29th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130180622 | CUP BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE WITH MULTIPLE BEVERAGE DISPENSING POINTS AND SELECTED BEVERAGE DISPENSING POINT LIGHTING - A cup beverage vending machine having a beverage dispensing assembly with fluid dispensing nozzles located over respective cup stands; a beverage selection device; a lighting device for lighting the cup stands; and an electronic control unit connected to the beverage dispensing assembly, the beverage selection device and the lighting device, and so configured that, in response to selection of a beverage, the lighting device only illuminates the cup stand on which a cup for the selected beverage is to be deposited. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180623 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A beverage vending machine having a beverage production unit; a store containing cups; a take-out compartment accessible from the outside and having at least two dispensing stations; at least two cup-holders, each for supporting a cup at a respective dispensing station; and a beverage dispensing device, which defines an outlet of the beverage production unit and is operated to selectively engage the dispensing stations. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180624 | MEDICINE SUPPLY APPARATUS - A medicine supply apparatus that subdivides and supplies medicines is provided. The medicine supply apparatus includes: a cassette unit that is provided movably between a fixed position and a drawn position, and can temporarily retain the medicines in a subdivided manner; a cover provided movably between a closed position to cover the cassette unit from above and an opened position where the cassette unit is exposed; and an association mechanism that associates operations of the cassette unit and the cover, wherein the association mechanism restricts an operation of the cover so as to keep the cover in the closed position when the cassette unit is in the drawn position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180625 | STUMP CUTTING TOOTH ASSEMBLY - A stump cutting assembly mounted to a stump cutting wheel. Stump cutting assembly is a stump cutting tooth interconnected to the wheel by a holder or block that is fixed to wheel by welding or other equivalent process, an optional debris deflector and a fastener that interconnects tooth and deflector to holder. As wheel rotates about its axis of rotation, the tooth cuts away at wood or other debris in which it comes into contact through the side to side and/or longitudinal movement of a stump grinder unit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180626 | STEEL FOR MACHINE STRUCTURAL PURPOSES FOR SURFACE HARDENING USE AND STEEL PARTS FOR MACHINE STRUCTURAL PURPOSES AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - A steel for surface hardening for machine structural use which is characterized by containing, in terms of mass %, 0.30-0.60% C, 0.02-2.0% Si, 0.35-1.5% Mn, 0.001-0.5% Al, 0.05-2.0% Cr, 0.001-1.0% Sn, 0.0001-0.021% S, 0.0030-0.0055% N, 0.01-2.0% Ni, 0.01-2.0% Cu, up to 0.030% P, and up to 0.005% O, with the remainder comprising Fe and incidental impurities, the contents of Sn, Cu, Ni, Mn, and S satisfying relationships (1) and (2). | 2013-07-18 |
20130180627 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR DENTAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a metal-metal oxide composite material for dental prosthesis, which has a white surface with good aesthetic quality and includes a titanium or titanium alloy substrate; and an oxidation layer present on a surface of the substrate. The metal-metal oxide composite material is manufactured by subjecting the substrate to a heat treatment at a temperature of around 1000° C. in an oxygen-containing atmosphere to form the oxidation layer on the surface of the substrate with good adhesion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180628 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL MACHINEABILITY OPTIMIZATION - A method of fabricating a martensitic stainless steel including: 1) heating steel to a temperature higher than austenizing temperature of the steel, then quenching the steel until a hottest portion of the steel is at a temperature less than or equal to a maximum temperature, and greater than or equal to a minimum temperature, a cooling rate being sufficiently fast for austenite not to transform into a ferrito-perlitic structure; 2) performing a first anneal followed by cooling until the hottest portion of the steel is at a temperature less than or equal to the maximum temperature and greater than or equal to the minimum temperature; 3) performing a second anneal followed by cooling to ambient temperature; and at the end of each of 1) and 2), performing: ω) as soon as temperature of the hottest portion of the steel reaches the maximum temperature, immediately heating the steel once more. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180629 | AUTOMOBILE PART, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF SAME - Provided is a manufacturing apparatus for an automobile part, comprising: a conveying path ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180630 | Cu-Co-Si-BASED ALLOY FOR ELECTRONIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A Cu—Co—Si-based alloy that has even mechanical properties and that is provided with favorable mechanical and electrical properties as a copper alloy for an electronic material is provided. The copper alloy for an electronic material comprises 0.5% by mass to 3.0% by mass of Co, 0.1% by mass to 1.0% by mass of Si, and the balance Cu with inevitable impurities. An average grain size is in the range of 3 μm to 15 μm and an average difference between a maximum grain size and a minimum grain size in every observation field of 0.05 mm | 2013-07-18 |
20130180631 | High-Carbon Hot-Rolled Steel Sheet, High-Carbon Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet, and Method of Manufacturing the Same - Provided is a method of manufacturing a high-carbon hot-rolled steel sheet, including the steps of i) preparing high-carbon steel materials comprising C: 0.7 to 0.9%, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%, Cr: 0.5% or less, P: 0.05% or less, and S: 0.03% or less in wt % and remaining Fe and other inevitable impurities; ii) heating the high-carbon steel materials again and manufacturing a steel sheet by performing hot rolling in an austenite region in which a finishing temperature for the hot rolling is an Ar3 transformation temperature or higher; iii) rapidly cooling the steel sheet at 520 to 620° C. before phase transformation is started in a Run-Out Table (ROT); iv) uniformly maintaining a cooling retention temperature so that the cooled steel sheet is subject to phase transformation in any one temperature between 520 to 620° C.; and v) winding the steel sheet in the cooling retention temperature. Also provided is the high-carbon steel sheet made by the above-described method. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180632 | Steel Sheet for Enamel Having No Surface Defects and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A steel sheet for enameling for eliminating surface defects such as fish scale defects and having excellent formability, and provides a steel sheet for enamel having no surface defects, including: more than 0 wt % and 0.005 wt % or less of C, 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of Mn, more than 0 wt % and 0.03 wt % or less of Si, 0.05 to 0.3 wt % of Cr, more than 0 wt % and 0.03 wt % or less of Al, 0.03 to 0.1 wt % of O, more than 0 wt % and 0.03 wt % or less of P, more than 0 wt % and 0.02 wt % or less of S, more than 0 wt % and 0.015 wt % or less of Cu, more than 0 wt % and 0.005 wt % or less of N, Fe in a remaining content, and other inevitable impurities. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180633 | Method of Manufacturing Multi Physical Properties Part - A multi physical properties part used in automotive components required to be lightweight and provide collision safety, and a method of manufacturing a multi physical properties part, in which the multi physical properties part may be more economically and simply manufactured by using two or more separated die sets without using an additional heating device or treating a die surface. A method of manufacturing a multi physical properties part, which includes positioning a single heated formed article in two or more die sets, and then manufacturing a multi physical properties part including two or more regions having different physical properties by differing cooling conditions in the respective die set. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180634 | Grain-Oriented Electric Steel Sheet Having Superior Magnetic Property and Method for Manufacturing Same - Provided is a grain-oriented electric steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same, the steel sheet having superior magnetic properties. The method comprises heating a slab comprising 2.0 to 4.5 weight % of Si, 0.001 to 0.10 weight % of C, 0.010 weight % or lower of Al, 0.08 weight % or lower of Mn, 0.005 weight % or lower of N, 0.002 to 0.050 weight % of S, the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities, performing hot-rolling of the heated slab, performing cold-rolling one time or two or more times including an intermediate annealing, performing decarbonization and re-crystallizing annealing, and performing secondary re-crystallizing annealing. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180635 | PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided a useful method for producing a press-formed product without causing disadvantages such as hardness variation, which product has favorable formability in a level so as to be able to be produced by deep drawing, and which method is carried out by heating a thin steel sheet to a temperature not lower than an Ac | 2013-07-18 |
20130180636 | SIDE RAIN FLAPS FOR SHOULDER BAGS - A side flap for covering a gap in a bag is provided for reducing or eliminating environmental elements from entering the bag through the gap between a cover and a mouth of the bag, and for containing contents within the bag. The side flap includes an attachment device that automatically attaches to a corresponding attachment device on the bag when the cover is moved from an open position to a closed position. The attachment device automatically detaches from the corresponding attachment device when the cover is moved from the closed position to the open position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180637 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire using a rubber composition which makes it possible to keep rolling resistance low, prevent the accumulation of static electricity during the running of the tire, suppress an increase over time in electrical resistance of the tire, and improve durability. The present invention relates to a rubber composition, including: a rubber component including two or more diene rubber; and carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 400 m | 2013-07-18 |
20130180638 | HEAVY DUTY PNEUMATIC TIRE - Heavy duty pneumatic tire with a tread portion having a zigzag crown main groove and a pair of zigzag shoulder main grooves forming two crown land portions between the crown main groove and two shoulder main grooves. The crown land portion is divided by crown lateral grooves into circumferentially arranged crown blocks. The crown lateral grooves in each crown land portion extend from alternate axially inside zigzag vertices of the shoulder main groove to zigzag vertices of the crown main groove, while inclining with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The crown block has a crown auxiliary groove narrower in width than the crown main groove and extending to one of the zigzag vertices of the crown main groove to which none of the crown lateral grooves are connected, from one of the inside zigzag vertices of the shoulder main groove, while inclining with respect to the tire axial direction. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180639 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire having improved performance on ice and wet road surfaces without degradation of steering stability on dry road surfaces. The pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, side wall portions, bead portions, a plurality of circumferential grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and a plurality of lateral grooves extending in the tire width direction provided in the tread portion, a plurality of blocks partitioned by the circumferential and lateral grooves, and a plurality of sipes extending in the tire width direction in each block. At least some sipes include a main body part located centrally in the block width direction, and a deep-bottomed communicating portion that communicates with the circumferential groove adjacent to the block and has a depth not less than 50% the depth of the circumferential groove, and mutually mating convex and concave portions are formed locally in opposing surfaces in the deep-bottomed communicating portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180640 | ANTI-SKID DEVICE FOR TIRES - In an anti-skid device of fit-in type, less time and effort are needed for adjusting the inner width of anti-skid bodies. The anti-skid device is such that two or more anti-skid bodies having a U-shaped cross-section are fitted therein with a tire of a car and arranged in circumferential direction of the tire so as to be connected with one another. An exterior part of each anti-skid body is provided with a contact member for contacting with an outside surface of the tire, while an interior part is provided with a contact member for contacting with an inside surface of the tire. The exterior part or the interior part of each anti-skid body is attached thereto with a shaft | 2013-07-18 |
20130180641 | System and Method of Securing a Pneumatic Tire to a Rim - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure an inner tube comprises an encasing configured to hold air. The encasing comprises a reinforcing structure configured such that, as the encasing is inflated, an overall major diameter of the inner tube is reduced. The inner tube also comprises an inflation valve coupled to the encasing and configured to allow inflation of the encasing. Further, the inner tube comprises a pressure valve coupled to the encasing. The pressure valve is configured to be biased closed and allow air to leave the encasing when a differential pressure between inside of the encasing and outside of the encasing reaches a threshold pressure level. In the same or alternative embodiments, the encasing also comprises a reinforcing structure configured such that, as the encasing is inflated, an overall major diameter of inner tube is reduced. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180642 | Self-stiffened composite panel and process for making same - The invention provides a self-stiffened composite panel including an external skin, an internal skin superposed on the external skin, which covers an internal face of the external skin and at least one stiffener protruding inwards relatively to the internal skin which extends along a longitudinal direction, characterised in that the stiffener is made as one piece with the internal skin and consists of a portion of the internal skin which is located at distance from the external skin. The invention also provides a process for making such a self-stiffened panel. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180643 | Heat-Seal System and Method - A heat-seal device generally includes a heat source, a thermal conductor, which encapsulates at least a portion of the heat source and is capable of transferring heat from the heat source, and a thermal insulator, which substantially surrounds the thermal conductor but leaves a portion thereof exposed, the exposed portion of the thermal conductor providing a heat-seal contact surface, which is adapted to be brought into sliding contact with a material to be sealed. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180644 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR INTRODUCING A DECORATIVE SEAM - A method and tooling for introducing a decorative seam between two sections of a thermoplastic top layer for a composite part. The method may be carried out using the tooling according to the steps of: forming a contact surface along which a visible side of the first section of the top layer and a visible side of the second section of the top layer are brought into contact; heating the contact surface at least regionally; and at least partially connecting the two sections of the top layer by at least regionally pressing together the two sections along the contact surface using a pressing tool having tooth-like projections. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180645 | Passive Buffer Brush Air Cooling - In one embodiment, the present invention provides a buffer brush. When rotating, the buffer brush acts as a centrifugal pump. The buffer brush contains a core having a first side and a second side and the brush extends racially from the surface of the core. The first and second sides have at least one opening configured to allow air to flow laterally through the core. Vents on the surface of the cure are configured to allow air flowing laterally through the core to also flow radially through the vents into the brush. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES - A green tyre is built on a rigid toroidal support externally having a forming surface of a conformation corresponding to the inner conformation of the tyre. The built tyre is removed from the rigid toroidal support and engaged on an expandable toroidal support comprising a bladder. The green tyre engaged on the expandable toroidal support is introduced into a vulcanization mould and submitted to a vulcanization cycle. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180647 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A process for manufacturing a tyre for vehicle wheels includes: laying at least one carcass ply on a forming support having a rotation axis; bringing an annular anchoring structure in contact position with an end edge of the carcass ply; holding through a positioning device, the annular anchoring structure in contact position with the end edge while an air chamber is partially inflated to carry out a first part of turning up the end edge around the annular anchoring structure; moving the positioning device away from the annular anchoring structure; and completing the inflation of the air chamber to carry out the remaining part of turning up the end edge around the annular anchoring structure, so as to form a turned up end portion of the carcass ply including the annular anchoring structure. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180648 | Method and Device for Producing a Valve Unit for an Airbag - A method for producing a valve device is provided. The airbag has at least one substantially air-permeable textile, fabric layer and with a film. The textile layer and the film are arranged in a deep-drawing tool with at least area-wise reciprocal overlapping. The film is deep-drawn in deep-drawing regions by the deep-drawing tool to form a plurality of depressions of the film. The textile layer is connected to the film in regions of the film differing from the deep-drawing regions by the deep-drawing tool. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING VENTS - A method for sealing a vent includes coupling a film including an adhesive surface to an applicator, applying the film onto the vent using the applicator adhering the adhesive surface to at least one of the vent and a portion of a structure surrounding the vent, and decoupling the film from the applicator during or after the applying the film. An applicator for applying a sealing film to a vent for sealing the vent includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member having a bore extending along its length and receiving the first member within the bore, where the first elongate member is longer than the second elongate member and where a first end portion of the first elongate member extends beyond a first end of the second elongate member and a second end portion of the first elongate member extends beyond a second end of the first elongate member, and where the second elongate member is rotatable to various orientations relative to the first elongate member about a longitudinal axis. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180650 | SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE SATURABLE ABSORBER PRODUCTION VIA MULTI-VACUUM FILTRATION METHOD - Provided is single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber production via a multi-vacuum filtration method, and more particularly, single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber production via a multi-vacuum filtration method, capable of depositing a carbon nanotube thin film on a filter using a vacuum chamber and a membrane filter, etching the filter using an etchant so as to be transferred to an upper surface of the polymer, coating the polymer on the carbon nanotube to thereby produce a carbon nanotube saturable absorber, as a method of producing a carbon nanotube thin film to transfer the thin film to the polymer using a multi-filtration method in order to produce a passive saturable absorber to be used in laser oscillation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180651 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a package substrate. A carrier member is formed on an insulation protection layer on either of two surfaces of a core layer. The package substrate has the carrier member combined with one side thereof, and is prevented from being damaged during transportation or packaging due to reduced thickness. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180652 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, LAYERED PRODUCT, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - Disclosed is a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving comprising: a support; a relief-forming layer provided above the support; and a foam sheet covering the relief-forming layer, the foam sheet having a surface roughness Ra of 0.02 to 1.0 mm. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180653 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF CURVED-SURFACE DISPLAY PANEL - A curved-surface display panel fabrication method for fabricating a curved display panel having a desired curved shape using a flat display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate, includes: paring partially outer surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate so as to reduce thicknesses thereof to a predetermined thickness; and attaching a reinforcing plate having the same shape with the desired curved shape and light transmitting characteristics to the display panel using an adhesive layer which is formed on at least a portion of edge portions of the display panel in a state that the pared flat display panel is bent to the desired curved shape. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180654 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INKJET HEAD - According to one embodiment, forming an electrode part, in which after an electrode is formed on an inner surface of a groove part formed in a substrate of the inkjet head, a smoothed film made of an inorganic material and having an average surface roughness of 0.6 μm or less is formed on a surface of the electrode, and then, an electrode protection film having a thickness of 1.0 μm or more is formed on a surface of the smoothed film; bonding a nozzle plate to an opening end face of a pressure chamber in the groove part by an adhesive after the electrode part is formed; and forming, in the nozzle plate, a nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber by laser machining after the nozzle plate is bonded. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180655 | ADHESIVE - There is provided a powdery adhesive that is used for adhesion between a metal plate and a porous material. The powdery adhesive includes at least thermosetting adhesive particles and an anti-rust filler. A content of the anti-rust filler is 0.1 to 1.0 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting adhesive particles. The anti-rust filler may be at least one of phosphate and molybdate. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180656 | Thermoform Labeling - Processes for forming a thermoformed labeled article are described. Labels are attached to a sheet to be thermoformed or to a section thereof. Label attachment can optionally use an adhesive. If the label material is completely or partially compatible with the sheet then the use of adhesive may not be necessary. The labels may also receive various graphics or other designs, such as by printing. After appropriate placement of the label relative to the sheet, the assembly of both sheet and label is thermoformed. After thermoforming, a finished and labeled article is produced. Also described are various labels and label assemblies which are uniquely suited for use in the processes described herein. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180657 | Multi-Spectral, Selectively Reflective Construct - A selectively reflective construct, and a method for making the construct, are described. In one embodiment reflectance, transmission and absorption properties may be controlled in multiple electromagnetic bands. A construct is described comprising a) a thermally transparent, visually opaque substrate comprising a polymeric material and a colorant, and b) a thermally reflective layer comprising a low emissivity component which is optionally transparent to radar signal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180658 | TILT CORRECTING APPARATUS AND BONDING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a tilt correcting apparatus including: a bracket part forming an appearance frame; an operating part disposed under the bracket part; a housing part vertically moved by the operating part and having a plurality of through holes mounted on a top surface thereof; and a plurality of elastic support part mounted in an inner space of the housing part and protruded through the through holes. The tilt correcting apparatus according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention can correct the tilt of the PCB and the image sensors through a translation and rotation movement according to 6 degree of freedom, thereby bonding the PCB cells and the image sensors at a uniform interval by using the adhesive. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180659 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS - A liquid treatment apparatus includes a substrate holder ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180660 | PLASMA TREATMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL MONITOR DEVICE - [Problem] To carry out high accuracy optical monitoring of the surface of a substrate to be treated inside a treatment vessel using non-coherent monitor light having a wide wavelength range, without affecting the uniformity of the electromagnetic radiation from a planar slot antenna. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180661 | MICROWAVE INTRODUCING MECHANISM, MICROWAVE PLASMA SOURCE AND MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The microwave introducing mechanism includes an antenna unit having a planar antenna radiating a microwave into a chamber; a tuner for performing impedance matching; and a heat dissipation device for dissipating a heat from the antenna unit. The tuner has a tuner main body including a tubular outer conductor and a tubular inner conductor to serve as a part of a microwave transmission line; slugs provided between the outer conductor and the inner conductor to be movable along a longitudinal direction of the inner conductor; and a driving device for moving the slugs. The heat dissipation device has a heat pipe configured to transfer the heat of the antenna unit from its heat input end to its heat dissipation end. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180662 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus having a processing chamber, a sample stage, a sample, a dielectric-composed insulating film and an electrode, the sample stage can be divided into an upper member and a lower member, the upper member including the insulating film and an electrode, the apparatus includes a socket which is deployed inside a through hole of the upper member, and which is electrically connected to the electrode, a pin which is brought into contact with the socket by being inserted into the socket, and a seal member which is attached onto the socket in order to implement a hermetic sealing between the upper-member side and the lower-member side inside the through hole, the upper-member side being continuously linked to the decompressed processing chamber, the lower-member side being continuously linked to the substantially-atmospheric-pressure side which is the outside of the processing chamber. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180663 | Tooling Systems and Methods for Composite Parts - A tooling system for forming a part comprises a sheet structure, a truss structure, and an attachment system. The sheet structure is a carbon fiber composite structure and defines a mold surface for defining at least a portion of the part. The truss structure comprises a plurality of truss components. The truss components are tubular and are made of Invar. At least one end of each of the truss components is crimped. Crimped ends of the truss components are welded to other truss components to form the truss structure. The attachment system secures the sheet structure to the truss structure. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180664 | BONDING APPARATUS FOR LCD PANEL - A bonding apparatus for an LCD panel for bonding two plates together is provided. The bonding apparatus includes a base, a stage, a pressing head, a sensor and a control module. The two plates are disposed one on top of the other, and a gel is applied between the two plates. The pressing head is movably disposed on the base and above the stage. The sensor is disposed on the pressing head. The control module is electrically connected to the sensor and the pressing head. The control module drives the pressing head to move toward the stage such that the two plates are pressed between the pressing head and the stage. The sensor moves synchronously with the pressing head to contact an upper one of the two plates and senses a pressing distance of the pressing head relative to the two plates. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180665 | METHODS FOR LASER CUTTING ARTICLES FROM ION EXCHANGED GLASS SUBSTRATES - A method of cutting an article ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180666 | ROLLER SHADE COUNTER BALANCING AND BLIND ATTACHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A roller shade is provided. In some embodiments, the roller shade may include: a roller assembly; an inner portion of the roller assembly having an attaching structure for attaching to a mount; an outer portion of the roller assembly located on the roller assembly radially outward from the inner portion; a slot in the outer portion; and an insert dimensioned to be slidably received into the slot along with a portion of a shade to thereby attach the shade to the roller assembly. A method of attaching a shade to a roller assembly may also be provided. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180667 | Retractable Sun Shade - A retractable sun shade, comprising at least one fabric section affixed to a boom, the boom supported and slideably engaged to a track at an intermediate portion of the boom, the track supported by a frame, and at least one flexible drawing element affixed to the boom at the intermediate portion, for drawing the boom in a first direction along the track to extend the sun shade and for drawing the boom in an opposite direction along the track to retract the sun shade. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180668 | Method for Making Roller Shades - In a method for making roller shades a stack of pleated material is cut so that the length of the stack corresponds to the width of the roller shade being made. Then the edge of the material is attached to a roller so that the plurality of pleats are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the roller. Preferably the stack of pleated material has been made from strips bonded together to form tabs where the edges of adjacent fabric segments are joined together. Preferably the tabs in the panel of pleated material will be along one edge of the stack and the pleats will be along the opposite edge of the stack. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180669 | Cellular Material for Window Coverings and Method of Making Same - In a cellular material a first panel having a series of lengthwise accordion folds across the width of the panel, alternate folds projecting toward the front of the panel and the back of the panel is attached to a second panel of material in a manner to create a series of P-shaped cells having a back, an upper cell wall and a lower cell wall in which the upper cell wall and the lower cell wall are curved in a same direction. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180670 | DRAPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A drape is made from a series of strips of material arranged side by side and attached together in a manner so that each pair of adjacent lengthwise sides of each strip when joined together form a tab. Each strip has a sharp lengthwise pleat substantially parallel to and between the sides of the strip such that the drape has a series of sharp folds projecting outward on the front of the drape and a series of tabs projecting outward from the back of the drape. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180671 | WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLIES - Disclosed herein are cellular blind constructions including a plurality of tubular cellular elements and a thermoplastic hot melt adhesive composition disposed between tubular cellular elements. The thermoplastic hot melt adhesive composition includes a metallocene-polymerized propylene copolymer and a functionalized polyolefin including groups derived from maleic anhydride or acrylic acid and is characterized by the absence of tackifiers, plasticizers, and waxes. The thermoplastic hot melt adhesive composition is thermally stable and UV resistant under the environmental conditions encountered by the cellular blind constructions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180672 | LIFTING TYPE VENETIAN BLIND - A lifting Venetian blind having a rope lock device is equipped at an end of a head rail, a side cover is equipped at another end of the head rail, a piece of transverse shaft is equipped in a head rail assembly system, an end of the piece of transverse shaft is loaded in the rope lock device, and another end of the piece of transverse shaft is equipped with elevator components, which include an elevator connection seat, a ladder belt cover wheel brake shaft, a cloth wheel stop bit elastic device, a ladder belt cover wheel, a bearing block, a bearing, and an elevator belt rotating wheel. It solves a problem of light leaking through a hole on a blind slat to the greatest extent possible. When the blind is raised or lowered, an elevator belt is easily on and off and not mutually winding knot without noise. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180673 | HIGH SPEED DOOR MECHANISM - A sliding door apparatus including a plurality of slat support elements, each including force-transfer members, a movement member and slat mounting members, the slat support elements being pivotally connected to one another and arranged for the movement members to travel along a track which has at least one straight track portion and at least one curved track portion, a plurality of slats attached to the slat mounting members, and a drive mechanism arranged to impart a driving force to the force-transfer members of the slat support elements so that the movement members travel along the track and pivot with respect to each other when passing through the at least one curved track portion. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180674 | FOLDABLE WELDING SCREEN - A foldable welding screen includes first and second elongate members each with a first end, a second end and an intermediate point. Intermediate point includes a pivoting connection with the first ends of the first and second elongate members being pivotally connected and the second ends of the first and second elongate members being pivotally connected. A stabilizing member has a first portion that is pivotally connected to the intermediate point of the first elongate member and a second portion that is pivotally connected to the intermediate point of the second elongate member. The first portion of the stabilizing member is movable relative to the second portion of the stabilizing member. A flexible substrate is attached to the first elongate member and the second elongate member. The first and second elongate members move between an erected position and a collapsed position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180675 | HEAVY DUTY HIGH PERFORMANCE SLIDING SCREEN FOR SLIDING GLASS, FRENCH AND GARAGE DOORS - A sliding screen frame is designed with sufficient strength to not bind, bend or sag, allowing the sliding screen frame to open and close easily every time. Stainless steel wire screening can protect against vandalism, weather conditions, pets, children and everyday use, while being impact resistant, increasing security, and protection against theft. Rollers on the top and bottom of the sliding screen frame can adjust and lock into place so that the screen insert frame cannot be easily removed by intruders. The rollers also allow the sliding screen frame to roll easily along the sill tracks. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180676 | AUTOMATED SHADE CONTROL SYSTEM - Automated shade systems comprise motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures, shadow information, reflectance information, lighting and radiation information, ASHRAE clear sky algorithms, log information related to manual overrides, occupant preference information, motion information, real-time sky conditions, solar radiation on a building, a total foot-candle load on a structure, brightness overrides, actual and/or calculated BTU load, time-of-year information, and microclimate analysis. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180677 | Methods To Control Organic Contaminants In Fibers - Methods to control organic contaminants in fibers are described. One method involves contacting the fibers with a) diatomaceous earth and b) detackifier, or an ester hydrolyzing enzyme, or both, for a sufficient time and in a sufficient amount to control the organic contaminants present in the fibers. This method is effective to reduce stickies in paper mill furnish formed with recycled fibers. A method for pitch control in paper mill furnish formed with virgin fibers is also provided. Resulting paper products formed from the processed fibers are also described as well as methods to make them. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180678 | METHOD OF PREPARING A TREATED ARTICLE AND TREATED ARTICLE FORMED THEREFROM - A method of preparing a treated article comprises the step of providing a slurry comprising fibers. The method further comprises the step of combining the slurry and a first fluorinated composition to form a mixture. In addition, the method comprises the step of forming at least one sheet from the mixture. Finally, the method comprises the step of applying a second fluorinated composition on at least one surface of the at least one sheet to prepare the treated article. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180679 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE REMOVAL OF WATER - The invention relates to a method for improving the removal of water in a composition containing microfibrillated cellulose. According to the invention, a cationic polyelectrolyte that has a low molecular weight and a molecular weight of less than 10000 is provided in the composition containing microfibrillated cellulose. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180680 | PAPER OR PAPERBOARD PRODUCT AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF A PAPER OR PAPERBOARD PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a paper or paperboard product comprising a furnish wherein said furnish comprises a cationic polymer in an amount of above 1.5% by weight, an anionic polymer and microfibrillated cellulose. The invention further relates to a process for the production of said product. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180681 | START-UP SYSTEM FOR A ONCE-THROUGH HORIZONTAL EVAPORATOR - Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more substantially horizontal evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; where one or more tube stacks are used for a start-up of the once-through evaporator; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; a separator in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers; a first flow control device in fluid communication with the separator and at least one of the tube stacks used for startup; a second flow control device in fluid communication with a superheater to bypass the separator and at least one of the tube stacks used for startup; and a controller for controlling the actuation of the first and second flow control devices in response to a parameter of the evaporator. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180682 | VEHICLE HEAT RELEASE STRUCTURE - A wire harness is threaded from a cabin exterior to a cabin interior. A heat releasing hose is provided by integrally mounting a main portion in the wire harness by taping and the like. A first end portion of the heat releasing hose branches from the wire harness within an engine compartment and is connected to a second terminus of an auxiliary hose provided to a lateral surface of a housing unit so as to enable heated air in a vicinity of a heat generator to flow therethrough. A second end portion of the heat releasing hose is positioned in a location in the cabin interior where air can be expelled. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180683 | COOLER BAG AND WRAP - A cooler bag and wrap is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the cooler bag includes a pair of side panels and at least one pocket formed within each side panel. A plurality of fluid filled beads are contained within the pocket and are visible through an outside layer of the side panels to provide a distinctive appearance to the bag. In addition, the fluid within the beads is adapted to be frozen to keep contents of the bag cool. The bag may also include at least one baffle within the at least one pocket. The baffle helps to evenly disperse the beads and to prevent all the beads from collecting at the bottom of the bag. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180684 | HEAT DISSIPATION BRACKET FOR BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY - A heat dissipation bracket for a battery pack assembly, comprises: a plurality of battery support brackets with an open end in a lower portion thereof; and a baffle mated with the open end, wherein the open end and the upper end of the battery support bracket and the two sides of the baffle are provided with corresponding horizontal protruding edges; the open end of one of the plurality of battery support brackets is provided with the baffle, while the rest of the battery support brackets are vertically stacked and disposed on the upper end of the battery support brackets; the battery support bracket, the baffle, and the stacked battery support brackets are connected through bolts in the corresponding horizontal protruding edges; a plurality of battery positioning slots are formed by the battery support brackets and the inner wall of the baffle; a plurality of raised bars are formed on the outer wall of the baffle along the longitudinal axial direction of the battery positioning slots, and a heat exchange channel is formed between the raised bars on the outer wall and the battery positioning slots on the inner wall. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180685 | Heat Exchange System for a Cavitation Chamber - A method and apparatus for regulating the temperature of the cavitation medium for a cavitation chamber is provided. A heat exchange fluid is pumped through a heat exchange conduit that passes through a portion of the cavitation chamber. An external heat exchanger, couples either directly or indirectly to the heat exchange conduit, regulates the temperature of the heat exchanger fluid which, in turn, regulates the temperature of cavitation medium within the cavitation chamber. The heat exchanger can be used to lower the temperature of the cavitation medium to a temperature less than the ambient temperature; to withdraw excess heat from the cavitation medium; or to heat the cavitation medium to the desired operating temperature. The heat exchanger can utilize heated heat exchange fluid, cooled heat exchange fluid, thermoelectric coolers, heat sinks, refrigeration systems or heaters. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180686 | PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FACILITATING SINGLE-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER IN A COOLING SYSTEM - A pressure control unit and method are provided for facilitating single-phase heat transfer within a liquid-based cooling system. The pressure control unit includes a pressure vessel containing system coolant, and a pressurizing mechanism associated with the pressure vessel. A coolant line couples system coolant in the pressure vessel in fluid communication with the coolant loop of the cooling system, and a regulator mechanism couples to the pressurizing mechanism to maintain pressure within the pressure vessel at or above a defined pressure threshold, thus maintaining pressure within the coolant loop above the pressure threshold. The defined pressure threshold is set to facilitate system coolant within the coolant loop remaining single-phase throughout an operational temperature range of the system coolant within the coolant loop. More particularly, the pressure threshold is set to ensure pressure of system coolant within the coolant loop remains above the coolant's saturation pressure at maximum operational temperature. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180687 | CONDENSER FIN STRUCTURES FACILITATING VAPOR CONDENSATION COOLING OF COOLANT - Vapor condensers and cooling apparatuses are provided herein which facilitate vapor condensation cooling of a coolant employed in cooling an electronic device or electronic subsystem. The vapor condenser includes a thermally conductive base structure having an operational orientation when the condenser is facilitating vapor condensate formation, and a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending from the thermally conductive base structure. The plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins have a varying cross-sectional perimeter along at least a portion of their length. The cross-sectional perimeters of the plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins are configured to increase in a direction of condensate travel when the thermally conductive base structure is in the operational orientation and the vapor condenser is facilitating vapor condensate formation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180688 | HEAT-DISSIPATING MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a heat-dissipating module and a method for manufacturing the same, a hollow aluminum tube is put on a corresponding heat pipe to form an aluminum-skinned heat pipe. Then, one or more aluminum-skinned heat pipes are disposed in a casting space of a die casting mold. Fins are disposed into the die casting mold. Molten aluminum materials are filled in the casting space of the die casting mold to form a heat-dissipating module. By using a die casting process, molten aluminum materials are used to cover at least one aluminum-skinned heat pipe and connect with the fins, thereby finishing the heat-dissipating module. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180689 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A HEAT EXCHANGER, AND HEAT EXCHANGER - In a method for the production of a heat exchanger, a turbulator insert is placed into a heat exchanging tube, with the turbulator insert having a solder applied thereon in at least one region. Weld spots using resistance welding are formed on an inner surface of the heat exchanging tube with the turbulator insert, and the inner surface of the heat exchanging tube is interlinked with the turbulator insert through brazing. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180690 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATION DEVICE - An outdoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus includes an outdoor heat exchanger, first and second outdoor fans generating an air flow passing through the outdoor heat exchanger, and a fan controller configured to transition from a first operating state to a second operating state during low blow rate demand in which a low blow rate is desired. The first and second outdoor fans operate in the first operating state. The first outdoor fan continues to operate and power supply to the second outdoor fan is cut off in the second operating state. After transitioning to the second operating state, fan on/off control is performed to turn power supply to the first and second outdoor fans on and off based on one of a timer, observation of an electric current value relating to fan motors, and observation of the fan rotational speeds. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180691 | MULTI-CHANNEL COOLING PLENUM - A cooling bond pad and methods are disclosed. A plurality of internal-cooling channels cool the cooling bond pad, and an internal-flow channel is coupled to the internal-cooling channels, and directs an internal-coolant flow to the internal-cooling channels. An external-flow channel directs a through-coolant flow through the cooling bond pad. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180692 | Heat Containment Apparatus - A heat containment apparatus may include a housing having an access gap, the housing being formed of an insulating material. Alternatively, a heat containment apparatus includes a housing being an expandable structure having an access gap, the housing including an insulating material. Heat containment apparatuses may be used in conjunction with performing high temperature operations and/or low temperature operations to at least portions of substrates contained therein. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180693 | Heat Containment Apparatus - A heat containment apparatus may include a housing having an access window, the housing being formed, at least in part, of an insulating material. Alternatively, a heat containment apparatus includes a housing being an expandable structure having an access window, the housing including an insulating material. Heat containment apparatuses may be used in conjunction with performing high temperature operations and/or low temperature operations to at least portions of substrates contained therein. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180694 | SOLDERABLE FLUID CHANNEL FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER OF ALUMINIUM - The invention relates to a fluid channel for a heat exchanger, comprising a metal sheet, wherein the metal sheet has at least one core region of an aluminium base alloy and at least one structure arranged inside the fluid channel, wherein the structure lies against a surface of the metal sheet and can be soldered to the metal sheet in a flux-free manner by way of a first soldering location in a soldering operation, and wherein a soldering region of the metal sheet and a counterpart lie against one another and can be soldered to one another in the same soldering operation as a second soldering location while wetting with flux, wherein an open path between the two soldering locations exists before the soldering operation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180695 | HEADER UNIT AND HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING THE SAME - A header unit having an improved assembly method of a body and a header and a heat exchanger having the same, capable of preventing a body from being incompletely bonded to a cover at an inner side of the header as a result of the instability of a manufacturing process, and thus capable of preventing the leaking of the refrigerant in between two tanks at an inside of the header. The heat exchanger includes a body, and a cover coupled to the body, wherein the body includes a base part forming a bottom surface of the body, and a middle partition protrudedly formed from the base part, and the cover includes a coupling groove to which the middle partition of the body is coupled while passing through the coupling groove. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180696 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING SECTIONS OF A ONCE-THROUGH HORIZONTAL EVAPORATOR - Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more substantially horizontal evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; and an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180697 | HEAT DISSIPATING MODULE - A heat dissipating module including multiple first heat dissipating fins and multiple second heat dissipating fins combined to the first heat dissipating fins is provided. Each first/second heat dissipating fin has a first/second body and multiple first/second heat dissipating groove assemblies disposed in the first/second body, wherein each first/second heat dissipating groove assembly has multiple first/second heat dissipating groove unit. One end of the first heat dissipating groove unit is overlapped to one end of the second heat dissipating groove unit adjacent thereof. The other end of the first heat dissipating groove unit is overlapped to one end of another second heat dissipating groove unit. The two second heat dissipating groove units are disposed in the second body adjacent to each other. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180698 | CORRUGATED PLATE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Flat-plate connecting portions are formed in a band plate by a connecting-portion forming unit. The flat-plate connecting portions are cut off by another connecting-portion forming unit except one flat-plate connecting portion so as to form a corrugated-plate connecting portion. A corrugated-plate portion is formed by a corrugation forming unit, so that the corrugated-plate portion has multiple projections arranged in a width direction of the band plate and each of the projections extends in a plate feeding direction. The corrugated-plate connecting portion corresponding to a predetermined connecting number is cut off so as to form a corrugated fin having a predetermined number of corrugated-plate portions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180699 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger for exchanging heat between mediacomprises a number of stacked plates (A, B, C, D), the plates being provided with a first, large scale pressed pattern comprising ridges (R) and grooves (G) intended to keep first (A, B) and second (B,C) pairs of stacked plates on a distance from one another, such that flow channels for a first medium is formed in spaces between said plate pairs. Contact points are provided between the plate pairs in points where the large scale pressed pattern of neighboring plate pairs contact one another. The plates of each plate pair (A, B; C, D) are kept on a distance from one another by a small-scale pressed pattern comprising ridges (r) and grooves (g). | 2013-07-18 |
20130180700 | Whole House Ventilation System - A whole house ventilation control system is disclosed for a house HVAC system including a thermostat, supply and return air plenums and an HVAC fan. The thermostat selectively controls the HVAC system to maintain the desired temperature and resulting in a variable operating cycle period between successive on times. A fresh air intake duct is between an exterior intake vent and the return air plenum. A stale air exhaust duct is between the return air plenum and an exterior exhaust vent. The control system comprises a controllable intake damper in the fresh air intake duct and a controllable exhaust damper in the stale air exhaust duct. A controller is operatively connected to the house HVAC fan and the controllable dampers. The controller stores a desired fresh air exchange rate and is further adapted to predict an upcoming cycle period for a next successive operating cycle and calculating a fresh air vent timer responsive to the desired fresh air exchange rate and the predicted upcoming cycle period. The controller controls the dampers to open at least one of the dampers for the fresh air vent time during the next successive operating cycle. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED WELLBORE PERFORATIONS - An apparatus for perforating a subterranean formation may include a casing, an energetic material, a liner, and an acid-generating material. The casing may have a slotted end configured to receive a detonator cord, and an open end. The energetic material may be disposed in the open end and in ballistic. The liner may enclose the open end, and the liner may include an acid-generating material that is configured to form an acid upon detonation of the explosive material. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180702 | WORKOVER RIG WITH REINFORCED MAST - A reinforced workover rig mast ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180703 | REMOVABLE ORIFICE PLATE DEVICE - A removable orifice plate device includes a body having an un-threaded portion which includes a groove. An orifice plate receiving slot bisects the groove and extends partially through a body diameter. An orifice plate having an orifice slides into the orifice plate receiving slot with an orifice central axis co-axially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the body at an orifice plate installed position in the orifice plate receiving slot. A tab integrally extends from the orifice plate and is oriented perpendicular to a body of the orifice plate. The tab includes an indicator symbol, the indicator symbol visually identifying a predetermined size of the orifice. A transparent indicator sleeve is slidably disposed on a body outer surface and is axially slidable between a first position covering the groove to a second position exposing the groove. The indicator symbol is visible through the indicator sleeve in the first position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180704 | OIL WELL PUMP APPARATUS - An oil well pumping apparatus for pumping oil from a well to a wellhead provides a tool body that is sized and shaped to be lowered into the production tubing string of the oil well. A working fluid is provided that can be pumped into the production tubing. A flow channel into the well bore enables the working fluid to be circulated from the prime mover via the production tubing to the tool body at a location in the well and then back to the wellhead area. A pumping mechanism is provided on the tool body, the pumping mechanism includes upper and lower impeller devices. The upper impeller device is driven by the working fluid. The lower impeller device is rotated by the upper impeller device. Each upper and lower impeller devices are connected with a shaft. A specially configured flow diverter directs the working fluid to an impeller blade in between the top and bottom of an upper impeller device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180705 | EXPANDING ELASTOMER/PLUG DEVICE FOR SEALING BORE HOLE AND PIPELINES - The present invention relates to a downhole plug with an expandable elastomeric packer ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130180706 | Expandable Device for Use in a Well Bore - An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180707 | Rugged Coiled Tubing Connector - The current application discloses coiled tubing assemblies and methods of connecting coiled tubing with downhole devices. In an exemplary embodiment, the assembly comprises a coiled tubing, a downhole device for performing an operation in a subterranean wellbore, a connector that mechanically connects the coiled tubing to the downhole device; and a sealing device that seals the connection between the coiled tubing and the connector. The sealing device is substantially free of axial tensions caused by a weight of the downhole device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180708 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS - Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to methods and apparatus for recovery of viscous hydrocarbons from subterranean reservoirs. In one embodiment, a method for recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir is provided. The method includes drilling an injector well to be in communication with a reservoir having one or more production wells in communication with the reservoir, installing casing in the injector well, cementing the casing, perforating the casing, positioning a downhole steam generator in the casing, flowing fuel, oxidant and water to the downhole steam generator to intermittently produce a combustion product and/or a vaporization product in the reservoir, flowing injectants to the reservoir, and producing hydrocarbons through the one or more production wells. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180709 | Well Completion Apparatus, System and Method - An open-hole assembly for an open-hole section of a wellbore having a plurality of production intervals includes an outer tubing string having an upper end adapted for connection with a lower end of a cased section of the wellbore, a plurality of isolation packers that provide zonal isolation between the open-hole wellbore and the outer tubing string, one or more screen assemblies positioned adjacent one or more of the plurality of production intervals, and a plurality of detectable references located along a length of the outer tubing string for registration of the completion assembly within the wellbore. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180710 | CARBON DIOXIDE CONTENT OF NATURAL GAS FROM OTHER PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - An apparatus and method are described to estimate a fraction of carbon dioxide present in a downhole fluid. The apparatus includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the earth. The apparatus also includes a pressure sensor disposed at the carrier and configured to measure an ambient pressure of the downhole fluid and an ambient temperature sensor disposed at the carrier and configured to measure a temperature of the downhole fluid. A processor of the apparatus receives the ambient pressure and the ambient temperature measurements and solves for the fraction of carbon dioxide in the downhole fluid using a correlation function with the ambient pressure and the ambient temperature as inputs to the correlation function. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180711 | Wellbore Pressure Actuation of Downhole Valves - Methods and systems for operating a valve control system to control a valve in a wellbore include identifying a differential pressure arrangement of a plurality of differential pressure arrangements for actuating the valve to a desired state based on a differential pressure of at least two pressure sources of the wellbore and a present state of the valve. Once identified, the differential pressure arrangement of the at least two pressure sources are utilized to initiate actuation of the valve from the present state to the desired state. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180712 | METHOD FOR ACCELERATING HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION - A method of drilling a first well and a second well into the reservoir includes forming a conduit between the first well and the second well. The conduit is filled with a conduit material. Finally, a low viscosity fluid is injected into the conduit to establish fluid communication between the first well and the second well. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180713 | IN-SITU CROSSLINKING WITH ALUMINUM CARBOXYLATE FOR ACID STIMULATION OF A CARBONATE FORMATION - A method of treating a zone of a subterranean carbonate formation penetrated by a wellbore is provided. The method includes the steps of: According to an embodiment, a method of treating a zone of a subterranean carbonate formation penetrated by a wellbore is provided, the method including the steps of: (a) forming a treatment fluid comprising: (i) water; (ii) a water-soluble polymer having at least one functional group that can be crosslinked with aluminum(III); and (iii) a water-soluble aluminum carboxylate; wherein the pH of the treatment fluid is less than 1; (b) introducing the treatment fluid through the wellbore into the zone; and (c) allowing time for the strong acid in the treatment fluid to spend in the formation such that the pH of the fluid increases sufficiently for the aluminum of the aluminum carboxylate to crosslink the polymer. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180714 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTEWATER IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS - A borehole is drilled from the surface to an underground shale matrix. A pipe is inserted into the borehole. Openings are created in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix. The interior surface of at least one section of pipe is coated with a contaminant-capturing substance. Fracturing fluid including water, proppants and chemicals is pumped through the pipe and into the fractures in the shale matrix. The fluid re-enters the pipe from the shale matrix and moves toward the surface through the coated pipe section where contaminants are sequestered by the coating. Natural gas or oil from the fractured shale then enters the pipe and moves to the surface to be collected. The coated pipe section remains in the ground permanently such that the necessity of disposing of the captured contaminants is eliminated. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180715 | Methods and apparatus for cementing wells - Return flow diverters are provided for which are adapted to allow return flow during cementing of a liner for a well. The return flow diverter comprises a cylindrical body adapted for installation in a well as part of the liner. The cylindrical body has a fluid port therein adapted to allow fluids displaced by a cementing operation to flow from an annulus between the liner and the well into the cylindrical body. The return flow diverter also comprises a cover supported on the cylindrical body for movement from an open position, in which the port is open, to a closed position, in which the port is closed by the cover, a transmission disposed within the cylindrical body and defining a cylindrical passageway adapted to accommodate a tubular conduit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180716 | SETTABLE SPACER FLUIDS COMPRISING PUMICITE AND METHODS OF USING SUCH FLUIDS IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Methods and compositions for the treatment of subterranean formations, and more specifically, treatment fluids containing pumicite and methods of using these treatment fluids in subterranean formations, are provided. An example of a method is a method of displacing a fluid in a well bore. Another example of a method is a method of separating fluids in a well bore in a subterranean formation. An example of a composition is a settable spacer fluid comprising pumicite, an activating agent, and a base fluid. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180717 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTRAINING AIR IN CONCRETE - A method of preparing a concrete composition for downhole injection includes utilizing a controller to control a process including circulating process water in a process water supply loop for a predetermined period while monitoring and controlling the temperature and flow rate of the process water, circulating aqueous-based air entrainment solution in an aqueous-based air entrainment solution supply loop for the predetermined period and controlling the flow rate of the aqueous-based air entrainment solution and after the predetermined period of time in which the flow of process water and aqueous-based air entrainment solution have stabilized, simultaneously actuating valves to divert and mix the process water, the aqueous-based air entrainment solution and compressed air to produce an air-entrained foam and mixing the foam with a concrete composition to be deployed downhole. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT - A tubing string assembly is disclosed for fluid treatment of a wellbore. The tubing string can be used for staged wellbore fluid treatment where a selected segment of the wellbore is treated, while other segments are sealed off. The tubing string can also be used where a ported tubing string is required to be run in in a pressure tight condition and later is needed to be in an open-port condition. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180719 | METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF A CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS - A control program for a positive displacement metering system measures the time required for the travel of a free piston in a cylinder of known volume to determine an average flow rate during a full stroke of the piston. The system may also measure and record the inlet and outlet pressures or the differential pressure between the fluid inlet and outlet. The control program positions a four-way valve which may function as an adjustable metering orifice in response to the measured average flow rate and/or changes in the inlet and outlet pressures to achieve the desired flow rate. At the end of each stroke, the four-way valve is repositioned to reverse fluid flow through the metering cylinder. The system may revise the valve position settings for both forward and reverse strokes based on the measured time required for a full stroke at a certain valve position. In this way, the system automatically and iteratively compensates for changes in fluid properties and fluid pressure. A cleaning cycle which progressively opens the valve stepwise and may culminate in full open valve travel in both fluid flow directions is provided in the event of an obstruction of the valve orifice. | 2013-07-18 |
20130180720 | Non-Acidic Exothermic Sandstone Stimulation Fluids - Provided is a method and composition for the in-situ generation of synthetic sweet spots in tight-gas formations. The composition can include nitrogen generating compounds, which upon activation, react to generate heat and nitrogen gas. The method of using the composition includes injecting the composition into a tight-gas formation such that upon activation, the heat and nitrogen gas generated | 2013-07-18 |
20130180721 | Downhole Fluid Treatment Tool - A treatment device and method for use in delivering fluid treatment to a wellbore is described. The device includes a first treatment housing and a second treatment housing, mounted along a tubing string, each of the first and second housing defining a fluid pathway which is continuous with the tubing string and each of the first and second treatment housing defining a port for fluid communication between the tubing string and the wellbore. Fluid flow through the first housing may be selectively blocked by delivery of a deformable ball to the tubing string to seal against a ball seat disposed between the first and second housing. While the first pathway is blocked, fluid may be selectively delivered to the wellbore through the port on the second treatment housing. The ball may be removed from the ball seat by application of hydraulic pressure in excess of the deformation threshold of the ball, forcing the ball to deform and pass through the seat, re-opening the fluid flow through the first treatment housing and allowing for treatment through port defined in the first housing. | 2013-07-18 |