21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090126857 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) substrate includes the following steps of: preparing a plurality of ceramic sheets; forming a plurality of zones and at least one cutting pattern on each of the ceramic sheets, wherein the cutting pattern is formed between neighboring two of the zones; forming at least one conductive pattern on at least one of the ceramic sheets; and stacking the ceramic sheets. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126858 | METHOD OF APPLYING A FILM TO AN ENDLESS MOVING HANDRAIL HAVING A LAYER WITH A BARRIER COATING - A method of applying a film to an endless moving handrail comprises the steps of adhering a first film layer, having sufficient resilience to accommodate strains occurring on the surfaces of the endless moving handrail and including a barrier coating on at least one of top and bottom surfaces of the first layer, to a top surface of an endless moving handrail, and adhering a substantially transparent film layer over the first film layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126859 | Process for producing glass laminates - A non-autoclave process of manufacturing a glass laminate comprising: (a) providing an assembly comprising (i) a first rigid sheet layer, and (ii) an interlayer sheet comprising a copolymer comprising units from an alpha olefin and about 17 weight % to about 25 weight % of units from an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, groups wherein about 1 to about 100 mole % of the carboxylic acid groups are neutralized with metal ions; and (b) forming the glass laminate from the assembly without use of an autoclave comprising in sequence (i) applying vacuum to the assembly; and (ii) applying heat to the assembly while still under vacuum. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126860 | Prepeg pultrusion - Continuous pultrusion of prepreg material systems is provided. A prepreg material, comprising fibers infiltrated with a partially cured resin, is introduced into a pultrusion die with a barrier layer between surfaces of the prepreg material and facing inner surfaces of the die. The prepreg material and the barrier layers are continuously pulled through the pultrusion die. The barrier layer is removed from each surface of the prepreg material after exiting the die. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126861 | Method for forming radio frequency identification tag on packing bag and device therefor - A method for forming a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on a packing bag is disclosed and includes the steps of: equidistantly attaching RFID tags to a release film, one by one, to form a roll of tag web; installing the roll of tag web in a packing bag forming device to move the release film along a feeding direction of a packing material; changing a moving direction of the release film for peeling the RFID tags from the release film; intermittently pressing on the RFID tags for attaching the RFID tags to the packing material; bonding the RFID tags to the packing material with a melting technology; and processing the packing material by folding, sealing, and cutting to form packing bags securely installed with the RFID tags. A packing bag forming device for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126862 | STRIP LINED CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND PROCESSING STRIP LINED CATHETERS - Apparatus and methods are provided for making one or more tubular components of medical catheters or other tubular bodies using a strip of polymer material including a length, a width, and a first surface including a lubricious or other coating or surface modification. The strip is directed adjacent an elongate mandrel, such as beading, such that the length of the strip extends along the mandrel and the coating is disposed towards the mandrel. The strip is rolled at least partially around the mandrel such that the coating or surface modification is disposed inwardly towards the mandrel, and one or more strip-constrainment members are wrapped around the rolled strip. The directing, rolling, and wrapping steps may be substantially continuous to create one or more strip-mandrel-constrainment member subassemblies. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126863 | Device, installation and method for aligning and/or assembling filtering elements - A device for aligning and/or assembling filtering elements, in particular of particulate filter, an installation for assembling a filter from filtering elements incorporating the device, and a method for aligning and/or assembling monolithic filtering elements, in particular for making a particulate filter. The device includes a back plate whereon are set the filtering elements, the back plate being for example fixed on a base plate, and walls laterally foldable upwards by a folding mechanism, such that the filtering elements are mutually maintained tightly when the walls are in an upper position. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126864 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIAPER - A method for producing a diaper of the present invention includes the steps of: folding back a first strip-shaped portion | 2009-05-21 |
20090126865 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LABEL HAVING A REFLECTIVE PORTION - A method for manufacturing a label having a highly reflective printed ink portion. The method includes the steps of printing an ink on a carrier film, laminating the carrier film to a label film so that the ink adheres to the label firm, and removing the carrier film from the label film so that the ink remains on the label film. The exposed surface of the ink—originally formed on the carrier film—is highly reflective, especially when the ink is a metallic ink. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126866 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LABELS, SUCH AS SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS, ON OBJECTS - A device for dispensing labels, in particular self-adhesive labels, on objects. 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. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126867 | BOLUS TIP DESIGN FOR A MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER - A method of making a multi-lumen catheter includes forming a catheter body including a first lumen and a second lumen, and forming a catheter tip having a first channel terminating distally in a first opening on a first side of the catheter tip, and a second channel terminating distally in a second opening on a second side of the catheter tip opposite of the first side. The first and second openings of the catheter tip extend through an outer wall of the catheter tip to a dividing section. The catheter tip is affixed to the catheter body such that the first channel is aligned with the first lumen and the second channel is aligned with the second lumen. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126868 | Method for Connecting the Ends of Profiled Sealing Elements, and Device for Carrying Out Said Method - The invention relates to a method for process automation, for connecting the edge of two correspondingly profiled ends of at least one profiled sealing element, said profiled sealing element being already applied to a surface of a vehicle or a vehicle component. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out said method. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126869 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS FOR RESIN MEMBER - A welding method and welding apparatus for resin members is provided in which dimensional accuracy of two resin members after welding can be secured and reduction in joining strength due to excessive laser irradiation can be prevented. In a method of superimposing a resin having a laser-transmitting property and a resin having laser absorptiveness and irradiating the resin members with a laser beam from the side of the laser-transmitting resin member to deposit the resin members on each other, irradiation with the laser beam is ended in accordance with reduction in the approaching speed of the two resin members during the irradiation with the laser beam. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126870 | METHOD OF MAKING SUB-SURFACE PHOTOALTERATIONS IN A MATERIAL - A method of photoaltering a material using a pulsed laser beam includes selecting a first pulse energy and a first focal point separation based on a relationship of pulse energy and focal point separation combinations enabling layer separation of the material by photoalteration, and scanning the pulsed laser beam along a scan region at the first pulse energy and the first focal point separation. The relationship has a slope and has a distinct change in the slope. The distinct change in the slope is associated with a second pulse energy of the relationships and the first pulse energy is equal to or less than the second pulse energy. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126871 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum evacuable processing chamber; a first electrode for mounting thereon a substrate to be processed in the processing chamber; a second electrode facing the first electrode in parallel in the processing chamber; and a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas to a processing space between the first and the second electrode. The apparatus further includes a first high frequency power supply for applying a first high frequency power for generating a plasma of the processing gas to at least one of the first and the second electrode; and a cavity plasma generation unit, having a cavity formed in one of the first and the second electrode, for generating a plasma of a discharging gas in the cavity. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126872 | System and method for completing lamination of rigid-to-rigid substrates by the controlled application of pressure - The present invention is a process for performing rigid-to-rigid substrate lamination implementing pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). The process may include pressurizing a first sealed cavity to a first pressure. The process may further include creating a vacuum within a second sealed cavity, the second sealed cavity being sealed from the first sealed cavity by a flexible membrane. The process may further include applying the first pressure to a laminate assembly stack via the flexible membrane, the laminate assembly stack including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a PSA layer, the PSA layer being positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The process may further include applying the vacuum created within the second sealed cavity to the laminate assembly stack. The applied first pressure and the applied vacuum promote intimate contact between the first substrate and the second substrate of the laminate assembly stack via the PSA layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126873 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING PRINTED IMAGE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed is a method for overcoating a protective layer by heating onto a printed recording medium to protect the recording medium. This method comprises providing a transferable sheet comprising a heat resistant substrate and a transferable layer, which serves as the protective layer, and a recording medium, putting the transferable sheet on the recording medium and, in this state, heating and pressing the transferable sheet and/or the recording medium to contact-bond the transferable layer onto the recording medium, and then heating and pressing the transferred layer contact-bonded to the recording medium. According to this method, a good protective layer can be overcoated onto the recording medium independently of the shape of concaves and convexes formed on the surface of the recording medium. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126874 | SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A TIRE-BUILDING DRUM - A supply device for a tire-building drum, in particular for a tire-belt drum for building a multilayer tire-belt package for a pneumatic tire, where a plurality of layers of different or differently treated, substantially strip-like pieces of material web are, in succession, placed on, rolled onto, and bonded to one another on the tire-building drum. The supply device has cutting devices in which cut-to-length pieces of material web are formed and then transported to the tire-building drum by a drum supply device, which has two drum feed belts. Two pairs of cutting devices are disposed mutually above one another and assigned to the drum feed belts. The cutting devices are displaceable relative to the drum feed belts such that, in the backward receptive position, the drum feed belts can be brought into active contact in alternation with one of the pairs of cutting devices. The pairs of cutting devices are coupled to advancer belts that are equally arranged in pairs and, together with the cutting devices, can be positioned individually in front of the drum feed belts. The advancer belts and the drum feed belts are laterally moveable with respect to one another. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126875 | Filament Winding Apparatus - A filament winding apparatus efficiently performs a helical winding process in which the winding angle of the fiber bundle differs. A helical winding head includes two guide rings, adjacently arranged along an axis center of the mandrel, and guide tubes arranged at equal intervals along a circumferential direction of the guide rings. The guide rings are switchable between a first state in which phase positions of the guide tubes are matched and a second state in which the phase positions of the guide tubes are evenly shifted in the circumferential direction by a phase switching structure. Tube exits of the guide tubes are arranged close in the first state. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126876 | Flip chip mounting method and method for connecting substrates - A flip chip mounting method which is applicable to the flip chip mounting of a next-generation LSI and high in productivity and reliability as well as a method for connecting substrates are provided. A circuit board | 2009-05-21 |
20090126877 | THERMOCOMPRESSION BONDING HEAD AND MOUNTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a thermocompression bonding head capable of mounting an electric component on a wiring board in a short time with high connection reliability, and provides a mounting device using the same. A thermocompression bonding head | 2009-05-21 |
20090126878 | Machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles - The machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles comprises a supporting structure of a clamping and rotating device for clamping and rotating the wheel rim for vehicles, at least an operating unit associated moving with the supporting structure and having at least an operating head for fitting/removing a tire onto/from the rim, in which the operating head has a removal tool associated with a first actuator and turnable between a first clamping position of a section of the bead of the tire, in which the tool is tilted towards the rotation axis of the rim, and a second entrainment position of the bead section, in which the tool extends along a direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the rim. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126879 | WINDOW BLIND SLAT - A window blind slat includes a slat substrate, a base coat coated on a surface of the slat substrate, and a metallic paint coated on a surface of the metallic paint. By means of the metallic paint, the window blind slat shows a dramatic visual effect. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126880 | Load Transporting Tarpaulin - Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to the transportation of loads. A strong and flexible platform has a plurality of ball casters attached to its underside to carry a load by dragging the platform along the ground. The plurality of ball casters on the bottom allow it roll while the flexible platform allows it to match the contour of the ground surface. The platform is outfitted with a removable rigid frame, handles, and grommets. A wagon attachment can be attached on top of the platform to transport loose loads such as leaves and other yard waste, and a rigid tub can be inserted into the wagon attachment for denser loads such as soil and sand. The platform can be pulled by hand, animal or vehicle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126881 | Valance apparatus - A valance component that includes a first leg, a second leg, a rib extending between an intermediate portion of the first leg to an intermediate portion of the second leg and a member connected to the first and second legs is disclosed. The member has a first face that faces toward the first leg and a second face that faces toward the second leg. The member is sized and configured to be positioned between a valance side and a valance front member, which each have a groove sized to receive at least a portion of the first leg or the second leg. A kit is also disclosed that includes at least one of the valance components, two or more valance side members and at least one valance front member. The kit may include separately packaged components or components that are all retained within one package. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126882 | Generation of active polysulphide - Polysulphide produced by oxidizing white liquor includes both active and inactive components. “Active” polysulphide is the only component that increases pulp yield. The amount of active polysulphide formed when manganese oxides are used as catalysts in the generating process is increased by adding a co-catalyst. Adding bismuth compounds and, in particular, bismuth oxide as a co-catalyst increases the total amount of polysulphide formed with all the manganese oxides and increases the amount of active polysulphide produced particularly when using the lower manganese oxides. The co-catalyst also increases the number of cycles in which the most active catalyst, manganese dioxide, can participate before losing efficiency. Other elements in the same group and adjacent groups in the periodic table are active but these other elements are more soluble than bismuth and are toxic. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126883 | Use of polysulfide in modified cooking - A method for Kraft pulping employing a modified cooking process in conjunction with polysulfide pulping technologies to obtain higher pulping yields than obtained in the prior art. The total required alkali charge (polysulfide liquor) is added to the beginning of a cook, and after all polysulfide has essentially reacted with lignocellulosic material at temperature below that at which no significant carbohydrate degradation occurs, a first quantity of the cooking liquor high in effective alkali (EA) concentration is removed from a first point in the pulping process and replaced with a cooking liquor low in EA concentration removed from another process point. The first quantity is then added elsewhere in the pulping process, where the EA concentration is low. This cooking liquor “exchange” obtains the full yield benefit from polysulfide pulping and a more uniform EA concentration profile to retain the major benefits of modified cooking. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126884 | High solids fabric crepe process for producing absorbent sheet with in-fabric drying - A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet is provided which includes dewatering a papermaking furnish and partially drying the web without wet-pressing before applying it to a translating transfer surface moving at a first speed. The process further includes fabric-creping the web from the transfer surface at a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent utilizing a creping fabric, the creping step occurring under pressure in a creping nip defined between the transfer surface and the creping fabric wherein the fabric is traveling at a second speed slower than the speed of said transfer surface, the fabric pattern, nip parameters, velocity delta and web consistency being selected such that the web is creped from the surface and redistributed on the creping fabric. After creping, the web is dried, preferably with a plurality of can dryers to a consistency of at least about 90 percent while it is held in the creping fabric. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126885 | BULKY WATER-DISINTEGRATABLE CLEANING ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WATER-DISINTEGRATABLE PAPER - A bulky, water-disintegratable cleaning article is formed of water-disintegratable paper impregnated with 100% to 500% by weight of an aqueous agent. The water-disintegratable paper is a substantially water dispersible fibrous sheet containing a water soluble or swellable binder. The water-disintegratable paper has a great number of protrusions and depressions formed by embossing and has a basis weight of 30 to 150 g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090126886 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LOW DENSITY ACOUSTICAL PANEL WITH IMPROVED SOUND ABSORPTION - A process useful for producing low density high mineral wool based acoustical panels with improved acoustical absorption properties using a water felting process is disclosed. The process includes forming a dilute slurry mixture including water, mineral wool, a thermoplastic binder and/or starch; and distributing the dilute slurry on a porous carrier to have the slurry dewatered to a base mat by gravity drainage to remove water by gravity. A vacuum is adjusted to gradually apply vacuum to the gravity dewatered base mat to further dewater the base mat without subjecting the mat to static pressure that would compress the base mat. The base mat is dried to form an acoustical ceiling product that has a low density and excellent acoustical absorption properties. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126887 | Pipd Paper and Components Made Therefrom - The invention concerns a paper useful as an structural component, the paper comprising 20 to 100 percent by weight of polypyridobisimidazole fiber and a binder material, wherein the paper has (i) a density of 0.08 to 1.5 grams per cubic centimeter and (ii) a basis weight of from 10 to 150 grams per square meter, and the paper, when impregnated with at least 15% by weight of phenolic resin, has a specific tensile stiffness of at least 100 (N/cm)/(g/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090126888 | FLUOROMETRIC METHOD FOR MONITORING SURFACE ADDITIVES IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method of monitoring and optionally controlling the addition of one or more surface additives to a papermaking process via fluorometric means is disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126889 | FLUOROMETRIC METHOD FOR MONITORING SURFACE ADDITIVES IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method of monitoring and optionally controlling the addition of one or more surface additives to a papermaking process is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: (a) adding a known amount of one or more surface additives to a papermaking process either alone or in known proportion with a known amount of one or more inert fluorescent tracers, wherein the surface additives can only be added alone when the surface additives are capable of fluorescing; (b) measuring the fluorescence of the surface additives and/or one or more inert fluorescent tracers at a point subsequent to adding the surface additives and after a sheet has been formed, wherein the surface additives can only be measured when they are capable of fluorescing and wherein fluorescence is measured with a reflectance based fluorometer; (c) correlating the amount of fluorescence of the surface additives when they are capable of fluorescing and/or inert fluorescent tracers on a sheet with the concentration of the surface additives in a coating on a sheet and/or thickness of a coating on a sheet; and (d) optionally controlling the addition of one or more surface additives to a papermaking process by adjusting the amount of the surface additives added to the papermaking process in response to the coating thickness on a sheet and/or concentration of the surface additives in a coating on a sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126890 | Glyoxalated N-vinylamine - The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamine first adduct, compositions comprising combinations of the cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamine first adduct and cellulose reactive functionalized polyvinylamide second adduct, methods for preparing first adduct and second adduct blends and finally methods of increasing the wet or dry strength of paper by incorporation into the paper furnish or coating a paper or board with said adducts. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126891 | Method for Coating Cellulose Particles, Coated Cellulose Particles, and Use Thereof In Paper and Board production - The invention relates to a method for coating cellulose particles with a light scattering material, to coated cellulose particles, to the use thereof as a filler and as a coating pigment in paper and board, and further, to methods for producing and for coating paper and board. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126892 | SHOE SUCTION PRESS ROLL - This invention relates to a press device with a suction press roll. According to the invention, a linear force increase can be achieved in press devices with suction press rolls of identical or smaller size than conventional suction press rolls by equipping the suction press rolls with a compliance compensator. Said compliance compensator is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the suction press roll in said suction press roll. Different concepts are possible depending on the roll cover construction and the arrangement of the suction box, whereby the one first embodiment is characterized by the integration of a shoe press roll in the suction press roll. A second embodiment is characterized by the combination of a routing of connection channels between the press nip and the suction box through the roll cover with an integrated compliance compensator in the interior space enclosed by the roll cover. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126893 | Liquid Metal Directional Casting Process - Processes for directionally casting liquid metal to form an articles can include compressing a seal intermediate a mold chill plate and a mold assembly, wherein the seal circumscribes a shell mold in the mold assembly; filling the shell mold in the mold assembly with molten metal; immersing the mold assembly into a liquid metal cooling bath from a bottom portion to a top portion of the mold assembly; and transmitting heat from the mold assembly to the liquid metal cooling bath to solidify the molten metal from the bottom portion to the top portion of the mold assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126894 | LIQUID METAL DIRECTIONAL CASTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for directionally casting articles generally includes a seal between a mold assembly and chill plate. In one embodiment, the mold assembly includes a skirt laterally extending from at least one shell mold, wherein the skirt includes a channel disposed in a bottom surface that is configured to surround the at least one shell mold. A chill plate fastened to a bottom of the mold assembly and includes a boss having a shape complementary to the channel, wherein the boss of the chill plate is seated within the channel of the mold assembly to define the seal about the at least one shell mold. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126895 | MOLTEN METAL FEED NOZZLE - A nozzle end is provided with an extension | 2009-05-21 |
20090126896 | LOW SURFACE ROUGHNESS CAST STRIP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A thin cast strip is formed having at least one microstructure selected from the group consisting of polygonal ferrite, acicular ferrite, Widmanstatten, bainite and martinsite, a surface roughness of less than 1.5 microns Ra and a scale thickness of less than about 10 microns by applying a mixture of water and oil on the work rolls of the hot rolling mill, passing the thin cast strip at a temperature of less than 1100° C. through the hot rolling mill while the mixture of oil and water is applied to the work rolls, and shrouding the thin cast strip from the casting rolls through the hot rolling mill in an atmosphere of less than 5% oxygen to form the thin cast strip. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126897 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEMI-SOLID MATERIAL PROCESSING - A method of forming a material includes the steps of: vibrating a molten material at an ultrasonic frequency while cooling the material to a semi-solid state to form non-dendritic grains therein; forming the semi-solid material into a desired shape; and cooling the material to a solid state. The method makes semi-solid castings directly from molten materials (usually a metal), produces grain size usually in the range of smaller than 50 μm, and can be easily retrofitted into existing conventional forming machine. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126898 | Sorption paper and method of producing sorption paper - A paper material having water sorption capacity and method for forming the same is provided. The paper material may be formed from a mixture including thermoplastic organic fibers, micro porous particles, and hydroscopic salt or a mixture including organic fibers, titania or a transition alumina micro porous particles, and a hydroscopic salt. The paper may be produced by forming an aqueous slurry, including organic fibers and micro porous particles, mixing the slurry, feeding the mixed slurry into a paper making apparatus thereby forming a sheet, contacting the sheet with a solution containing an amount of hydroscopic salt, and drying the hydroscopic salt containing solution. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126899 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ABNORMALITY OF A HEAT EXCHANGER, AND THE USE OF SUCH A DEVICE - A method and a device for detecting an abnormality of a heat exchanger exchanging heat between a first fluid flow flowing in a conduit and a second fluid flow flowing along a flow path, said conduit and said flow path each having an inlet and an outlet, whereby the method comprises the steps of establishing at least one parameter representative of the temperature conditions of the heat exchanger, establishing a second fluid inlet temperature, establishing a parameter indicative of expected heat exchange between the heat exchanger and the second fluid, processing the heat exchanger temperature, the second fluid temperature and the parameter indicative of expected heat exchange for establishing an estimated second fluid outlet temperature, and employing the estimated second fluid outlet temperature for evaluating the heat exchange between the first and second fluids by comparing the estimated second fluid outlet temperature, or a parameter derived therefrom, with a reference value. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126900 | Cooling system for the cooling of heat-producing devices in an aircraft - A cooling system ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126901 | EXTERNAL NOISE REDUCTION OF HVAC SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A HVAC system for a vehicle that includes a propulsion system, a frame, a passenger compartment, and a door coupled to the frame. The HVAC system includes a refrigeration circuit that selectively controls the temperature of the passenger compartment based on a sensed temperature within the passenger compartment. The refrigeration circuit includes an exterior heat exchanger, a first air moving device coupled to the exterior heat exchanger, an interior heat exchanger, a second air moving device coupled to the interior heat exchanger, and a compressor. The HVAC system also includes a controller that is operable to detect a condition of the vehicle that includes at least one of a position of the door, a location of the vehicle, and a load of the propulsion system. The controller is programmed to adjust the refrigeration circuit in response to the sensed passenger compartment temperature and the detected vehicle condition. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126902 | Air and coolant circuit configurations and control of fuel cell systems as power source in automotive, stationary, and portable applications - An air and coolant control system comprising: a heat source configured to receive air, generate heat, receive coolant, conduct the received coolant to a coolant outlet, and transfer the generated heat to the received coolant, thereby removing the generated heat from the heat source as the coolant is conducted out of the heat source; an air supply source configured to supply the air to the heat source; an air supply control system configured to adjust the supply of air from the air supply source to the heat source based on a dynamic feedback temperature characteristic from the heat source; a coolant supply source configured to supply the coolant to the heat source; and a coolant control system configured to adjust the flow rate of the coolant based on an estimated feed-forward heat source characteristic and to adjust the temperature of the coolant based on the dynamic feedback temperature characteristic. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126903 | HEAT TRANSFER MEMBER, CONVEX STRUCTURAL MEMBER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC PRODUCT - A heat transfer member ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126904 | THERMAL MODULE ALLOWING ADJUSTMENT IN THE HEIGHT OF HEAT SINK RELATIVE TO FIXING RACK - A thermal module includes a fixing rack and a heat sink fitted in the fixing rack. The fixing rack is provided at an inner side with at least one stopper and at least one projected portion adjacent to and vertically lower than the stopper by distance. The heat sink is provided along an outer periphery at a predetermined position with at least one vertically extended groove. By vertically turning the heat sink by 180 degrees, the heat sink may be selectively fitted in the fixing rack with an upward-facing side thereof upward abutted on the upper stopper or the lower projected portion to restrict the fixing rack from sliding downward. Meanwhile, due to the height difference between the stopper and the projected portion, a distance between the upward-facing side of the heat sink and the fixing rack is adjustable. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126905 | High reliability cooling system for LED lamps using dual mode heat transfer loops - In one aspect, a cooling device for an LED chip mounted on a heat sink includes an enclosed tube in contact with the heat sink. The tube includes a vacuum section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins and a liquid-filled section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins. The liquid-filled section is in contact with the heat sink. In another aspect, an apparatus includes a heat sink, an LED chip mounted on the heat sink, and an enclosed tube in contact with the heat sink. The tube includes a vacuum section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins and a liquid-filled section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins. The liquid-filled section is in contact with the heat sink. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126906 | Isolated Gas Cooling System for an Electronic Display - A preferred embodiment relates to a cooling system and a method for cooling an electronic display. Exemplary embodiments include a transparent gas cooling chamber. The components in the system are preferably housed within the electronic display housing. The cooling chamber defines a gas compartment that is anterior to and coextensive with the electronic display surface. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the cooling chamber. The circulating gas removes heat directly from the electronic display surface by convection. The isolated gas is transparent or at least semi-transparent. The image quality of an exemplary embodiment remains essentially unchanged, even though the gas is flowing through a narrow channel over the visible face of the electronic display surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126907 | Isolated Gas Heating System for an Electronic Display - A preferred embodiment relates to a heating system and a method for heating an electronic display. A preferred embodiment includes a transparent gas heat-transfer chamber which may be coexistent with the viewable display surface. The heating system defines two gas compartments that are anterior and posterior to the electronic display and are in gaseous communication. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the two chambers. The circulating gas transfers heat to the electronic display surface by convection. The isolated gas is preferably transparent or at least semi-transparent. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126908 | Heat Pipe With Planished End Surface and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The invention is to provide a method for planishing a sealed end of a pipe body for making a heat pipe. According to a preferred embodiment of the method of the invention, the sealed end of the pipe body is fixed within a female mold. Then, a male mold is inserted into the pipe body. By use of the male mold, the sealed end of the pipe body with respect to the female mold is stamped to form a planished surface at the sealed end of the pipe body. Whereby after the heat pipe is finished, an electronic device is capable of being mounted on the planished surface at the sealed end of the heat pipe. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING COOLING OF A LIQUID-COOLED ELECTRONICS RACK - Systems and methods are provided for cooling an electronics rack, which includes a heat-generating electronics subsystem across which air flows from an air inlet to an air outlet side of the rack. First and second modular cooling units (MCUs) are associated with the rack and configured to provide system coolant to the electronics subsystem for cooling thereof. System coolant supply and return manifolds are in fluid communication with the MCUs for facilitating providing of system coolant to the electronics subsystem, and to an air-to-liquid heat exchanger associated with the rack for cooling air passing through the rack. A controller monitors the system coolant and automatically shuts off flow of system coolant through the heat exchanger, using at least one isolation valve, upon detection of failure at one of the MCUs, while allowing the remaining operational MCU to provide system coolant to the electronics subsystem for liquid cooling thereof. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126910 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SERVICING OF A LIQUID-COOLED ELECTRONICS RACK - Apparatus and method for facilitating servicing of a liquid-cooled electronics rack are provided. The apparatus includes a coolant tank, a coolant pump in fluid communication with the coolant tank, multiple parallel-connected coolant supply lines coupling the coolant pump to a coolant supply port of the apparatus, and a coolant return port and a coolant return line coupled between the coolant return port and the coolant tank. Each coolant supply line includes a coolant control valve for selectively controlling flow of coolant therethrough pumped by the coolant pump from the coolant tank. At least one coolant supply line includes at least one filter, and one coolant supply line is a bypass line with no filter. When operational, the apparatus facilitates filling of coolant into a cooling system of a liquid-cooled electronics rack by allowing for selective filtering of coolant inserted into the cooling system. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126911 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH MANIFOLD STRENGTHENING PROTRUSION - A plate type heat exchanger is disclosed having a plurality of stacked plate pairs made up of first and second plates. Each plate pair has opposed manifold members with respective inlet and outlet openings that are in registration to form respective inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of a first fluid through a first set of fluid channels formed by the plate pairs, the manifold members spacing the plate pairs apart to form a second set of transverse flow channels for the flow of a second fluid. Each plate has a peripheral edge portion which seals the plates together to form the first set of fluid channels therebetween. A protrusion member is formed proximal to each of the manifold members, each protrusion member having a mating surface such that the protrusion members on the second plate of one plate pair align and abut with the protrusion members on the first plate of an adjacent plate pair thereby reinforcing and strengthening the manifold region of the heat exchanger to prevent the deformation or accordion of the manifold under pressure. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126912 | Steam Condenser With Two-Pass Tube Nest Layout - A compact two-pass steam condenser with at least one improved tube nest configuration, having, a steam inlet through which steam is received; at least one tube nest in two distinct bundles, the top and the bottom bundle each have a plurality of cooling tubes arranged in two distinct bundles and separated by a pass-partition for condensing the steam received through the steam inlet; and at least one non-condensable gas extracting tube through which non-condensable gas contained in the steam is extracted; a condensate outlet through which condensate condensed by the cooling tubes is discharged; and a vessel surrounding the tube nest. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126913 | Vertical counterflow evaporative cooler - An evaporative plate-type heat exchanger is provided having a plurality of alternating first plates and second plates positioned in side-by side relationship to form a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface. The first and second plates form a plurality of dry air flow passages, between first faces of the first plates and first faces of adjacent second plates, that are in communication with dry air flow inlet openings and dry air flow outlet openings formed in the front surface. The first and second plates form a plurality of dry air flow passages, between second faces of the first plates and second faces of adjacent second plates, that are in communication with wet air flow inlet openings formed in the bottom surface and with wet air flow outlet openings formed in the rear surface. A method of forming the plate-type heat exchanger includes forming alternating first plates and second plates in a continuous sheet, and folding the continuous sheet in a fan fold arrangement. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126914 | Isolated Gas Cooling System for Cooling Electrical Components of an Electronic Display - A preferred embodiment relates to a cooling system and a method for cooling an electronic display and its electronic components. An exemplary embodiment includes a transparent gas cooling chamber. The electronic components which operate the system are preferably housed both within the electronic display housing and within the cooling chamber. The cooling system defines a gas compartment that is anterior and posterior to the electronic display surface. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the cooling system. The circulating gas removes heat directly from the electronic display surface as well as the electronic components which operate the display. The isolated gas is transparent or at least semi-transparent. The image quality of an exemplary embodiment remains essentially unchanged, even though the gas is flowing through a narrow channel over the visible face of the electronic display surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126915 | Header for Heat Exchanger - A header for a heat exchanger orients the position of an inlet port at an angle offset from the position of the outlet port on the header body in order to simplify the plumbing of the header within a system. In one implementation of a header for a heat exchanger, the header forms a header cavity defined by an external wall and which is separated into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber by a dividing wall. An inlet port is defined within the external wall and is in fluid communication with the inlet chamber. Similarly, an outlet port is defined within the external wall and is in fluid communication with the outlet chamber. The inlet port is oriented on the external wall at an offset angle with respect to a position of the outlet port. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126916 | PROTECTING STRUCTURE OF HEAT EXCHANGER FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A protect structure, of a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, includes a core part of the heat exchanger and a protect member. The core part has a plurality of tubes and fins that are alternately arranged with each other, and the protect member is provided at a front side of the core part. The protect member has a plurality of protecting portions extending in a longitudinal direction of the tubes to cover front sides of the tubes of the core part and avoid a collision between the core part and an attack object that is flown from an oblique front side of the motor vehicle toward the core part. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126917 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger, in which flowing medium flows, includes a first tank, a second tank, a core part and a flow accelerating means. The first tank is provided with an inlet port, the second tank being disposed apart from the first tank. The core part has a plurality of tubes and a plurality of fins. The tubes have both end portions being fluidically connected with the first tank and the second tank, respectively. Each of the fins is arranged between the adjacent tubes. The flow accelerating mean is provided inside the first tank so as to accelerate a flow speed of the flowing medium, which enters an inner space of the first tank through the inlet port, in the first tank in a longitudinal direction of the first tank. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126918 | Heat exchanger using graphite foam - A heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger may have an inlet configured to receive a first fluid and an outlet configured to discharge the first fluid. The heat exchanger may further have at least one passageway configured to conduct the first fluid from the inlet to the outlet. The at least one passageway may be composed of a graphite foam and a layer of graphite material on the exterior of the graphite foam. The layer of graphite material may form at least a partial barrier between the first fluid and a second fluid external to the at least one passageway. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126919 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a heat exchanger having a multiplicity of heat-exchanger tubes in which a fluid, such as a coolant, can flow, and whose ends are held in collecting tanks. At least two collecting volumes which are separated from one another by an insert are arranged at least in one collecting tank. A separating cut which separates the insert and therefore also the collecting tank is formed in the heat exchanger. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126920 | Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle - Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger with tubes ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126921 | Method For Brazing A Heat Exchanger Folded Tube While Applying A Flux Near A Contact Zone Of The Walls, Resulting Tube - The invention concerns a method for brazing a heat exchanger folded tube ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126922 | Heat transfer device - The invention is for an apparatus and method for removal of waste heat from heat-generating components including high-power solid-state analog electronics such as being developed for hybrid-electric vehicles, solid-state digital electronics, light-emitting diodes for solid-state lighting, semiconductor laser diodes, photo-voltaic cells, anodes for x-ray tubes, and solids-state laser crystals. Liquid coolant is flowed in one or more closed channels having a substantially constant radius of curvature. Suitable coolants include electrically conductive liquids (including liquid metals) and ferrofluids. The former may be flowed by magneto-hydrodynamic effect or by electromagnetic induction. The latter may be flowed by magnetic forces. Alternatively, an arbitrary liquid coolant may be used and flowed by an impeller operated by electromagnetic induction or by magnetic forces. The coolant may be flowed at very high velocity to produce very high heat transfer rates and allow for heat removal at very high flux. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126923 | CLOSED LOOP ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS - Apparatus and methods for recovering and using geothermal energy. Such methods include at least partially vaporizing a working fluid by passing it through a flow loop that at least partially extends into a heated subterranean zone and employing the vaporized working fluid to power a turbine. At least a portion of the flow loop can comprise a depleted or partially depleted hydrocarbon well. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126924 | FLUSH-BY SYSTEM - A flushing apparatus for flushing a downhole pump having a rotor and a stator includes a lifting device forming part of a wellhead assembly. The lifting device is attached to the rotor, such that when activated, the lifting device applies a lifting force to lift the rotor out of the stator. There is a fluid connection on the wellhead assembly for flushing fluid through the stator once the rotor has been removed from the stator. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126925 | HELICAL BACKUP ELEMENT - A helical backup element includes a tubular body of material and a helical opening in the tubular body. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126926 | Torque anchor - The invention describes a torque anchor for use with progressive cavity pumps (PC Pumps) for preventing rotation of the PC Pumps and any related tool string and tubing within a wellbore. The torque anchor includes at least one fixed rigid slip and one pivotable slip that in combination enhance the ability of the torque anchor to remain centered within wellbore casing and provide space between the torque anchor and wellbore casing for other tubing and/or other cabling or instruments to be run within the well and/or facilitate the passage of sand and other substances indigenous to many well formations past the torque anchor. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126927 | Method and Equipment for the Reduction of Multiple Dispersions - A method and equipment for reducing or avoiding multiple dispersions in fluid flows each consisting of two or more non-mixable fluid components with different specific gravities and viscosities, in particular fluid flows of oil, gas and water from different oil/gas production wells (B | 2009-05-21 |
20090126928 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO ANALYZE DOWNHOLE FLUIDS USING IONIZED FLUID SAMPLES - Apparatus and methods to analyze downhole fluids are described herein. A disclosed example method involves obtaining a sample of a downhole fluid. Additionally the example method involves ionizing at least a portion of the sample to decompose molecules having a relatively high molar mass into molecules having a relatively lower molar mass. Further, the example method involves analyzing the ionized portion of the sample to determine a parameter of the downhole fluid sample. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126929 | TREATING NAHCOLITE CONTAINING FORMATIONS AND SALINE ZONES - A method for treating a nahcolite containing subsurface formation includes removing water from a saline zone in or near the formation. The removed water is heated using a steam and electricity cogeneration facility. The heated water is provided to the nahcolite containing formation. A fluid is produced from the nahcolite containing formation. The fluid includes at least some dissolved nahcolite. At least some of the fluid is provided to the saline zone. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126930 | Cement Composition for Carbon Dioxide Supercritical Environment - The invention provides a cement composition resistant to carbon dioxide including a hollow element for trapping carbonation products. The hollow element can be an additional component added to the cement composition, this component is made of hollow spherical or quasi spherical particles as cenospheres, sodium-calcium-borosilicate glass, silica-alumina microspheres, or a combination thereof. Or the hollow element is a spherical or quasi spherical void made in the set cement, for example by foaming the cement composition with a gas as air, nitrogen or a combination thereof. Use of such cement composition in carbon dioxide application is disclosed. Additionally, a method to cement a part of a borehole in presence with carbon dioxide is disclosed, a method to repair a part of a borehole in presence with carbon dioxide is disclosed using the above cement composition and a method to plug a part of a borehole in presence with carbon dioxide is disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126931 | Compositions and Methods for Water Control and Strengthening Unconsolidated Formations - The present invention relates, in general, to subterranean fluids, and more particularly, to subterranean drilling fluids that may be useful for reducing the production of water from a portion of a subterranean formation and/or stabilizing an unconsolidated portion of a subterranean formation while drilling. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the flow of water from a portion of a subterranean formation that comprise contacting the portion of the subterranean formation with an organoaluminum compound, the organoaluminum compound being capable of forming a reaction product in the presence of water. The present invention also includes methods of drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation, methods of enhancing the stability of an unconsolidated portion of a subterranean formation, methods of stabilizing an unconsolidated portion of a subterranean formation, and drilling fluids. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126932 | REVERSIBLE POLYMERIC GELATION FOR OILFIELD APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to the synthesis and use in oilfield applications of copolymers which can undergo the Diels-Alder reaction to form a gel. Under appropriate conditions, the retro Diels-Alder reaction can take place to provide for decreasing the viscosity of the aforementioned gel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126933 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING DEBRIS FROM A WELL | 2009-05-21 |
20090126934 | Kerogen Extraction from Subterranean Oil Shale Resources - The present invention is directed to methods for extracting a kerogen-based product from subsurface (oil) shale formations, wherein such methods rely on fracturing and/or rubblizing portions of said formations so as to enhance their fluid permeability, and wherein such methods further rely on chemically modifying the shale-bound kerogen so as to render it mobile. The present invention is also directed at systems for implementing at least some of the foregoing methods. Additionally, the present invention is also directed to methods of fracturing and/or rubblizing subsurface shale formations and to methods of chemically modifying kerogen in situ so as to render it mobile. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126935 | Gas lift plunger arrangement - A plunger in a plunger lift system in an oil and gas well includes shaped grooves spaced along the plunger body, angled fins or below the grooves, an elongated interior cavity open at the bottom, and passages connecting the interior cavity to the grooves. The shape, sizing and spacing of the grooves improves plunger seal and decreases liquid loss during plunger lift. The flutes or fins spin the plunger to clean the tubing string and prevent the plunger from becoming stuck in the lubricator. The interior cavity lightens the plunger and, in combination with the passages, improves the seal created by the shaped grooves. A method of controlling fluid flow in a tubing string in the plunger lift system includes the elongated plunger controllably traveling vertically therethrough, including the steps of: arranging an array of side holes through a side wall of the elongated plunger, wherein the side holes create turbulence in gas within the tubing string; and rotating the elongated plunger about a longitudinal axis thereof, as the plunger travels through the tubing string in the plunger lift system. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126936 | Actuating mechanism - An actuating mechanism ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126937 | Self-Standing Riser System Having Multiple Buoyancy Chambers - A multi-tiered self-standing riser system includes one or more intermediate buoyancy chambers configured to provide an upward lifting force on strings of associated riser assemblies. The intermediate chambers have either an open-bottomed or closed container design. The chambers can further include an auxiliary buoyant material designed to either mix with or contain pressurized fluids injected into the chambers. The self-standing riser system further includes a lower riser assembly affixed to a primary well-drilling fixture. The system also includes an upper riser assembly and one or more additional buoyancy chambers disposed in either direct or indirect communication with one another, as well as with drilling, production and exploration equipment as required by associated operations. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126938 | UTILITY SKID TREE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA WELLHEAD - A utility skid tree system for subsea wellheads enables a tree to be mounted by and interface with utility skids. Production bore access is provided through an extended production wing block. The system reacts and transfers installation loads and potential snag loads to the conductor. The tree accepts skids for flow boosting, metering, water-oil separation, etc. A conventional choke may be fitted outboard of the utility insert profile. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126939 | Electromagnetic Data Processing System - Method and computer program for accepting controlled-source electromagnetic (“CSEM”) source and receiver data ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126940 | Method and System for Well Production - Disclosed herein are methods for preparing a wellbore for production or injection. The methods may include the steps of positioning a completion longer than 300 m comprising an inflow control device (ICD) having radial flow paths in the wellbore adjacent to a filtercake and determining the pressure required to lift the filtercake off of the wellbore. The radial flow paths of the ICD are designed such that when the filtercake adjacent to a downstream portion of the ICD completion is removed, the pressure drop across the first downstream part of the ICD completion is sufficient to maintain a drawdown pressure high enough such that the second upstream filtercake is also removed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126941 | TUBULAR CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus to receive a tubular member includes a contact member configured to engage the tubular member, and a control mechanism operably coupled to the contact member, wherein the control mechanism is configured to dampen movement of at least one of the tubular member and the contact member as the tubular member engages the contact member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126942 | High Pressure Insulated Electrical, Fiber and Tubing Feed-through Fitting Assembly - A protective pressure-resistant enclosure, or housing is provided, which can be incorporated into a production assembly within a wellbore. A conductor associated with the monitoring system is passed through a bulkhead using a hermetically sealed arrangement wherein fluid cannot pass between the conductor and the bulkhead. In a currently preferred embodiment, the sealed arrangement includes a conductor fitting which surrounds the conductor and forms a first fluid seal between the conductor fitting and the bulkhead. A compression member is then affixed to the conductor fitting. A pair of nested ferrules are disposed between the conductor fitting and the compression member. When the conductor fitting and the compression member are secured to one another, the ferrules are compressed together to form an active fluid seal against the conductor. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126943 | Cable-Protective Pipe Section, a Method of Protectively Arranging at Least One Cable on the Outside of the Pipe Section and Use of a Device for Protecting the Cable - The invention concerns a cable-protective pipe section of a pipe string for a well. The invention also concerns a method of protectively arranging at least one cable on the outside of and along at least one pipe section of the pipe string, and also the use of a cable-retaining strip to secure at least one cable along the at least one pipe section. According to the invention, at least one cable is arranged on the outside of and along the pipe string, where the cable is secured to at least one cable protector coupled to the outside of at least one pipe section of the pipe string. The invention is characterized in that the cable protector is constituted by a cable-retaining strip. The cable-retaining strip is provided with at least one continuous cable track arranged along the cable-retaining strip, the cable track opening outwards relative to the pipe section. The at least one cable is also secured to the at least one cable track, whereby the cable is protected from the external environment. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126944 | System for Radially Expanding and Plastically Deforming a Wellbore Casing - A system for radially expanding an expandable tubular within a wellbore to form a wellbore casing. In some embodiments, the system includes a support member insertable within and displaceable relative to the expandable tubular, an expansion cone coupled to the support member, a tubular sleeve translatably disposed about the support member, an annular chamber between the tubular sleeve and the expandable tubular, and a tubular piston disposed in the annular chamber, the tubular piston dividing the annular chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. The support member has a tubular body with an axial flowbore, a first radial passage, and a second radial passage. The tubular sleeve has a third and a fourth radial passage. The flowbore is in fluid communication with the first chamber when the first and third radial passages are aligned, and with the second chamber when the second and fourth radial passages are aligned. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126945 | ANCHORING AND SEALING SYSTEM FOR CASED HOLE WELLS - An apparatus includes a casing and a sealing element that is retained in the casing. The sealing element has an unset state in which the sealing element has a first radial thickness and a set state in which the sealing element has a second radial thickness that is greater than the first radial thickness to form a seal between the casing and an inner tubular member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING AND SERVICING SUBTERRANEAN WELLS WITH ROTATING COILED TUBING - A system is provided for drilling and/or servicing a well bore using continuous lengths of coiled tubing in which a turntable assembly rotates a coiled tubing reel assembly and a counter balance system about the well bore such that the coiled tubing is rotated while in the wellbore. A coiled tubing injector may be provided on a separate turntable assembly or on the same turntable assembly as the reel assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126947 | SWELLABLE MATERIAL AND METHOD - A swellable material seal includes a quantity of swellable material disposed in a geometric configuration; and a plurality of openings in the material to enhance wettability thereof by a swelling fluid and method. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126948 | Use of rhamnolipid-based formulations for fire suppression and chemical and biological hazards - The present invention relates to rhamnolipid-based formulations for bio-hazard coatings and fire extinguishing compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to the methods of extinguishing fires and protecting objects by using the formulations of the present invention. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126949 | Inerting method and device for extinguishing a fire - The present invention relates to an inerting method for extinguishing a fire in a closed room in which the oxygen content in the closed room is reduced to a specific inerting level within a given time (x), as well as a device for carrying out the method. In order to achieve the most exacting design possible to the inert gas fire-extinguishing system used during the inerting method, and in particular the most precise dimensioning possible to the inert gas to be provided, while simultaneously adhering to the required fire-fighting stage and re-ignition prevention stage necessary when extinguishing fires, the invention provides for the inerting level to be kept to the re-ignition prevention level within a given regulation range. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126950 | Residential Flat Plate Concealed Sprinkler - A pendant sprinkler preferably includes a body having an inner surface defining a passageway. The passageway includes an inlet and an outlet spaced apart along the longitudinal axis and defines a K-factor of about 5. The sprinkler also includes a closure assembly adjacent the outlet to occlude the outlet and a thermally responsive support means for maintaining the closure assembly adjacent the outlet. Also provided are means for distributing a flow of fluid over a protection area ranging from about 144 square feet to about 400 square feet, the fluid distribution having a density of at least 0.05 gallons per minute per square foot (0.05 gpm/ft | 2009-05-21 |
20090126951 | How to control forest fires through the use of fire-fighting helicopters - The Typhoon Effect company—has a super-size fire helicopter, called the Typhoon Effect (V-3) which carries thousands of tons of water in a tank connected with a shower system. When the fire helicopter pours heavy showers over the forest fire, the heavy showers act as a typhoon. When this fire helicopter slowly comes down close to the forest fire, the effect of the rain and wind gets stronger, blowing the forest fire away, and then freezing it under the ignition point around the fire. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126952 | Air-borne fire extinguisher system - An airborne fire extinguisher system comprising a twin-rotor aircraft and a means for discharging a fire suppressant over a fire front in a target area. The means for discharging the fire suppressant comprises a retractable hose to carry the fire suppressant exiting from the container and a nozzle assembly attached to the free end of the retractable hose. A telescopic arm means achieves swinging of the retractable hose to obtain desired vertical reach and angular coverage over the fire front is coupled to the retractable hose. A nozzle assembly receiving the telescopic arm and the retractable hose at its one end amplifies the pressure of the fire suppressant before finally exiting through a hemispherical nozzle and fixed at the other end of the nozzle assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126953 | System for Co-Ordinated Ground Processing - The invention relates to a system for co-ordinated soil cultivation, said system comprising a plurality of soil compacting devices (W | 2009-05-21 |
20090126954 | Multi-mode drill with an electronic switching arrangement - A drill includes a housing with a motor coupled to an output spindle via a transmission. A mode collar can be rotatably mounted on the housing for movement that corresponds to different modes of operation. The mode collar can be coupled to an electronic switch to operate a movable member thereof. The coupling can include a switch housing including a slide member, an actuation spring member and a return spring member. The mode collar can have a cam surface and a cam follower in the form of a shift pin that moves the slide member, causing actuation of the switch. The actuation spring member provides a biasing force that is sufficient to overcome a biasing force of a switch spring member to move the movable member into the actuated position. The mode collar can also enable and disable contact between a fixed hammer member and a movable hammer member mounted around the output spindle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126955 | Hammer drill with hard hammer support structure - A drill housing supports an output spindle comprising a material that is relatively soft. The non-rotating hammer member can be mounted around the output spindle, adjacent its forward end, and adjacent the relatively soft material of the drill housing. The non-rotating hammer member can include support slots located along its edge. Support rods that are made of a relatively hard material can extend through the support slots to support the non-rotating hammer member. A plurality of recesses can be provided in the relatively soft material of the drill housing to support the non-rotating hammer member. A hammer mode shift mechanism can be configured to move the non-rotating hammer member along the support rods between a first position corresponding to a non-hammer mode and a second position corresponding to a hammer mode. The relatively hard support rods support the non-rotating hammer member to thereby resist damage to the relatively soft material of the housing member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126956 | Multi-mode hammer drill with shift lock - A shift bracket can be mounted on a shift rod for movement between a first, high-speed drilling mode and a second, low-speed drilling mode. Cooperating shift lock surfaces can be associated with the shift bracket and the shift rod, respectively. For example, a groove in the can create a shift lock surface on the shift rod. The shift bracket can be moved into a locked configuration where the cooperating shift lock surfaces can engage each other preventing movement of the bracket out of the high-speed drilling mode. The hammer mode can correspond to the high-speed drilling mode, but not to the low-speed drilling mode. A spring member can bias the bracket toward the locked position. An actuation member can be coupled to the shift bracket to overcome the biasing member and to rotate or perpendicularly move the bracket into an unlocked position. The actuation member can also move the shift member from the first mode to the second mode. | 2009-05-21 |