| 32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20110192528 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TUBE MEMBER MADE OF FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN - There is provided a process for producing a tube member made of fiber-reinforced resin in which it is unnecessary to fold back an end portion of a fiber layer impregnated with uncured resin, and which is capable of joining a tube member, which comprises a resin fiber, and a flanged tube material, which is to be directly rigidly coupled with an engine box or the like, while maintaining the fiber orientation in the initial orientation posture and through an extremely simple process as well. In the process, there is provided a base member | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192529 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel comprises the steps of: | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192530 | COMPOSITE BALLISTIC FABRIC STRUCTURES - A multilayered composite fabric which comprises (a) a first fabric comprising non-woven unidirectionally oriented fibers in a first resin matrix, the fibers comprising high tenacity fibers, the first fabric comprising first and second surfaces; and (b) a second fabric comprising multi-directionally oriented fibers optionally in a second resin matrix, the second fabric also comprising high tenacity fibers, the second fabric having first and second surfaces, the first surface of the second fabric being bonded to the second surface of the first fabric thereby forming the composite fabric. Also described is a method of making such fabric wherein the second fabric layer is used as a support during the manufacturing process and is thereafter consolidated into a single structure with the first fabric layer. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192531 | RTM MOLDING METHOD AND DEVICE - An RTM molding method and device includes disposing a reinforcing fiber substrate in a cavity of a mold consisting of a plurality of dies, clamping the mold, and injecting resin to complete molding, wherein divided areas with respect to the surface direction of the reinforcing fiber substrate are assumed, each divided area is one in which injected resin expands over the entire surface in the area and can be substantially uniformly impregnated in the thickness direction of the substrate, and resin introducing paths are formed for respective assumed divided areas to introduce injected resin into the respective divided areas. When a relatively large molded product is molded, a molding step from resin injection to impregnating/curing can be implemented at high speed without generating a non-resin-flowing area, thereby producing a high-quality molded product with a shortened molding time and increased production speed and volume. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192532 | METHOD FOR MAKING LAMINATED, PAPER CARDS - Laminated, paper cards are manufactured by adhering a first side of a calendared paper to a first side of a fiber board stock using a biodegradable adhesive to thereby create a sheet of material. A card construct is then formed by adhering a second side of the fiber board stock of a first sheet of material to a second side of the fiber board stock of a second sheet of material using a biodegradable adhesive. A second side of at least one of calendared papers of the card construct is then printed and the printed card construct is then subjected to a heat and pressure treatment in a hydraulic press. The treated, printed, card construct may then be die punched to provide one or more of the laminated, paper cards. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192533 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MICRO-GRID - A method for manufacturing a transmission electron microscope (TEM) micro-grid is provided. A sheet of carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes is first provided. Some carbon nanotubes are removed from selected portions of the sheet of carbon nanotube structure to form a plurality of electron transmission portions. Each of the electron transmission portions includes a hole defined in the sheet of carbon nanotube structure and a plurality of residual carbon nanotubes in the hole. The sheet of carbon nanotube structure having the electron transmission portions is cut into pieces to form the TEM micro-grid. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192534 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING A PART OF A LAYER OF A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192535 | BACKING FOR PREPREG MATERIAL - A method of preparing pre-impregnated (pre-preg) material is provided. The method comprises treating a first surface of a backing with a corona discharge to enhance surface adhesion and applying the pre-preg material to the treated surface of the backing to form a pre-preg material with backing. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192536 | JOINING METHOD AND REFLOW APPARATUS - A joining method includes melting a hot melt joining material provided between a board and a component to be joined to the board; and reducing the pressure of the ambient atmosphere of the hot melt joining material and tilting the board while the hot melt joining material is in a molten state. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192537 | Method Of Customizing An Article And Apparatus Including An Inflatable Member - A graphic transfer assembly is disclosed. The graphic transfer assembly includes an inflatable member that is capable of expanding to fill the interior of an article of footwear. The graphic transfer assembly can include a fluid pump for filling the inflatable member. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192538 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SHEET WITH CORDS - To provide a plurality of conveyor belts which are disposed, with a space kept mutually in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction thereof, and capable of running along the longitudinal direction thereof in such a state that the sheet pieces with cords are placed thereon, and a lift mechanism installed between the plurality of conveyor belts to support the sheet pieces with cords on the upstream side or those on the downstream side in the longitudinal direction among the sheet pieces with cords placed on the conveyor belts while in contact with these sheet pieces from the lower side, thereby allowing them to make a relative upward movement from the sheet placing surfaces of the conveyor belts. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192539 | COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE FLAME RETARDANT PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL - The disclosure depicts a unique chemical solution and a method of using the same. The solution includes a sodium silicate compound, talc, clay, water, perlite and titanium dioxide in properly measured proportions. Typically, the invention will be used to treat building materials so that the fire retardant or flame resistive properties of a finished product (building or structure) will be enhanced. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192540 | TABLE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to suppress damage of an electrostatic chuck, by controlling stress exerted on each part of a table, which includes an electrically conductive material, i.e., an electrode for generating plasma, a dielectric layer for enhancing the in-plane uniformity of a plasma process, and an electrostatic chuck. The table for a plasma processing apparatus includes an electrically conductive member connected with a high frequency power source and adapted for plasma generation, for drawing ions present in the plasma, or for both thereof; a dielectric layer provided on a top face of the electrically conductive member, having a central portion and a peripheral portion that are different in thickness relative to each other, and adapted for providing uniformity of high frequency electric field intensity in a plane over the substrate to be processed; and an electrode film for an electrostatic chuck, provided in the dielectric layer and adapted for electrostatically chucking the substrate onto a top face of the dielectric layer. With such configuration, the stress exerted on the electrostatic chuck due to temperature change can be controlled. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192541 | Apparatus for Placing Plies on Curved Substrates - A ply placement device uses a ply guide to place plies on a curved substrate surface. The ply guide includes a guide surface and a guide edge that are each curved to match the contour of the substrate so that the ply transitions smoothly from its planar form to a curved form as the ply is placed onto the substrate. The ply guide may be flexible or segmented to allow reconfiguration of the guide surfaces to match various substrate contours. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192542 | Integrated Film Peeling and Mounting Device Method for Manufacturing Liquid Crystal Display Device Using the Same - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device which can peel a protective film from a board assembly and mount the board assembly on a backlight unit. The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising steps of: providing an integrated peeling and mounting device having an index rotary unit having a shaft for rotating heads facing in different directions, an alignment calibration unit and a mounting unit; rotating the index rotary unit; calibrating an aligned state of a board assembly and a backlight unit by operating the alignment calibration unit; mounting the board assembly attached to a first head of the index rotary unit on the backlight unit by operating the mounting unit; and peeling a film from the board assembly attached to a second head of the index rotary unit, wherein the steps of peeling the film and mounting the board assembly on the backlight unit are simultaneously performed. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192543 | TIRE BUILDING DRUM - Provided a building drum capable of accurately control inner pressure of folding bladders and a center bladder, and/or transmitting abnormality of the inner pressure. At least one of the folding bladders and the center bladder has, in a cavity thereof, a sensor module including an inner pressure sensor for measuring pressure in the cavity of the bladder, the sensor module being disposed more inward than the outer surface of the drum body in the radial direction. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192544 | APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AND SHAPING ADHEREABLE ARTS AND CRAFTS BUILDING ELEMENTS - A mould for creating a finished article from adherent building elements such as fusible beads. The mould includes a mould core, which may be removable; one or more female mould portions surrounding the core so as to define a cavity between the core and the one or more female mould portions; and at least one opening for ingress of adherent building elements into the cavity and introduction of a fusing agent in order to bond together the adherent building elements. A tool for selectively picking up and dispensing the adherent building elements is also disclosed. The tool is provided in the form of a squeezable container having a spout and one-way air valve for creating suction to pick up the adherent elements, and then selectively dispense them. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192545 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL LAYUP INCLUDING TRIM-ON-THE-FLY - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for manufacturing multiple layer composite structures and structures containing components made of multiple layer composite structures, comprising dispensing layers of composite material, trimming each layer to its final shape as it is being dispensed, and positioning it properly with respect to prior layers in the part lay-up. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192546 | WATER-COLLAPSIBLE Al COMPOSITE MATERIAL, Al FILM AND Al POWDER CONSISTING OF THIS MATERIAL, AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AS WELL AS COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR CONSTITUTING FILM-FORMING CHAMBERS AND METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF FILM-FORMING MATERIALS - In An Al composite material collapsible in the presence of moisture, the external surface of small pieces or powder constructed from a single or a plurality of crystalline grains of Al or an Al alloy is covered with a film of a low melting point metal or alloy selected from the group consisting of In, Sn, combinations of In and Sn, and alloys thereof. The content of the foregoing low melting point metal or alloy ranges from 0.1 to 20% by mass on the basis of the total mass of the composite material. A material obtained by adding a low melting point metal in an amount specified above to, for instance, Al and then fusing and melting the resulting mixture is quenched and solidified within a non-oxidizing atmosphere to thus form an Al composite material. An Al film, an Al spray-coated film and Al powder can be prepared from the foregoing Al composite material. A component member for a film-forming chamber is also provided, which is provided with a water-collapsible Al film on the surface thereof. Film-forming operations are continued over a long period of time using the component member for a film-forming chamber provided with the water-collapsible Al film and then film-forming materials can be recovered from the component member on which the film-forming materials are deposited in a substantial thickness. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192547 | CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR THIN DIE DETACHMENT AND PICK-UP - During detachment of a die from an adhesive tape, the inner and outer portions of a first side of the die which is in contact with the adhesive tape is supported with a support surface. A collet contacts the inner and outer portions of a second side of the die opposite to the first side. Support is withdrawn from the outer portion of the die such that the outer portion of the second side of the die bends away from the collet while the support surface only supports the inner portion of the die. Vacuum suction from the collet is applied to attract the outer portion of the die towards the collet and the vacuum suction pressure is monitored until a threshold pressure is reached indicating that the outer portion of the die is contacting the collet. Thereafter, the collet is lifted while holding the die with vacuum suction to completely separate the die from the adhesive tape. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192548 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF AN ENERGY ABSORBING TIRE CAGE - A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material may be a metallic foam or other open celled structured material that is able to absorb large amounts of kinetic energy by permanently deforming. The cage is particularly effective in containing explosions of large equipment tires 6 to 12 feet in diameter and having a stored kinetic energy in a range of approximately 900 kilojoules to 1500 kilojoules. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192549 | CORD OPERATED ROMAN SHADE - A roman shade of the present invention is operated by a cord to fold and unfold it. The cord is connected with a second device to be attracted by a first device provided on a valance adjacent to a bottom rail. The second device and the first device will separate when the cord is pulled with strength greater than a magnetic force between second device and the first device to avoid the cord dropping down and winding around neck or other body parts of the kids nearby. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192550 | ROMAN SHADE LIFT SYSTEM - A roman shade includes a panel, a plurality of clips attached to the panel, the clips forming elongated, narrow guides on the back side of the panel and a plurality of tapes. The panel is mounted on a headrail that also includes a rotating tube. Each tape is attached to the bottom of the panel at one end and to the tube at the other end and passes through the narrow guides to cause the panel to form successive folds or pleats as the bottom of the panel is raised by the tapes by the rotation of the tube. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192551 | WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A window blind assembly adapted so that, when covering a window to a room, a person inside the room can see out, but a person outside the room cannot see in. The assembly includes alternating first and second slats. The first slats are semi-mirrored and semi-transparent. A source of illumination is provided to illuminate first major surfaces of the second slats. The first and second slats are arranged so that light reflected by the first major surfaces of the second slats is at least partially reflected, in a first direction, by the first slats. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192552 | Multilayer polyester film with high optical density with a total thickness of max. 60 m with two white layers and a carbon-black containing outer layer - The invention relates to an at least three-layer, biaxially oriented polyester film with a carbon-black-filled outer layer and with two TiO | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192553 | Multilayer polyester film with high optical density with a total thickness of max. 60 m with two white outer layers and a carbon-black containing base layer - The invention relates to an at least three-layer, biaxially oriented polyester film with two white outer layers and carbon-black-filled base layer, where
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| 20110192554 | SHADING ARRANGEMENT FOR A LEADING-CAR WINDSHIELD - A shading device for a carriage windshield of a rail vehicle has a frame structure which is provided for attaching to the underside of the carriage roof. The frame structure supports a generally plate-shaped sunscreen, and the sun screen can be attached to the frame structure in a movable manner by a guide device. The guide device has a middle guideway and two outer radial guideways. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192555 | MODULAR PARTITION SYSTEM - The present invention is a modular partition system obtained by assembling removable elements. The system includes at least one mast and at least one panel made integral with each other. The panel includes a frame, on at least one face of which is stretched a canvas. The frame includes a retainer to this end of stretching, on its perimeter and longitudinally. The canvas includes, on the perimeter of its rear face, a hooking device aimed at cooperating with the retainer. The mast includes a profile, or an assembly of profiles, each profile having a device designed capable of permitting directly or indirectly fastening the panel. The present invention is essentially characterized in that the mast includes a device for retaining a mast canvas, at least a portion of which is aimed at covering at least the portion of the mast that is visible. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192556 | Groove-Mount Fabric Display System With Two-Part Frame - A groove-mount fabric display system with two-part frame comprises an outer frame element, an insert frame element and one or two flexible display panels. The two-part frame is quickly assembled by inserting and deploying the insert frame element within the rigid outer frame element. The frame elements can be manufactured from flat stock materials which are relatively inexpensive to purchase and shape. The interface of the frame elements forms one or more grooves near the perimeter of the resulting two-part frame. The grooves accept mounting gaskets connected at the peripheries of each display panel. Embodiments may include one or more internally-positioned compression tubes to help maintain internal structural rigidity and the integrity of the grooves. What results is a more cost-effective, robust, three-dimensional display capable of supporting fabric display panels in tension over extended periods of use. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192557 | SAFETY RING FOR A WINDOW BLIND - A safety ring for a window blind has a ring and a connector. The ring has a gap. The connector is connected to the ring and has multiple tabs detachably mounted through and engaging the gap of the ring. When a cord passing through the ring is pulled by lateral force, the connector attached to a shade will disengage from the ring. Therefore, the window blind is safely used and prevents children from being wrapped in the cord. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192558 | RECYCLING OF FIBRE PRODUCTS - In a method of recycling printed paper, the collector chemical composition used to aid ink removal after pulping of the paper advantageously comprises an aqueous emulsion of a polysiloxane and a delivery aid for the polysiloxane, the delivery aid comprising one of more compounds selected from an alkali metal salt of a fatty acid moiety, and a nitrogenous salt of a fatty acid moiety, and a water-swellable polymer. The collector chemical composition is effective at low concentration, gives good brightness gain, low level of fibre loss, and effluent water low in siliceous material. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192559 | METHODS FOR PRETREATING BIOMASS - A method of alkaline pretreatment of biomass, in particular, pretreating biomass with gaseous ammonia. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192560 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING XYLOSE AND DISSOLVING PULP - The present invention relates to a process for the production of xylose and dissolving pulp from xylan-containing biomass, such as hardwood. The invention is based on prehydrolysis of the xylan-containing biomass with SO | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192561 | Method and Device for Installing Seamed Industrial Fabric - A method of installing an industrial fabric on a machine configured to utilize such a fabric includes as a first step: (a) providing an industrial fabric having: a plurality of machine direction (MD) yarns, the MD yarns forming seam loops at first and second ends of the fabric; a first flap attached adjacent the first end and underlying a first portion of the fabric, the first flap including a first zipper track on an edge portion thereof; and a second flap attached adjacent the second end and underlying a second portion of the fabric, the second flap including a second zipper on an edge portion thereof, the second flap able to stretch elastically such that the distance between its attachment to the second portion of the fabric and the second zipper track can increase when a load is applied to the second zipper track. The method comprises the further steps of: (b) positioning the industrial fabric in the machine; (c) intermeshing the first zipper track and the second zipper track; (d) interdigitating the seam loops on the first end and the second end; and (e) inserting a pintle through the interdigitated seam loops. The use of the flaps can help to align the seam loops, thereby facilitating the subsequent insertion of the pintle. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192562 | STAMPER FOR MICRONEEDLE SHEET, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND MICRONEEDLE PRODUCTION METHOD USING STAMPER - Microneedle sheets are produced by injecting a needle raw material into a stamper formed with a concavity in a base material. However, because the stamper concavity is very small, there is the problem that air cannot escape due to air and surface tension of the material, thereby preventing a needle from being formed in part. The present invention provides a stamper for producing a microneedle sheet. The stamper comprises a sheet-like base material including a conical concavity formed from a first surface of the sheet-like base material toward a second surface thereof; and a through-hole formed from a bottom of the concavity toward the second surface. Air can escape via this through-hole, allowing a microneedle sheet which is filled with a needle raw material as far as the bottom of the concavity to be obtained. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192563 | Proximally Self-Locking Long Bone Prosthesis - A method for arthroplasty includes using a self-locking prosthesis that has a member structured to transfer a load produced by the weight of a patient to a bone. An expandable bone-locking portion that is integral to the member includes a shape-memory material and expands to produce a locking force. A portion of the bone is removed to form an aperture in the bone. The bone-locking portion is inserted into the aperture, and a temperature increase causes a change from a contracted state to an expanded state resulting in expansion of the bone-locking portion so as to contact the inner surface. The expanding is sufficient to create a locking force at the junction between the inner surface and the bone-locking portion of the prosthesis and the majority of the locking force is applied at or above the metaphysis. The length/width ration of the prosthesis may be less than or equal to 5. The resulting reconstructed long-bone may have improved primary and long-term stability. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192564 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FOAM MATERIAL - An energy supply system includes an energy storage device including a housing. The energy supply system also includes a sheet material in contact with the housing. The sheet material includes a foam layer. The sheet material has a thermal conductivity of at least 0.1 W/mK and a thickness of at least 0.3 mm. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192565 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING THE HEAT OF WASTE AIR FOR HEATING THE BILGE AREA OF AIRCRAFT - The present application describes an arrangement and a method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft, wherein the bilge area is connected to a heat transfer unit via a first air supply pipe, through which a bilge air flow drawn in from the bilge area flows into the heat transfer unit, wherein the heat transfer unit comprises a second air supply pipe, through which a waste air heat flow to be cooled that is created at another location in the aircraft flows into the heat transfer unit in order to heat the drawn-in bilge air flow, wherein the heat transfer unit comprises a first air discharge pipe, through which the cooled waste air heat flow is discharged, and a second air discharge pipe with a bilge inlet section, and wherein at least a portion of the heated bilge flow is returned to the bilge area via the air discharge pipe and the bilge inlet section. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192566 | THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH A THERMAL CONDUCTIVE WALL STRUCTURE - There is described a thermal storage system for transferring and storing heat in the ground, the thermal storage system comprising pumping means configured to circulate a working fluid, a heat exchanger, a supply output, a length of pipe, a return inlet and a thermally conductive ground engaging footing such that the pumping means circulates the working fluid through the length of pipe allowing heat transfer between the ground and the working fluid, the thermally conductive ground engaging footing thermally communicating with the ground. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192567 | Condenser with a Nebulizer having a Low-Voltage Direct Current Motor - A condenser has a body mounted on the seat, a nebulizer and a nebulizing disk. The body has two condensing units. An open space is formed between the condensing units. The nebulizer is mounted beside the body and has a low-voltage direct current motor and a shaft. The shaft is driven by the low-voltage direct current motor and protrudes into the open space. The nebulizing disk is mounted securely around the shaft and is mounted in the open space. When the low-voltage direct current motor operates, the rotated nebulizing disk nebulizes the condensed water in the seat to the condensing units. Heat of the condensing units vaporizes water that is easily discharged without pipes. Further, the low-voltage direct current motor is highly efficient, has fast rotational speed so is energy-saving safe. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192568 | MODULAR HEAT-DISSIPATING DEVICE - A modular heat-dissipating device includes an electronic device, a cold plate and a heat-dissipating base. The electronic device includes a casing, a covering plate and a circuit board. The circuit board is disposed within the casing. Plural electronic components are disposed on the circuit board. The cold plate, the casing and the covering plate are combined together to define a sealed space. The cold plate includes plural first fixing structures. The heat-dissipating base is selected from an air-cooling member or a liquid-cooling member. Each of the air-cooling member and the liquid-cooling member includes a first slab under the cold plate and plural second fixing structures corresponding to the first fixing structures. The air-cooling member and the liquid-cooling member are normalized. The heat generated by the electronic device is transmitted to the first slab through the cold plate, and then dissipated away by the air-cooling member or the liquid-cooling member. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192569 | Portable Weld Cooling Systems - Portable weld cooling systems include a plurality of weld cooling instruments operable to combine to provide cool air to a weld area created by a weld fusion machine, and a portable cabinet comprising a transportation section and a storage section, the transportation section operable to facilitate the movement of the portable cabinet and the storage section being configured to store the plurality of weld cooling instruments when the portable cabinet is moved, wherein one or more of the plurality of weld cooling instruments may be removed from the storage section when combined to provide cool air. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192570 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH TELESCOPING EXPANSION JOINT - A heat exchanger comprises a shell comprising a hollow shell body and separate shell end members attached thereto. A number of tubes is disposed within the shell body which is sized to permit both ends of the tubes to project outwardly therefrom to facilitate access for attaching the tubes ends to respective tube header plates, after which time the shell end members are slid over the shell body towards the shell body ends for attachment to respective header plates. The heat exchanger can include an expansion element attached between a shell end member and the shell body, wherein the expansion element is positioned adjacent a slidable joint formed by an overlapping section of the shell body and shell end member. Together, the expansion element accommodates axial movement and the slidable joint carries vibration loads between the shell body and shell end member. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192571 | WATER-COOLING HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM FOR LED SIGNBOARD - A water-cooling heat dissipation system for LED signboard includes a frame, at least one water pipe system, and at least one water-cooling unit. At least one heat receiving section and at least one LED module in contact with one another are mounted to the frame. The water pipe system includes at least one water pipe extended through the heat receiving section. The water-cooling unit includes at least one water inlet and water outlet pipes, which are respectively connected to a front and a rear end of the water pipe system. The water-cooling unit drives a cooling liquid stored therein to circulate in between the water pipe system and the water-cooling unit, so that heat is quickly carried away from the heat receiving section by the cooling liquid to dissipate into surrounding environment. The water-cooling heat dissipation system has upgraded heat transfer efficiency to achieve good heat dissipation effect. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192572 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger including a first heat sink, a second heat sink and a water-cooling unit. The first heat sink has a first contact section and multiple radiating fins. At least one cooling chip is attached to the first contact section. At least one first fan is disposed on the radiating fins. The second heat sink has multiple radiating fins and a second contact section. A second fan is positioned on the radiating fins and connected thereto. The second contact section is attached to a face of the cooling chip opposite to the first heat sink. The water-cooling unit has a water tank section and a pipe section having a first end and a second end, which are connected to the water tank section. The pipe section is inlaid in the first contact section and the water tank section is disposed on the radiating fins of the second heat sink. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192573 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOVING A FIRST FLUID USING A SECOND FLUID - A first fluid is moved using a second fluid. The first fluid may be moved using a ferrofluid attracted by an electromagnetic field. The electromagnetic field may be generated by an electromagnetic source connected to a conduit, and the first fluid may move through the conduit. In an embodiment, the first fluid may absorb heat from a heat source and transfer the heat to a heat sink. For example, the heat source may be a component of a tool located in a wellbore, and the heat sink may be the wellbore. In an embodiment, the electromagnetic source may be one or more three-phase coils. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192574 | COOLING STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME, AND COOLING METHOD - A maintenance-free cooling structure is provided which, by removing bubbles produced on a boiling surface utilizing an action other than buoyancy, heat change (heat transfer) is effectively brought about on the boiling surface, thus enabling efficient cooling and its miniaturization and low power consumption. The cooling structure has an evaporation chamber | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192575 | Passive Device with Micro Capillary Pumped Fluid Loop - Each loop of the device includes an evaporator and a condenser connected by an outer tube in a portion of which extends a thermally insulating sleeve having one end that can lead into the condenser and another end that surrounds a first portion ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192576 | VAPOR CHAMBER AND EDGE-SEALING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A vapor chamber includes a first cover and a second cover covering on the first cover. The first cover has its periphery bent to form a first folded edge, and the second cover has its periphery bent to form a second folded edge. The second folded edge is superposed on the first folded edge. The first folded edge is bent to cover the second folded edge. A wick structure is arranged inside the first cover and the second cover. A working fluid is filled between the first cover and the second cover. By this structure, the tightness of the sealing edges of the vapor chamber is enhanced. The production yield of the vapor chamber is increased and the production cost is reduced. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192577 | Heat Sink For Dissipating A Thermal Load - A heat sink for dissipating a thermal load is disclosed that includes one or more heat sink bases configured around a central axis of the heat sink so as to define an interior space, at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load, a thermal transport connected to the at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load so as to distribute the thermal load in the heat sink, and heat-dissipating fins connected to each heat sink base, the heat-dissipating fins extending from each heat sink base into the interior space of the heat sink, each heat-dissipating fin shaped according to the location of the heat-dissipating fin with respect to the location of the thermal load and the location of the distributed thermal load in the heat sink. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192578 | VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a cooling arrangement ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192579 | TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT AND TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGER - A total heat exchange element, includes: a first flow passage through which a first airflow passes; a second flow passage through which a second airflow passes; and a partition plate that is arranged to separate the first flow passage and the second flow passage from each other and conduct total heat exchange between the first airflow and the second airflow. The partition plate has a layered structure of sandwiching a first film on both surfaces thereof with second films, the first film is a non-aqueous film having a gas shielding property and vapor-permeable property, and each of the second films is waterproof vapor-permeable film. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192580 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT CONTAINING DEVICE USING SAME - The invention is provided with main body case ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192581 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MEMBER FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND MEMBER FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - In supplying flux to a brazing heat exchanger member, a given amount of the flux is stably adhered to brazing portions without interposing any substance which becomes unnecessary for the brazing such as binder. In manufacturing a heat exchanger member, particles containing flux are injected to a surface of a substrate made of aluminum or its alloy at a temperature lower than a melting point of the flux by 30° C. or more to collide against the surface at an average speed of 100 m/sec or higher to thereby mechanically adhere the particles thereto. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192582 | MULTI-SLAB MULTICHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and multi-slab heat exchangers are provided that include fluid connections for transmitting fluid between groups of tubes. The fluid connections may include generally tubular members fluidly connected to manifold sections. The fluid connections also may include partitioned manifolds containing tubes of different heights. Multichannel tubes are also provided that include a bent section configured to locate a flow path near a leading edge of a tube within one section and near a trailing edge of the tube within another section. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192583 | ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD MEMBER ADOPTED TO HEAT EXCHANGER, AND CORE MATERIAL FOR THE SAME - A core material for an aluminum alloy clad material contains Si in a content of 0.3% to 1.5% (hereinafter “%” means “percent by mass”), Mn in a content of 0.3% to 2.0%, Cu in a content of 0.3% to 1.5%, Ti in a content of 0.01% to 0.5%, and B in a content of 0.001% to 0.1%, with the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities. The core material and an aluminum alloy clad material using the same ensure sufficient corrosion resistance and give a product having an extended life. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192584 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes and a plurality of projection portions. Each of the plurality of tubes has a flat cross section that is taken along a plane perpendicular to a tube longitudinal direction. The plurality of projection portions is formed on an inner wall of each of the plurality of tubes and is arranged in the tube longitudinal direction. Each projection portion projects from the inner wall in a tube short-side direction that extends along a transverse axis of the cross section. The projection portion has a curved surface part on a surface thereof. The projection portion has an elongated shape when observed in the tube short-side direction. The projection portion is angled relative to a tube long-side direction, which extends along a longitudinal axis of the cross section, in a manner similar to each other. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192585 | Water Spread Limiting System for Pre-Insulated Piping - A section of pipe is used in a pre-insulated piping system where the system is made up of lengths of insulated and jacketed pre-insulated piping. Each length of piping is made up of an inner carrier pipe having an interior surface and an exterior surface. An envelope of foamed insulation surrounds the inner pipe exterior surface and an outer protective jacket surrounds the envelope of foamed insulation. The length of piping has a joining end for joining to an adjacent length of piping, whereby the adjacent lengths of piping provide a continuous length of fluid conduit for conveying high temperature fluids. A heat dissipating element surrounds the inner carrier pipe for at least a portion of the length thereof. The heat dissipating element is itself insulated, whereby any water which penetrates the outer protective jacket contacts the heat dissipating element and is cooled below boiling before traveling any significant distance along the length of the section of piping. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192586 | HEAT-DISSIPATION STRUCTURE OF LED LAMP - A heat-dissipation structure of an LED lamp is disclosed. The LED lamp includes a metal profile, a lampshade attached to the metal profile from bottom, a lamp head mounted around the combined lampshade and metal profile, a printed circuit board set in receiving recesses bilaterally formed below the metal profile, and LEDs provided on a surface of the printed circuit board facing the lampshade. The heat-dissipation structure is characterized in a downward-bending accurate profile of the metal profile being formed between the receiving recesses, and two pads being each positioned between the flanges and the printed circuit board, the two pads serving to prop two lateral sides of the printed circuit board upward such that the printed circuit board fits the accurate profile and closely contacts the metal profile with increased contacting area. Thereby, the printed circuit board can have heat accumulated in operation rapidly dissipated from the metal profile. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192587 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Thermal management is provided for a device. The device may include a substrate having a mounting area on a first surface of the substrate. The device may also include first thermal vias extending from the mounting area to at least an interior of the substrate. The device may also include at least one thermal plane substantially parallel to the first surface of the substrate, the at least one thermal plane being in thermal contact with at least one of the first thermal vias. The device may also include a heat sink attachment area, and second thermal vias extending from the heat sink attachment area to the interior of the substrate, the at least one thermal plane being in thermal contact with the second thermal vias. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192588 | HEAT CONDUCTING SHEET, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND HEAT RADIATOR THAT UTILIZES THE SAME - A heat conducting sheet including a composition, wherein the composition contains plate-form boron nitride particles (A) having an average particle diameter of more than 10 μm and 60 μm or less, and an organic polymer compound (B) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 50° C. or lower, the plate-form boron nitride particles (A) are contained in the composition in an amount ranging from 45 to 75% by volume thereof, and are oriented to direct the major axis direction thereof along the thickness direction of the sheet. Thus, there is provided an electrically insulating and heat conducting sheet which can keep a high thermal conductivity while the sheet has additional properties such as flexibility. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192589 | OPTIMIZED MACHINING PROCESS FOR CUTTING TUBULARS DOWNHOLE - The tubular cutting tool for severing downhole tubulars, the tool having a drive system, a pivoting system, a cutting head, a cutting member, and a lubricant delivery system. Cutting may be accomplished by rotatingly actuating the cutting head with an associated motor and extending the cutting member away from the cutting head. The lubricant delivery system lubricates the respective contacting surfaces of the cutting member and the tubular and is actuated when the cutting member extends from the cutting head. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192590 | Gas assisted lift system - An improved gas lift system for use in marginal well and small diameter production tubing is disclosed. The system uses compressed natural (produced) gas to lift formation fluids thereby enhancing produced gas. Incorporated in the system is a plurality of improved differential pressure control valves which are easier to maintain and more reliable and which provide the required lift capability with or without a standard jet pump, located at the bottom of the wellbore, to continue to lift produced fluids. The methods of use are described. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192591 | METHOD FOR INCREASING FLUID RECOVERY FROM MULTIPLE LATERAL WELLBORES DRILLED THROUGH A SUBSURFACE FORMATION - A method for creating a drainage network in a subsurface rock formation includes drilling a first plurality of wellbores extending laterally in a first direction. Each wellbore includes a main portion and an extension portion extending therefrom. A second plurality of wellbores is drilled laterally in a second direction substantially opposed to the first direction. Each of the second plurality of wellbores includes a main portion and an extension portion extending therefrom. The extension portions of the first plurality of wellbores are disposed adjacent main portions of the second plurality of wellbores. The extension portions of the second plurality of wellbores are disposed adjacent main portions of the first plurality of wellbores. Each main portion is hydraulically isolated from each associated extension portion. Each main portion of each of the first and second plurality of wellbores is stimulated. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192592 | Use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Well Treatments - A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier, and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifiers. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing into a wellbore a first wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors having a first identifier, placing into the wellbore a second wellbore composition comprising a plurality of MEMS sensors having first identifier, and determining positions in the wellbore of the MEMS sensors having the first identifier, wherein the MEMS sensors of the first wellbore composition are added to a portion of the first wellbore composition added to the wellbore prior to a remainder of the first wellbore composition, and the MEMS sensors of the second wellbore composition are added to a portion of the second wellbore composition added to the wellbore prior to a remainder of the second wellbore composition. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192593 | Use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Well Treatments - A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing at least one piece of equipment in the wellbore comprising micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensors, wherein the MEMS sensors are disposed in one or more composite or resin portions of the equipment, and gathering wellbore data from the MEMS sensors. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing at least one piece of equipment in the wellbore comprising a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor data interrogation unit, wherein the data interrogation unit is disposed in one or more composite or resin portions of the equipment, and gathering wellbore data from MEMS sensors located in the wellbore via the data interrogation unit. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192594 | Use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Well Treatments - A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, flowing the wellbore composition in the wellbore, and determining one or more fluid flow properties or characteristics of the wellbore composition from data provided by the MEMS sensors during the flowing of the wellbore composition. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in at least a portion of a spacer fluid, a sealant composition, or both, pumping the spacer fluid followed by the sealant composition into the wellbore, and determining one or more fluid flow properties or characteristics of the spacer fluid and/or the cement composition from data provided by the MEMS sensors during the pumping of the spacer fluid and sealant composition into the wellbore. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192595 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN DRILLING FLUID - A method for measuring particle size distribution in a fluid material, involving inserting a laser beam instrument directly in the fluid flow line, wherein the laser beam instrument focuses a laser beam on a window directly coupled with the fluid flow line, wherein the fluid flow line comprises a fluid having a plurality of particles of different sizes, measuring a diameter of at least one particle in the fluid flow line by reflectance of the at least one particle as the at least one particle passes through the focused laser beam, and determining a duration of reflection of the at least one particle, and obtaining a count of particles in each of a pre-set range group of particle sizes, wherein the count of particles is used to determine particle size distribution in the fluid flow line. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192596 | THROUGH TUBING INTELLIGENT COMPLETION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CONNECTION - A technique facilitates use of a through tubing completion system run in a lateral borehole. The through tubing completion may comprise production tubing coupled to a flow control valve and one or more sensors measuring at least one characteristic of the lateral borehole. The through tubing completion also comprises a connection system which facilitates the transfer of signals between the through tubing completion extending into the lateral borehole and a surface location or other location. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192597 | Use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Well Treatments - A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, pumping the wellbore composition into the wellbore at a flow rate, determining velocities of the MEMS sensors along a length of the wellbore, and determining an approximate cross-sectional area profile of the wellbore along the length of the wellbore from at least the velocities of the MEMS sensors and the fluid flow rate. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, pumping the wellbore composition into the wellbore, determining positions of the MEMS sensors relative to one or more known positions along a length of the wellbore, and determining an approximate cross-sectional area profile of the wellbore along the length of the wellbore from at least the determined positions of the MEMS sensors. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192598 | Use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in Well Treatments - A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in at least a portion of a sealant composition, placing the sealant composition in an annular space formed between a casing and the wellbore wall, and monitoring, via the MEMS sensors, the sealant composition and/or the annular space for a presence of gas, water, or both. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, placing the wellbore composition in the wellbore, and monitoring, via the MEMS sensors, the wellbore and/or the surrounding formation for movement. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192599 | System and method for determining position within a wellbore - A method of locating a wellbore feature, comprising delivering a mechanical position determination tool into the wellbore, selectively causing an undulating curvature of the mechanical position determination tool in response to a change in a fluid pressure, moving the mechanical position determination tool along a longitudinal length of the wellbore, and sensing a change in resistance to continued movement of the mechanical position determination tool. A mechanical position location tool for a wellbore, comprising pressure actuated elements configured to cooperate to selectively provide an unactuated state in which the mechanical position location tool lies substantially along a longitudinal axis and the pressure actuated elements further configured to cooperate to selectively lie increasingly deviated from the longitudinal axis in response to a change in pressure applied to the mechanical position location tool. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192600 | PRECISION LOW FLOW RATE FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A method is provided for controllably delivering an additive fluid into a host fluid in a target system at a desired volumetric flow rate. The method comprises: providing a binary supply injector connected in an additive fluid delivery system between a pressurized supply of the additive fluid and the target system. The binary supply injector is controllable between an ON state which permits flow of the additive fluid therethrough and an OFF state which prevents flow of the additive fluid therethrough. The method involves iteratively repeating: estimating a volumetric flow rate of the additive fluid between the pressurized supply and the target system; and if the estimated volumetric flow rate of the additive fluid is greater than the desired volumetric flow rate, controlling the supply injector to its OFF state; or if the estimated volumetric flow rate of the additive fluid is less than the desired volumetric flow rate, controlling the supply injector to its ON state. Additive fluid delivery systems are also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192601 | METHOD FOR DRILLING AND FRACTURE TREATING MULTIPLE WELLBORES - A method for drilling and completing multiple wellbores in a subsurface rock formation includes drilling a first wellbore along a first selected trajectory through the rock formation. The first wellbore is fracture treated and then abandoned. A second wellbore is drilled along a second selected trajectory through the rock formation. The second trajectory is laterally spaced from the first trajectory. The second wellbore is then fracture treated and abandoned. A third wellbore is drilled along a third selected trajectory through the rock formation. The third trajectory is disposed between the first and second trajectories. The third wellbore is fractured treated such that a fracture network extending therefrom hydraulically connects to fracture networks extending from the first and second wellbores. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192602 | Well Flow Control Systems and Methods - Flow control systems and methods for use in hydrocarbon well operations include a tubular and a flow control apparatus. The tubular defines a well annulus and includes an outer member defining a flow conduit. Fluid communication between the well annulus and the flow conduit is provided by permeable portion(s) of the outer member. The flow control apparatus is disposed within the flow conduit and comprises conduit-defining and chamber-defining structural members. The conduit-defining structural member(s) is configured to divide the flow conduit into at least two flow control conduits. The chamber-defining structural member(s) is configured to divide at least one of the at least two flow control conduits into at least two flow control chambers. Each of the flow control chambers has at least one inlet and one outlet, each of which is adapted to allow fluid flow therethrough and to retain particles larger than a predetermined size. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192603 | Self-Sustaining On-Site Production of Electricity and/or Steam for Use in the In Situ Processing of Oil Shale and/or Oil Sands - Oil shale and/or oil sands are utilized to generate electricity and/or steam at the site of the oil shale/sands deposit in an in situ process for recovering oil from the deposit. Bulk shale/sands material is removed from the deposit and combusted to generate thermal energy. The thermal energy is utilized to heat water to generate steam. The steam can be used directly in the in situ process or utilized to drive a steam turbine power generator located in close proximity to the deposit to generate electricity. The electricity generated on-site may be utilized to drive an in situ conversion process that recovers oil from the oil shale/sands deposit. Also, the exit steam generated by the on-site turbine generator can be used on-site to drive the in-situ conversion process. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192604 | DRILLING, COMPLETING AND STIMULATING A HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION WELL - An apparatus and method for drilling a well in a heavy oil or bitumen reservoir for in situ recovery of heavy oil and bitumen is provided. More particularly, an apparatus and method for drilling, completing and/or stimulating a heavy oil or bitumen well in a heavy oil or bitumen reservoir is provided, comprising: providing a concentric drill string having an inner tube and an outer tube defining an annulus therebetween, the outer tube further having a plurality of slots sealed with a temporary filler material; drilling a borehole into the reservoir using a drilling member connected at the lower end of the concentric drill string and delivering drilling medium through one of the annulus or inner tube and extracting the exhaust drilling medium through the other of the annulus or inner tube; leaving the concentric drill string in the well after drilling of the borehole is completed; and removing the temporary filler material to expose the plurality of slots in the outer tube and form a slotted liner. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192605 | Degradable Polymers for Hydrocarbon Extraction - The present disclosure is directed degradable polymers. The polymers are solid when maintained under substantially dry conditions at a temperature of up to about 90 degrees C. When contacted with water at a temperature of up to about 90 degrees C., however, the polymers initially remain solid for a period of up to about 6 to about 24 hours, then depolymerize to provide a liquid having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 200,000 centipoise after a period of time from about 8 hours to about 3 days and then further depolymerizes to water-soluble components after a period of time at least about 3 days. Also disclosed are sand screen coatings made with the polymers and hydraulic and acid fracturing methods using the polymers. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192606 | Degradable Polymers for Hydrocarbon Extraction - The present disclosure is directed degradable polymers. The polymers are solid when maintained under substantially dry conditions at a temperature of up to about 90 degrees C. When contacted with water at a temperature of up to about 90 degrees C., however, the polymers initially remain solid for a period of up to about 6 to about 24 hours, then depolymerize to provide a liquid having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 200,000 centipoise after a period of time from about 8 hours to about 3 days and then further depolymerizes to water-soluble components after a period of time at least about 3 days. Also disclosed are sand screen coatings made with the polymers and hydraulic and acid fracturing methods using the polymers. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192607 | Downhole Tool With Expandable Seat - A downhole tool comprising a housing having at least one flow port disposed providing a communication path between the interior and exterior of the sleeve. A sleeve assembly has an expandable seat and an inner sleeve, and is moveable within the housing between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the sleeve assembly is radially positioned between the flow ports and the flowpath to substantially prevent fluid communication. Shearable port inserts are positioned within the flow ports, with each port insert having a shearable portion extending into the interior of the housing and engaging the sleeve assembly when the inner sleeve is in said first position. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192608 | Self centering downhole float valve for vertical and lateral wells - A float valve with upper and lower valve bodies having axial flow there through and valve member having angular trailing edges at a swept back angle for providing a seating surface and a stem axially extending from the valve member. The stem having multiple supporting surfaces arranged cylindrically and having a biasing member fitted there about. The upper valve body having an internal annular seat for seating with the valve member seating surface and external seals for engaging oilfield tubulars and threaded on one end. The lower valve body having a central internal support member for support of the valve member stem for axial movement and threaded on one end for joining the upper valve body and compressing the biasing member to engage the seating surfaces of the valve member and internal annular seat of the upper valve body for engagement and disengagement in response to fluid flow pressure. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192609 | Retrievable Subsea Bridge Tree Assembly and Method - A retrievable bridge is provided which mounts to the top of a subsea tree to provide fluid communication between the production line of the subsea tree and a production flowline. The retrievable bridge mounts to the top of the subsea tree and preferably connects to a vertically oriented pipe of the production flowline. The retrievable bridge can be utilized to carry wear items such as chokes, subsea control modules, and flow meters which may require maintenance more often than other components of the subsea tree. By mounting these items along the flow passageway in the retrievable bridge the components are securely mounted and still available for maintenance/replacement without the need to remove the entire tree. In one embodiment, Intervention into the well is available without removing the retrievable bridge. The subsea tree does not require and preferably does not have a connection to the production flowline except through the retrievable bridge. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192610 | SUBSEA WELL INTERVENTION LUBRICATOR AND METHOD FOR SUBSEA PUMPING - A subsea well service system and method are presented for use with an subsea pump capable of flushing the well intervention lubricator of an underwater hydrocarbons production facility. The system essentially includes at least one pump placed at a subsea location in proximity to the well intervention lubricator, and at least one fluid reservoir connected to the pump. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192611 | Riser Joint Coupling - An offshore riser system has riser joints, each having a pin and a box. The pin has an external grooved profile that is engaged by a locking element carried by the box of another riser joint. An actuating ring engages with the locking element to move it into the locked position. A retractable spider supports the string of riser while the new joint is being made up. A makeup tool on the riser deploying floor moves the ring relative to the locking element, causing the locking element to move to the locked position. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192612 | Controller for a Downhole Tool - The controller comprises housing ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192613 | Cluster Opening Sleeves for Wellbore - A downhole sleeve has an insert movable in the sleeve's bore from a closed condition to an opened condition when a ball dropped in the bore engages an indexing seat in the sliding sleeve. In the closed condition, the insert prevents communication between the bore and the sleeve's port, while the insert in the opened condition permits communication between the bore and port. Keys of a seat extend into the bore to engage the ball and to move the insert open. After opening, the keys retract so the ball can pass through the sleeve to another cluster sleeve or to an isolation sleeve of an assembly. Insets or buttons disposed in the sleeve's port temporarily maintain fluid pressure in the sleeve's bore so that a cluster of sleeves can be opened before treatment fluid dislodges the button to treat the surrounding formation through the open port. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192614 | Torque Transmitting Load Shoulder - A well drilling tool has a tubular member connected into a casing string that serves as a drill string. A load shoulder is located within the bore of the tubular member. The load shoulder has a torque transferring portion that extends from a lower terminus to an upper terminus. The load shoulder has an axial force transferring portion that faces upward. A bottom hole assembly is lowered through the casing string and lands on the load shoulder. The bottom hole assembly has a mating profile to the load shoulder so that it will be supported by the load shoulder and will receive torque transferred from the load shoulder. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192615 | Degradable Polymers for Hydrocarbon Extraction - The present disclosure is directed degradable polymers. The polymers are solid when maintained under substantially dry conditions at a temperature of up to about 90 degrees C. When contacted with water at a temperature of up to about 90 degrees C., however, the polymers initially remain solid for a period of up to about 6 to about 24 hours, then depolymerize to provide a liquid having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 200,000 centipoise after a period of time from about 8 hours to about 3 days and then further depolymerizes to water-soluble components after a period of time at least about 3 days. Also disclosed are sand screen coatings made with the polymers and hydraulic and acid fracturing methods using the polymers. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192616 | Sprinkler Apparatus and Method of Placement - There is disclosed a sprinkler apparatus which may be coupled to an exterior roof of a building, typically a house, in order to provide fire suppression for the exterior of the building. The sprinkler apparatus can substantially withstand the radiant heat from nearby fires. It may be crafted as a single, seamless, unobtrusive unit having a telescoping active sprinkler body that can rotate a full 360 degrees. Further, the sprinkler apparatus may be coupled to an external roof of a building in such a fashion that the longitudinal axis of the sprinkler body forms substantially a 90-degree angle to the plane of the roof. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192617 | DEVICE FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES - This device comprises a portable reservoir ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192618 | Tillage system - A tillage system has a first set of deep tilling tines and a second set of shallow tilling coulter tines present in a number more than twice that of the deep tilling tines. The deep tilling tines till the field to a depth of about 5 to 12 inches at row planting locations, loosening the soil for easy plant growth. This deep grooving action builds mounds of soil at both sides of the deep groove which are cleared by a second set of shallow tilling curved coulter tines followed by a third set of plurality of rows of shallow tilling toothed coulters that till the space between grooves to a depth of about 1 to 4 inches, providing a water reservoir space and clearing plant debris. A last row of shallow tilling ruffled coulters are provided to mix and incorporate into soil plant debris and plant stocks, anchoring tilled soil. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192619 | TRACTOR-PROPELLED CULTIVATOR HAVING FLEXIBLE WEEDER BLADE - A cultivator mountable to a front three-point hitch of an agricultural tractor incorporates a spring steel scraper blade for the purpose of clearing weeds around the base of tree trunks in an orchard or vines in a vineyard. Cultivator heads and the scraper blade are positioned to one side of the tractor. A pair of multi-wheel cultivator heads are casterably mounted at opposite ends of a horizontal support beam, which is secured to a fulcrum bracket at the end of a slidable shaft, extension of which is under hydraulic control of the tractor operator. The scraper blade is maintained in contact with the ground and slightly above the level of the bottom of each cultivator head. While cultivating regions around tree or vines, the scraper blade can rub up against the trunks of trees or vines without causing any significant damage to bark or sapwood. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192620 | Tractor Lift Arm Stabilizer - An apparatus for stabilizing at least two lift arms on a tractor of the present disclosure has a center plate disposed below the power take-off of the tractor. A plurality of angled legs connect to and extend downwardly from the lift arms and adjustably connect to the center plate. A space is formed by the angled legs to allow for connection of an implement to the PTO of the tractor. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192621 | Hammer and/or Hammer Drill Having Relubricating Device - The invention relates to a hammer and/or hammer drill acting as a breaker, having a drive, a hammer mechanism driven by the drive, and a crank device disposed in the force flow path between the drive and the hammer mechanism and coupled to an element of the hammer mechanism for transforming a rotary motion of the drive into an oscillating translation motion of the element of the hammer mechanism. A collecting device for collecting lubricant is provided above the hammer mechanism relative to a vertical operating position. The collecting device may be a collecting tank open at the top and defined by a partition of the housing and a separating floor. A connecting rod of the crank device may extend through a cutout in the separating floor. Lubricant collects above the separating floor can be delivered again and again into the interior of the housing by a delivery element. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192622 | ANODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - There is provided an anode for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same, an electric power tool using the lithium ion secondary battery, an electrical vehicle using the lithium ion secondary battery, and an electric power storage system using the lithium ion secondary battery. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an anode active material layer in which a first layer and a second layer respectively containing silicon and a metal element as an anode active material are alternately layered on an anode current collector, and 1.02≦A/B≦50 is satisfied. A represents a silicon content ratio in the anode active material in the first layer, and B represents a silicon content ratio in the anode active material in the second layer. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192623 | ANODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRIC TOOL, BATTERY CAR, AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium ion secondary battery having superior cycle characteristic is provided. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte. The anode has an anode active material layer including a plurality of anode active material fibers containing silicon as an element provided on an anode current collector. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192624 | Flexible tubing with improved signal transmission and method of making - A smooth-bore plastic tubing with an outer helical support bead is resistant to collapse and incorporates plural conductors disposed outside of the tubing bore and insulated both from ambient and from one another. The conductors may have a desired relatively high thermal conductivity to tidal air flow within the tubing, while also having a comparatively high thermal resistance to ambient. The conductors may be electrical conductors, or may include fiber optic conductors as well in the same tubing structure. A method for making the tubing includes extruding a molten thermoplastic ribbon with an elevated plateau portion defining at least one conductor-receiving groove. The plastic ribbon is wrapped to form a tube and at least one conductor is embedded in the groove of the plateau portion. Finally a molten thermoplastic bead is then applied atop the plateau portion and atop of the embedded conductor providing a unitary flexible tubing structure with substantially smooth inside and outside surfaces free of crevices which could retain soil or bacteria. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192625 | Waterproof mechanism and electronic device having the same - A waterproof mechanism includes a base wall, at least one door plate, a first waterproof seal, and at least one return spring. The base wall is formed with an opening. The door plate is connected to the base wall for closing the opening in the base wall. The door plate is pushable to perform a motion relative to the base wall to thereby open the opening. The first waterproof seal is disposed between the base wall and the door plate and around the opening so as to establish a water-tight seal between the base wall and the door plate. The return spring is disposed between the base wall and the door plate for biasing the door plate to close the opening. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192626 | APPARATUS WITH CASE - An apparatus includes a case. The case includes a bottom and two opposite sidewalls located on the bottom. A wall flange is located on each sidewall. The wall flange includes a supporting portion for supporting a cover and an extending portion extending down from the supporting portion. A plurality of through openings is defined in the wall flange, and a plurality of resilient pieces is located on the wall flange, for electrically connecting with the cover. Each through opening extends from the extending portion to the supporting portion. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110192627 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method are disclosed for protecting a component of an electrical power transmission system. The apparatus comprises: a dielectric cover having opposed portions that define a component enclosing space when in a closed position; the dielectric cover having an open position in which enclosing edges of the opposed portions are spaced to allow entry of the component between the enclosing edges into the dielectric cover; and a spreader, connected to the opposed portions for moving the opposed portions into the closed position, and having a tool connector for operation of the spreader by a tool. The spreader may be configured to exert positive control in use to hold the opposed portions in position over a range of positions between the closed position and an open position. | 2011-08-11 |
