42nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090255623 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TO LABELS - An apparatus for applying adhesive to labels includes an adhesive transfer device having an adhesive receiving surface that receives adhesive from an adhesive applicator at a first location and moves the adhesive to a second location proximate a label supporting device for transferring the adhesive to a label supported on the label supporting device. In one embodiment, the adhesive transfer device may be adapted to receive labels from the label supporting device and to carry the labels to a third location for transfer of the labels to respective containers. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255624 | GREASE MASKING PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to the packaging materials. More specifically, the invention relates to materials and methods suitable for use as packaging materials whereby the appearance of grease, fat or oil staining on the packaging material is reduced or eliminated. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255625 | DEEP DRAW METHOD OF MAKING IMPACT AND VIBRATION ABSORBING ARTICLES AND THE ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - The present disclosure relates to cushioning members, methods of making and methods of using, particularly to cushioning members comprising a plurality of spaced apart pillars comprising a polymeric material. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255626 | AUTOMATED MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A FITMENT TO A FLEXIBLE POUCH - A machine for forming a flexible pouch having a spout fitment includes a frame, a transport device adjacent the frame for transporting a flexible material therealong, and a feeder device for supplying a roll of tape material having a plurality of fitments secured thereto. A fitment insertion station receives the roll of tape material with pre-applied fitments, and removes the fitment, and seals the fitment to a fitment receiving portion of the flexible material. A pouch body forming station operatively forms a body of the pouch from the flexible material, and an upper edge, a lower edge and a side edge extending therebetween. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255627 | MANUFACTURING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SUBASSEMBLIES - Some methods, and corresponding apparatus, for manufacturing photovoltaic subassemblies cause a plurality of desiccant beads to be adhered to an adhesive surface of sheet-like material; the sheet-like material is then, preferably, adhered to an exposed surface of a flexible and electrically non-conductive film, that covers a photovoltaic coating of a first substrate of the subassembly, such that the desiccant beads are held between the sheet-like material and the exposed surface. Some other methods, either alternatively or in addition to the above, include steps for applying the film, that covers the photovoltaic coating, wherein an opening, through the film, is cut, and then aligned, with lead wires of the photovoltaic coating, in the midst of applying the film. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255628 | Micro-article and method of making - A method for micro-article assembly, the method including: applying a curable formulation to a first member; curing the applied curable formulation to provide a pressure sensitive adhesive on the first member; and combining, such as applying pressure to the first member having the cured selectively applied pressure sensitive adhesive and a second member to form the microplate assembly and as further defined herein. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255629 | Fluid ejection device utilizing a one-part epoxy adhesive - A fluid ejection device, including a substrate carrier having a substrate receiving-surface, and a substrate having at least one fluid ejector actuator disposed on the substrate. In addition the fluid ejection device includes a one-part adhesive disposed between the substrate and the substrate-receiving-surface. The one-part adhesive is an epoxy resin having a polyglycidyl ether of a polyhydric phenol, a solid cylcoaliphatic amine curing agent. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255630 | Substrate processing apparatus and electrode member - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus, including: a reaction chamber to process a substrate; a substrate placing member to stack a plurality of substrates thereon in multi-layers at a predetermined distance from one another in the reaction chamber; an introducing section to introduce processing gas into the reaction chamber; an exhaust section to exhaust an inside of the reaction chamber; and a plurality of pairs of comb electrodes, to which alternating current electric power is to be applied, to generate plasma, the plurality of pairs of comb electrodes being disposed in the reaction chamber, wherein each pair of the plurality of pairs of comb electrodes are disposed at a predetermined distance from each of plasma processing faces of the plurality of the substrates to be placed on the substrate placing member. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255631 | Plasma Processing Apparatus and the Upper Electrode Unit - In a plasma processing apparatus that executes plasma processing on a semiconductor wafer placed inside a processing chamber by generating plasma with a processing gas supplied through a gas supply hole at an upper electrode (shower head) disposed inside the processing chamber, an interchangeable insert member is inserted at a gas passing hole at a gas supply unit to prevent entry of charged particles in the plasma generated in the processing chamber into the gas supply unit. This structure makes it possible to fully prevent the entry of charged particles in the plasma generated inside the processing chamber into the gas supply unit. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255632 | Apparatus for automatically punching and bonding MEA materials for fuel cell - The present invention provides an apparatus for automatically punching and bonding MEA materials for a fuel cell, which can automatically and continuously perform a punching process and a bonding process for the MEA materials by improving a conventional method in which a 5-layer MEA material is manually manufactured. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the time required to manufacture the 5-layer MEA, provide a reduction in manpower and an efficient production, enable mass production, and improve the quality of the finished 5-layer MEA material. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255633 | CONFIGURABLE MODULAR LABELING MACHINE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - There is disclosed a configurable modular labeling machine and a method of making same. The machine can be selectively assembled in a number of different configurations. The machine has a frame or housing that can mount selectively positionable applicator and rewind modules. The applicator module includes a plate that can carry direction-changing and feed rolls and can mount a dispensing mechanism. The rewind module can include a plate that can mount direction-changing rolls and a rewind. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255634 | Cam follower assembly for thin walled cylinder of scroll shaping drum used in tire construction - A scroll shaping drum useful in the construction of tires and including an internal air cylinder having an inner sleeve member and a roller member positioned about the inner sleeve member includes a plurality of cam follower assemblies anchored within the inner sleeve member. Each cam follower assembly includes a hub and a cam follower member positioned about the hub, and the cam follower member of each assembly is accepted by an appropriately-shaped slot defined in the roller member. The inner sleeve member defines an internally-threaded opening for accepting the hub of each assembly, and each hub includes a mounting portion positioned within a corresponding internally-threaded opening of the inner sleeve member. In addition, an externally-threaded insert member having a length which is larger than the thickness of the wall of the inner sleeve member is threadably accepted by the internally-threaded opening of the inner sleeve member and has a central through-opening within which the mounting portion of the hub is force-fitted. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255635 | Powered drywall trim cutter - A power cutter tool for applying drywall tape or trim that contains a powered blade that can cut the tape or trim material by simply pressing a trigger. The cutter can be powered by a spring or springs, a motor, hydraulically or by any other means. The trigger can be a button, lever, valve or any other means for releasing a powered blade. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255636 | Garage Sectional Door Insulation System - A sectional door insulation system has one or more insulation blocks attached to a protective sheet. Small grooves between the insulation blocks and the protective sheet accommodate brackets on the lower and upper walls of the section of a door, such as a garage door. The secure engagement of the brackets of the door and grooves of the panel holds the panel firmly attached to the door section. The protective panel may have a textured surface. The insulating block may optionally include a barrier foil and tabs. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255637 | Self-raising window covering - The present invention relates to a self-raising window covering and a control mechanism for the window covering. In particular, the window covering includes a drive unit, such as constant force spring, that is adapted to apply a substantially constant rotational force on the drive axle. A cord winding assembly is coaxially mounted on the drive axle, and includes at least one winding drum operatively connected to a second end of the raising cord and having a tapered portion, as well as a rotatable positioning member for moving the cord winding assembly laterally along the drive axle upon rotation of the positioning member. The cord winding assembly is adapted to translate the rotational force on the drive axle to a raising force on the raising cord, wherein the raising force is greater than a downward force exerted by the shade element and bottom rail throughout the range of opening and closing. A clutch member or locking member is also operatively connected with the axle and adapted to releasably lock the drive axle in a desired position. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255638 | Portable wall-partition - Disclosed is a portable wall-partition that includes a wall panel that having a first edge and a second edge transversely connected to the first edge. A swivel wheel mechanism is connected to a central position of the first edge. At least one end panel that has an intermediate portion and a hinged connection connecting the intermediate portion of the end panel to the second edge of the wall panel are also included in the portable wall-partition. Alternatively, the portable wall-partition can include a plurality of wall panels. Each of the plurality of wall panels has a lower edge and a transverse side edge; and each of the plurality of wall panels is connected at its transverse side edge to a successive wall panel. A swivelable elongate wheel frame is connected at its midpoint to a midpoint of the lower edge. A first wheel is connected to a first end of the elongate wheel frame, and a second wheel is connected to a second end of the elongate wheel frame. Alternatively, a linkage can be included inside each of the wall panels and used to swivel the swivel wheel mechanism out toward a position that is perpendicular to the plane of the wall panel. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255639 | METHOD FOR MAKING A BIODEGRADABLE FIBROUS MATERIAL COMPOSITION - A method for making a biodegradable fibrous material composition includes: (a) grinding raw bamboo into coarse raw bamboo particulates; (b) drying the raw bamboo particulates; (c) grinding the raw bamboo particulates into fine bamboo powder; (d) mixing the bamboo powder with water to result in a mixture; (e) stirring the mixture at a speed ranging from 1000 to 1800 rpm/min, which leads to formation of softened bamboo fibers; and (f) stirring a mixture of the softened bamboo fibers, a binder, a solidifying agent, a water repellent, starch and water at a speed ranging from 1000 to 1800 rpm/min. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255640 | MULTI-PLY TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT, PAPER CONVERTING DEVICE FOR A MULTI-PLY TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-PLY TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT - A multi-ply tissue paper includes at least two plies of tissue paper, including a first ply ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255641 | Method of Modifying the Printing Surface of Paper or Board - A method of modifying the surface of a substrate which comprises a fibrous material. According to the present invention, the surface is brought into contact with a type of amphiphilic block copolymer which comprises one or several hydrophilic polymeric blocks and one or several hydrophobic polymeric blocks. Approximately 0.01-3 g/m | 2009-10-15 |
20090255642 | STIRRER - A device for casting of metal. The device includes a mold, a casting tube via which molten metal is supplied to molten metal in the mold in a region at a distance below a meniscus of the molten metal, and at least one stirrer including an iron core and a coil arranged around the iron core. The iron core is arranged to be elongated along the broad side of the mold and adapted to apply a magnetic field to the molten metal for stirring the melted metal. An upper part of the iron core is positioned at a distance from the meniscus of from 50 mm above the surface of the meniscus to 195 mm below the surface. The length of the iron core in relation to the length of the broad side of the mold is between at least 50% and 80% of the length of the broad side. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255643 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR LOW-PRESSURE CASTING MOLD - The present invention provides a cooling system for a low-pressure casting mold, in which a sprue is located at a side surface of a cylinder head to ensure a sufficient distance between a combustion chamber and the sprue so that a combustion chamber cooling system combined with water cooling and air cooling is provided in a lower mold, thus reducing cycle time. Moreover, the cooling system for a low-pressure casting mold in accordance with the present invention improves mechanical properties of a material used by reducing DAS and porosity. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255644 | TWIN ROLL CASTER - A twin roll caster including chilled rolls, side weirs, and a molten-metal delivery nozzle. Baffles, contiguous with bottoms of end faces of the nozzle, project in a casting pool toward the side weirs to suppress stream of the molten metal into a nip between the rolls. Thus, hot molten metal just after poured into the pool does not instantly reach the nip along the side weirs, and molten metal decreases in temperature with lapse of time after the pouring streams into the nip as the rolls are rotated. As a result, belated formation of solidified shells at and adjacent to outer circumferential edges of the chilled rolls is eliminated. Thus, a strip delivered from the nip between the rolls has no reduced thickness at regions adjacent to lateral edges of the strip and has uniform thickness throughout the width of the strip. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255645 | Device and Method for Climate Control - A device for climate control includes at least one data interface for outputting first such control data for an actuator unit of an air inlet into a driver footwell such that the footwell is cooled relative to the remaining space surrounding the driver and for outputting second control data to a unit for warming the remaining space surrounding the driver such that the remaining space surrounding the driver is at least partially heated, and thus the physiological active chain that commences when the driver is drowsy is interrupted. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255646 | Heat Pump System - The invention relates to a heat pump system ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255647 | INFANT CARE ENSEMBLE - An infant care ensemble includes a storage device including a first housing having at least one of a cooling mechanism, a first heating mechanism, and a combination thereof for at least one of cooling an interior portion thereof, warming an interior portion of thereof, cooling predetermined items therein, warming predetermined items therein, and a combination thereof. A first power source is connected to at least one of such cooling mechanism, such first heating mechanism, and a combination thereof. A bottle warming device is releasably engageable with such storage device and includes a second housing for housing a predetermined baby bottle. A second heating mechanism heats at least one of an interior portion of such second housing, such baby bottle, and a combination thereof. A second power source supplies power to such second heating mechanism. First and second switch mechanisms turn on and off such first and second power sources. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255648 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL AND FASTENERS OF HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device assembly includes a heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from an electronic element and a protective device assembly. The heat dissipation device includes a base with fasteners extending therethrough, a plurality of fins arranged on a top of the base, and a heat conducting plate attached on a bottom of the base. A thermal interface material is spread on a bottom surface of the heat conducting plate. The protective device assembly includes a first cover attached to a bottom of the heat conducting plate and a second cover separated from the first cover and attached to a lateral side of the base. The first cover protects the thermal interface material from being contaminated and the second cover protects the fasteners from dropping from the base, when the heat dissipation device is transported. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255649 | Radiating fin - A radiating fin has a flat surface and two rearward extended flanges formed along two opposite edges of the flat surface. The flat surface is formed with a plurality of openings, through which airflow can flow to carry away heat absorbed by the radiating fin. A lug is inward extended from one side of each of the openings adjacent to the flange to locate in the same plane as the flat surface, and a catch in the form of a frame is rearward extended from each of the openings with two lateral sides of the catch spaced from two lateral ends of the lug. When a second radiating fin is connected to a front side of a first radiating fin, the lugs on the first radiating fin are caught in the catches on the second radiating fin, bringing the two radiating fins to firmly assemble together. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255650 | Calibrated Bypass Structure for Heat Exchanger - A by-pass conduit for a stacked plate heat exchanger. The by-pass conduit comprises first and second plate members that each comprise a substantially planar central portion surrounded by an offset peripheral flange, the peripheral flanges of the first and second plates being sealably joined together and the planar central portions of the first and second plates being in spaced opposition to define a bypass channel. A flow restricting structure provides a fluid restricting barrier in the bypass channel, the flow restricting structure defining a calibrated by-pass passage that regulates the flow of fluid through the bypass channel. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255651 | Heat Dissipater and Method of Dissipating Heat - A heat dissipater and a method of dissipating heat. The present disclosure relates to a heat dissipating device which dissipates heat out of an enclosure. The device comprises a housing positioned within the enclosure, wherein the housing has an intake and an exhaust. The device further comprises an air medium disposed within the enclosure. At least one air handler in communication with the housing transfers the air medium through the housing and out of the enclosure. The present disclosure relates to a method of dissipating heat generated by a component comprising disposing a housing within an enclosure, the enclosure having the component which generates heat. Next, a convection is maintained through the housing and across the component. Cooling is then performed by channeling the air out of the enclosure. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255652 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND METHOD - A heat exchange device comprising a fluid flow passage having a plurality of successive segments in fluid flow communication with one another, the segments being adapted to maintain a developing flow therein and thereby improve heat transfer. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255653 | System and Method for Cooling a Rack - A rack and plenum system is disclosed in which a plenum is coupled to the back of a rack. At the top of the plenum a fan assembly is installed. The fan assembly may include a pair of fans stacked on top of one another, and the rotors of the fans may spin in the opposite direction, with the blades of each fan oriented to direct air out of the top of the plenum. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255654 | Centrifugal Fan and Air Conditioner Using the Same - The present invention provides a centrifugal fan by which air velocity distribution in the height direction of impellers at a fan blow-out port is made uniform and running noise is reduced, and an air conditioner whose running noise is reduced by applying the centrifugal fan thereto. The centrifugal fan is provided with a hub for fixing the rotary shaft of a motor, a main plate formed on the outer circumference of the hub, a shroud disposed to be opposed to the main plate, which forms an air passage, a plurality of impellers disposed between the main plate and the shroud, and a bellmouth disposed at the suction side of the shroud. Projections or recesses are formed on the surface of the shroud facing the bellmouth, which projections or recesses form air streams flowing from the center of the shroud toward the outer circumference thereof along the surface when running a fan. The air conditioner has a thus constructed centrifugal fan mounted therein. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255655 | Homogenisation device of an inlet flow in a plate exchanger - The present invention relates to a homogenisation device of a material flow at the inlet of a plate exchanger ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255656 | Brazed Pipe and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A method of manufacturing a brazed pipe comprises steps A to D. In the step A, on an upper surface of the right-hand side edge portion of a material plate | 2009-10-15 |
20090255657 | Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same - A heat exchanger includes tubes, a core plate connected to the tubes, a tank connected to the core plate to be in communication with the tubes and a sealing member sealing a connecting portion between the core plate and the tank. The core plate has a groove portion including at least a base wall and an inner side wall to define a groove having a loop shape. The sealing member is disposed in the groove portion to be in contact with the inner side wall at least at two opposite locations of the loop shape. Alternatively, the sealing member is disposed in the groove portion to be in contact with at least one of the inner side wall and an outer side wall opposed to the inner side wall, and a substantially middle portion of a width of the sealing member is pressed by a projection of the tank. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255658 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - A heat dissipation module comprises an aluminum cooling block and a copper base. The cooling block has a plurality of fins extending outward radially from the periphery of the cooling block. The base fits with the cooling block. A central recess is disposed at the bottom of the cooling block with at least an elongated through hole piercing the cooling block from the recess to the top of the cooling block. The base fits with the recess and has at least a support leg corresponding to the respective through hole to insert into the respective through hole. The heat dissipation module is less in cost and weight and enables the heat source to transmit to the fins of the cooling block rapidly and effectively. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255659 | PROTECTIVE CAP FOR THERMAL GREASE OF HEAT SINK - A protective cap for use with a heat sink, includes a cover plate for enclosing thermal grease on the heat sink, and a plurality of strengthening ribs positioned on the cover plate. The strengthening ribs resist the heat sink to prevent the thermal grease from being pressed against the cover plate. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255660 | High Thermal Conductivity Heat Sinks With Z-Axis Inserts - A heat sink including a composite material base plate that defines at least one through hole. At least one composite material insert is position into the at least one through hole prior to pressure infiltration. The composite material insert is oriented to increase thermal conductivity in the through-plan direction. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255661 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING MULTILATERAL WELLS USING MAGNETIC RANGING WHILE DRILLING - Systems and methods for drilling a multilateral well using magnetic ranging while drilling are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a method of drilling a multilateral well includes drilling and casing a mother wellbore, installing a multilateral junction, drilling and casing a first lateral well from the multilateral junction, and drilling a second lateral well from the multilateral junction using magnetic ranging while drilling such that the second lateral well has a controlled relationship relative to the first lateral well. The first and second lateral wells may form a SAGD well pair, in which case the first lateral well may be a producer well and the second lateral well may be an injector well. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255662 | Apparatus for tubular drill string making or breaking - An apparatus for tubular drill string making or breaking including top wrench assembly, bottom wrench assembly, support structure, and control device. The top wrench assembly includes two top wrench bracket assemblies, top pair of movable gripping arms, top arm actuator, and top wrench camming actuator. The arm actuator allows the gripping arms to be closed or opened around the outer circumference of the pipe section, allowing top wrench assembly to engage differing casing sizes. The bottom wrench assembly includes two bottom wrench bracket assemblies, bottom pair of movable gripping arms, and bottom arm actuator. The bottom arm actuator allows the gripping arms to be closed or opened. The top wrench assembly is directly mounted on top of the bottom wrench assembly to allow relative rotation of the drill pipe section therewith. Once a pair of rollers is rotated by a hydraulic motor in the top wrench, or a pair of stationary rollers in the bottom wrench are both engaging with outer surface of the drilling string, the rollers automatically and naturally centralize or align a die insert to the most desirable central position. At this point the maximum number of die insert teeth evenly bite into the outer surface of the drill string. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255663 | DRILLING APPARATUS - The invention relates to accessory equipment for a drilling apparatus for drilling holes into the ground. The accessory equipment ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255664 | COMBINATION WHIPSTOCK AND SEAL BORE DIVERTER SYSTEM - A combination whipstock and seal bore diverter system includes a whipstock; and a diverter configured to receive and support the whipstock in a selected orientation, the system being installable in a single run in a borehole. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255665 | DUAL FUNCTION CLEANING TOOL - A cleaning tool for cleaning a liner top in a well bore. The tool includes cleaning elements, typically scrapers, which are arranged eccentrically to an axial bore through the tool. The elements are biased outwardly to contact an inner surface of a polished bore receptacle (PBR) at a position with a curvature to match the PBR and to present leading edges of each element when positioned at a surface of a neighbouring casing. The tool may further provide a top dress mill and act as a packer actuator sub. This provides a tool which performs a number of functions on a single trip in a well bore. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255666 | Stop Collar Friction Clamping Device - A stop collar assembly used for axially securing and/or to resist axial sliding of a downhole tool device. The assembly provided on a housing of the downhole tool and includes a generally annular ring having an inner circumference beveled outward proximate to the ring edge. A clamp ring having a raised portion on its outer surface is disposed adjacent and substantially coaxial with the annular ring. Pushing the annular ring against the clamp ring compresses the clamp ring onto the housing to resist axial sliding of the annular ring. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255667 | Crossover Sub with Erosion Resistant Inserts - A crossover tool that resists the erosive forces of high velocity slurry streams of gravel in downhole fracturing and gravel packing operations employs hardened inserts that protect the inside face of the housing as well as the openings through the crossover housing wall. The inserts have an extending portion that goes through housing openings preferably to the outer surface of the housing. The inserts also have inboard flanged surfaces that preferably abut or overlap to give preferably full inner wall protection to the housing from the flow of abrasive slurry. The inserts can be secured to each other or to the interior of the housing to hold them firmly in place. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255668 | Clean Fluid Systems for Partial Monolayer Fracturing - Provided are methods that include a method comprising: placing a clean fluid comprising proppant particulates into a portion of a fracture in a subterranean formation, and depositing one or more of the proppant particulates into the fracture to form a partial monolayer. In another aspect, the invention provides methods that include placing a degradable fluid loss additive comprising collagen into a subterranean formation. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255669 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FORMATION PARAMETER - An apparatus and method of measuring a parameter characteristic of a rock formation in an oil well is provided with a device for generating a sensing field within a volume of the rock formation and a device for causing a flow through the volume in the presence of the sensing field, further including sensors responsive to changes in the volume, wherein a sensor response is indicative of the amounts of fluid, particularly hydrocarbon and water saturations and irreducible hydrocarbon and water saturations. Measurements can be made before the flow affects the measuring volume and after onset of the flow through the measuring volume. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255670 | Method of Monitoring Underground Diffusion of Carbon Dioxide - An object is to provide a monitoring method for monitoring underground diffusion of carbon dioxide, which is used when injecting carbon dioxide into an underground coal seam to cause it to be adsorbed to the coal seam, and collecting hydrocarbon gases that have been displaced by the carbon dioxide and released from the coal seam, and with which the behavior of carbon dioxide injected into the ground can be continuously measured over a long period of time at a low cost, using a relatively simple device. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255671 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING A DOWNHOLE SAMPLE - Apparatus and methods for collecting a downhole sample are provided. The method may include introducing a flowable sealant to a borehole wall portion, modifying a formation system mobility using the flowable sealant, and receiving the downhole sample using a sample receiving port positioned proximate the borehole wall portion. An apparatus includes a formation sampling member having a sample receiving port for receiving the downhole sample, and an inhibitor that includes one or more of an activator and an injector. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING FORMATION SAMPLES - An apparatus and method for collecting a fluid from a subterranean formation are disclosed. A fluid sample container has an elongated body. The elongated body includes an internal cavity, a first end having a first opening for receiving the downhole fluid into the internal cavity, a second end axially displaced from the first end, the second end having a second opening for expelling at least a portion of the downhole fluid from the internal cavity. Fluid collecting includes establishing fluid communication with a formation of interest and the fluid sample container receiving the downhole fluid into the internal cavity through the first opening and expelling at least a portion of the downhole fluid from the internal cavity through the second opening. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255673 | Process for Recovering Heavy Oil Utilizing One or More Membranes - An oil recovery process utilizes one or more membranes to remove silica and/or oil from produced water. In one method, the process includes separating oil from produced water and precipitating silica. The produced water having the precipitated silica is directed to a membrane, such as a ceramic membrane, which removes the precipitated silica from the produced water. In some cases, residual oil is present and is also removed by the membrane. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255674 | Sealing By Ball Sealers - In downhole treatments in the oilfield, ball sealers seated in perforations may not fully seal and may leak fluid through gaps and asperities between the balls and the perforations. A method is given for improving the sealing of ball sealers in perforations by adding a sealing agent that forms a plug in the gaps and severely restricts or eliminates fluid flow. The sealing agent is preferably degradable or soluble, malleable fibers slightly larger than the gaps. Optionally, the particles may be non-degradable, rigid, of different shapes, and smaller than the gaps but able to bridge them. Mixtures of sealing agents may be used. The sealing agent may be added with the ball sealers, after the ball sealers, or both. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255675 | Sealing devices having a metal foam material and methods of manufacturing and using same - Sealing devices such as packers comprise a metal foam material disposed on a surface. The metal foam material comprises an initial position comprising a plurality of pockets each having an initial volume and a compressed position in which at least one of the initial volumes of at least one of the plurality of pockets is reduced by compression of the metal foam material, thereby forming a seal. The seal may be formed directly between the metal foam material and a sealing surface such as an inner wall surface of a wellbore to divide an annulus of the wellbore. Alternatively, the seal may be at least partially formed between a sealing material disposed within one or more of the plurality of pockets that is extruded from at least one of the plurality of pockets during compression of the metal foam material. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LATERAL WELL DRILLING WITH BIASED LENGTH ADJUSTING CASING CUTTER - The apparatus and method for drilling through the casing utilizes a yieldable biasing element to provide a self-adjusting length and exerts a predictable, controlled biasing force against the casing cutter for penetrating the casing. The cutter will be suspended from the well head by an element which will stretch to some extent, and the self-adjusting length will compensate for this also. As the cutter is lowered into position, and during the casing cutting operation, a flow of pressurized gas or emulsion can be directed through the down hole unit, to clear cuttings and other solids from the cutter's path. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255677 | Micro-Crosslinked Gels and Associated Methods - Provided are methods that include a method comprising: providing a micro-crosslinked gel that comprises micro-domains; and placing the micro-crosslinked gel into a subterranean formation via a well bore penetrating the formation at a desired pressure. In another aspect, the invention provides compositions that include a micro-crosslinked gel comprising a jigsaw configuration of micro-domains and particulates. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255678 | Water Treatment by Chemical-Mechanical Process - Systems and methods for treating aqueous fluids and their associated methods of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing an untreated aqueous fluid with a first concentration of a contaminant. The method further comprises chemically treating the aqueous fluid to precipitate at least a portion of the contaminant. The method further comprises mechanically treating the aqueous fluid to remove at least some of the precipitated contaminant from the aqueous fluid, and to produce a treated water with a second concentration of the contaminant, wherein mechanically treating the aqueous fluid comprises flowing the aqueous fluid through a centrifuge. The method further comprises placing the treated water in a first well bore of the well treatment operation. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255679 | Valve, core sampling apparatus and method - A selectively operable downhole valve for use with core sampling apparatus, the valve comprising a throughbore through which a first body may pass, and an obstructing member which is capable of selectively obturating the throughbore, the obstructing member being arranged to open or close the throughbore by movement of the first body with respect to the valve. A core sample of the formation may then be obtained and retrieved from the bore under pressure since the valve seals the bore downhole. Retrieving the sample under pressure maintains the integrity of the core sample so that subsequent analysis of the sample will more closely reflect the true characteristics of the formation. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255680 | Subsea Inflatable Bridge Plug Inflation System - A remotely operated submersible vehicle (ROV) is used to carry a bridge plug down to a sub sea well. The ROV is operated from a surface vessel or platform and is outfitted with a submersible hydraulic pump and a manipulator arm. Additionally, the ROV is provided with a carrying rack which can support a well closure assembly made up of an inflatable bridge plug and an affixed hydraulic running tool. The bridge plug and running tool are placed into the carrying rack and operably interconnected with the hydraulic pump so that the plug element can be selectively inflated by the pump. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255681 | OFF-CENTER RUNNING TOOL FOR SUBSEA TREE - A running tool for lowering a christmas tree to a subsea wellhead. The running tool includes an off center adjustment to compensate for asymmetric weight distribution in the christmas tree. The running tool comprises a main body, latches for coupling the body to the christmas tree, an offset arm connected to the body, and a lift arm (drill pipe adaptor) connected to the lift arm and selectively positioned on the lift arm to offset and compensate for the christmas tree asymmetric weight distribution. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255682 | Large Bore Vertical Tree - A subsea wellhead assembly that includes a wellhead housing, a production tree, a tubing hanger adapted to land in the wellhead assembly inside the wellhead housing, and a bore formed through the production tree having an inner diameter greater than the tubing hanger outer diameter. A hanger adapter may be included having an annular body disposed on the tubing hanger upper surface and a flange member projecting radially outward from the annular body. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255683 | LANDING STRING COMPENSATOR - The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for compensating a landing string due to movement of a floating rig platform. In one aspect, a compensation system for use with a landing string is provided. The compensation system includes a slip joint member attachable to the landing string, the slip joint member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The compensation system further includes a first lock assembly configured to connect the upper portion of the slip joint member to a floating rig. Additionally, the compensation system includes a second lock assembly configured to connect the lower portion of the slip joint member to a riser disposed below the floating rig. In another aspect, a method for compensating a landing string due to movement of a floating rig is provided. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THRU TUBING DEEPENING OF GAS LIFT - The present disclosure is directed to a gas lift system adapted to provide a gas injection point to a deeper location in a wellbore. A turn-over suspension mandrel can be landed inside a side pocket mandrel and connected to a gas lift valve on one end and a coil on the other end. A length of production tubing can extend from the side pocket mandrel. The production tubing can include a production packer to seal the annulus between the tubing and the well casing. The turn-over suspension mandrel can be constructed such that gas entering the gas lift valve is directed down through the coil and into the wellbore beneath the production packer. A plug can be placed at the bottom of the coil in order to prevent blowouts during installation of the gas lift system. An alternative embodiment of the present disclosure provides a coil and plug hung from a gas lift valve of a pack-off assembly. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255685 | MULTI-CYCLE ISOLATION VALVE AND MECHANICAL BARRIER - A method for performing a wellbore-related activity may include positioning a sealing device along the wellbore; conveying a work string into the wellbore; using the work string to perform the activity; extracting the work string out of the wellbore; and shifting the sealing device to a closed position to seal a bore of the wellbore using a portion of the work string. A device that selectively seals or occludes a wellbore tubular may include a sealing device having a first and a second sealing element that seal a bore of the wellbore tubular. The first and second sealing elements may support a pressure applied in different directions. Pulling an engagement sleeve with the work string in an uphole direction may fold the first and second sealing elements into the closed position. The bore may be unsealed by applying a pressure cycle to shift the sealing device. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255686 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TEMPORARY BARRIER IN A FLOW PATHWAY - A flow conduit may have at least one orifice, which conduit is in the vicinity of a flow source. The source is at least partially covered (and flow blocked by) an optional temporary coating or barrier (e.g. filter cake). The flow pathway between the orifice and the source is temporarily blocked with a degradable material. A delayed degradation material layer is present over or covering the degradable material. The delayed degradation material layer degrades at a rate slower than the degradable barrier. The degradable material and delayed degradation material layer disintegrate (e.g. via time, temperature, a solvent). The degradable material optionally produces a product that removes the temporary coating. The method is useful in one context of recovering hydrocarbons where the flow conduit is the casing or liner of the well and the flow source is a subterranean reservoir where the coating is filter cake. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255687 | Sealing Between Alignable Windows for Lateral Wellbore Drilling - Sealing may be provided between alignable windows for lateral wellbore drilling. A method for use with a lateral wellbore includes the steps of: positioning a swellable seal material between a closure device and a housing of a window assembly; swelling the seal material to thereby prevent fluid transfer through a window formed in a sidewall of the housing; and then installing the window assembly in a parent wellbore. A lateral wellbore system includes a window assembly with a window formed through a sidewall of a generally tubular housing, and a swollen seal material preventing fluid transfer through the window. A window assembly includes a generally tubular housing having a window formed through a sidewall of the housing, a closure device having another window formed through a wall of the closure device; and a swellable seal material which prevents fluid transfer between the windows. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255688 | COILED TUBING INJECTOR SYSTEM - A coiled tubing injector system which includes transport trailer components for separate transfer to and from a drilling site. Each component is taken to the site with its own transport tractor, a first component including a coil storage reel and a second component including a tubing injector carried on a mast which is raised from a horizontal transport position, through a stabbing and unstabbing position to a raised working position. When the components are arranged together in an end-to-end with the mast in a stabbing position, a tube gripping member is positioned between the storage reel and tubing injector for controlling the handling of a free end of the stored tubing for stabbing and unstabbing of the tubing injector. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255689 | METHOD OF RADIALLY EXPANDING A TUBULAR ELEMENT - A method is provided of radially expanding a tubular element. The method comprises inducing the wall of the tubular element to bend radially outward and in axially reverse direction so as to form an expanded section of the tubular element extending around an unexpanded section of the tubular element, wherein said bending occurs in a bending zone of the wall, and wherein an annular space is defined between the unexpanded and expanded sections. At least one guide member is located in the annular space, each guide member being arranged to guide the wall during said bending so that the wall bends at an increased bending radius relative to bending of the wall in case the guide member is absent from the annular space. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255690 | Multi-Piece Packing Element Containment System - Methods and devices for retaining a packer element in a set condition within a wellbore and for preventing or minimizing extrusion of the packer element after setting. A packer device includes a plurality of deformable packer elements which radially surround a packer mandrel. One or more of the packer elements is contained against axial extrusion using a packer containment system. The packer containment system includes a flexible metal backup ring, which partially encases the packer element by substantially covering at least one axial side and a portion of the exterior radial surface of the packer element. The packer containment system also includes a plurality of annular support rings, or “petal rings” which have petal-shaped radial protuberances with slots between them. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255691 | PERMANENT PACKER USING A SLURRY INFLATION MEDIUM - A system for forming a seal in a wellbore includes a slurry source, an expandable inflatable element, and a filter. The slurry may contain particles entrained in a fluid carrier. The filter may be configured to separate the particles from the fluid carrier to form a relatively solid body in the inflatable element. The system may include a pump configured to pressurize the slurry. The pump may flow the slurry from a surface location or from a location in the wellbore. The source may be a bailer configured to receive a pressurized fluid from the pump. The system may use a hydraulic disconnect that conveys the slurry from the source to the inflatable element. The hydraulic disconnect may be configured to disconnect the source from the inflatable element upon a predetermined pressure being reached in the inflatable element. The particles may be formed of a compressible material. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255692 | Zero-Relaxation Packer Setting Lock System - A packer mandrel is radially surrounded by an axially compressible packer element and a backing ring. A setting sleeve arrangement also surrounds the packer mandrel adjacent the packer element. A hydraulic locking mechanism is used to secure the setting sleeve arrangement against the packer element. The hydraulic locking mechanism includes an expansible fluid-sealed chamber that is defined between the setting sleeve and the central packer mandrel. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255693 | SPRINKLER HEAD - An object of the present invention is to provide a sprinkler head having a heat-sensitive decomposition structure provided by a link comprising two sheets of metal plates connected together by means of a fusible alloy, characterized in that the applied load is uniformly distributed over the link and that the sprinkler head is highly impact-resistant. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255694 | Container and method for containing and/or suppressing a fire - A container for containing and/or suppressing a fire may include a floor, a roof, and at least one wall associating the floor and the roof. The at least one wall may define an opening configured to provide access to the interior of the container. The container may further include at least one panel configured to close the opening. At least one of the floor, the roof, the at least one wall, and the at least one panel may include an intumescent material substantially covering an interior surface thereof. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255695 | POWER TOOL - A lawn edger operable to minimize storage space, have a completely removable blade guard, have a folding shaft, and have a convenient to operate edging depth adjustment, is disclosed. The removable blade guard incorporates a safety interlock that prevents operation of the motor and blade when the guard is removed. The lawn edger incorporates a pivoting, folding, shaft for compact storage, a removable blade guard for easy clean out and an easily adjustable front wheel for convenient edging depth adjustment. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255696 | COMBINATION GARDEN TILLER AND SPRINKLER HEAD GRASS TRIMMER - Apparatus for trimming grass around sprinkler heads or tending a small garden area includes a first housing member having a plurality of serrations formed on one end for cutting grass around such sprinkler heads. A second housing member partially disposed for reciprocal movement within the first housing member. A first elongated rod like member is passed through the center apertures in each housing member and the another elongated rod like member engages an end of such first elongated rod like member. A caged biasing spring is disposed over the second rod like member for aiding in reciprocal movement of the second housing member. A resilient elastomeric member is provided for absorbing shock during use of apparatus for tending such small garden area and a mechanism for manipulating the apparatus while trimming such grass around such sprinkler head or tending such small garden area. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255697 | OPENER DISK BLADE SCRAPER HINGE GEOMETRY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH DEFLECTED DISK BLADE - An agricultural machine includes a disk blade assembly having a hub and a disk blade mounted to the hub. The hub has a perimeter. The disk blade is deflectable by ground forces in an area outside of the hub. A scraper assembly includes a mount, a scraper blade, and a hinge pivotally interconnecting the scraper blade with the mount. The hinge has an axis of rotation which passes through a point generally at or near a bottom of the hub perimeter, and generally coincident with the disk blade. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-ALIGNING SWIVEL FOOT POWER FEED DRILL - A drilling apparatus contains a drilling tool and a platform. A flexible joint having three degrees of freedom connects the drilling tool to the platform. A clamping element may be provided proximate to an opening formed in the platform. The clamping element is attached to the platform and extends through an opening formed in the structure to fasten to the structure. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255699 | DISCONTINUOUS DRIVE POWER TOOL SPINDLE AND SOCKET INTERFACE - A discontinuous drive power tool assembly for generating rotational torque. The tool assembly includes a spindle having a first end portion configured to receive a socket. The first end portion has a primary engaging surface and a tapered surface spaced from a distal end of the first end portion. The primary engaging surface and the tapered surface are configured to engage corresponding surfaces on the socket. The tool assembly also includes a pulse hammer engagable with a second end portion of the spindle that is opposite the first end portion, and a motor including a motor shaft engagable with the pulse hammer, the motor being configured to rotate the pulse hammer. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255700 | DISCONTINUOUS DRIVE TOOL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ROTATIONAL ANGLE THEREOF - A discontinuous drive power tool assembly for generating rotational torque includes a spindle having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the spindle is configured to engage and rotate an object. The tool assembly also includes a pulse hammer selectively engagable with the second end portion of the spindle, and a motor that includes a motor shaft engagable with the pulse hammer. The motor is configured to rotate the pulse hammer. The tool assembly also includes a rotational position sensor disposed adjacent the motor. The rotational position sensor is configured to measure the rotational position of a second portion of the motor shaft which is opposite the first end portion of the motor shaft during operation of the tool assembly. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255701 | ROD ASSEMBLY DRIVER - A rod assembly driver which is alternately acting in two opposing directions includes two opposing grip jaws for a rod assembly, which grip jaws are hingedly connected to one another in the form of a parallelogram by pairs of plates. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255702 | Organizing and wire management system - An organizer and/or wire management apparatus generally comprises an elongate support member having a resilient coaxial strip. The support can additionally have holder attachments from one to a plurality according to user needs or desires. The holder attachments can be permanently joined or mutually engaged and disengaged with the use of a holder attachment mechanism and located according to user preference. The holder attachment mechanism can be joined to any kind of holder that can be supported by such mechanism and apparatus. The elongate support member can be supported in a variety of different orientations including but not limited to horizontally and vertically. Or, the elongate support can be in a freestanding arrangement to become an independent freestanding organizer or assist organizing in proximity of a structure such as a desk or entertainment center. Or, the apparatus can be the basis or part of a structure that is a desk, desk-like, entertainment center, or entertainment center like complete structure. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255703 | Lift cover and gasket assembly - An electrical box assembly includes a cover assembly, a gasket and an electrical box coupled together by mounting screws. The cover includes a base with a plurality of screw holes for receiving the mounting screws. A support member having an axial passage extends from the bottom face of the cover around each of the screw holes. The gasket includes a cylindrical shaped sleeve that passes through the support member and has an axial length to extend from the screw hole in the cover. The mounting screws are inserted through the axial passage of the sleeve and the screw holes in the cover to axially compress the sleeve to form a watertight seal between the screw shaft and the support member. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255704 | Busbar Connection Structure and Inverter-Integrated Electric Compressor - An object of the present invention is to facilitate welding connection of an enameled wire to a busbar to increase accuracy and reliability of the welding, and provide a high quality and highly reliable busbar connection structure and inverter-integrated electric compressor by reducing processes of welding operation. In a busbar connection structure for closely contacting, welding and connecting an enameled wire end portion ( | 2009-10-15 |
20090255705 | Method of Creating Alignment/Centering Guides for Small Diameter, High Density Through-Wafer Via Die Stacking - A method if provided for forming a die stack. The method includes forming a plurality of through-wafer vias and a first plurality of alignment features in a first die. A second plurality of alignment features is formed in a second die, and the first die is stacked on the second die such that the first plurality of alignment features engage the second plurality of alignment features. A method of manufacturing a die stack is also provided that includes forming a plurality of through-wafer vias on a first die, forming a plurality of recesses on a first die, and forming a plurality of protrusions on a second die. A die stack and a system are also provided. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255706 | Coaxial cable - A coaxial cable includes a core, an insulating layer, a shielding layer, and a sheathing layer. The core includes a carbon nanotube wire-like structure and at least one conductive material layer is disposed on the outside surface of the carbon nanotube wire-like structure. The carbon nanotube wire-like structure includes a plurality carbon nanotubes orderly arranged. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255707 | Flame-Retardant Resin Compostion, and Insulated Wire, Insulated Shielded Wire, Insulated Cable and Insulation Tube Using the Same - A flame-retardant resin composition including a resin component containing (A) 30 to 90 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer having, as measured according to JIS K 7311, a JIS hardness of A98 or less, (B) 70 to 10 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate unit content of 50 to 90% by weight, (C) 0 to 40 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the following copolymers (C1) to (C3), (C1) an acid anhydride-modified ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative copolymer, (C2) an epoxy group-having ethylene-olefin copolymer, and (C3) an acid anhydride-modified styrene elastomer, and provided that the total amount of components (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by weight, (D) a metal hydroxide in a ratio of 40 to 250 parts by weight with respect to the total amount of 100 parts by weight of the resin component containing (A), (B) and (C). | 2009-10-15 |
20090255708 | INSULATED WIRE AND A WIRING HARNESS - An insulated wire possessing preferable flame retardancy, water resistance and wear resistance. The insulated wire including an insulator layer made from a composition including 96 to 44 parts by weight of (A) a polyester type resin, 4 to 56 parts by weight of (B) a polyphenylene ether type resin, 1 to 70 parts by weight of (C) one or more than one sort of polymer selected from the group consisting of a styrene type polymer, an olefin type polymer including a functional group, and a polymer including an ester group with respect to 100 parts by weight of (A) the polyester type resin and (B) the polyphenylene ether type resin, and 1 to 50 parts by weight of (D) a phosphoester compound with respect to 100 parts by weight of (A) the polyester type resin and (B) the polyphenylene ether type resin. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255709 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE INCLUDING HYBRID FRAME PANEL - An electronic component includes a base insulative layer having a first surface and a second surface; at least one electronic device having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the electronic device is secured to the base insulative layer; at least one I/O contact located on the first surface of the electronic device; and a frame panel defining an aperture, wherein the electronic device is disposed within the aperture, and the frame panel is a multi-functional structure having a first region comprising a first material, wherein a surface of the first region secures to the base insulative layer; and a second region comprising a second material, wherein the first material and the second material differ from each other and have differing adhesability to the base insulative layer. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255710 | Solar cell lead wire and production method therefor and solar cell using same - A solar cell lead wire includes a strip-shaped conductive material formed by rolling a wire, and upper and lower melt solder-plated layers formed to be flat on upper and lower surfaces, respectively, of the strip-shaped conductive material by supplying melt solder thereto. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255711 | Apparatus for Controlling Cable of Robot - The cable control apparatus includes a body disposed above the arm and a fixing ring having a through-hole fixed in the conveying hole; a conveying ring; a cable tube for integrally housing a plurality of control cables and including one end connected to the conveying ring with being inserted into the conveying hole of the body and the other end connected to the head of the industrial robot through the through-hole of the fixing ring; and a elastic member externally inserted to the cable tube and including one end connected to the fixing ring and the other end connected to the conveying ring for returning the cable tube to an original position through elastic force after the conveying ring slides the cable tube in order to sustain the cable tube between the arm and head not to be loosen. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255712 | TAPERED TRANSITION RAMP FOR CABLE PROTECTOR - An exemplary ramp structure capable of being positioned over at least a portion of a cable protection system comprises a center portion, a first side ramp portion adjacent a side of the center portion, and a first tapered portion adjacent an end of the first side ramp portion. The first tapered portion may be tapered in both a first direction and a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The first tapered portion may be integrally formed with the first side ramp portion and the first side ramp portion may be integrally formed with the center portion. An exemplary cable protection system is also disclosed comprising a first cable protector structured to receive one or more cables, a first side ramp adjacent a side of the first cable protector, and a first tapered structure pivotally attachable to an end of the first side ramp. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255713 | Controlling Impedance and Thickness Variations for Multilayer Electronic Structures - Impedance control, and the uniformity of electrical and mechanical characteristics in electronic packaging are becoming more important as chip and bus speeds increase and manufacturing processes evolve. Current state of the art design and manufacture processes inherently introduce physical dielectric thickness variations into PCB cross sections. These thickness variations between the ground reference plane(s) and the signal layer(s) inject undesirable characteristic impedance variations and undesirable mechanical variations in thickness and surface topology. Therefore a process of generating equalization data and a design structure for multilayer electronic structures is presented. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255714 | Manufacturing an insulating sheet, a copper clad laminate, and a printed circuit board - A method of manufacturing an insulating sheet, a method of manufacturing a copper clad laminate, and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, as well as a printed circuit board manufactured using these methods are disclosed. The method of manufacturing an insulating sheet can include: forming a thermoplastic reinforcement material, which includes fibers secured by a thermoplastic polymer binder, and in which pores are formed; forming a thermoplastic resin layer such that the thermoplastic reinforcement material is impregnated with a thermoplastic resin; and hot pressing the thermoplastic reinforcement material and the thermoplastic resin layer. This method can be utilized to manufacture an insulating sheet, which has a low rate of moisture absorption and superb electrical properties, including a low dielectric constant (Dk) and low dielectric loss (Df), and in which the fibers can readily be impregnated with the resin. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255715 | Controlling Impedance and Thickness Variations for Multilayer Electronic Structures - Impedance control, and the uniformity of electrical and mechanical characteristics in electronic packaging are becoming more important as chip and bus speeds increase and manufacturing processes evolve. Current state of the art design and manufacture processes inherently introduce physical dielectric thickness variations into multilayer cross sections. These thickness variations between the ground reference plane(s) and the signal layer(s) inject undesirable characteristic impedance variations and undesirable mechanical variations in thickness and surface topology. Therefore a multilayer structure and a method of manufacture are presented. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255716 | HEAT RESISTANT SUBSTRATE INCORPORATED CIRCUIT WIRING BOARD - A circuit wiring board including a wiring substrate, and a heat resistant substrate accommodated in the wiring substrate and having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range between 3 ppm to 10 ppm and including a core substrate and a built-up wiring layer formed over the core substrate, the built-up wiring layer including conductive layers, interlayer resin insulating layers and a via hole conductor connecting the conductive layers through one of the interlayer resin insulating layers. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255717 | Suspension Board with Circuit and Production Method Thereof - A suspension board with circuit includes an insulating layer formed with a first opening, a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer so as to fill the first opening, a metal thin film formed so as to cover a surface of the conductive layer exposed from the first opening, and be interposed between the conductive layer and the insulating layer, and a metal supporting layer formed with a second opening surrounding the first opening so as to underlie the insulating layer. The metal supporting layer includes a covering portion provided in the second opening so as to cover the first opening. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255718 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes a signal layer and a voltage source layer. The signal layer includes a connecting area. The voltage source layer includes an isolation area corresponding to the connecting area. The isolation area is used for preventing interference caused by a pulsing current in the connecting area from affecting the voltage source layer. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255719 | WIRING BOARD AND CERAMIC CHIP TO BE EMBEDDED - A wiring board includes a substrate core and a ceramic chip to be embedded therein. The substrate core has a housing opening portion opening at a core main surface. The ceramic chip is accommodated in the housing opening portion so that the core main surface and a chip first main surface face the same way. The ceramic chip includes a plurality of second terminal electrodes comprised of a metallized layer and formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom. A projecting portion, disposed on the second main surface side so as to surround a plurality of the second terminal electrodes, is formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255720 | Ground-plane slotted type signal transmission circuit board - A ground-plane slotted type signal transmission circuit board is proposed, which is designed for use with a high-speed digital signal processing system for providing a low-loss signal transmission function. The proposed circuit board structure is characterized by the formation of a slotted structure (i.e., elongated cutaway portion) in the ground plane at the beneath of each signal line. Since the slotted structure is a void portion, the electric field of a gigahertz signal being transmitting through the overlaying signal line would be unable to induce electric currents in the void portion of the ground plane. This feature allows the prevention of a leakage current that would otherwise flow from the signal line to the ground plane, and therefore can help prevent unnecessary power loss of the transmitted signal. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255721 | Circuit board assembly - A circuit board assembly includes: a circuit board having opposite first and second surfaces and formed with a first through-hole defined by a hole-defining wall that extends between and that terminates at the first and second surfaces and that cooperates with the first and second surfaces to define first and second turns, respectively, the circuit board further having an abutting wall that extends between and that terminates at the first and second surfaces and that cooperates with the second surface to define a third turn; and an electric wire having a fixed end that is soldered to the circuit board, extending through the first through-hole, and passing over the first, second and third turns of the circuit board so as to form an inflection region between the first and second turns. | 2009-10-15 |
20090255722 | Printed circuit board having landless via hole and method of manufacturing the same - This invention relates to a printed circuit board having a landless via hole, including a circuit pattern formed on a via made of a first metal and having a line width smaller than the diameter of the via hole, in which the circuit pattern includes a seed layer made of a second metal and a plating layer made of a third metal, which is different from the second metal, and to a method of manufacturing the same. In the printed circuit board, the via has no upper land, thus making it possible to finely form the circuit pattern which is connected to the via, thereby realizing a high-density circuit pattern. | 2009-10-15 |