46th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120285693 | CONTROLLED RELEASE BIOCIDES IN OILFIELD APPLICATIONS - Described is a method for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, the method including the introduction of a well treatment fluid containing at least an encapsulated biocide. Once the encapsulated biocide is introduced and after a predetermined period of time, a biocide is released from an encapsulation material and treats the wellbore and the subterranean formation. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285694 | ENHANCED FOAM STABILITY APPLICATIONS AND METHODS - A method for enhancing foam stability in foaming compositions for use in oilfield treatment application, including but not limited to use in mobility control for gas flooding. The method comprises the step of adding to a foaming composition a foam stabilizer of formula (I): | 2012-11-15 |
20120285695 | DESTRUCTIBLE CONTAINERS FOR DOWNHOLE MATERIAL AND CHEMICAL DELIVERY - A method of treating a downhole region penetrated by a wellbore with a treatment agent is given, including delivering the treatment agent to the wellsite enclosed in one or more destructible containers, inserting the one or more destructible containers into the fluid being pumped down the well, and mechanically breaking the one or more destructible containers in the wellbore or in the formation to release the treatment agent. A method is also given for treating a downhole region penetrated by a wellbore with a special solid diverting material, which includes special shapes such as fibers or flakes and/or blends of specially sized particles, including delivering the special solid diverting material to the wellsite enclosed in one or more containers, inserting the one or more containers into fluid being pumped down the well, and allowing the one or more containers to release the special solid diverting material in the wellbore. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285696 | Cement Wiper Plug with Size Changing Feature - Wiper plugs or other shapes are made from shape memory foam in a size large enough to wipe or clean a tubular of a predetermined size. The plug or other shape is then reformed to a smaller dimension above its transition temperature and allowed to cool while holding that shape. The smaller shape allows delivery through a running string that is smaller than the tubular string to be wiped. Preferably before reaching the string to be wiped, the trigger is applied to get the wiper or other shape above its transition temperature where it then reverts to the prior larger dimension for effective wiping of the string that it will next pass through. The trigger can be well fluid temperature or composition, applied heat from the tubular, generated heat within the wiper or other shape, or heat released from agents introduced into the well acting alone or in conjunction with well fluids. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285697 | OFFSHORE UNIVERSAL RISER SYSTEM - An offshore universal riser system may include a valve module which selectively permits and prevents fluid flow through a flow passage extending longitudinally through a riser string. An anchoring device may releasably secure the valve module in the passage. A method of constructing a riser system may include the steps of installing the valve module in the passage, and installing at least one annular seal module in the passage. The annular seal module may prevent fluid flow through an annular space between the riser string and a tubular string positioned in the passage. Drilling methods may include injecting relatively low density fluid compositions into the annular space, and selectively varying a restriction to flow through a subsea choke in a drilling fluid return line. The riser string, including housings for the various modules and external control systems, may be dimensioned for installation through a rotary table. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285698 | Dual Density Mud Return System - Systems and methods for lifting drilling fluid from a well bore in a subsea formation are disclosed. Some system embodiments include a drill string suspended within a drilling riser to form the well bore, and a drilling fluid source for supplying drilling fluid through the drill string during drilling. A diverter is coupled between the drilling riser and a return line, while a power riser coupled to the return line at an interface. A lift fluid source supplies lift fluid through the power riser into the return line. The lift fluid is intermittently injected from the power riser through the interface into the return line to form one or more slugs of lift fluid positioned between slugs of drilling fluid, such that the combined density of lift fluid and drilling fluid in the return line is less than the density of the drilling fluid alone. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285699 | SUBSEA CAP | 2012-11-15 |
20120285700 | Harvesting By-Passed Resource - A method is provided for drilling a well in a reservoir. The method includes planning a well trajectory for a serpentine well that accesses a bypassed hydrocarbon in the reservoir. The serpentine well is drilled using lateral displacements and vertical displacements to follow the base in the reservoir. The serpentine well is completed with perforations in regions comprising the bypassed hydrocarbon. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285701 | Method For Using Dynamic Target Region For Well Path/Drill Center Optimization - Method for determining one or more optimal well trajectories and a drill center location for hydrocarbon production. A well path and drill center optimization problem ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING TOOLS DOWNHOLE - A technique facilitates actuation of a downhole tool in a well string. The downhole tool may be actuated hydraulically via the controlled flow of a hydraulic fluid under pressure to the downhole tool through a port. Flow of the pressurized fluid through the port is controlled by a barrier member which may be opened by a plunger working in cooperation with the barrier member. Movement of the plunger is controlled by selectively increasing the pressure acting on the plunger through, for example, actuation of an expansion device or other suitable device. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285703 | HYDRO-MECHANICAL DOWNHOLE TOOL - A downhole tool includes a body supported from a running string; and a releasing assembly for releasing from set liner hanger portions of the tool to be retrieved to the surface. The releasing assembly includes a connecting member for engaging the tool with a liner hanger, a piston hydraulically moveable in response to fluid pressure within the tool body from a lock position to a release position for releasing the connecting member, and a clutch for rotationally releasing the tool body from the liner hanger. Rotation of the running string moves a nut upward along the body so that the running string may then be picked up to disengage the tool from the liner hanger. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285704 | Deep-Water Oil Well Spill Controller and Container - The present invention provides a deep-water oil well plug apparatus having a plunger member on an elongate shaft and a plurality of inflatable members configured and shapes to seal within the well bore, and a bell-shaped chamber placed on top of the oil well and adapted to be filled with concrete, and a hydraulic mechanism to remove and release the bell-shaped chamber from the oil well. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285705 | Inert Gas Suppression System Nozzle | 2012-11-15 |
20120285706 | Fire Hose Deployment Device - A fire hose deployment device for a firefighting robotic vehicle comprises a wagon body having a bottom and two generally vertical sides, a front tongue coupled to the wagon body and hitched to a rear hitch of the robotic vehicle. The wagon body has left and right wheels coupled to the wagon near the rear of the wagon body, and the wagon body carries a fire hose with a first end coupled to a nozzle on the robotic vehicle and a second end coupled to a fluid source. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285707 | SPRINKLER HEAD - A sprinkler head configured to prevent breakage of a disk spring due to application of an excessive load and hold the disk spring stably at a predetermined position is provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285708 | FIRE ENCLOSURE AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR AN INKJET PRINTER USING A RADIANT DRYER UNIT - Fire control and containment for a production printing system that includes a dryer unit, an air intake fan, and an exhaust fan. A fire control and containment system includes an enclosure surrounding the dryer unit. The enclosure includes controllable doors, a temperature sensor, and an air pressure sensor in the enclosure. The fire containment and control system also includes a controller operable to detect a fire event based on changes in air pressure and air temperature in the enclosure detected by the air pressure and air temperature sensors. In response to detecting the fire event, the controller closes the doors of the enclosure to prevent the print medium from entering, controls the air intake fan and the exhaust fan to reduce the air pressure in the enclosure, and controls the dryer unit to reduce temperature in the enclosure to suppress fire. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285709 | Fire Hose Deployment Device - A fire hose deployment device for a firefighting robotic vehicle comprises a wagon body having a bottom and two generally vertical sides, a front tongue coupled to the wagon body and hitched to a rear hitch of the robotic vehicle. The wagon body has left and right wheels coupled to the wagon near the rear of the wagon body, and the wagon body carries a fire hose with a first end coupled to a nozzle on the robotic vehicle and a second end coupled to a fluid source. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285710 | DISASTER-PREVENTING DEVICE - [Problem to be Solved] A low-cost simple extinguishing device, which is installed in small space such as the interior of a board and carries out fire detection and extinguishment, is provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285711 | BEACH CLEANER - A beach cleaner has a frame formed by a longitudinal member and a lateral member, a ski member that is secured to a front portion of the frame and grounded to a sand surface GL, a trailing target portion that is trailed by a trailing vehicle, a separator that is provided at a front lower portion of the frame and scrapes up trash from a sand area while separating the trash from sand, a trash withdrawing member that is provided to the frame at a rear side of the separator to collect the trash scraped up by the separator onto a mesh member, and a wheel at a rear side of the frame. The trash withdrawing member has a fixed withdrawing body that is located at a front end portion and fixed to the frame, and a swing withdrawing body. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285712 | MODE CHANGE MECHANISM FOR A POWER TOOL - A power tool is described which has several modes of operation, such as drilling and screw driving modes. A clutch is provided with various settings for adjusting the torque at which the clutch interrupts power to a spindle. Furthermore, a two speed gearbox is provided for adjusting the speed of the spindle. All of these variables are controllable from a single adjustment member or collar thereby reducing necessary decisions needed to be made by an operator for a particular job in hand. For instance, when an operator wants the tool to operate in a screw driving mode, the gearbox is automatically set to drive the spindle at a low speed with the clutch being operable to interrupt drive when a torque force applied to the spindle exceeds a threshold value. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285713 | HAMMER CAGE FOR AN IMPACT TOOL - A hammer cage, adapted for use in an impact tool that has a pin and a hammer swingable on the pin, includes: first and second walls, and first and second connecting walls independently interconnecting the first and second walls and cooperating with the first and second walls to define an impact space for receiving the hammer; and a first restricting structure having a pin hole member that extends through the first wall and that is adapted for extension of the pin, and a first restricting protrusion that protrudes from the second connecting wall toward the first connecting wall and that is adapted for restricting swing motion of the hammer on the first pin in the impact space. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285714 | IMPACT TOOL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A tool assembly is described herein. The tool assembly includes a housing assembly that includes a first end, a second end, and an inner surface that defines a cavity that extends between the first end and the second end along a longitudinal axis. A rod assembly is slideably coupled to the housing assembly and is orientated within the housing cavity such that a portion of the rod assembly extends outwardly from the housing first end. An impact assembly is positioned within the housing cavity and is orientated between the rod assembly and the housing second end. The tool assembly is operable in a first operating mode wherein the rod assembly is movable with respect to the impact assembly, and a second operating mode wherein the impact assembly contacts the rod assembly to move the rod assembly outwardly from the housing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285715 | Shielded Cable - A cable for transmitting HF signals includes a shield, at least one wire, and an electrically conductive sleeve. The sleeve includes a first and a second geometrical sleeve half as well as a first section and a second section. The sleeve is connected to the shield by crimping, such that the sleeve has at least one crimping ridge within the first section in the first sleeve half, and has no crimping ridges in the second sleeve half. It also has no crimping ridges within the second section in the first sleeve half and has at least one crimping ridge in the second sleeve half. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285716 | Continuous Communications Conduit Apparatus and Method - A continuous communications conduit for use in a well is disclosed. A first | 2012-11-15 |
20120285717 | REMOVABLE KNOCKOUT PLATE FOR ENCLOSURES - The present invention relates generally to panels or enclosures. More particularly, the invention encompasses a removable knockout plate for enclosures. The present invention is also directed to a novel electrical panel or enclosure where at least a portion of at least one removable plate or panel is removably attached to a frame. The removable plate can be removed and can be cut at desired locations to create holes or openings for electrical components. The removable panel or plate can be a blank plate where at least one opening is created, as needed, or the removable panel can have at least one knockout which can be removed from the removable panel or plate, as needed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285718 | SEAL COVER FOR IN-VEHICLE ELECTRIC DEVICE - A seal cover includes a cover main body ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285719 | COVER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a cover structure is provided. A first insulating layer is provided. The first insulating layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. A second insulating layer is provided. The second insulating layer has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other and an opening passing through the third surface and the fourth surface. A thickness of the second insulating layer is greater than a thickness of the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are laminated to each other, so that the third surface of the second insulating layer connects to the second surface of the first insulating layer. A cavity is defined by the opening of the second insulating layer and the first insulating layer. A metal layer is formed on the cavity. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285720 | CORROSION RESISTANT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - An electrical conductor has a metal substrate. A seal plating layer is provided on and exterior of the metal substrate. A nickel plating layer is provided on and exterior of the seal plating layer. A gold plating layer is provided on and exterior of the nickel plating layer. The seal plating layer is a non-nickel based metal. Optionally, the seal plating layer may be tin based. Optionally, the seal plating layer may create intermetallic interface layers with the nickel plating layer and the metal substrate. Optionally, the electrical conductor may constitute a contact configured for mating with at least one of a printed circuit board or another mating contact. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285721 | SILICONE POLYETHERIMIDE COPOLYMERS - The hydrolysis resistance of silicone polyetherimide copolymers is improved by addition of polyepoxide compounds, hydrotalcite compounds or mixtures thereof. An article made from the composition retains at least 83% of its molecular weight (Mw) were exposed to steam in an autoclave at 115° C. for 3 and 7 days. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285722 | POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A POLYOLEFIN PRODUCED IN A HIGH PRESSURE PROCESS, A HIGH PRESSURE PROCESS AND AN ARTICLE - A polymer composition with improved DC electrical properties, a method for producing the polymer composition, and a cable surrounded by at least one layer comprising the polymer composition are provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285723 | CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CABLES - Various high speed shielded cables are used in combination with a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a plurality of electrical terminations in electrical contact with the conductor sets of the cable at a first end of the cable, the electrical terminations configured to make electrical contact with corresponding mating electrical terminations of a mating connector and at least one housing configured to retain the plurality of electrical terminations in a planar, spaced apart configuration. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285724 | INSULATED WIRE - {Problems} To provide an insulated wire, which is high in a dielectric breakdown resistance even if insulating resin coatings are laminated, because the interlayer adhesiveness is excellent, and which is excellent in a partial discharge resistance, because the dielectric constant is low. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285725 | HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT CABLE HAVING AN IMPREGNATED STRATIFIED INSULATION - A high voltage direct current cable includes at least one electrical conductor, at least one semiconducting layer, at least one stratified insulation made from windings of at least one paper-polypropylene laminate, the stratified insulation being impregnated with at least one electrically insulating fluid having a kinematic viscosity of at least 1,000 cSt at 60EC, wherein the laminate includes at least one paper layer having an air impermeability of at least 100,000 Gurley see. Such a high air impermeability of the paper layer(s) remarkably reduces the swelling of the polypropylene layer(s) during impregnation with a high viscosity insulating fluid, thus preventing delamination, up to the end of the impregnation process for the whole stratified insulation. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285726 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL FOR FORMATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRODE - Disclosed are: an electrically conductive element having high electrical conductivity; a photosensitive material for formation of an electrically conductive element, which is suitable for producing the electrically conductive element; and an electrode. The electrically conductive element comprises: a support; a metal pattern layer comprising an electrically conductive metal; and an electrically conductive microparticle-containing layer comprising needle-shaped electrically conductive microparticles having an average long axis length of from 0.2 μm to 20 μm, an average short axis length of from 0.01 μm to 0.02 μm, and an aspect ratio of 20 or more, a binder, and a sucrose fatty acid ester. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285727 | GROMMET - A grommet includes a wire passage supporting a wire harness, a pinch-grip, and a connector. The pinch-grip is fixable to a vehicle body panel by pinching a peripheral edge of the panel surrounding a through-hole. The connector has an annular shape having a curved portion recessed to an inner periphery, the recessed portion extending in a peripheral direction. One end of the connector is joined to the wire passage and the other end is joined to the pinch-grip. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285728 | CORRUGATED TUBE PROTECTOR - A box-shape corrugated tube protector includes a side wall including an opening with a guide part at each both sides of the opening; a bottom wall including an insertion depression adapted to receive and support a corrugated tube, in communication with the opening; and a cover adapted to close the opening including a slide part slidably engaging with the guide part, and also including a projecting ridge and a rib inside, wherein the projecting ridge has an end face along a circumference of the corrugated tube, the rib has a projecting end face formed curved or sloped, continuous from the projecting ridge in a sliding direction of the cover, and the end face of the projecting ridge and the projecting end face of the rib smoothly intersects to each other. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285729 | ELECTRICAL WIRE HOLDING DEVICE - An electrical wire holding device includes a seal retention member having an insertion hole configured to allow an electrical wire to be inserted therethrough, and housed in a mounting hole formed in a mounted member, an outer periphery seal member retained on an outer peripheral surface of the seal retention member, and sealing a gap between an inner surface of the mounting hole and seal retention member, and an electrical wire holding member juxtaposed with the seal retention member along the electrical wire, and having a fixing part configured to retain the electrical wire and fixing the electrical wire to the mounted member. The seal retention member is configured to be relatively movable to the electrical wire holding member. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285730 | UNIVERSAL CHIP CARRIER AND METHOD - A method of fabricating chip carriers suitable for use in packaging integrated circuits and other electronic, electro-mechanical and opto-electronic devices is described. In general, a number of wires (or wires and rods) are arranged in parallel in a wiring fixture. After the wires are positioned, they are encapsulated to form an encapsulated wiring block. The wiring block is then sliced to form a number of discrete panels. Preferably, the various wires are geometrically positioned such that each resulting panel has a large number of device areas defined therein. The encapsulant in each panel effectively forms a substrate and the wire segments in each panel form conductive vias that extend through the substrate. The resulting panels/chip carriers can then be used in a wide variety of packaging applications. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285731 | ELECTRODE BONDING STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE BONDING STRUCTURE - An electrode bonding structure sealed with a sealing resin, in which a flexible substrate is bonded to a first substrate via an adhesive, wherein: a region along a bottom face edge of an flexible substrate end part is bonded, via the adhesive, to an inner side region of a region along a top face edge of an first substrate end part; a gap is formed between an inner side region of the region along the bottom face edge of the flexible substrate end part and the region along the top face edge of the first substrate end part; the sealing resin is formed so as to enter, while covering a top face of the flexible substrate end part, at least a portion of the gap; and a height of the gap gets smaller towards the adhesive from the top face edge of the first substrate end part. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285732 | MULTI-LAYER WIRING BOARD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a multilayer circuit board that can be housed at high density in the enclosures of electronic devices. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a multilayer circuit board ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285733 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH CU-AL-CO-BASED ALLOY ELECTRODE OR WIRING - An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component using a Cu-based conductive material that can suppress oxidization even in a heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere and that can suppress an increase in an electrical resistance. In an electronic component having an electrode or a wiring, a ternary alloy made from three elements consisting of Cu, Al, and Co is used as a Cu-based wiring material that can prevent oxidization of the electrode or the wiring. Specifically, part or the whole of the electrode or the wiring has a chemical composition in which an Al content is 10 at % to 25 at %, a Co content is 5 at % to 20 at %, and the balance is composed of Cu and unavoidable impurities, and the chemical composition represents a ternary alloy in which two phases of a Cu solid solution formed by Al and Co being dissolved into Cu and a CoAl intermetallic compound coexist together. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285734 | ROUGHENED COPPER FOIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, COPPER CLAD LAMINATED BOARD, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided is a roughened copper foil which has excellent properties in forming a fine patterned-circuit and good transmission properties in a high-frequency range and show high adhesiveness to a resin base and good chemical resistance. A surface-roughened copper foil, which is obtained by roughening at least one face of a base copper foil (untreated copper foil) so as to increase the surface roughness (Rz) thereof, relative to the surface roughness (Rz) of said base copper foil, by 0.05-0.3 μm and has a roughened surface with a surface roughness (Rz) after roughening of 1.1 μm or less, wherein said roughened surface comprises roughed grains in a sharp-pointed convex shape which have a width of 0.3-0.8 μm, a height of 0.4-1.8 μm and an aspect ratio [height/width] of 1.2-3.5. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285735 | CONNECTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONNECTING ELEMENT - A connecting element for electrical contacting of an electrical component having at least one electrically conductive line part, embedded at least partially in an injection-molded housing, is provided, the connecting element having at least one stiffening element reinforcing the line part. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285736 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CIRCUIT BOARD BY ADDITIVE METHOD, AND CIRCUIT BOARD AND MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of producing a multilayer circuit board including: a film-forming step of forming a swellable resin film on the surface of an insulative substrate, a circuit groove-forming step of forming circuit grooves having a depth equal to or greater than the thickness of the swellable resin film on the external surface of the film, a catalyst-depositing step of depositing a plating catalyst or the precursor thereof on the surface of the circuit grooves and the surface of the swellable resin film, a film-separating step of swelling the swellable resin film with a particular liquid and then separating the swollen resin film from the insulative substrate surface, and a plating processing step of forming an electrolessly plated film only in the region where the plating catalyst or the plating catalyst formed from the plating catalyst precursor remains unseparated after separation of the film. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285737 | Portable Electromagnetic Interference Shield - An electromagnetic interference shield enclosure with an extended edge defining a sleeve, the enclosure and sleeve having an outer protective layer and an inner shielding layer to shield electronic devices from electromagnetic interference. The outer layer and inner layer may be transparent to view the electronic device. A magnet system may be provided to allow the device to be operated while in the enclosure. The auxiliary cable with filtering mechanisms may be provided inside the sleeve to allow access and transfer of data from the electronic device while still in the enclosure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285738 | Shielding Polymers Formed into Lattices Providing EMI Protection for Electronics Enclosures - An electronics enclosure system includes a conductive polymer which includes electromagnetic interference shielding properties and produced to enhancing SE, reducing material costs, and improving thermal flow. “Parallel” hex shaped EMI waveguides placed in a honeycomb pattern are stacked in a staggered fashion with similar hex shaped EMI waveguides placed in a honeycomb pattern. The parallel hex shaped EMI waveguides extend into the interior and/or “cuts” into one or more sides of a an electronics enclosure. An EMI shielding polymer material, such as a coated polymer, or a nickel-fiber carbon polymer such as Primere® providing sufficient EMI shielding (or alternately a material that can be formed such as Superplastic Zinc) is used, having the result that the need for shielding gaskets are reduced, material usage is decreased, and thermal flow is greatly improved. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285739 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ATTACH PROBE TO JUNCTION BOX - A junction box for a probe is disclosed for connecting to a sensor assembly of the probe, wherein the sensor assembly has a housing and a plate. The junction box comprises stopper walls, retaining flanges, and a retainer spring to secure the plate junction box. The probe can be assembled by inserting the sensor assembly through the opening, pressing the plate onto the at least one retainer spring and elastically deforming the at least one retainer spring, and rotating the sensor assembly into an assembled position. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285740 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly includes a cable having a cable jacket. A cable stacker couples the cable to a neighboring cable assembly. The cable stacker has a mounting channel. The cable is received in the mounting channel. The cable stacker has a coupler configured to be coupled to the neighboring cable assembly to hold the cable in position with respect to the neighboring cable assembly. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285741 | END FITTING FOR A CABLE WITH SEALING PROTRUSION AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY WITH END FITTING - The invention relates to an end fitting and an enclosure assembly with the end fitting, and with a sealing enclosure. In order to improve the reliability of the enclosure assembly, the invention provides that the end fitting is provided with a sealing protrusion and that a sealing section and a retention section of the sealing enclosure are arranged one behind the other in a connection direction. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285742 | Method for Detecting Hydrocarbon Zones in a Geological Formation - A method for detecting hydrocarbon zones in a geological formation, including obtaining a plurality of pulverized drill cutting samples representative of the geological material encountered at measured depth intervals, each drill cutting obtained at periodic intervals during the drilling process; measuring each cutting sample with a color measuring device to obtain a value representing the degree of lightness of the particular cutting sample; and analyzing the measured lightness values by order of borehole depth that the respective cutting sample was obtained to determine the presence of geological zones likely to possess producible hydrocarbons. L* data may be combined with other well logging data to improve the hydrocarbon layer determination accuracy. A method also for locating the drill bit within a desired hydrocarbon layer during directional drilling. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285743 | WELLBORE OBSTRUCTION CLEARING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A wellbore obstruction-clearing tool connected to the bottom of a tubing string, such as casing, utilizes a sleeve which is axially and rotationally moveable in response to axial reciprocation of a tubing string to engage and clear obstructions in the wellbore. Fluid is discharged through the casing and the tool to engage the obstructions and to convey debris through the annulus to surface. Thus, the obstructions are cleared from the wellbore, permitting the casing to be advanced, without the need to rotate the casing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285744 | PRESSURE AND FLOW CONTROL IN DRILLING OPERATIONS - A well drilling system includes a flow control device regulating flow from a rig pump to a drill string, the flow control device being interconnected between the pump and a standpipe manifold, and another flow control device regulating flow through a line in communication with an annulus. Flow is simultaneously permitted through the flow control devices. A method of maintaining a desired bottom hole pressure includes dividing drilling fluid flow between a line in communication with a drill string interior and a line in communication with an annulus; the flow dividing step including permitting flow through a flow control device interconnected between a pump and a standpipe manifold. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285745 | DRILLING FLUIDS - An additive for a water-based mud drilling fluid or for drill-in fluids comprises a 0.5 wt % solution of 87-89 mole % hydrolysed polyvinylalcohol, having a weight average molecular weight of about 20,000. Use of the additive may reduce susceptibility of a wellbore to blockages, reduce accumulation of accretions between a drill string and wellbore casing, reduce bit-balling and facilitate separation of undesirable insoluble solids from a drilling fluid returned to the surface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285746 | Device for directional drilling - A drill string section for directional drilling includes an outer casing which encases an adjustment mechanism for adjusting drilling direction and angular deflection during drilling. The adjustment mechanism has an outer shaft that is rotatably arranged relative to the outer casing and is configured with an axial eccentric first bore having a first bore axis that is parallel to the centre axis. The adjustment mechanism further includes an inner shaft that is rotatably arranged in the first bore and is configured with an axial, eccentric second bore for passage of a drive shaft for a drill bit | 2012-11-15 |
20120285747 | PERCUSSION ROCK DRILLING MACHINE AND DRILL RIG - The present invention relates to a percussion rock drilling machine comprising a front head ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285748 | Bearing Assembly - A bearing assembly for use in an apparatus having a housing and a shaft which is rotatably connected with the housing. A shaft extension extends from the interior of the housing at a first housing end. The shaft extension defines a first bearing shaft surface. The bearing assembly includes a first thrust bearing for transferring a first axial load between the shaft and the housing. The first thrust bearing is located axially between the first housing end and the first bearing shaft surface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285749 | DRILL BIT AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A drill bit | 2012-11-15 |
20120285750 | WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL IN A CONTAINER BEING LIFTED - A weight measurement system for accurately determining the weight of material in a container being lifted. The system includes a hydraulic system comprising a mechanical lift arm for lifting and emptying a container, a dampener operable on the hydraulic system for reducing and minimising oscillations of the hydraulic system during operation of the mechanical arm, a weight transducer based weighing system for weighing the container during at least one of a lift and after being emptied and to provide an output indicative of each weighing during periods of dampening of the mechanical lift arm, and a processor configured to use at least the outputs of the weighing system to provide a weight of the material in the container. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285751 | IN-LINE CONVEYOR SCALE WITH INTEGRATED CLOSED-LOOP SERVO SENSOR - Disclosed are various applications of differential torque sensing, seeking to maximize the sensing power of servo motors in applications that have a wide torque range. In one embodiment, a transmission ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285752 | VEHICLE PASSENGER DETECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle passenger detection apparatus includes a load detecting part and a seat condition determining part. The seat condition determining part includes a vibration threshold value setting section, a vibration determining section and a seat determining section. The vibration threshold value setting section sets a vibration threshold value based on the load detection signal such that the vibration threshold value is higher when a fluctuation amount of the load detection signal is small than when the fluctuation amount of the load detection signal is large. The seat determining section executes a seating determination based on the load detection signal when the vibration determining section determines that the vehicle vibration is not occurring based on the load detection signal and the vibration threshold value, and to defer execution of the seating determination to maintain a previous seating determination result when the vibration determining section determines that the vehicle vibration is occurring. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285753 | ALL-WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An all-wheel steering system and vehicle, e.g., riding lawn mower, incorporating the same. The system may include a linkage system that operatively connects the vehicle wheels for simultaneous turning. The system, in one embodiment, includes a power steering unit having fixed or variable output for a given steering input. The system may further include a mechanism for reducing speed based upon mower steering angle. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285754 | VEHICLE AXLE MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle has a chassis ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285755 | SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PARK SYSTEM - A power transfer system ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285756 | WEARABLE MOBILITY DEVICE - A wearable mobility device comprising a base for the placement of a shoe, the base including a heel-support section, a battery pack, a tail reflector, and a wireless receiver. The device including a first wheel having a wheel hub motor embedded therein, the motor rotatably connected to a first partial axial shaft connected to the base. The device including a second wheel having a wheel hub motor controller embedded therein, the motor controller rotatably connected to a second partial axial shaft connected to the base and operative to control a speed of rotation of the first wheel and the second wheel. The device also including a remote control for controlling the speed of rotation of the first wheel and the second wheel, the remote control operative to transmit one or more control signals to the wireless receiver, the wireless receiver being electrically coupled to the motor controller. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285757 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | 2012-11-15 |
20120285758 | THERMOELECTRIC-BASED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - In certain embodiments, a battery thermal management system includes at least one battery, at least one thermoelectric device in thermal communication with the at least one battery, and a conduit comprising an inlet configured to allow a working fluid to enter and flow into the conduit and into thermal communication with the at least one thermoelectric device. The conduit further comprises an outlet configured to allow the working fluid to exit and flow from the conduit and away from being in thermal communication with the at least one thermoelectric device. The battery thermal management system can further include a first flow control device which directs the working fluid through the inlet of the conduit and a second flow control device which directs the working fluid through the outlet of the conduit. The first flow control device and the second flow control device are each separately operable from one another. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285759 | VEHICLE HOOD STRUCTURE - A vehicle hood structure capable of both raising the energy absorbing ability when an impacting body has impacted a hood and enhancing deformation properties of the hood during a frontal collision. A framework formation section configuring a central region in a hood inner panel is provided with beads and indented portions formed to extend along the hood front-rear direction. Plural through holes are formed at a hood front-rear direction substantially central portion of the framework formation section in a row along the hood width direction. The through holes are formed in bottom portions of the indented portions. Beads are also formed in the two hood width direction edge portions in positions aligned with the hood front-rear direction positions of the through holes. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285760 | TRACTION ROBOT - A traction unit has carrier sections on which suction cups or suction pads are mounted that are connected to a vacuum source. The carrier units are driven around the frame by a chain or belt driven by a motor. The frame has sections which move relative to one another horizontally and/or vertically in order to permit turning control of the traction unit and allowing for traversing of curved surfaces. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285761 | WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND WHEEL CONTACT SENSING METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a wheel drive vehicle including a main body having a rotatable arm and an arm driving unit for driving the arm, a wheel rotatably mounted to the arm, respectively, and a sensing unit for sensing a non-contact state of the wheel from a ground, wherein the sensing unit includes a spring, first and second sensors, and a controller. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285762 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle includes a motorcycle frame, a pivoting unit, a seat, and a motorcycle body cover which includes side covers. The pivoting unit includes a drive unit, a rear wheel and a rear fender, and is supported pivotably by the motorcycle frame. Each side cover includes a first lower edge portion extending obliquely in a rearward and upward direction, and a second lower edge portion extending from a rear end of the first lower edge portion obliquely in a rearward and upward direction. The side cover includes a rear end, which is at a more forward position than the center of the rear wheel. The rear fender covers the rear wheel from above, and extends from below the first lower edge portion and the second lower edge portion to a more rearward position than the rear end of the rear wheel in a side view. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285763 | ROBOT FOR USE IN A PASSAGEWAY HAVING AN OBLONG SECTION - A robot adapted for navigating a passageway having an oblong section includes an engine and a carriage. The carriage includes drive members for driving engagement with the interior surface of the passageway for moving the robot along the passageway. The robot may include a lower stabilizing mechanism for maintaining the robot in a generally upright orientation in the passageway as the robot travels along the passageway. The robot may include an upper stabilizing mechanism for engaging an upper portion of the interior surface of the passageway for increasing friction of the drive members on the interior surface of the passageway. The drive members may each include wheels having different thicknesses and may be angled outwardly to increase engagement of a bearing surface of the drive members with the interior surface of the passageway. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285764 | UNIVERSAL CROSS MEMBER - A universal cross member secures a variety of transmissions within various vehicles, and allows installed transmissions to be exchanged for different transmissions. The universal cross member may comprise a plurality of arms supporting a body. The body may have one or more elongated, circular, or other slots to allow various transmissions to be attached thereto. An adjustment pad having a particular thickness and its own slots may be provided to support additional transmissions. The universal cross member may have cambered arms that extend upward towards the body of the cross member. In addition, a plurality of to throughbores may be at the distal ends of the arms to allow the universal cross member to be attached at various locations within a vehicle. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285765 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus for providing a variable speed output from a mechanical power source and a hydraulic power source is disclosed. The steering apparatus includes a rotatable housing, a hydraulic motor mounted within the rotatable housing. The hydraulic motor includes a rotor and a casing. The steering apparatus further includes a first output shaft connected to the rotor and a second output shaft connected to the casing. The first output shaft is configured to be selectively engaged and disengaged with the rotatable housing. The second output shaft is configured to be selectively engaged and disengaged with the rotatable housing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285766 | EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENT - An exhaust system component ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285767 | ACOUSTICALLY ABSORPTIVE PANEL - An acoustically absorptive panel comprises a porous acoustical absorber having a planar configuration mounted on a support frame, an acoustically transparent front fabric stretch-mounted on the support frame and spaced from and in parallel alignment with the front face of the porous acoustical absorber and forming an airspace, the porous absorber, front fabric and forward air space acting as acoustical absorbing chamber capable of absorbing a greater range of sound frequencies than the porous acoustical absorber alone, the range of frequencies absorbed depending on the depth of the air space. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOISE SUPPRESSION - Systems and methods for noise suppression are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an acoustic structure has a core that includes a plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of cells includes one or more engaging structures for positioning a septum relative to the cell. The acoustic structure further includes a plurality of septums positioned relative to the plurality of cells. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285769 | SCAFFOLDING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A scaffolding assembly including at least one scaffolding climbing tower defined by four corner standards, two or more working platforms, and one or more intermediate platforms between at least one pair of working platforms. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285770 | FALL ARREST APPARATUS - A fall arrest apparatus comprising a brake assembly (comprising a main body and a clamping mechanism) and a lifeline comprising an elongate first lifeline member and an elongate second lifeline member, the lifeline members overlapping with each other along a section of the lifeline. The main body has a passage extending therethrough, the overlapping section of the lifeline extending through the passage. The configuration is such as to provide from opposite sides of the passage a clamping force to compress together opposed surfaces of the two overlapping lifeline members to prevent these from moving with respect to each other until pulled in relatively opposite directions by a fall of the worker, causing the compressed overlapping members to slidingly contact each other so that energy of the fall is dissipated by sliding friction between said opposed surfaces. The main body has first and second portions on opposite sides of the passage. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285771 | LADDERWAY SYSTEM FOR UNDERGROUND RAISES - An improved ladderway system | 2012-11-15 |
20120285772 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SHEET METAL PART AND A NUT ELEMENT ATTACHED THERETO AND ALSO A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A component assembly comprising a sheet metal part and a nut element attached thereto, the nut element being arranged in an opening of the sheet metal part and being adapted to receive a bolt element having a shaft part with a thread and a head part of larger radial dimensions is wherein the sheet metal part has at least one hole adjacent to the nut element which is not covered over by the nut element but can be covered over by the head part of the screwed-in bolt element. A component assembly of this kind is in particular suitable for an oil pan since the oil can flow through the holes. A method is also claimed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285773 | LUBRICATING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WITH A LUBRICATING SYSTEM - A lubricating system for supplying at least one lubricating point with lubricant is described. The lubricating system is equipped with at least one feed device and at least one line extending between this feed device and a lubricating point. In order to very easily and effectively monitor and indicate the severance of a lubricant line, an electrical connection is respectively provided on the feed device and the lubricating point. An electric conductor extending between the two connections is assigned to the line. A monitoring device is assigned to the line in such a way that it generates a signal when the electric conductor is interrupted. The invention furthermore pertains to a vehicle, particularly a construction machine, which is equipped with such a lubricating system. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285774 | ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electrical power system for operating elevators. The electrical power system comprises: an electricity distribution network of a building, which comprises an interface to a public electricity network; a plurality of hoisting machines of an elevator, each of which hoisting machines of an elevator is equipped to move an elevator car in an elevator hoistway; and also a power supply system, which comprises an interface to the aforementioned hoisting machines of the elevator, and which power supply system comprises an interface to the electricity distribution network of the building, for supplying power between the hoisting machines of the elevator and the electricity distribution network of the building. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285775 | BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATOR - One example embodiment includes a brake pad which provides a visual indication when the brake pad requires changing. The brake pad includes a first layer, where the first layer includes a material configured to create friction with an external brake disk connected to a wheel. The brake pad also includes a second layer. The second layer includes the material of the first layer. The second layer also includes a dye, wherein the dye is configured to create a visually identifiable dust on the external brake disk. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285776 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DISC BRAKE APPARATUS - Disclosed is to an electromechanical disc brake apparatus in which a caliper housing has a reduced weight, enabling rapid braking. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285777 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS - A vehicle brake apparatus capable of preventing abnormal vibration due to thickness variations in a disc rotor includes a motor drive unit configured to control the motor which presses the brake pad against the disc rotor, a brake pressure detection unit for detecting a braking pressure for pressing the brake pad, and a wheel speed sensor for detecting a rotation speed of the disc rotor. If an amount of variation in the detection values detected by the brake pressure detection unit during one rotation of the disc rotor exceeds a variation amount determination threshold value and a detection value variation frequency has a correlation with the rotation speed of the disc rotor and the detection value variation frequency exceeds a variation frequency determination threshold value, the motor drive unit controls the motor in inverted phase to the variation in the detection values. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285778 | Suspension Damper Having Inertia Valve and User Adjustable Pressure-Relief - A modern suspension damper, for example, a shock absorber or a suspension fork, including an inertia valve and a pressure-relief feature is disclosed. The pressure-relief feature includes a rotatable adjustment knob that allows the pressure-relief threshold to be externally adjusted by the rider “on-the-fly” and without the use of tools. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285779 | Shape Memory Polymer Isolator for Downhole Electronics - Devices and methods for mounting and/or isolating members within housings. In described embodiments, a compressible shape memory polymer is used to provide this isolation. Particular embodiments are described wherein exemplary electronic circuit boards are disposed within carrier housings along with one or more protective spacers formed of shape memory polymer. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285780 | FAST DETACHABLE SIDE WHEEL DEVICE - A fast detachable side wheel device, comprising: a first wheel cover, a second wheel cover, a wheel body, and a movable component. Firstly, wheel body is fixed in first receiving groove of second wheel cover as a replaceable component. Through positioning of a dovetail groove of first wheel cover and a dovetail tenon of second wheel cover, thus vibration, collision, or detachment of wheel body due to outside force can be avoided. Then, the movable component is used to control the positioning or detaching states between first wheel cover and second wheel cover, thus achieving fast and labor saving assembly and detachment of side wheels. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285781 | Luggage with Crushable, Resilient Portions and Methods for Manufacturing It - Luggage with crushable, resilient portions and methods for making it are disclosed. In one embodiment, the cover of a piece of luggage is formed of a thermoplastic urethane (TPU) and has sufficient deformability so that it may be crushed and inverted into itself for storage and then resiliently returned to essentially the same shape. The luggage is preferably made by a process of vacuum forming a heated TPU sheet over a mold. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285782 | FLUID TRANSMITTING DEVICE WITH LOCK-UP CLUTCH - In a fluid transmitting device with a lock-up clutch, each second transmitting claw is formed of: a base portion having a long side arranged in a peripheral direction of a turbine impeller and a short side arranged axially of the turbine impeller; and a claw portion protruding from an intermediate portion of one of long-side portions of the base portion and being inserted between adjacent damper springs, and each short-side portion of the base portion is fixed to the turbine impeller through a weld. A long-side portion of the base portion not welded to the turbine impeller includes a cutout, facilitating bend of the long-side portion when transmitting torque through the second transmitting claw, at opposite sides of the claw portion. This improves engine output performance by relaxing stress concentration at spots where the second claws are welded to a turbine impeller without increasing the thicknesses of the claws. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285783 | One-way cluth - A one-way clutch includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a chamber between the inner ring and the outer ring; the outer ring includes a plurality of radially inwardly extending teeth facing the chamber; each of the outer ring teeth having a first path and a second path producing an alternating crest and valley formation; the first path having a greater length than the second path; the inner ring defines a plurality of radially outwardly extending teeth facing and contacting the outer ring teeth in the chamber; the inner ring teeth are configured and positioned within the inner ring thereof, at any rotational movement of the inner ring and the outer ring, at least one of the inner ring teeth is frictionally engaged with the second path; each of the inner ring teeth having a tooth support system in the inner ring; each of the inner ring teeth is radially movable within the tooth support system; the inner ring and the outer ring having a relative rotational movement when at least one of the inner ring teeth having a radially outwardly movement within the tooth support system contacting the second path; and wherein the inner ring and the outer ring having a interlocking feature when at least one of the inner ring teeth having a frictional engagement contacting the second path and preventing a radially inwardly movement within the tooth support system. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285784 | OVER-TORQUE PROTECTOR DEVICE FOR A COMPRESSOR - An over-torque protector device including a drive pulley and a drive hub. A plurality of receptacles extends from a pulley face, and a plurality of links extends from a drive hub plate. Each link has a first end pivotably engaged to the plate and a second end provided with coupling means for releasably coupling the drive hub and the drive pulley for unified rotation through operative engagement with the receptacles in a device engaged state, the coupling means and the receptacles out of operative engagement in a device released state. The coupling means and the receptacles have relative axial movements induced by relative rotation between the drive pulley and the drive hub. Transition from the device engaged state to the device released state is induced by the relative axial movements of the coupling means and the receptacles. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285785 | RATCHET MECHANISM FOR BICYCLE HUB - A ratchet mechanism of a bicycle hub includes a ring fixed in the hub. The ring has a tapered surface and a flange is formed in the inner periphery of the ring. A driving unit is located in the hub and has multiple first ratchet teeth extending axially therefrom. A passive unit is located in the tapered surface and corresponding to the driving unit. The passive unit has a passive seat which has a tapered outer face matched with the tapered surface. The passive seat further has a stop portion which is stopped by the flange in one direction. The passive seat has multiple second ratchet teeth engaged with the first ratchet teeth. A magnetic unit is located between the hub and the passive set, and two magnetic members which are magnetically repulsive to each other so as to linearly move the passive seat toward the driving portion. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285786 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SHIFTING A GEARBOX - An arrangement for shifting a gearbox. The arrangement having first and second transmission components ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285787 | BILL DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING DEVICE - A bill depositing-and-dispensing device has: a customer-interface unit including a customer-interface-opening for performing a transaction of a bill with a user, a conveying-path connecting the customer-interface-opening and a storage-destination of a bill, a switching mechanism switching a traveling-path of a bill in accordance with a storage-destination of a bill conveyed on the conveying-path, and a discriminating section discriminating a bill conveyed on the conveying-path; at least one storage-cassette including a storage portion storing a bill, a first conveying-path connecting to the customer-interface unit or an adjacent storage-cassette, a second conveying-path conveying a bill in both directions between the first conveying-path and the storage portion, a switching mechanism switching a traveling-path of a bill, and a thickness sensor identifying a thickness of a bill drawn-out from the storage portion; and a reject take-in unit storing a bill that is not held at the customer-interface unit and the storage-cassette. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285788 | BANKNOTE DEPOSIT APPARATUS - A banknote deposit apparatus includes: a storing box | 2012-11-15 |
20120285789 | Data generating device for bulk vending machines - A data generating device for use with a coin mechanism of a bulk vending machine, is provided. In all of the embodiments, the invention uses a standard coin mechanism of a bulk vending machine, which in its normal operation is received into an opening in the bulk vending machine, and a data generating device in working relation with the coin mechanism. The data generating device, will be able to receive, store and generate various types of information relevant to owners/operators of bulk vending machines, including but not limited to, day and/or time of particular vends, particular machine from which the vend took place, particular location/owner/operator of machine from which each vend originated, and the identity of the person collecting the money from the machine, while also allowing for the multiple hook-up of numerous data generating devices positioned on numerous machines found in one location so as to achieve a report on all vends from all machines. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285790 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PARKING METER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A parking system is provided. The parking system includes a computerized parking management system and at least one single-space parking meter configured to communicate parking data between the single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network. The system includes a mobile citation unit configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network. The parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285791 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC PARKING METER - An electronic parking meter mechanism for inserting into a parking meter assembly is provided. The mechanism includes an inner housing, a payment receiving structure located on the inner housing, a user input device located on the inner housing, and an electronic display screen supported by the inner housing. The mechanism includes a front shelf and a front solar panel coupled to the upper surface of the front shelf. The mechanism may also include wireless communications hardware supported by the inner housing configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285792 | UPGRADED SINGLE SPACE PARKING METER AND METHOD - A method of upgrading a single space meter that includes an existing meter mechanism located within an outer meter housing is provided. The method includes providing a new meter mechanism that includes wireless communications hardware configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system and a credit card mag-strip reader. The method includes removing a preexisting meter from an outer meter housing and inserting the upgraded mechanism into a preexisting internal space of the outer housing. | 2012-11-15 |