34th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110203727 | Absorbent Articles Comprising Graphics - An absorbent article may comprise a first zone comprising graphics and a second zone comprising graphics, wherein the first and second zones have different elastic properties. Further, the absorbent article may comprise a first absorbent article component and a second absorbent article component having substantially different elastic properties, wherein the first absorbent article component comprises an elastomer. Additionally, the absorbent article may comprise a third absorbent article component overlapping the first and second absorbent article components, wherein the third absorbent article component comprises graphics on at least the portions which overlap the first and second absorbent article components. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203728 | Absorbent Articles Comprising Graphics - An absorbent article may comprise a first zone comprising graphics and a second zone comprising graphics, wherein the first and second zones have different elastic properties. Further, the absorbent article may comprise a first absorbent article component and a second absorbent article component having substantially different elastic properties, wherein the first absorbent article component comprises an elastomer. Additionally, the absorbent article may comprise a third absorbent article component overlapping the first and second absorbent article components, wherein the third absorbent article component comprises graphics on at least the portions which overlap the first and second absorbent article components. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING FLEXIBLE LININGS IN UNDERGROUND PIPES - A method and apparatus for installing a flexible lining tube in an underground pipe by eversion. A pressure vessel is equipped with a gasket that has an arcuate slot for receiving the lining tube in a manner that provides an effective seal without creating undue friction. A guide has a cylindrical wall curved in conformity with the slot and a conical surface leading to the cylindrical wall. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203730 | Label Applicator Having A Heat Idler - The use of a heat idler moveable along a path provides speed and flexibility in the heat labeling of containers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203731 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A COMPONENT - A method includes steps of ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203732 | METHOD OF MULTILAYER FILM DRY LAMINATION OF AIRBAG FABRICS - An inflatable automotive protective cushion and method of formation. The protective cushion includes a multilayer film coating with an adhesive layer and an overlying barrier layer. The adhesive layer is adapted to bond to a textile substrate and the barrier layer is adapted to block air permeability. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-ALIGNED DUAL PATTERNING - A system and a method for self-aligned dual patterning are described. The system includes a platform for supporting a plurality of process chambers. An etch process chamber coupled to the platform. An ultra-violet radiation photo-resist curing process chamber is also coupled to the platform. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203734 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC THIN FILM FORMING METHOD, AND FILM FORMATION CONTROL PROGRAM - The present invention is to reduce the variation in axis of easy magnetization of a magnetic thin film with respect to a large diameter substrate. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203735 | GAS INJECTION SYSTEM FOR ETCHING PROFILE CONTROL - A gas injection system provided in a plasma etching equipment is provided. The system includes a top gas injector for supplying a reaction gas at a top of a chamber, and a side gas injector for supplying a tuning gas from a side surface of the chamber or a backside gas injector upward jetting a tuning gas from a lower side of a wafer. The side gas injector or backside gas injector forms a plurality of jets in a radial shape and simultaneously installs the jets adjacently to an edge part of a wafer such that a tuning gas is jetted adjacently to the edge part of the wafer, thereby being capable of easily controlling a an etch rate or CD uniformity or profile of the edge part. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203736 | SURFACE ACTIVATION DEVICE - A surface activation device comprises a holding compartment, a nozzle support, and a sealing assembly. The holding compartment defines a receiving chamber and defining a plurality of recesses for holding workpieces therein. The nozzle support is rotatably received in the receiving chamber and comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel is received in the outer barrel, and at least one ultraviolet (UV) lamp is embedded in the outer barrel. The outer barrel and the inner barrel cooperatively define a first chamber therebetween, and the inner barrel defines a second chamber therein. The sealing assembly seals the first chamber and the second chamber, and comprises at least one first inlet tube communicated with the first chamber and at least one second inlet tube communicated with the second chamber. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203737 | TAPE LAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An automated tape head assembly for a multiple axis tape laying machine includes a tape supply reel and a tape compaction roller, and a chute. Tape passes from the supply reel, through the chute, to the tape compaction roller. The tape path and at least a portion of the chute are maintained substantially at a zero Gaussian curvature. The tape path and chute are curved to define a compliance loop that results from a substantially or partially unrestrained curved path between the supply reel and the compaction roller. This structure allows the compaction roller to shift laterally and vertically with respect to the supply reel while the supply reel is in a fixed position with respect to the tape head assembly generally. This structure also allows the compaction roller to roll, steer, and follow the fiber tape's natural path, all with significant independence from the supply reel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203738 | DEVICE FOR BUILDING A TIRE CARCASS FOR A VEHICLE TIRE - A device for constructing a carcass for a vehicle tire. In order to provide a device with which the core centering devices can be expanded variably in diameter, wherein the core centering devices can be used at the same time for producing small tire dimensions, and with which at the same time the diameter of the diaphragm supports can be moved by a motor. The bladder support on the side of the movement box is connected to the shaft of the movement box in a fixed manner, with the axial distance for determining the carcass width of the vehicle tire to be produced between the diaphragm support and building drum being defined by positioning of the movement box in the axial direction. The bladder support on the side of the spindlebox is movably attached to the shaft. The axial distance for determining the carcass width of the vehicle tire to be produced between the bladder support and the building drum is defined by positioning in the axial direction. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203739 | METHOD FOR RETAINING A VASCULAR STENT ON A CATHETER - A method of securely mounting a stent on a balloon of a catheter. The method generally includes crimping a stent on a balloon of a catheter at least one time, and positioning the balloon with the stent thereon within a polished bore of a mold formed at least in part of a metallic material. The balloon is pressurized and heated within the mold, or within a sheath, in two stages as the stent is restrained from radially expanding. The method may include crimping the stent onto the balloon one or two times during processing. The method increases retention of the stent on the balloon catheter following sterilization. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203740 | Method for Forming Strips of Containers - Strips containers are formed using two continuous webs in thermoformable and heat-sealable material facing each other. The webs are indexed along a feed line through different operating stations that transform the webs into a continuous strip of containers, each one of which is provided with a mouth. The containers are arranged according to two parallel rows that are opposed to a longitudinal median zone. The mouths of the containers of the upper row are arranged on the upper longitudinal edge of the strip and face upwards, whilst the mouths of the containers of the lower row are arranged on the lower longitudinal edge and face downwards. The method enables productivity to be increased and waste to be reduced. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203741 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OF VEHICLE TYRES, AND VEHICLE TYRE - A method of processing a vehicle tyre, comprising mounting the tyre to an apparatus for handling, for example moving, transporting and rotating, the tyre; and dismounting the tyre from the apparatus for handling the tyre; and a corresponding apparatus and system. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203742 | WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A window blind assembly includes a roller blind unit, a curtain member unit, and a clamping unit. The roller blind unit includes a roller rod that extends horizontally and that is rotatably mounted at or in proximity to an upper edge portion of the window, and a roller blind piece a top edge of which is connected to the roller rod and which is able to be wound around and extended from the roller rod. The curtain member unit includes a curtain member having a sheltering portion and a plurality of partitioning portions. The clamping unit includes a plurality of connecting members associated respectively with the partitioning portions. Each of the connecting members has a confining portion, and two securing portions connected to opposite ends of the confining portion and that connect the confining portion to a respective one of the partitioning portions. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203743 | Electrical heating window curtains - An electrically heated window curtain of fire resistant material to heat up the draft flow of cold air that leaks through single pane glass windows with low voltage heating wires embedded in the fire resistant material, a power source, a thermostat, a battery pack, and a charger. Also included is a curtain rod and gripping strips on the curtain to hold the curtain in a rolled up position when not in use. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203744 | Venetian Blind - An adjustable Venetian blind includes head and bottom rail units and a slat unit. The head rail unit includes a first head rail having an engaging end, a second head rail connected telescopically to the engaging end, and a positioning member locking releasably the first head rail to the second head rail. The slat unit has a plurality of horizontal slats interconnected by first and second ladder cords. Each of the slats includes a first slat segment and a second slat segment having an end portion superposed on an end portion of the first slat segment. The bottom rail unit has a first bottom rail and a second bottom rail connected telescopically to the first bottom rail. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203745 | LOUVERED PRIVACY SCREEN FOR SINGLE- AND DOUBLE-HUNG SASH WINDOWS - An inexpensive and easy to install privacy screen for a single- or double-hung sash window. The invention comprises a plurality of horizontal louvers that are translucent and flexible, and a pair of vertical side members having a plurality of parallel slits. The louvers are affixed in parallel at both ends to the vertical side members by insertion into the slits. When installed in an open single- or double-hung sash window, the invention permits air circulation and the passage of natural light into an enclosed space, while maintaining an occupant's privacy. The invention is to be installed above or below a first sash of the window so as to allow the user to move a second sash to open and close the window with the invention in place. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203746 | FOLDING PARTITIONS HAVING ADJOINING PANELS AND RELATED METHODS - Movable partitions and partition systems include a sheet of interconnected panels configured to fold in an accordion fashion. At least two of the interconnected panels have first and second lateral ends extending between a top edge and a bottom edge of the panels. The lateral ends may comprise generally cylindrical structures having openings comprising gaps between lateral edges of the respective panel and a first major surface of the respective panel. The first lateral end of one panel may be engaged with the second lateral end of another panel of the at least two panels. The lateral edges may be enlarged. The at least two panels can extend to a fully extended state in which they are coplanar. Methods of forming movable partitions and partition systems include forming and interconnecting such panels. Methods of repairing movable partitions and partition systems include disengaging such panels by applying lateral forces therebetween. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203747 | PIVOTING WEDGE PANEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS - A panel mounting system configured to securely mount a panel to a support structure includes a channel and a pivoting wedge assembly. The pivoting wedge assembly is configured to selectively lock a panel to the channel. In one or more implementations, the pivoting wedge assembly is configured to automatically rotate between a released position and a locked position. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203748 | High Efficiency Roller Shade - The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203749 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING A WINDOW SHADE AND WINDOW SHADE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention relate to a drive assembly for driving a window shade of a vehicle, in particular for a rear window of a vehicle, and a window shade system comprising at least two one-piece arms, first ends of which are pivotally coupleable to a window shade, and a driving means, in particular a motor, for linearly sliding pivotally mounted second ends of said one-piece arms arranged such that said one-piece arms may push or pull a window shade across a window of a vehicle. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203750 | BARRIER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, INCLUDING VAPOR AND/OR FIRE BARRIER SYSTEMS - Barrier systems and associated methods, including vapor and/or fire barrier systems, are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a barrier system that includes a barrier coupled to a spool. The barrier is positioned to be wound onto and off of the spool as the barrier moves between a deployed position and a retracted position by a drive assembly. The system further includes a control system coupled to the drive assembly and configured to command operation of the drive assembly. The system still further includes a sensor operably coupled to the control system and positioned to sense barrier position as the barrier moves between the deployed and the retracted positions. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203751 | PROTECTIVE SCREEN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A protective screen apparatus for attachment to a front grille of an automotive vehicle to prevent insects and other debris from entering interior elements associated with the vehicle. The apparatus includes a removable frame surrounding a fine mesh material in order to form a protective screen that can be attached with respect to the front grille of the vehicle. The protective screen can be interchangeably located in a discrete area behind the front grille in order to protect the interior elements associated with the front region of the vehicle. The protective screen can be easily removed, cleaned, and inserted back into the front grille. Such a protective screen apparatus can cover the front grille of the automotive vehicle in a simple and efficient manner. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203752 | SCREEN DEVICE - To provide a screen device wherein a first housing section | 2011-08-25 |
20110203753 | Adjustable canvas stretching assembly having adjustable stretching bars - A canvas stretching assembly has adjustable stretching bars connecting in an end-to-end configuration that allow for the stretching of a canvas, even after the canvas is mounted thereon, with the degree of stretching being adjustable in multiple directions. The canvas stretching assembly, when disassembled, may be compactly stored, which is especially appreciated for shipment purposes. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203754 | Method for Operating a Motorized Roller Shade - The present invention advantageously provides methods for manually and/or remotely controlling a motorized roller shade that includes a shade attached to a shade tube, a DC gear motor disposed within the shade tube and a microcontroller. One method includes detecting a manual movement of the shade using a sensor, determining a displacement associated with the manual movement, and, if the displacement is less than a maximum displacement, moving the shade to a different position by energizing the DC gear motor to rotate the shade tube. Another method includes receiving a command from a remote control, and moving the shade to a position associated with the command by energizing the DC gear motor to rotate the shade tube. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203755 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING CLOGGING IN A STRAINER CONSTRUCTION FOR A CONTINUOUS DIGESTER - The method is for influencing the flow from a strainer construction in a continuous digester. In order to avoid clogging of the withdrawal compartment in the strainer construction, an additive that counteracts precipitation processes is added directly to the withdrawal compartment while the cooking fluid is withdrawn from the withdrawal compartment. The addition of chemicals can take place at the same time as the withdrawn cooking fluid is withdrawn from the digester and the strainer construction, or while the withdrawn cooking fluid is fully or partially re-circulated back to the withdrawal compartment. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203756 | MICROSPHERES - The invention relates to thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres comprising a polymer shell made from ethylenically unsaturated monomers encapsulating a propellant, said ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising from 40 to 70 wt % of acrylonitrile, from 5 to 40 wt % of methacrylonitrile, from 10 to 50 wt % of monomers selected from the group consisting of esters of acrylic acid, esters of methacrylic acid and mixtures thereof, and said propellant comprising at least one of methane, ethane, propane, isobutane, n-butane and neo-pentane. The invention further relates to the production and use of the microspheres. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203757 | APPARATUS FOR PRETREATMENT FOR SACCHARIFICATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOMASS - To provide an apparatus for pretreatment for saccharification easily and continuously applying a treatment and capable of reusing ammonia at low cost. The apparatus has a mixing unit | 2011-08-25 |
20110203758 | PAPERMAKING PROCESS BELT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A process belt for papermaking with a long operational life comprises an integrated structure of a reinforcing fibrous base material | 2011-08-25 |
20110203759 | DIE CASTING PROCESS INCORPORATING COMPUTERIZED PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES - A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die,casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discarded before being shipped to a remote facility for further processing. As a result, the rejection rate of die castings at the remote facility may be reduced and the raw materials used to form the discarded die castings may be more readily recycled. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203760 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MOLD FOR CASTING HIGHLY REACTIVE MOLTEN MASSES - The invention relates to a method for producing a casting mould for casting highly reactive melts, in particular for casting titanium, titanium alloys or intermetallic titanium aluminides. Said method consists of the following steps: a contact layer ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203761 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MOLD FOR CASTING METALLIC MELTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a mould for casting metallic melts, in particular for casting titanium, titanium alloys or intermetallic titanium aluminides. Said method consists of the following steps: a contact layer is produced by applying a first slicker containing a first metal oxide powder as an essentially solid component to a moulded core, a first sanding layer is produced on the contact layer formed from the first slicker by sanding with a second metal oxide powder and the layer sequence formed from the contact layer and the first sanding layer is radiated with infrared light for a predetermined period of time. According to the invention, for speeding up the drying process, a first dry mass of the first slicker contains a hydraulic binder. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203762 | FILL-HEAD FOR FULL-FIELD SOLDER COVERAGE WITH A ROTATABLE MEMBER - A method and apparatus are provided to deposit conductive bonding material into cavities in a mold. A fill head is placed in substantial contact with a mold that includes cavities. The fill head includes a sealing member that substantially encompasses an entire area to be filled with conductive bonding material. The conductive bonding material is forced out of the fill head toward the mold. The conductive bonding material is provided into at least one cavity of the cavities contemporaneous with the at least one cavity being in proximity to the fill head. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203763 | Apparatus for die casting, the use of such an apparatus and method for die casting - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a die cast part having arc-shaped inside and/or outside contours. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203764 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALL COOLING CHAMBER DESIGN FOR SEMI-PERMANENT MOLD CYLINDER HEAD CASTING - A cooling chamber design that increases the heat transfer over conventional designs during the casting process of an aluminum cylinder head. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203765 | Multipipe conduit for geothermal heating and cooling systems - The present invention relates to a conduit for use in a geothermal heating and cooling system wherein said conduit comprises 5 or more pipes, wherein further, said 5 or more pipes comprising said conduit are arranged to be contiguous, arranged to be separated by a spacing member, or arranged so that said 5 or more pipes comprising said conduit have both contiguous pipes and pipes separated by a spacing member; wherein further, at least one of said 5 or more pipes is a centrally located pipe. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203766 | Twisted conduit for geothermal heating and cooling systems - The present invention relates to a conduit for use in a geothermal heating and cooling system wherein said conduit comprises 2 or more pipes, wherein further, said 2 or more pipes comprising said conduit are twisted together. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203767 | Recycling thermal sources - The invention is a thermal recycling system for converting lower quality thermal sources into higher quality thermal sources. In one embodiment, at least one photonic crystal radiator is combined with at least one substantially different radiator within a low loss thermal recycling cavity. Thermal recycling is based on the use of spectrum, polarization and temporal restrictions. These systems can be used in cooling, heating, and energy production. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203768 | REFRIGERATOR - There is provided a temperature switching compartment | 2011-08-25 |
20110203769 | Cooling System for Actuator - An actuator wherein an internal coolant line or chamber extends through both the housing member and the cover member of the actuator. Each of the coolant chambers terminates in a pair of ports. In one embodiment, an external line connects one of the ports in the housing member with one of the ports in the cover member and the other of the ports in the housing member and the cover member are adapted for coupling to respective external coolant input and output lines respectively. In one embodiment, each of the coolant chambers is a generally U-shaped internal conduit. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203770 | EQUIPMENT CASE - An equipment case is provided. The case comprises a sealed housing unit configured to receive an item of equipment. Cooling means, associated with the housing unit, are provided for maintaining an operational thermal environment within the equipment case. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL CONTROL OF HEAT TRANSFER - A heat exchange system includes an electrode configured to electrostatically control a flow of a heated gas stream in the vicinity of a heat transfer surface and/or a heat-sensitive surface. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER USING NANOPOROUS TEXTURED SURFACES - A system and method for performing heat dissipation is disclosed that includes contacting a heat transfer liquid with a heat exchange surface having raised hydrophilic nanoporous nanostructures disposed adjacent a central core upon a substrate. The heat transfer liquid forms a preselected contact angle when placed on the heat exchange surface. The raised nanoporous nanostructures define channels, interconnected pathways, and voids within the nanoporous nanostructures. The nanoporous nanostructures have additional surface irregularities upon the nanostructures themselves. The nanostructures are preferably formed by depositing metal oxides or other materials upon a substrate using a Microreactor Assisted Nanomaterial Deposition (MAND) process. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203773 | COOLING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A cooling member includes a heat-transfer member having a groove and a refrigerant introducing pipe pressed into the groove. The refrigerant introducing pipe has a pressed region positioned inwardly of the edge of the heat-transfer member, and at least one curbed surface portion. A method for manufacturing a cooling member includes preparing a punch having at least one curved corner and a pressing surface, positioning the corner, and moving the punch closer to the groove to press the refrigerant introducing pipe into the groove with the pressing surface. A device for manufacturing a cooling member includes the punch and a support configured to support the heat-transfer member so the groove is positioned opposite the punch. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203774 | Heater Control in a Radio Network Node - The present invention relates to an arrangement ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203775 | System in a Network Node for Regulating Temperature of Electronic Equipment - A system in a radio network node for regulating temperature of electronic equipment comprises the electronic equipment and a heat exchanger unit ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203776 | THERMAL TRANSFER DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of thermal transfer devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a thermal transfer system can include a conduit that has an input portion, an output portion, and a sidewall between the input and output portions. Heat can enter the conduit at the input portion and exit the conduit at the output portion. The thermal transfer system can further include an end cap proximate to a terminus of the conduit. A working fluid can circulate through the conduit utilizing a vaporization-condensation cycle. The thermal transfer device can also include an architectural construct having a plurality of parallel layers of a synthetic matrix characterization of a crystal. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203777 | HEAT PIPE WITH MICRO-PORE TUBES ARRAY AND MAKING METHOD THEREOF AND HEAT EXCHANGING SYSTEM - A heat pipe with micro tubes ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110203778 | Reciprocating poultry chiller auger - A reciprocating poultry chiller auger including a bearing, such as a simple cylindrical bearing, mounting the shaft of an auger-type poultry chiller for both rotation of the shaft and for linear reciprocating motion of the shaft along its axis. The shaft may be reciprocated backward and forward along the axis of the shaft by, for example, a hydraulic cylinder that alternately pushes and pulls the shaft so that it slides linearly in a reciprocating fashion within the bearing. The reciprocating motion of the auger provides agitation of the chilled water in the poultry chiller thus improving contact and heat transfer from poultry carcasses into the chilled water. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203779 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE COOLING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A cooling system and power control apparatus provides an uninterruptible power supply. In one embodiment, the uninterruptible power supply provides power to an air conditioning system for cooling telecommunications equipment in the case of an AC power failure. Embodiments of the present invention include a first port configured for coupling with a primary power supply; a second port configured for coupling with a secondary power supply, wherein the secondary power supply is a backup power source that allows the cooling system to operate when the primary power supply exceeds predetermined operating conditions. A power circuit including a DC bus delivers power from the first port and the second port to a plurality of switches for controlling cooling equipment. A control circuit is configured to control power flow from the first port and power flow from the second port to the DC bus and the first plurality of switches. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203780 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger includes headers and tubes two ends of each of which are connected with and communicate the headers. Each of fins is disposed between adjacent tubes. An end cover is formed with a center hole and fixed to a proximal end of one of the headers. A distal end of a sleeve passes through the center hole to extend into the header, and a proximal end of the sleeve is held by a proximal end surface of the end cover. A first distribution-collection tube is fixed to the sleeve and defines an open proximal end and a closed distal end passing through the sleeve to extend into the header in which openings are formed along a longitudinal direction of the distribution-collection tube in a portion thereof extended into the header. A fixing nut is screwed onto the end cover to press the proximal end of the sleeve against the proximal end surface of the end cover. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203781 | MULTIPLE-RING HEAT EXCHANGER - The heat exchanger with a radial heat source has a first header, a second header, first tubes and second tubes. The first header is configured to allow liquid to enter and exit the heat exchanger. The second header is spaced from the first header and has at least one lower baffle provided therein. The first tubes extend from the first header to the second header, with the first tubes being spaced proximate to the radial heat source. The second tubes extend from the first header to the second header, with the second tubes being spaced from the radial heat source a greater distance than the first tubes. An enhancement device may be positioned in respective tubes of the first tubes to create a water vortex in the first tubes wherein boiling of the water in the first tubes is prevented. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203782 | HEAT EXCHANGER FINS, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A bladed heat exchanger fin, tube assemblies in which the fin is installed, and methods of using the fin. The bladed fin includes a collar and a radial portion extending radially from an axis of the collar. The radial portion has a base region adjacent the collar and first and second sets of blades that radially extend therefrom. Each blade has a span-wise axis that is transverse to the axis of the collar. Each of the first set of blades is revolved about the span-wise axis thereof so as to have radial edges that are axially spaced from each other, and each of the second set of blades is not revolved about the span-wise axis thereof. At least some of the blades of the first set are between at least some of the blades of the second set. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203783 | HOLOGRAPHIC PATTERNED HEAT MANAGEMENT MATERIAL - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to body gear having designed performance characteristics, and in particular to methods and apparatuses that utilize an array of holographic heat managing elements coupled to a base material to direct body heat while also maintaining the desired transfer properties of the base material. In some embodiments, the heat managing material elements include heat-directing elements that reflect heat or conduct heat, and may be directed towards the body of a user or away from the body of the user. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203784 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR POWDER AND GRANULAR MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchange device for a powder and granular material, which is capable of suppressing an object to be processed from adhering/accumulating, and reducing the number of manufacturing processes (time), while keeping high heat efficiency, piston flowability and other advantages of a conventional device that uses wedge-shaped hollow rotating bodies. In order to achieve this object, a heat exchange device for a powder and granular material according to the present invention is configured such that at least one of a plurality of heat exchangers | 2011-08-25 |
20110203785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY COORDINATING DATA CENTER COOLING UNITS - Systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling environmental maintenance modules (e.g. HVAC units) using sensors are provided. Values measured by the sensors can be used to determine a change in operation levels of the modules to keep the sensor values within a desired range. For example, a stopped module can be increased or started for more cooling when a sensor temperature is too hot. The module predicted to have the greatest effect on the temperature of hot sensor can be started. A transfer matrix, which provides a relation between a change in operation level and resulting sensor changes, can be used to perform the above predictions. As another example, a module can be stopped (or otherwise have an operation level decreased), if the sensor temperatures are within range, and the decrease in operation level is predicted not to cause an out-of-range condition. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203786 | Waste Water Heat Transfer System - A waste water heat transfer system for actively transferring heat from waste water to incoming potable water to assist in heating the potable water. The system generally includes a holding tank for receiving wastewater, a heat transfer unit having a refrigeration system and a fluidly connected coaxial heat exchanger, wherein the coaxial heat exchanger receives warmed refrigerant that absorbs heat from the wastewater while travelling through the refrigeration system, a potable water inlet in fluid communication with the coaxial heat exchanger to circulate the potable water within the coaxial heat exchanger and absorb heat from the warmed refrigerant, a buffer tank to receive the warmed potable water from the coaxial heat exchanger, and a hot water heater to receive the warmed potable water from the buffer tank as needed. A controller circuit is used to activate and deactivate the heat transfer unit according to parameters, such as water temperature. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203787 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF A CLIMATE CHAMBER, AND A CLIMATE CHAMBER - A climate chamber and method for regulating a climate chamber. The climate chamber includes a temperature-controlled compartment containing a product such as hatching eggs, chickens, or chicks. The climate chamber also includes a fan which gives off heat during operation, a supply channel extending from the fan up to the compartment, and a temperature sensor provided in the supply channel. An air stream is supplied to the compartment by means of the fan via the supply channel. The temperature of the air flowing through the supply channel is detected by means of the temperature sensor. The rotational speed of the ventilator is adjusted as a function of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor for influencing the temperature of air displaced by the fan. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203788 | HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND HEAT MEDIUM CONTROL METHOD - A hot water supply apparatus using a heat medium provides a heat medium circulation path that circulates the heat medium, a heat medium pump that pumps the heat medium into the heat medium circulation path, a heat source that generates heat heating the heat medium, a heat medium heat exchanger that exchanges heat generated by the heat source for the heat medium, a hot water supply heat exchanger that exchanges heat of the heat medium circulating in the heat medium circulation path for clean water, and a control unit that sets the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path in a predetermined temperature and controls the rotating speed of the heat medium pump and the combustion amount of the heat source according to a heat requirement. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203789 | PRESSURE EQUALISING DEVICES - An electronic actuation system for a pressure equalising device in a downhole apparatus such as a wellbore plug is described. The system includes a pressure sensor for measuring pressure in the wellbore, and means for setting a reference pressure value using a measurement from the pressure sensor. In a method of use, an applied pressure value is determined using a measurement from the pressure sensor and the reference pressure value, and the device is actuated, or opened, when the applied pressure meets a pre-determined condition, such as falling within a pressure window for certain time period. The invention allows natural changes in wellbore pressure to be accounted for when detecting a pressure actuation event. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING COUPLINGS IN DOWNHOLE TUBING STRINGS - For oil production systems, an interior two-part seal ring of resilient material is disposed within a coupling sleeve which receives threaded tubing ends in its opposite ends. The seal is asymmetric, with tapered ends of different lengths and taper angles. A length for mill end engagement is shorter than the length for field end engagement which may be made up and disconnected repeatedly. The seal configuration includes a principal body with a inwardly directed ridge between its tapered ends and a reinforcing ring of different, less permeable material, abutting the ridge and closing off one or more radial ports in the wall of the body. The central body also includes a circumferential gas groove about is periphery, which together with the radial ports, facilitates collection and release of gases permeating the seal body under high down-hole pressures. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203791 | COATED SLEEVED OIL AND GAS WELL PRODUCTION DEVICES - Provided are coated sleeved oil and gas well production devices and methods of making and using such coated sleeved devices. In one form, the coated sleeved oil and gas well production device includes one or more cylindrical bodies, one or more sleeves proximal to the outer diameter or inner diameter of the one or more cylindrical bodies, hardbanding on at least a portion of the exposed outer surface, exposed inner surface, or a combination of both exposed outer or inner surface of the one or more sleeves, and a coating on at least a portion of the inner sleeve surface, the outer sleeve surface, or a combination thereof of the one or more sleeves. The coating includes one or more ultra-low friction layers, and one or more buttering layers interposed between the hardbanding and the ultra-low friction coating. The coated sleeved oil and gas well production devices may provide for reduced friction, wear, erosion, corrosion, and deposits for well construction, completion and production of oil and gas. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203792 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR WELLBORE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS - Methods for performing a wellbore maintenance operation on a system of wellbores used for improved oil recovery are disclosed. A plurality of wellbores are drilled and perforated to receive production fluids from a reservoir. The wellbores are fluidly connected to a production well that is drilled to a depth below the perforations of the wellbores. The production fluids drain and collect in the production well for delivery to the surface. A pump can be used for delivering the production fluids from the production well. During repair and maintenance operations, a fluid is injected into the production well for safely removing the pump components. The fluid is counterbalanced by the pressures in the connected wellbores such that the fluid does not rise above the perforations in the connected wellbores. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203793 | METHOD OF GRAVEL PACKING MULTIPLE ZONES WITH ISOLATION - A gravel pack system and method for zonal isolation is disclosed by using a swellable element in conjunction with a primary isolation device, such as a cup packer. The zones may be isolated by both the isolation device and the swellable element. Shunt tubes may be used to convey a gravel slurry to each zone. At least one upper shunt tube extends through the isolation device to provide the slurry to the zone therebelow. Once the gravel packing is completed, the swellable member may be activated to provide and supplement a hydraulic seal between adjacent zones. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203794 | Apparatus and Method for Cementing Liner - A method of cementing a liner in a well includes mounting a valve assembly that is biased in a closed position to a running tool assembly. The running tool assembly has a stinger inserted through the valve assembly, retaining the valve assembly in an open position. The stinger has a cement retainer releasably mounted to it. After lowering the running tool assembly into engagement with the liner string, the operator pumps a cement slurry through the stinger and the valve assembly. The operator then pumps the cement retainer down the liner string into latching engagement with a lower portion of the liner string. Afterward, the operator lifts the stinger from the valve assembly, causing the valve assembly to move to the closed position. The valve assembly blocks upward flow of fluid from the well conduit through the valve assembly in the event of leakage of the cement retainer. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203795 | SEALANT FOR FORMING DURABLE PLUGS IN WELLS AND METHODS FOR COMPLETING OR ABANDONING WELLS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a sealant for forming durable plugs in wells and method for completing or abandoning wells. In one embodiment, a method of plugging a wellbore includes mixing sealant; mixing cement; pumping the cement and sealant into the wellbore. The cement is above the sealant and the sealant cures to become viscoelastic or semisolid. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203796 | EPOXY ACID BASED BIODEGRADABLE SET RETARDER FOR A CEMENT COMPOSITION - Compositions and methods according to the invention are directed to a cement composition for use in a subterranean formation. The cement composition comprises: (A) cement; (B) water; and (C) a polymer, wherein the polymer: (i) comprises a monomer or monomers selected from the group consisting of epoxysuccinic acid, a substituted epoxysuccinic acid, and an alkali metal salt, alkaline earth metal salt, or ammonium salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing; (ii) has the following characteristics: (a) is water soluble; and (b) is biodegradable; and (iii) is capable of providing: (a) a thickening time of at least 2 hours for a test composition at a temperature of 190° F. and a pressure of 5,160 psi; and (b) an initial setting time of less than 24 hours for the test composition at a temperature of 217° F. and a pressure of 3,000 psi, wherein the test composition consists of 860 grams of Class-H Portland cement, 325 grams of deionized water, and 0.4% by weight of the cement of the polymer. The method comprises the steps of: (A) introducing the cement composition into the subterranean formation; and (B) allowing the cement composition to set after introduction into the subterranean formation. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203797 | GAS EVOLVING OIL VISCOSITY DIMINISHING COMPOSITIONS FOR STIMULATING THE PRODUCTIVE LAYER OF AN OIL RESERVOIR - The invention is directed to a chemical system of gas evolving oil viscosity diminishing compositions (GEOVDC) for stimulating the productive layer of an oil reservoir, that is to chemical compositions for a thermochemical treatment of an oil reservoir, more specifically for initiating a chemical reaction in the productive layer zone of the oil reservoir to produce heat and evolve gases so that the extraction of oil (petroleum) is improved. The invention is further directed to a method of thermochemically treating an oil reservoir by means of this chemical system, and to an apparatus for performing thermochemical treatment of an oil reservoir. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203798 | Downhole Thermal Component Temperature Management System and Method - A system for temperature management of a downhole thermal component includes a heat exchanger thermally coupled with the thermal component and a heat exhausting temperature management system thermally coupled with the thermal component and the heat exchanger to transfer heat from the thermal component to the heat exchanger. The system may include an electrical device coupled between the thermal component and the heat exchanger and a power source to provide an energy flow to the electrical device to transfer heat from the thermal component to the heat exchanger. The system may include a thermoelectric cooler coupled between the thermal component and the heat exchanger. A method includes energizing an electrical device or a thermoelectric cooler to transfer heat from the thermal component to the heat exchanger. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203799 | Open Hole Fracing System - A method of producing petroleum from at least one open hole in at least one petroleum production zone of a hydrocarbon well comprising the steps of locating a plurality of sliding valves along at least one production tubing; inserting the plurality of sliding valves and the production tubing into the at least one open hole; cementing the plurality of sliding valves in the at least one open hole; opening at least one of the cemented sliding valves; removing at least some of the cement adjacent the opened sliding valves without using jetting tools or cutting tools to establish at least one communication path between the interior of the production tubing and the at least one petroleum production zone; directing a fracing material radially through the at least one sliding valve radially toward the at least one production zone; producing hydrocarbons from the at least one petroleum production zone through the plurality of the sliding valves the cement adjacent to which has been removed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203800 | Step Ratchet Fracture Window System - The present invention is to an internal sleeve slidably received within a tubular housing. The sleeve and outer housing have windows that selectively align. Movement of the sleeve within the housing is controlled by a ball passing through the interior of the sleeve to activate a ratchet that allows the sleeve to move a set amount under the influence of a spring. A split seat at a lower end of the housing traps after a set number of balls have passed through the housing. A number of similar tools can be used to provide openings at various points that include coordinated ratchet steps so that only one tool at a time opens for fracturing or other purposes. A reverse flow causes a ball to impinge upon the next higher ball seat and thereby opening the seat to provide a full bore flow passage through the tool | 2011-08-25 |
20110203801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMATION ISOLATION - A technique employs a formation isolation valve that utilizes a ball rotatably mounted within a valve housing. The valve is designed to enable rotation of the ball about a fixed axis without translation of the ball. Rotation of the ball is achieved by connecting an arm to the ball at a position offset from the axis of rotation. A movable mandrel also is connected to the arm to enable selective actuation of the ball. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203802 | PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE WITH REMOTE ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO A RIG - A method of maintaining a substantially fixed orientation of a pressure control device relative to a movable rig can include rotating a body of the pressure control device while the rig rotates. A method of remotely controlling an orientation of a pressure control device relative to a movable rig can include rotating a body of the pressure control device, and controlling the rotation of the body from a location on the rig remote from the body. A pressure control device for use in conjunction with a rig can include a body, a flange, an orientation device which changes a rotational orientation of the body relative to the flange, and an orientation control system which remotely controls the orientation device. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203803 | APPARATUS FOR SUBSEA INTERVENTION - A subsea intervention system is disclosed comprising a floating vessel and a source of coiled tubing at the floating vessel. The system includes a seabed installation including a wellhead and compliant guide having one end operatively connected to the floating vessel and the second end operatively connected to the seabed installation. The compliant guide provides a conduit between the floating vessel and the wellhead for the coiled tubing. At least one injector is present at the floating vessel for inserting the coiled tubing into the compliant guide, and a carousel is proximate the wellhead which comprises a plurality of chambers with intervention tools in at least two of those chambers. The system may also include a plurality of sensing units that are disposed at spaced intervals along the compliant guide to monitor various aspects of the compliant guide and to transmit that information to a repositioning system. A riser may be used instead of the compliant guide. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203804 | RISER SECTION CONNECTOR WITH FLANGES, INTERNAL LOCKING RING AND EXTERNAL LOCKING COLLAR - The connector comprises a male flange | 2011-08-25 |
20110203805 | Valving Device and Method of Valving - A valving device includes a tubular having a wall including a passageway therethrough fluidically connecting an outside of the tubular with an inside of the tubular, a plug movable relative to the wall between a first position wherein the plug substantially prevents fluid flow through the passageway and a second position wherein the plug permits fluid flow through the passageway. At least one force failing member configured to maintain the plug in the first position until attainment of a selected force acts upon the plug, and movement of the plug is in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tubular yet non-coaxial with the tubular. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203806 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DIRECTING A FLUID FLOW - An arrangement for directing a fluid flow or a tool transported in a fluid flow in an under water structure includes plural flow line arrangements each including at least one flow line, and at least two distribution devices to be varied between at least two positions. One distribution device connects at least two flow arrangements providing for the selection of the fluid flow pattern directing the fluid through the distribution devices and the flow arrangements depending on the position of each of the distribution devices. A method directs a fluid flow or a tool transported in a fluid flow. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203807 | Multistage Production System and Method - A system and method for more efficiently stimulating and producing from a production string. The present invention comprises production tubing; at least one selectively-openable valve assembly located inline with the production tubing; and at least one flapper valve assembly located inline with the production tubing. One flapper valve assembly is associated with each selectively-openable valve assembly. The flapper valve assembly is orientated to impede fluid flow in the downwell direction when closed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203808 | DISPOSAL OF WELL CONTROL FLUIDS - Hydraulic well fluid vented from a hydraulically controlled actuating device is disposed of by pumping the fluid via a pump and a valve into a production flowline of the well. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203809 | WELLBORE BYPASS TOOL AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Disclosed is a bypass tool for connection in a tubing string suspended in a subterranean location in a wellbore. The bypass tool has a tubular body for connection to a tubing string with ports in the body wall to inject fluid into the annulus, surrounding the tubing string. In some applications, nozzles are placed in the ports to create fluid jets which can be utilized, for example, for cleaning a subsea BOP. In other applications, fluids are injected into the annulus to assist circulation. An axially shiftable sleeve is mounted in the body's internal bore and acts as a valve to open and block flow through the ports. Spring-loaded detents in the body engage openings in the sleeve to lock the sleeve against axial movement. The detents extend into the sleeve to be engaged by an actuator ball pumped down the tubing string to the bypass tool. In operation, the bypass tool is run into the wellbore in the closed position with the sleeve closing the ports in the mandrel. When bypass flow is desired, an actuation ball is pumped down the wellbore to the bypass tool. The ball engages a seat in the sleeve to block flow down the tubing string. The ball also engages and depresses the detents, unlocking the sleeve to shift axially down the wellbore to the bypass position where ports in the sleeve align with ports in the mandrel to permit flow through the ports. To return the bypass tool to the closed position, a second ball of the same diameter as the first ball is pumped down the well to abut the first ball and engage and depress the detents to allow the sleeve to shift to a closed position. In this closed position, flow through the tubing string is reopened by shifting the ball-seat assembly to an enlarged area of the mandrel bore where fluid is free to flow around the ball seat. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203810 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULICALLY PRESETTING A METAL SEAL - A system and method is provided for hydraulically presetting a metal-to-metal seal, which may be installed in an annular space between wellhead components. A hydraulic running tool may be landed on a first wellhead component and coupled to a second wellhead component, for example, via a hydraulic or mechanical coupling assembly. Fluid pressure may then be applied to the hydraulic running tool to move the components axially together, thereby setting the metal-to-metal seal (i.e., axially compressing and radially expanding the seal). A coupling may secure the wellhead components in place relative to one another, while fluid pressure is being applied so that the metal-to-metal seal remains in the set position after the hydraulic tool is removed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203811 | HORSE LEG AND HOOF SUPPORT STAND - A support stand for supporting the leg and hoof of a horse includes a base member adapted for seating on a horizontal support surface, and a hoof receptacle including bottom, rear end, and side walls that cooperate to define an open topped hoof-receiving chamber that is open at its forward end. A vertical adjustment device serves to adjust the vertical position of the hoof receptacle relative to the base. The hoof receptacle is connected with the vertical adjustment device for pivotal displacement about a horizontal pivot axis parallel with the receptacle rear wall, and an angle adjustment device serves to adjust the angular orientation of the hoof receptacle relative to the vertical adjustment rod. Accordingly, the horse leg is held in a flexed, pre-set position by adjustment of the leg and hoof support. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203812 | Fire suppression gel blender and airborne delivery system - The delivery system includes a blender assembly which can be fitted within a bucket or other container an aircraft. The blender assembly includes a combiner which receives water from within the container and gel concentrate from a gel inlet. The combiner brings the water and gel concentrate together upstream of a pump. The pump pressurizes and mixes the water and gel concentrate together to provide a hydrated fire suppression gel ready for application. An outlet of the pump leads through appropriate conduits to a nozzle. The nozzle includes a downwardly extending spout which sprays the hydrated gel down onto the ground beneath the aircraft. When the water within the container has been depleted, the aircraft is flown to a water source and the container is refilled. Then the blender can again be used to manufacture and deliver the fire suppression gel to an area to be treated. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203813 | FIRE PROTECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING A FIRE WITH A MIST - Fire protection apparatus, systems, and methods for addressing a fire with a mist are provided. More particularly, the invention provides systems and their method of design which provide a water mist to address and preferably suppress a fire. The invention further provides systems and methods for total flooding volume protection of a space to address a fire, preferably control, suppress, and more preferably extinguish a fire. The invention further provides atomizing devices for use in such systems and methods. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203814 | Deflector Carrier - A sprinkler according to the present disclosure has a movable deflector that is spaced apart from its supporting pins by a carrier member. The spacing apart of the deflector from the pins may allow for the distribution pattern of the fire suppressant to be of a higher quality and reduce and/or minimize the possibility of voids or discontinuities in the distribution pattern. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203815 | WEEDER - A weeding hand tool, comprising a generally longitudinal member joining a handle grip at a first end thereof and a pedal at a second opposite end thereof, a finger head comprising coiled fingers arranged in a helix and an ejector rod mobile inside the helix, and an ejector arm, wherein, when the tool is positioned generally vertically with free end tips of the coiled fingers on the ground, pushing down on the handle grip and/or on the pedal causes the coiled fingers to rotated down into the soil, entrapping a weed beneath the soil as they penetrate the soil, and wherein when, by pulling up on the longitudinal member, the coiled fingers are pulled out from the soil, with the weed entrapped in the helix they form, and the weed is ejected from the helix pulling down on the ejector arm. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203816 | AERATOR FOR ZERO TURN LAWN EQUIPMENT - The invention provides an aerator attachment and system comprising the same for zero turn lawn equipment that includes, among other elements, a cross frame assembly pivotally connected to the mounting means, at least one caster assembly, each rotatable and independently mounted onto the cross frame assembly, the caster assembly comprising a means for retaining at least one tine rotor assembly independently and rotatable thereon; and an actuating mechanism mounted such that when the tine rotor assemblies are engaged, the front end of the lawn equipment is at least partially lifted off the ground. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203817 | TRAIL GROOMING DEVICE - A trail grooming device connectable to a towing vehicle so that the towing vehicle can pull the device over a surface includes a connection assembly that connects the device to the vehicle; a cutting bed to cut, level and process the surface and with a front portion connected to the connection assembly; a suspension system coupled to the cutting bed to raise or lower the cutting bed; a rear assembly connected to a rear portion of the cutting bed; and a roller connected to the rear assembly to compact the surface after the cutting bed has cut, leveled and processed the surface. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203818 | Apparatus for Adjusting Tension and Positioning of a Harrowing Chain - The present disclosure generally provides systems for adjusting tension and positioning of a harrowing chain. Systems may include a tension adjustment assembly, and the tension adjustment assembly may include a pivot assembly and/or a cylinder hydraulic assembly. Modifications also may be made to the frame of an agricultural implement to address transport issues related to harrowing chains. Further modifications to exterior harrowing chains may be made to reduce the number of small ditches formed in a field due to digging by harrow disks of the chains. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203819 | Power tool and torque adjustment method for the same - A power tool includes a detecting member mounted in an output end of a housing, and a to-be-detected member mounted in a driver. When the driver is assembled with the output end of the housing, the detecting member will detect the to-be-detected member and transmit a signal to a torque adjustment unit disposed in the housing so as to enable the torque adjustment unit to automatically adjust the torque applied to the driver to reach a predetermined value, thereby preventing damage to the driver. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203820 | TRACK GUIDING SYSTEM - A track guiding system includes a track comprising a linear beam and a linear plate operatively coupled to the linear beam. The linear plate has opposing first and second surfaces separated by a first distance and opposing first and second edges separated by a second distance. A first compound edge roller and a second compound edge roller are disposed adjacent to the first and second edges of the linear plate, respectively, for travel along the first and second edges of the linear plate. Each of the first and second compound edge rollers include a first roller element adjacent to the first surface of the linear plate and a second roller element adjacent to the second surface of the linear plate. A carriage is coupled to the first and second compound edge rollers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203821 | POWER SCREWDRIVER HAVING ROTARY INPUT CONTROL - A power tool includes an output shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis, a motor drivably connected to the output shaft to impart rotary motions thereto, and a rotational motion sensor spatially separated from the output shaft and operable to determine the user-imparted rotational motion of the power tool with respect to the longitudinal axis. A controller is electrically connected to the rotational motion sensor and the motor. The controller determines angular velocity of the power tool about the axis, rotational displacement of the power tool about the axis, and/or a direction of the rotational displacement using input from the rotational motion sensor. The controller then controls the motor according to the angular velocity, the rotational displacement, and/or the direction of the rotational displacement. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203822 | OIL PULSE TOOL - According to an aspect of the invention, an oil pulse tool includes: a motor generating a driving force; an oil pulse unit including a shaft, the oil pulse unit being driven by the motor and generating an impact torque on the shaft when the motor passes an impact position; and an output shaft on which a front end tool is attached, the output shaft being fixed to the shaft, wherein the oil pulse tool is provided with a rotational position detecting sensor of detecting a rotational position of the output shaft, and a torque detecting sensor of detecting generation of an impact torque, and the oil pulse tool is provided with detecting means for measuring a state required for reversely rotating the motor by generating an impact, and regularly rotating again the motor and passing a position of generating the impact, and detecting a reduction in a performance of the oil pulse unit by an aging change of the state. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203823 | Robot for machining a part of structure under water - A robot for machining a part of structure under water, comprising a machine tool having a chamber receiving a machining element, a support and guiding structure of the machine tool fixable with respect to the part to be machined and having submersible mobile elements and corresponding submersible guiding elements defining axes along which the mobile elements are movable to position the machine tool with respect to the part to be machined, displacement units for displacement of the mobile elements along the axes, a gas supply connecting to the machine tool to inject gas in the chamber, and a programmable control unit for operating the displacement units and the machine tool based on a closed-loop control mode in order to achieve the machining of the part. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203824 | IMPACT DEVICE - An impact device includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, a stationary shaft, and a rotating transmission member supported on the stationary shaft for rotation. The rotating transmission member includes a hub having a first cam surface. The impact device also includes a rotating impact member carried by the transmission member and rotatable relative to the transmission member. The rotating impact member includes a lug protruding from an outer periphery of the rotating impact member and a second cam surface. The impact device further includes a spherical element engaged with the first and second cam surfaces on the hub of the rotating transmission member and the rotating impact member, respectively, an energy-absorbing member exerting a biasing force against the rotating impact member, and a reciprocating impact member oriented substantially normal to the stationary shaft and impacted by the lug of the rotating impact member. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203825 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED ACTUATOR - A remote controlled actuator includes an elongated spindle guide section and a distal end member fitted to a distal end thereof for alteration in attitude. The distal end member rotatably supports a spindle for holding a tool. The spindle guide section includes a rotary shaft for transmitting rotation of a tool rotation drive source to the spindle. An attitude altering member inserted in a guide hole is selectively advanced or retracted by an attitude control drive source. An initial attitude hold control unit controls the attitude control drive source so that an initial attitude holding force necessary to maintain the distal end member in the initial attitude can be applied to the attitude altering member. An attitude alteration control unit controls the attitude control drive source so that the attitude of the distal end member can be altered by a force larger than the initial attitude holding force. | 2011-08-25 |
20110203826 | Power Tool Having Off-Lock Member - A power tool includes a motor, a housing that accommodates the motor, a switch that supplies power to the motor, a switch lever that is provided movable relative to the housing to selectively turn ON and OFF the switch, and an off-lock member that is provided movable relative to the switch lever. The off-lock member includes a first engaging part and a second engaging part that are engageable with the housing. | 2011-08-25 |