35th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150240494 | ROOFING MATERIAL - A roofing material is provided having an asphalt-coated mat or felt made up of or in combinations of fiberglass, polyester, nylon, cotton, cellulosic fibers or materials, polyethylene, polypropylene, co-polymers, melamine, phenolic, acrylics, polycarbonate, carbon fiber, clay, metallic in woven, non-woven, strands or sheets, styrene compounds, rubber, silk, leather, or wool in a woven, non-woven, or solid form. The surfacing materials can be made up of or in combination minerals, plastic particles or film, metal particles or film, cement particles, clay particles, paints, coatings, glass, ceramics, wood, wood fiber, or composite materials. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240495 | SHINGLES WITH INCREASED HYDROPHOBICITY - One exemplary embodiment of a shingle includes a substrate, a surface layer of granules, a backdust layer, and hydrophobic material. The substrate is infiltrated with asphalt to form a first asphalt coating on the top or upper surface of the substrate and a second asphalt coating on the bottom or lower surface of the substrate. A surface layer of granules is embedded in the first asphalt coating. A backdust layer of particles is embedded in the second asphalt coating. A hydrophobic material is applied to at least one of the surface layer and the backdust layer. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240496 | LAMINATED HIP AND RIDGE SHINGLE - Hip and ridge shingles may be single layer or laminated. One hip and ridge shingle has a base layer and a dimensional layer affixed to the base layer by an adhesive line that extends in the machine direction and along the width of the base and the dimensional layers. The adhesive line is disposed on only one lateral side of the base layer and dimensional layers to allow movement of another lateral side of the dimensional layer relative to the base layer. Another laminated hip and ridge shingle includes a base layer and a dimensional layer affixed to the base layer by an adhesive line that extends in the machine direction and along the width of the base and the dimensional layers. Sealant that comprises at least two parallel lines of sealant material that extend in the machine direction of the base and dimensional layers is disposed on a bottom surface of the base layer for adhering the hip and ridge shingle to an underlying hip and ridge shingle. Another hip and ridge shingle, which may be single layer or laminated, includes a granule coated asphalt substrate, sealant on the substrate, and release tape on the substrate. The sealant comprises at least two parallel lines of sealant material that extend in a direction of a width of the substrate for adhering the hip and ridge shingle to an underlying hip and ridge shingle. The release tape is disposed on a bottom of the substrate and is alignable with the at least two parallel lines of sealant when two of the hip and ridge shingles are stacked to prevent the two hip and ridge shingles from sticking together. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240497 | Ice Dam Prevention Shield - An ice dam prevention shield is a device that is installed onto a roof to prevent interior water damage due to the formation of an ice dam and to allow the user to easily remove the ice dam by striking an ice dam that has formed on top of the device with a striking tool. The device features a water-impermeable panel that is installed over the roof shingles and is secured to the roof via a set of roofing fasteners and a set of low head profile fasteners. A cushioning layer may be present in between the water-impermeable panel and the roof in order to allow the water-impermeable panel to flex when struck and facilitate the removal of the ice dam. A bottom anchoring strip is present in order to allow an ice dam to form on top of the water-impermeable panel rather than on top of the roof. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240498 | FLAT ROOF CONSTRUCTION, METHOD OF PRODUCING A FLAT ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND STORM SAFETY ELEMENT - The invention relates to a storm protection element of a post which passes through a flat roof covering. In particular, the element is designed as a hold-down disk or plate with an opening surrounded by spring-elastic claws which are designed so as to determine an inner contour of the opening, the inner contour being attached to the outer contour of the post to be secured. The storm protection element can be pushed onto the post from the free end of the post against the elastic resistance of the claws, whereas the claws wedge against the post when a force acts in the opposite direction and thus fix the storm protection element in the position reached by the element upon being pushing onto the post. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240499 | PIPE BOOT - A pipe boot assembly is provided that provides a base, first and second sleeves, and a cap. The first sleeve is attached to the base and the second sleeve is movable with respect to the first sleeve. The cap is attached to the second sleeve and has an opening disposed therein. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240500 | PANEL - A panel, which, at two opposite edges, is provided with coupling parts that allow joining by a downward movement, said coupling parts including a male part that fits in a female part, wherein vertically active locking portions are provided at opposite sides of the male part and female part, wherein these locking portions are located at different distances from an upper side of the panels. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240501 | COMBINATION FRAME MATERIAL - A combination frame material includes an outer frame and an inner frame. Therein, the outer frame has an outer side and an inner side, with the inner side provided with two parallel combining grooves with a middle pillar disposed therebetween for dividing the two combining grooves. The inner frame has two parallel combining parts for being received in the two combining grooves, with a pillar groove disposed between the two combining parts for receiving the middle pillar. Thus, the outer frame and the inner frame are allowed to be combined easily and efficiently. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240502 | FLOOR ASSEMBLY - A floor assembly for a decking or like structure, the assembly comprising: a plurality of elongate preformed planks arranged parallel and adjacent to each other to form a floor; and, for each adjacent pair of planks a preformed connecting block provided with complementary mating components, wherein the planks comprise a depending portion having mating components shaped to mate with the complementary mating components when a connecting block is assembled between each pair of adjacent planks on a supporting structure to form a stable floor. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240503 | JOINT FILLING STRIP - A joint filling strip has a uniform cross-section along its length that defines a top portion and a shaft portion coupled to the top portion. The top portion includes a rectangular section. The shaft portion includes at least one pair of opposing fins spanning a distance that is greater than a width of the rectangular section. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND LEVELING TILE - A tile aligning and leveling system that uses an under tile base re-usable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a re-usable flexible edge slotted cap configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240505 | Safety Barrier Netting System - A system for substantially enclosing the periphery of a building top with a netting system which is easily and efficiently movable or reconfigurable during the building construction process comprises a lightweight netting system for extending above a completed work area or floor, a strong lightweight structural support system for the netting, wherein the structural support system is vertically adjustable via slidable engagement with brackets attached to the floors which are already completed, provides enhanced safety for workers and for pedestrians below by preventing passage of workers or debris through the netting and enhances efficiency of construction by providing an easily reconfigurable, inexpensive and lightweight system for providing such enhanced safety. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240506 | GRANDSTAND HAVING HIGH SEATS AND DISPLAY OF PERSONAL DATA - A grandstand with space rows rising in a stepped manner is disclosed, wherein at least two space rows, lying one behind another, have a plurality of spaces for spectators and/or the audience. The spaces each have a seat containing a seat surface or lean-on surface and the seat surface or lean-on surface of the seat is at a distance of at least 65 cm from the floor surface of the respective space. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240507 | Exercise System Employed in an Exercise Facility - An exercise system employed in an exercise facility includes multiple rooms. The system includes at least one swimming pool, in a first room, cycling exercise equipment, in a second room, running exercise equipment, in a third room. At least one computer provides a scheduler for scheduling a sequence of at least two of, swim, cycle and running activities, occurring in the first second and third rooms of the facility, in providing exercise for a user, in response to command. A transition room provides access to the first, second and third rooms and stores clothes and equipment for use in the swim, cycle and running activities. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240508 | DEVICE TO DEPLOY RAPIDLY AND COVER STADIUM AND OPEN SPACE TO COLLECT RAINFALL - A device, system and method to deploy rapidly and cover open space and stadium to collect flash rainfall thereby protect the event from disruption, protect people and objects from rain water, and having ability to manage wind with device comprising of rain collection strips, support tower cable support arm with strip guide, cable connector on arm, drive for collection strips and control cables, drainage unit, camera and computer. The device having wide scope for use in political meeting, open air theatres, rain sensitive crops like grapes and with the device being low on infrastructure cost, with the above device protecting people and events which so far has been tolerated quietly by people and organizers of events due to flash rains. Getting correct cover surface shape configuration and profile to manage problem of wind is the solution offered by the invention. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240509 | SWIM SPA WITH PLENUM ARRANGEMENT AT HEAD END - A swimming pool with a circulating water flow includes a plurality of side walls adjacent a swimming compartment, one of the side walls including an outlet, at least one inlet positioned below and at a lateral side of the outlet, and a plenum arrangement on a side of the one wall opposite the swimming compartment. The plenum arrangement is in communication with each inlet and the outlet. A water propulsion device is positioned within the plenum arrangement and effects a pair of circuitous water flow paths within the swimming compartment. The swimming pool having an absence of a separate return flow plenum arrangement extending along the length of the swimming compartment. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240510 | Dispensers - A two-part dispensing device for a pool having a dispensing saddle with a static port therein for continual delivery of a first dispersant and a hold for floatingly supporting itself and an exchangeable dispensing pod therein with the dispensing pod having a dynamic port and a static port for a continual delivery of a dispersant wherein the static port delivery of a dispersant maintains the pool at a safe level when there is no human bather load on the pool and the condition of the disperant in the dispensing pod can be determined by the orientation of the dispensing saddle and the dispensing pod in the pool. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240511 | KIT FOR MOUNTING ONE OR MORE APPLIANCES ON A POLE - A kit for mounting one or more appliances on a pole, the kit comprising a central ring for being mounted around a pole and having a through-hole, a fitting surface and a support surface, and a carrier having a base part and at least one support arm extending from said base part for supporting one or more appliances, wherein said base part is adapted to be fitted on said support surface and has a through-hole adapted for being fitted around said fitting surface. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240513 | Tent Hub Assembly - A hub assembly for opening and closing a tent between an open configuration and a closed configuration having a base and a plurality of pairs of radial walls peripherally positioned around an outer portion of the base, each pair of radial walls forming a slot. Each radial wall has a first engageable surface and upper ends of each radial wall have a second engageable surface. A plurality of outer walls are positioned around the outer periphery of the base at an outer end of a respective slot and forms a third engageable surface on an upper end thereof. A plurality of poles each have a pair of inner engagement members and a pair of outer engagement members. Each inner engagement member is engaged with a respective first engageable surface and each outer engagement member is engaged with a respective second engageable surface. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240514 | COMPACTABLE STORAGE COVER - A cover mechanism comprises a support frame with base supports and a multi-part expandable cover engaged with the base supports by grappling members or other means. The expandable cover may have a pliable exterior cover and a set of integral ribs, the expandable cover being foldable when not deployed and being expandable to form a self-supporting structure when deployed. The base supports may provide a sliding track for the grappling members to facilitate expansion of the cover. The base supports may be adapted to rest on the ground or buoyant so that the cover can be used with watercraft. The expandable cover may be deployed by pivoting it from a folded position to an upright position, sliding the cover along the base support tracks, and pivoting the cover from the front of the base supports downwards, forming an enclosure thereby. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240515 | FENCE/RAILING POST CAP SYSTEM - A fence/railing post cap system for mounting onto a fence/railing post is provided. The fence/railing post cap system includes a post having a cross-section such that a hollow cavity is defined therein. A stake is disposed within the hollow cavity of the fence post and a mounting block is configured to be connected to the stake. The mounting block includes a mounting block body portion, a flange, a first substantially planar surface opposite to the flange, and a second substantially planar surface associated with the flange. A base is configured to be positioned on the post to conceal the mounting block from view. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240516 | Fence rail and bracket system - A fence system having upright posts and transverse fence rails, formed of hollow rectangular tubular construction and having internal ribs formed within the hollow interior; a plurality of angular mounting brackets defining a transverse insertion portion and an upright attachment portion, and wherein the transverse insertion portions are adapted to make a frictional fit within the interior of said hollow tubular rails, and a plurality of fastening holes in said attachment portions, whereby the same may be secured to a fence post. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240517 | Support post for glass - A support post for glass has an elongated plate member having an elongated center groove therethrough extending from a point near a proximal end to a point near a distal end and adapted to have the sheet of glass pass therethrough. A pair of clamping pad members attached to the plate member on opposite sides of the groove and adapted to hold the sheet of glass therebetween, and a base portion including a pair of blocks adapted to securely clamp the proximal end of the plate member therebetween. Each of the block having at least one hole therethrough adapted to allow fasteners to attach the pair of blocks to a supporting surface and thereby the support post to the supporting surface. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240518 | APPARATUS FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND SUPPORT OF FENCE RAILS - A visualization, alignment and support tool permitting one person fence rail installation, and greatly speeding the installation when more than two persons are employed. Specifically, the tool affixes temporarily to a fence pipe by way of friction and magnets and offers support for a length of fence rail; especially the ends of adjacent fence rails, so that the rails are supported and level relative to a fence pipe bracket which is affixed to the fence pipe. The rail ends can then be fastened with screws or other fasteners to the fence pipe bracket when desired without further adjustment required | 2015-08-27 |
20150240519 | Tool for Use in the Fencing Industry or Like - Tools including a jaw portion, a hinge portion, and a handle portion are provided. The jaw-portion may include a pair of jaws. The hinge portion may generally be configured to allow each jaw of the pair of jaws to pivot between open and closed positions relative to each other and form an aperture adjacent a tip of each of the pair of jaws when the jaws are in the closed position. The handle portion may be located on the opposite side of the hinge portion to the jaw portion to allow for opening and closing of the pair of jaws. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240520 | Camlock - An all-plastic, tumbler-free cam lock includes a cylindrical lock body with a flange extending radially from the distal end to be glued to a surface surrounding a mounting hole. The lock body has a bore extending axially and a central spindle received coaxially in the bore. A key has a cylindrical tubular key body insertable concentrically between the lock body shoulder and the distal end of the spindle. A pair of outer key lugs extend radially outwardly from the tubular key body to pass through the key channels of an interior shoulder of the lock body, thus permitting access only by one key configuration. A third key lug extends radially inwardly from the inner surface of the tubular key body to engage a keyway channel of the spindle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240521 | KIT FOR MOTORIZED CLOSURE ASSEMBLY - The disclosure is directed to motorized closure assembly, comprising: an opening frame configured to fit around the opening; a substantially rectangular closure slab having a closure slab frame configured to surround the substantially rectangular closure slab and sealingly fit within the opening frame; and a motorized driver, wherein the motorized driver is entirely embedded within the closure slab frame or within a combination of the closure slab frame and the opening frame, the motorized driver con figured to slidably move the slab between an open position and a closed position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240522 | Variable Progression Key Notching System - A progressive key notching system that includes a plurality of key notches positioned along at least one surface, such as, for example, a top surface, of a key blade. Each of the plurality of key notches includes a central axis. The central axes of at least one pair of adjacent key notches are separated by a distance that is different than a distance separating another, adjacent pair of key notches. Further, when the key blade is operably positioned within a key slot, at least one of the central axes may be offset from a chamber central axis of an adjacent retention pin chamber. Moreover, one or more of the chamber central axes may be aligned with a portion of a trailing surface and/or leading surface of an adjacent key notch. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240523 | STRUCTURE OF KEY PART HAVING HIDEABLE LOCK CYLINDER - The present invention is to provide a structure of key part having hideable lock cylinder, which comprises a base unit having an end able to be fixed on an object body; a lock cylinder unit mounted at the other end of the base unit and provided with a cylinder column at an end thereof; and a key unit provided with a locking piece at a side edge of an end thereof, having the other end pivoted on the lock cylinder unit at a position near the cylinder column, and having a groove axially provided thereon for accommodating the cylinder column; whereby the cylinder column can be inserted into a lock adjusting slot of a handcuff, or can be hidden in the key unit while not in use. Thus, a user needs not to worry that pocket of his or her clothing will be hooked and damaged by the cylinder column. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240524 | CREDIT CARD-SIZED SLIM TOOL SET - A slim tool set including a card case and a plurality of tools retained therein. The card case may be credit card-sized, and one useful application is for a plurality of lock picking tools. The card case includes a plurality of slots for receiving the tools formed by removing material from the opposite faces of the card case. Each slot is formed by a plurality of recesses formed in the opposite faces that overlap to connect the recesses and form the slot which extends from end to end of the card case. Each of the slots has a thickness dimension slightly smaller than the thickness dimension of the tools such that the tools are retained by friction therein. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240525 | Sidebit Operated Interchangeable Core Control Lug - A retention mechanism for retaining a lock cylinder in a lock housing. The retention mechanism includes a control lug, a control pin, and a finger pin. A portion of the control lug is configured to be positioned in a retention recess of the lock housing when the control lug is in an engagement position to prevent the removal of the lock cylinder from the lock housing. With the control lug in the engaged position, at least a portion of the control pin may be biased into a chamber of the control lug to retain the control lug at the engaged position. When the control lug is to be displaced from the engaged position, the finger pin may be lifted to an activation position, such as by a sidebit of a key, wherein the finger pin may removably displace the control pin from at least a portion of the chamber. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240526 | LOCK STATUS INDICATOR - A lock assembly is disclosed that is operable to mechanically lock a moveable structure to a fixed structure. An escutcheon assembly having an indicator plate movable between a first position and a second position is operable to indicate a locked and unlocked configuration respectively of the lock assembly. A status indicator located proximate a front face and a pair of opposing side faces on the indicator plate to indicate a locked or unlocked status is visible across a 180 degree viewing angle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240527 | APPLIANCE LATCH WITH DOOR PRESENCE SENSING - A door locking mechanism for an appliance provides a bolt that may be moved by an actuator between an extended and retracted position. A bolt stop mechanism blocks movement of the bolt in retraction at one of two positions, depending on how the bolt was extended before the retraction. In this way the bolt automatically retracts when the door is not present because this causes extra extension of the bolt and an over-travel position need not be directly sensed reducing controller complexity or wiring. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240528 | ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH MOVABLE IN-LINE LOCKING LUG - A lock assembly is disclosed to lock a moveable structure to a fixed structure. The lock assembly includes an electric actuator operable to move a locking lug between first and second axial positions to correspond with a locked and unlocked configuration of the lock assembly. A resilient member can couple the locking lug to the electric actuator and drive the locking lug between the first and second positions. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240529 | ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH SELECTABLE POWER OFF FUNCTION - An apparatus and method is disclosed for electronic locks with a selectable power off function. The electronic lock includes an electronic controller disposed within a lock housing and operable to control a state of the lock between locked and unlocked positions. An electronic actuator electrically coupled to the controller is movable between first and second positions corresponding to a locked position and an unlocked position of the lock, respectively. The electronic lock further includes at least one electrical energy storage device and a selector switch coupled to the controller to define a desired state of the lock between one of an electrically locked (EL) and an electrically unlocked (EU) state in an electric power off condition. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240530 | SIMPLIFIED LEVER HANDING APPARATUS - The present disclosure defines a lever handing apparatus that permits simplified changing of the handing of a lever handle between a left hand and a right hand orientation. The lever handing apparatus includes an assembly with a rotatable spring cage housing and lever spindle that can be selectively rotated within an escutcheon housing to change the handing position of a lever arm. The handing orientation of the lever can be repositioned without removing a back plate or accessing internal components positioned within the escutcheon housing assembly. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240531 | WIRELESS LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lockable enclosure system includes a locking mechanism controlled by a wireless device. The locking mechanism can be retrofitted to a container having an enclosure and an openable member that selectively provides access to the enclosure. The locking mechanism is selectively movable from a locked position in which the openable member is held in a closed position to an unlocked position in which the openable member is allowed to be opened to provide access to the enclosure. The locking mechanism includes a wireless communication unit to selectively move the locking mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position in response to wireless signals received from the wireless device of a user. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240532 | SECURITY APPARATUS INCLUDING A REMOTE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - A security apparatus for a portable electronic device includes a cable having a length, a first end, and a second end. The security apparatus also includes a lock head coupled to the first end of the cable. The lock head is configured to selectively engage the portable electronic device and is movable by the cable between a first position, in which the lock head is secured to the portable electronic device, and a second position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the portable electronic device. The security apparatus further includes an actuator assembly coupled to the second end of the cable and spaced a distance from the lock head along the length of the cable. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the cable to move the lock head between the first position and the second position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240533 | LATCH HOUSING WITH INTEGRAL ATTACHMENT FEATURES - A latch, having: an actuator housing configured to be coupled to a latch housing of the latch by only a single screw. A lock/unlock actuator of a vehicle latch having an actuator housing that is secured to a latch housing via a single screw and at least two pairs of integral features formed in the actuator housing and the latch housing. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240534 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH CONTROLLER - A vehicle door latch controller is provided in which the operation of a latch release electric motor for driving a ratchet is controlled so as to pivot the ratchet from the ratchet engagement position to the ratchet release position in response to detecting a latch release intention of the vehicle driver in a fully-latched state, wherein a control unit actuates the latch release electric motor so as to pivot the ratchet to the ratchet engagement position after a predetermined time has elapsed since it has detected that the ratchet is at the ratchet release position and actuation of the latch release electric motor has been stopped after the latch release electric motor has started actuating so as to pivot the ratchet from the ratchet engagement position to the ratchet release position. Such controller prevents opening a door undesirably, even if releasing of a latched state is erroneously carried out. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240535 | GLOVE COMPARTMENT - A glove compartment includes a case main body; a lid body connected to the case main body by a hinge; and a lock mechanism locking the lid body to the case main body at a closed position relative to the case main body. The lock mechanism includes a fixation claw fixed to the lid body; and a movable claw slidably attached to the case main body. When the movable claw is located in an engagement position engaged with the fixation claw, the lid body is locked to the case main body. When the movable claw slidingly moves to a release position disengaging from the fixation claw, the lid body can be opened. A shielding wall is provided, which partially shields the movable claw relative to an outside when the lid body is located at the closed position, so as to prevent a theft of housed articles. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240536 | LATCH FOR A DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A door latch for a motor vehicle includes a supporting body, a closing assembly cooperating with a latch striker, an opening mechanism having an opening lever rotatable about a first axis, and an inertia lever hinged to the supporting body about a second axis and being free to rotate about the second axis between a release position in which the inertia lever is decoupled from opening mechanism, and a first blocking position and a second blocking position in which the inertia lever engages the opening lever and prevents the opening mechanism from moving the closing assembly from a closing configuration to an opening configuration. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240537 | LATCH FOR A DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A latch for a door of a motor vehicle includes a supporting body, a closing assembly adapted to cooperate with a latch striker, and an opening mechanism which can move between a latched configuration and an unlatched configuration. An inertia lever is fitted to the supporting body and is free to oscillate from a first position to a second position. The latch includes a blocking lever movable between a release position and a stable blocking position. The inertia lever and the blocking lever are coupled in such a way that movement of inertia lever from the first position and the second position causes the movement of blocking lever from the release position to the stable blocking position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240538 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, having at least one housing ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240539 | INTERIOR APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE - An interior apparatus of a vehicle includes a converting structure. The converting structure is constructed so as to convert an operating force added on a knob to a force causing a movable member to move to an open position relative to a fixed member. Therefore, it is possible to cause the movable member to move to the open position using both a weight of the movable member and the operating force added on the knob. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240540 | Door Guard Assembly - A door guard assembly is provided comprising: a first part that is attachable to a door; a second part that is attachable to a door frame; an elongate member; a slidable plate that comprises a receiving means; wherein the first part and/or the second part and/or the elongate member further comprise(s) a dampening means; and, wherein the elongate member is attached to the first part or the second part and in use can be engaged with the receiving means of the plate located on the other first or second part respectively when the plate is slid into an operating position such that the receiving means engages the outer surface of the elongate member as the door is opened and the receiving means and elongate member thus limit the opening of the door, and the dampening means absorbs an impact force that may be applied to the door whose opening has been limited in this way. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240541 | Dual Profile Doorstop Device - A dual profile doorstop device that holds a door open or keeps a door closed, or partially open or partially closed, as desired. The device is a unitary component containing two different profiles for restraining the movement of a door; a graduated profile at one end and a stop block or handle profile at the other end, with a relatively thin connector portion extending between the two profiles | 2015-08-27 |
20150240542 | EARTHQUAKE-PROOF LATCH MECHANISM - An earthquake-proof latch mechanism includes a case body, a hook member which is swingably supported on the case body, and a pendulum member which is vibratably suspended and supported on the case body. The hook member includes a hook on one side of a swinging shaft and a pendulum engagement portion on the other side of the swing shaft. A through hole is formed in the pendulum engagement portion. The pendulum member is disposed to penetrate the through hole, and a peripheral surface of the pendulum member facing the through hole is formed into a tapered shape. The peripheral surface pushes up the inner periphery of the through hole to swing the hook member when the pendulum member vibrates. Thus, the earthquake-proof latch mechanism is made compact. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240543 | BLIND HINGE STRUCTURE USED FOR FURNITURE - A blind hinge structure used for furniture, comprising a movable cup seat provided on the furniture door body, a regulating base provided on the main body of furniture, a rotary arm connected between the movable cup seat and the regulating base, an elastic element which is designed to generate start-stop acting force on the movable cup seat at least, wherein the front of the rotary arm is designed as “ | 2015-08-27 |
20150240544 | HINGE MECHANISM AND PANEL APPARATUS - In a state where a panel unit | 2015-08-27 |
20150240545 | DOOR CLOSING AND SECURING MECHANISM - Door closing and securing mechanism, particularly a mechanism for closing and securing doors of laboratory, which mechanism consist of a fixed part ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240546 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE - Provided is a door opening and closing device that includes: a main opening and closing device body attached to a housing; a mounting member attached to a door; an arm pivotably provided to the main opening and closing device body, the arm applying force to the door via the mounting member in an opening direction and/or a closing direction; a slider provided to the main opening and closing device body to be slidable in one direction; an urging unit for urging the slider in the one direction; a transmission mechanism for transmitting urging force of the urging unit to the arm; and a door restraint link pivotably linked to the arm at a position away from the center of pivot of the arm, pivotably linked to the mounting member, and slidably linked to the main opening and closing device body so that the door moves in a certain manner. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240547 | SPINDLE DRIVE FOR AN ADJUSTMENT ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a spindle drive for an adjustment element of a motor vehicle, wherein a drive unit and a spindle-spindle nut transmission arranged downstream of the drive unit in terms of drive is provided for generating linear drive movements, wherein the drive unit has a tubular, preferably one-piece, drive unit housing and therein a drive motor and, where applicable, an intermediate transmission arranged downstream of the drive motor in terms of drive, wherein the drive unit and the spindle-spindle nut transmission are arranged one behind the other on the geometrical spindle axis, wherein a spindle drive housing is provided with a tubular inner housing and a tubular outer housing, wherein the inner housing runs in a telescope-like manner in the outer housing. It is proposed that the outer housing of the spindle drive housing accommodates the drive unit with the drive unit housing and is connected to the drive unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240548 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR AND METHOD FOR ACTING ON SUCH A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door and to a method for acting on said motor vehicle door in terms of braking/holding or pulling closed/opening. The motor vehicle door is equipped with a driven ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240549 | Device for Enhancing a Corner Structure - In an embodiment, an interchangeable corner hanger to ornament framing protruding corner structures is provided. The interchangeable corner hanger includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The horizontal portion is designed to rest on an exposed edge of a corner structure, and the vertical portion is designed to hang over the corner of the corner structure and rest against a wall upon which the trim is attached. The vertical portion has a length sufficient to stabilize the corner hanger without the use of other adhesives or attachments. In an embodiment, the vertical portion is configured to allow one or more interlocking elements to be suspended from the vertical portion. For example, the vertical portion may include an interlocking pattern configured to accept a complimentary interlocking pattern on an interlocking element. Further interlocking elements may be attached to the interlocking element. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240550 | ADD-ON WINDOW INSULATION SYSTEM - A glazing frame profile configuration (A) used to create an Add-on Window and Door insulation system comprising two layers of preferably transparent glazing panes. The profile configuration has a glazing section ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240551 | Tension Adjustable Retractable Screen Assembly - A screen track assembly for mounting and tensioning a retractable screen across an opening, the assembly having a generally U-shaped outer track member having an opening; an inner track member received within the outer track member, the inner track member adapted to receive a retractable screen, the inner track member being movable relative to the outer track member; biasing members to present a biasing force to extend the inner track member toward the opening of the outer track member; and adjustable mechanical fasteners to fix the position of the inner track member relative to the outer track member such that the screen may be tightened or loosened as required for proper functionality. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240552 | WINDOW/ DOOR SYSTEM WITH FLAT TRACK HAVING "C"-SHAPED ROLLER SUPPORTS - There is provided a window/door system with a flat track having “ | 2015-08-27 |
20150240553 | COLLAPSIBLE WALL - A collapsible wall including a support frame and a first series of panels configured to suspend from the support frame with at least one pair of adjacent panels pivotally connected to each other. A second series of panels are configured to suspend from the support frame opposite the first series of panels and include at least one pair of adjacent panels pivotally connected to each other. A bottom sill opposite the support frame is pivotally connected to a bottom portion of the first series of panels and to a bottom portion of the second series of panels. A motor assembly is mounted on the support frame and configured to raise or lower at least one lifting element to raise or lower the bottom sill to collapse or extend the panels in the first and second series of panels. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240554 | WINDOW HAVING VENTILATION STRUCTURE - Disclosed therein is a window having a ventilation structure which can ventilate the indoor air smoothly without regard to weather conditions, such as, yellow dust, rainy season, or localized heavy rain. The window includes: a window frame having upper and lower openings which are divided by a horizontal member; and upper and lower window panes respectively mounted in the upper and lower openings for selectively opening and closing the upper and lower openings, wherein at least a pair of the horizontal members are spaced apart from each other in the window frame, and a ventilation hole is disposed between the horizontal members. The window can ventilate the indoor air smoothly without regard to weather conditions, such as, yellow dust, rainy season, or localized heavy rain, and prevent rain from coming into the room through the open window. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240555 | DOOR SEAL WITH TWO SEALING PLANES - The door seal comprises a fixing element ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240556 | Sealing Strip - The present disclosure describes various embodiments, as well as features and aspects thereof, of a sealing strip that can function to create a thermal, gas, liquid and/or particulate barrier between the primary surface and the secondary surface when the two are mated. More specifically, one embodiment of the sealing strip includes a coupling portion for detachably coupling the sealing strip to a primary surface, a gasket portion defining a channel and a channel insert; the gasket portion having a flexing portion, a flex point and a channel; the channel insert configured to fill at least a portion of the channel, to fit at least partially within said channel and to extend along at least a partial length of said channel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240557 | OVERHEAD COILING CLOSURE HOOD GUARD - The disclosed invention prevents damage to a hood and its contents. In a preferred embodiment, a first and second support member are mounted on either side of an access opening. A cross member is slidably retained in a protective, starting position within the support members. The cross member is preferably positioned above the access opening in front of a coiling door hood such that a striking force directed at the hood first encounters the cross member. When struck, the cross member slidably retracts against a force assembly to dissipate the striking force and upon withdrawal of the striking force the cross member returns without human intervention to the protective, starting position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240558 | Bottom Rail Level Adjustor - A level adjusting device for the bottom rail of a window covering is disclosed. This device has a housing having a base, a top and a sidewall extending between the base and the top. The top has an opening through which a lift cord passes. The base has a first opening through which a lift cord passes and a second opening. A spindle is positioned within the housing, such that the bottom end of the spindle is positioned over the second opening in the bottom of the housing. That bottom end is configured to receive a tool for turning the spindle. The spindle has a peripheral edge with spaced apart notches that are engaged by a projection extending from the housing. Turning the spindle causes the lift cord to be wound around or unwound from the spindle which shortens or lengthens that lift cord to level the bottom rail. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240559 | WINDOW BLIND WITH CARRIAGE - A window blind with carriage has a carriage provided in a headrail, wherein the carriage is movable along the headrail to bring at least one cord, and to move a bottom rail up and down relative to the headrail between an expanding position and a collapsing position. A retarding unit is further provided in the headrail, wherein the retarding unit provides a retarding force to the carriage to stop the carriage when the bottom rail arrives at the expanding position, which ensures that the bottom rail stops at a predetermined position without rebounding when the window blind is fully expanded. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240560 | BATTERY-POWERED MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT HAVING A SERVICE POSITION - A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240561 | PORTABLE MODULAR GATE OR OBSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A portable gate module for selectively opening and closing a path through a secured perimeter can include a base structure, a gate support structure, a gate such as a gate panel structure with chain link or other fill structure, a power source, and a drive structure. The base structure can be configured to be removably positionable in the secured perimeter adjacent the path. The gate module can be configured as a pre-cast unit that can be quickly and easily placed into location at a remote or unimproved location such that a gate system can be quickly effected with minimal effort or expertise at the installation location. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240562 | MOBILE DRILLING RIG - A mobile drilling rig ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240563 | STEERING SYSTEM - Provided is an apparatus for use in directional drilling, which apparatus comprises:
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20150240564 | DRILL WITH REMOTELY CONTROLLED OPERATING MODES AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a drilling system with a multi-function drill head used in, among other applications, oil and gas drilling. The system is used to enhance the effective permeability of an oil and/or gas reservoir by drilling or cutting new structures into the reservoir. The system is capable of cutting straight bores, radius bores, or side panels, by water jets alone or in combination with lasers. In various embodiments, a device for remotely controlling the mode of the system by variations in the pressure of a drilling fluid is also provided, allowing an operator to switch between various modes (straight drilling, radius bore drilling, panel cutting, etc.) without withdrawing the drill string from underground. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240565 | EARTH BORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A borehole tool for drilling in a formation is disclosed. The tool is of the type that incorporates a sphere for deploying cutting elements for hydraulically expanding the same for borehole reaming or enlargement during drilling. The tool conveniently includes a reset function where the cutting elements can be reset to a retracted position within the cutter housing. Advantageously the reset of the cutter elements is achievable by simply removing a cutting bit at the end of drill string and inserting the reset member in the form of a elongate rod through the end of the drill string to urge the sphere or ball back to the top of the drill string for retrieval and resetting the movable member which allows for fluid flow redirection within the cutter housing. The reset function can be achieved on site thus avoiding significant expenses and downtime typically associated with systems that cannot be reset onsite. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240566 | MANUFACTURE OF LOW COST BITS BY INFILTRATION OF METAL POWDERS - An apparatus and method for manufacturing a downhole tool. The cemented matrix material is formed from a metal powder, a shoulder powder, and a binder material, wherein the metal powder and/or the shoulder powder includes at least one of stainless steel powder, nickel powder, cobalt powder, iron powder, or powders of other suitable metals or alloys, or a combination of such mentioned powders. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240567 | Enhanced Plastering Effect in Borehole Drilling - A method of drilling a borehole can include chopping drill cuttings with a drilling tool connected in a drill string, the tool receiving the drill cuttings from a drill bit, and then forcing the chopped cuttings against a borehole wall. A well system can include a drilling tool which chops drill cuttings, and another drilling tool which forces the chopped drill cuttings against a borehole wall. Another method of drilling a borehole can include chopping drill cuttings with a drilling tool connected in a drill string, and then forcing the chopped drill cuttings against a wall of the borehole with another drilling tool connected in the drill string. Another drilling system can include a drilling tool connected in a drill string, the tool including at least one device which decreases an average size of drill cuttings between an outer housing and an inner mandrel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240568 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DIRECTIONAL COUPLER WIRED PIPE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A wired pipe assembly includes a first wired pipe segment including a first body extending from a first box end to a first pin end and a second wired pipe segment including a second body extending from a second box end to a second pin end. The assembly also includes an electromagnetic directional coupler including an input line disposed in the first wired pipe segment and an output line disposed in the second wired pipe segment. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240569 | Drilling Motor with One-Way Rotary Clutch - A drilling motor assembly can include a housing, a shaft, and a pawl which selectively engages a recess, the pawl having an axis of rotation and a generally planar engagement face which engages a generally planar engagement face of the recess when relative rotation between the housing and the shaft is prevented. The engaged engagement faces can be oblique relative to a radius extending from the axis of rotation to the engaged engagement faces. A method of drilling a wellbore can include flowing a fluid through a drilling motor assembly, thereby rotating a shaft relative to a housing, and rotating the housing, thereby engaging a pawl with a recess and preventing relative rotation between the housing and the shaft, the pawl and recess each having a generally planar engagement face, whereby the engaged engagement faces prevent relative rotation between the shaft and the housing. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240570 | SCREW JOINT FOR STEEL PIPE - In a screw joint for a steel pipe, a taper angle of a tapered surface of a pin is substantially the same as a taper angle of a tapered surface of a box. In addition, the pin and the box interfere with each other in a radial direction while a seal surface of the pin and a seal surface of the box contact each other in a process of make-up between a male screw portion and a female screw portion, and at least apart of the seal surface of the pin comes into close contact with at least a part of the seal surface of the box over the entire circumference. Moreover, a contact pressure amplification mechanism, which increases a contact pressure between the seal surface of the pin and the seal surface of the box at the completion of the make-up, is further provided. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240571 | Connection Assembly - A connection assembly, for connecting a tool to a tube, having a top sub-assembly that can be passed over a tube, a gripper to grip the outside of a tube when compressed, a sealing ring, adapted to seal against the end face of the tube, a bottom sub-assembly having an abutment face for the sealing ring; and where the two sub-assemblies can be held together to trap the gripper between them. A method for joining a connection assembly to the end of a tube by locating a top sub-assembly around the tube; abutting a sealing ring between the end face of the tube and a bottom sub-assembly; locating a gripper around the tube between the two sub-assemblies and applying a compressive load to them to effect a seal between the tube and the bottom sub-assembly, and to cause the gripper to grip the outer surface of the tube. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240572 | Shunt Tube Connector Assembly and Method - Embodiments of a shunt tube connector assembly generally include a jumper tube assembly and a cooperative shroud assembly. In one embodiment, the jumper tube assembly includes a jumper tube having two tube connectors slideable thereon, where the tube connectors are fluidly connectable to shunt tubes. In one embodiment, the shroud assembly includes shroud segments, and corresponding shroud connection collars that include openings for shunt tubes and a transverse dove tail in the surface thereof, where shroud segments have a dove pin extending inwardly therefrom and adapted to engage a collar dove tail. Embodiments of a method for connecting and shrouding connectable pipe segments equipped with exterior shunt tubes generally include providing fluidly connected pipe segments having collars comprising an exterior surface opened dove tail, fluidly connecting shunt tubes, and attaching shroud segments around at least a portion of each said pipe segment by engaging a dove pin with the dovetail. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240573 | Apparatus and Method for Lateral Well Drilling - An apparatus, method and downhole tool assembly for cutting laterally into an earthen formation from a wellbore. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240574 | CATENARY RISER TESTING - Apparatus and methods related to catenary riser testing are described. For example, some embodiments may contain a ground platform, elevated deck, a catenary-shaped testing sample, a fixed clamp on one end of the testing sample and a rotatable clamp on the other end of the testing sample, and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders for controlling the vertical and horizontal positions and motions of the elevated deck and the positions and rotations of the rotatable clamp, for analyzing the characteristics of the testing sample, such as its touchdown point dynamic motions and stresses. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240575 | DRILL PIPE AND CASING ELEVATOR - An apparatus for handling one or more tubulars. The apparatus may include a body defining at least a portion of a tapered bowl. A plurality of slips may be disposed at least partially within the bowl and configured to slide along a surface of the bowl. Each of the slips may include a radial engaging surface and a tapered engaging surface. The radial engaging surface may have a plurality of gripping structures extending inwardly therefrom that are configured to engage an outer surface of a first tubular having a substantially constant outer diameter. The tapered engaging surface may be configured to engage a tapered outer surface of a second tubular. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240576 | Wellbore Equipment Handling Device - A wellbore equipment handling device is disclosed. The wellbore equipment handling device can comprise a catwalk to facilitate movement of a tubular. The catwalk can include a trough to receive the tubular. The trough can extend longitudinally along the catwalk. The catwalk can also include a base to support the trough and an indexer for moving the tubular about the catwalk. The wellbore equipment handling device can also comprise a bucking unit coupled to the base. The bucking unit can be configured to couple and uncouple joints of tubulars and downhole tools. The indexer can be operable to move the tubulars to and from the bucking unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240577 | SPLIT CARRIER BLOCK AND METHOD - Methods and apparatuses for mounting and/or removing carrier blocks from coiled tubing injector chains are disclosed. The carrier blocks are operable for supporting coil tubing grippers. The method and/or apparatus utilize an assembled coiled tubing injector head chain assembly and/or mounting or removing the carrier blocks with respect to the coiled tubing injector head chain assembly. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240578 | MODULAR MUD LIFT PUMP ASSEMBLY - A method and system for lifting drilling mud from subsea to a drilling vessel, which uses a pump having a body with a chamber, and a bladder in the chamber. The bladder attaches to the body and defines water and mud sides in the chamber. A mud inlet valve allows mud into the mud side of the chamber; which moves the bladder into the water side and urges water in the water side from the chamber and through a water exit valve. Pressurized water enters the chamber through a water inlet valve, which in turn pushes the bladder and mud from the chamber through a mud exit valve. The bladder separates the mud and water as it reciprocates in the chamber. The travel of the bladder in the chamber is controlled to prevent damage from contact with the chamber. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240579 | Pressure Control in Drilling Operations with Choke Position Determined by Cv Curve - A method of controlling pressure in a wellbore can include determining a desired position for a choke, the determining being based on a Cv curve for the choke, and adjusting the choke to the desired position, thereby producing a desired backpressure. A wellbore drilling system can include a choke which variably restricts flow of fluid from the wellbore, and a control system which compares actual and desired wellbore pressures and, in response to a difference between the actual and desired wellbore pressures, adjusts the choke to a predetermined position which corresponds to a desired Cv of the choke. A method of controlling pressure in a wellbore can include comparing an actual wellbore pressure to a desired wellbore pressure and, in response to a difference between the actual and desired wellbore pressures, adjusting a choke to a predetermined position, the predetermined position corresponding to a desired Cv of the choke. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DOWNHOLE ROTATIONAL RATE OF A DRILLING TOOL - A downhole rotational rate control apparatus is disclosed, adapted for coupling to the lower end of a drill string, and includes a progressive cavity (PC) pump or motor, multiple fluid flow paths, and a flow control valve for controlling fluid flow in the flow paths. Drilling mud flowing downward through the drill string is partially diverted to flow through the PC pump or motor and, in turn, the PC pump or motor speed is controlled by the flow control valve. The control valve can be actuated by a control motor in response to inputs from a sensor assembly in an electronics section. The PC pump or motor drives a controlled downhole device at a specific zero or non-zero rotational rate. By varying the rotational rate of the PC pump or motor relative to the rotational rate of the drill string, the tool face orientation or non-zero rotational speed of the controlled device in either direction can be varied in a controlled manner. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240581 | HOT SWAPPABLE CHOKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD - A system having a choke assembly with a mandrel extending therefrom, an actuator with an actuator member extending therefrom, and a spool having a bore therethrough configured to provide a passage for the mandrel and the actuator member. The spool further includes a first end configured to be coupled to the choke assembly, a second end configured to be coupled to the actuator; and an access port formed in a wall of the spool. The system also includes a locking device configured to couple the mandrel to the actuator member within the bore of the spool. The access port is configured to receive the locking device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240582 | CONTINUOUS FLOW SYSTEM FOR DRILLING OIL AND GAS WELLS - A flow sub for use with a drill string includes a tubular housing having a longitudinal bore therethrough and a flow port through a wall thereof and a ball. The ball is disposed in the housing above the flow port, has a bore therethrough, and is rotatable relative to the housing between an open position where the ball bore is aligned with the housing bore and a closed position where a wall of the ball blocks the housing bore. The flow sub further includes a seat disposed in the housing above the ball for sealing against the ball wall in the closed position and a sleeve disposed in the housing and movable between an open position where the flow port is exposed to the housing bore and a closed position where a wall of the sleeve is disposed between the flow port and the housing bore. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240583 | Powered Wellbore Bailer - A wellbore bailer has a rotary motor coupling, a cylinder having an open end, and a pump in the cylinder coupled to the rotary motor coupling and configured to pump fluid when rotated via the coupling. A closure of the bailer is changeable between sealing and allowing flow through the open end. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240584 | REMOVABLE DOWNHOLE ARTICLE WITH FRANGIBLE PROTECTIVE COATING, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A method of opening an orifice in a downhole article includes forming a downhole article having an orifice, the orifice having a selectively removable plug sealingly disposed therein, the selectively removable plug comprising a selectively removable plug body formed of a plug body material and a selectively removable sealant coating formed of a coating material disposed on an outer surface of the plug body. The method also includes disposing the article within a wellbore. The method further includes exposing the selectively removable plug to a first wellbore fluid that is configured to selectively remove the sealant coating and provide a fluid access to the plug body. The method further includes exposing the selectively removable plug body to a second wellbore fluid through the fluid access that is configured to selectively remove the plug body and using the second wellbore fluid to break the sealant coating into a plurality of pieces. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240585 | System for Controlling In-Riser Functions from Out-of-Riser Control System - A system for controlling a blowout preventer stack and subsea test tree connected to a subsea wellhead assembly, the system comprising: a marine riser engageable with the subsea wellhead assembly; a lower marine riser package configured to be attached to the marine riser in the subsea environment, wherein the blowout preventer is configured to be removably attached to the lower marine riser package; an umbilical located outside of the marine riser adapted to communicate control fluids, electrical signals and/or fiber optic communications to a subsea controller, wherein the subsea controller is configured to receive control fluids and/or signals from the umbilical and to provide functions to the blowout preventer stack and subsea test tree, further wherein the subsea controller stabs into the system above the subsea wellhead assembly. This out-of-marine riser design provides for simplification in design criteria associated with the subsea controller and umbilical system. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240586 | Well Tools Having Energized Seals - A sealing system can include an annular seal comprising a resilient material, and a spring which applies a compressive force to the seal as a resilience of the material diminishes, the spring being external to the seal. A sealing method can include installing a seal in a well tool, the seal being compressed radially as a result of the installing, and a spring external to the seal exerting a compressive force on the seal. A well tool can include a seal radially compressed between seal surfaces of the well tool, due to the seal having a greater radial dimension as compared to a radial distance between the seal surfaces, and a spring which exerts a compressive force on the seal, the spring being external to the seal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240587 | METHOD OF OPENING AN ORIFICE IN A DOWNHOLE ARTICLE, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME AND ARTICLE MADE THEREBY - A method of opening an orifice in a downhole article includes forming a downhole article having an orifice, the orifice having a selectively removable plug sealingly disposed therein, the selectively removable plug comprising a selectively removable plug body formed of a plug body material and a selectively removable sealant coating formed of a coating material disposed on an outer surface thereof. The method also includes disposing the article within a wellbore. The method further includes exposing the selectively removable plug to a first wellbore fluid that is configured to selectively remove the sealant coating and provide a fluid access to the plug body. The method also includes exposing the selectively removable plug body to a second wellbore fluid through the fluid access that is configured to selectively remove the plug body. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240588 | CABLE WRAPPED INFLATABLE PACKER ELEMENT - A downhole packer element includes an inner and outer cable wrapped layer positioned about an inflatable bladder. The inner and outer cable wrapped layers are formed from helically wrapped, parallel cables. The inner cable wrapped layer may be wrapped about a layer of slats. The outer cable wrapped layer may be surrounded by an outer cover. An end sub may serve to couple the downhole packer element to a mandrel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240589 | TUBULAR ELEMENT WITH INCLINED SEALING LIPS AND PROCESS FOR APPLYING IT TO THE WALL OF A WELL - The present invention relates especially to a radially expandable tubular metallic element ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240590 | LINER TOP PACKER FOR LINER DRILLING - A liner top packer is configured to be secured in a liner string, such as in a liner drilling operation. The packer is actuated from within the liner or packer body. An actuator assembly includes an inner piston, an actuator housing, and an outer piston. A tubular setting tool is moved upwardly through the inner piston, and dogs on the setting tool allow for force to be applied to the inner piston, pressurizing fluid and forcing it to the outer piston to compress a pack off element. The actuator assembly is removed by upward force applied by a foot of the setting tool on the inner piston, the actuator housing, or any other component of the actuator assembly. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240591 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING DEVICE AND PROCESS - The present invention relates especially to a hydraulic fracturing device which comprises:—a tubular conduit ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150240592 | WELL COMPRISING A SAFETY MECHANISM AND SENSORS - A well comprising: (a) a safety mechanism, the safety mechanism comprising: (i) an obstructing member moveable between a first position where fluid flow is permitted, and a second position where fluid flow is restricted; | 2015-08-27 |
20150240593 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Multiple Downhole Devices - A downhole tool for use in a wellbore and that is attached to a perforating string that creates perforations in a portion of the wellbore. Where the downhole tool can selectively flow fluid from the perforating string to surface, or circulate flow from surface to an annular space between the tool and a wellbore wall. The tool includes pressure actuated valves that provide the flow diverting functionality. The valves are in cooperation with one another to prevent fluid from the portion of the wellbore having the perforations from flowing into the annular space. A pressure actuated selector assembly, which is made up of a piston and specially configured mandrels that are coaxially stacked, selectively moves separate mandrels in an axial direction for opening and closing the valves. | 2015-08-27 |
20150240594 | VALVE FOR A HYDROCARBON WELL, HYDROCARBON WELL PROVIDED WITH SUCH VALVE AND USE OF SUCH VALVE - A safety valve for a hydrocarbon wellbore includes a valve housing; a tubular valve member having an axially extending tube wall; and an operating mechanism for operating the valve member. The housing has a passage extending from a lower opening to an upper opening. The tube wall has one or more radial inlet apertures therethrough. The lower end part of the tube wall is closed. The valve member is axially movable in the passage between a flow position and a blocking position. In blocking position, the valve member is retracted in the housing such that the inlet apertures lie inside the housing and fluid flow between the lower opening and upper opening is prevented by the closed lower end part of the valve member. In the flow position, the valve member projects below the housing such that the one or more radial inlet apertures lie outside the housing. | 2015-08-27 |