08th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090044906 | METHOD FOR DECORATING SURFACES - The surface of a shaped article produced in a first step, for example by means of rapid prototyping, is subsequently decorated by a method for the production of a surface-decorated shaped article in which
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20090044907 | TWO PART POLYURETHANE CURABLE COMPOSITION HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY CONSISTENT G-MODULUS ACROSS THE RANGE OF USE TEMPERATURES - The invention is a two part composition comprising:
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20090044908 | ADHESIVE TAPE WITH A CARRIER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FOAM LAYER - Adhesive tape having a carrier and a layer of adhesive applied on at least one side to the carrier, the carrier having at least one foam layer composed at least in part of a polyolefin-based polymer, wherein the polyolefin-based polymer contains an ethylene multi-block copolymer in a fraction of at least 40% (w/w), the ethylene multi-block copolymer being composed of hard segment blocks, containing at least 95% (w/w) of ethylene and a comonomer, and of soft segment blocks, containing ethylene and a comonomer, the fraction of comonomer in the soft segment blocks being between 10 and 20 mol %. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044909 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A conductive member | 2009-02-19 |
20090044910 | Plasma Processing Apparatus - This application discloses a practical plasma processing apparatus capable of plasma confinement without plasma-density non-uniformity and electric power loss. The apparatus comprises a plasma shield that surrounds a plasma generation region to prevent plasma from diffusing. The shield has at least one opening. The apparatus comprises a diffusion prevention electrode for preventing the plasma from diffusing through the opening of the plasma shield. The surface of the plasma shield exposed to the plasma is made of insulator. The diffusion prevention electrode is located where electrons diffusing toward the opening or having diffused through the opening from the plasma flow into itself. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044911 | VACUUM PROCESSOR - A vacuum processor includes: a chamber; a pump which keeps the inside of the chamber in a vacuum state by; a connection part which connects the chamber with the pump and is formed with a gas passage therein. An inner wall of the connection part is provided with a capturing part capturing particles in the passage. The capturing part has a fibrous substance facing the passage and disposed along the passage. The fibrous substance is provided to capture particles. A peripheral part of the woven cloth of the fibrous substance is folded to a back side of the unwoven cloth and the front end of the peripheral part of the woven cloth is interfolded to the back side of the unwoven cloth. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044912 | Laminator - An improved laminator is disclosed. A guiding outlet is provided above or below the front feeding inlet of the laminator, so that both the guiding outlet and the feeding inlet face the user. This reduces the space required for operating the laminator. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044913 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR JOINTING PLASTICS MATERIALS - A jointing strip for jointing by welding at least two portions of a plastics material or of two different plastics materials includes a substantially H-shaped plastic member with apertures defined by opposing jaw portions. Electrically conductive elements, for example foil portions, are located at or near to a surface in the apertures of the respective jaw portions. The edge portions of the plastics materials to be welded are inserted in the apertures. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044914 | ONE-PIECE INNER SHELL FOR FULL BARREL COMPOSITE FUSELAGE - A mandrel for manufacturing a unitary seamless section of an aircraft fuselage comprises a thin lay-up mandrel element disposed onto the outer shell surface of an inner mandrel shell, forming a mandrel with a substantially continuous lay-up surface. A unitary pre-cured section of an aircraft fuselage is formed by laying up a plurality of resin impregnated skin fibers onto the mandrel's lay-up surface while the mandrel rotates. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044915 | Sheet bonding machine, image forming apparatus including same, and sheet bonding method - A sheet bonding machine bonds together a first sheet and a second sheet including an adhesion layer formed on one side thereof, covered with a release paper, includes a transport unit to transport the first sheet unidirectionally, a feeder to feed the second sheet obliquely toward the first sheet, a separation unit, a reel, an adhesion point, and a tensioner. The release paper is removed from the second sheet by the separation unit located upstream from the contact portion, and reeled by the reel. The second sheet adheres to the first sheet via the adhesion layer | 2009-02-19 |
20090044916 | Magnetically supported sliding track system - A sliding door or window supporting system has a stationary frame with a bottom track and a sliding portion that slides from a closed position to an open position. The bottom portion of the sliding portion and the upper surface of stationary frame track are provided with one or more magnets having identical magnetic polarity, thereby creating repulsion between the bottom of the sliding portion and the stationary track. Forces produced by magnetic repulsion lift the weight of the sliding portion, creating an air gap. A smooth, low friction sliding and door gliding movement results, which is immune to dirt and debris. The front to back movement of the sliding portion is supported by low friction polymeric knobs attached to a stationary frame and contacting sliding portion. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044917 | OVERHEAD DOORS AND ASSOCIATED TRACK, GUIDE, AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH SAME - Overhead door guide assemblies, guide tracks, and guide track support brackets are disclosed herein. An overhead door track assembly configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a vertical track segment mounted to a wall adjacent an opening therein, and a curved track segment operably coupled to the vertical track segment. The curved track segment includes a first guide surface spaced apart from a second guide surface to define a first gap region that movably receives the door guide members as the door moves away from the opening. The track assembly further includes a non-vertical track segment operably coupled to the curved track segment. The non-vertical track segment includes a third guide surface spaced apart from a fourth guide surface to define a second gap region that movably receives the door guide members from the curved track segment. In this embodiment, the second gap region is wider than the first gap region to reduce binding as the door moves onto the non-vertical track segment. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044918 | METHOD OF LATCHING AN ACCORDIAN FOLDING PARTITION - A partition system is provided as well as an apparatus and method for securing movable partitions. In one embodiment, a movable partition, such as a folding door, includes a post member (e.g., a lead post) having a latching structure associated therewith. Another post member, such as associated with a wall or another movable partition, includes a latching structure configured to form a magnetic coupling with the first latching structure. One of the latching structures may be slidingly displaced relative to its associated post member so as to selectively bring the two latching members into or out of alignment with one another. When a magnetic coupling has been formed, relative displacement of the two latching structures results in the weakening, if not defeat, of the magnetic coupling so that the post members, and their associated partitions, may be displaced away from one another. Other latching structures are also disclosed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044919 | REFLECTIVE WINDOW BLINDS - A window blind that includes at least one blind element having a front surface and a back surface. Either the front surface or the back surface of each element can include a reflective material having a reflectivity of at least about 50%. Also disclosed is a method of controlling heat exchange through a transparent or translucent material, that includes attaching a reflective window blind to an interior wall of a shelter. The window blind being oriented such that the one or more blind elements can be manipulated to obscure a window in the interior wall. The window blind elements can then be adjusted such that the reflective material faces an interior of the shelter or an exterior of the shelter. The blind elements can be opaque, transparent or translucent. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044920 | Magnetic drapery valance ties - A magnetic apparatus for holding selected drapery sections in a predetermined configuration includes a first base member of predetermined shape housing a permanent magnet, and an elongated flexible connector attached proximal one end to the first base member. A second base member housing a ferromagnetic member is disposed adjacent an opposite end of the elongated flexible connector. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044921 | BENTONITE FOR BINDING IMPURITIES DURING PAPER PRODUCTION - A method for binding impurities in paper production, comprising the following steps: | 2009-02-19 |
20090044922 | CATIONIC CROSSLINKED WAXY STARCH PRODUCTS, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE STARCH PRODUCTS, AND USE IN PAPER PRODUCTS - There are disclosed cationic crosslinked waxy starch products having a Brookfield viscosity of about 700 cps to about 2500 cps and a method for preparing the starch products. Also disclosed is the use of the cationic crosslinked waxy starch products having a Brookfield viscosity of about 700 cps to about 2500 cps in the production of paper products. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044923 | Casting Noise-Damped, Vented Brake Rotors With Embedded Inserts - An assembly of like two rib cores enclosing a splitter core are used to carry two or four sound damping inserts for sand mold casting of a pair of vented and damped brake rotors. Sand mold bodies are configured to define outboard surfaces of hub and rotor surfaces of the cast brake rotors. The three-piece core assembly is shaped to define the complex inner surfaces in casting of vented rotor bodies carrying one or two annular sound damping inserts. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044924 | METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE PATTERN ON SURFACE OF METALLIC GLASS MEMBER, APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE PATTERN, AND METALLIC GLASS MEMBER HAVING IMAGE PATTERN ON ITS SURFACE - A challenge of the present invention is to develop a method for repeatedly forming a reverse transferred pattern in a simple and efficient manner onto the surfaces of Zr based, Ti based, Cu based, Ni based and Fe based metallic glass that have supercooled liquid temperatures of not lower than 400° C. and are also required to be molded at not lower than 400° C. (a) An image pattern is converted into bitmap data being mirror reversed with respect to a real image, (b) high energy density light | 2009-02-19 |
20090044925 | Method and device for producing metal foils - A method and device for producing metal foils using the foil-casting principle includes the steps of filling a casting frame with liquid metal, moving a substrate through the bottom of the casting frame, with the substrate belt being at a lower temperature than the melting point of the liquid metal in the bottom of the casting frame, so that a bottom layer of the liquid metal crystallizes on the substrate and a metal foil is formed on the substrate on one side of the casting frame. The method further includes the steps of measuring at least one of a thickness and weight of the metal foil, and adjusting the contact surface area between the liquid metal and the substrate as a function of the measured value for the thickness and/or weight of the foils produced. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044926 | Silicon casting apparatus - In a silicon casting apparatus according to the present invention, silicon melted by electromagnetic induction heating is continuously solidified using an electrically-conductive bottomless cold crucible and an induction coil surrounding the cold crucible. The cold crucible is made of copper alloy containing beryllium (desirably containing beryllium of 0.1 to 5 mass %), whereby the generation of electric-discharge flaw can be effectively prevented in performing electromagnetic casting. The use of the silicon casting apparatus according to the present invention can greatly extend a crucible life to reduce facility costs. Additionally, a solar-cell silicon ingot can be produced with high quality. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044927 | THERMAL MODULE AND FIN UNIT THEREOF - A thermal module includes a centrifugal fan ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090044928 | Method and apparatus for preventing cracking in a liquid cooling system - An apparatus for preventing cracking of a liquid system includes an enclosure and one or more compressible objects immersed in the enclosure. According to the present invention, the enclosure is configured to cause a fluid to begin to freeze at a location in the enclosure, and for freezing to advance towards the one or more compressible objects. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044929 | Liquid cooling module - A liquid cooling module has a sealed unit and a heat dissipating module connected by multiple flexible pipes. The sealed unit has a contacting surface attached to an electronic element. The heat dissipating module has a radiator, coolant tanks and a pump all mounted compactly together. The radiator has multiple fins and tubes to allow the coolant to flow through and dissipate heat and may have a fan to increase airflow. The coolant tank is formed on the radiator. The pump circulates the coolant along the coolant pipes. Accordingly, the liquid cooling module has a compact structure and the coolant pipes are flexible, so the liquid cooling module can be mounted simply in a computer case, and is installed easily by home users and professionals alike. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044930 | THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC VALLEY SHIELD FOR ENGINE ASSEMBLY - A valley shield operable as a noise, fluid, and heat barrier is provided for use with an engine assembly having an engine block with two cylinder banks defining an interbank valley therebetween, and two cylinder heads secured thereto. The valley shield has a unitary body including a base with two laterally spaced side portions extending angularly outward therefrom. The body is configured to pressably fit into place proximate to the valley, between the two cylinder banks, and be secured therein by the cylinder heads. The base is oriented immediately adjacent to the interbank valley and is contoured to define an air pocket therebetween. Each lateral side portion includes a flange extending laterally therefrom to directly engage with the perimeter of the interbank valley, providing an acoustic seal therebetween. The base defines two longitudinally displaced trough portions each defining drain holes and configured to allow for gravitational evacuation of fluid therefrom. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044931 | Heat Exchanger for Hot Air Generator and Boiler - There is described a heat exchanger ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090044932 | Air cooling device - A portable air cooling device comprising an insulating box including a lid, the box having exterior walls and a floor, the exterior walls including at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port, the box having a multiplicity of dividers, the dividers defining a serpentine air column between the at least one inlet port and the at least one outlet port; and a blower in gaseous communication with one of the inlet or the outlet ports to move air between the ports. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044933 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger is provided in which heat exchanger shells are formed by electro forming about a mandrel. The shells are attached and joined to provide a heat exchanger module. As the shells are not press formed problems with respect to material elongation to achieve deep grooves in the shells are potentially avoided and shells can be created with more desirable thickness to achieve more efficient heat exchange. Furthermore, reduced shell thickness will also reduce weight and therefore improve the acceptability of heat exchangers in particular applications such as those associated with aerospace and automotive sports. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044934 | VERSATILE FLEXIBLE MAT AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING AND USING SAME - A flexible heating mat is provided. The mat comprises a plurality of sections, connected to each other by arch ribs. The arch ribs form a flexible, preferably raised, ceiling and a closed space above the precipitation-covered surface. Each section comprises a tube, capable of conducting a melting substance therethrough and dissipating it through at least one jet for melting of ice and/or drying of moisture. In other embodiments, the mat comprises at least one snow-mashing member. The mat may further comprise a pump for pumping out the melt and/or recycling the melting medium. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another. The method of using the mat is also described and claimed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044935 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OPTIMIZING HEAT TRANSFER PROPERTIES IN HEAT EXCHANGE VENTILATION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement of optimizing the level of anti freeze agent in a heat transfer fluid in a heat exchange system The method comprises determining ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090044936 | Horizontal Filter Well System And Method Of Operating Same - A method of operating a horizontal filter well. Water is transported into a well from at least one roughly horizontally arranged train and distributed further from there. Pressurized water is forced through the horizontal filter train in the reverse flow direction, as a means to free the horizontal filter train of blockages. The pressurized water exits through the inlet orifices of the horizontal filter train and passes into the aquifer. A vertical well provided in the vicinity of the horizontal filter train suctions off the water exiting from the horizontal filter train, along with impurities removed from the horizontal filter train. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044937 | Remote actuation of downhole tools using fluid pressure from surface - An apparatus for and a method of transmitting signals from the surface of a well to a location downhole in the well utilize a downhole fluid pressure sensor, a signal processing means located downhole in electrical connection with the pressure sensor and a downhole programmable logic unit capable of counting at least two signals received by the downhole pressure sensor. Typically, signals transmitted from the surface comprise a peak in pressure of downhole fluid located in production tubing run into a well bore and these signals are sensed by the downhole fluid pressure sensor. The logic unit outputs a signal to a tool to be actuated if it receives a number of signals within a particular time period, wherein the logic unit actuates the tool by the frequency of signals received rather than the amplitude of the signals received. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044938 | SMART MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR AN ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - A motor controller for an electrical submersible pump production system is coupled to a real-time software model using known correlations and algorithms to model the performance of the production system, including the production equipment and the well, and executes separately from any modeling used to compute operating parameters from downhole measurements for use by the motor controller. The real-time software model receives operating parameter measurements from a data acquisition subsystem and compares the measurements with projected operating parameter values according to the model. Differences between measured and projected values are analyzed to identify operating problems or non-optimal operating conditions, with automatic corrections and/or notifications being triggered. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044939 | Downhole tool - A downhole tool for use within a well has a body with a first downhole fluid passage provided in the body. The first downhole fluid passage has an upper inlet and a lower outlet. A first sleeve member is slidably mounted to the body such that the first sleeve member is movable between a first position in which the first sleeve member extends from the body and a second position in which the first sleeve member is substantially retracted into the first downhole fluid passage of the body. A guide adapted to guide an object travelling within the first downhole fluid passage to the first sleeve member is provided. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044940 | Method for CAGD recovery of heavy oil - A novel method for recovering oil is provided wherein oxygen is injected into a chamber within an oil deposit thereby combusting oil at the chamber walls. The heated oil to drains toward the reservoir floor and is recovered via a production well. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044941 | Spherical Ceramic Proppant for Hydraulic Fracturing of Oil or Gas Wells, and a Process for Forming Cavities in the Surface of Spherical Ceramic Proppants - The present invention relates to improved spherical ceramic proppants for fracturing oil and/or gas wells, said proppants exhibiting spherical cavities on their surfaces. The novel proppants of the invention cause an increase in the turbulence of the oil and/or gas flow that passes through the facture where they are applied, with the consequent increase in the extraction productivity of oil or gas from these wells. The invention further relates to a process for forming cavities on the surface of spherical proppants. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044942 | Cellulosic Particulates and Method of Manufacture and Use Thereof - Spherical porous and non-porous cellulose particulates for use in sand control as well as stimulation procedures, may be prepared by first dissolving cellulosic materials (such as fibrous cellulose, wood pulp linters, cotton balls and/or paper), in the substantial absence of water or a nitrogen-containing base, in an ionic liquid. The solution is then combined with a cellulose-insoluble liquid to render the spherical particulates. The surface of the cellulosic particulates may be treated with a coating or penetrating layer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044943 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM OIL SHALE - A system and method for extracting hydrocarbon products from oil shale using nuclear energy sources for energy to fracture the oil shale formations and provide sufficient heat and pressure to produce liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products. Embodiments of the present invention also disclose steps for extracting the hydrocarbon products from the oil shale formations. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044944 | Multi-Position Valve for Fracturing and Sand Control and Associated Completion Methods - A completion tubular is placed in position adjacent the zone or zones to be fractured and produced. It features preferably sliding sleeve valves that can assume at least two configurations: wide open and open with a screen material juxtaposed in the flow passage. In a preferred embodiment the valve assembly has three positions, adding a fully closed position to the other two mentioned. After run in, the valves can be put in the wide open position in any order desired to fracture. After fracturing, the valves can be closed or selectively be put in filtration position for production from the fractured zones in any desired order. Various ways are described to actuate the valves. The tubular can have telescoping pistons through which the fracturing can take place if the application calls for a cemented tubular. Alternatively, the tubular can be in open hole and simply have openings for passage of fracture fluid and external isolators to allow fracturing in any desired order. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044945 | METHOD FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - The invention provides economically effective methods for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation that ensure improvement of the hydraulic fracture conductivity because of forming strong proppant clusters uniformly placed in the fracture throughout its length. One of these methods comprises: a first stage that involves injection into a borehole of fracturing fluid containing thickeners to create a fracture in the formation; and a second stage that involves periodic introduction of proppant into the injected fracturing fluid to supply the proppant into a created fracture, to form proppant clusters within the fracture to prevent fracture closure and channels for flowing formation fluids between the clusters, wherein the second stage or its sub-stages involve additional introduction of either a reinforcing or consolidation material or both, thus increasing the strength of the proppant clusters formed into the fracture fluid. Another method comprises: a first stage that involves injection of said fracturing fluid into a borehole, and a second stage that involves introduction of proppant into the injected fracturing fluid and further, involving periodic introduction of an agent into the fracturing fluid to provide formation of proppant clusters in the created fracture and channels for flowing formation fluids. Still another method comprises: a first stage that involves injection of a fracturing fluid into a borehole; a second stage that involves continuous introduction of a proppant into the injected fracturing fluid, and a third stage that involves injection of a lower-viscosity, in comparison with fracturing, fluid into the fracturing fluid, the lower-viscosity fluid, owing to the difference in viscosity compared to the fracturing fluid, penetrating into the fracturing fluid in the form of intrusions that divide the proppant into discrete clusters to form channels between them through which formation fluids to pass. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044946 | Ball seat having fluid activated ball support - Apparatuses for closing a well conduit comprise a housing having a longitudinal bore and a seat disposed within the bore. A chamber is disposed within the housing and includes a plug element support member, such as ram or piston, operatively associated within the chamber. The plug element support member has a retracted position and an extended position. A passageway is in fluid communication with the bore and the chamber. A plug element such as a ball or drop plug, is adapted to be disposed into the bore and landed on the seat to restrict fluid flow through the bore and the well conduit. Landing the plug element causes and allowing fluid pressure to build causes the plug element support member to move from the retracted position to the extended position to provide support to the plug element landed on the seat. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044947 | FLAPPER GAS LIFT VALVE - A gas lift valve has a flow restrictor, a valve part on one side of the flow restrictor, a flow deflector and a tubular member on another side of the flow restrictor, and a flapper valve on the side of the flow restrictor where the tubular member is located, the flapper valve being adjacent to the tubular member. When fluid flows into the gas lift valve at sufficient pressure, the valve part opens, the fluid flows through the flow restrictor and acts on the flow diverter thereby moving the tubular member and opening the flapper valve. The tubular member extends though the opening the flapper valve covered. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044948 | Ball seat having ball support member - Apparatuses for restricting fluid flow through a well conduit comprise a housing having a longitudinal bore and a seat disposed within the bore. The seat has a first position when the apparatus is in the run-in position and a second position when the apparatus is in the set position. A plug element support member has a retracted position when the apparatus is in the run-in position and an extended position when the apparatus is in the set position. A plug element adapted to be disposed into the bore and landed on the seat to restrict fluid flow through the bore and the well conduit is used to move the plug element support member from the retracted position to the extended position, thereby providing support to the plug member landed on the seat. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044949 | Deformable ball seat - Apparatuses for restricting fluid flow through a well conduit comprise a housing having a longitudinal bore and a collapsible seat disposed within the bore. The seat has a first position defining a first seat inner diameter when the apparatus is in the run-in position and a second position defining a second seat inner diameter when the apparatus is in the set position. The first seat inner diameter is greater than the second seat inner diameter. A plug element is adapted to be disposed into the bore and landed on the seat to move the seat from the first position to the second position. While in the second position, the seat restricts fluid flow through the bore and provides additional support to the plug member landed on the seat. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044950 | Buoyancy tensioning systems for offshore marine risers and methods of use - Devices and methods for the enhanced assembly and disassembly of offshore marine risers through the use of a combination of passive and active buoyancy elements in a marine riser. Methods for assembling passive buoyancy joints comprise providing disc handling devices capable of simultaneously manipulating a plurality of buoyancy discs capable of nesting and interlocking with one another. The combination of passive and active buoyancy elements along with a near surface disconnect package allow for quicker upper riser recovery especially in the event of an approaching tropical storm. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044951 | Apparatus and Methods to Control Fluid Flow in a Downhole Tool - Apparatus and methods to control fluid flow in a downhole tool are disclosed. A disclosed example system includes a hydraulically actuatable device having a cavity for receiving pressurized hydraulic fluid stored by a reservoir, a first and a second hydraulic pump, a motor and means for selectively flowing hydraulic fluid from the outlet of at least one of the first and second pumps to the at least one cavity. The first and second hydraulic pumps include an inlet fluidly coupled to the reservoir and an outlet fluidly coupled to the cavity, and the motor is operatively coupled to at least one of the pumps. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044952 | Stationary slick line pumping method - An alternative apparatus and pumping method for retrieving liquids from a wellbore without the use of a pumping unit as customarily used in oil field operations. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044953 | Viscometer For Downhole Pumping - A submersible pumping system for use downhole, wherein the system includes a pump, an inlet section for receiving fluid, a pump motor, and a viscometer. Pumping system operating parameters are adjusted based on wellbore fluid viscosity measured by the viscometer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044954 | Method for Transporting Multiphase Fluids - A method of transporting multiphase fluids during extraction of said fluids from a well. The method includes first providing a well production apparatus. The well production apparatus includes tubing for carrying a flow of well production fluids. A centre line of the tubing follows a substantially helical path, and the amplitude of the helix is less than or equal to one half of the internal diameter of the tubing. Then, the method includes transporting multiphase fluids along the tubing whilst inducing swirl flow thereof. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044955 | Reusable ball seat having ball support member - Apparatuses for restricting fluid flow through a well conduit comprise a housing having a longitudinal bore and a reusable seat disposed within the bore. The seat comprises a slidable element, a fixed element, a plug element support member, a seat inner diameter, and a return member to urge the slidable element toward the run-in position. The plug element support member has a retracted position when the seat is in the run-in position and an extended position when the seat is in the set position. A plug element adapted to be disposed into the bore and landed on the seat to restrict fluid flow through the bore and the well conduit is used to move the plug element support member from the retracted position to the extended position, thereby providing support to the plug element landed on the seat. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044956 | TUBING HANGER AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN A TUBING HANGER AND AN EXTERNAL WELL VOLUME - A tubing hanger and method for reducing loads and stresses on sealing boundaries in a tubing hanger is provided. The tubing hanger has an inner cavity that is sealed with respect to an external well volume present in for example the surrounding tree architecture and wellhead. A control line extends through the inner cavity to communicate with downhole equipment. A pressure compensator is configured to adjust pressure differential between the inner cavity and the external well volume. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044957 | Fracturing plug convertible to a bridge plug - A tool that is easily convertible from a frac plug to a bridge plug is disclosed. The tool comprises a mandrel with a mule shoe connected to the lower end thereof. A closing ball is disposed in a cavity defined by the mule shoe. The mandrel is threaded to receive a plug at or near the upper end thereof to convert the frac plug to a bridge plug. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044958 | Sealing device - A sealing device is disclosed for separating sections inside an elongate hole with at least one duct extending inside and along the hole. In at least one embodiment, the sealing device includes a first portion which is arranged, in use of the sealing device, to surround the duct and fit substantially tightly against the same, and a flexible cup-shaped second portion, which is arranged to surround the first portion and be resilient radially outwards to seal, in use, against the hole. Moreover, in at least one embodiment, a method is disclosed for separating sections in an elongate hole with a duct extending inside and along the hole. A sealing device is slipped onto the duct at the intended level so that the sealing device after installation forms a cup shape around the duct. The duct (and the sealing device are inserted into the hole, and the duct and the sealing device are installed at the intended level. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044959 | Horseshoe traction device with disposable insert and reusable stud and related method - A device and method for enhancing traction effectiveness of horseshoes is provided. The device includes a non-threaded stud and a non-threaded insert for receiving the stud. The insert has expandable wall sections with inwardly projecting protrusions, the wall sections at least partially sheathing the stud. The stud and insert create an assembly formed-fittingly insertable in an aperture formed on a bottom surface of the horseshoe. The stud projects outward from the bottom surface, is secure against dislodgement when the horseshoe is worn, and yet removable without threadably twisting the stud. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044960 | Method of removal of tool holder in a machine tool - A method of removing a tool holder having a protective sleeve and at least one locking element and configured for receiving an insertion tool in a machine tool having a fitting device, includes removing the protective sleeve of the tool holder, complete removal of the locking elements, and separation of the tool holder from the fitting device. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044961 | Electrical hand-held power tool - An electrical hand-held power tool includes an outer housing ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090044962 | Intensifying cylinder - An intensifier is operable to supply force and includes a housing defining a cavity. A ram is slidably positioned within the cavity and partially extends from the housing. The ram is moveable between retracted and extended positions along a longitudinal axis. First and second links are rotatably coupled to one another about an axis of rotation and are selectively moveable between retracted positions where the axis of rotation is not axially aligned with the ram and partially extended positions where the axis of rotation is axially aligned with the ram. The intensifier includes a plurality of power pistons axially aligned with each other and the ram. The power pistons are selectively operable to provide an output force to the ram when the first and second links are in the partially extended positions. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044963 | Convenient and safe receptacle/switch and terminal block - An electrical device for wiring an electrical appliance is provided. The electrical device comprises a grounding wire having a fork and a grounding screw with the grounding wire permanently installed on the electrical device. A clamp mechanism is provided having a flexible sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top end, and a bottom end substantially opposite the top end with the material being substantially bowed prior to insertion of the wire. An aperture is formed through the material adjacent the top end for receiving the threaded portion of a clamp screw therethrough with the screw head contactable with the to surface of the material. A pair of cutouts are adjacent the top end of the clamp mechanism with the cutouts being shaped and designed for determining the proper insertion depth of the wires beneath the material wherein upon insertion of the wire between the bottom surface of the material and the electrical device, the material substantially flattens. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044964 | Utility Outlets as a Security System - Utility outlets that function as a security system in a premises is disclosed. Utility outlets that function as a security system reduces the number of devices that need to be installed in a premises, thereby by reducing overall costs in installing a security system. Additionally, using utility outlets as a security system allows the security system to encompass the movement of electrical devices or the operation of electrical devices as security breach conditions. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044965 | Fluororesin composition and electric wire - The present invention provides a fluororesin composition which is improved in moldability in melt extrusion molding and, in particular, makes it possible to markedly reduce molding defects even when the extrusion molding for covering electric wires is carried out at a high speed. The present invention is a fluororesin composition comprising a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene-based copolymer and 0.01 to 3 parts by mass per 100 parts the copolymer of a polytetrafluoroethylene having a standard specific gravity of 2.15 to 2.30, and being obtained by mixing an aqueous dispersion of the tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene-based copolymer with an aqueous dispersion of the polytetrafluoroethylene, causing coagulation, drying the polymer mixture and melt-extruding the same. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044966 | INDIUM-SOLDER-COATED COPPER FOIL RIBBON CONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTING THE SAME - A method for tenaciously connecting a conductor electrode on a glass substrate to a ribbon conductor with certainty at low cost without causing damage. An indium-solder-coated copper foil ribbon conductor | 2009-02-19 |
20090044967 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A circuit board, an electronic circuit device, and a display device, in which generation of an edge short-circuit is prevented, includes wirings that are arranged much more densely. A circuit board includes a substrate having a first main surface on which a semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted and a second main surface; a plurality of first wirings including a bump connecting terminal on the first main surface; and a plurality of second wirings on the second main surface, wherein the plurality of the second wirings are arranged independently from each other and overlap with a region where the semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted, and the circuit board includes a wiring portion on the second main surface in a region overlapping with a region where the bump connecting terminal is arranged. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044968 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An exemplary FPCB includes a signal layer having a differential pair consisting of two transmission lines arranged therein, a ground layer, and a dielectric layer lying between the signal layer and the ground layer. Two sheets made of conductive materials are respectively arranged at opposite sides of the differential pair, and both connected to ground. The sheets are apart from and parallel to the transmission lines. The ground layer has a void defined therein, and the void is located under the two transmission lines. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044969 | Wired circuit board and connection structure between wired circuit boards - A wired circuit board includes a first wired circuit board and a second wired circuit board disposed to be opposed to the first wired circuit board in the same plane. A first opposed surface of the first wired circuit board facing the second wired circuit board and a second opposed surface of the second wired circuit board facing the first wired circuit board include at least two types of interfitting surfaces extending in different directions so as to mutually interfit the first opposed surface with the second opposed surface. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044970 | Methods for fabricating current-carrying structures using voltage switchable dielectric materials - A method comprises providing a voltage switchable dielectric material having a characteristic voltage, exposing the voltage switchable dielectric material to a source of ions associated with an electrically conductive material, and creating a voltage difference between the source and the voltage switchable dielectric material that is greater than the characteristic voltage. Electrical current is allowed to flow from the voltage switchable dielectric material, and the electrically conductive material is deposited on the voltage switchable dielectric material. A body comprises a voltage switchable dielectric material and a conductive material deposited on the voltage switchable dielectric material using an electrochemical process. In some cases, the conductive material is deposited using electroplating. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044971 | Printed Wiring Board, Process for Producing the Same and Usage of the Same - The printed wiring board includes an insulating base and a plurality of wirings formed on the surface of the insulating base, wherein the wiring circuit has a conductive undercoat layer formed on the surface of the insulating base, a Cu nodule layer formed on the upper surface of the undercoat layer, a cover plating layer formed on the upper surface of the Cu nodule layer and a first metal plating layer formed on the upper surface of the cover plating layer, and on the upper surface of the wiring circuit, a protruded and depressed surface attributable to protrusions and depressions of the upper surface of the Cu nodule layer is formed. The printed wiring board can be produced by depositing the above metal layers such as the Cu nodule layer with regulating a sidewall surface of a pattern formed from the photosensitive resin. Ruther conductive bonding is possible by the use of an adhesive only. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044972 | Circuit board, method of forming wiring pattern, and method of manufacturing circuit board - When manufacturing a circuit board, a wiring pattern is printed on a substrate with a conductive paste formed of metal powder and thermoplastic resin, and then the conductive paste is subjected to a heating treatment and a pressing treatment. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044973 | Device for Guiding Cables or Wires - A device which is used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device which is connected to two or more cable maintaining elements that surround, in a frame-like manner, a mounting area which includes a through-opening, and the cable maintaining elements are arranged in the region of the through-openings. According to this invention, the mounting area has a matrix-form and includes at least two mounting lines and at least two mounting gaps which enable the mounting area to be equipped in a simple and easy manner. The mounting lines and the mounting gaps predefine, respectively, a constant modular dimension, and the cable maintaining elements are dimensioned with respect to the width and the longitudinal extension in the direction of the mounting line and direction of the mounting gap, so that the width and the length correspond to a multiple whole number of the modular dimension. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044974 | Leadthrough for an electrical high voltage through a wall surrounding a process area - In a leadthrough for an electrical high voltage conductor through a wall which separates a process area from an ambient area, comprising a body of a dielectric high voltage resistant material, two axially adjacent geometric base structures are provided, a cylinder and a truncated cone having a smaller diameter end adjacent the cylinder so that the cylinder has a radial annular surface area adjacent the truncated cone, and the cylinder includes axially extending gas supply bores arranged uniformly distributed over the circumference of the cylinder and having exit openings at the radial annular face of the cylinder such that gas supplied to the gas supply bores at the ambient area end of the cylinder is discharged from the gas supply bores onto the outer surface of the truncated cone to form a gas envelope around the truncated cone. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044975 | SUBTERRANEAN MATERIAL DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A material dispensing device delivers material directly into the ground. According to one embodiment of the material dispensing device, the device comprises an elongated hollow shaft, a receptacle, a helical flange and on or more openings formed in the shaft or helical flanges. The receptacle is disposed adjacent one end of the shaft for holding material. The receptacle is communicatively open to the shaft such that the material or a liquid-material mixture dissolved from at least a portion of the material can flow from the receptacle into the shaft. The helical flange is secured to the shaft. The shaft and helical flange are configured such that rotation of the shaft and flange causes the material dispensing device to be driven into the ground. The one or more openings formed in the shaft or helical flange disperse the material or the liquid-material mixture into the ground. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044976 | Arrangement and method for controlling drilling parameters - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling drilling parameters when rock drilling. The arrangement is arranged such that a drill tool is connectable to a drilling machine by means of one or more drill string components, wherein the arrangement comprises means for rotating the drill tool during rock drilling and for providing a tightening torque for tightening joints between one or more from the group: drill tool, one or more drill string components and drilling machine. The arrangement is arranged to control the rotational speed of the drill tool based on available tightening torque. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRILLING SYSTEM FOR DRILLING A BOREHOLE IN AN EARTH FORMATION - This disclosure relates in general to a method and system for controlling a drilling system for drilling a borehole in an earth formation. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for controlling dynamic interactions between the drilling system for drilling the borehole and an inner surface of the borehole being drilled to steer the drilling system to directionally drill the borehole. In another embodiment of the present invention, data regarding the functioning of the drilling system as it drills the borehole may be sensed and interactions between the drilling system for drilling the borehole and an inner surface of the borehole may be controlled in response to the sensed data to control the drilling system as the borehole is being drilled. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044978 | STOCHASTIC BIT NOISE CONTROL - A drill bit direction system and method is disclosed that modifies or biases the stochastic movement of the drill bit and/or stochastic interactions between the drill bit and an inner-wall of a borehole being drilled by a drilling system to change the direction of drilling of the drilling system. The direction of the drill bit is monitored to determine if the direction happens to align in some way with a preferred direction. If the direction isn't close enough to a preferred direction, a biasing mechanism modifies the stochastic movement in an attempt to modify the direction closer to the preferred direction. Any of a number of biasing mechanisms can be used. Some embodiments can resort to conventional steering mechanisms to supplement the biasing mechanism. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044979 | DRILL BIT GAUGE PAD CONTROL - The present specification describes a drill bit for drilling a cavity. The drill bit may include a chassis, a plurality of gauge pad sets, and at least one gauge pad structure. The chassis may be configured to rotate about an axis. The plurality of gauge pad sets may each include at least one gauge pad. The at least one gauge pad structure may moveably couple at least one of the gauge pads of at least one of the plurality of gauge pad sets with the chassis. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING A BOREHOLE WITH A ROTARY DRILLING SYSTEM - This disclosure relates in general to a method and a system for directionally drilling a borehole with a rotary drilling system. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, methods and system provide for controlling motion of the rotary drilling system in the borehole when a side force is applied to the drilling system to bias or focus the motion so that the drilling system directionally drills the borehole through an earth formation. In certain aspects, side cutting of a sidewall of the borehole by a drill bit under an applied side force is controlled by a geostationary element to provide for directional side cutting and, as a result, directional drilling of the borehole through the earth formation. In other aspects, a non-concentrically coupled gauge pad assembly may rotate with the drilling system and bias or focus the applied side force. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044981 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STEERING A DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SYSTEM - A drill bit direction system and method is disclosed that modifies or biases the stochastic movement of the drill bit to change a drilling direction of a drilling system. The direction of the drill bit is monitored to determine if the direction happens to align in some way with a preferred direction. If the direction isn't close enough to a preferred or desired direction, stochastic motion of the drill bit in the borehole may be controlled and/or motion of the drill bit under a side force acting on the drill bit to direct the drilling may be focused or biased to modify the direction of drilling closer to the preferred direction. Any of a number of stochastic motion control mechanisms or biasing mechanisms can be used. Some embodiments can resort to conventional steering mechanisms to supplement the stochastic motion control or side force biasing mechanisms. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044982 | Top drives with shaft multi-seal - A top drive system for wellbore operations, the top drive system including motor apparatus, a main shaft driven by the motor apparatus, the main shaft having a top end and a bottom end, a quill connected to the main shaft, a gear system interconnected with the quill and the motor apparatus, and a multi-seal system for sealing against the quill. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2009-02-19 |
20090044983 | Portable Concrete Boring Machine - A portable boring machine for cutting holes in a cutting surface is provided. The portable boring machine includes a vacuum system to secure a front end of the portable boring machine to a cutting surface, a hydraulic boring sub-assembly, which includes a hole saw to cut holes in the cutting surface, a water cooling/lubrication system to provide cooling and/or lubrication to the hole saw during the cutting process, and a control system to control the operation of the portable boring machine. The portable boring machine also includes multiple power-driven wheels. The wheels are attached to a bottom portion of a frame and are powered by an engine, which is mounted within the frame. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044984 | Corrosion Protection for Head Section of Earth Boring Bit - An earth boring bit has a steel body having at least one leg with a depending bearing pin. A cone having cutting elements is rotatably mounted to the bearing pin. A ball plug weld is on the outer surface of the leg. A layer of hardfacing applied to part of the outer surface of the leg, the hardfacing having carbide particles in a matrix. A corrosion resistant coating containing at least 50% nickel is formed on parts of the outer surface of the leg that are free of the layer of hardfacing both above and below the ball plug weld. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044985 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING TRACKING BY ROLLER CONE BITS AND ANTI-TRACKING CUTTING ELEMENT SPACING - Embodiments of a system, method, and apparatus for predicting and reducing tracking by roller cone bits by adjusting compact spacing are disclosed. Different pitches between adjacent compacts or teeth provide a cone row that is substantially less likely to track. A given row on a cone may include compacts that are arrayed at a single pitch in a contiguous group for approximately half of the row. The remaining approximately half of the row includes alternating pitches. This configuration enables anti-tracking behavior without very wide spaces and consequent breakage and wear seen in prior art anti-tracking pitch schemes. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044986 | DRILL, A DRILL ASSEMBLY, AND A TOOL HEAD FOR A CUTTING TOOL - A drill, a drill assembly, and a tool head for a cutting tool. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044987 | WEIGH SCALE AND METHOD OF WEIGHING - A weigh scale including a weighing mechanism; a recording system connected to the weighing mechanism for recording a weight; a comparator connected to the weighing mechanism and the recording mechanism for determining a difference between weights; and an indicator in communication with the comparator for indicating a difference in weights, wherein the weighing mechanism, recording system, comparator and indicator are configured to: measure an initial weight of a subject without indicating the weight and store the weight in the recording system; measure a subsequent weight of the subject without indicating the weight; determine a difference between the initial weight and the subsequent weight; and indicate the difference in weight between the initial weight and the subsequent weight only when the subsequent weight is one of greater or less than the initial weight. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044988 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FUNCTION REPRESENTED BY CONTINUOUS RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN/AMONG MULTITOUCH INPUTS ON SIGNAL SHIELDING-BASED POSITION ACQUISITION TYPE TOUCH PANEL - Described is a device and method for determining a function represented by a specific continuous relative motion between/among multitouch inputs on signal shield-based position acquisition type touch panel. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a minimum and maximum ordinate and abscissa values between/among the multitouch inputs; forming a rectangle based on the minimum and maximum ordinate and abscissa values; monitoring a sequential variation of an contour of the rectangle; and determining a gesture associated with the specific continuous relative motion of the multitouch inputs based on the sequential variation of the rectangle and relating the gesture to the function. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044989 | COORDINATE INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coordinate input apparatus inputs detection signals output from a plurality of detection units configured to detect an input coordinate position on a coordinate input region. In a case where a plurality of signal change ranges occur in each of detection signals output from the plurality of detection units, the coordinate input apparatus selects one of a plurality of coordinate positions corresponding to the plurality of signal change ranges according to which hand an operator uses to input a coordinate position. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044990 | Screw driven mobile base - The present invention is a screw driven, mobile base for traversing a wide range of outdoor soft or rough surfaces and terrains. The device has three degrees of freedom in a plane and, thus, is highly maneuverable, able to travel in any horizontal direction relative to its orientation and able to orient itself independently of the direction of travel. Each screw comprises a structural core with an outer helical edge profile of curved cross-section, having an abrasion resistant, low friction material on the outer surface. The device rides on the low friction profiles and relies on the combined effects of the multiple drive screws against the ground surface. The drive screw axes are non-parallel in most of the configurations. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044991 | High efficiency vehicle - Here invented are efficient road vehicles having special aerodynamic shapes, with stabilizing devices that enable aerodynamic efficiency. An embodiment is a articulated vehicle that is tall and narrow. It includes a carriage part that encloses a driver and passenger riding in tandem. This car is only wide enough for persons seated in single file, so it has very low projected frontal area compared with typical cars. Further, the narrow width makes a body shaped like an airship practical, where that shape is characterized by a very low drag coefficient in free flow conditions. Since this body is elevated on struts to enable such free flow aerodynamic conditions, the drag coefficient of the airship is made applicable to this road vehicle. Because this car has both low frontal area and low drag coefficient it will require minimal energy for high speed operation. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044992 | Underdeck PTO/gearbox/compressor combination - A combination integrates a power take-off unit, a gear box and air compressor into a single component that is mounted to and suspended from the side mount PTO provision of a vehicle transmission. The combination eliminates the need for a separate drive line and provides a reduced footprint for underdeck applications. The combination also reduces the installation difficulties by reducing fluid lines and consolidating component location. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044993 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR DC EMERGENCY DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR FOR AN EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC PUMP - A control system for a hybrid-vehicle equipped with power takeoff equipment provides control over primary and redundant, relatively low output systems so that the redundant system is not damaged by concurrent operation of the primary system. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044994 | FUEL CELL STACK FLOW DIVERSION - A fuel cell system has a compressor delivering compressed gas to a fuel cell stack and a control valve affecting the flow of compressed gas. A load dump condition is determined for the fuel cell stack. The flow through the compressor is increased and the additional flow diverted away from the fuel cell stack by the control valve to provide additional load for the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack may then be operated at a higher output power for the purpose of generating more waste heat to more rapidly warm itself. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044995 | Hybrid Vehicle - A hybrid vehicle which can determine slope ascending and slope descending without using GPS radio waves. The hybrid vehicle includes a control unit determines a slope ascending state or a slope descending state of the vehicle by making use of an inclination sensor which detects an inclination with respect to a horizontal surface in the running direction of the vehicle or a vehicle drive sensor. Alternatively, the control unit obtains slope ascending information or slope descending information of the road by making use of a driver operation panel or a bus location system. The control unit sets a charge rate target value of an energy storage device based on these slope ascending state, slope ascending information, slope descending state, and slope descending information and controls charging to the energy storage device. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044996 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control method for operating internal combustion engine electric hybrid vehicles with smaller battery packs, particularly in configurations where an electric motor (E/M) or electric motor/generator (E/MG), a battery, and associated controls are inserted between the engine and a continuously variable or automatic transmission. The interaction between the combustion engine and battery operated electric motor is controlled by taking energy into the batteries only if it is more efficient than throttling the engine and operating the engine at a lower efficiency. Additionally, the batteries are charged to a certain state or the batteries are maintained at a particular state of charge. A goal of the invention is to obtain the best possible fuel economy while maintaining good driveability. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044997 | BATTERY FIXING DEVICE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090044998 | HOOD SUPPORT - A hood support for a vehicle having a hood moveable between open and closed positions is provided. The hood support includes a spring assembly disposable between the vehicle hood and another portion of the vehicle. The spring assembly is moveable into an extended position to accommodate movement of the hood into the open position and moveable into a compressed position to accommodate movement of the hood into the closed position. The hood support further includes a lock tube surrounding a portion of the spring assembly and moveable relative to the spring assembly. The lock tube is selectively actuatable between a locked position, wherein the lock tube secures the spring assembly in the extended position, and an unlocked position, wherein the spring assembly is permitted to be displaced into the compressed position. | 2009-02-19 |
20090044999 | Steering Wheel with Stationary Hub Mounted Portion - A steering wheel having a stationary portion supporting a DAB or similar module, comprises an armature ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045000 | AIR RIDE SYSTEM FOR A TRACTOR CAB - An air ride system is provided for tractors and other agricultural vehicles to provide a smooth operator ride. The system includes a bracket mounted to the transmission housing beneath the cab. A pair of shock absorbers and a pair of air bags extend between the bracket and the cab so as to absorb forces generated during travel of the vehicle over the ground. A laterally extending control rod provides anti-sway for the cab. Stop members limit the upward and downward travel of the cab relative to the transmission housing. A compressor and air lines allow air to be supplied to or removed from the air bags to adjust the ride. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045001 | Method for calibrating of an actuator of an all-wheel drive clutch - A method for the readjustment of an actuator of an all-wheel drive clutch of a motor vehicle that includes determining a clutch slip value corresponding to a difference between the speed of a primary axle and the speed of a secondary axle; determining a reference secondary axle torque corresponding to the proportion of a driving torque which is transmitted to the secondary axle and for which a clutch slip value of substantially zero is expected; and comparing the clutch slip value with a threshold value and comparing a desired clutch torque with the reference secondary axle torque. A desired clutch torque/control signal relationship for the clutch actuator is changed in dependence on the result of these comparisons. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045002 | Wheelchair - The invention relates to a wheelchair provided with a support frame that is suspended on at least a rear wheel and a front wheel by means of a rear and front coupling. At least one coupling comprises means that can shift the support frame with respect to at least one wheel axle, such that a torque can be transmitted to the at least one wheel axle. In particular, the means comprise a lever, one end of which is rotatably connected to the relevant wheel axle and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the support frame. The invention also relates to a coupling mechanism, clearly intended for suspending a wheelchair support frame on a wheel of the wheelchair. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045003 | CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE - The construction vehicle includes an engine, an accelerator pedal, a main pump configured to be driven by the engine, first and second traveling motors driven by pressured oil discharged from the main pump to generate driving force for traveling, a driving shaft configured to receive the driving force from the first traveling motor and the driving force from the second traveling motor, a clutch configured to switch between transmission and non-transmission of the driving force from the second traveling motor to the driving shaft, an accelerator opening degree detection unit, a vehicle velocity detection unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine the switchover velocity depending on the opening degree of the accelerator pedal, and to control the clutch when the vehicle velocity that is detected by the vehicle velocity detection unit reaches the switchover velocity. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045004 | Steering group of the wheels of an axle of a vehicle - A steering group ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045005 | Acoustic Diaphragm and Speakers Having the Same - Disclosed herein is an acoustic diaphragm for converting electrical signals into mechanical signals to produce sounds. The acoustic diaphragm comprises carbon nanotubes or graphite nanofibers as reinforcing agents. Preferably, the carbon nanotubes or graphite nanofibers are included or dispersed in the acoustic diaphragm or coated on the surface of the acoustic diaphragm. Since the acoustic diaphragm has excellent physical properties in terms of elastic modulus, internal loss, strength and density, it can effectively achieve superior sound quality and a high output in a particular frequency band as well as in a broad frequency band. | 2009-02-19 |