| 52nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights (12-25-08/12-25-08_9) part 9 |
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| 20080314585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING DRILLING PARAMETER AND OR FORMATION EVALUATION MEASUREMENTS DURING CASING DRILLING - A casing drilling system includes a casing having a drill bit at one end. The drill bit is capable of drilling subsurface formations and formed from a material removable by drilling or chemical exposure. The chemical is substantially harmless to the casing. The system includes a centralizer affixed to an interior of the casing. The centralizer includes a receptacle therein for engaging a measurement while drilling tool. The centralizer is formed from a material removable by drilling or chemical exposure, wherein the chemical is substantially harmless to the casing. The system includes a measurement while drilling tool configured to move along the interior of the casing and to engage with the centralizer. The tool includes a device to measure a drilling parameter or a formation parameter. The tool including a latch at an upper end thereof for engagement with a retrieval tool moved through the interior of the casing. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314586 | Well Logging Fluid for Ultrasonic Cement Bond Logging - A well logging fluid, and methods of using the same, include a base fluid selected from water, water-based mud, or oil-based mud, and an additive material selected from silica or cork or alike. The fluid has an impedance substantially different from that of the base fluid. Such a modified impedance helps improve the measurement accuracy. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314587 | Downhole Tool Having an Extendable Component with a Pivoting Element - An extendable component for use in a downhole tool for traversing subsurface formations includes a drive element that defines an axis and has a distal end, and an abutment that is spaced radially from a distal end of the drive element. A driven element defines a driven element axis, is flexibly coupled to the drive element, and includes a proximal end disposed adjacent to the drive element and a distal end. A tilt arm is coupled to the driven element, is disposed at an angle with respect to the driven element axis, and is configured to engage the abutment. The driven element is moveable between a normal position and a tilted position. A contact head is coupled to the driven element distal end and is adapted to engage the wellbore wall. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EROSION OF COMPONENTS DURING WELL TREATMENT - A technique is provided for use in treating one or more well zones by directing a treatment fluid downwardly through a delivery tube and then outwardly through one or more nozzles into a desired well zone. The treatment fluid is delivered downhole to the desired well zone and at least a portion of that fluid is directed laterally outward from the well treatment completion through the one or more nozzles. Each nozzle comprises a material that protects both the nozzle and proximate portions of the delivery tube from detrimental erosion due to the passage of treatment fluid. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A GRAVEL PACK - A technique is provided for forming a gravel pack at a well zone. A completion assembly is positioned in a wellbore and cooperates with a service tool engaging the completion assembly. The completion assembly comprises a completion assembly central bore. A return is located radially outward of the central bore at a specific well zone or zones and comprises a flow path for returning a carrier fluid. The location of the return allows flow of the returning carrier fluid to remain outside of the completion assembly central bore at a specific well zone or zones. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314590 | INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE - A system that is usable with a well includes a tubular member and an inflow control device. The screen receives a well fluid flow, and the tubular member has a well fluid communication passageway. The inflow control device changes a momentum of the well fluid flow and/or introduces a flow resistance to regulate a pressure of the well fluid. The number of momentum changes and/or the flow resistance may be changed while the inflow control device is deployed downhole in the well. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314591 | SINGLE TRIP WELL ABANDONMENT WITH DUAL PERMANENT PACKERS AND PERFORATING GUN - A method of abandoning a well includes the steps of: assembling a tool string including a perforating gun interconnected between first and second packer assemblies; conveying the tool string into a wellbore in a single trip into the wellbore; setting the first packer assembly; setting the second packer assembly; firing the perforating gun; and flowing cement into an annulus longitudinally between the first and second packer assemblies. A system for abandoning a well includes a tool string configured for conveyance into a wellbore in a single trip into the wellbore, the tool string including a perforating gun interconnected between first and second packer assemblies, each of the first and second packer assemblies including a permanent packer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314592 | Microemulsion or In-Situ Microemulsion for Releasing Stuck Pipe - Nanoemulsion, macroemulsions, miniemulsions, microemulsion systems with excess oil or water or both (Winsor I, II or III phase behavior) or single phase microemulsions (Winsor IV) improve the removal of filter cakes formed during hydrocarbon reservoir wellbore drilling with OBM. Such filter cakes and their particles can contact, impact and affect the movement of the drill string undesirably resulting in a “stuck pipe” condition. The macroemulsion, nanoemulsion, miniemulsion, microemulsion systems with excess oil or water or both or single phase microemulsion removes oil and solids from the filter cake, thereby releasing the drill string from its stuck condition. In one non-limiting embodiment, the emulsion system may be formed in situ (downhole) rather than produced or prepared in advance and pumped downhole. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314593 | In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sources - A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314594 | Method of Heterogeneous Etching of Sandstone Formations - The invention provides a method of treating a sandstone-containing subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore. The method is carried out by forming a slurry of a carrier fluid containing a viscosifying agent and encapsulated particles of a hydrogen fluoride source without settling of the particles. The carrier fluid may be an acid-based carrier fluid. The encapsulated hydrogen fluoride source may be encapsulated with a solid polymer acid precursor. The hydrogen fluoride source is present within the slurry in an amount of about 10% or more by weight of the slurry. The slurry is introduced into the wellbore at a pressure above the fracture pressure of the formation under conditions wherein the hydrogen fluoride source is released. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314595 | Well Jet Device and the Operating Method Thereof - The device comprises a body provided with bypass ports embodied therein and an insert with a jet pump and sealing elements. The insert comprises a pass channel, a channel for supplying an active medium to the pump nozzle, a channel which is used for supplying a pumped-out medium to the pump and which communicates with the pass channel and an output channel connected to an annular space. A mounting seat for a sealing unit is embodied in the pass channel above the channel for supplying the pumped-out medium. Said mounting seat is provided with an axial channel for passing a cable, which is used for moving instruments along the well bore, therethrough and through the pass channel. An axially movable spring-loaded steady bush provided with bypass holes in the wall thereof is arranged in the body. The insert provided with the pump is placed on the mounting seat embodied in the bush. An annular recess limiting the bush displacement is embodied in the body. The output channel is connected to a body surrounding space when the bush is in the lower position thereof and the bypass ports are closed by the steady bush wall when the bush is in the top position. Said invention makes it possible to reduce a time for a well examination and development. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314596 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WELLBORE ISOLATION - An apparatus for isolating a selected leg of a wellbore from the remainder of the wellbore includes a packer positionable in the selected leg of the wellbore, a tube extending through the packer from an uphole side of the packer to a downhole side of the packer to permit a fluid flow communication to the selected leg of the wellbore past the packer and a valve positioned in the tube to control fluid flow through the tube. In a method for isolating a selected leg of a wellbore, the apparatus is positioned in the selected wellbore leg and the packer set to permit fluid flow communication past the apparatus only through the tube and the valve of the apparatus. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314597 | Apparatus for Subsea Intervention - A technique for monitoring and evaluating parameters related to the use of a compliant guide system in intervention operations. A compliant guide enables movement of a conveyance within its interior and is coupled between a subsea installation and a surface vessel. A sensor system is provided with sensors deployed in subsea locations to detect operational parameters related to operation of the compliant guide. A control system is coupled to the sensor system to receive data output from the sensor system. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314598 | SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION AND EXCHANGE OF SUBSEA MODULES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION AND EXCHANGE OF SUBSEA MODULES - A system for installation of a subsea module of great length by means of a vessel, using a cable for its installation and/or retrieval, and methods applied therein. The system allows transporting the subsea module on the vessel to a location in the sea and descending the subsea module into the sea at a vertical position for installation on the seabed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314599 | Tubing Pressure Balanced Operating System with Low Operating Pressure - A control system for a subsurface safety valve features a control line from the surface leading to one side of an operating piston. The operating piston is exposed to tubing pressure and is in pressure balance from tubing pressure. The opposite end of the operating piston is exposed to a chamber in the housing of the subsurface safety valve and that chamber is open through a port to the surrounding annulus. The operating piston is coupled to the flow tube and a power spring so that pressure in the control line shifts the operating piston and the flow tube against the power spring to rotate the flapper open. Provisions for fail closed mode if certain seals fail are also made though a passage extending from between seals near the upper end of the operating piston to the chamber open to the annulus. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314600 | Well Treatment Device, Method and System - System, devices, and methods are described relating to the treatment (e.g., perforating, fracturing, foam stimulation, acid treatment, cement treatment, etc.) of well-bores (e.g., cased oil and/or gas wells). In at least one example, a method is provided for treatment of a region in a well, the method comprising: positioning, in a well-bore, a packer above the region of the well-bore, fixing, below the region, an expansion packer, treating the region, the treatment fixing the packer, moving the expansion packer, and moving the packer after the moving of the expansion packer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314601 | Helicopter water bucket improvements - A collapsible wild fire fighting water bucket made from pliable material and suspended from an aircraft to be lowered into an open body of water for filling. A weighted Rim Opening Device holds the bucket top open for filling and facilitates a tipping over action during filling. The buckets open top being free of any centrally located supports. The bucket is equipped with a tubular extension which forms a discharge port for dumping water. The tubular extension being releasably supported under water inside the bucket under tension. Purse lines running through openings in the tubular extension and resilient sealing lips bring sealing lips into abutment sealing the discharge port of the tubular extension. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314602 | Portable fire extinguisher with manual and heat-responsive operators - The portable fire extinguisher has a housing, a pair of nozzles protruding from the housing, and a heat-responsive valve mounted outside the housing for detecting high heat intensity at proximity of the housing. The housing contains a cylinder of inert gas under pressure, a reservoir of fire suppressant material, and a piping system connecting the cylinder of inert gas, the heat-responsive valve, and the reservoir of fire suppressant material to the nozzles. The housing has a carrying handle formed thereon and magnets on surfaces thereof for retaining the housing to a range hood in a detachable manner. The piping system comprises a manual valve mounted in parallel with the heat-responsive valve for selective operation of the fire extinguisher in a manual mode. The heat-responsive valve is mounted near the top surface of the housing for detecting high heat intensity as close as possible from the ceiling of a range hood. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314603 | FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A fire-suppression system for use in an aircraft having at least one cargo compartment is disclosed. Methods of suppressing a fire in the cargo compartment are also disclosed. The fire-suppression system, under one aspect of the present invention, can include at least one fire-suppressant vessel, at least one discharge conduit coupled to the at least one fire-suppressant vessel, and a valve arrangement coupled to the fire-suppressant vessel and the discharge conduit. The valve arrangement can have a first setting to discharge a fire suppressant at a first discharge rate after activation of the fire-suppression system, a second setting to discharge the fire-suppressant at a second discharge rate less than the first discharge rate, and a third setting to discharge the fire-suppressant at a third discharge rate greater than the second discharge rate during descent of the aircraft. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314604 | Plow - An improved moldboard plow having a soil engaging shank mounted behind the moldboard plow bottoms. The soil engaging shank is extendable to a depth of six to eight or more inches below the point reached by the moldboard plow bottoms. Both the moldboard and the shank are fitted with trip mechanisms to raise them up when either or both encounter a hard buried object. Preferably the shank includes a hydraulic cylinder for raising and lowering the shank as needed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314605 | LAND ROLLER - A land roller, and in particular a multiplex land roller including five individual horizontally and longitudinally spaced apart rollers for flattening and leveling agricultural land. The rollers are supported by a pivoting, articulated frame mechanism which allows easy transport of the heavy roller system on ground wheels for purposes of general transportation and ease of implementation into a working arrangement for leveling and rolling land. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314606 | Agricultural Implement - An agricultural implement includes first and second outer harrows positioned adjacent front and left sides and front and right sides of a frame, respectively, at generally opposite diagonal directions. Third and fourth harrows are similarly positioned adjacent rear and left sides and rear and right sides of the frame, respectively, at generally opposite diagonal directions. The implement may include inner harrows positioned to close gaps left by the outer harrows and positioned at generally opposite diagonal configurations. Each harrow includes a plurality of discs and a chain with a plurality of links that are rotatable about the longitudinal direction of the chain so as to affect multi-purpose actioning of the soil by being able to level the surface rather than dragging material while also breaking up or uprooting weeds or stubble. Left and right sides of the frame are foldable upwardly and inwardly for transport and storage. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314607 | Multiple surface moldboard fabricated from a one-piece blank - A one-piece blank for a multiple surface moldboard having a top edge, a bottom edge, an upper portion, and a lower portion is disclosed. The stamped one-piece blank has a central body section, and two opposed outer wing sections disposed at right and left ends of the central body section. First and second notches or cutouts are provided, and define the two opposed outer wing sections. The first and second notches are oriented vertically and are generally inverted v-shaped. A rolling operation forms the lower portion of the moldboard into a uniform curved radius, which occurs simultaneously in one operation. A bending operation creates an approximate 30-degree angle (into the curvature), along the top edge of the moldboard, bringing opposing radial lines together. A second bending operation creates a similar approximate 30-degree angle (into the curvature) along the top edge of the moldboard. The one-piece moldboard is finalized by welding the gaps remaining between the moldboard wings and the center section. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314608 | Linearly Driven and Air-Cooled Boring and/or Percussion Hammer - A boring and/or percussion hammer comprises an electrodynamic linear drive and a pneumatically damped percussion mechanism which is provided with a drive piston driven by the linear drive during the reciprocating movement thereof, an impact piston and a pneumatic spring arranged between the drive and impact pistons. An air-supply device comprises a pumping element, which is linearly forth and back movable for generating airflow. The pumping element is connected to the drive piston in such a way that the movement thereof is transmitted to said pumping element, thereby the cooling air is transported by an air channel for cooling heat generated elements. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314609 | Vibration Dampened Hand-Held Power Tool - A hand-held power tool, e.g. a high speed file or polisher has a single rotary drive shaft ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314610 | Hand-Held Power Tool, in Particular a Rotary Hammer and/or Chisel Hammer - The invention is based on a portable power tool, in particular a hammer drill and/or rotary hammer, comprising a motor unit ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314611 | System and method of grounding fiber storage trays - An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The chassis incorporates a grounding point, and the drawer assemblies are electrically connected to the grounding point by a grounding strap. The grounding strap flexes to allow the slidable movement of the drawer relative to the chassis. The strap may be folded one or more times. The strap may be bolted, welded, or otherwise conductively and non-rotatably affixed at each end to the drawer and the chassis so as to maintain a constant position within the assembly and a constant electrical connection between the drawer and the grounding point. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314612 | Conductor of electric cable for wiring, electric cable for wiring, and methods of producing them - A conductor of an electric cable for wiring, containing a copper alloy material containing 1.0 to 4.5 mass % of Ni, 0.2 to 1.1 mass % of Si, and the balance of Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which the copper alloy material has an average grain diameter of 0.2 to 5.0 μm. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314613 | Signal transmission cable and multi-wire cable - An insulating layer | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314614 | MIRRORED ARC CONDUCTING PAIR - A mirrored arc geometrical arrangement of two conductors configured to perform similar functions as a traditional twisted pair of wires is presented. The mirrored arc conductor pair occupies the same physical space required by prior art twisted pair cable designs. Each conductor pair includes two inward-facing arc shaped conductors placed within a dielectric material. Each arc shaped conductor may be constructed from thin foil strips of a conducting metal or from a group of separate bare metal conductors which are placed side by side in intimate contact so as to effectively create the same mirrored arc geometry. The conductor pairs may subsequently be bundled to create a data network cable bundle. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314615 | ACOUSTICALLY TRANSPARENT STRANDED CABLE - A cable having universal applications for transmitting any kind of electrical signal, including AC and DC power, for sensitive test instruments cables and, particularly, for conducting audio, video and digital signals through a stranded metal wire conductor can consist of virtually any configuration, or randomly—no configuration. The cable can be shielded or unshielded to suit personal preferences or specific applications. The cable is made from wire that can be braided in any Litz wire configuration that provides a desired number of twists per foot. The cable can be used to transmit any type of electrical signal with the results dependent on which gauge of wire listed below is used. The following list includes twenty one gauges of wire which are significant because they represent the lowest to highest performance capabilities in my cable and are numbered low to high for this purpose, starting with gauge 40, and finishing with gauge 60. These gauges of wire represent a progressively better and more accurate electrical signal transducer with each higher numbered gauge: 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60. In the preferred embodiment, the main determining factor in performance is the specific gauge of wire in use. Thus, a 40 gauge wire is lower in performance, with a 60 gauge wire having the theoretical highest performance. The cable can be made with air as a dielectric or any other type of jacketing can be used. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314616 | HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH VOLTAGE PENETRATOR ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSEA USE - The invention relates to a high pressure, high voltage penetrator assembly for subsea use, wherein the assembly is upright attachable to a wet gas, subsea gas compressor, and wherein the assembly comprises a penetrator unit for feed-through of electric power to a compressor motor; a funnel shaped housing with a housing chamber, the penetrator unit being located at an upper end of the chamber; a grid located inside the chamber transversely of a longitudinal axis of the chamber, the penetrator unit being located above the grid, a filter located in the chamber below the grid and above an inlet to a housing of the compressor motor, and a sensor unit extending into the chamber from the penetrator unit and towards, but spaced from the grid. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314617 | Cable Joint - A joint for a paper-insulated lead covered cable (PILC) including paper insulation impregnated with oil, the joint comprising a first PILC and a retaining jacket having a hollow interior, the first PILC having an inner conducting element that is conductively secured to an inner conducting element of a further cable within the hollow interior of the retaining jacket, the joint further comprising a sealant forming a sealant layer within the hollow interior of the retaining jacket and a retaining structure positioned within the sealant layer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314618 | Solution, Component for Plating, Insulating Sheet, Laminate, and Printed Circuit Board - It is an object of the present invention to provide a component for plating suitably used in, for example, producing a printed circuit board, a solution, and a printed circuit board including the component, the component for plating having satisfactory adhesion to an electroless plating film provided on a surface of the component even when the surface roughness of the surface of the component is small. The object is achieved by a component for electroless plating including at least a surface a for electroless plating, the surface a having a surface roughness of 0.5 μm or less in terms of arithmetic average roughness measured with a cutoff value of 0.002 mm, and the surface a containing a polyimide resin having a siloxane structure. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314619 | Conductive paste, printed circuit board, and manufacturing method thereof - A conductive paste, a printed circuit board using the conductive paste, and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board are disclosed. A conductive paste that includes conductive particles, a polymer, and a polymer foam, can reduce the number of printing repetitions, to simplify the manufacturing process, decrease process times, and improve reliability. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314620 | Skew Compensation by Changing Ground Parasitic For Traces - According to embodiments, small holes or openings may be cut on or through the ground plane(s) adjacent to a selected trace line, so that C and L will be changed accordingly. Then phase velocity will also be changed. As a result, the flying time from one location or point to a different location or point of the transmission line will also be changed. This concept applies to a single trace. Similarly, this concept may be applied to one trace of a differential pair of traces (e.g., so that the two parts of the differential signal transmitted at one point in time at a location on the pair arrive at the same time at another location of the pair). | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314621 | Parallel chip embedded printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof - A parallel chip embedded printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. With a method of manufacturing a parallel chip embedded printed circuit board, comprising: (a) forming a parallel chip by connecting in parallel a plurality of unit chips having electrodes or electrically connected members formed on the upper and lower surfaces thereof, using at least one conductive member; (b) joining an electrode on one side of the parallel chip to a first board; and (c) joining an electrode on the other side of the parallel chip to a second board, chips may be embedded in a printed circuit board at a low cost, as a plurality of unit chips can be embedded at once, and a mechanical drill or router can be used instead of a laser drill in perforating the cavity or via holes. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314622 | Method Of Fabricating Board Having High Density Core Layer And Structure Thereof - Structure and method of making a board having plating though hole (PTH) core layer substrate and stacked multiple layers of blind vias. More stacking layers of blind vias than conventional methods can be achieved. The fabrication method of the board having high-density core layer includes the following: after the making of the PTH, the filling material filled inside the PTH of the core layer is partially removed until the PTH has reached an appropriate flattened depression using etching; then image transfer and pattern plating are performed to fill and to level the depression portion up to a desired thickness to form a copper pad (overplating) as the core layer substrate is forming a circuit layer; finally using electroless copper deposition and the pattern plating to make the product. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314623 | Printed Circuit Board and Method for Manufacturing the Same - This invention relates to a printed circuit board which comprises a porous sheet or foil composed of a non-conductive material; a circuit pattern composed of a conductive material formed on the porous sheet or foil; and an organic polymer coating as an insulating layer formed by vapor deposition polymerization. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314624 | Component Adapted for Being Mounted on a Substrate and a Method of Mounting a Surface Mounted Device - A supporting component ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314625 | Printed Circuit Board and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board and to a printed circuit board, the method comprising the steps of: preliminarily forming a plurality of test pattern layers | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314626 | ELECTRODED SHEET (eSheet) PRODUCTS - A sheet in an electronic display is composed of a substrate containing an array of wire electrodes. The wire electrodes are preferably electrically connected to patterned transparent conductive electrode lines. The wire electrodes are used to carry the bulk of the current. The wire electrodes are capable of being extended away from the substrate and connected directly to the printed circuit board. The transparent conductive electrode (TCE) is used to spread the charge or voltage from the wire electrode across the pixel. The TCE is a patterned film and must be at least 50% transparent, and, for most applications, is preferably over 90% transparent. In most applications, the electroded surface of the electroded sheet has to be flattened. Use of a thin polymer substrate yields a light, flexible, rugged sheet that may be curved, bent or rolled. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314627 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided an electronic component in which two substrates are bonded to each other with a large bonding force and a method for manufacturing electronic components in which two substrates can be bonded to each other with a large bonding force and in which the substrates are not likely to be bent and broken. In an embodiment, a plurality of first connection portions | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314628 | METHOD OF FORMING METAL PATTERN, PATTERNED METAL STRUCTURE, AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR-LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of forming a metal pattern, the method comprising depositing a dielectric substrate on a supporting substrate; forming a latent mask pattern of a metal pattern on the dielectric substrate; etching the dielectric substrate exposed by the latent mask pattern; forming a seed layer on the supporting substrate by activating the supporting substrate; removing the latent mask pattern and the portion of the seed layer disposed on the latent mask pattern through a lift-off process; and plating a metal layer on the patterned seed layer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314629 | MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a multi-layer substrate and a manufacturing method of the multi-layer substrate. By employing a carrier to alternately form dielectric layers and metal structure layers thereon. Each dielectric layer adheres with the adjacent dielectric layer to embed the metal structure layers in the dielectric layers corresponding thereto. Comparing with prior arts, which have to use prepregs when hot pressing and adhering different layers of different materials, the present invention takes fewer processes, thus, fewer kinds of materials without using prepregs. Therefore, the present invention can promote the entire quality and yield of manufacturing the multi-layer substrate to satisfy mechanical characteristic matching of the multi-layer substrate and to reduce cost of the whole manufacturing process. Significantly, the multi-layer substrate having thin dielectric layers according to the present invention can satisfy the concern of impedance matching therefore, and can reduce crosstalk influence to keep good signal integrity therein. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314630 | Electromagnetic bandgap structure and printed circuit board - An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electromagnetic bandgap structure includes a mushroom type structure comprising a first metal plate and a via of which one end is connected to the first metal plate; a second metal plate connected to the other end of the via; a first metal layer being connected to the second metal layer through a metal line; a first dielectric layer, layer-built between the first metal layer and the first metal plate; a second dielectric layer, layer-built on the first metal plate and the first dielectric layer; and a second metal layer, layer-built on the second dielectric layer. With the present invention, it is possible to solve the aforementioned mixed signal problem by preventing the EM wave of a certain frequency range from being transferred. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314631 | Novel via structure for improving signal integrity - The embodiment of the invention is about a novel via structure which can be incorporated into printed circuit boards, integrated circuit packages, and integrated circuits in order to reduce crosstalk, to improve signal integrity and to achieve EM emission compliance. A 4-layer (2 signal layers and 2 power layers or 2 signal layers and 2 ground layers) circuit board assembly was used for demonstrating the effect of the novel via structure. The same concept can be applied to any multi-layer circuit board. Layers that have an electrical property can be added above, under, or within the basic 4-layer circuit board to achieve a multi-layer circuit board. For 2-layer and 3-layer circuit boards, a deformed version of the proposed via structure based upon the same concept will be needed for a coplanar waveguide configuration. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314632 | MULTILAYERED PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A multilayered printed wiring board has a core substrate having a through hole opening with a radius R, a through hole structure formed at the through hole opening and including a lid-shaped conductive structure, a first interlaminar resin insulation layer formed over the core substrate and having a first via hole structure with a bottom radius r, and a second interlaminar resin insulation layer formed over the first interlaminar resin insulation layer and having a second via hole structure. The lid-shaped conductive structure is formed over the core substrate at an end portion of the through-hole opening and covering the end portion of the through-hole opening. The first via hole structure is formed on the lid-shaped conductive structure and has an electroless plated film and an electrolytic plated film. The second via hole structure has an electroless plated film and an electrolytic plated film. The first via hole has a gravity center at or beyond a radius D, where D=(R−r/3) and the radius D is measured from a gravity center of the through-hole opening, and the bottom radius r of the first via hole is larger than a bottom radius of the second via hole. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314633 | Printed circuit board - A printed circuit board, which increases the contact area between an IC and a printed circuit board, thus increasing the degree of adhesion, is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes: an insulation layer which includes a first circuit pattern, including at least one via land, embedded in the upper surface of the insulation layer to be flush with the upper surface, and a second circuit pattern formed in the lower surface of the insulation layer to be flush with the lower surface; a solder resist layer formed on the insulation layer; a via hole and a bump integrally formed on the second circuit pattern through the via hole and the via land such that it protrudes from the insulation layer to be higher than the solder resist layer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314634 | Electromagnetic bandgap structure and printed circuit board - An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board that can solve a mixed signal problem between an analog circuit and a digital circuit are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electromagnetic bandgap structure is stacked with a first metal layer, a first dielectric layer, a metal plate, a second dielectric layer and a second metal layer, and an odd number of vias can be serially connected through a metal line between the first metal layer and the metal plate. This electromagnetic bandgap structure can have a small size and a low bandgap frequency. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314635 | Printed circuit board having electromagnetic bandgap structure - A printed circuit board solving a mixed signal problem between an analog circuit and a digital circuit is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board, having an analog circuit and a digital circuit, includes: a first metal layer and a second metal layer, one of the first metal layer and the second metal layer being a power layer and the other being a ground layer; a third metal layer, layer-built between the first metal layer and the second metal layer; and a mushroom type structure including a via connected to a metal plate, the metal plate being arranged-in a space between circuit patterns of the third metal layer. With the present invention, the printed circuit board can lower the noise level within the same frequency band as compared with other structures having the same size. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314636 | MULTI-LAYER SHIELDED WIRE - A multilayer shielded wire includes an inner conductor, a first conductor which covers the inner conductor through a first insulating layer, and a second conductor which covers the first conductor through a second insulating layer. A predetermined interlayer distance between the first conductor and the second conductor are set. A conductive portion is provided between the first conductor and the second conductor to electrically connect the first conductor to the second conductor. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314637 | Cable Bushing Device - A cable bushing device is used to pass an electrical cable through, in particular, two adjacent housings which are explosion and/or flame-proof. The cable bushing device comprises a sleeve-like external body which can be inserted by the opposite first and second end sections into corresponding housing bores. Furthermore, the device has an insert inserted into an axial opening of the external body for retaining the electrical cables passed through the device and a fixing device for fastening the device to at least one housing. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314638 | Apparatus and Methods to Dissipate Heat in a Downhole Tool - Apparatus and methods to dissipate heat in a downhole tool are disclosed. A disclosed example tool collar includes a body having a first outer surface, a first fluid inlet, and a first fluid outlet. The example tool collar also includes a passageway formed therethrough, a second fluid inlet to engage the first fluid outlet of the body, a second fluid outlet to engage the first fluid inlet of the body, and a first inner surface having at least one protrusion extending into the passageway. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314639 | Dual Tractor Drilling System - The invention provides a drilling system for use in a borehole through an underground formation, comprising: | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314640 | Hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus, subterranean hydrocarbon recovery drilling methods, and subterranean hydrocarbon recovery methods - Disclosed are hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus, subterranean hydrocarbon recovery drilling methods, and subterranean hydrocarbon recovery methods. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery drill string apparatus includes an elongated assembly within which a rotatable drill rod is received. The assembly comprises a longitudinal axis, a drill rod entrance end, and a drill rod exit end. The assembly comprises a tailcuttings diverter pipe proximate the drill rod exit end, with the tailcuttings diverter pipe defining an initial fluid flow path of the tailcuttings from the longitudinal axis which is acute from the longitudinal axis. Other apparatus and method aspects are contemplated. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314641 | Directional Drilling System and Software Method - A software method for directionally drilling a plurality of wells capable of providing directional drilling services to hundreds of wells. The software method may comprise steps from determining a BHA for a portion of a well, determining a deviation between the desired trajectory of the well bore and an actual trajectory of the well bore as measured at the nonmagnetic measurement portion of the bottom hole assembly, determining a dogleg of the actual trajectory, and determining a correction trajectory to reduce the deviation between the desired trajectory and the actual trajectory which produces a dogleg less than a predetermined value. The trajectory may be projected to the bit even though the nonmagnetic measurement portion of the bottom hole assembly is often separated therefrom by significant distances. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314642 | Tubular Member Connection - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to couple, in a substantially fluid-tight manner, a first tubular member ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314643 | Drilling System and Methods of Drilling Lateral Boreholes - A drilling system, comprising: a drilling machine ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314644 | Device for a Borehole Arrangement - A device for a borehole arrangement, in which a casing for a borehole is formed of at least one casing section, and in which there is placed at a downhole end portion of the casing at least one downhole tool, for example a drilling tool, wherein the casing is provided with two or more pipe bores, each separately extending continuously through a substantial part of the length of the casing and being separated in a fluid-tight manner from adjacent pipe bores and from an external annulus defined by the external mantle surface of the pipe and a borehole wall. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314645 | Stiffened Blade for Shear-type Drill Bit - In one aspect of the invention, a drill bit comprises a steel body disposed intermediate a threaded end and a working face. The steel body comprises a plurality of steel blades disposed along an outer diameter of the body and extending radially away from an axis of rotation of the bit. A plurality of cutter elements is disposed on the plurality of steel blades and the blades each comprise a steel stiffness and a steel elastic modulus. At least one of the plurality of steel blades comprises a stiffening element and an overall stiffness at least 3.5 times greater than the steel stiffness. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314646 | BARRIER COATED GRANULES FOR IMPROVED HARDFACING MATERIAL USING ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - A hardfacing composition for a drill bit that includes an abrasive phase comprising a plurality of abrasive particles having a barrier coating deposited by atomic layer deposition disposed thereon; and a binder alloy is disclosed. Drill bits having hardfacing compositions that include an abrasive phase comprising a plurality of abrasive particles having a barrier coating deposited by atomic layer deposition disposed thereon; and a binder alloy are also disclosed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314647 | Rotary Drag Bit with Pointed Cutting Elements - In one aspect of the invention a rotary drag bit has a bit body intermediate a shank and a working surface. The working surface has a plurality of blades converging at a center of the working surface and diverging towards a gauge of the working surface. At least one blade has a cutting element with a carbide substrate bonded to a diamond working end with a pointed geometry. The diamond working end has a central axis which intersects an apex of the pointed geometry such that the axis is oriented within a 15 degree rake angle. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314648 | Biometric apparatus - A biometric apparatus includes a weight measuring unit having a predetermined zero-point for measuring a load applied to a platform provided on a body of the biometric apparatus and outputting a load signal which indicates the load; a detecting unit for detecting the state of installation of the biometric apparatus and outputting a detection signal indicating the same; and a control unit connected to the weight measuring unit and the detecting unit for determining whether or not the state of installation is suitable for the zero-point reset of the weight measuring unit on the basis of the detection signal and whether or not the load signal is stabilized, and the zero-point reset is carried out when the control unit determines that the state of installation is suitable for carrying out the zero-point reset for the weight measuring unit and the load signal from the weight measuring unit is stable. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314649 | Method of Weight Determination of a Load Carried by a Lifter of a Lifting Device and Weighing Device - A method of weight determination of a load carried by a lifter ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314650 | Weighing Cell for Moving Goods - A weighing cell for weighing moving goods comprises a plug connection on the load receptor for the mechanical and/or electrical connection of the weighing cell to the conveyor system moving the goods. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314651 | Weighing Device, in Particular, Multiple-Track Weighing Device - The invention relates to a weighing device with several weighing cells ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314652 | Touch sensitive display device, and driving method thereof - A display device having a contact sensing function, and a driving method thereof are disclosed in one embodiment. The driving method of a display device includes reading sense data signals of a current sensing unit row, determining whether the sense data signals are included in a contactable range and converting the sense data signals into preliminary signals that each have a predetermined value based on the determination result, determining whether a sensed area (an X axis sensed area) in an X axis direction exists using the preliminary signals, determining whether the X axis sensed area is effective when the X axis sensed area exists, determining whether a sensed area (a Y axis sensed area) in a Y axis direction exists when the X axis sensed area is effective, determining whether the Y axis sensed area is effective when the Y axis sensed area exists, determining a contact position when the Y axis sensed area is effective, and reading sense data signals of a next sensing unit row when the X axis sensed area or the Y axis sensed area is not effective. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314653 | PRODUCT HAVING ENCODED AUTHENTICATION WRITING AREAS - A product is provided which has a plurality of coded tags and at least one authentication writing area defined by at least some of the coded tags for receiving handwritten authentication information from a sensing device operated by a user. Each coded tag encodes coordinates for a point on a tag map and an orientation feature. The orientation features enable the sensing device to determine a planar orientation of each tag relative to a yaw of the sensing device. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314654 | Position Transducer - A position transducer having first and second spaced apart resistive surfaces ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314655 | Steering and Driving System for an Industrial Truck - A steering and driving system ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314656 | Vehicle System and Method for Accessing Denied Terrain - A surface vehicle capable of overcoming obstacles is disclosed in which the vehicle accelerates vertically while having a horizontal velocity. The vehicle has a frame and at least three wheels attached to the frame to which a horizontal propulsion system is coupled. Further, a vertical propulsion system is coupled to the frame and the wheels. The vertical propulsion system is capable of providing a force to such wheels normal to the surface so that the vehicle separates from the surface. The vehicle has an electronic control unit coupled to the vertical propulsion system to automatically control its operation. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314657 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - The present invention is intended to provide a power supply apparatus which is sized down and lighter. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314658 | Hybrid drive unit and running control method for hybrid drive unit - A hybrid drive system includes an engine; at least one rotating electric machine, wherein the engine and the at least one rotating electric machine are capable of driving a vehicle; and a controller. The controller starts a load limit control that limits a load exerted to the rotating electric machine when a temperature of the rotating electric machine exceeds a load limit start temperature; detects a loading state or a towing state of the vehicle; and determines the load limit start temperature based on the loading state or the towing state detected. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314659 | Method and Arrangement in Power Transmission of Forest Machine - A method and an arrangement in power transmission of a forest machine ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314660 | Detachable Fuel Cell Power Unit For Vehicle Applications - A detachable and portable fuel cell power unit ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314661 | NEGATIVE DRIVELINE TORQUE CONTROL INCORPORATING TRANSMISSION STATE SELECTION FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - In one embodiment, a hybrid propulsion system for a passenger vehicle is provided. The system comprises at least one drive wheel; a first motor coupled to the drive wheel; a second motor; a transmission including a first end coupled to the drive wheel and a second end coupled to the second motor; and a control system configured to control operation of the first and second motor to each provide vehicle braking torque, wherein transmission state is adjusted in response to an amount of braking torque provided by the first motor and an amount of braking torque provided by the second motor. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314662 | LOCKING MECHANISM - The invention relates to a locking mechanism for securing a battery pack ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314663 | System and Method of Extending Regenerative Braking in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle - A method of generating brake force to decelerate a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to an input of a first electric energy device, the first electric energy device having an output coupled to a transmission device, and a second electric energy conversion device coupled downstream of the transmission device, the first and second electric energy conversion devices being powered at least by a battery. The method includes during a deceleration condition, generating brake torque via the second electric energy conversion device to generate electric energy storable in the battery; and rotating the internal combustion engine via torque output from the first electric energy device to deplete electric energy from the battery. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314664 | Energy Recovery Drive - The invention relates to an energy recovery drive. Said drive comprises a first driving shaft ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314665 | Infant Stroller Rocking Device - A method of rocking a wheeled infant carrier ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314666 | Acceleration control system - An acceleration control system controls acceleration of a vehicle to match the driver's feeling. In this control, the vehicle is controlled so that acceleration remains constant at the initial stage and then a differentiated value of a square power of a vehicle speed remains constant. This control is based on the finding of a normal acceleration operation attained by a driver. A linear relation exists between the acceleration in the initial stage of acceleration and the differentiated value of the square power of the speed. Switching of control from the constant acceleration to the constant differentiated value of the square power of the speed is made at a change-over speed determined by the linear relation. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314667 | WHEEL SKID DETECTION DURING MECHANIZED CART RETRIEVAL - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur during mechanized cart retrieval, store planning, and providing location-based messaging to customers. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314668 | POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A power-assist system and method for a bicycle, comprising three main sections, namely: a motor section, a speed-reducing section, and a power-assist section. It is capable of operating in four modes, namely: | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314669 | MOTORCYCLE AIRBOX WITH FLOW-ENHANCING SHAPE - A motorcycle having a frame, at least two wheels mounted for rotation relative to the frame, an engine coupled to the frame, and an air intake system coupled to the engine. The air intake system includes an intake port having an intake axis along which air enters the intake port, and an airbox having an inlet opening in communication with the atmosphere and an outlet opening in communication with the intake port. The airbox further includes a contoured baffle positioned adjacent the intake port and adapted to guide air from the inlet opening toward and into the intake port. The contoured baffle preferably includes a guide surface (e.g., a three-dimensionally contoured surface that approximates a tractroid) positioned substantially in alignment with the intake axis. For example, a least one tangent line of the guide surface can pass through the intake port. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314670 | FUEL PUMP MOUNTING FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle having at least two wheels, a fuel tank for storing fuel, a fuel pump positioned in an opening in the fuel tank, and a retaining clip (e.g., a snap ring, circlip, a cotter pin, a hair pin, a clevis pin, a roll pin, an e-clip, a c-clip, a retainer spring, or a toothed washer) securing the fuel pump in the opening. In one embodiment, the opening is adapted to receive the fuel pump in an axial direction, and the opening is formed by a seal surface (e.g., substantially cylindrical in shape) that is substantially parallel to the axial direction. In this embodiment, the fuel pump includes a pump housing and a gasket (e.g., an O-ring) positioned between the pump housing and the seal surface. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314671 | RADIATOR MOUNTING FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle having at least one front wheel, at least one rear wheel, an engine for driving at least one of the weeks, coolant positioned at least partially in the engine, and a radiator assembly containing at least a portion of the coolant. In one aspect of the invention, the radiator assembly includes a radiator having an upper portion that is positioned forward of a lower portion (e.g., by at least about 15 degrees relative to a vertical axis). In a different aspect, the radiator has an inlet surface into which air is received and an outlet surface through which air is expelled. In this aspect, the inlet surface faces downward (e.g., by at least about 15 degrees relative to a horizontal axis). In another aspect, the radiator assembly further includes an inlet guide positioned near the inlet surface and having an inlet opening. In this aspect, at least a portion of the inlet opening is positioned at an elevation lower than the outlet surface. Preferably, the inlet opening is positioned at an elevation below the top surface of the front wheel, and most preferably below the rotational axis of the front wheel. In one embodiment, the inlet opening is positioned below the seat. In yet another aspect, the radiator assembly further includes both an inlet guide positioned near the inlet surface and having an inlet opening, and an outlet guide positioned near the outlet surface and having an outlet opening. In this aspect, at least a portion of the outlet opening is positioned at an elevation higher than the inlet opening. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314672 | Airbag Device for Pedestrian - An airbag device | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314673 | Throttle disable method and system - The present invention provides a system and method for degrading and disabling a vehicle's engine throttle. The vehicle disable system includes a throttle position sensor that generates a throttle position signal, an electronic control module (“ECM”) input connected to the ECM on which the throttle position sensor provides the throttle position signal to the ECM, and an override input that enables an idling signal to be transmitted to the ECM instead of the throttle position signal. The method of the present invention includes the steps of receiving an input signal related to the state of the driver input mechanism, interpreting the input signal, and at least one of degrading and disabling the throttle based on the interpretation of the input signal. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314674 | Vehicle with Tilt Detection Based on Fuel Gauge Output - A vehicle including an engine, a fuel tank configured to store a fuel supplied to the engine, a fuel gauge configured to detect a fuel level of the fuel inside the fuel tank, and a tilting detector configured to determine whether or not a body of the vehicle is tilted, based on a signal output from the fuel gauge. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314675 | HYDRAULIC WHEEL-DRIVE WORKING VEHICLE - A hydraulic wheel-drive working vehicle according to the present invention makes it possible to change a driving state by a driving-mode switching valve between a right-left differential-lock driving state in which a pair of driving wheels are driven in an independent manner to each other with hydraulic fluid discharged from a hydraulic pump and having respective amounts defined by a flow dividing/combining mechanism and a right-left differential driving state in which the pair of left and right driving wheels are driven in a hydraulically differential manner to each other, and also to supply the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to the pair of hydraulic motors without being subjected to fluid load of the flow dividing/combining mechanism at the right-left differential driving state, thereby enhancing transmission efficiency at the right-left differential driving state. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314676 | Belt-Type Continuously Variable Transmission Having Resin Block Belt and Motorcycle Including Belt-Type Continuously Variable Transmission - A belt-type continuously variable transmission that prevents escape of noise generated by a resin block belt to the outside. The resin block belt is wound around a primary sheave and a secondary sheave. A transmission case defines a belt chamber accommodating the primary sheave, secondary sheave, and resin block belt. The transmission case includes an exhaust passage, intake passages, and a sound absorbing member. The sound absorbing member is attached to an inner wall of the exhaust passage in a position to collide with sound waves traveling through the exhaust passage. The sound absorbing member has a sound absorbing surface crossing an extending direction of the exhaust passage. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314677 | POWER UNIT FOR MOTORCYCLE - A power unit for a motorcycle includes an internal combustion engine having a crankcase rotatably supporting a crankshaft with an axis located on a split face between an upper case half body and a lower case half body and a continuously variable transmission having a belt. Two types of respective different oils for an internal combustion engine and for a continuously variable transmission are used while the rigidity of the crankcase is enhanced. A crankcase is provided with a partition wall that separates between a crank chamber housing a crankshaft and a continuously variable transmission chamber housing a continuously variable transmission. An axial line of the crankshaft and respective axial lines of the drive pulley and the driven pulley are each located at a corresponding one of apexes of an imaginary triangle on a view projected on a plane perpendicular to the axial line of the crankshaft. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314678 | Electric power steering system for vehicle and utility vehicle therewith - An electric power assist device can be compactly disposed with ease in an electric power steering system for a vehicle. The electric power steering system for a vehicle comprises: a steering wheel; a steering column incorporating therein a steering shaft connected to the steering wheel and extending downward to the front; and an electric power assist device for assisting a steering torque of the steering wheel. Here, an input shaft and an output shaft of the electric power assist device are connected to the lower end of the steering shaft and the input shaft of the steering gear device, respectively, via universal joints. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314679 | Variable Sound Muffler System - A muffler system includes a housing having two pipes perforated with holes or other shapes that slide or rotate on top of each other. The sliding or rotating pipes allow for varying degrees of alignment of the holes and thereby allow more or less sound dampening. The control of the sound dampening is actuated by an operator via an electric switch that activates at least one of the pipes inside the muffler system to rotate or slide on each other thereby aligning the holes. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314680 | Sound Transmission Reducing Construction Elements - According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an acoustic laminate suitable for use in wall, floor and ceiling assemblies and other dividing structure assemblies, the laminate including: a viscoelastic acoustic barrier being in the form of discrete, spaced apart sections or a continuous layer; and a construction panel, the barrier affixed to one or more panel faces of the construction panel. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314681 | DYNAMIC RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT AND EXIT INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS - A method of providing situational awareness at an incident scene. Sensor data can be received from at least one sensor ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314682 | Ladder stabilizing brace - A ladder stabilizing brace is attachable to respective ladder stiles for laterally stabilizing the ladder from tipping. Each stabilizer includes a body channel affixable to one of the ladder stiles. A stabilizer base has a first end pivotally affixed to a bottom end of the body channel such that the stabilizer base pivots between a stowed position in vertical parallel registration with the body channel to a deployed position extending outwardly from said body channel. An adjustable center brace for locking the stabilizer base in its deployed position extends between an upper end of the body channel and a second end of the stabilizer base opposite from the first end. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314683 | Climbing Treestand - A treestand apparatus has a frame having a first end configured to engage a tree and a second end configured to support a user's weight, a toothed belt attached to the frame at first and second points, with a portion of the toothed belt between the first and second points being configured to extend around the tree. At least one of the points of the frame includes a ratchet mechanism configured to selectively adjust the length of the portion of the toothed belt, with ratchet mechanism located ideally proximal to the tree. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314684 | FOOTHOLD FOR CLIMBING TREE STANDS - A climbing tree stand includes a platform, a pair of support arms attached to the platform, and a pair of stirrup-like devices attached to the platform or the support arms and extending generally over the platform. The pair of stirrup-like devices are substantially rigid, and each comprises a molded plastic body. In one embodiment, the substantially rigid stirrup-like devices are attached to the support arms of the climbing tree stand and generally are curved downwardly towards the platform. | 12-25-2008 |
