circuit Board Structure and Fabrication Process Thereof - An embedded circuit board structure and a fabricating process thereof are disclosed. The embedded circuit board structure comprises a dielectric layer and a metal layer. The dielectric layer comprises an indentation; the indentation is formed by a plurality of pits, and the pits are substantially perpendicular to the surface of the dielectric layer. The metal layer is formed within the indentation. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067910 | COMPONENT SECURING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system to secure a component to a circuit board may include a printed circuit board, a surface mounted component, and a lead carried by the surface mounted component. The system may also include a stencil adhered between at least one of the printed circuit board and the surface mounted component, and the lead adjacent the stencil. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067911 | METHOD OF BONDING PARTS TO SUBSTRATE USING SOLDER PASTE - In this method of bonding a part to a substrate using a solder paste, the solder paste is mounted or applied between a metallization layer formed on the substrate and a metallization layer formed on the part, and the part is bonded to the substrate by performing a reflow process in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to bond the substrate and the part. The metallization layer formed on the surface of the substrate is planar and includes a metallization layer main portion that has an area smaller than that of the metallization layer of the part and a solder guide portion that protrudes from a periphery of the metallization layer main portion. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067912 | Electroconductive Bonding Material and Electronic Apparatus - An electroconductive bonding material contains a thermosetting resin, a low-melting-point metal powder which is melted at a temperature equal to or lower than the thermosetting temperature of the thermosetting resin, a high-melting-point metal powder which is not melted at a temperature equal to or lower than the thermosetting temperature of the thermosetting resin and which reacts with the low-melting-point metal powder to form a reaction product having a high melting point of 300° C. or higher during heat-hardening of the thermosetting resin, and a reducing substance which removes an oxide formed on the surface of the high-melting-point metal powder. The total content of the low-melting-point metal powder and the high-melting-point metal powder is 75% to 88% by weight, and the particle size ratio D | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067913 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes an interlayer resin insulation layer having the first surface, the second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and a penetrating hole for a via conductor, a conductive circuit formed on the first surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole and connected to the conductive circuit on the first surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, and a surface-treatment coating formed on the surface of the via conductor exposed from the second surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer through the penetrating hole. The via conductor is made of a first conductive layer formed on the side wall of the penetrating hole and a plated-metal filling the penetrating hole. The surface of the via conductor is recessed from the second surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067914 | Printed circuit board having electromagnetic bandgap structure - Disclosed is a printed circuit board into which an electromagnetic bandgap structure for blocking a noise is inserted. The electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a first conductor and a second conductor arranged on different planar surfaces, a third conductor arranged on a same planar surface that is different from a planar surface where the second conductor is arranged, and a first stitching via unit configured to connect the first conductor to the third connector through the planar surface where the second conductor is arranged and being electrically separated from the second conductor. The first conductor can include a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate, and a second stitching unit configured to electrically connect the first plate to the second plate through a planar surface that is different from a planar surface where the first plate and the second plate are arranged. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067915 | Electromagnetic interference noise reduction board using electromagnetic bandgap structure - An EMI noise reduction board is disclosed. The electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise reduction board having an electromagnetic bandgap structure for shielding a noise includes: a first area having a ground layer and a power layer; a second area placed in a side portion of the first area having an electromagnetic bandgap structure therein. The electromagnetic bandgap structure includes: a plurality of first conductive plates and a plurality of second conductive plates placed on a same planar surface along the side portion of the first area; and a stitching via configured to electrically connect the first conductive plate to the second conductive plate through a planar surface that is different from the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067916 | Printed circuit board having electromagnetic bandgap structure - Disclosed is a printed circuit board into which an electromagnetic bandgap structure for blocking a noise is inserted. The electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the first conductive plate, a third conductive plate arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the second conductive plate, a connection pattern arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the second conductive plate, a first stitching via unit configured to connect the first conductive plate to one end of the connection pattern through the planar surface where the second conductive plate is arranged, and a second stitching via unit configured to connect the third conductive plate to the other end of the connection pattern through the planar surface where the second conductive plate is arranged. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067917 | Printed circuit board having electromagnetic bandgap structure - Disclosed is a printed circuit board including an electromagnetic bandgap structure. The electromagnetic bandgap structure, which includes a first dielectric material for interlayer insulation and is for blocking a noise, is inserted into the printed circuit board. The electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the first conductive plate, a third conductive plate arranged on a same planar surface as the first conductive plate, and a stitching via unit configured to connect the first conductive plate and the third conductive plate through the planar surface on which the second conductive plate is arranged. A second dielectric material having a permittivity that is different from that of the first dielectric material is interposed between any two of the first conductive plate, the second conductive plate, and the third conductive plate. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067918 | EMI SHIELDING MATERIALS - Corrosion-resistant electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) shielding material. The material is provided as an admixture of an elastomeric polymeric component and a filler component. The filler component is provided as glass or aluminum particles which are electrolessly-plated with a plating of a nickel-phosphorous alloy. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067919 | DEVICE-CABLE ASSEMBLY INTEGRALLY MOLDED WITH RESIN - A device-cable assembly integrally molded with a resin according to the present invention comprises: the electric/electronic device; the cable including: a cable sheath which is the outermost layer of the cable, the cable sheath being made of a mixture of a fluorocarbon-based polymer and a polyolefin-based copolymer, and fine silica particles that are deposited on the surface of the cable sheath by CCVD (combustion chemical vapor deposition); and the molded resin which integrally covers the electric/electronic device and the cable together, the molded resin being made of a polyamide-based resin. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067920 | Wiring harness having protection member - A wiring harness is arranged at a predetermined location in a vehicle such as an automobile. The wiring harness comprises a plurality of electrical wires and a protection member in which to-be-protected portion of the electrical wires is inserted en bloc to be protected thereby. The protection member includes a plurality of main protection members serving as a principal part of the protection member for protecting the electrical wires and a plurality of secondary protection members serving as a secondary part with respect to the principal part, the main protection member being a corrugated tube and the secondary protection member being a standardized pipe. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067921 | FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOSITION, COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRING HARNESS - A flame-retardant composition that is not colored during compounding and molding, and a covered electric wire using the same. The flame-retardant composition contains at least a matrix polymer such as an olefin resin, a phenolic antioxidant having tert-butyl groups in positions 2 and 6 of a hydroxyl group, and a flame retardant that is a pulverized natural mineral containing magnesium hydroxide as the main ingredient, and the iron oxide concentration in the flame retardant is 1000 ppm or less. The covered electric wire uses the flame-retardant composition as a covering material. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067922 | MODULAR POWER CONNECTOR - A modular power connector includes an insulation main body, at least one conducting element, at least one electricity-delivering element, and at least one engaging element. The conducting element is partially accommodated within the insulation main body, and includes a perforation. The electricity-delivering element has a bare part at an end thereof. The engaging element is fixed on the bare part of the electricity-delivering element, and includes an elastic extension part and a stopping part. The elastic extension part is subject to elastic deformation during the elastic extension part is penetrated through the perforation of the conducting element. The elastic extension part is restored to an original shape after the elastic extension part is penetrated through the perforation, so that the conducting element is clamped between the elastic extension part and the stopping part. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067923 | Method of Drilling a Subterranean Borehole - A method of drilling a subterranean well bore using a tubular drill string, the method including the steps of injecting a drilling fluid into the well bore via the drill string and removing said drilling fluid from an annular space in the well bore around the drill string via a return line, wherein the method further includes oscillating the pressure of the fluid in the annular space in the well bore, and monitoring the rate of flow of fluid along the return line. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067924 | IMPREGNATED CUTTING ELEMENTS WITH LARGE ABRASIVE CUTTING MEDIA AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Implementations of the present invention include impregnated drill bits having a plurality of relatively large abrasive cutting media, such as polycrystalline diamonds, embedded therein. According to some implementations of the present invention, the relatively large abrasive cutting media can be dispersed in an unorganized arrangement throughout at least a portion of the crown. Additionally, one or more implementations can include a second plurality of relatively small abrasive cutting media. Implementations of the present invention also include drilling systems including impregnated drill bits having a plurality of relatively large abrasive cutting media embedded therein, methods of using such impregnated drill bits, and methods of forming such impregnated drill bits. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067925 | FLEXIBLE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - A bottom hole assembly to directionally drill a subterranean formation includes a drill bit, a stabilizer assembly located proximate to and behind the drill bit, a drilling assembly comprising a drive mechanism and a directional mechanism, and a flex housing integral with the drilling assembly. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067926 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED TRACTOR - An electrically powered and controlled tractor system includes one or more electric gripper assemblies and one or more electric power train assemblies. Power and control signals for the gripper assemblies and power train assemblies can be delivered from a ground surface via a wireline. The gripper assembly employs a motor-activated lead screw and nut combination to expand passage-gripping elements, preferably by pushing the gripping elements radially outward from locations between opposing ends of the gripping elements. A failsafe mechanism can retract the gripping elements during a power interruption. The power train assembly employs a motor-activated lead screw and nut combination to expand and contract two or more telescoping members. The tractor system can include multiple tractor units that each includes one gripper assembly and one power train assembly. A tractor can include one power train assembly and two gripper assemblies. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067927 | Drill Head for Deep-Hole Drilling - Provided is a drill head for deep-hole drilling in which a cutting blade tip is mounted to face a cutting chip discharge port opened at a head distal end surface and a hollow inside is made into a cutting chip discharge passage communicating with the cutting chip discharge port, wherein high cutting efficiency based on good cutting chip dischargeability can be achieved and the cutting blade itself is also easily processed in terms of form. The drill head for deep-hole drilling is configured such that an inner end | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067928 | BOTTOM-HOLE ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FROM A BOTTOM-HOLE ASSEMBLY - A bottom-hole assembly ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067929 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR - In an embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”) comprises a cemented carbide substrate including a first cemented carbide portion exhibiting a first concentration of chromium carbide and a second cemented carbide portion bonded to the first cemented carbide portion and exhibiting a second concentration of chromium carbide that is greater than the first concentration. The PDC further comprises a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table bonded to the first cemented carbide portion. The PCD table includes a plurality of bonded diamond grains exhibiting diamond-to-diamond bonding therebetween, with the plurality of bonded diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. The PCD table includes chromium present in a concentration less than about 0.25 weight %. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067930 | ENHANCED SECONDARY SUBSTRATE FOR POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT CUTTING ELEMENTS - A cutting structure for a drill bit includes a diamond table affixed to one end of a first substrate. A second substrate is affixed to the other end of the first substrate. The second substrate is made from a different material than the first substrate. The first and second substrates are substantially coaxial. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067931 | PIECE OF FURNITURE - A body support structure, such as a piece of furniture, in particular a piece of furniture for sitting on or a piece of furniture for lying on, such as, for example, chair, armchair, stool, bed or sofa, a seat of the piece of furniture being supported by a spring mechanism, and the spring mechanism being capable of being set to a weight force with which a person acts on the seat. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067932 | VARIABLE PROPORTIONATE BEAM SCALE FOR PROPORTIONING BAKING RECIPES - A pivot assembly ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067933 | TOUCH-CONTROL APPARATUS - A touch-control apparatus includes a touch-control unit, a sensing unit and an auxiliary voltage supplying unit. The touch-control unit has a touch-control substrate and at least one touch-control electrode layer, which is disposed on a surface of the touch-control substrate. The sensing unit is connected with the touch-control electrode layer of the touch-control unit and outputs a charging signal according to a power signal. The auxiliary voltage supplying unit outputs an auxiliary charging signal to a sensing conductive bar of the touch-control electrode layer, so that the sensing efficiency of the touch-control apparatus can be improved due to the auxiliary charging signal. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067934 | INTEGRATED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION FOR LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL DRIVE - A hydrostatic transmission mountable to a frame of a vehicle for driving a left side or right side drive wheel. A motor portion of the transmission can extend outwardly from the frame and a pump portion can extend upwardly from the frame. The motor portion can be configured to be at least partially received within a wheel for direct mounting of the wheel to an output shaft of the motor. The pump portion can include an input shaft extending from a lower side thereof for connection to a prime mover, such as an internal combustion engine. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067935 | FRICTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE USING THE SAME - In a frictional drive device comprising a pair of drive disks ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067936 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE MOVING BODY - An inverted pendulum type moving body comprising: a base body; a moving behavior unit movable in all directions on a floor surface; an actuator driving the moving behavior unit; and a control unit controlling the actuator so that at least a tilt angle of the base body equals a predetermined target angle, the control unit also controlling the actuator so that the moving behavior unit moves along a predetermined trajectory. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067937 | FRICTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A frictional drive device comprises a pair of drive disks ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067938 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - In an inverted pendulum type vehicle having a lower frame ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067939 | VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type vehicle provided with a body, a pair of wheels and that is attached to the pertinent body and that is arranged in parallel, drive mechanisms and that separately rotate the pertinent pair of wheels and around wheel axes, and a control member that controls the drive mechanisms and, wherein: the body is provided with a base to which the pair of wheels and is attached, a column disposed upright from the base, and a load-supporting part that is attached to the column and that sustains a payload; the column is joined to the base via a shaft that extends in a non-parallel direction relative to the wheel axes, and is provided so as to be capable of sliding around the shaft; and the shaft is provided with an actuator which imparts torque to the column that slides around the shaft with an orientation that is the reverse of the sliding direction of the column. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067940 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLE - An inverted pendulum type omnidirectional vehicle includes: a pair of wheels; a drive mechanism; a control apparatus; an auxiliary wheel; and a vehicle body. Each of the wheels includes: a rotation member capable of rotating about the wheel axis; a plurality of free rollers which are disposed all around an outer circumference of the rotation member, and each of which is brought into contact with a road surface at a lowest position of the rotation member and is rotatable about a rotation axis diagonal with respect to the wheel axis. The free rollers on both sides in contact with the road surface at ground contact portions each have the rotation axis extending in parallel with the road surface, and are arranged in an orientation in which a distance between the rotation axes of the free rollers is shorter toward a side of the auxiliary wheel. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067941 | VEHICLE WITH REVOLVING DRIVER STATION - A vehicle including a symmetrical support frame having a width dimension and a length dimension, the width dimension and length dimension being substantially the same. At least three ground engaging wheels underlie and support the support frame. Each of the wheels are capable of 360 degree rotation. A driver station is mounted on the support frame for 360 degree rotation relative to the support frame. A steering control is provided with a steering linkage between the steering control, the driver station and the wheels, wherein rotational movement of the steering control by a selected number of degrees causes the driver station and each of the wheels to move a proportional number of degrees in the same rotational direction as the steering control with the driver station always facing a forward direction of the wheels. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067942 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - Cooling apparatus for a hybrid vehicle is provided in which a power unit ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067943 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - In a vehicle ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067944 | STRAIGHT MOTION ASSISTING DEVICE FOR A WORK MACHINE - A straight motion assisting device for a work machine is adapted for receiving an input indicative of a steering angle from a position of a moveable member and adapted for applying a restoring force for affecting the work machine towards a straight motion when the steering angle input indicates that the work machine deviates from the straight motion. The device includes a hydraulic system adapted to be effected by the displacement of the moveable member and adapted to apply the restoring force. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067945 | ELECTRIC POWER-STEERING APPARATUS MOTOR APPARATUS - A first end region of a rotating shaft of a rotor of a brushless motor is inserted through a control apparatus housing space, and is supported by a first bearing that is held by a first bearing box that is disposed on a first surface side of a base portion of a first housing that configures the control apparatus housing space, and a second end is supported by a second bearing that is held by a second bearing box that is disposed in a motor frame that configures a motor housing space. A control apparatus is disposed inside the control apparatus housing space, and an end portion of the rotating shaft that projects out through the first bearing constitutes a coupling portion. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067946 | REDUCER OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a reducer of an electric power steering apparatus, which can prevent the steering feeling of a driver, and the performance from being reduced by minimizing an increase in the torque, caused by moisture absorption of a worm wheel, and a size change due to the moisture absorption, and also can eliminate the playing caused by wearing of a worm and the worm wheel, and inhibit the occurring of a rattle noise caused by a backlash and a reversely input load. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067947 | MAGNESTOSTRICTIVE TORQUE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A magnestostrictive torque sensor | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067948 | NOISE ATTENUATING INSERTS FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CABINETS - A noise attenuating method, and a system thereof, for controlling acoustical noise in an electronic equipment enclosure is disclosed. The noise attenuating system includes one or more noise attenuating inserts configured to be removably attached to the electronic equipment enclosure so as to block noise from at least one electronic device contained in the electronic equipment enclosure and to channel an airflow from an inlet point to one or more outlet points of the electronic equipment enclosure. The method includes arranging one or more noise attenuating inserts within an electronic equipment enclosure such that the noise attenuating inserts simultaneously block noise from at least one electronic device contained in the enclosure and channel an airflow path circulating therein. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067949 | Soundproof Cover and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention relates to a soundproof cover containing: a sound-absorbing material disposed facing to a sound source; a soft sound-insulating layer laminated on the sound-absorbing material and having an air permeability measured according to JIS L 1018 (1999) of 10 cc/cm | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067950 | FIREARM SOUND SUPPRESSOR - A suppressor for a firearm is provided, wherein the suppressor can be selectively oriented relative to the firearm. The suppressor has an elongate body, a piston assembly and a cam assembly. A piston of the piston assembly can be fixedly attached to the barrel of a firearm. An indexing ring is radially fixed relative to the piston. The cam lever is selectively movable between a second position, in which the indexing ring is fixed relative to the elongate body, and a first position, in which the indexing ring can rotate relative to the elongate body. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067951 | INSULATION DESIGN FOR THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC INSULATION OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention pertains to an insulation structure for thermally and acoustically insulating an aircraft that features at least one heavy layer, wherein the insulation structure according to the invention is characterized in that the insulation structure comprises an additional absorption layer, in that the heavy layer is perforated at least in certain areas, and in that the perforated area ratio of the heavy layer is adapted in such a way that the heavy layer is essentially transparent to sound for frequencies below a double-wall frequency of the insulation structure. This makes it possible to dampen sound with low frequencies below the double-wall frequency as effectively as possible. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067952 | HEAT SHIELD AND AN INSULATING ISOLATOR FOR THE HEAT SHIELD - An insulating isolator for a heat shield has a unitary first land, a bead portion, a second land and a half bead. The first land defines a fastener aperture. In one case, a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart petals is formed in the isolator. The petals may be separated by gaps. In another case, a set of circumferentially spaced apart apertures are formed in the isolator. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067953 | Extraction Device - An extraction device comprises a sling comprising a preformed closed loop of adaptable size and a tightening element extending from the preformed loop, pulling of which reduces the loop size. A sliding connection connects the sling to a flexible line having two attachment elements disposed at opposite ends thereof. An extraction garment comprises a belt and a distal attachment point supported an outward distance from the belt for selective connection to the attachment element to facilitate hands-free pulling. The preformed loop can be easily disposed about a casualty and tightened with one hand, leaving the rescuer's other hand free. The sliding connection automatically adjusts the connection point between the sling and flexible line in response to pulling force(s) exerted on the end(s) of the flexible line. The distal attachment point of the extraction garment reduces tendency for the belt to twist under loading. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067954 | Ladder Safety Device - A ladder safety that prevents sideways tipping accidents having a pair of struts extending outwardly and downward from the lower rails of the ladder with the struts making contact with a base surface or the ground. The struts can be clamped or pinned to the ladder, or they can be attached to a horizontal bar or other member that passes through one of the hollow rungs of the ladder. These struts can be telescoping with pins or other devices to allow adjustment. The struts can be fixed or removable, and can rotate and pivot to any angle. Each of the struts can further include a shoe that contacts the base surface or ground to provide extra stability. The shoe can be angled so that it is flat on the ground at the desired angle. A second pair of similar struts near the top of the ladder can act as roof braces, while at least one extender leg can extend one ladder leg to be longer than the other. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067955 | Scaffold Element, Arrangement and Method of Use - The invention concerns a scaffold element adapted to be removably attachable to a bridge, the scaffold element comprising support member for supporting the scaffold element onto an upper surface of the bridge and a support structure which is secured to the support members and which extends to a distance outside the edge of the bridge and to a distance below the bridge. The invention is characterized in that the scaffold element further comprises a longitudinally adjustable support bar pivotally connected to the support structure and being supportable against a lower surface of the bridge and adjustment means for adjustably attaching a vertical mould wall onto the support structure of the scaffold element at a distance outside the edge of the bridge for forming a mould between the wall and the bridge. Also a scaffold arrangement and method of use are disclosed. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067956 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL HIGH ALTITUDE RAPPEL ESCAPE SAFETY DEVICE - A personal, lightweight, high altitude rappel escape safety device is worn by an individual as a backpack and provides a safe means of lowering the individual from an elevated structure. The device comprises a structural body containing a mechanical device for slowly releasing a high strength cable. One end of the cable is secured to the structure prior to the user descending from the structure. The cable is released from a spool located inside the body and makes a circuitous path though a frictional structure. The structure contains baffles through which the cable extends. The friction caused by the pattern of release of the cable generates sufficient drag to safely lower a person from any altitude in a structure to the ground. The rate of descent may be adjusted via a braking mechanism. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067957 | Method for lubricating wind turbine gearbox - A method of lubricating a wind turbine gearbox comprising using a lubricating composition comprising at least one (i.e. one or a mixture of more than one) perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant which comprises a perfluorooxyalkylene chain, said perfluorooxyalkylene chain comprising recurring units having at least one ether bond and at least one fluorocarbon moiety. A wind turbine gearbox comprising a lubricating system containing said lubricating composition. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067958 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF SUCH AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator system and a method for maintenance of such an elevator system include a device for receiving a plurality of sensor signals. The device is mounted on at least one elevator car or at least one counterweight of the elevator system. The device includes at least one processor and at least one computer-readable data store in at least one device housing. A first sensor for generating a sensor signal is a position sensor and/or a speed sensor and/or an acceleration sensor which is mounted in and/or on the device housing. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067959 | SYSTEM FOR LIMITING HORIZONTAL MOVEMENTS IN A LIFT - The invention relates to a system for limiting horizontal movements in a lift for humans or equipment in eg a wind turbine tower or the like. The lift is to be provided with one or more sliding devices which, during the movement of the lift, guide(s) the lift by cooperating with a cable or the like. The system further includes a securing device for direct or indirect anchoring of the cable to the wind turbine tower. The sliding device and the securing device include tubular units that are adapted to each other to the effect that the tubular unit of the securing device is able to slide within the tubular unit of the sliding device. The tubular of the securing device is arranged on a flange, and the tubular of the sliding device is provided with a slot, wherein the flange and slot are also adapted to each other to the effect that the flange is able to travel through the slot when the tubular unit of the securing device travels through the tubular unit of the sliding device. The system includes a particular securing device which is configured with two essentially similar tubular parts having an essentially common longitudinally extending axis. Between them, an essentially transversally extending opening is configured such that a cable with which the securing unit is intended to be used can be mounted in the securing device by first inserting the cable into the transversally extending opening and subsequently turning the securing unit such that, essentially, the cable follows the longitudinally extending axis of the tubular parts. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067960 | Wheel Stop Made Of Metal Pipe And Capable Of Transmitting Power To Electric Car While Being Parked - A wheel stop is disclosed which is engaged by a wheel of a vehicle in an attempt to be parked in a parking lot, to limit movement of the vehicle. The wheel stop includes a middle extending portion, first and second leg portions, all of which are integrally formed with a metal pipe. The wheel stop further includes first and second anchor plates affixed to the first and second leg portions, respectively, the anchor plates being anchored to the parking lot; an electric cable disposed within the metal pipe; and an electric outlet disposed on an outer surface of the metal pipe, and connected with the electric cable, to thereby allow, when the vehicle parked in the parking lot is an electric car, a power supply cable extending from the electric car to be plugged into the electric outlet. | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067961 | Locking Device - The invention relates to a locking device to radially lock a rotatable cylindrical element, where the locking device ( | 2011-03-24 |
| 20110067962 | VEHICLE HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle hydraulic control device for driving a parking rod to a parking disengagement position and a parking engagement position, and switching a shift range at least between a parking range and a non-parking range by switching an engagement state of a parking gear and a parking pole. The vehicle hydraulic control device includes a parking cylinder and a switch valve. The parking cylinder receives an oil pressure for driving the parking rod to the parking disengagement position. The switch valve is driven based on an electric actuator and switches an operation state between a parking disengagement state in which a source pressure from an oil pressure supply source is supplied to the parking cylinder as a disengagement pressure for disengaging the parking gear and the parking pole from each other, and a parking engagement state in which the disengagement pressure is not supplied to the parking cylinder. | 2011-03-24 |
