40th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140290927 | HEATING AND COOLING APPARATUS - A heating/cooling plate device for heating and/or cooling an object through a range of operating temperatures extending both above and below ambient. The device having a heating element to heat the plate, and a vapor compression refrigeration system through which refrigerant flows to cool the plate. Greater control of the heating and cooling of the plate is achieved by positioning the heater element substantially at the exit of an expansion valve of the evaporation compression system as this provides thermal energy to the refrigerant as it enters the evaporator. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290928 | Coordinated Flow Control - A method of coordinated flow control in a heat exchanger system includes adjusting a position of a variable actuator of the heat exchanger system if an associated monitored temperature of the heat exchanger system needs adjustment, determining if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is within a predetermined range of positions, adjusting a position of a discrete actuator of the heat exchanger system if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is not within the predetermined range of positions, and resetting the position of the variable actuator in response to adjusting the position of the discrete actuator. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290929 | HEAT PIPE HEAT SINK WITH HEATING UNIT - A heat sink is disclosed including a cold plate, a plurality of heat pipes, a plurality of fins, and a heating unit. The cold plate has a first surface adapted to thermally couple to a heat source. Each of the heat pipes has an evaporator section thermally coupled to the cold plate and a condenser section coupled to the evaporator section. The plurality of fins are thermally coupled to the condenser sections of the plurality of heat pipes. The heating unit is adapted to heat condenser sections of a subset of the plurality of heat pipes. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290930 | WIRED PIPE COUPLER CONNECTOR - A wired pipe coupler includes a coupler carrier having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, first and second metal plates carried by the first side and one or more antennas supported by the second side. The coupler also includes one or more electrical connectors electrically coupling the metal plates to one or more of the one or more antennas, a a grounding plate formed of a conductive material and a layer of insulating material disposed between the metal plates and the grounding plate. The first metal plate, the grounding plate and the layer of insulating material form a first capacitor and the second metal plate, the grounding plate and the layer of insulating material form a second capacitor. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290931 | High Temperature Solder For Downhole Components - A downhole tool conveyable within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises a first component, a second component, and a solder electrically and mechanically coupling the first and second components, wherein the solder comprises or consists of: from 0.001 to 1.0 weight % of copper; from 2.5 to 4.0 weight % of silver; from 0.01 to 0.25 weight % of manganese; and tin. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290932 | Gripper Assembly for a Coiled Tubing Injector - The present disclosure provides an improved gripper shoe for a coiled tubing injector having a gripper shoe having a plurality of arcuate gripper elements spaced apart at predetermined intervals, a gripper carrier having a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, a first wall and a second wall located on the upper surface of the base, means for securing the gripper carrier to a continuous chain of a coiled tube injector located on the lower surface of the gripper assembly, and means for securing the gripper shoe to the gripper carrier, such that the gripper shoe is securely received by, and releasable from, the gripper carrier. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290933 | DEBRIS BARRIER ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus for a debris barrier assembly having a sleeve, an outer housing assembly coupled to the sleeve, and first and second biasing members disposed within the outer housing assembly. A support member is coupled to the sleeve and is in contact with an end of the first and second biasing members. The debris barrier assembly is coupled to a polished bore receptacle to prevent debris from entering the PBR. The debris barrier assembly is operable to compensate for a pressure differential between the internal region of the PBR and the external region of the surrounding wellbore. The debris barrier assembly and the PBR may be run in the wellbore on a work string, and the sleeve may be actuated to actuate a downhole tool connected to the sleeve to perform a downhole operation. The debris barrier assembly may be retrieved from the wellbore using the work string. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290934 | RADIO FREQUENCY HEAT APPLICATOR FOR INCREASED HEAVY OIL RECOVERY - A radio frequency applicator and method for heating a geological formation is disclosed. A radio frequency source configured to apply a differential mode signal is connected to a coaxial conductor including an outer conductor pipe and an inner conductor. The inner conductor is coupled to a second conductor pipe through one or more metal jumpers. One or more current chokes, such as a common mode choke or antenna balun, are installed around the outer conductor pipe and the second conductor pipe to concentrate electromagnetic radiation within a hydrocarbon formation. The outer conductor pipe and the second conductor pipe can be traditional well pipes for extracting hydrocarbons, such as a steam pipe and an extraction pipe of a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) system. An apparatus and method for installing a current choke are also disclosed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290935 | STIMULATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a stimulation method comprising the steps of arranging a fluid-activated gun in a well through a well head and/or a blowout preventer, dividing the well into a first and a second part, the first part being closer to the well head and/or blowout preventer than the second part, pressurising the first part of the well with a hot fluid, the hot fluid having a temperature which is higher than the temperature of the formation at a downhole point of injection, activating the fluid-activated gun, thereby converting energy from the pressurised hot fluid into mechanical waves, directing said mechanical waves into the formation, and injecting the hot fluid into the formation simultaneous to activation of the fluid-activated gun by means of the hot fluid. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a stimulation system for stimulation of oil production in an oil field. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290936 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURE MONITORING USING ACTIVE SEISMIC SOURCES WITH RECEIVERS IN THE TREATMENT WELL - A method for obtaining information about a hydraulic fracturing operation in a fracture zone in a well, comprises a) providing at least one acoustic sensor in the well and at least one acoustic source, b) injecting fracturing fluid into the well so as to cause fractures in a fracture zone in the surrounding formation, c) using the acoustic source to send an acoustic signal and using the acoustic receiver to receive the signal, d) repeating step c) at least once, and e) processing the received signals using a microprocessor so as to obtain information about the fractures. The source may be at the earth's surface or in a second well. Step e) may comprise measuring first-arriving acoustic waves or measuring reflected or diffracted acoustic waves. The information gained in step e) may be used to control the injection of fracturing fluid or detect out-of-zone water injection. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290937 | SHALE FRACTURE FLOW SIMULATION APPARATUS - An apparatus having conduits, flattened tubing or pipes of varying widths, heights and/or lengths may simulate a network of fractures that may be used to experimentally evaluate the flow of treatment fluids (e.g. fracturing fluids) within narrow, shale-type fractures. The tubing or pipes each have an interior space with a height and a width, and in one non-limiting embodiment the ratio of height/width is at least 10. The conduits may be constructed of flattened tubing or constructed from components designed and engineered to have the correct height/width ratio. The apparatus may be used to empirically develop diversion principles, more precise numeric models and the parameter relationships that control fluid diversion, secondary fracture initiation and the development of complex fracture networks. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290938 | Circumferential Displacement Tool System - Just above an oil wellbore, an example circumferential displacement tool grips a threaded coupling in performing a circumferential displacement method of properly tightening the coupling to an upper sucker rod and/or to a lower one. In some examples, upper and lower joints of the coupling are tightened sequentially and independently to ensure proper circumferential displacement at each joint. In some examples, during disassembly of a string of rods being withdrawn from the wellbore, the tool can unscrew the coupling selectively from either the upper rod or the lower one. In some examples, a controller monitors the tightening or unscrewing of a joint and derives a joint signature based on a series of torque and rotation readings sampled during the make or break operations. The controller, in some examples, identifies a defective joint by comparing the joint signature to a predetermined reference. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290939 | Exercising a Well Tool - An exercise tool assembly for operating a downhole tool auxiliary to a primary actuator system of the downhole tool includes a cylinder mandrel configured to be received in the central bore of the downhole tool. A piston mandrel is in and sealed with the cylinder mandrel. The exercise tool assembly is configured to couple to an actuator sleeve of the downhole tool and to couple to the downhole tool at a location apart from the actuator sleeve. The piston mandrel is responsive to a change in pressure in the central bore to translate relative to the cylinder mandrel and translate the coupling with the actuator sleeve relative to the coupling at the location apart from the actuator sleeve. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290940 | Systems and Methods for the Evaluation of Passive Pressure Containment Barriers - Systems and methods for the advance, real-time and/or post-event evaluation of inaccessible passive pressure containment barriers using an iterative process. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290941 | Sample Capture Prioritization - A method for determining formation fluid sample quality includes analyzing sample capture data to identify distinguishing features indicative of whether a successful sample capture has occurred within a downhole tool. The method further includes prioritizing, based on the analysis, the sample capture data for transmission to a surface system. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290942 | METHOD FOR INJECTING LOW SALINITY WATER - Methods, apparatuses and computer readable instructions for determining the effectiveness of, and for performing, a low salinity waterflood. An ion diffusion distance value is determined based on the rate of diffusion of ions within the rock of a reservoir and the residency time of floodwater within the reservoir. The thickness of the layers of the reservoir are compared to this ion diffusion value to determine the effectiveness of performing a low salinity waterflood and also to enable the effective control of a waterflood and to assist in the determination of locations of wells. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290943 | Stabilized Fluids In Well Treatment - Proppant pillar placement in a fracture with a stabilized slurry treatment fluid. A method of placing a proppant pack by injecting a well treatment fluid comprising proppant and a stabilized slurry, and a slurry destabilizing system to consolidate solids from the slurry, and placing the proppant in the fracture in a plurality of proppant clusters forming pillars spaced apart by fluid flow channels from the formation through the fracture toward the wellbore. Also, a system for implementing the method, and the propped fracture system obtained as a result of placing the proppant pack into the fracture according to the method. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290944 | Zonal Isolation Utilizing Cup Packers - Zone isolation is a leading concern for operators that wish to fluidly treat a well. Typically in an open hole packers hydraulically actuated solid body packers have been are deployed at particular intervals along the wellbore to provide zonal isolation of various formations or portions of a formation. By isolating the various zones valves may be selectively opened or closed to treat a particular zone independently of the remainder of the well. In an improvement over the past procedures a cup style packer that is particularly useful in open hole may now be used. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290945 | METHODS OF ZONAL ISOLATION AND TREATMENT DIVERSION - Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore, by providing a treatment fluid comprising a blend including a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 3 mm and 2 cm and a second amount of particulates having a second average size between about 1.6 and 20 times smaller than the first average particle size or a second amount of flakes having a second average size up to 10 times smaller than the first average particle size; by introducing the treatment fluid into the well bore; and by creating a plug with the treatment fluid. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290946 | BIG GAP ELEMENT SEALING SYSTEM - A sealing system includes a packing element having a groove in a surface thereof. The packing element is adapted to form a double hump configuration upon compression. The sealing system may include a first ring member disposed a first end of the packing element, a second ring member is disposed at a second end of the packing element, a first seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the first ring member, and a second seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the second ring member. A first inner back-up ring is disposed laterally outward of the first seal ring. The first inner back-up ring includes slots. A first outer back-up ring is disposed adjacent the first inner back-up ring and includes slots, wherein that slots in the first outer back-up ring are offset from the slots in the first inner back-up ring. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290947 | Radiused ID Baffle - A method for servicing a subterranean formation comprising providing a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation, and placing a wellbore servicing tool in the wellbore, wherein the wellbore servicing tool comprises a baffle, wherein the baffle comprises a seat contoured to match a spherical zone of an obturator. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290948 | Pressure-Activated Switch - A first end of a conductive spring is embedded in a wall of a large chamber of a piston housing. The spring is held in tension by a second end of the spring being pinned against a bead contact by a trigger pin. The diameter of the piston and a tensile breaking strength of the trigger pin are selected so that the trigger pin is breakable and the tension in the spring is releasable upon the presence of a predetermined pressure difference between a pressure on the contact side of the piston and a pressure on the pinning side of the piston. Release of tension in the spring closes an electrical circuit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290949 | Apparatus, Module, Device and Method for Shearing Objects - An apparatus, a module, a device and a method for shearing objects are disclosed. The apparatus is configured for insertion into a borehole. The apparatus comprises: a primary axis; a movable shearing means; and a deflecting means. The deflecting means and the movable shearing means are mutually configured such that, when the movable shearing means is driven by a driving force in a direction parallel to the primary axis, the movable shearing means slides along the deflecting means and at least a portion of the movable shearing means is deflected in a direction towards to the primary axis. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290950 | Multi-Scale, Multi-Layer Diode Grid Array Rectenna - An antenna for receiving electromagnetic energy with multiple grid arrays includes first and second grid patterns of diodes each acting as a half-wave rectifying element when illuminated by the electromagnetic energy whereby the electromagnetic energy is efficiently converted into electrical current at an output even when the electromagnetic energy is randomly polarized. The multiple grid arrays are spaced from one another and can also be offset from one another. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, the first and second grid patterns of diodes have varying diode densities. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290951 | FILTERCAKE REMOVAL USING EXOTHERMIC IN-SITU NITROGEN-PRODUCING REACTANTS - Removal of filtercake particles from a wellbore is achieved by injecting two (2) water-soluble nitrogen-containing salts and an organic acid resulting in the generation of nitrogen gas and elevated temperature. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290952 | Flameless Heating Method - A method of cleaning a wellbore that may include pumping a process fluid through a flameless heating unit, controlling the flameless heating unit to heat the process fluid to a temperature in a range sufficient to chemically alter or induce phase change(s) to one or more deposits disposed in the wellbore, and transferring the process fluid from the flameless heating unit into the wellbore. Other steps may include using the heated process fluid to operate a tool, optionally by wireline operations, operatively disposed in the wellbore, whereby the heated process fluid and the tool work collectively to affect the removability of deposits. The flameless heating unit may include an internal combustion engine, a dynamic heat generator operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, and one or more pumps configured to provide a discharged fluid to the dynamic heat generator. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290953 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBONS RECOVERY FROM A FORMATION CONTAINING A CRUDE OIL - A hydrocarbon recovery composition comprising vinylidene olefin sulfonates is described. A method of treating a crude oil formation and a method of preparing the hydrocarbon recovery composition are also described. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290954 | Wellbore Strengthening Composition - In one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a wellbore strengthening composition including at least one polymer capable of polymerizing through a free radical polymerization reaction from the group of epoxy acrylates, modified epoxy acrylates, epoxy precursors, modified epoxy vinyl esters, unsaturated polyesters, urethane(meth)acrylates, polyester acrylates, epoxy vinyl ester resins having the wherein R and R | 2014-10-02 |
20140290955 | METHOD - The invention provides a method for increasing the retention of a scale inhibitor within a hydrocarbon producing system, including the steps of: (i) pre-flushing said system with a liquid; (ii) treating said system with a scale inhibitor; and (iii) over-flushing said system with a composition comprising an ionic polymer and a liquid carrier, wherein the concentration of said ionic polymer in said composition is 5 to 50% wt. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290956 | HIGH PRESSURE PUMP - A pump assembly including a plunger in communication with a pumpable media, a plurality of combustion chambers and a plurality of pistons. Each piston is associated with one of the combustion chambers. The pistons are in communication with the plunger and operatively arranged to together collectively urge the plunger in a pumping direction when the combustion chambers are triggered for displacing the pumpable media with the plunger. Also included is a method of pumping a media. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290957 | Reactor Tank - Disclosed is an improved water treatment cavitation reactor cone. The tank operates on a continuous flow of fluids which are subjected to ultrasonic waves in combination with a high level of injected ozone. The treatment tank includes a tangential inlet that induces a rotating flow into the tank thereby increasing the mixing of the ozone within the effluent. The effluent is further treated with DC current. The treatment tank provides a cost efficient and environmentally friendly process and apparatus for cleaning and recycling fluids as contaminated as frac water, used to stimulate gas production from shale formations, as well as other types of fluids having various levels of contaminants such as aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and suspended solids. The calcium carbonate scaling tendency is reduced to an acceptable level without the use of acids, ion exchange materials, or anti scaling chemicals which is of economical and environmental significance and benefit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290958 | Use of Nanoparticles in Cleaning Well Bores - Embodiments relate to removing residue from a well bore and well bore equipment with a treatment fluid composition, and in some embodiments, to treatment fluid compositions that comprise nanoparticles. An embodiment provides a method of removing drilling fluid residue from the surfaces of well equipment. The method comprising: applying a solid nanoparticle film to at least a portion of the surfaces of the well equipment with a treatment fluid comprising solid nanoparticles; and allowing the solid nanoparticles to interact with the surfaces of the well equipment and the drilling fluid residue adhered to the surfaces of the well equipment to remove at least a portion of the drilling fluid residue from the surfaces of the well equipment. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290959 | FLOW STOP VALVE - A flow stop valve ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140290960 | Annular Circulation Valve and Methods of Using Same - Valves comprise a chamber having a piston disposed therein. One side of the piston defines a hydrostatic chamber in fluid communication with an outside environment, such as wellbore annulus, through a port. Operatively associated with the piston on the other side is a sleeve in sliding engagement with an inner mandrel. The inner mandrel comprises a port that is initially blocked by the sleeve. Upon an increase in pressure within the annulus, the piston is moved causing the port in the sleeve to align with the port in the inner mandrel thereby allowing fluid to flow from the annulus into the bore of the inner mandrel. As a result, fluid can be circulated through the valve, or pressure within the annulus can be reduced. A return member is operatively associated with the piston to urge the piston toward the closed position after pressure within the wellbore annulus is reduced. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290961 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A RISER LESS COILED TUBING - A method and system are for establishing and operating a riser less coiled tubing intervention arrangement from a surface vessel, the vessel having a deck and a coiled tubing reel holding a coiled tubing, and where a subsea injector is connectable to a head of a subsea borehole. The method includes: arranging; the coiled tubing in a surface injector and the subsea injector, attaching, the surface injector to a lifting tackle of the vessel; after connecting a tool string to the coiled tubing, lowering the coiled tubing tool string and the subsea injector through the sea to the head by running the surface injector while paying out coiled tubing from the coiled tubing reel; and inserting, the tool string in the head and connecting the subsea injector to the head. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290962 | VALVE SYSTEM - A valve system for use in a wellbore includes a side pocket mandrel and one or more well tools, where the side pocket mandrel includes an elongated body section provided with a connector at its ends, the elongated body section being provided with a substantially fully open main bore for alignment with the well tubing and an offset side pocket bore. At least one through opening is provided in the side pocket mandrel, leading into the side pocket bore, and at least one through opening is provided in the internal wall, leading into the main bore, where the at least two openings are in fluid communication through the side pocket bore, in which side pocket bore at least two valves are arranged in series to form a double fluid barrier between the main bore and an outside of the pocket mandrel, the at least two valves being independently retrievable through at least one installation opening arranged in the internal wall of the side pocket mandrel. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290963 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOWN-HOLE TOOLS - An apparatus and method for the actuation of down-hole tools are provided. The down-hole tool that may be actuated and controlled using the apparatus and method may include a reamer, an adjustable gauge stabilizer, vertical steerable tools, rotary steerable tools, by-pass valves, packers, whipstocks, down hole valves, latch or release mechanisms and/or anchor mechanisms. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290964 | PRESSURE CONTROL IN DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH OFFSET APPLIED IN RESPONSE TO PREDETERMINED CONDITIONS - A method of controlling pressure in a wellbore can include determining a desired well pressure setpoint, adding an offset to the setpoint in response to an actual well pressure deviating from the setpoint by a predetermined amount, and adjusting a flow control device, thereby influencing the actual well pressure toward the setpoint plus the offset. A well system can include a flow control device which variably restricts flow from a wellbore, and a control system which determines a desired well pressure setpoint, compares the setpoint to an actual well pressure, and adds an offset to the setpoint in response to a predetermined amount of deviation between the setpoint and the actual well pressure, whereby the control system adjusts the flow control device, and thereby influences the actual well pressure toward the setpoint plus the offset. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290965 | DEACTIVATION OF PACKER WITH SAFETY JOINT - A packer deactivation system can include a packer and a safety joint. Activation of the safety joint can prevent setting of the packer. A method for use with a subterranean well can include activating a safety joint in the well, and deactivating a packer connected to the safety joint, in response to the safety joint activating. Another packer deactivation system can include a safety joint and a packer drag block locking mechanism. Activation of the safety joint can operate the drag block locking mechanism, thereby preventing a drag block from displacing in a certain direction relative to a mandrel of a packer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290966 | Torsional Restraints For Downhole Transmissions - A noninvasive method for the affixing of a transmission in a downhole housing wherein the housing is deformed, creating an oval cross section, and inserting the transmission into the housing with the greatest cross section of the transmission being positioned along the major axis of the oval created and, thereafter, releasing pressure to cause said housing to return to its normal circular cross section. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290967 | WATER-CONSERVING FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS - Water-based fire protection systems are provided that enable water conservation during testing and maintenance and manage water use by the system. Water reclamation aspects allow for cost savings in operation, testing, and maintenance of the system and reduce environmental impact. For example, the present systems and operating methods afford water collection aspects, water conservation through reuse, sustainability, and a reduction in energy necessary for testing. The water collection and reuse features can be part of a water conservation system that is integrated with a fire protection system during installation or can be coupled to a preexisting fire protection system. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290968 | Sprinkler Assembly - A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290969 | FIRE SUPPRESSION AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method, system, and apparatus for the aerial delivery of fire suppressant comprising of an exterior shell with at least one input port, at least one output port, and at least one pocket. At least two skids affixed to the bottom of the exterior shell and a bladder is formed inside the exterior shell. A detonation cord affixed to the bladder and a detonation device are arranged in the at least one pocket and operably connected to the detonation cord configured to release a liquid contained in the bladder. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290970 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING METHOD USING SAME - The objective of the present invention is to provide an extinguishing agent which has excellent fire-extinguishing property and which exhibits high safety to the environment and human body. The fire extinguishing agent of the present invention is characterized in comprising a biosurfactant. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290971 | CONTROL OF THE WORKING FREQUENCY OF AN IMPACT MECHANISM - Control device of an impact mechanism operable by a pressure media having an element for reversing the axial pressurization of the percussion piston and the return of the medium. In order to achieve a controllability of impact mechanisms by which the energy and the frequency of the moved percussion piston can be adjusted, at least one channel switchable by the reversal as a return line for the medium from the percussion hammer has at least one switchable element for the flow control. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290972 | ACCUMULATOR - A hydraulic accumulator including an energy storage apparatus with a first piston face configured to reversibly compress an energy storage medium and a second piston face forming at least part of an inner surface of a corresponding second fluid chamber reversibly expandable by movement of the second piston face. A third piston face forms at least part of an inner surface of a corresponding third fluid chamber reversibly expandable by the third piston face. The first, second and third piston faces are coupled together. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290973 | PNEUMATIC TOOL HAVING A ROTATABLE OUTPUT SHAFT - a pneumatic tool includes a plastic tool body, a metal front hood connected to and disposed in front of the plastic tool body so as to define an accommodating space therebetween, and an air motor disposed within the accommodating space. The air motor includes a front bearing unit and a rear bearing unit disposed behind the front bearing unit. At least one of the front and rear bearing units is connected fixedly to the metal front hood. The air motor further includes a cylinder body disposed between the front and rear bearing units and connected integrally to the one of the front and rear bearing units, and a rotor disposed rotatably within the cylinder body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290974 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT IN A PNEUMATIC POWER TOOL - A drive arrangement in a pneumatic power tool includes a pneumatic motor with an output shaft, and a spindle for mounting a cutting element and which externally includes both a thread and an axial groove. A drive rotation of the spindle is driven by a drive gear that is engaged with the axial groove on the spindle and that is drivingly connected to the output shaft so as to rotate at a constant speed with respect to the output shaft. A feed gear is threaded upon the spindle and may be rotated with respect to the spindle in order to advance and retract the spindle. The feed gear is driven by one intermediate feed gear which is interchangeably drivingly connectable to the output shaft via a first and a second gear connection, respectively, so as to advance or retract the spindle. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290975 | SERVICE CABLE BOX - Cables boxes and cable distribution systems securely store and route network cables of different types and/or security classifications. More specifically, a service cable box can include one or more chambers that can secure secondary network cables of one or more types and/or classifications. The service cable box can have secure and unsecure connection chambers. Accordingly, the service cable box can segregate network connections of different types and/or security classifications and can selectively provide secured access thereto. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290976 | HALOGEN-FREE EXTRA-HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLE FOR RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK - A halogen-free extra-high-voltage cable for railway rolling stock includes a stranded conductor, an inner semi-conducting layer covering the stranded conductor, an outer semi-conducting layer provided on an outer periphery of the inner semi-conducting layer via an insulation layer, and a sheath layer on an outer periphery of the outer semi-conducting layer, the sheath layer containing 80 to 200 parts by weight of metal hydroxide and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of olefin-based polymer containing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a main component, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of not less than 40 wt % and less than 50 wt % and a melt flow rate of not more than 2.5 g/10 min and a resin composition is cross-linked. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290977 | SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT IN THE FORM OF A CONDUCTIVE STRIP THAT CAN BE EMBEDDED IN A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A STRIP - A strip of a semi-finished product ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140290978 | INSULATION STRUCTURE OF LEAD WIRE, TRANSFORMER HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR INSULATING LEAD WIRE - A lead wire for a stationary induction apparatus includes a conductor, a covering insulating layer provided on an outer periphery of the conductor, and an insulating sheet provided on the covering insulating layer. The insulating sheet includes base paper having a prescribed width, and insulating spacers disposed to protrude from the base paper at prescribed spacings in a longitudinal direction of the base paper. The insulating sheet is spirally wound continuously from a straight portion to a curved portion such that the insulating spacers come into contact with the covering insulating layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290979 | Method Of Manufacturing A Patterned Transparent Conductor - Method of manufacturing patterned conductor is provided, comprising: providing a conductivised substrate, wherein the conductivised substrate comprises a substrate and an electrically conductive layer; providing an electrically conductive layer etchant; providing a spinning material; providing a masking fiber solvent; forming a plurality of masking fibers and depositing the plurality of masking fibers onto the electrically conductive layer; exposing the electrically conductive layer to the electrically conductive layer etchant, wherein the electrically conductive layer that is uncovered by the plurality of masking fibers is removed from the substrate, leaving an interconnected conductive network on the substrate covered by the plurality of masking fibers; and, exposing the plurality of masking fibers to the masking fiber solvent, wherein the plurality of masking fibers are removed to uncover the interconnected conductive network on the substrate. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290980 | TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A touch screen comprises a glass substrate, a first conductive layer, an insulating adhesive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is directly formed on the glass substrate and comprises first conductive pattern areas; the insulating adhesive layer is attached to the glass substrate, and one side of the insulating adhesive layer close to the glass substrate forms a first groove; the first conductive pattern area is received in the first groove and insulated from each other; one side of the insulating adhesive layer away from the glass substrate, is provided with a second groove; and the second conductive layer is received in the second groove, thus forming a plurality of second conductive pattern areas insulated with each other. The first conductive layer is directly formed on the glass substrate and made of a metal material, thus omitting an adhesive layer and saving the cost. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290981 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes a board body, a signal transmission line laid in the board body, and a metal bracket attached to the board body. The metal bracket tightly abuts side surfaces of the board body and shields electromagnetic interference of the signal transmission line when the signal transmission line transmits high-speed differential signals. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290982 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board including: an insulating layer having first and second surfaces; a first circuit layer formed on the first surface of the insulating layer and including at least one first circuit pattern; a second circuit layer formed on the first circuit layer and including at least one second circuit pattern; and an insulating film formed in an insulating region of the first and second circuit layers. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290983 | STACKED MULTILAYER STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a stacked multilayer structure, including a first circuit layer having bumps, a plastic film stacked on the first circuit layer to fill up the space among the bumps so as to form a co-plane, and a second circuit layer formed on the co-plane and connected to the first circuit layer. The plastic film includes a glass fiber layer which is embedded and not exposed. The adhesion between plastic film and the second circuit layer is greatly improved because the glass fiber layer of the plastic film filling up the space among the bumps is not deformed and exposed outwards. Therefore, the yield and reliability of the stacked multilayer structure is increased. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290984 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A transparent conductive film includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a lead electrode, and a first connecting wire, the substrate includes a first region and a second region located on the edge of the substrate; the transparent conductive layer is embedded in the first region, the lead electrode is formed on the second region; first connecting wire is formed on the substrate and located between the transparent conductive layer and the lead electrode, thereby the conductive material of the first conductive mesh and that of second conductive mesh are electrically connected; the first connecting is arranged between the transparent conductive layer and the lead electrode for electrically connecting the transparent conductive layer and the lead electrode, which can enhance the electrical connection strength between the transparent conductive layer and the lead electrode, such that the conductivity of the conductive film is great, and the yield is improved. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290985 | EMBEDDED METAL STRUCTURES IN CERAMIC SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a method for producing a substrate comprising embedded conductive metal structures or metallizations, in particular for use as printed circuit boards. The aim of the invention is to allow the buried metallization of three-dimensional, i.e. curved or angular, substrates in addition to the two-dimensional flat and level, i.e. plate-shaped, substrates. According to the invention, this is achieved in that trenches and/or recesses are dug into the substrate using laser technology, and the metal structures are then produced in the trenches and/or recesses. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290986 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOUND AND RADIANT HEAT CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - An epoxy resin compound having an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and inorganic filler as main components is provided. The epoxy resin includes an epoxy resin of Chemical Formula. Accordingly, the thermal conductivity of the epoxy resin compound can be increased because the epoxy resin has a mesogen structure that facilitates crystallizability. In addition, a high radiant heat board can be provided by using the above-mentioned epoxy resin as an insulating material for a printed circuit board. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290987 | SOLUTION PROCESSED NANOPARTICLE-NANOWIRE COMPOSITE FILM AS A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR FOR OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electro-optic device includes a substructure, a layer of nanowires deposited on the substructure so as to form a network of nanowires having electrically connected junctions at overlapping nanowire portions and defining spaces void of the nanowires, and a plurality of electrically conducting and optically transparent nanoparticles disposed to at least partially fill a plurality of the spaces to provide additional electrically conducting pathways for the network of nanowires across the spaces. The network of nanowires and the plurality of electrically conducting and optically transparent nanoparticles form at least a portion of an optically transparent electrode of the electro-optic device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290988 | PATTERNED CONDUCTIVE POLYMER WITH DIELECTRIC PATCH - A patterned conductive structure includes a transparent substrate having a substrate surface. A conductive polymer layer is formed on the substrate surface. The conductive polymer layer has electrically conductive areas and deactivated areas that are less electrically conductive than the conductive areas. The conductive areas and the deactivated areas form a conductive pattern in the polymer layer. One or more transparent dielectric patches that are less electrically conductive than the deactivated areas are formed over at least a portion of one or more deactivated areas and one or more conductive wires are formed over at least one of the dielectric patches. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290989 | STRUCTURE OF VIA HOLE OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A structure of via hole of electrical circuit board includes an adhesive layer and a conductor layer that are formed after wiring is formed on a carrier board. At least one through hole extends in a vertical direction through the carrier board, the wiring, the adhesive layer, and the conductor layer and forms a hole wall surface. The conductor layer shows a height difference with respect to an exposed zone of the circuit trace in the vertical direction. A conductive cover section covers the conductor layer and the hole wall surface of the through hole. The carrier board is a single-sided board, a double-sided board, a multi-layered board, or a combination thereof, and the single-sided board, the double-sided board, and multi-layered board can be flexible boards, rigid boards, or composite boards combining flexible and rigid boards. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290990 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED COATING FILM PREPARED FROM CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD INCLUDING THE CURED FILM - A curable composition to be used for a printed wiring board is disclosed, which has an excellent flexibility and an excellent adhesive property with respect to both a plastic substrate and a conductive layer in the printed wiring board. The curable composition includes (A) a (meth)acrylate compound having a polyene structure, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a hydroxyl group; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator. From the curable composition, a cured coating film, and a printed wiring board including the cured coating film in the form of a predetermined pattern are obtained. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290991 | GOLD FINGER AND TOUCH SCREEN - A gold finger, includes a substrate, an embossable adhesive layer and a plurality of wires. The gold finger is achieved through adhering an embossable adhesive layer to a side of the substrate, providing grid-shaped grooves on a side of the embossable adhesive layer away from the substrate, embedding conductive grids of the wires in the grooves to form the wires. The gold finger is disposed on a sensing component, the wires of the gold finger are electrically connected with a circuit board through an anisotropic conductive adhesive. The contact area of the wire and the embossable adhesive layer is increased through embedding the conductive grid of the wire, which is grid-shaped structure, in the grooves such that the wires are tightly combined to the embossable adhesive layer and not easy to fall off or be scratched. The present invention further provides a touch screen containing the gold finger. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290992 | CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A conductive film may be provided that includes a base film, a primer layer formed on the base film, the primer layer having voids, and a conductive layer formed on the primer layer. The conductive layer may include a conductor that contains a nano-material forming a network structure. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290993 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers laminated therein; an active part including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body, having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and forming capacitance; an upper cover layer formed on the active part and including an upper marking electrode therein; and first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein when a thickness of the dielectric layer is d and a distance between a first internal electrode formed in the uppermost portion of the active part and the upper marking electrode is A1, 2d≦A1 is satisfied. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290994 | SURFACE-MODIFIED INORGANIC FILLER, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, BUILDUP FILM COMPOSITION FOR MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND THE MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a surface-modified inorganic filler, comprising the steps of: drying an inorganic filler; treating the inorganic filler with fluorine-containing gas to bond fluorine (F) to a part of the surface of the inorganic filler; and bonding a functional group-bonded silane coupling agent to another part of the surface of the inorganic filler, this other part of the surface thereof being not bonded with fluorine. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290995 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A transparent conductive film includes a transparent substrate and a polymer layer formed on the transparent substrate, a surface of the polymer layer is patterned to define a meshed trench, the meshed trench is filled with a conductive material to form a sending area, a periphery of the sensing area is printed with a lead, the lead is electrically connected to the conductive material in the meshed trench. Besides, a method of manufacturing the transparent conductive film is provided. In the transparent conductive film and the method, the trench is filled with a conductive material to form a sending area, and the lead is formed by printing and electrically connected to the conductive material, the yield of the lead of the transparent conductive film is relatively high. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290996 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOUND AND RADIANT HEAT CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an epoxy resin compound and a radiant heat circuit board using the same. The epoxy resin compound mainly includes an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and an inorganic filler. The epoxy resin includes a crystalline epoxy resin and a rubber additive to disperse the inorganic filler into the epoxy resin. The epoxy resin is used on a printed circuit board as an insulating material, so that a substrate having a high heat radiation property is provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290997 | MULTILAYER WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a multilayer wiring board that ensures sufficient adhesion between a resin insulating layer and a conductor layer and is excellent in connection reliability. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290998 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MOUNTING BOARD FOR MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - There is provided multilayer ceramic capacitor including, a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers laminated therein, an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through both end surfaces of the ceramic body, with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and having capacitance formed therein, an upper cover layer formed on an upper portion of the active layer, a lower cover layer formed on a lower portion of the active layer and having a thickness greater than that of the upper cover layer, first and second dummy electrode terminals provided in the lower cover layer to be alternately exposed through both end surfaces of the lower cover layer, and first and second external electrodes covering the both end surfaces of the ceramic body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140290999 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF AND CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTED THEREON - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces opposing each other, first and second side surfaces opposing each other, and first and second end surfaces opposing each other, a plurality of internal electrodes having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, electrode layers formed on the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the plurality of internal electrodes, and an impact absorption layer formed on the electrode layer so that an edge thereof is exposed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291000 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND WIRING BOARD HAVING BUILT-IN CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and an outer electrode. The ceramic body includes first and second principal surfaces, first and second lateral surfaces, and first and second end surfaces. The outer electrode is provided on the first principal surface. The outer electrode includes an underlying electrode layer containing Cu and glass, and a Cu plating layer. The underlying electrode layer is disposed on the first principal surface. The Cu plating layer is disposed on the underlying electrode layer. The Cu plating layer is thicker than the underlying electrode layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291001 | METHOD OF MAKING HYBRID WIRING BOARD WITH BUILT-IN STIFFENER AND INTERPOSER AND HYBRID WIRING BOARD MANUFACTURED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a method of making a hybrid wiring board. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the method includes: preparing a dielectric layer and a supporting board including a stiffener, a bump/flange sacrificial carrier and an adhesive, wherein the adhesive bonds the stiffener to the sacrificial carrier and the dielectric layer covers the supporting board; then removing the bump and a portion of the flange to form a cavity and expose the dielectric layer; then mounting an interposer into the cavity; and then forming a build-up circuitry that includes a first conductive via in direct contact with the interposer and provides signal routing for the interposer. Accordingly, the direct electrical connection between the interposer and the build-up circuitry is advantageous to high I/O and high performance, and the stiffener can provide adequate mechanical support for the build-up circuitry and the interposer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291002 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE - A printed circuit board module includes a first printed circuit board defining a plurality of front conductive pads formed on a top surface thereof and arranged along a transversal direction, and a second printed circuit board located on and welded to the first printed circuit board, the second printed board defining a plurality of first contacts formed on a top surface thereof for mating with a complementary connector. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291003 | Connecting Element for a Multi-Chip Module and Multi-Chip Module - A connecting element can be used for a multi-chip module. The connecting element is provided for establishing an electrical connection between two elements and has a carrier and a first electrically conductive connecting structure on a first main surface of the carrier. The first connecting structure is designed in such a way that the first connecting structure connects the first and second elements to each other. A multi-chip module can have such a connecting element and two elements, wherein the two elements are electrically connected to each other in a wireless manner by the connecting element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291004 | Carrier Tape for Tab-Package and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a carrier tape for TAB-package and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein a TAB tape including a base film having a central area and edge areas at both directions of the central area, a wiring pattern formed at the central area of the base film, a transfer area formed at the edge area of the base film and exposed by the base film, a plurality of sprocket holes arranged in a row on the transfer area and a metal pattern discretely formed from the wiring pattern, and formed at the edge areas of the base film, wherein the metal pattern is formed with a paired structure formed at both sides of the plurality of sprocket holes, such that the present invention has an advantageous effect in that no Cu layer or a metal layer exists at a portion of the sprocket holes from which friction is generated by a driving roller during assembly work between a drive IC and chips/drive IC and panel to dispense with generation of foreign objects such as Cu particles, thereby enhancing reliability of the product. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291005 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board includes a core substrate having a number of through-holes, and buildup insulating layers and buildup wiring layers alternately laminated on upper and lower surfaces of the core substrate, in which a first through-hole group is arranged in a first region in the core board at a first arrangement density, the first region being opposed to the semiconductor element connection pad formation region, a second through-hole group is arranged in a second region at a second arrangement density lower than the first arrangement density, the second region being located in an outer peripheral portion of the core substrate and away from the first region, and a third through-hole group is arranged in a third region at a third arrangement density higher than the second arrangement density, the third region being located between the first region and the second region. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291006 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SOLDER MOUNTING METHOD AND SOLDER MOUNT STRUCTURE - A printed circuit board solder mounting method of solder-jointing a first-land formed on a first-printed-circuit-board and a second-land formed on a second-printed-circuit-board together, includes: filling a solder-filling-hole with cream solder, the solder-filling-hole provided so as to be open in a planar region of the first-land; arranging a solder-drawing-hole so that the solder-drawing-hole and the solder-filling-hole face each other, the solder-drawing-hole being formed so as to be open in a planar region of the second region, having a center position to be superposed on a center position of the solder-filling-hole, and having a solder wettability higher than a solder wettability of the solder-filling-hole; melting the cream solder in the solder-filling-hole by reflow heating and causing at least part of the cream solder to ascend to the solder-drawing-hole facing the solder-filling-hole; and jointing the first-land and the second-land together by solidifying the cream solder interposed between the first-land and the second-land. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291007 | STACKED ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAP STRUCTURE - An EBG (electromagnetic bandgap) device with a stacked structure includes a first ground plane, a first power plane, a via, a second power plane, a second ground plane; a third power plane, and several ground vias. The first ground plane, the second power plane, and the second ground plane are connected through the several ground vias. The ground vias and the second power plane do not have actually electrical connection. The first ground plane, the first power plane, the second power plane, and the via form a first EBG structure and the first ground plane, the second ground plane, the third power plane and the several ground vias form a second EBG structure. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291008 | ELECTRODE PATTERN AND TOUCHSCREEN USING THE SAME - A touchscreen electrode pattern constituted by wavy conductive lines, each wavy conductive line includes multiple troughs of wave and multiple crests of waves, wherein an interval between adjacent troughs of waves in each wavy conductive line is larger than 1.5 times of a predetermined value, and an amplitude difference between adjacent trough of waves and crest of waves in each wavy conductive line is smaller than ⅓ times of the predetermined value. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291009 | INSULATING BODY WITH A CRUCIFORM SHIELD - The invention discloses an insulating body ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140291010 | PACKAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A package includes a base portion, and a lid which is placed on the base portion to define an inner space with the base portion and has a metal plate layer and a brazing material layer that is laminated on the metal plate layer, in which the base portion has a metalized layer which is joined with the brazing material layer around the inner space in a plane view, and the brazing material layer has a protrusion which protrudes in a opposite direction of the base portion on an outer peripheral side surface of the metal plate layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291011 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a substrate and a lid bonded on the substrate with a resin layer to seal an inside of the lid. The resin layer is formed at a part of the substrate to which the lid is mounted. A part where the lid is bonded on the substrate with resin layer forms a sealing portion. A glass layer is formed so as to cover the sealing portion. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291012 | Electronic Device - An electronic device is disclosed having a housing with a single opening, and an inner space accessible solely through the opening. A covering plate is positioned within the opening. An electrically conductive contact pin extends through the covering plate and into the inner space. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291013 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX - According to one embodiment, an electrical connection box includes: a base unit including a common circuit to be used in common to multiple vehicle models or grades; multiple kinds of option units respectively including an addition circuit selectively usable according to vehicle models or grades and, wherein: the common circuit of the base unit and the addition circuit of one of the option units cooperate together to form an electric circuit to be connected to a load provided on a vehicle body by combining the one of the option units with the base unit; and the base unit and the one of the option unit are mounted on a case of synthetic resin prepared for every vehicle model or grade and are then fixed to the vehicle body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291014 | PROTECTION MEMBER FOR CABLE - A protection member for protecting cables extending through an installing hole of a board includes a plate defining a through hole, and a flange portion extending out from a sidewall bounding the through hole. A number of resilient portions are extended from the flange portion. The flange portion is extended through the installing hole. The plate and the resilient portions are abutted against opposite sides of the board. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291015 | TRANSMISSION LINE FOR WIRED PIPE - The transmission line for wired pipe applications includes an inner conductor, an insulating material surrounding the inner conductor, the insulating material having an initial outer diameter, and a wire channel surrounding the insulating material and the inner conductor for at least a portion of a length of the transmission line. The wire channel is formed from at least two profiles forced together to compress the insulating material such that it has a final outer diameter that is less than the initial outer diameter. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291016 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRE HARNESS - An object is to achieve excellent wear resistance in a case where a flexible portion is partially formed in a protection member formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven fabric. A wire harness has a wire harness main body including at least one electric wire and a protection member. The protection member includes a path regulating portion formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven member in a state of covering at least a portion of the wire harness main body, and a bendable portion formed by covering the wire harness main body with the nonwoven member, adjacent to the path regulating portion along an extending direction of the wire harness main body, the bendable portion being more readily bent than the path regulating portion and being more depressed than the path regulating portion. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291017 | CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing first connecting terminals, a second terminal housing for housing second connecting terminals, insulating members aligned and housed in the second terminal housing, a connecting member for rotating a cam in a tightening direction and thereby pressing each contact point, a first fitting detection terminal provided on one of the first and second terminal housings, a second fitting detection terminal provided on the other of the first and second terminal housings so as to be slidable along a fitting direction of the two terminal housings, and a slide means that makes the second fitting detection terminal slide in accordance with the rotation of the cam and electrically connects the first fitting detection terminal to the second fitting detection terminal when fitting the two terminals housings and then rotating the cam in the tightening direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291018 | ELECTRIC CABLE FOR USE IN A WELDING DEVICE - An electric cable includes at least one power line having first and second ends, including multiple cores. Each core has a core insulation. All core insulations are enclosed by a common sheath. The core insulations and the sheath each include a material which is selected, independently of one another, from silicones, perfluorocarbons, cross-linked polyolefins, mica, glass fibers, ceramic fibers, and mixtures thereof. A first plug connector is arranged on the first end of the power line, and at least one second plug connector is arranged on the second end of the power line. The plug connectors each include a flame retardant containing polyurethane. A first connecting nut is arranged on the first plug connector, and at least one second connecting nut is arranged on the second plug connector. The connecting nuts each include a perfluorocarbon. A method uses the electric cable as a control line for a welding device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291019 | COATED ELECTRIC CABLE FOR USE IN A WELDING DEVICE - An electric cable includes at least one power line having first and second ends, including multiple cores. Each core has a core insulation. All core insulations are enclosed by a common sheath surrounded by an oversheath that includes a material selected from silicones, perfluorocarbons, mica, glass fibers, metal fibers, ceramic fibers, and mixtures thereof. A first plug connector is arranged on the power line first end. At least one second plug connector is arranged on the power line second end. Each plug connector is completely coated with the oversheath and includes a flame retardant containing polyurethane. A first connecting nut is arranged on the first plug connector At least one second connecting nut is arranged on a second plug connector. Each connecting nut includes a perfluorocarbon. The electric cable has high resistance to welding use conditions and may be used as a control line for a welding device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291020 | CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS IN CABLE JACKETS AND SEPARATORS - A cable, of the twisted pair or fiber optic type, includes conductors for permitting patch cord tracing between ports. In the case of a twisted pair cable, the conductors may be embedded within, or attached to a surface of, a separator. Alternatively, in the case of a twisted pair cable, the conductors may be embedded within, or attached to a surface of, a jacket. In the case of a fiber optic cable, the conductors may be located amongst strength members. Alternatively, in the case of a fiber optic cable, the conductors may be embedded within, or attached to a surface of, a jacket. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291021 | JUNCTION STRUCTURE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A junction structure for electronic device having an excellent bonding strength is provided. A junction structure for electronic device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a first metal layer containing nickel and a second metal layer containing gold, tin, and nickel, while the second metal layer includes an AuSn eutectic phase. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291022 | AMORPHOUS SHAPED CHARGE COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURE - A shaped charge incorporating an amorphous-based material component. The amorphous-based material component may be a liner for the shaped charge to enhance a jet for a perforating application. Other components of the shaped charge and/or perforating gun that accommodates the shaped charge may be of amorphous-based materials. Further, the liner and other components of the shaped charge may be manufactured by way of three dimensional printing. Indeed, a multi-material three dimensional print application may be utilized to form shaped charge components simultaneously along with an entire perforating gun system. Thus, tailored morphology and material gradient characteristics may be readily incorporated into the gun and shaped charge components with a considerable degree of precision. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291023 | MONITORING OF DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH FLOW AND DENSITY MEASUREMENT - A system includes one or more sensors configured to sense at least one characteristic of fluid entering a well, one or more sensors configured to sense at least one characteristic of fluid exiting a well; and one or more control systems that receive data from at least one of the sensors. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291024 | Closed-Loop Geosteering Device and Method - A closed-loop method for geosteering a subterranean borehole includes rotating a roll-stabilized control unit in the borehole, obtaining formation evaluation sensor measurements via sensors located in the control unit, and processing downhole the sensor measurements to obtain a corrective steering tool setting that may be applied to a steering tool to control a direction of drilling. A logging while drilling method includes obtaining sensor measurements via sensors located on a rotating roll-stabilized control unit and processing the sensor measurements to obtain an LWD image. A downhole tool includes a downhole tool body and a roll-stabilized control unit. The roll-stabilized control unit is deployed in a through bore of the tool body such that it is free to rotate with respect to the tool body. A tool face sensor and a partially shielded gamma ray sensor are deployed in the roll-stabilized control unit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291025 | MAINTAINING SHALE STABILITY BY PORE PLUGGING - Compositions and methods for improving wellbores stability of a hydrocarbon bearing shale formation using nanoparticles to decrease swelling and plug pore throats. | 2014-10-02 |
20140291026 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL OF A ROTARY CONTROL DEVICE INSERT OR A COMPONENT THEREOF - An apparatus for installing and removing a rotary control device insert or an element thereof has a first clamp with a receptacle suitable for receiving a flange of the rotary control device insert therein, a second clamp having an interior suitable for extending around a pipe, and a plurality of lines extending between the first clamp and the second clamp. The first clamp is movable between an open position and a closed position. The second clamp is movable between an open position and a closed position. Each of the clamps includes a first jaw and a second jaw connected to the first jaw by a hinged connection. | 2014-10-02 |