30th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140202681 | Bladder Stress Reducer Cap - A submersible pump assembly has modules, including a rotary pump, an electrical motor, and a seal section located between the motor and the pump. The seal section has a tubular housing with a lower adapter secured to the housing and joining the seal section with the motor. An upper adapter is secured to the housing and joins the seal section with another one of the modules. An inlet port in the upper adapter admits well fluid into the housing. A tubular, flexible compensator element has an upper end sealed to the upper adapter and a lower end sealed to the lower adapter. A communication passage in the lower adapter admits lubricant from the motor into the compensator element. A cap is mounted around the upper end of the compensator element. The cap has a skirt extending radially outward to limit upward expansion of the compensator element. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202682 | APPARATUS FOR STRIPPING OPTICAL FIBERS AND OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLIES - An apparatus for performing a downhole operation includes: a carrier configured to be deployed in a borehole in an earth formation; and an optical fiber assembly disposed at the carrier, the optical fiber assembly including an optical fiber and a polymer material bonded to a length of the optical fiber. A portion of the polymer material has been removed by: disposing a liquid metallic material proximate to the polymer material, the polymer material being bonded to the optical fiber; heating the liquid metallic material to a temperature sufficient to burn the polymer material and de-bond the polymer material from a surface of the optical fiber; and removing the polymer material and liquid metal from the surface of the optical fiber. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202683 | ULTRASONIC WELLBORE DEWATERING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ultrasonic device and system is provided for specific application to unloading non-gaseous production (typically mineralized water which may or may not be associated with produced solids and/or hydrocarbon liquids) from gas producing wells. In one embodiment, the system comprises an ultrasonic particle generator bank, including a transformer as needed (geometry of bank varies depending on down hole configurations) with multiple ultrasonic sources for redundancy/longevity and particle formation rate control. The multiple ultrasonic sources may be powered electrically from the surface, or by other means, with a length management conveyance system. The ultrasonic sources may be buoyed at substantially optimal depth below the surface of the non-gaseous production being particlized. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202684 | IN-SITU ACID STIMULATION OF CARBONATE FORMATIONS WITH ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS - Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore of a well, wherein the subterranean formation includes carbonate. The methods can include the following steps of: (1) optionally, fracturing the subterranean formation; (2) optionally, acidizing the subterranean formation with a Bronsted-Lowry acid; (3) treating the subterranean formation with an acid-producing microorganism, a nutrient for the microorganism, and, if needed, a suitable electron acceptor for respiration by the microorganism; (4) optionally, flushing the wellbore with a wash fluid to push the microorganism deeper into the subterranean formation and wash it away from the metal tubulars of the well; (5) preferably, shutting-in the well for a required incubation period for in-situ acid generation by the microorganism; and (6) preferably, after the shut-in, flowing back fluid from the subterranean formation into the wellbore. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202685 | IN-SITU ACID STIMULATION OF CARBONATE FORMATIONS WITH ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS - Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore of a well, wherein the subterranean formation includes carbonate. The methods can include the following steps of: (1) optionally, fracturing the subterranean formation; (2) optionally, acidizing the subterranean formation with a Bronsted-Lowry acid; (3) treating the subterranean formation with an acid-producing microorganism, a nutrient for the microorganism, and, if needed, a suitable electron acceptor for respiration by the microorganism; (4) optionally, flushing the wellbore with a wash fluid to push the microorganism deeper into the subterranean formation and wash it away from the metal tubulars of the well; (5) preferably, shutting-in the well for a required incubation period for in-situ acid generation by the microorganism; and (6) preferably, after the shut-in, flowing back fluid from the subterranean formation into the wellbore. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202686 | EFFECTIVE SOLVENT EXTRACTION SYSTEM INCORPORATING ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING - A method of producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises pre-heating by exposure to electromagnetic radiation from a electromagnetic radiation source, injecting through at least one injection well a solvent into the reservoir to dilute the hydrocarbons contained in the pre-conditioned portion, and producing through at least one production well a mixture of hydrocarbons and solvent. An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises at least one radio frequency antenna configured to transmit radio frequency energy into a subterranean reservoir, a power source to provide power to the at least one radio frequency antenna, at least one injection well configured to inject a solvent from a solvent supply source into the subterranean reservoir to lower the viscosity of the hydrocarbons, and at least one production well configured to produce a mixture comprising hydrocarbons and solvent from the subterranean reservoir. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202687 | DETERMINING FRACTURE LENGTH VIA RESONANCE - A system and method to determine a length of a fracture induced from a borehole are described. The method includes isolating a portion of the borehole, the portion of the borehole including an end of the fracture at the borehole wall, increasing fluid pressure in the portion of the borehole, deploying a low-frequency source in the portion of the borehole, and varying a frequency of the low-frequency source to generate resonance oscillations at a resonance frequency in the fracture. The method also includes determining the length of the fracture based on the resonance frequency. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202688 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FRACTURE PLANE ORIENTATION USING PASSIVE SEISMIC SIGNALS - A method for determining fracture plane orientation from seismic signals detected above a subsurface formation of interest includes detecting seismic signals using an array of seismic sensors deployed above the subsurface formation during pumping of a hydraulic fracture treatment of the subsurface formation. A time of origin and a spatial position of origin (hypocenter) of microseismic events resulting from the hydraulic fracture treatment are determined. Time consecutively occurring ones of the hypocenters falling within a selected temporal sampling window are selected. A best fit line through the selected hypocenters using a preselected linear regression coefficient is determined. The selecting hypocenters and determining best fit lines is repeated for a selected number of windows. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202689 | Systems and Methods for Remote Actuation of a Downhole Tool - Disclosed are systems and methods for remote actuation of a downhole tool. One system includes a work string providing a flow path therein, a downhole tool coupled to the work string, at least one actuation device operatively coupled to the downhole tool and configured to act on the downhole tool such that the downhole tool performs a predetermined action, and an optical computing device communicably coupled to the at least one actuation device and configured to detect a characteristic of a substance in the flow path and trigger actuation of the at least actuation device when the characteristic is detected. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING FLUID CHANNELING THROUGH A CEMENT FORMATION INTERFACE OF A SUBTERRANIAN WELLBORE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for testing a cemented bonding with the formation under wellbore pressure conditions. The apparatus comprises a pressure chamber containing a core of formation material. The cement material to be tested is allowed to set or bond to one side of the core while formation fluids under wellbore pressure conditions are present on the other side. Leakage of formation fluids is measured to evaluate the quality of the interface between the cement and formation materials. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202691 | A System and Method for Correcting Downhole Speed - A method of correcting a downhole speed of a tool string moving in a wellbore includes inserting a tool string into a proximal upper end of the wellbore, spooling out cable at the surface allowing the tool string to move into the wellbore, obtaining a downhole tool speed with an accelerometer and providing said data to a processor that calculates the downhole speed of the tool string based on the accelerometer data, moving the tool string past at least two casing collars and sending data to the processor including the depth of each of the collars and time that the casing collar locator passes each of the casing collars, calculating the average tool speed over the interval between collars, and comparing the downhole line speed as calculated using the data from the accelerometer to the average tool speed calculated based on the time and casing collar. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202692 | METHOD FOR THE IN SITU RECOVERY OF HEAVY OIL FROM A SUBTERRANEAN DEPOSIT - A method for extracting bitumen from a subterranean oil sand deposit including: drilling a portion of the deposit; fragmenting the drilled deposit; drilling of the fragmented deposit to allow for flooding, wherein one or more wells are drilled to provide access to the deposit and retrieval of extracted bitumen, to form a drilled fragmented deposit; flooding the drilled fragmented deposit with a first flood volume of fluid to permit the first flood volume of fluid to admix with the fragmented first portion, to re lease heavy oil from any inert material so that the heavy oil floats within the first flood volume of fluid in the drilled fragmented deposit to form a flooded first portion; recovering the heavy oil; and repeating the above for each additional portions. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202693 | NANOGELS FOR DELAYED GELATION - The instant application relates to nanogels or compositions that hold multivalent metal ions until some level of nanogel degradation has occurred, then slowly release the multivalent metal ions for gelation with carboxylate containing polymers. Compositions comprising such nanogels, together with polymers that can be crosslinked with multivalent metal ions, allow the deployment of such mixtures in various applications, and greatly increased gelation times. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202694 | Produced Sand Gravel Pack Process - A borehole completion method treats a formation surrounding a borehole with a chemical treatment that alters how formation particulates interact. A standalone screen deploys downhole in the borehole (either before or after the treatment) on a downhole string. When fluid is produced, formation particulates treated with the chemical treatment agglomerate in the annulus surrounding the screen in permeable structures. This can be especially when the standalone screen is useful in a cased hole having perforations. The chemical treatment includes an inner salt adapted to neutralize the zeta potential (i.e., electrokinetic potential) of the formation particulates so they aggregate into one or more permeable structures in the annulus. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202695 | Treatment Fluids Comprising Stabilized Heteropolysaccharides and Related Methods - Treatment fluids employing stabilized heteropolysaccharide-based gels in brines are used as part of gravel packing and combined gravel packing-fracturing operations; a method includes providing a treatment fluid which includes an aqueous brine base, a heteropolysaccharide including one selected from the group consisting of diutan, scleroglucan, and succinoglycan, and a protein present in an amount sufficient to stabilize the heteropolysaccharide and hence minimizing the salting out phenomenon, the method including placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202696 | INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK DEFORMABLE PROPPANT - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for treating a subterranean formation including injecting into the subterranean formation a fluid composition that includes a fluid and a deformable proppant having an interpenetrating polymer network formed from a first polymer component and a second polymer component. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202697 | Well Completion Methods - Methods for improving the bonding of a cement sheath to a tubular body in a subterranean well involve anchoring elements mounted on the outside surface of the tubular body—in the annular space between the tubular body and the borehole wall. The cement contains an expansive agent that causes the cement to expand after it sets. The anchoring elements are mounted such that an angle exists between the elements and the tubular-body surface, thereby providing resistance to cement sheath movement away from the tubular-body surface. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202698 | Set-Delayed Cement Compositions Comprising Pumice and Associated Methods - Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. An embodiment includes a method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, a set retarder, and a strength enhancer, wherein the strength enhancer comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of cement kiln dust, slag, amorphous silica, a pozzolan, and any combination thereof; introducing the cement composition into the subterranean formation; and allowing the cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202699 | System and Method for Removing Debris from a Downhole Wellbore - A method for removing fines and debris from a downhole wellbore in a formation, including introducing a tubing string having a downhole debris removal tool disposed substantially near the lower end of the tubing string into the downhole wellbore; positioning the downhole debris removal tool substantially proximal to the fines and debris; circulating fluid through the downhole debris removal tool for disintegrating the fines and debris; and collecting the fines and debris in the downhole debris removal tool for removal out of the downhole wellbore. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202700 | BIODEGRADABLE OIL EXTERNAL EMULSION FOR REMOVAL OF ASPHALTENE AND/OR PARAFFIN FROM PRODUCING OIL WELLS - A biodegradable and environmentally friendly oil external emulsion for the removal of asphaltenes, paraffin's, and/or scales which accumulate in the well bores and walls of the pipes used to bring the oil up from the underground deposits, and methods of using and formulating the composition are disclosed. The emulsion comprises oil extracted from orange peels as the external continuous phase and acid as the internal phase. The emulsion has a particular utility in cleaning asphaltenes and paraffin residues from the well formation surface, well cuttings, and down hole and surface oil well drilling and production equipment. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202701 | Iron Control Agents and Related Methods - The disclosure herein relates to iron control during subterranean operations, and more specifically, to reducing iron precipitation during subterranean operations to avoid formation damage; a method includes providing an acidizing treatment fluid that includes a polyepoxysuccinic acid and an acidizing agent, and placing the acidizing treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202702 | In-Line, High Pressure Well Fluid Injection Blending - A mixing device has an elongate shell, an inlet, an outlet and at least one shear orifice between the inlet and the outlet. A hydration passage is located between the shear orifice and the outlet. The hydration passage has a flow area greater than a total shear flow area of the shear orifice, greater than an inlet flow area of the inlet and greater than an outlet flow area of the outlet. During operation, a polymer is mixed in a fluid flow flowing to the intake of a positive displacement pump, which pumps the fluid through the mixing device and into an injection conduit leading into a well. The shear orifice produces high shear separation of molecules of the polymer. The hydration passage causes hydration under pressure of the various polymer molecules in addition to blending the various chemicals and/or gases with other components of the fluid flow stream. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202703 | Method of Reducing Corrosion on Metal Surfaces - A method for reducing corrosion on the exterior or interior surface, for example coiled tubing and casing, is disclosed. The method includes mixing a selected surfactant and particles of a polymer in oil, then adding the oil to water and contacting the surfaces of the tubing with the mixture. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202704 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SUBSEA COMPRESSION - Subsea apparatus ( | 2014-07-24 |
20140202705 | Flow Induced Electrostatic Power Generator For Tubular Segments - The present invention is directed to methods for harnessing flow-induced electrostatic energy in a tubular length and using this energy to power electrical devices (e.g., flowmeters, electrically-actuated valves, etc.). The present invention is also directed to corresponding systems through which such methods are implemented. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202706 | Pressure Testing Valve and Method of Using the Same - A wellbore servicing system comprising a valve comprising a housing comprising ports, and a sleeve slidably positioned within the housing and transitional from a first to a second position to a third position, when the sleeve is in the first position and the second position, the sleeves blocks fluid communication via the ports and, when in the third position the sleeve does not block such fluid communication, wherein application of a fluid pressure transitions the sleeve from the first to the second position, and a reduction in fluid pressure transitions the sleeve from the second to the third position, and a deactivatable locking assembly between the housing and the sliding sleeve and configured such that, when activated, the locking assembly inhibits movement of the sleeve toward the third position, and when deactivated, the locking assembly will not inhibit movement of the sliding sleeve toward the third position. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202707 | Pressure Testing Valve and Method of Using the Same - A wellbore servicing system comprising a valve comprising a housing comprising ports, and a sleeve slidably positioned within the housing and transitional from a first to a second position to a third position, when the sleeve is in the first position and the second position, the sleeves blocks fluid communication via the ports and, when in the third position the sleeve does not block such fluid communication, wherein application of a fluid pressure transitions the sleeve from the first to the second position, and a reduction in fluid pressure transitions the sleeve from the second to the third position, and a deactivatable locking assembly between the housing and the sliding sleeve and configured such that, when activated, the locking assembly inhibits movement of the sleeve toward the third position, and when deactivated, the locking assembly will not inhibit movement of the sliding sleeve toward the third position. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202708 | DOWNHOLE COMPONENT HAVING DISSOLVABLE COMPONENTS - An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a first component and a second component. The first component is adapted to dissolve at a first rate, and the second component is adapted to contact the first component to perform a downhole operation and dissolve at a second rate that is different from the first rate. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202709 | Method of Completing a Well Using a Friction Reducing Completion Fluid - A method for reducing the friction forces between tubulars, for example coiled tubing in casing, is disclosed. The method includes mixing a selected suspending agent and surfactant and polymer particles in oil, then adding the mixture to water and pumping the mixture down the tubing. The mixture is particularly useful in coiled tubular drilling inside casing of an oil or gas well. The formulation has also been found to reduce corrosion on metal surfaces. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURE-ACTUATED TOOL CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION - A method is presented for connecting and disconnecting sections of a work string for use in a subterranean wellbore. A preferred method of disconnecting includes the steps of positioning a stinger and a downhole tool assembly of a work string adjacent upper and lower sealing rams, such as in a BOP and lubricator assembly. The sealing rams are closed, defining a first and second pressure zone adjacent the tool. A differential pressure is applied across the pressure zones, moving a piston element in the tool assembly. Axial movement of the piston element causes relative rotational movement of cooperating locking elements. In one embodiment, the locking elements are rotated to an unlocked position and then move relative to one another axially in response to a biasing spring. The relative axial movement of the locking elements results in unlatching of a latching assembly, thereby disconnecting the tool and stinger. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202711 | CROSS-COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN WELL TOOLS - A well tool can include multiple electrical devices and multiple electronic circuits which control operation of the respective electrical devices, each electronic circuit including a respective isolation circuit, wherein each of the isolation circuits isolates a corresponding one of the electronic circuits from a respective one of the electrical devices in response to a predetermined condition. A method of operating a well tool can include providing multiple electronic circuits for operation of respective multiple electrical devices of the well tool, disconnecting one electronic circuit from its respective electrical device in the well, and connecting another electronic circuit to the electrical device in the well. Another method of operating a well tool can include providing multiple electronic circuits for operation of respective multiple electrical devices of the well tool, disconnecting one electronic circuit from its respective electrical device in the well, and connecting the electronic circuit to another electrical device. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202712 | METHODS OF ADJUSTING THE RATE OF GALVANIC CORROSION OF A WELLBORE ISOLATION DEVICE - A wellbore isolation device comprises a first material and pieces of a second material, wherein the first material: is a metal or a metal alloy; forms a matrix of the portion of the wellbore isolation device; and partially or wholly dissolves when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and the second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with the electrolyte, wherein the pieces of the second material: are a metal or metal alloy; and are embedded within the matrix of the first material; wherein the first material and the second material form a galvanic couple and wherein the first material is the anode and the second material is the cathode of the couple. The isolation device can also include a bonding agent for bonding the pieces of the second material into the matrix of the first material. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202713 | Well Intervention Pressure Control Valve - A system comprising a control valve comprising a flapper either activated or inactivated, when activated the flapper may be closed or open and, when inactivated the flapper is open, a first sleeve transitional from a first to a second position, and a second sleeve transitional from a first to a second position, when the first and second sleeves are in the first position, the flapper is activated, when the first sleeve is in the second and the second sleeve is in the first position, the flapper is inactivated, when the first and second sleeves are in the second position, the flapper is activated, the application of pressure to the first sleeve via a first member transitions the first sleeve from the first to the second position, and the application of pressure to the second sleeve via a second member transitions the second sleeve from the first to the second position. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202714 | CONTROLLED DISCHARGE GAS VENT - A fire protection system includes a dry pipe system and a controlled discharge gas vent. The dry pipe system and controlled discharge gas vent operate using a breathing cycle to displace oxygen and/or water vapor from within the piping network of the dry pipe system. The controlled gas discharge vent allows displacement of pressurized air with nitrogen, for example, using manual or automated processes that can employ one or more sensors. Corrosion resulting from oxygen, water, and/or microbial growth is reduced or nearly eliminated. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202715 | Explosion-venting method for aerosol fire suppression apparatus - An explosion-venting method for an aerosol fire suppression apparatus, comprising the following steps: 1) when the aerosol fire suppression apparatus explodes, an explosion-venting device matching the aerosol fire suppression apparatus generating a limited displacement along a direction that a hot air stream of the aerosol fire suppression apparatus is jetting towards; 2) when an extremity of the explosion-venting device reaches an edge of the aerosol fire suppression apparatus, being limited, the explosion-venting apparatus stops the displacement along the direction that the hot air stream of the aerosol fire suppression apparatus is jetting towards, thus achieving for the aerosol fire suppression apparatus the effects of explosion-venting and reduced recoil force. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202716 | FLAME RETARDANT AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING PRODUCT FOR FIRES IN LIQUIDS - A novel flame retardant and fire extinguishing product for preventing and fighting fires in liquids is disclosed herein. The product comprises water, one or more flame retardants, one or more polymers, one or more surfactants, one or more emulsifiers, one or more preservatives, and one or more firming agents. In some embodiments, the product may further comprise one or more stabilizers, one or more binders, and/or one or more fining agents. The product may be used as a fire extinguishing agent in active firefighting and as a flame retardant to prevent fires. The product may be biodegradable in a natural environment, may be readily cleaned off equipment and materials to which it has been applied using water, and may also provide other features which render it safe for the environment as compared to other commonly used products in fire prevention and firefighting. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202717 | FLAME RETARDANT AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING PRODUCT FOR FIRES IN SOLID MATERIALS - A novel flame retardant and fire extinguishing product for preventing and fighting fires in solid materials is disclosed herein. The product is thixotropic and comprises water, one or more flame retardants, one or more stabilizers, and one or more preservatives. In some embodiments, the product further comprises one or more thickeners, one or more binders, one or more fining agents, one or more firming agents, one or more water retention agents, one or more polymers, one or more detergents, and/or one or more surfactants. The product may be used as a flame retardant to prevent fires and in active firefighting. The product may be biodegradable in a natural environment, may be readily cleaned off equipment and materials using water, and may also provide other features which render it safe for the environment as compared to other commonly used products in fire prevention and firefighting. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202718 | Aircraft Fire Suppression - An aircraft comprises a fuselage having a compartment, and a fire suppression system for delivering fire suppressant to the compartment. The system includes at least one suppressant concentration sensor located in the compartment, a valve for regulating flow of the fire suppressant to the compartment, and a controller, responsive to the sensor, for controlling the valve to maintain fire suppressant concentration within the compartment at a target concentration. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDITIONING AND DELIVERY OF LIQUID FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT - A system for delivery of a fire extinguishing agent includes an agent tank at least partially filled with a volume of liquid fire extinguishing agent and a supply of pressurizing gas operatively connected to inject pressurizing gas into the volume of liquid agent. A discharge valve is configured to open when the agent tank reaches a desired pressure due to the injection of pressurizing gas therein thereby delivering a flow including fire extinguishing agent with associated dissolved pressurizing gas from the agent tank. The flow of fire extinguishing agent and associated dissolved pressurizing gas is discharged from the agent tank. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202720 | Method and Device for Suppressing Electrical Fires in Underground Conduit - A method and device for suppressing an electrical fire within an electrical wire carrying conduit. The device is a flexible receptacle containing an admixture of super absorbent polymer and water having substantially superior fire suppression and extinguishing properties that does not provide an electrically conductive environment. The receptacle is drawn though a conduit either before or after wires have been placed in the conduit, and the filled with the admixture. A sleeve may be placed over the receptacle to prevent breaching of the receptacle during installation. Once the receptacle and admixture is positioned within the conduit, should arcing or a buildup of heat occur, the receptacle will rupture and the admixture will cover the specific area. These particular properties and ratios of the admixture will enable electrical fires to be extinguished more rapidly and not flare back up. The admixture further encapsulates noxious and toxic gases associated with electrical fires. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202721 | FIRE RETARDANT AND SMOKE-GUARD DOOR BARRIER - A smoke-barrier device for securely sealing the spaces beneath and around a door and a fire and smoke retardant door cloth panel will gain two or more hours for a person(s) trapped by a fire in a closed room, even one that has a residential style wood door that is known to burn in about 20 minutes. The combined use of the tested and rated smoke-guard device and the tested and rated fire and smoke retardant panel will prevent fire, smoke, and lethal gases from entering the room through a doorway even after the wooden door burns through. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202722 | Device for Treating Manhole Electrical Fires - A device for protecting a lineman or firefighter from an electrical fire that occurs while working within a manhole. The device dispenses a non-conductive amount of hydrated super absorbent polymer having fire suppression and extinguishing properties without creating an electrically conductive environment. The admixture can cling to walls, ladders, clothing and skin. The admixture is capable of encapsulating noxious gases produced by electrical fires and prevent the release of toxic gases. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202723 | AERIAL BUCKET LIFT ELECTRICAL FIRE SAFETY APPARATUS - An apparatus for protecting a lineman, firefighter or any other individual using an aerial bucket from a fire. The apparatus dispenses a non-conductive admixture of hydrated super absorbent polymer having fire suppression and extinguishing properties without creating an electrically conductive environment to allow protection from electrical fires. The admixture can cling to clothing and skin with properties that can inhibit injury to an operator lineman when applied in time. A pressurized dispensing system discharges the admixture into the aerial bucket when authorized. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202724 | FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR - A fastener-driving tool including a housing having an air connector, at least one of a power storage device and an electrical component associated with the housing and an electric motor assembly associated with the housing. The electric motor assembly includes a fan where air is supplied to the housing through the air connector and moves through the housing and contacts the fan to cause the fan to rotate, rotation of the fan causing the electric motor to generate electricity that is directed to the at least one power storage device and the electrical component. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202725 | Power Tool with Spindle Lock - Illustrative embodiments of power tools with spindle locks are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a power tool may include a drive train including an output assembly, the output assembly including a spindle configured to support a tool element, a power source configured to selectively supply energy to the drive train to cause the output assembly including the spindle to rotate, a switch movable between a first position in which the power source does not supply energy to the drive train and a second position in which the power source supplies energy to the drive train, and a spindle lock configured to automatically engage the output assembly including the spindle when the switch is in the first position and to automatically disengage the output assembly including the spindle when the switch is in the second position, the spindle lock preventing rotation of the output assembly including the spindle when engaged. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202726 | POWER SUPPLY ENCLOSURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a power supply enclosure and a method of manufacturing the same, the power supply enclosure is divided into an independent top cover, an independent bottom base, as well as two independent side panels. The top cover, the bottom base, and the side panels are formed by blanking After extruded hole, punching or bending processes by using a change core method, the top cover and the bottom base were made, followed by assembling the two side panels on the two sides between the top cover and the bottom base to form the power supply enclosure group. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202727 | Devices with Selectable Mounting and Related Assemblies and Kits - A power conditioner assembly includes: first and second brackets and a power conditioner. Each bracket includes a rear portion adapted to attach to a rear portion of an equipment rack and a front portion that extends frontwardly. The power conditioner includes a housing having a rear panel, a first side panel mounted to the first bracket and a second, opposed side panel mounted to the second bracket. The power conditioner is mountable to the brackets in a plurality of orientations including: a rearward orientation with the rear panel oriented substantially vertically; and at least one angled orientation with the rear panel at an oblique angle to vertical. The brackets may also be adapted to attach to other mounting surfaces and/or other brackets may be provided for this purpose to provide additional mounting options. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202728 | GROUND CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR SHIELD WIRE - There are provided: a shield projecting portion ( | 2014-07-24 |
20140202729 | MULTI-CORE CABLE - A multi-core cable | 2014-07-24 |
20140202730 | SOFT DILUTE-COPPER ALLOY INSULATED TWISTED WIRE AND COIL - A soft dilute-copper alloy insulated twisted wire includes a plurality of insulated wires twisted together and each including a conductor and an insulating cover layer thereon. The conductor includes a soft dilute-copper alloy wire including a soft dilute-copper alloy material including an additional element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mg, Zr, Nb, Ca, V, Ni, Mn and Cr with a balance consisting a copper and an inevitable impurity. An average crystal grain size in a region from a surface of the soft dilute-copper alloy wire to a depth of at least 20% of a wire diameter is not more than 20 μm. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202731 | ENAMELED FLAT WIRE - There is provided an enameled flat wire, in which a flat wire conductor having a rectangular cross section composed of four flat surfaces and four rounded corners has an enamel coating with a predetermined thickness for electrical insulation. In the enameled flat wire, a difference in a thickness of the enamel coating on the flat surfaces between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness is equal to or less than 25% of the predetermined thickness. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202732 | POWER CABLE DESIGN - The present invention is an improved power cable construction. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202733 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-FIRING TYPE ELECTRODE - A method of manufacturing a non-firing type electrode comprising steps of: (A) applying a conductive paste on a substrate; (B) heating the applied conductive paste at 50 to 350° C. to form an electrode; and (C) pressing the electrode at 10 to 1000 kN/m | 2014-07-24 |
20140202734 | Transparent Conductive Film, Method of Manufacturing the Same, and Touch Panel Having the Same - Provided are a transparent conductive film, a method of manufacturing the same, and a touch panel having the same, the transparent conductive film including: a transparent film; and a conductive layer formed on one surface of the transparent film, wherein the conductive layer includes a linear interconnecting structure layer and a PEDOT(poly-3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)-PSS(polystyrenesulfonate) layer. In accordance with the present invention, it can be provided with the conductive film, which has improved haze and non-resistant properties, excellent flexibility, and low costs by economic processes, even without a structural change of the transparent conductive film, and the touch panel and the display using the same. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202735 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-FIRING TYPE ELECTRODE - A method of manufacturing a non-firing type electrode comprising steps of: (A) applying on a substrate a conductive paste comprising, (a) a conductive powder comprising, (i) a first conductive powder having Young's modulus of 60×10 | 2014-07-24 |
20140202736 | LEAD FRAME AND A METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a lead frame, which comprises the steps of: providing an electrically-conductive base material having first and second planar sides; forming a plurality of conductive contact points on the first planar side of the base material; providing a non-conductive filling material over the first planar side of the base material so that the filling material fills spaces in-between the plurality of contact points to a form a layer comprising the filling material and the plurality of contact points; and etching the second planar side of the base material to expose a pattern of the filling material from the second planar side of the base material and to thereby form a plurality of isolated conductive regions on the second planar side of the base material, each isolated conductive region being connected with at least a respective one of the plurality of contact points on the first planar side of the base material. A lead frame structure is also disclosed. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202737 | ADHESIVE VARNISH, ADHESIVE FILM AND WIRING FILM - An adhesive varnish includes 100 parts by mass of a component A that includes a phenoxy resin including a plurality of hydroxyl groups in a side chain, 2 to 55 parts by mass of a component B that includes a polyfunctional isocyanate compound including, in a molecule thereof, an isocyanate and at least one of a vinyl group, an acrylate group and a methacrylate group, 5 to 30 parts by mass of a component C that includes a maleimide compound including a plurality of maleimide groups in a molecule thereof or/and a reaction product thereof, a component S1 including a low-boiling point solvent having a boiling point of not more than 100° C., and a component S2 including a high-boiling point solvent having a boiling point of more than 100° C. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202738 | NANOSTRUCTURE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS HAVING HIGH THERMAL STABILITY FOR ESD PROTECTION - Disclosed herein are transparent conductors having high thermal capacity and improved protection against electrostatic discharge. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202739 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD HAVING METAL LAYERS PRODUCING EUTECTIC REACTION - A printed wiring board includes a Cu wiring pattern formed on a substrate. A first metal layer is formed on the Cu wiring pattern. A second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer. The first metal layer has a less reactivity with Cu than the second metal layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer together cause an eutectic reaction. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202740 | Method of Manufacturing Multilayer Wiring Substrate, and Multilayer Wiring Substrate - In a build-up step, a plurality of resin insulation layers and a plurality of conductive layers are alternately laminated in multilayer arrangement on a metal foil separably laminated on a side of a base material, thereby forming a wiring laminate portion. In a drilling step, a plurality of openings are formed in an outermost resin insulation layer through laser drilling so as to expose connection terminals. Subsequently, in a desmear step, smears from inside the openings are removed. In a base-material removing step performed after the build-up step, the base material is removed and the metal foil is exposed. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202741 | COMPONENT BUILT-IN BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A component built-in board, wherein at least two layers of a plurality of printed wiring bases are disposed on a rear surface side of an electronic component; the at least two layers of the printed wiring bases include a heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern that is disposed above the rear surface of the electronic component; the heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern is formed such that a heat radiation-dedicated wiring line and a signal-dedicated wiring line are continuous; a via includes a plurality of heat radiation-dedicated vias which connects the rear surface of the electronic component and the heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern; and the heat radiation-dedicated wiring pattern is continuous from a place where connected to the heat radiation-dedicated via to be connected also to another via disposed at an outer peripheral side of the electronic component. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202742 | TWO-SIDED LASER PATTERNING ON THIN FILM SUBSTRATES - Disclosed herein are double-sided transparent conductive films suitable for patterning by laser ablation. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202743 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes a flexible substrate divided into first, second, and third regions, a first rigid substrate in the first region of the flexible substrate, and a second rigid substrate in the third region of the flexible substrate. The first and second substrates expose the second region of the flexible substrate. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202744 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - Provided is a conductive film having a high conductivity in which electric resistance is less likely to increase, and a conductive composition for forming the same. The conductive composition includes an elastomer component, a fibrous carbon material having a fiber diameter of less than 30 nm, and a flake-like carbon material having a graphite structure, having an intensity ratio (G/D ratio) of a peak (G band) appearing in the vicinity of 1580 cm | 2014-07-24 |
20140202745 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - Provided is a conductive composition that has a high conductivity and from which a coating can be formed easily. Also provided is a conductive film that has a high conductivity and in which electric resistance is less likely to increase even during expansion. A conductive composition is prepared by including an elastomer component, a fibrous carbon material having a graphite structure and a fiber diameter of not less than 30 nm, and a conductive carbon black having a structure. A conductive film formed from the conductive composition. The viscosity of the conductive composition formed into a coating with a solid content concentration of not less than 20% by mass, which is measured with a B-type viscometer with an H7 rotor under the conditions of a temperature of 25° C. and a rotation speed of 20 rpm, is not more than 200 Pa·s. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202746 | COMPOSITE COPPER WIRE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING - Various embodiments include interconnect structures and methods of forming such structures. The interconnect structures can include a composite copper wire which includes at least two distinct copper sections. The uppermost copper section can have a thickness of approximately 1 micrometer or less, which inhibits surface roughening in that uppermost section, and helps to enhance cap adhesion with overlying layers. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202747 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other is provided. A first circuit layer is formed on the first surface. A stress is applied to the first circuit layer and the substrate using a awl tool, such that the first circuit layer and the substrate are deformed to form a through hole. A portion of the first circuit layer is located on the sidewalls of the through hole and an end of the through hole is protruded from the second surface. A printing process is performed to form a second circuit layer on the second surface. The second circuit layer is connected to the first circuit layer located in the through hole. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202748 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING METAL BUMPS - A printed circuit board includes an upper circuit layer including a circuit pattern embedded in an upper part of an insulating layer, the circuit pattern being made of electroconductive metal; and a metal bump formed on the circuit pattern and the insulating layer | 2014-07-24 |
20140202749 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING INK-RECEIVING LAYER AND INK-RECEIVING BASE, PRINTED MATTER AND CONDUCTIVE PATTERN PRODUCED BY USING THE RESIN COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition for forming an ink-receiving layer that is capable of forming a printed image having excellent printing properties and water resistance, both in the case of use of a water-based ink and in the case of use of a solvent-based ink. The resin composition for forming an ink-receiving layer includes a binder resin (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and an acid value of 90 to 450, an aqueous medium (B), and as required, at least one component (C) selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble resin (c1) and an inorganic filler (c2). The binder resin (A) is dispersed in the aqueous medium (B), and the content of the at least one component (C) relative to the total amount of the binder resin (A) is 0% to 15% by mass. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202750 | MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE MODULE - A multilayer substrate module includes a multilayer circuit substrate, a mounting land, and an input/output terminal. Inside the multilayer circuit substrate, a wiring line that connects the mounting land and the input/output terminal to each other, an inductor that defines a portion of the wiring line, a first ground conductor that is positioned on the one main surface side of the inductor, and a second ground conductor that is positioned on the other main surface side of the inductor are defined by conductor patterns. The area where inductor is located is not superposed with the area where the second ground conductor is located, when the one main surface or the other main surface of the multilayer circuit substrate is viewed in plan, the second ground conductor being closer to the layer where the inductor is located than the first ground conductor is. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202751 | Paddle Card With Improved Performance - A paddle card construction disclosed for use in connecting electronic devices together. The paddle card takes the form of a circuit board that has a plurality of conductive contact pads arranged thereon in pairs. The contact pads of each pair are spaced apart from each other to provide a pair of points to which cable wire free ends may be terminated, such as by soldering. The spacing of the pads apart from each other in effect reduces to amount of capacitance in the cable wire termination area on the circuit board, thereby reducing the impedance and insertion loss in that area at high frequencies. The contact pads of each pair may be further interconnected together by a thin, conductive trace that extends lengthwise between the contact pads. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202752 | WIRING BOARD AND DESIGN METHOD FOR WIRING BOARD - A wiring board includes a first wiring line and a second wiring line formed on a substrate, a first land and a second land respectively formed at a connection portion of the first wiring line and the second wiring line. A second wiring line has a longer wiring length than the first wiring line. The land is structured with a wiring pattern of a single wiring line. The wiring board also includes a first pad electrode and a second pad electrode respectively formed on the first land and a second land through an insulating film, a first interlayer connection via and a interlayer connection via embedded in the insulating film and electrically connecting the land to the pad electrode. And a wiring length of the wiring pattern of the first land is longer than the wiring length of the wiring pattern of the second land. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202753 | Z-Directed Delay Line Components for Printed Circuit Boards - A Z-directed signal delay line component for insertion into a printed circuit board while allowing electrical connection to internal conductive planes contained with the PCB. In one embodiment the Z-directed delay line component is housed within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The delay line embodiments include a W-like line and a plurality of spaced apart, semi-circular line segment connected such that current flow direction alternates in direction between adjacent semi-circular line segments, each of which in other embodiments can be varied by use of shorting bars. Several Z-directed delay line components may be mounted into a PCB and serially connected to provide for longer delays. The body may contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202754 | MICRO ELECTRONIC COMPONENT STRUCTURE - A micro electronic component structure includes an insulating body, at least one conductive through hole, at least one conductive material, and at least one micro terminal. The insulating body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The conductive through hole penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface. The conductive material is formed in the conductive through hole. The micro terminal is disposed above the conductive material. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202755 | RECEPTACLE CAGE, RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY, AND TRANSCEIVER MODULE ASSEMBLY - In a receptacle cage, a front EMI fingers in a tubular shape serving as a first shield member is provided on the entire periphery of a substantially rectangular module slot. In addition, a gap between outer peripheral surfaces of an upper case as well as a lower plate of an optical module connected to a receptacle connector in a receptacle connector accommodating portion and an inner surface of the cage is shielded by a top EMI fingers serving as a second shield member and side EMI fingers serving as third shield members. Moreover, the lower plate comes into contact with a bottom wall portion which is grounded. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202756 | BRAID AND WIRE HARNESS - A braid having a function as an exterior member as well as an electromagnetic shielding function is provided. Also, a wire harness including such a braid in a configuration is provided. A braid is used for a wire harness cabled to a hybrid vehicle. Also, the braid is formed by knitting multiple ultrathin strands in a tubular shape. The braid includes two kinds of strands, a metal strand made of metal having conductivity and a resin strand made of synthetic resin having abrasion resistance etc., and ensures abrasion resistance and impact resistance by the portion made of the resin strand while performing an electromagnetic shielding function by the portion made of the metal strand. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202757 | Electrical Shielding Material Composed of Metallized Stainless Steel Monofilament Yarn - A yarn or multi-fiber formed of a plurality of micron diameter stainless steel monofilaments which have been rendered more conductive by one or more coatings of electrolytically-deposited metal or metal alloy materials. The metallized yarn provided by the invention has a very low electrical resistance, with consequent benefit in electrical performance, and is particularly useful as an RFI/EMI shielding material. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202758 | ADJUSTABLE RING FOR JUNCTION BOXES - An adjustment device to accommodate different wall thicknesses for use with a junction box having a front face with an opening therein comprises an assembly and a sleeve. The assembly comprises a plate, a collar extending forwardly from the front face of the plate, and a releasable retainer supported by the collar. The sleeve is slidably mounted in the collar and is retained therein in a selected position by the retainer, which can be a rotatable cam. The cam can be a spring biased to a locking position for locking the sleeve in the collar. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202759 | PROTECTION FOR IMPLANTED GOLD SURFACES - An implantable device includes an exterior gold surface and a thin film disposed on the exterior gold surface and forming a barrier between the exterior gold surface and an implanted environment, in which the thin film includes molecules with a head portion, the head portion attached to the exterior gold surface. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202760 | ELECTRICAL CABLE RESTRAIN DEVICE USING A DOUBLE WEDGE CHUCK - A cable fitting includes a gland nut, a body, and a chuck. The gland nut includes first threads, an axial gland bore, and a first sloped surface along a portion of the axial gland bore. The body includes second threads to receive the first threads, an axial body bore, and a second sloped surface along a portion of the axial body bore. The chuck includes multiple segments joined in a hinged fashion to create a ring. Each of the multiple segments includes a distal end tapered surface and a proximal end tapered surface. When the gland nut is advanced onto the body, the first sloped surface applies a first compressive force to the distal end tapered surfaces, and the second sloped surface applies a second compressive force to the proximal end tapered surfaces. The compressive forces cause inward deformation of the chuck to secure a cable within an axial pathway. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202761 | CABLE RESTRAIN DEVICE WITH DUAL-MATERIAL DOUBLE WEDGE CHUCK - A chuck for a cable fitting includes multiple segments substantially forming a ring shape. Each segment of the multiple segments includes a first tapered surface on a distal end, wherein the first tapered surface slopes from the distal end away from a central axis of the ring, and a second tapered surface on a proximal end, wherein the second tapered surface slopes from the proximal end away from the central axis. The chuck also includes a flexible band to hold the multiple segments in the ring shape. Each segment of the multiple segments is configured to receive compressive forces on the first tapered surface and the second tapered surface to force each segment of the multiple segments inwardly toward the central axis. The multiple segments are configured to engage a cable to secure the cable within the ring shape. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202762 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes one or a plurality of electrically conducting paths and a tubular braided wire which is made from a plurality of fine element wires and which covers the one or plurality of electrically conducting paths. The element wires are conductive and made of non-metallic fibers. Terminals of the tubular braided wire are folded to the inside in the axial direction. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202763 | SHIELDING STRUCTURE AND WIRE HARNESS - A shielding structure includes a conductive resin molded product, and a non-metallic fiber braid which is formed in a tubular shape by using multiple ultrathin strands made of conductive non-metallic fibers. A distal end of the non-metallic fiber braid is welded to the conductive resin molded product in the shielding structure. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202764 | Thermally isolating hermetic electrical feed-through - A moisture-sealing and thermally-isolating miniature implement for terminating a mineral-insulated and metal-sheathed cable and connecting it to a power source, includes a hollow contact prong protruding from one axial end of a metallic heat-sink barrel penetrated from an opposite end by the steel sheath of a heating element cable. The heating element contacts a nickel or nickel clad iron pin that penetrates the prong and is welded to its most distal extremity. The sheath is welded to the proximal end of the barrel by a hermetic brazed joint, and the distal end of the barrel is hermetically plugged around the prong by a metalized alumina ceramic seal. The copper pin is connected to the end of the heating element within the sheath and mineral insulation. The barrel is machined to have a series of deep peripheral grooves that act as thermal conductivity reducing chokes. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202765 | Underground Modular High-Voltage Direct Current Electric Power Transmission System - High capacity (10 GW, for example) passively cooled non-superconducting underground high voltage direct current electric power transmission lines ( | 2014-07-24 |
20140202766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING SUBTERRANEAN BOREHOLE - A method of drilling a subterranean bore hole comprising a) pumping a drilling fluid down a drill string, the drill string having a drill bit at an end thereof, b) rotating the drill string about its longitudinal axis to that the bit forms bore hole in the ground, the method further comprising the steps of: c) changing the rate of pumping of the drilling fluid into the drill string in response to a change in the speed of rotation of the drill string, and/or changing the speed of rotation of the drill string in response to a change in the rate of pumping of the drilling fluid into the drill string. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202767 | CONTINGENT CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION DRILLING SYSTEM - A method for deploying a tubular string into a wellbore includes: injecting fluid through a top drive and flow sub into a top of the tubular string and lowering the tubular string into the wellbore. The flow sub: connects the tubular string top to a quill of the top drive, is in a top injection mode, and has a closed port and an open bore. The method further includes halting injection of the fluid through the top drive and lowering of the tubular string. The method further includes, while injection and lowering are halted: disconnecting the flow sub from the tubular string top; adding one or more tubular joints to the tubular string and connecting the flow sub to a top of the added joints. The method further includes resuming injection of the fluid through the top drive and lowering of the tubular string. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202768 | BIDIRECTIONAL DOWNHOLE ISOLATION VALVE - An isolation valve for use in a wellbore includes: a housing; a piston longitudinally movable relative to the housing; a flapper carried by the piston for operation between an open position and a closed position, the flapper operable to isolate an upper portion of a bore of the valve from a lower portion of the bore in the closed position; an opener connected to the housing for opening the flapper; and an abutment configured to receive the flapper in the closed position, thereby retaining the flapper in the closed position. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202769 | X-Y-Z Pipe Racker for a Drilling Rig - Apparatus and methods include an x-direction support structure extending in the same direction as a line extending between a well center and a V-door on a drilling rig and include a y-direction support structure moveable along the x-direction support structure. The y-direction support structure extends on a drilling rig in a direction transverse to the line extending between the well center and the V-door on the drilling rig. A racker device is carried by the y-direction support structure and is configured to connect to and carry a tubular stand used in a well drilling process, the racker device being moveable along the y-direction support structure from a position inline with the line extending between the well center and the V-door on the drilling rig to a position offline from the line to provide space for additional drilling processes along the line extending between the well center and the V-door on the drilling rig. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202770 | DOWNHOLE ASSEMBLY, TOOL AND METHOD - A reaming tool includes a body having a longitudinal axis and an upper end opposite a lower end and a blade located on said body, the blade including a reaming surface having one or more reaming inserts disposed on at least a portion thereof and a cutting surface having one or more cutters disposed on at least a portion thereof. One or more of said cutters are configured (a) so that an extended longitudinal axis of said cutter is positioned at an angle θ between 5 degrees and 85 degrees with respect to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said body, or (b) on said cutting surface at a radial distance from said longitudinal axis less than said radial distances between said reaming inserts and said longitudinal axis. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202771 | HYBRID DRILL BIT AND DESIGN METHOD - A hybrid earth-boring bit comprising a bit body having a central axis, at least one, preferably three fixed blades, depending downwardly from the bit body, each fixed blade having a leading edge, and at least one rolling cutter, preferably three rolling cutters, mounted for rotation on the bit body. A rolling cutter is located between two fixed blades. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202772 | DRILLING A WELL WITH PREDICTING SAGGED FLUID COMPOSITION AND MUD WEIGHT - Methods of drilling or treating a well including the steps of: designing a fluid with high-gravity solids (e.g., barite); calculating the sagged fluid mud weight after allowing for sag according to formulas; forming a fluid according to the sagged fluid mud weight; and introducing the fluid into the well. The methods can be used to help control the well or to avoid excessive drilling torque or pressure, kick, or lost circulation due to sag of high-gravity solids such as barite. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202773 | Roller bit for rock breaking by rotary cutting - A roller bit for rock breaking by rotary cutting comprises: a bit body ( | 2014-07-24 |
20140202774 | Wear Element for Downhole Tool with a Cold-Pressed Graphite Wear Layer - A wear element for a downhole, earth cutting tool for forming bore holes comprises a wear layer made of “cold pressed graphite” attached to a substrate comprised of, for example, a cemented metal carbide. Cold pressed graphite is, depending on the arrangement of carbon bonds, also referred to as M-carbon or W-carbon, cbt-c4, Z-Carbon and others. The wear element is formed by pressing with a previously formed cemented carbide substrate particles of one or more carbon allotropes, including, for example, SP2 bonded carbon allotropes, such as Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphite, at pressures in excess of 1,000,000 pounds per square inch, or 6.89 Gigapascals, at a temperature substantially below 600 degrees Celsius. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202775 | METHOD OF DETECTING ELECTROSTATIC FORCES - A method estimates the effect on the weighing result of a balance ( | 2014-07-24 |
20140202776 | LOAD MEASURING SYSTEM - There is herein described a load measuring system. More particularly, there is described a load sensor and panel comprising at least one of said sensors for measuring and/or monitoring a load and/or distribution of a load. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202777 | ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR - An electric wheelchair comprising a movable seat part ( | 2014-07-24 |
20140202778 | POWERED TRAILER STEERING AND HITCHING ASSIST - A stowable powered jack for steering a boat trailer includes an electric motor turning a drive shaft running longitudinally through a support tube which is mounted to a trailer frame. The drive shaft powers a transmission which sits between a pair of wheels driven by a transverse axle. Controls for the motor provide at least forward and reverse motion for wheels. The transmission is sealed within a housing that is swivels in relation to the fixed support tube. An extendable handle facilitates steering. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202779 | SELF-MOTIVATED CARGO POD - One variation may include a module including a body and a control arm; the control arm being constructed and arranged to allow a user to direct, steer, or move the module in a plurality of modes. | 2014-07-24 |
20140202780 | Methods and Apparatus for Folding Vehicle Chassis - In exemplary implementations of this invention, a foldable vehicle has a foldable chassis. The wheelbase (and thus the overall footprint) of the vehicle can be reduced when parking, and can be extended when driving on the open road. In exemplary implementations the ability to shorten and lengthen the wheelbase is achieved by using two 4-bar linkages, activated by one or more linear actuators positioned in parallel. The dual 4-bar linkage and linear actuator(s) can provide: (i) the ability to maintain full maneuverability in the vehicle's folded and unfolded state; (ii) a fail-safe static system, and (iii) a rigid but transformable chassis. | 2014-07-24 |