16th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100096088 | PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - A plasma etching apparatus includes a pressure-reducible chamber | 2010-04-22 |
20100096089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED PRODUCE LABELING - An apparatus for high speed labeling of produce including a turret which carries label depositor arms and continuously rotates so that its fully extended tangential speed matches the produce conveyor speed. The label depositor arms are reciprocated along a predetermined path by a mechanical linkage. A supply of pressurized air and vacuum are selectively delivered to the label depositor arms to pick-up a print-on-demand label and adhere it to the produce. One or more rotating turrets are included within a system for high speed labeling. The system monitors a common shaft which drives a conveyor that moves multiple lanes of produce under corresponding turrets. A conveyor offset signal in combination with a printer offset control, allows the system to independently synchronize the high-speed labeling operation at each lane. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096090 | STICKING APPARATUS - A sticking apparatus includes a sticking table | 2010-04-22 |
20100096091 | LABELING MACHINE - A labeling machine, comprising a conveyor of containers, each to be labeled with a label taken by cutting from a continuous ribbon wound in a reel, and further comprising feeder elements which are adapted to convey with the appropriate timing the ribbon to a device for the intermittent cutting of each individual label, and elements for locking the label during cutting which are inserted between the cutting device and a drum for transferring the cut label to a container provided on the conveyor. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096092 | Garage door assembly - A garage door assembly including a door for enclosing an opening, and a mechanism for selectively deploying the door in a closed position to cover the opening, and an open position with the door stored leaving the opening open. A position reading assembly monitors a position of the door with respect to the opening. The position reading assembly includes a controller and three switches in communication with the controller. The switches are positioned such that movement of the door actuates the three switches and, in turn, the controller divides the door into eight virtual zones between the closed and open positions. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096093 | SCREEN DEVICE - A weight moving in a height direction interlocking with development and reception of a slide guide frame is provided, and the weight brakes reception of the slide guide frame owing to an increase in potential energy and promotes development of the slide guide frame owing to a decrease in potential energy, whereby an operating force is decreased, a feeling of operating a slide bar is made light, and the slide bar is decreased in sliding speed at the time of closing to achieve an improvement in safety. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096094 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL TO A STRUCTURE - A fastening system | 2010-04-22 |
20100096095 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A NEW FIBROUS WEB - A method is cited to produce a fibrous web, especially a graphic paper web, from a pulp composition which consists of at least 20 weight % fibrous pulp which is selected from the group which consists of BCTMP, CTMP, APMP and any desired combination thereof and contains a maximum 80 weight % wood free pulp (kraft pulp), whereby the moving fibrous web is dried in a location in the drying section of the production machine in question by way of a high-temperature drying device where said web has a moisture content of at least 10% at a temperature of >110° C. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096096 | USE OF AN ADDITIVE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DECORATIVE PAPER - The additive includes a polymer of an alkylene glycol or a copolymer of different alkylene glycols. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096097 | PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A PAPER WEB THAT IS SMOOTH ON ONE SIDE - A method to manufacture a fibrous web in the form of a paper web, which is smooth on one side, by a papermaking machine having a forming area, a pressing area and a drying area. The method including picking up the paper web from the forming area by a water absorbent first press felt; guiding the paper web together with the first press felt and a smooth transfer belt through a first press nip. The smooth transfer belt being configured to substantially not absorb any water. The first press nip being a part of the pressing area. The first press felt being configured to be separated and led away from the paper web immediately after the first press nip. The method further including the steps of leading the paper web together with the smooth transfer belt away from the first press nip; and subsequently leading the paper web from the smooth transfer belt by way of a conditioned water absorbent second press felt, the second press felt not passing through the first press nip; and subsequently guiding the paper web together with the second press felt through a second press nip, the second press nip being associated with the drying area. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096098 | Loading Device for a Shoe Press Roll - The present invention relates to a loading device for a shoe press having a shoe press roll ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100096099 | PART FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM A MOLTEN METAL - The present invention arranges the part for removing impurities from a molten metal containing a filter holder constituted of a structure containing an organic fiber, an inorganic fiber and thermosetting resin and a heat-resistant filter in the runner of the mold. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096100 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING FLASKLESS MOLDS - The present invention relates to a moulding machine ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100096101 | STACKED/BAR PLATE CHARGE AIR COOLER INCLUDING INLET AND OUTLET TANKS - The present invention provides a charge air cooler for transferring heat between a coolant and charge air including a charge air inlet tank, a charge air outlet tank spaced from the inlet tank, a housing connecting the inlet and outlet tanks to define a charge air flow path from the inlet tank to the outlet tank, and a plurality of plate pairs extending into the charge air flow path from, and substantially perpendicular to, a first wall of the housing. Each of the plate pairs can define a multi-pass path for the coolant. Elongated spacers can be positioned between adjacent plate pairs to define the first wall of the housing. The housing can include a second wall opposite the first wall, and the plate pairs can be spaced away from the second wall in order to accommodate differences in thermal expansion between the plate pairs and the housing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096102 | TEMPERATURE CONDITIONER - A temperature conditioner has a heat exchanger having a fluid bag. The fluid bag has at least two bag walls, an inner space and at least one partitioner. The inner space is defined within the at least two bag walls. The at least one partitioner is formed between two of the at least two bag walls and partitioning the inner space for guiding a fluid held in the inner space. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096103 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND WATER HEATER INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a heat exchanger and a water heater having the heat exchanger including a uniform thickness of tin plating layer on the inner surface of a water feeding pipe. The heat exchanger H includes copper pipes | 2010-04-22 |
20100096104 | Energy transformation and storage system for heating and cooling - The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in the efficiency of heating and cooling processes for applications such as buildings. Multiple energy input means, energy storage, and energy transformation steps are described and integrated to optimize efficiency in many scenarios. An integrated single axle energy transformation system is provide and a microcontroller system for selecting between twelve modes of operation. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096105 | REAR DOOR HEAT EXCHANGER TRANSITION FRAME - A transition frame system integrates a liquid cooling door with associated computer equipment racks. Dissimilar dimensions of equipment racks and cooling doors are accommodated by a transition frame. The frame has a top, bottom, first side, and a second side; each providing a rack face opposing a door face. The frame may be one piece. The rack face includes a means for mating/sealing with the rack and the door face includes a means for mating/sealing with a cooling door that may include replacement hinges and latches. The transition frame can be included as part of the rack or the door. Cooling of equipment in the rack is maintained through airflow through the cooling door. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096106 | CLIP AND HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip. The heat sink includes a base and a fin extending upwardly from the base. The clip is mounted on the fin and can be removed therefrom by moving upwardly along a height direction of the fin. The clip includes a resisting part contacting with a side of the fin, two locking parts respectively connected to two ends of the resisting part for securing the heat sink to a printed circuit board, and two stopping parts engaging with two opposites ends and an opposite side of the fin for preventing the clip from moving along widthwise and thickness directions of the fin. The two stopping parts are connected to the resisting part and located between the two locking parts. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096107 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device for removing heat from an electronic device and electronic components, includes a base plate in contact with the electronic device, a first fin set and a second fin set mounted on the base plate. The first fin set includes a plurality of first fins perpendicularly arranged on the base plate. The second fin set includes a plurality of second fins attached to a lateral side of the first fin set and perpendicular to both the first fins and the base plate. A fan is mounted on tops of the first fin set and the second fin set to cover both of them. Air generated by the fan flows through the first and second fin sets to cool the electronic components mounted on orthogonally neighboring sides of the heat dissipation device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096108 | Evaporator coil bypass device for HVAC System - A bypass device to seasonally bypass an evaporator coil in a building's HVAC system to improve efficiency and reduce dust accumulation. The bypass device comprises one or more bypass diverters around an evaporator coil in an HVAC system, wherein bypass doors may be manipulated so as to close the air path through the evaporator coil and force air to flow through bypass diverters instead. The bypass doors are adjustable using control arms and may be maintained in either a flow-through or bypass position, so as to permit the air flow to travel through the evaporator coil, or bypass the coil, as the operator chooses. The control arms may alternatively be manipulated by a motor and connected to the thermostat so as to automatically select the appropriate position depending on the settings of the thermostat. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096109 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPIDLY RESPONSIVE HEAT CONTROL IN PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for regulating the temperature of a component in a plasma-enhanced process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate includes a process chamber and an RF source to provide RF energy to form a plasma in the process chamber. A component is disposed in the process chamber so as to be heated by the plasma when formed. A heater is configured to heat the component and a heat exchanger is configured to remove heat from the component. A chiller is coupled to the heat exchanger via a first flow conduit having an on/off flow control valve disposed therein and a bypass loop to bypass the flow control valve, wherein the bypass loop has a flow ratio valve disposed therein. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096110 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING HEAT FROM PROCESSING SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for recovering heat from disposed effluents are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include a first process chamber configured for gaseous or liquid processes; a second process chamber configured for liquid processes; and a heat pump having a compressor and a first heat exchanger, wherein the compressor is configured to use a first effluent exhausted from the first process chamber and wherein the first heat exchanger having first and second sides configured to transfer heat therebetween, wherein the first side is configured to flow a liquid reagent therethrough and into the second process chamber, and wherein the second side is configured to flow the pressurized first effluent from the first process chamber therethrough. In some embodiments, a heater may be disposed between the heat pump and the second process chamber to further heat the liquid reagent prior to entering the second process chamber. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096111 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM WITH BOUNDARY LAYER DISRUPTION - A heat dissipation system that includes a structure having a surface with a cavity recessed on the surface. A wing or channel causes a vortex to occur in the cavity. Destabilizers, such as projections or recesses are disposed on the sidewall of the cavity to disrupt the local surface boundary layer that forms in the cavity. Alternatively, a plurality of freely moving bead elements are disposed in the cavity to disrupt the local surface boundary layer. A cover can be included that prevents the bead elements from exiting the cavity. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096112 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND THERMAL MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A centrifugal fan includes a housing and an impeller rotatably received in the housing. The housing defines an air inlet in a top plate thereof and an air outlet in a sidewall thereof. The air inlet is perpendicular to the air outlet. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending outwardly from a sidewall of the hub. Each of the blades includes an inner blade section connected with the sidewall of the hub and an outer blade section extending outwardly from the inner blade section. An upper portion of the inner blade section is curved upwardly and forwardly from a curved lower portion of the inner blade section towards an adjacent front blade. The curved lower portion has a curvature smaller than that of the upper portion. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096113 | HYBRID SURFACES THAT PROMOTE DROPWISE CONDENSATION FOR TWO-PHASE HEAT EXCHANGE - An article comprising a hybrid surface for promoting dropwise liquid condensation is disclosed herein. The article comprises an array, wherein the array comprises a plurality of raised structures. The plurality of raised structures comprise at least one geometric shape. The plurality of raised structures also comprise a hydrophobic surface. The article also comprises a plurality of hydrophilic pores interspersed between the plurality of raised structures. Methods for constructing a hybrid surface for promoting dropwise liquid condensation are disclosed herein. A heat transfer device comprising a hybrid surface for promoting dropwise liquid condensation is also disclosed herein. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096114 | COATING COMPOSITION, AND ITS PRODUCTION, HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONER - A coating composition including ultrafine silica particles having an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less and fluororesin particles, in which ultrafine silica particle content is 0.1 to 5 mass %, and the mass ratio of the ultrafine silica particles to the fluororesin particles is 70:30 to 95:5. According to the coating composition, there is provided a coating film which makes it possible to readily coat the surfaces of various articles without impairing the color tone and the texture and which is excellent in antisoiling performance and durability. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096115 | Multiple concentric cylindrical co-coiled heat exchanger - A compact shell and coil heat exchanger is disclosed that accommodates widely differing volumetric flowrates between the two fluids undergoing heat exchange. Multiple co-coiled helical coils of tubing are concentrically arranged, and coil spacers are provided which maintain the tubes in overall staggered alignment, as illustrated in FIG. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096116 | Heat Diffuser with Silicone Handle - A heat diffuser for use with a cooking implement is disclosed. The heat diffuser may be positioned using its handle between a heat source and a cooking container to counteract high temperature zones within the cooking container. The diffuser thus aids in even heat distribution throughout a cookware container for more even cooking and provides the user with more control over the heat applied to the cookware container. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096117 | RADIATOR PLATE, PERFORATED PLATE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A radiator plate includes a core having core surfaces and holes whose hole axes are directed in a direction along a normal direction of the core surface, and heat transfer plates joined to the core surfaces and filled in the holes. A multilayer radiator plate includes a first radiator plate including a first core having first core surfaces and first holes whose hole axes are directed in a direction along a normal direction of the first core surface and first heat transfer plates joined to the first core surfaces and filled in the first holes, a second radiator plate including a second core having second core surfaces and second holes whose hole axes are directed in a direction along a normal direction of the second core surface and second heat transfer plates joined to the second core surfaces and filled in the second holes, and the first radiator plate and the second radiator plate are joined to each other. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096118 | Ram Air Based Cooling And Ventilation System For An Aircraft - The invention concerns a cooling system for an aircraft with an air inlet ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100096119 | Shunt Tube Flowpaths Extending Through Swellable Packers - Shunt tube flowpaths extending through swellable packers. A well system includes a packer assembly including a base pipe and an annular seal element which is swellable in response to contact with a selected fluid, and a shunt tube flowpath extending through the seal element for delivery of a slurry in a gravel packing operation. A swellable packer assembly includes a base pipe; a swellable annular seal element having a shunt tube flowpath extending through a swellable material; and a valve connected to the flowpath and positioned within the swellable material. Another well system comprises a packer assembly including a base pipe and an annular seal element which is swellable in response to contact with a selected fluid; a shunt tube flowpath extending through a swellable material of the seal element; and a connection between the flowpath and a shunt tube assembly, the connection being positioned within the swellable material. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096120 | Well liner segments for in situ petroleum upgrading and recovery, and method of in situ upgrading and recovery - A well liner segment for use in hydrocarbon recovery processes. An elongate, typically cylindrical outer liner member, and an inner elongate liner member concentrically located therewithin is provided. Hydrocarbon upgrading catalyst is provided in the interstitial space between the two members. The outer liner members may be threadably coupled together. A slidable seal is provided between the outer liner and the inner liner to accommodated differential thermal growth between the two liners. A process for use of well liner segments having hydrocarbon upgrader catalyst pre-installed therein, is also provided, as is a method for manufacture of a well liner segment. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096121 | BRUSH FOR A WELL BORE CASING - A brush for cleaning debris from the inner surface of a well bore casing. The brush includes an inner base ring adapted to fit on a shaft, and at least one bristle assembly engaged around the circumference of the base ring. The brush features wire bristles extending radially from its circumference forming a brushing surface, and at least one channel formed in the brushing surface to provide for the evacuation of loosened debris. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096122 | Wellbore Cleaning Devices - Non-rotating tubular wellbore cleaning devices are described which include a central tool mandrel with radially surrounding stabilizers and a cleaning member subassembly. A rotational bearing is provided that is partially radially recessed, thereby improving the overall strength of the cleaning device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096123 | Hydraulic Running Tool Assembly and Method of its Use - An assembly for downhole equipment deployment comprising a liner hanger, means for attachment of the liner hanger to deployable equipment, a top sub insertable into the liner hanger and attachable to a tubing string, a lock piston releasably connectable to the top sub, lock pins insertable through the top sub, the liner hanger, and the lock piston, and means for remotely releasing the liner hanger and associated equipment from the top sub and the lock piston. A method of operating a running tool assembly for deploying downhole equipment from the surface, comprising assembling a liner hanger, top sub, lock piston, lock pins, shear screws and seals into a running tool assembly, attaching the assembly to a tubing string, inserting the assembly into a hole to a desired depth, and either: a) dropping an activation ball internal to the bore of the assembly; pumping hydraulic fluid into the annular bore of the assembly; allowing build up of pressure thereby overcoming the plurality of shear screws; releasing the liner hanger from the top sub; and retrieving the top sub assembly partition from the liner hanger out of the hole; or b) manipulation of the tubing string by means of left-hand rotation; release of the liner hanger from the top sub thereby overcoming the plurality of shear screws; and retrieving the top sub assembly partition from the liner hanger out of the hole. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING OR RETRIEVING TUBEWIRE INTO OR OUT OF COILED TUBING - The present invention provides systems and methods for injecting or retrieving tubewire into or out of coiled tubing. The system comprises an injector, coiled tubing coupled to the injector and a pumping mechanism. The injector is adapted to apply a force to inject or retrieve the tubewire into or out of the coiled tubing while the pump pumps fluid in the direction of the force to provide fluid drag on the tubewire. The tubewire may be bent or straightened, and may include a protuberance on its free end to assist in the injection and retrieval process. During injection, the coiled tubing may remain on a reel or may be stretched out along a surface. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096125 | ACTIVE SEISMIC MONITORING OF FRACTURING OPERATIONS - A method for managing a fracturing operation. In one implementation, the method may include positioning a seismic source and at least one seismic receiver near a hydrocarbon reservoir; pumping a fracturing fluid into a well bore of the hydrocarbon reservoir; performing a seismic survey with the seismic source and the at least one seismic receiver during the fracturing operation; and identifying locations of the fracturing fluid within subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096126 | LOW PRESSURE RECOVERY PROCESS FOR ACCELERATION OF IN-SITU BITUMEN RECOVERY - A method for recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir by operating adjacent injector producer well pairs under conditions of steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) with a lateral drainage well between and substantially parallel to them; the lateral drainage well is operated under conditions of intermittent steam injection and alternating oil, water and gas production; NCG is co-injected with steam into both the injector wells and the lateral drainage well at selected intervals, and in selected quantities in order to control the steam saturation of the SAGD steam chamber and the rise of the steam chamber, and to encourage lateral fluid communication between the adjacent well pairs and the LD well; controlling gas injection and production in order to control the rise of the steam chamber to improve production of oil; operating the well pairs and the LD well under conditions of a steam chamber pressure that is initially and briefly high to establish a steam chamber, but thereafter may be reduced to as low as 200 kPa; operating this low pressure SAGD in reservoirs that are at low pressure, due to factors such as depleted gas caps, regional geology, lack of cap rock, thief zones, or other low pressure zone or loss zones. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096127 | FLOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY - A system for and method of supplying an injection fluid to a well assembly so that the injection fluid flows at a substantially constant flow rate. The fluid can be injected at a single site in the well assembly or multiple sites. A flow control regulator is included that attaches to the well assembly and provides a self adjusting flow control for the fluid being injected. The regulator includes a slidable floating sleeve having an orifice through which the fluid flows. The sleeve includes an inlet port that can register with a fluid supply port to allow the injection fluid to make its way into the sleeve. The fluid exits the sleeve through the orifice to generate a pressure differential across the orifice that in turn exerts a sliding force onto the sleeve. Moving the sleeve misaligns the inlet port and fluid supply port thereby throttling flow through the regulator to a predetermined flow rate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096128 | ENHANCING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - Recovery of hydrocarbon fluid from low permeability sources is enhanced by introduction of a treating fluid. The treating fluid may include one or more constituent ingredients designed to cause displacement of hydrocarbon via imbibition. The constituent ingredients may be determined based on estimates of formation wettability. Further, contact angle may be used to determine wettability. Types and concentrations of constituent ingredients such as surfactants may be determined for achieving the enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096129 | METHOD OF HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - A method is given for treating a wellbore to increase the production of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, involving a period of injecting into the formation an aqueous injection fluid having a different chemical potential than the aqueous fluid in the formation. If there is water blocking, an osmotic gradient is deliberately created to cause flow of water into the injected fluid; hydrocarbon is then produced by imbibition. If the pore pressure in the water-containing pores in the formation is too low, an osmotic gradient is deliberately created so that water flows from the injected fluid into the water-containing pores, increasing the pore pressure and facilitating hydrocarbon production by imbibition. The method may be repeated cyclically. A semipermeable membrane may be created to enhance the osmosis. Wetting agents may be used to influence imbibition. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096130 | TOE-TO-HEEL GRAVEL PACKING METHODS - Gravel packing of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is carried out in a wellbore having a cased section and an uncased section that contains water-based drilling fluids. A first water-based displacement fluid that contains a shale inhibitor is introduced into the wellbore to displace the water-based drilling fluids from the uncased section of the wellbore. A second water-based displacement fluid is introduced into the wellbore to displace fluids within the cased section of the wellbore. A sand control screen assembly is run to a selected depth within the uncased section of the wellbore to facilitate a gravel packing operation. A gravel pack slurry containing gravel and a viscosified carrier fluid is introduced into the wellbore to facilitate gravel packing of the uncased section. The gravel packing operation may be carried without the use of shunt flow paths and with the use of a sand screen assembly having at least one diverter valve to divert fluid returns to facilitate prevention of pressure build up. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096131 | Wiper Plug Perforating System - A method and system for cementing and perforating a wellbore in a single step by coupling a perforating gun with a wiper plug. The method includes injecting cement in a wellbore having casing therein and an annulus between the casing and wellbore. A wiper plug is dropped on the cement having a perforating gun attached to the wiper plug. The plug is forced downward pulling the perforating gun along. The downward motion of the plug in turn pushes the cement out the bottom end of the casing and into the annulus. The cement in the annulus is allowed to set and the perforating gun is activated. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096132 | Methods and Devices for Forming a Wellbore with Casing - A method for cementing a tubular in a wellbore in a subterranean formation, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, comprises connecting a circulating tool to a slip and a top drive; gripping a first tubular with the slip above the surface of the wellbore; sealingly engaging the first tubular with a seal member; fluidly connecting a wiper plug to the circulating tool; connecting the first tubular to a second tubular; and lowering the second tubular into the subterranean formation. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096133 | METHOD FOR SEALING PIPE IN A WELL - A method for improving bonding and sealing in a well, comprising providing a wellbore, providing a pipe, coating an outside surface of the pipe with an adhesive thermoplastic resin, running the coated pipe into the wellbore, and causing the temperature of said wellbore to increase to a temperature greater than a melting temperature of said adhesive thermoplastic resin. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096134 | Well Systems and Associated Methods Incorporating Fluid Loss Control - A method of controlling fluid loss from a wellbore comprises the steps of: installing a completion string including a well screen and a fluid loss control device in the wellbore; then installing a production string in the wellbore; then engaging the production string with the completion string; and then operating the fluid loss control device by varying pressure in a fluid passage. A well system comprises a completion string including a fluid loss control device, a packer and a well screen, the packer being positioned between the fluid loss control device and the screen; and a production string including another packer and engaged with the completion string, the fluid loss control device being positioned longitudinally between the packers, and the fluid loss control device being operable in response to variation of pressure in a fluid passage. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096135 | Well Treatment Compositions and Methods Utilizing Nano-Particles - Disclosed embodiments relate to well treatment fluids and methods that utilize nano-particles. Exemplary nano-particles are selected from the group consisting of particulate nano-silica, nano-alumina, nano-zinc oxide, nano-boron, nano-iron oxide, and combinations thereof. Embodiments also relate to methods of cementing that include the use of nano-particles. An exemplary method of cementing comprises introducing a cement composition into a subterranean formation, wherein the cement composition comprises cement, water and a particulate nano-silica. Embodiments also relate to use of nano-particles in drilling fluids, completion fluids, stimulation fluids, and well clean-up fluids. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096136 | OIL WELL PERFORATORS - An oil and gas well shaped charge perforator capable of providing an exothermic reaction after detonation is provided, comprising a housing, a high explosive, and a reactive liner where the high explosive is positioned between the reactive liner and the housing. The reactive liner is produced from a composition which is capable of sustaining an exothermic reaction during the formation of the cutting jet. The composition may be selected from any known formulation which is suitable for use in an oil and gas well perforator, typically the composition will comprise at least two metals such as to form a inter-metallic as classified by Hume-Rothery electron compounds and at least one further metal, which is not capable of an exothermic reaction with the reactive composition which is present in an amount greater than 10% w/w of the liner. Typically at least one of the metals which undergoes an exothermic reaction may be selected from Al, Ce, Li, Mg, Mo, Ni, Fe, Co, Nb, Pb, Pd, Ta, Ti, Zn or Zr. The liner composition may preferably be a pressed particulate composition, such that the material is consolidated under pressure to form the desired shape of the liner. To aid consolidation a binder may also be added. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096137 | CIRCULATED HEATED TRANSFER FLUID HEATING OF SUBSURFACE HYDROCARBON FORMATIONS - A method of heating a subsurface formation includes introducing a molten salt into a first passageway of a conduit-in-conduit heater at a first location. The molten salt is passed through the conduit-in-conduit heater in the formation to a second location. Heat transfers from the molten salt to a treatment area during passage of the molten salt through the conduit-in-conduit heater. The molten salt is removed from the conduit-in-conduit heater at a second location spaced away from the first location. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096138 | Controlling the Pressure Within an Annular Volume of a Wellbore - A process is described for replacing at least a portion of the liquid within the annular volume of a casing system within a wellbore with a second liquid. The second liquid is preselected to provide a measure of control of the pressure within the annular volume as the fluid within the volume is being heated. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096139 | Method for Intervention Operations in Subsurface Hydrocarbon Formations - Methods are provided for improved intervention processes in a well. Nanoparticles are added to a fluid containing a wetting agent to enhance wetting of solid surfaces in and around the well, leading to improved flow capacity of the well. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096140 | Gas Restrictor For Pump - An inlet apparatus for a well pump. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096141 | Jet Pump With a Centrifugal Pump - A seafloor pump assembly is installed within a caisson that has an upper end for receiving a flow of fluid containing gas and liquid. The pump assembly is enclosed within a shroud that has an upper end that seals around the pump assembly and a lower end that is below the motor and is open. An extraction tube has an upper end above the shroud within the upper portion of the caisson and a lower end connected to a jet pump. The extraction tube causes gas that separates from the liquid and collects in the upper portion of the caisson to be drawn into the jet pump and mixed with the liquid as the liquid is being pumped. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096142 | Gas-Lift Valve and Method of Use - A gas-lift valve comprising an elongated vertically orientated tubular body with inlet ports positioned for communication with the inlet ports of a gas-lift valve mandrel, a valve seat and valve port at the upper end of the valve body, a movable gas charged dome positioned within the body below the valve seat, a valve ball assembly attached to the dome, and a collapsible bellows positioned to move the dome and manipulate the valve ball assembly downward onto and off of the valve seat in response to pressure from said inlet ports of the valve body and pressure on the seat and thereby allow injection gas to flow upward through the valve port to exit at the upper end of the valve body. A tubular latch is provided with a removable plug to provide for pressure testing and completion of the well with only one wireline trip. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096143 | Method for Installing Wellbore String Devices - A method for securing a wellbore string device to a wellbore liner tubular employs a swelling elastomer to frictionally grip a gap between the wellbore string device and the liner tubular. The swelling elastomer is positioned between the wellbore string device and the wellbore liner tubular, then activated to cause it to swell to engage the wellbore string device with the wellbore liner tubular. The wellbore string device may be a centralizer, a wear band or a torque ring. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096144 | Spring Loaded Anchor System for Electro-Coil Tubing Deployed ESP's - An electrical line for installation in a well for transmitting power to a well pump includes a string of coiled tubing. An electrical cable having insulated electrical conductors embedded within an elastomeric jacket extends longitudinally through the interior passage of the tubing. Body members are placed around the outer periphery of the electrical cable, and the body members are compressed onto the electrical cable through the use of an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly is held in a compressed state through the use of frangible support elements. Once the electrical cable is in place within the coiled tubing, the user applies an external force to cause the support elements to fail, thereby releasing the anchor assembly from its compressed state. The anchor assembly contacts the inner wall of the coiled tubing, such that the weight of the electrical cable is transferred to coiled tubing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096145 | DOWNHOLE SAFETY VALVE APPARATUS AND METHOD - The application discloses a safety valve to replace an existing safety valve in order to isolate a production zone from a string of tubing when closed. Preferably, the safety valve includes a flow interruption device displaced by an operating conduit extending from a surface location to the safety valve through the inside of the production tubing. The application also discloses a bypass-conduit which allows communication from a surface location to the production zone through the safety valve without affecting the operation of the safety valve. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096146 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRUDE OIL - The invention describes a method for injecting a fluid into a crude oil-containing layer of rock or earth by means of a suitable line, wherein the line is introduced into the layer of rock or earth and the fluid is injected for the purpose of an enhanced crude oil production from the crude oil-containing layer of rock or earth. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096147 | Methods and Apparatuses For Enhanced In Situ Hydrocarbon Production - A process for recovering hydrocarbons from an in situ formation. The process includes the steps of injecting solvent though an injection well into an underground extraction chamber having a hydrocarbon extraction interface, warming the hydrocarbons at the extraction interface to cause the hydrocarbons to flow downwardly by gravity drainage. Barrier gases naturally emerge in the chamber as a result of the extraction process and are removed from the extraction interface to improve heat transfer from said solvent to said interface. The last step is to recover liquids such as hydrocarbons and water through a production well. The invention provides a separate flow path to remove hydrocarbon gases from the chamber at a preferred location. The preferred location is near the top of the chamber where the accumulated barrier gases help to limit the heat loss and can also provide a barrier to help maintain chamber integrity and confinement. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096148 | INDEPENDENT POSITION SENSOR AND A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF A TOOL ON A WORKS MACHINE USING POSITION SENSORS - A system for determining the position of a tool mounted on a digging machine includes a monitoring appliance and several independent position-detecting devices each including: | 2010-04-22 |
20100096149 | Disc Gang Assembly For An Agricultural Implement - A disc gang for use with an agricultural implement includes a pair of front and a pair of rear disc openers mounted to a carrier boom by a mounting arm that can be independently raised and lowered as desired. The front and rear disc openers are mounted such that the openers can oscillate in response to surface undulations independently of one another. Moreover, the disc openers of each pair are free to oscillate in response to surface contours independently of one another. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096150 | Three Dimensional (3D) Robotic Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Arm and System - A micro assembly having a substrate and an operating plane coupled to the substrate. The operating plane is movable from an in-plane position to an out-of-plane position. One or more electric connections provide electric power from the substrate to the operating plane in the out-of-plane position. A tool is coupled to the operating plane. The tool is operable to receive electric power from the operating plane to perform work. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096151 | PORTABLE POWER TOOL WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH A STATIONARY CONTROL UNIT - A portable power tool, wirelessly communicates with a stationary process control unit for exchange of operation parameter values, includes a housing with a battery powered motor connected to an output shaft, an on-board operation controller, and a wireless communication device in the form of a communication module. The communication module is received in a docking portion on the housing, and the docking portion and the communication module have matching electrical connectors. The communication module is one of a number of exchangeable communication modules all having identical electrical connectors for co-operation with the connection of the docking portion but which include communication devices for wireless communication according to different communication systems. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096152 | LEVER TYPE OUTPUT SHAFT LOCKING DEVICE - An output shaft locking device for a power tool includes a positioning ring having a circular inner periphery and an output shaft extends through the positioning ring. Two activation members are between the positioning ring and the output shaft. Each activation member has a first protrusion on a central portion of one side thereof, and a second protrusion and a third protrusion are on two ends of the other side thereof. The first protrusions of the two activation members contact the output shaft, and the second protrusions and the third protrusions face the circular inner periphery of the positioning ring. When the output shaft rotates clockwise, the activation members are pushed outward and the second protrusions contact the positioning ring which applies a reaction force to pivot the activation members so that the third protrusions contact the positioning member to lock the output shaft from rotation. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096153 | HAND MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to a hand machine tool, in particular, a hammer drill or chisel, having a gearbox housing and a gearbox unit with a switching device. The switching device includes a switching spring and an operating unit which may be mounted in the gearbox housing with a transfer element. According to the invention, the switching spring has a housing region provided for housing the transfer element of the assembled operating unit, on assembly of the gearbox housing and the gearbox unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096154 | HAMMER DRILL - Mode switching is reliably performed with a durable and small-sized configuration. A clutch pin ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100096155 | Impact Tool - An impact tool ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100096156 | PORTABLE POWER TOOL - A power tool is provided with a prime mover which causes the tool to rotate and a housing which houses the prime mover. In a back-end face that is positioned on an opposite side on the housing from a tool side, a back-end groove, into which a user can position his/her web between his/her thumb and forefinger, is formed. A pair of side-face grooves, into which the user can place the thumb and forefinger, are formed in both side faces of the housing. A depth changing portion is formed in at least one of the side-face grooves, such that the depth is reduced toward the back-end face of the housing. According to this structure, even when the housing is gripped directly from the back-end face, the user can easily draw up or raise the power tool. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096157 | FLUSH ELECTRICAL POWERPOINT DEVICE BOX - Disclosed is a below grade electrical power delivery device for powering auxiliary electrical equipment. The device comprises a container, a lid attached to the container, an electrical box attached to the interior surface of the lid and a terminal box attached to the interior of the container. A power supply is connected to the terminal box which in turn is connected to the electric box. The lid can be opened to reveal the electric box and to attach a cable to a receptacle in the electric box. There is also a drainage passage in the container and protective plates so as to protect the electrical equipment from water damage. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096158 | MULTI-FUNCTION CABLE STUDS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - Cable assemblies comprising a cable ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100096159 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FOAM-INSULATED WIRE USING A POROUS SOLID AND A FOAM-INSULATED WIRE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method of manufacturing a foam-insulated wire, which uses a porous solid, which is able to improve performance of a foam-insulated wire by controlling the dispersion of the void content of the insulation, and the foam-insulated wire manufactured thereby are provided. The method comprising the steps of: forming a film of coating on the conductor with a water-in-oil form emulsion (O/W-form emulsion); curing the oil layer in the film of coating of the water-in-oil form emulsion by polymerization; removing water droplets therefrom; and thereby forming an insulation layer of a porous solid on the conductor. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096160 | HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA CABLE - The present invention is for a high performance data cable which has an interior support or star separator. The star separator or interior support extends along the longitudinal length of the data cable. The star separator or interior support has a central region. A plurality of prongs or splines extend outward from the central region along the length of the central region. Each prong or spline is adjacent with at least two other prongs or splines. The prongs or splines may be helixed or S-Z shaped as they extend along the length of the star separator or interior support. Each pair of adjacent prongs or splines defines grooves which extend along the longitudinal length of the interior support. At least two of the grooves have disposed therein an insulated conductor. The interior support can have a first material and a different second material. The different second material forms an outer surface of the interior support. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096161 | Downhole Cable With Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites - A cable for transmitting electricity for use with an electric submersible pump has a plurality of conductors for conducting electricity along the length of the cable. A first layer of insulation surrounds each of the conductors. A jacket, or second layer of insulation, surrounds all of the conductors and the first layer of insulation. Both the first layer of insulation and the jacket insulation are comprised of an polymeric compound. At least one of the insulation layers has filler material dispersed therein, the filler material having a higher level of thermal conductivity than the insulation layer it is contained in. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096162 | Lightweight copper/aluminum composite conductors - A lightweight composite electrical conductor for aerospace applications, having a core of a plurality of aluminum strands surrounded by an outer layer of a plurality of copper strands. The conductor may be a wire rope having a core of a plurality of aluminum members each having a plurality of aluminum strands, the core of aluminum members being surrounded by an outer layer of a plurality of copper members each having a plurality of copper strands. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096163 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board comprises a first pad which is provided on a first surface side of a substrate and on which a first electronic component is to be mounted, and a second pad which is provided on the first surface side of the substrate and on which a second electronic component having a larger amount of heat generation in an operation than that of the first electronic component is to be mounted, a first through electrode which penetrates the substrate and has one of ends connected electrically to the first pad, a second through electrode which penetrates the substrate and has one of ends connected electrically to the second pad, a through trench penetrating the substrate in a portion positioned between a first mounting region for the first electronic component and a second mounting region for the second electronic component, and a heat intercepting member provided in the through trench. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096164 | FILM AND FLEXIBLE METAL-CLAD LAMINATE - A film and a flexible metal-clad laminate obtained with the film. The laminate is improved in post-moisture absorption solderability. The film comprises a heat-resistant polyimide film and, disposed on at least one side thereof, an adhesive layer containing a thermoplastic polyimide. It is characterized in that the thermoplastic polyimide contained in the adhesive layer has crystallinity and that the film, when analyzed with a differential scanning calorimeter, has an endothermic peak attributable to the melting of the crystalline thermoplastic polyimide, the absolute value of the area of the peak being 4.0 mJ/mg or larger. The flexible metal-clad laminate is characterized by comprising the film and a metal layer disposed thereon. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096165 | GOLDEN FINGER FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUITBOARD - A golden finger for flexible printed circuitboard, comprises: a frame with a tail, being composed of a stiffening plate, a bottom substrate, a bottom copper layer, a cover layer, and a top copper layer while enabling the bottom copper layer to be formed with at least one first routing and at least one second routing, and enabling the top copper layer to be formed with at least one first pin and at least one second pin; at least one first via hole, each being filled with a conductive material and disposed at a position between its corresponding first pin and first routing for connecting the first pin to the first routing electrically; and at least one second via hole, each filled with a conductive material and being disposed at a position between the its corresponding second pin and second routing for connecting the second pin to the second routing electrically. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096166 | Flexible Circuit Assemblies without Solder and Methods for their Manufacture - The present invention provides an electronic assembly | 2010-04-22 |
20100096167 | Flexible printed circuit board for large capacity signal transmission medium - Provided is a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) for a large capacity signal transmission medium that may maintain an impedance suitable for accurately transmitting a large capacity signal such as a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) signal and may also have an excellent flexibility. A copper foil large capacity signal wire includes a plurality of first pads and a plurality of second pads that are spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals and are alternately provided, to receive a large capacity signal from a television main board and to transmit the received large capacity signal to a display device. The first pad has a positive phase and the second pad has a negative phase. A copper foil ground layer is attached at a distance from the cooper foil large capacity signal layer to ground the large capacity signal that is transmitted to and is returned from the display device. An insulating layer is attached between the copper foil large capacity signal wire and the copper ground layer to insulate between the copper foil large capacity signal wire and the cooper foil ground layer. A width of each of the first pad and the second pad of the copper foil large capacity signal wire has a range of 40 to 400 μm, an interval between the first pad and the second pad has a range of 40 to 450 μm, a thickness of each of the first pad, the second pad, and the copper foil ground layer has a range of 17 to 40 μm, and a thickness of the insulating layer has a range of 10 to 170 μm, so that the first pad and the second pad may be controlled to be 80 to 110Ω impedance. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096168 | ELECTRIC CONTACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND CONNECTOR USING THE ELECTRIC CONTACTS - A board consisting of a polyimide layer and copper foils is worked from one direction by etching to form through-holes, and the copper foils and inside of the through-holes are plated with copper, or the board is worked by etching or laser machining to form blind holes to expose the copper foils on the other side and through-holes simultaneously, and copper foils and insides of the blind holes and the through-holes are plated with copper. A metal ball plated with a noble metal is fixed on the copper foil by solidification of a metal paste to form an electric contact. Two superimposed plastic sheets are formed with holes each having a projection on inner wall of the hole, thereby vertically holding conductors by the projections of the holes of the superimposed plastic sheets. A laser beam machining method fabricates grooves or slits in a workpiece. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096169 | Polyamide Resin as Well as Epoxy Resin Composition Using the Same and Use Thereof - The invention provides a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing rubber-modified polyamide resin capable of providing a cured product with excellent heat resistance, adhesion properties, electrically insulating property and flame retardance and having a sufficient flexibility when being shaped into a film, which is characterized by having in its molecule (a) a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide segment represented by the following formula (1): | 2010-04-22 |
20100096170 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF - A circuit board includes a signal plane and a ground plane. The signal plane is configured to have a plurality of signal traces arranged thereon. Each of the signal traces includes a plurality of straight line segments. Each line segment extends along a path different from the others. The ground plane includes a plurality of tiles connected in an array. Each tile is formed by ground traces. The straight line segments of each signal trace mapped on the ground plane are arranged at an angle relative to any one ground trace of the tiles. The angle is defined within a range determined by one of ground traces of a tile and an adjacent diagonal line of the tile. A method for laying out such a circuit board is also provided. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096171 | Printed circuit board having round solder bump and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board having round solder bumps and a method of manufacturing the same. The solder bump is configured to have a round connecting surface in contact with a pad, and thus have an increased contact area with respect to the pad, thus improving connection reliability. The solder bumps have uniform heights. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096172 | Wiring structure and method for fabricating the same - A wiring structure has a silicon layer, a backing layer provided on the silicon layer, the backing layer comprising a copper alloy containing a nickel, and a copper layer provided on the backing layer, and a diffusion barrier layer having an electrical conductivity, the diffusion barrier layer being provided at a region including an interface between the silicon layer and the backing layer, in which a nickel in the diffusion barrier layer is enriched compared with the backing layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096173 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, AND LAMINATE AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - The present invention provides an improved epoxy resin composition enabling better dimensional stability of a laminate by decreasing the coefficient of thermal expansion in its thickness direction of a laminate manufactured using an epoxy resin composition as a material, and by retaining a high level of adhesion in the cured product thereof, enabling better drilling workability of the laminate and suppression of crack development therein during the drilling process, and enabling to decrease impregnation of the plating solution into the laminate associated with those cracks. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096174 | FILTER CIRCUIT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE - A plurality of vias is disposed side by side on a multilayer board. A first via which is one of the vias disposed at one outer portion is electrically connected to a first outgoing line provided on the multilayer board. A second via at the other outer portion is electrically connected to a second outgoing line provided on the multilayer board. A plurality of the vias is connected to a first fixed potential layer (a ground layer, for example) of the multilayer board. At least one second fixed potential layer is provided, with a plurality of the vias through a clearance and having the same potential as that of the first fixed potential layer, as an inner layer of the multilayer board between the first and second outgoing lines and the fixed potential layer. Therefore, a BPF whose rate of occupied area is low is formed on the multilayer board without additional production processes. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096175 | ADHESIVE FILM, CONNECTING METHOD, AND JOINED STRUCTURE - An adhesive film, containing a first adhesive layer in which conductive particles are dispersed, and a second adhesive layer adhered to the first adhesive layer, wherein the lowest viscosity of the first adhesive layer attained at or below the curing temperature is higher than that of the second adhesive layer attained at or below the curing temperature, where the curing temperature is a temperature at which the adhesive layer starts to cure, wherein the first and second adhesive layers are respectively disposed to a substrate side and an electronic part side, and the adhesive film is configured to join the electronic part and the substrate by heating and pressurizing the substrate and the electronic part with the adhesive layer being therebetween, and wherein the first adhesive layer has a thickness which is less than two times of an average particle diameter of the conductive particles. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096176 | CONTACT STRUCTURE OF A WIRES AND METHOD MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THE CONTACT STRUCTURE AND METHOD MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of fabricating a thin film transistor array substrate for a liquid crystal display, a gate line assembly is formed on a substrate with a chrome-based under-layer and an aluminum alloy-based over-layer while proceeding in the horizontal direction. The gate line assembly has gate lines, and gate electrodes, and gate pads. A gate insulating layer is deposited onto the insulating substrate such that the gate insulating layer covers the gate line assembly. A semiconductor layer and an ohmic contact layer are sequentially formed on the gate insulating layer. A data line assembly is formed on the ohmic contact layer with a chrome-based under-layer and an aluminum alloy-based over-layer. The data line assembly has data lines crossing over the gate lines, source electrodes, drain electrodes, and data pads. A protective layer is deposited onto the substrate, and patterned to thereby form contact holes exposing the drain electrodes, the gate pads, and the data pads. The sidewall of the under-layers for the gate line assembly and the data line assembly is exposed through the contact holes. An IZO-based layer is deposited onto the substrate, and patterned to thereby form pixel electrodes, subsidiary gate pads, and subsidiary data pads. The pixel electrodes are connected to the sidewall of the drain electrodes, and the subsidiary gate and data pads are connected to the sidewall of the gate and the data pads. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096177 | Coreless substrate having filled via pad and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed herein is a coreless substrate having filled via pads and a method of manufacturing the same. Insulating layers are formed on both sides of a build-up layer, and via-pads are embedded in the insulating layers such that the via-pads are flush with the insulating layers. The via pads are not separated from a substrate, and thus reliability of the pads is increased. Flatness of bumps is increased, and thus bonding of flip chips becomes easy. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096178 | NON-SHIRINKAGE CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A non-shrinkage ceramic substrate includes: a ceramic laminated body formed by laminating a plurality of green sheets; an electrode part including a via electrode penetratingly formed at the ceramic laminated body and an outer electrode formed on a surface of the ceramic laminated body and electrically connected with the via electrode; and an interface part formed between the ceramic laminated body and the electrode part to prevent an electrical connection between the electrodes from weakening. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096179 | COMMUNICATION CABLING WITH SHIELDING SEPARATOR AND DISCONTINUOUS CABLE SHIELD - A communications cable having a plurality of twisted wire pairs each having a substantially uniform twist rate along the cable. An elongated shielding separator is positioned between the twisted wire pairs and physically separates them from one another. The shielding separator has a plurality of electrically non-conductive separator sections positioned between the twisted wire pairs and a plurality of electrically conductive separator sections arranged in an alternating pattern with the non-conductive separator sections along the shielding separator. Each of the conductive separator sections has one of a predetermined number of section lengths and is arranged along the shielding separator such that the conductive separator sections are substantially aperiodic with the twist rates of the twisted wire pairs. Optionally, the cable includes a continuous or discontinuous outer cable shielding system enclosing the discontinuous shielding separator and the plurality of twisted wire pairs. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096180 | ADA COMPLIANT RF SHIELDED DOOR SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Radio-frequency (RF) leakage from shielded enclosures is minimized while ensuring applicable RF attenuation standards and access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by attaching an inflatable bladder to a door of an enclosure. Substantially surrounding the bladder is an electrically conductive material. When the bladder is inflated it makes contact with conductive material which in turn makes conductive contact with the door frame to create an RF seal. The use of the bladder and conductive material provides an improved RF seal and allows for the use of a low-profile threshold that permits ADA access to, and from, the enclosure. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096181 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD SHEET AND RFID PLATE - Provided is an electromagnetic shield sheet having an excellent electromagnetic shielding effect which can be sufficiently exhibited even when the sheet has a reduced thickness and a reduced weight. Furthermore, the electromagnetic shield sheet has an excellent molding efficiency and flexibility and can be used in a desired shape such as various shapes of a power supply box, an inner wall, or an electronic device for electromagnetic shielding. An RFID plate using the electromagnetic shield sheet is also provided. The electromagnetic shield sheet A has a polymer composition layer obtained by mixing a conductive material with a polymer material. The sheet A is formed by layering at least two of polymer composition layers | 2010-04-22 |
20100096182 | ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY, RECEPTACLE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - An isolator assembly includes an electrical receptacle housing. The housing defines an aperture extending inwardly from a first exterior wall of the housing and a longitudinal centerline of the aperture. The housing further has an internal cavity extending from the aperture and a slot spaced from the internal cavity and extending from a second exterior wall of the housing. The slot is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of the aperture. The isolator assembly also includes a plurality of terminals positioned in the housing, a nut sized for placement in the slot of the housing, a conduit fitting including a stem having a portion thereof sized for placement in the aperture of the housing, and a flexible conduit. The conduit is connected to the conduit fitting and contains a plurality of electrical conductors connected to the plurality of terminals within the electrical receptacle housing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096183 | TAPE - A tape that can be used to detect cracks in a structure to which it is attached is disclosed herein. The tape includes a plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes an electrically-insulating binder at least partially encapsulating the plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes quantities of electrically conductive particles, each quantity of electrically conductive particles connected with one of the plurality of structural fibers. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096184 | HARNESS CONNECTION MEMBER - A harness connection member has a cover member. In fitting a cover member to a holder, a split slit is opened with use of a slit, and wires are inserted into the holder. Thereafter, the cover member is moved to the holder, then moved over one projected annular part of the holder, and fitted into the projected ring parts. A concaved strip part is fitted to a convexed strip part to complete the installation, whereby the cover member cannot be moved relative to the holder in both longitudinal and circumferential directions. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096185 | WIRING HARNESS AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND A METHOD FOR CONNECTING INSULATED WIRES - A wiring harness which is excellent in peel strength at a joining portion where conductors of electric wires are joined together, even if at least one of the electric wires have a small diameter. A wiring harness includes insulated wires whose conductors are partly exposed, and a metal leaf with which the exposed conductors are bound, where the bound conductors are welded preferably by ultrasonic welding, and the conductors including elemental wires have a joining portion where the elemental wires are joined together, the joining portion being inside the metal leaf. The elemental wires and the metal leaf are preferably made from copper, a copper alloy, aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, and are preferably made from a same metal or a same alloy. At least one of the conductors preferably has a cross-sectional area of 0.35 mm | 2010-04-22 |
20100096186 | DOWNHOLE SURVEYING UTILIZING MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS - Systems and methods for controlling a drill string are provided. A method comprises receiving one or more first signals from a first sensor package mounted in a first portion of the drill string at a first position within a wellbore. The first signals may be indicative of an orientation of the first portion of the drill string. The method also includes receiving one or more second signals from a second sensor package mounted in a second portion of the drill string at a second position within the wellbore. In certain embodiments, the second signals indicative of an orientation of the second portion of the drill string. The drill string may be adapted to bend between the first portion and the second portion and certain embodiments include calculating a first amount of bend between the first portion and the second portion in response to the first signals and the second signals. | 2010-04-22 |
20100096187 | THROUGH DRILLSTRING LOGGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and systems for logging through a drillstring. In one embodiment, a method of logging an exposed formation includes drilling a wellbore by rotating a cutting tool disposed on an end of a drillstring and injecting drilling fluid through the drillstring; deploying a BHA through the drillstring, the BHA including a logging tool; forming a bore through the cutting tool; inserting the logging tool through the bore; longitudinally connecting the BHA to the drillstring; and logging the exposed formation using the logging tool while tripping the drillstring into or from the wellbore. | 2010-04-22 |