14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090084526 | HEAT PIPE WITH COMPOSITE WICK STRUCTURE - A heat pipe includes an elongated casing ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084527 | Remote Cooling of a Phased Array Antenna - A self-contained cooling system for a phased array antenna includes a cooling structure, a heat exchanger, and a pump for circulating a fluid coolant around a coolant loop. The cooling system receives power from a remote power source. The cooling structure includes a plurality of coolant inlet pipes, a plurality of coolant outlet pipes, and a plurality of cooling platforms. Each of the cooling platforms has a coolant channel that begins at one of the plurality of coolant inlet pipes, terminates at one of the plurality of coolant outlet pipes, and provides a flow path for a fluid coolant. The cooling structure further includes at least one base plate releasably mounted to at least one of the plurality of cooling platforms. One or more antenna elements associated with the phased array antenna are mounted on the base plate releasably mounted to at least one of the plurality of cooling platforms. The flow of the fluid coolant through the coolant channel dissipates thermal energy produced by the one or more antenna elements. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084528 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT DISSIPATOR HAVING HEAT PIPES AND PRODUCT OF THE SAME - A heat dissipator having heat pipes includes a heat-conducting base, a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe. The heat-conducting base has an accommodating trough. After the first heat pipe is accommodated in the accommodating trough, it is deformed so as to abut against the inner wall face of the accommodating trough. Further, the second heat pipe and the first heat pipe are provided in the same accommodating trough, and the second heat pipe is overlapped vertically on the first heat pipe. As a result, the second heat pipe is deformed so as to abut against the first heat pipe and the interior of the accommodating trough, thereby enhancing the heat-conducting performance of the heat dissipator. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084529 | COOLER MODULE - A horizontal cooler module includes a heat sink formed of a stack of radiation fins, a base block tightly fitted into the bottom side of the heat sink, and heat pipes each having a first extension arm respectively tightly inserted through the radiation fins and a second extension arm respectively fitted into the bottom open grooves of the base block with a respective flat wall portion of the second extension arm exposed to the outside of the base block and kept in flush with the bottom wall of the base block for direct contact with an external electronic chip to transfer heat energy from the electronic chip to the heat sink for quick dissipation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084530 | Heat Exchange Enhancement - A heat exchange structure includes a plurality of elongated air ducts. The heat exchange structure has an exterior heat exchange surface and interior heat exchange surfaces, the interior surfaces being in the elongated air ducts. The heat exchange structure includes a plurality of heat generators that are distributed on the exterior heat exchange surface along an elongated direction of the air ducts, in which air flowing in the air duct is heated successively by heat from the heat generators, and air flow in the air duct is enhanced by buoyancy of heated air. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084531 | Cooling Apparatus - A cooling apparatus has a heat sink thermally connectable to a heat source an air outlet opening at least two air intake openings, and a fan adapted to draw in air into the cooling apparatus through the air intake openings and to discharge the air from the cooling apparatus through the air outlet opening, wherein, upon operation of said fan, an air flow from at least one of the air intake openings forces an air flow from at least another one of the air intake openings to the heat sink. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084532 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH DIVIDED COOLANT CHAMBER - A heat exchanger has a shell and tube stack disposed within a shell inner chamber. A coolant chamber extends from a shell end, accommodates a portion of the tube stack, and has a sidewall that extends outwardly from the tube stack. A divider is disposed within the coolant chamber between the sidewall and tube stack, and extends axially along the chamber to the end of the shell splitting the coolant chamber into inlet and outlet coolant passages. For example, a pair of dividers are disposed within the coolant chamber and are attached to a respective sidewall surfaces. A coolant inlet and outlet is in fluid flow communication with respective inlet and outlet coolant passages. A cooling medium within the heat exchanger flows longitudinally within the inlet coolant passage along the tube stack in a direction opposite from the coolant flow path within the outlet coolant passage. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084533 | Radiator With Radiating Plate Having High Efficiency - The radiator ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084534 | Method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface and tools therefor - According to one embodiment, a system for accessing a subterranean zone from the surface includes a well bore extending from the surface to the subterranean zone, and a well bore pattern connected to the junction and operable to drain fluid from a region of the subterranean zone to the junction. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084535 | APPARATUS STRING FOR USE IN A WELLBORE - An apparatus string for use in a wellbore is disclosed comprising a plurality of activation modules having first and second ends and containing devices to be activated/initiated downhole. An apparatus string according to the present invention also comprises a plurality of initiator modules where at least initiator is operatively connected to each activation module and is addressable. Each initiator module may comprise a safety initiator which when the initiator module is addressed initiates the firing of the shaped charges in the gun module to which it is operatively connected. A wireless transmitter is provided which is operatively connected in and integral to the apparatus string for use in transmitting signals to address any initiator module in the apparatus string. An apparatus string according to the present invention may be especially useful in perforating operations. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084536 | System and Method for Downhole Orientation Measurement - A technique provides an orientation system combined with downhole equipment used in a well. An orientation device is mounted in the downhole equipment, e.g. a bottom hole assembly, for actuation during angular displacement of the downhole equipment. A sensor is mounted to cooperate with the orientation device in detecting the angular displacement. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084537 | Top Drive Drilling Apparatus - A well drilling apparatus ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084538 | DRILLING FLANGE AND INDEPENDENT SCREWED WELLHEAD WITH METAL-TO-METAL SEAL AND METHOD OF USE - A drilling flange and an independent screwed wellhead provides a metal-to-metal seal that supplements the traditional elastomeric O-rings for providing a fluid seal between the drilling flange and the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal may be achieved using a metal ring gasket or two contacting metal surfaces that are machined to required tolerances and are configured to be forced together when the drilling flange is mounted to the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal ensures a fluid seal between the flange body and the wellhead in the event that the O-rings malfunction or are destroyed by fire. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084539 | Downhole sealing devices having a shape-memory material and methods of manufacturing and using same - Sealing devices such as packers comprise a shape-memory material having a compressed run-in position or shape and an original expanded position or shape. The shape-memory material may comprise a polyurethane foam material held in the compressed run-in position by an adhesion material that is dissolvable by a fluid. The fluid may be a wellbore fluid already present in the wellbore or a fluid pumped down the wellbore after the sealing device is disposed within the wellbore. The fluid may also be a production fluid from the well. Upon being contacted by the fluid, the adhesion material dissolves and the shape-memory material expands to its original expanded position or shape, thereby sealing and dividing the annulus of the wellbore. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084540 | METHOD OF EXPANDING A TUBULAR ELEMENT IN A WELLBORE - A method is provided of radially expanding a tubular element ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084541 | STRUCTURE FOR WIRED DRILL PIPE HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO FAILURE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE SLOT - A structure for wired drill pipe includes a pipe joint having a pin end and a box end. The pin end and box end each have threads for engagement with corresponding threads on a respective box and pin of an adjacent pipe joint. A longitudinal end of the threads on the pin and on the box include at least in an internal shoulder for engagement with a corresponding internal shoulder on an adjacent box or pin. The internal shoulder of each of the pin and the box includes a groove around a circumference thereof for retaining a communication device therein. An external flank of the groove on the pin, and a corresponding surface of the box include deflection resistance feature. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084542 | WELLBORE POWER AND/OR DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICES AND METHODS - A signal transmission device transmits power and/or data between one or more surface devices and one or more downhole devices positioned in a wellbore. The signal transmission device includes at least one conductive element that electrically couples to one or more downhole devices and electrically couples at a surface end to the one or more surface devices. The conductive element is also coupled to the wellbore tubular to form a conductive circuit. The conductive element can also include a bore for conveying fluid from a surface source. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084543 | LOGGING WHILE PRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A production logging apparatus | 2009-04-02 |
20090084544 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERPRETING SWABBING TESTS USING NONLINEAR REGRESSION - A method for increasing production in a reservoir, comprising performing a swabbing test at a depth in a pipe, wherein the pipe is located in a wellbore and wherein a portion of the wellbore is located inside the reservoir, periodically measuring, during the swabbing test, pressure in the bottom portion of the pipe using the pressure gauge to obtain a plurality of pressure measurements, wherein the pressure gauge is affixed to an inner wall of a bottom portion of the pipe, and determining a plurality of flow rates of fluid flowing from the reservoir through perforations in the wellbore into the pipe using a flow rate equation and the plurality of pressure measurements | 2009-04-02 |
20090084545 | METHOD FOR MANAGING PRODUCTION FROM A HYDROCARBON PRODUCING RESERVOIR IN REAL-TIME - The invention relates to a method of performing an oilfield operation of an oilfield having at least one wellsite, each wellsite having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation for extracting fluid from an underground reservoir therein. The method steps include obtaining a plurality of real-time parameters from a plurality of sensors disposed about the oilfield, wherein the plurality of real-time parameters comprise at least one selected from a group consisting of real-time flow rate data and real-time pressure data of the wellbore, configuring a gridless analytical simulator for simulating the underground reservoir based on the plurality of real-time parameters, generating real-time simulation results of the underground reservoir and the at least one wellsite in real-time using the gridless analytical simulator, and performing the oilfield operation based on the real-time simulation results | 2009-04-02 |
20090084546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEPTH AND VELOCITY OF INSTRUMENTATION WITHIN A WELLBORE USING A BENDABLE TOOL - An apparatus and method for measuring depth, velocity, or both depth and velocity of instrumentation within a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a downhole portion movable within the wellbore in a direction generally parallel to the wellbore. The apparatus further includes a first acceleration sensor mounted at a first position within the downhole portion. The first acceleration sensor generates a first signal indicative of a first acceleration in a first direction generally parallel to the wellbore at the first position. The apparatus further includes a second acceleration sensor mounted at a second position within the downhole portion. The second acceleration sensor generates a second signal indicative of a second acceleration in a second direction generally parallel to the wellbore at the second position. The apparatus further includes a bend sensor generating a third signal indicative of an amount of bend of at least a portion of the downhole portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084547 | DOWNHOLE BURNER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS - A gas burner assembly for heating a subsurface formation includes an oxidant conduit, a fuel conduit, and a plurality of oxidizers coupled to the oxidant conduit. At least one of the oxidizers includes a mix chamber for mixing fuel from the fuel conduit with oxidant from the oxidant conduit, an igniter, and a shield. The shield includes a plurality of openings in communication with the oxidant conduit. At least one flame stabilizer is coupled to the shield. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084548 | RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS - A method of bringing hydrocarbons from a well into production by introducing encapsulated bubbles into the fluid in the production string to reduce the hydrostatic pressure holding the hydrocarbons in the reservoir. For reservoirs where the reservoir pressure has been depleted to the point where the reservoir pressure is not sufficient to push a column of hydrocarbons to the surface at an acceptable rate, encapsulated bubbles can be continuously introduced into the production string at a suitable depth to reduce the pressure required to bring hydrocarbons to the surface and allowing the encapsulated bubbles to be recovered and recycled. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084549 | Downhole tools having screens for insertion into gravel disposed in wellbores and methods of installing same - Downhole tools for gravel pack completion processes in wellbores comprise a screen, an isolation device comprising a sealing element disposed above the screen, and an artificial lifting device disposed above the isolation device. Upon actuation, the sealing element divides the wellbore into an upper zone and a lower zone so that the screen is disposed in the lower zone and the artificial lifting device is disposed in the upper zone. The two zones are in fluid communication with each other through a longitudinal bore within the downhole tool. In operation, the artificial lifting device of the downhole tool creates a negative pressure so wellbore fluid is transported from the lower zone into the upper zone. Due to this flow of fluid through the downhole tool, gravel disposed within the wellbore becomes sufficiently fluidized to facilitate the screen being inserted into the gravel form the gravel pack completion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084550 | Water Swelling Rubber Compound for Use In Reactive Packers and Other Downhole Tools - Through the combination of at least two polymer families, and the optimization of other components, a rubber compound has been developed for use in downhole applications that will swell in water-based fluids. A cellulose component, such as carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC), is used together with an acrylate copolymer (AC) that can increase the swelling capacity of an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) in water to over 1000%. The amount of swelling achieved depends on physical boundaries and limitations, the salinity of the water, and the temperature. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084551 | Reducing pipe expander - A reducing pipe expander that applies to casing deformation restoration of deep wells such as oil field and comprises a conical-nosed enclosure, a mandrel and several steel balls. The main body of the enclosure is equipped with several radial slotted holes to nest steel balls. Held by a taper, slant or curved face against insides of the slotted holes, the steel balls move axially, overhanging the enclosure. When the deformed casing pipe or patching pipe obstructs the pipe expander from moving forward, the steel balls will move in the reverse direction of the movement of the expander to directly expand the deformed pipe. When the expander can pass through the casing pipe or patching pipe, the steel balls will be free to return to their original status. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084552 | PROVIDING DYNAMIC TRANSIENT PRESSURE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE PERFORATION CHARACTERISTICS - A transient overbalance condition is created in a wellbore interval such that a pressure of the wellbore interval is greater than a reservoir pressure in surrounding formation. Creating the transient overbalance condition causes a near-wellbore region of the formation to increase in pressure. The pressure in the wellbore interval is reduced at a rate that produces a relative underbalance condition in which the pressure in the wellbore interval is less than the pressure of the near-wellbore region of the formation, but the pressure in the wellbore interval is greater than the reservoir pressure. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084553 | SLIDING SLEEVE VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH SAND SCREEN - A system and method for completing a well with multiple zones of production is provided, including a casing having a plurality of valves integrated therein for isolating each well zone, establishing communication between each underlying formation and the interior of the casing, delivering a treatment fluid to each of the multiple well zones, and filtering produced fluids from each underlying formation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084554 | Drilling and Fracturing Fluid - A method of fracturing a subterranean formation while drilling a well includes the steps of preparing a fluid useful for drilling a wellbore into the formation; drilling the wellbore into the formation with the fluid; acidizing the fluid such that the acid soluble additive is degraded; and fracturing the formation with the fluid in the wellbore to create a channel in the formation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084555 | NOVEL ACTIVATING MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A DOWNHOLE TOOL - An activating mechanism for controlling the operation of a downhole tool in a drill string and which is intended to be housed in a portion of the drill string upstream of the downhole tool, in which: the activating mechanism has a first mode in which it allows through-flow of drilling fluid to the downhole tool and a second mode in which through-flow of fluid is blocked; and the activating mechanism has a number of through-flow ports permitting through-flow of drilling fluid in said first mode of the mechanism and which are capable of being blocked by launching a number of flow blocking activator balls down the drill string and which each are of such size and shape that they can block access to said through-flow ports in order to activate the mechanism to the second mode and thereby adjust the downhole tool from one mode of operation to another. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084556 | Apparatus for adjustably controlling the inflow of production fluids from a subterranean well - A flow control apparatus ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084557 | Fluid flow conduit, method and use - The invention concerns a section of tubing or other conduit having a flow passage. The flow passage extends through the tubing and incorporates a member extending through the passage and guides which constrain a fluid flowing through the flow passage to flow around the member along a path which is longer than an axial length of the flow passage in a fluid flow direction. The guides may define an annular path. The conduit may comprise an inside wall and the guides may comprise a combination of at least one spiral channel defined along the inside wall and the member may be a sucker rod extending along the flow passage. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084558 | Electrically powered well servicing rigs - A mobile land rig for use in wellbore operations. The mobile land rig, in certain aspects, has a vehicle; an erectable mast; winch apparatus (e.g., one or two winches); and electric motor apparatus for powering the winch apparatus. In one aspect there are two winches and one electric motor powers both winches. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-04-02 |
20090084559 | WELL PACKING - Annular packer ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084560 | Quick install and quick release horseshoe calk and cleat - Exemplary embodiments provided herein include a calk or cleat for a horseshoe or a human shoe including a receptacle and a stud, and methods of installing and removing the calk or cleat, or the stud of the calk or cleat. The receptacle has a can or cylindrical shape and may have an outside threaded wall capable of being threaded into a threaded hole in the horseshoe or the human shoe and an inner wall having one or more vertical keyway in communication with an annular keyway. The stud may have a top section and a barrel section with one or more keys disposed to be received in the one or more vertical keyways and the annular keyway, the one or more keys having one or more nipples to fit into one or more divots on the bottom of the annular keyway. The inventive embodiments are designed to allow for quick and easy application and removal of the calk or stud without the use of tools. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084561 | FIRE SENSOR, FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF - A combination fire detection and fire suppression system may include a fire detection system configured to detect an undesirably high temperature associated with an area. The fire detection system may include a temperature sensor including a temperature sensor array and a fire alerting system associated with the temperature sensor. The fire alerting system may be configured to receive information from the temperature sensor and generate a warning signal based on an undesirably high temperature associated with the area. The fire detection system may include a fire control panel configured to receive the warning signal. The system may also include a fire suppression system including a fire suppressant delivery system configured to provide at least one fire suppressant agent to the area associated with the undesirably high temperature. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084562 | Filtered Cake Candle Extinguisher - A filtered cake candle extinguisher device comprises a filter, a mouthpiece connected to the filter and a decorative cover for covering filter. A sound generator may be provided to enhance the user's enjoyment while using the extinguisher device to blow out a candle or candles. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084563 | Shovel for sifting debris from soil - An apparatus for separating rocks and debris from dirt is presented. The apparatus includes a shovel including a round pointed base, a plurality of holes disposed throughout the base including dimensions smaller than the rocks and debris where, when a user of the shovel digs into the dirt, the user can shake the shovel such that the dirt is sifted through the holes with the rocks and debris remaining on the base and a handle for the user to operate the shovel to dig into the dirt and shake the shovel. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084564 | Ergonomic Trenching Chunker - Apparatus for digging a trench in the soil for the purpose of installing underground infrastructure such as underground communication cable, underground sprinkler hoses, invisible underground dog fences, etc. The apparatus, termed a “chunker” is designed ergonomically to reduce muscle fatigue normally experienced by a trench-digger and to improve safety. The handle is ergonomically designed to accommodate the natural orientation of the hands. The length of the chunker can be adjustable to accommodate different heights of different people using the chunker. The chunker can be weighted for low center of gravity to improve stability and accuracy in usage. The spade-blade at the bottom of the chunker is oriented in a direction parallel to the intended route of the trench, allowing the trench-digger to widely straddle the line of the trench to avoid foot injury as the blade is vigorously thrown vertically downward into the soil near the trench-digger's body. The forming of the trench involves an easier left-right movement of the ground-inserted chunker instead of a forward-backward movement. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084565 | Welded hand rank/fork tool with welded tine and method - A smoothing/sifting rake, fork, pitchfork, or similar forked hand tool or attachment or tool head for mechanized machinery has specially welded tines. The tines each have a lower section located on the backbone of the tool head and a working section extending outwardly from the backbone. Each tine also has two longitudinally extending lateral surfaces and a transversely extending back edge surface therebetween. In one embodiment, welds extend the full longitudinal length of one of the lateral surfaces, the full transverse length of the back edge surface, but only partially along the longitudinal length of the second lateral surface. For heavy duty applications, welds are not applied to the back edge surface. The tool and machinery attachments with tines welded in this manner, in accordance with the unique method of welding, provides for increased strength of the tine to backbone juncture, thereby eliminating total separation of the tine from the backbone and preventing premature fracture of the tine along the leading edge of the backbone. The tines have elongated fracture lines and the resulting tool or attachment is much stronger and far less prone to breakage. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084566 | HITCH DEVICE FOR A WORKING VEHICLE - A hitch device for a working vehicle for coupling a working device to the working vehicle has a lifting shaft unit supported in the frame structure of the working vehicle, and a coupling structure that is operatively connected therewith. The lifting shaft unit includes a lifting shaft, at least one lifting arm that is fixedly connected with the lifting shaft, and at least one reciprocating cylinder, which is hingedly connected with the lifting arm. The coupling structure includes first, upper coupling elements, which are located on the frame structure, second, lower coupling elements, which are hingedly connected to the frame structure, and connecting elements that are hingedly located on lifting arms of the lifting shaft. At least one of the connecting elements is rigid. In this manner, it is ensured that the load on the coupling elements that form the hitch device is balanced, even when a load is introduced asymmetrically. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084567 | Attachments For Power Tools - An attachment for a power tool to facilitate the insertion and removal of fasteners in otherwise inaccessible locations including an adapter having a bolting insert, the bolting insert including a drive gear configured to engage a rotating drive mechanism of the power tool such that rotation of the drive mechanism rotates the drive gear, which in turn rotates a bolting gear engaged with a fastener. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084568 | Impact power tool - An impact power tool includes an impact mechanism for applying a striking impact to an output shaft by using an output power of a motor. A strike detection unit detects the striking impact applied by the impact mechanism to obtain a striking timing and a striking speed detection unit calculates a striking speed from the striking timing obtained by the strike detection unit and a rotation angle of the motor obtained by a rotation angle detection unit. A control unit counts the number of striking impact detected by the strike detection unit and stops the motor if the number of striking impact reaches a predetermined strike number. The control unit is designed to correct the predetermined strike number when the striking speed obtained in the striking speed detection unit is equal to or lower than a specified striking speed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084569 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, FACILITIES, AND METHODS WITH POWER PEDESTALS HAVING EUFER GROUNDING - Power pedestals are provided with an electrical ground connection to rebar encased in a foundation slab of a facility to thereby establish a EUFER ground for the power pedestal. Many pieces of rebar may be present within the foundation slab and may be interconnected to form a rebar network. In addition to the EUFER ground provided by the rebar, other grounding techniques may also be included such as a ground ring formed by ground rods spaced around the foundation slab and interconnected by a buried conductor that encircles the foundation slab. The rebar may be electrically connected to the ground ring to establish the conductivity to the earth. The power pedestal and EUFER ground may be present at various facilities, such as those including outdoor electronics equipment closures such as remote terminals and base stations. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084570 | Low Profile Photovoltaic (LPPV) Box - A low profile photovoltaic connection system for placement in space restricted areas. The connection system includes a connection box, diodes, and heat sinks inside of the connection box. The heat sink element is maintained in contact with the diode element such that the heat sink dissipates heat externally of the junction box and the contacts are arranged with a flat surface parallel to the solar panel to reduce vertical elevation of the junction box when mounted to the solar panel. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-FAB WIRING - A bracket and junction box assembly and method allows simplified wiring at a prefab production facility and at a construction site. A junction box including a detachable and reattachable rear cover plate is pre-assembled with a plaster ring, electrical device, and leads attached to the switch or outlet, at a prefab facility. A Metal Clad (MC) cable may be attached to the junction box and wires carried in the MC Cable may be connected to the leads. A mounting bracket is generally sandwiched between the junction box and the plaster ring for mounting to framing members at the construction site. Following assembly at the prefab facility, the prefab junction box is shipped to the construction site where the bracket and junction box assembly is mounted to framing members. Connections to wires carried by MC Cables are then facilitated by removing the rear cover plate to access the interior of the junction box. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084572 | WEATHERPROOF CONNECTOR - A weatherproof power inlet box and mating plug wherein the inlet box and mating plug are asymmetrical, positively latched and include more robust elements and a visual indicator of the status of the interconncct. Also included is a thermostat that trips to prevent overheating. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084573 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND A GROUP OF PARTS INCLUDING SAID DEVICE - Protection device for protecting at least one electrical apparatus which can be fixed to a wall by means of a supporting frame including a main body provided with at least one mounting window suitable to receive said electrical apparatus, characterized in that the protection device includes: a base part, removably applied to the supporting frame, provided with at least one through opening suitable to interact with said at least one mounting window; and a protective part, connected to the base part, surrounding the through opening so as to define at least one protection chamber provided with one open side and such as to internally house at least one frontal portion of said electrical apparatus. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084574 | POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND ITS USE IN THE FABRICATION OF EXTRUDED ARTICLES AND COATED WIRE - An electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition exhibits an excellent balance of flexibility, chemical resistance, and resistivity per unit volume. The chemical resistance of the composition is substantially improved by electron beam curing. The electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition is useful for the fabrication of extruded articles, including insulation for automotive wire and cable. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084575 | Indicia-Marked Electrical Cable - An electrical cable includes a sheath that envelops at least two internal conductors, and an indicia visible on the sheath is representative of the internal conductor. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084576 | Twisted pairs cable with shielding arrangement - A multi-pair cable having a plurality of twisted conductor pairs and a shielding arrangement. The shielding arrangement including at least one shielding component. The shielding component including a length of tape encased by a dielectric material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084577 | FLAME-RETARDANT POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND ITS USE AS A COVERING FOR COATED WIRE - A flame retardant poly(arylene ether) composition is described. In addition to the poly(arylene ether), the composition includes a polyolefin component, and a flame retardant composition that includes a metal dialkyl phosphinate but excludes melamine phosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, and melamine polyphosphate. The polyolefin component can be a polyolefin polymer and/or the polyolefin block of a poly(alkenyl aromatic)-polyolefin block copolymer. The composition is particularly suitable as a replacement for poly(vinyl chloride) in insulation for wire and cable. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084578 | PROTECTOR FOR WIRE HARNESS - A resin-molded, annular protector for a wire harness for a vehicle includes a split pair of a main body and a lid body both having a semiannular shape, and split ends of the protector are joined and locked together. Lock holes are provided in a peripheral wall of the lid body by cutting portions of the inner peripheral side of the peripheral wall from the split ends, leaving engagement sections on the outer peripheral side of the lid body and opening the top ends of the cut portions in the outer peripheral surface of the lid body. Lock sections projecting from the inner peripheral side of the split ends are provided in the peripheral wall of the main body, at positions facing the lock holes. Lock claws engaging with the engagement sections of the lock holes from the inner peripheral side are provided on the outer surface side of the projecting tips of the lock sections. When the main body and the lid body are joined and locked, the lock sections and the lock claws do not project form the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the lid body. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084579 | Electrical Power Feed Thru for Aircraft Fuselages - An electrical power feed thru for thin-walled vessels such as aircraft fuselages is disclosed which allows high electrical current power lines, and their associated high operating temperatures, to transition from the inside to the outside of the aircraft. The feed thru includes sealing surfaces, anti-rotation features and safety covers. This low-profile configuration permits the attached cables to run close to the fuselage walls, permitting easier routing and clamping. The feed thru has a variable geometry which permits alternate spacing of the end terminations in reference to the fuselage while maintaining the same parts. Installation is simplified through a single fuselage wall mounting hole design that can be done with a standard punch. The feed thru exceeds the shock and vibration environments of various aircraft such as a military aircraft. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084580 | GROMMET FOR CABLES - A cable grommet system for installation in data centers, offices and the like, for sealing cable openings in raised flooring, wall or ceiling panels, server cabinets, etc. to facilitate the installation and revision of wiring and cabling to server installations while minimizing losses of any provided conditioned air. A wide variety of grommet configurations is possible with a limited number of component parts. An advantageous acute angle mounting of sealing brushes enhances the sealing effectiveness thereof, particularly for smaller sizes of cable openings. In some embodiments, a novel arrangement of electrical conductors is incorporated into the grommet structures for dissipation of electrostatic charges, enabling the basic frame components to be formed of a flame retardant material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084581 | Cable Stand-Off - The different embodiments of the cable stand-off serve as a thermally inslutative protector. In one embodiment, the cable stand-off includes an elongated member defining a lumen therethrough, and a plurality of fins extending from an outer surface of the elongated member, wherein the plurality of fins includes sets of fins, each set of fins being spaced a longitudinal distance from one another and being positioned around a circumference of the elongated member. Another embodiment of the cable stand-off comprises an elongated member having a helical shape and surrounding at least a portion of a length of at least one energy transmission conduit. In yet another embodiment, a cable stand-off comprises an elongated surrounding at least a portion of a length of an energy transmission conduit, wherein the elongated member is made of a non-flammable, low particulate, flexible fiber material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084582 | Printed circuit board having stepped conduction layer - A printed circuit board having a stepped conduction layer is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a printed circuit board is provided in which at least one conduction layer configured for use as a signal transmission layer is divided into at least two base regions and at least one connecting region connecting any adjacent two of the base regions, where the connecting region is stepped to a lower height than those of the base regions. The stepped conduction layer in the printed circuit board can be used to resolve the problem of mixed signals in a printed circuit board equipped with various parts and components, including an analog circuit and digital circuit, etc. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084583 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF - Provided is a multilayer printed wiring board having a terminal portion of high quality. This multilayer printed wiring board has a flexible portion having flexibility, the flexible portion that can be bent when used, a rigid portion formed continuously with the flexible portion, the rigid portion having greater rigidity than the flexible portion, and a terminal portion formed continuously with the flexible portion at an end portion of the flexible portion. The rigid portion includes a rigid layer having insulation properties. The terminal portion includes an insulating layer formed of the same material as that for the rigid layer, the insulating layer having a conductive layer formed on the surface thereof, the conductive layer having a predetermined terminal pattern and serving as a connecting terminal. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084584 | Printed circuit board - A printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes a first board unit and a second board unit disposed with a gap in-between, and a flexible optical board configured to transmit optical signals, which has one side stacked on the first board unit and the other side stacked on the second board unit, where the flexible optical board includes a core through which the optical signals travel, a cladding surrounding the core, and a circuit pattern buried in the cladding which transmits electrical signals. By forming the rigid boards and the flexible optical board as an integrated structure, the need for separate connectors is obviated, and thus the cost of the product can be lowered. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084585 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a wiring substrate. The wiring substrate includes: a wiring member formed by layering wiring layers and insulating layers; and a frame-like stiffening member having an opening therein. The wiring member is arranged in the opening, and an inner wall of the opening and an outer peripheral side wall of the wiring member are adhered with an adhesive member. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084586 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SCREENED SMD COMPONENT, METHOD AND USE - The disclosure relates to an electronic component assembly including at least one SMD component ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084587 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF PREVENTING HIGH VOLTAGE DAMAGE - A wiring board is provided to protect an electronic device from static electricity and lightning surge without reducing packaging density. A wiring board is provided with a first wiring pattern ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084588 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084589 | LEAD TERMINAL BONDING METHOD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A lead terminal bonding method includes the steps of forming a land part on a front surface of a base substrate, the land part including a metal foil; forming a metal plating layer on a surface of the land part, the metal plating layer having a Young's modulus greater than that of the metal foil; and directly bonding a metal plate to the metal plating layer by spot-welding. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084590 | CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board has a low thermal expansion coefficient that suits the thermal expansion coefficient of an element to be mounted thereupon and can prevent the occurrence of delamination and cracking of a core layer when the circuit board is used in a low temperature environment. The circuit board is constructed by laminating a core layer and at least one wiring layer, where the at least one wiring layer has slightly smaller external dimensions in a planar direction than the core layer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084591 | Cavity capacitor fabrication method and printed circuit board having embedded cavity capacitor - A cavity capacitor fabrication method and a printed circuit board having an embedded cavity capacitor are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board having the embedded cavity capacitor includes two conductive layers to be used as a power layer and a ground layer, respectively; and a first dielectric layer, placed between the two conductive layers, wherein the cavity capacitor is placed between the two conductive layers, the cavity capacitor being formed to allow a second dielectric layer to have a lower stepped portion than the first dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer using the two conductive layers as a first electrode and a second electrode, respectively, and placed between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084592 | Semiconductor device including wiring excellent in impedance matching, and method for designing the same - A semiconductor device includes an interposer, and a semiconductor chip mounted on the interposer. In a plan view, the interposer includes a first region overlapping the semiconductor chip, and a second region excluding the first region. The interposer includes at least one wiring formed astride the first region and the second region. The cross-sectional area of the wiring in the first region and the cross-sectional area of the wiring in the second region are different from each other. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084593 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT COMPONENTS - High-frequency circuit components are disclosed in which parasitic capacitance between a high-frequency circuit element and a substrate is reduced and mechanical strength is improved. An exemplary component has a conductive substrate, a coil as the high-frequency circuit-element, a mounting board including a thin dielectric film on which the coil is mounted, and a support board that couples the mounting board to the substrate. The mounting board is coupled so that it floats relative to the substrate as a result of deliberate warping of the support board. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084594 | HEAT RESISTANT SUBSTRATE INCORPORATED CIRCUIT WIRING BOARD - This invention provides a multilayer printed wiring board which achieves fine pitches. A heat resistant substrate is incorporated in a multilayer printed wiring board and interlayer resin insulation layer and conductive layer are placed alternately on the heat resistant substrate. A built-up wiring board in which respective conductive layers are connected by via hole is formed. A via hole is formed on the surface of a mirror-processed Si substrate by using a heat resistant substrate composed of Si substrate so that finer wiring than a resin substrate having unevenness in its surface can be formed, whereby achieving fine pitches. Further, by forming the wiring on a mirror processed surface, dispersion of wiring decreases thereby decreasing dispersion of impedance. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084595 | Printed circuit board and manufacturing method of the same - A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes stacking a solder resist layer on one side of a carrier; forming a first circuit pattern, which includes a first electrode pad, on the solder resist layer; forming a conductive post on the first electrode pad; stacking and pressing the carrier onto an insulation layer stacked in an inner substrate, such that the conductive post faces the insulation layer; and removing the carrier. As the conductive posts are pressed into the insulation layers to implement interlayer connections, certain drilling processes for forming via holes may be omitted, so that the degree of freedom can be increased in designing the circuits, and the circuits can be made to have greater densities. As the circuit patterns are buried in the insulation layers, the board can be made thinner, and the attachment areas can be increased, to allow greater adhesion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084596 | MULTI-LAYER BOARD INCORPORATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electronic part-incorporated multilayer substrate is provided. The multi-layer substrate includes a core formed with a plurality of holes capable of containing an electronic part, a bottom insulating resin layer formed on a bottom surface of the core, a top insulating resin layer formed on a top surface of the core, a wiring layer selectively formed on an outer surface of the bottom insulating resin layer or top insulating resin layer, and an electronic part contained in any of the holes. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084597 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND CONNECTION SUBSTRATE - There is provided a circuit board including a first and a second circuit substrate located with a spacing, on which a first and a second conductor pad are provided respectively; and a connection substrate including a first and a second conductor post projecting from one or the other side; the connection substrate being disposed so as to cover a portion of the first and the second circuit substrate, and bridged therebetween; the first conductor post and the first conductor pad, as well as the second conductor post and the second conductor pad, being disposed so as to oppose each other; the circuit board also including a connector portion to be formed upon melting a metal coating layer, formed in advance on a surface of at least one of the first conductor post and the first conductor pad, and on a surface of at least one of the second conductor post and the second conductor pad; the first and the second circuit substrate and the connection substrate being electrically connected through the connector portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084598 | CORELESS SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed are a coreless substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The coreless substrate includes a solder resist layer capable of being formed on each of on a first side and a second side of a metal panel. The solder resist layer includes at least one opening. A copper layer may be plated in the at least one opening such that a height of the copper layer exceeds a height of the solder resist layer. Further, at least one dielectric layer is deposited above the copper layer, and at least one microvia drilled in the dielectric layer. The at least one microvia enables an electrical connection between at least one of the first side and the second side of the metal panel and a lower surface of the coreless substrate. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084599 | NANO INKS FOR IMPARTING EMI SHIELDING TO WINDOWS - An EMI shielded display window for an electronic device is prepared by coating at least one surface of the window with an optically transparent shielding layer. The shielding layer is a coating or ink containing conductive nanoparticles applied to the window at a thickness of 10 microns or less. The coating can be optionally plated with a layer of copper, silver or nickel for improved performance. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084600 | NANO COATING FOR EMI GASKETS - EMI shielding gaskets prepared by coating a resilient nonconductive core gasket with a coating or ink containing conductive nanoparticles. The coating layer can be applied at a thickness of 10 microns or less to achieve shielding levels comparable to conventional coatings which are typically an order of magnitude thicker. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084601 | Weatherproof chamber for a receptacle with GFI capability - An electrical receptacle includes an outlet that is protected from the environment in which the receptacle is used. The receptacle is designed for below grade use, such as in a tree well for providing tree lighting or other application in which a dry, clean environment is required. The plug end of a detachable power cord is inserted into the outlet of the receptacle, with foam or similar material being used to maintain the weatherproof condition as the cord exits from the receptacle. The receptacle is prewired for connection to a source of power via a raceway, but Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI) protection breaks the connection from the power source to the cord that is inserted into the outlet, if an unsafe condition is detected. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084602 | AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC PACKAGE - In an automotive electric/electronic package comprising an electronic component, a case for receiving the electronic component therein, and a lid covering an open top of the case, the case and the lid are joined together with a fluorochemical adhesive capable of chemically and/or physically adsorbing a corrosive gas. The package has highly reliable corrosion resistance in that the electronic component is protected from corrosion by corrosive acidic or basic gases such as sulfur compound and nitrogen oxide gases. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084603 | CABLE PROTECTION AND GUIDE DEVICE - A general purpose mounting bracket of a specific length which can be easily mounted onto a cable protection and guide device. The cable protection and guide device includes a fine setting of the entire length can be made without increasing the number of parts. A bracket joint includes a coupling portion ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084604 | COMPRESSIBLE OBJECTS HAVING PARTIAL FOAM INTERIORS COMBINED WITH A DRILLING FLUID TO FORM A VARIABLE DENSITY DRILLING MUD - A compressible object is described that may be utilized in drilling mud and with a drilling system to manage the density of the drilling mud. The compressible object includes a shell that encloses an interior region. The interior region of the shell is at least partially filled with a foam. The internal pressure of the compressible object may be greater than about 200 psi (pounds per square inch) at atmospheric pressure, greater than 500 psi at atmospheric pressure, greater than 1500 psi at atmospheric pressure or more preferably greater than 2000 psi at atmospheric pressure. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084605 | INDEXING FOR COILED TUBING DRILLING RIG - The invention provides a coiled tube drilling rig ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084606 | DRILL BITS AND TOOLS FOR SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING - A drill bit that includes a boss extending rotationally forward of at least one blade thereof in a gage region of a bit body for increasing stability and reducing impact shock caused by a lateral imbalance force acting on the bit while drilling a subterranean formation is disclosed. The boss includes a circumferential bearing surface that rotationally precedes a circumferential bearing surface of the at least one blade. A drill bit that includes a boss having a nozzle port extending therein is also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084607 | DRILL BITS AND TOOLS FOR SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING - A drill bit includes at least one extension pad extending rotationally forward or backward of an associated blade in a gage region of the bit body. The extension pad includes a circumferential bearing surface that extends the circumferential bearing surface of the associated blade and reduces the chordal drop between any blade having an extension pad associated therewith and a circumferentially adjacent blade toward which the extension pad protrudes. A drill bit that reduces a chordal drop segment extending across a junk slot is also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084608 | CUTTING STRUCTURES FOR CASING COMPONENT DRILLOUT AND EARTH BORING DRILL BITS INCLUDING SAME - A drill bit includes a bit body having a face on which two different types of cutters are disposed, the first type being cutting elements suitable for drilling at least one subterranean formation and the second type being at least one of an abrasive cutting structure and an abrasive cutting element suitable for drilling through a casing shoe, reamer shoe, casing bit, casing or liner string and cementing equipment or other components as well as cement Methods of forming earth-boring tools are also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084609 | MATTRESS SEAT FORCE SENSING METHOD - A weighing system and method associated with a mattress is operable to determine a patient weight value while the patient is positioned on the mattress. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084610 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION - A system for electronic transmission of handwritten information. The system includes a printed product page having a writing area for entering handwritten information and an address area indicating an address to which the handwritten information is to be sent. The system further includes an electronic pen for initiating transmission of handwritten information written in the writing area to an address indicated in the address area via interaction with the writing and address areas on the product page. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084611 | TOUCH SENSOR LAYOUT DESIGN - The present invention relates to a touch sensing device. In one embodiment, the touch sensing device includes a plurality of sensor units arranged in the form of an M×N matrix having M rows and N columns. Each sensor unit has a first touch sensor, S | 2009-04-02 |
20090084612 | MULTI-USER INPUT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR SERVING MULTIPLE USERS - Techniques for providing a common input for multiple users are disclosed. Two separate input detection systems can be provided. One input detection system detects the identity of user while the other detects the location of input for processing. The information provided by the two detection systems is effectively reconciled to determine whether a particular user identified by the first system has provided input in a particular location indicated by the second system. Information can be reconciled, for example, at least partially based on the timing information provided by the two systems (e.g., whether the times indicated by the two systems are within an acceptable range). The first input detection can be provided as a Radio Frequency (RF) system that detects a change in RF energy received by a RF receiver provided in the proximity of a user when the user touches a touchscreen. The second input detection can include an APR (Acoustic Pulse Recognition) or capacitive touchscreen (or multi-touch screen). It will also be appreciated that both input system can be integrated into a single device which can be presented, for example, as multi-user touchscreen. The multi-user touch screen can provide a common input surface to serve numerous applications. For example, a virtual roulette table with a touchscreen surface can be provided for multiple players. The players can interact with the game by touching the touch screen surface provided as a common playing area (e.g., players can place bets by touching various positions of the touchscreen). | 2009-04-02 |
20090084613 | Capacitive Touch Panel with Low Coupling Capacitance and Display Device Using the Capacitive Touch Panel - A capacitive touch panel and a display device using the capacitive touch panel are provided. The capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of first direction electrode strings and second direction electrode strings. Each first direction electrode string has a plurality of first electrodes while each second direction electrode has a plurality of second electrodes. In order to reduce the lateral capacitance between adjacent electrodes, width of the first electrode is reduced from the middle to two sides of the electrode along a second direction. In addition, the first electrode has a perimeter surrounding itself. Each quarter of the perimeter of the first electrode facing the adjacent second electrode has a first slope change rate and a different second slope change rate. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084614 | POSITION INDICATOR AND COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE - A position indicator includes a case ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084615 | Solar Powered Irrigation Machine - An apparatus and method of moving a mobile tower using solar power are disclosed for use with an irrigation system. The disclosed improvement includes a solar panel with a collecting surface to convert light energy to electrical energy, an electrical charge source in communication with the solar panel to receive electrical energy, and a motor to drive a ground-engaging wheel in communication with the electrical charge source. The improvement also includes a direction control system for regulating rotation of the solar panel and a tilt assembly for adjusting the angle of the solar panel to maintain the disposition of the collecting surface in alignment with the direction of incoming sunlight. The method of moving the mobile tower includes collecting light energy with a solar panel, converting the light energy into electrical energy, and driving a wheel of the mobile tower with a motor powered by the converted electrical energy. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084616 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering apparatus in which, when an abnormality is generated in an electric power steering apparatus, an assist is reduced smaller than normal when a steering burden is estimated to be small; and the assist can be increased to normal and the steering burden can be sufficiently reduced when the steering burden is estimated to be large. When an abnormality is detected, an assist command is set smaller than at a normal time when there is no abnormality in a first range where the steering burden estimated by the steering burden estimation unit is small; the assist command is increased to that at a normal time in a second range where the steering burden estimated by the steering burden estimation unit is larger than the first range; and an assist torque of a motor is controlled in response to the assist command at the abnormal time. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084617 | Integrated reminder function in a personal mobility vehicle, such as a wheelchair - A personal mobility vehicle, such as a wheelchair system, includes a user interface having a user input and a display for displaying information to the user and a control unit that includes a data processor and a memory. The data processor is responsive to the user entering information into the personal mobility vehicle, where the information is indicative of a reminder to be generated upon the occurrence of a triggering event, to store the information and to present the reminder, upon an occurrence of the triggering event, to the user on the user interface of the personal mobility vehicle. The information can include a message text, and the triggering event may be one of the elapsing of a specified interval of time or an occurrence of a specified time of day. The reminder may be presented by generating at least one of text, an image, a pictogram, an animation and sound. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084618 | HYBRID POWERTRAINS AND METHODS OF OPERATING - Hybrid powertrains and methods of operating the hybrid powertrains are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes determining whether a temperature of a battery pack in a battery pack module is above or below a first threshold, and providing a command to an electrically variable transmission module to select either a first mode or a second mode in which to operate, when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084619 | HOOD POSITIONING STRUCTURE OF MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE - A hood positioning structure is provided for a multi-purpose vehicle, including a crossbar and two brackets. The crossbar has opposite ends forming connection portions and a middle section forming a fixing seat, by which connection portions and fixing seat, the crossbar is fixed to a hood of the vehicle. Each bracket includes a U-shaped channel member and is coupled to an end of the crossbar respectively. A free end of the bracket forms a notch that spaces side walls of the bracket to form a coupling portion and forms a stop. The coupling portion is pivotally connected to the chassis to allow the hood to be lifted up for opening and the hood is positioned by the stop of the bracket abutting a predetermined portion of the chassis to thereby set the hood in a stable open position for easy maintenance and repairing of the vehicle. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084620 | Actuator - An actuator AE | 2009-04-02 |
20090084621 | Rack-mounted service center having separately removable housing - A service center for use with a machine having a frame is disclosed. The service center may have a mounting member rigidly connected to the frame of the machine, and a plurality of serviceable components connected to and supported by the mounting member. The service center may also have a housing connected to at least one of the frame of the machine and the mounting member. The housing may be configured to substantially enclose the plurality of serviceable components. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084622 | Method of Mass Transit - Disclosed is a method for converting the area of federally protected wetlands, like those located between the Anacostia River's edge and the boundary of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Anacostia Metrorail Station's property line, into a right-of-way or a specific travel route for the safe passage of hovercraft passenger ferry that is non-destructive of the environmentally sensitive nature of the land used as a right-of-way. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084623 | LOAD SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM - A vehicle comprising a seat defining a driver seat portion and a passenger seat portion, an electronic stability system, adapted to receive inputs from a load sensor, a wheel rotation sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor, the electronic stability system adapted to provide outputs to at least one of the brake system for braking the vehicle, and the engine control unit to change the power output transmitted to the wheels by the engine, the electronic stability system using a first calibration to determine the outputs when the load sensor is in a non-loaded state and a second calibration to determine the outputs when the load sensor is in a loaded state. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084624 | PORTED LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE WITH TAPERED WAVEGUIDE ABSORBER - A loudspeaker enclosure has a first aperture in which a driver can be mounted, the driver having a first resonant frequency. A second aperture defines a port extending between the interior and the exterior of the enclosure. The port is tuned to a second resonant frequency. A sound absorbing element comprises at least one exponentially tapered horn having a mouth in communication with the interior of the enclosure. The horn has a cut-off frequency equal to or greater than the resonant frequency of the port, and preferably two to four times greater. The horn can be defined by tapering external walls of the enclosure, or by structures located within the enclosure which define a plurality of individual horns. The described enclosure combines the benefits of ported enclosures with those of enclosures employing tapered sound absorbing elements. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084625 | ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE MODE CONTROLLING - An acoustic device including a first acoustic waveguide having two open ends; a second acoustic waveguide; and an acoustic driver having a first and second radiating surface positioned so that the first: radiating surface radiates into the first waveguide and the second surface radiates into the second waveguide. An acoustic device including an acoustic driver and an acoustic waveguide with two open ends. A method for making the acoustic device. | 2009-04-02 |