43rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100269936 | CHANNEL SWITCHING VALVE - In a preferred embodiment, a channel switching valve has a stator having a connecting surface and a body section having a connecting surface, and the stator and the body section are removably fixed to each other by bolts at their connecting surfaces. Each of the connecting surfaces has a protruding/recessed pattern formed thereon, and the protruding/recessed patterns are designed to be fitted into each other. By rotating the stator and the body section relative to each other, the stroke of a spring is changed between a position where the stator and the body section are fixed to each other in a state where their protruding/recessed patterns are fitted into each other and a position where the stator and the body section are fixed to each other in a state where their protruding/recessed patterns are not fitted into each other. The spring is held in the body section in its compressed state to urge the rotor toward the stator. An urging force for pressing the rotor against the stator is adjusted by changing the stroke of the spring. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269937 | Ampoule With Integrated Hybrid Valve - Semiconductor manufacturing tools with chemical delivery systems, such as precursor distribution system, use reservoir assemblies as part of a distribution system. One reservoir assembly includes: a canister comprising at least one sidewall, a top, and a bottom encompassing an interior volume therein; an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior volume; an inlet valve for controlling fluid communication between the inlet port and the interior volume; and an outlet valve for controlling fluid communication between the outlet port and the interior volume, wherein at least one of the inlet valve or the outlet valve comprises a dual-function hybrid valve. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269938 | WATER-CARRYING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A WATER-DISTRIBUTION MECHANISM - A water-carrying domestic appliance, especially a dishwasher or washer, which comprises a water diverter having at least one adjustable fluid distribution element, to which a fluid to be discharged through one or more fluid discharge lines can be supplied from a fluid supply line. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the fluid distribution element includes a plurality of passage openings respectively configured as funnel-shaped for sealing purposes such that a fluid pressure of the fluid flowing through a transition region between an outlet side of a respective passage opening and an inlet region into a respective fluid discharge line is lower than a pressure in a region surrounding the transition region. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269939 | EXHAUST PIPE - An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust pipe in which a peeling of a constituent member does not occur and reliability thereof is excellent, and an exhaust pipe allowing exhaust gases to flow through the exhaust pipe of the present invention includes a heat-releasing layer containing a crystalline inorganic material and an amorphous inorganic material and having infrared emissivity higher than infrared emissivity of a base, wherein irregularities are formed on a surface of the base on which the heat-releasing layer is to be formed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269940 | Multi-port inline flow cell for use in monitoring multiple parameters in a sanitary process line - Inline flow cell for use in monitoring multiple parameters in a sanitary process line, comprising a body with opposing end walls, a flow passageway extending along an axis between the end walls, and a plurality of side walls disposed tangentially about the axis, inlet and outlet fittings communicating with the passageway at the ends of the body for connecting the flow cell in a sanitary process line with fluid in the line flowing through the passageway, and monitoring ports opening through more than two of the side walls for receiving sensors for monitoring multiple parameters in the fluid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269941 | PIPELINE LEAKAGE-SENSING DEVICE - A leakage-sensing device for installation adjacent to a pipeline configured for conveying liquid or gaseous chemical materials. The leakage-sensing device comprises a length of cable configured to transmit and back-reflect signals. The cable is communicable with a signal-measuring device. The entire length of cable is encompassed by a torsioned and tensioned coiled biasing means. The cable and the torsioned and tensioned coiled biasing means are embedded in a chemically frangible casing material. The chemically frangible material is selected for its structural instability when contacted with the selected chemical material to be conveyed within the pipeline thereby releasing the torsioned and tensioned biasing means which subsequently imparts bending and/or twisting and/or elongating and/or contracting forces to the cable thereby causing the cable to physically interfere with and/or deform and/or break the transmission and back-reflection of signals along the cable. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269942 | Dual Layer Pipe - A corrugated steel pipe with a dual layer, and more particularly, to a corrugated steel pipe with a dual layer, which can dispose a smooth-walled plastic pipe in a corrugated steel pipe more conveniently, thereby providing a simple construction and conveniently assembling corrugated steel pipes while simultaneously improving a coupling force and a sealing force. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269943 | DUCT STRUCTURE OF A HOLLOW WALL USING A THROUGH-PASS DUCT MEMBER - To provide a through-pass duct member enabling the space in the wall to be more positively shut off against the external space irrespective of the state of the through-pass holes of hollow wall. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269944 | FLEXIBLE DUCT AND THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A flexible duct including: a first, inner layer that includes multiple helical windings of a strip of thin flexible material; a second layer overlying and adhered to the first, inner layer and including multiple helical windings of a tube containing insulating material; and a helically wound reinforcing element. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269945 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING A TWIN-WALL PIPE COMPRISING PIPE SOCKET AND TWIN-WALL PIPE - A twin-wall pipe comprises an internal pipe and an external pipe. The external pipe is corrugated, having elevations and troughs. The twin-wall pipe is further provided with a socket. In a transition portion towards the twin-wall pipe and the socket, provision is made for at least one overflow passage which interconnects the clearance between the external pipe and internal pipe in the vicinity of the transition portion and an adjacent elevation. a≧b refers to the radial height b of the overflow passage relative to its width a in the circumferential direction. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269946 | Apparatus for thermally hygrometrically processing air, particularly for classified environments for food preparing processes - An apparatus for thermally hygrometrically processing and conditioning air for classified environments and preparing foods, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a stainless steel inner bottom and monolithic thermally insulated panels, said panels comprising an outer wall and an inner wall therebetween a thermally insulating material is arranged. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269947 | LOOM FOR WEAVING, MACRAME, AND BRAIDING WITH JEWELRY - A loom includes a first fork, having a first interchangeable anchor point for a cord; a second fork, having a second interchangeable anchor point for the cord; and a base to retain the first fork and the second fork at generally perpendicular angles to the base. The first and second anchor points are positioned so as to provide an area for a user's hands to be inserted underneath the cord and between the forks to allow the hands to manipulate jewelry items into the cord. A tall fork and a short fork support the attachment points perpendicular to the base. The interchangeable anchor points are selectable between dowels and threaded warp bolts. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269948 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE WEAVING - A weaving method that makes it possible to directly produce three-dimensional structures having two-dimensional walls with corners, without requiring sewing or other joining between two edges. The weave is created by turning weft threads ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269949 | CARRIER RAPIER - In a carrier rapier including a rapier head having a hook-shaped tip, a weft holding portion and a weft guiding portion are formed. The weft holding portion has a wedge-shaped gap formed by an opposing surface of a catch lever and a base surface at a turn-back portion of the carrier rapier. The weft guiding portion guides a weft from the exterior of the carrier rapier to the weft holding portion. In addition, a weft interfering portion is provided between the weft guiding portion and the weft holding portion. An angle θ | 2010-10-28 |
20100269950 | Apparatus and Method for Forming a Wave Form for a Stent From a Wire - An apparatus for forming a wave form for a stent from a wire includes a first forming member configured to move substantially parallel to a first axis and to move substantially parallel to a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, and a second forming member configured to move substantially parallel to the first axis and to move substantially parallel to the second axis. The second forming member is positioned opposite from the first forming member relative to the second axis along which the wire is configured to travel. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control movement of the first forming member relative to the wire and to control movement of the second forming member relative to the wire so that the first forming member and the second forming member deform the wire in opposite directions to form a portion of the wave form. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269951 | WIRE STRETCHING DEVICE - A wire stretching device for applying a drag force onto a wire wound around an object is provided. The wire stretching device comprises a primary platform, a first sub-platform, a second sub-platform and a driving device. The primary platform comprises a plate, a fixed stick and a track, wherein the fixed stick and the track are disposed on a surface of the plate, and the fixed stick has a first fixing device for fixing a first end of the wire. The object is fixed on a first stage of the first sub-platform, and a second fixing device is disposed on a second stage of the second sub-platform for fixing the second end of the wire. The second sub-platform is moved by the driving device for adjusting the tension of the wire. The first sub-platform is passively moved along the track corresponding to the tension of the wire. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269952 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS VIA CONVECTION BASED PRESSURE DRIVEN TECHNIQUE - A delivery system for filling a microstructured or nanostructured optical fiber (MOF/NOF) includes a MOF/NOF having first and second ends. The first end of the MOF/NOF is disposed in a first chamber configured to have a first pressure, and the second end of the MOF/NOF is disposed in a second chamber configured to have a second pressure that is less than the first pressure. A material source introduces a material into the first chamber. A light source is oriented to emit light into one of the ends of the MOF/NOF. An optical detection system for monitoring filling of the MOF/NOF detects the light emitted by the light source from the other of the ends of the MOF/NOF. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269953 | Water Gun Assembly - A toy water gun assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a water gun and a filling station. The filling station connects to a water source such as a hose. The gun connects to the filling station such that, when connected, the trigger is secured in a locked stated, preventing the user from discharging the gun while mounted on the station. In operation, the gun is connected to the filling station until the water reservoir on the gun is filled. The gun is then released from the filling station by engaging a release lever or button. The gun is fully charged, with the water being pressurized during the filling process. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269954 | Method and apparatus for gravimetrically metering pourable or flowable material to be weighed - An apparatus and a method for gravimetrically metering pourable or flowable material to be weighed are provided. A container holds the material to be weighed and a weighing device detects the weight of the container. A first actuator fills the container located on the weighing device with the material to be weighed and a second actuator empties the container or places the empty container on the weighing device. Further, a control device for generating control signals for the actuators is provided. A signal filter with a variable filter characteristic filters the weighing signal delivered by the weighing device. A filter matching device, controlled by the control device, matches the filter characteristic as a function of the control signals to various predetermined filter characteristics. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269955 | BEVERAGE FILLING PLANT FOR FILLING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS WITH A BEVERAGE HAVING A DEVICE FOR THE FEEDING AND REMOVAL OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a device for the feeding and removal of containers, in particular for the feeding of upright kegs, barrels, cans, bottles and similar containers from a conveyor belt to a linear conveyor or revolving carousel turntable or also for the return of said containers to a removal conveyor belt with a star wheel, the star pockets of which or the arms of which can be brought at least partly in contact with the container and which are realized so that they can be adjusted to accommodate different containers 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. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269956 | GAS SUPPLY STRUCTURE - A gas supply structure includes a nozzle having a gas supply passage, and a receptacle having an insertion hole into which the nozzle is inserted to achieve connection, wherein the receptacle is provided with a first O-ring that is provided in the vicinity of the insertion hole for the purpose of gas sealing, and a second O-ring that is provided further downstream the gas supply path than the first O-ring for the purpose of gas sealing, a portion of the second O-ring is bonded to a recessed section in the receptacle using a bonding material, and a foreign matter removal member is positioned closer to the insertion hole than the second O-ring. The foreign matter removal member is provided within the receptacle so as to partially protrude from an inner peripheral surface that extends from the insertion hole of the receptacle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269957 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PAINTED STEEL SHAFT PRODUCT OF HIGH STRENGTH - A high-strength product of sheet steel is produced in the press hardening process. A blank is heated to reach austenite structure and hot-stamped in a pair of cooled tools. The product is kept in the tools to rapidly be cooled to harden with the tools as a fixture. The blank has a surface of black oxide before it is shaped and the shaped product is painted directly on the black surface. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269958 | TOUGH, HIGH-STRENGTH TITANIUM ALLOYS; METHODS OF HEAT TREATING TITANIUM ALLOYS - The present disclosure describes methods of heat treating Ti-based alloys and various improvements that can be realized using such heat treatments. In one exemplary implementation, the invention provides a method of forming a metal member that involves forming an alloy into a utile shape and cooling the alloy from a first temperature above a beta transus temperature of the alloy to a second temperature below the beta transus temperature at a cooling rate of no more than about 30° F./minute. If so desired, the alloy my be treated for a period of about 1-12 hours at about 700-1100° F. Titanium alloys treated according to aspects of the invention may have higher tensile strengths and higher fracture toughness than conventional wrought, mill-annealed Ti 64 alloy. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269959 | COPPER ALLOY SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A copper alloy sheet has a chemical composition containing 0.7 to 4.0 wt % of Ni, 0.2 to 1.5 wt % of Si, and the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the copper alloy sheet having a crystal orientation which satisfies I{200}/I | 2010-10-28 |
20100269960 | METHOD FOR SURFACE PROCESSING A ZIRCONIUM OR HAFNIUM ALLOY, AND COMPONENT PROCESSED IN THIS MANNER - A method for surface processing at least a portion of a component of zirconium or hafnium alloy, including at least one operation of nanostructuring a surface layer of the alloy so as to confer on the alloy over a thickness of at least 5 μm a grain size which is less than or equal to 100 nm, the nanostructuring being carried out at a temperature which is less than or equal to that of the last thermal processing operation to which the component was previously subjected during its production. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269961 | Method and apparatus for making high strength metals with a face-centered-cubic structure - A process for increasing the strength of pure copper and other fcc matrix alloys while maintaining ductility. The method is particularly applicable to face-centered-cubic materials that undergo dynamic recovery when strain-hardened at room temperature. The material is first subjected to equal channel angular pressing to create an ultra fine grain structure (“UFG”). The UFG sample is then subjected to cryogenic drawing and finally to subcryogenic deformation. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269962 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPER STRONG STEEL BODY FOR MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS WITH COMPLICATED SHAPE - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing ultra-high strength steel products and, more particularly, to a method of manufacturing ultra-high strength steel products suitable for production of articles having a complicated shape or a high processing depth. The method includes preparing a steel sheet by blanking the steel sheet having hardenability to form a rough shape of a final product, cold-pressing the steel sheet to form a 50˜80% shape of the final product, precisely trimming the cold-formed steel sheet along a contour line corresponding to an outer contour of the final product, and hot-pressing the trimmed product to form the remaining 20˜50% shape of the final product and quenching simultaneous with hot-pressing, after heating the trimmed product to an austenite region of 700° C. or more. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269963 | COPPER ALLOY MATERIAL EXCELLENT IN STRENGTH, BENDING WORKABILITY AND STRESS RELAXATION RESISTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A copper alloy material according to the present invention is characterized in that the same comprises: Ni between 2.8 mass % and 5.0 mass %; Si between 0.4 mass % and 1.7 mass %; S of which content is limited to less than 0.005 mass %; and the balance of the copper alloy material is composed of copper and unavoidable impurity, wherein a proof stress is stronger than or equal to 800 MPa, and the same is superior in bending workability and in stress relaxation resistance. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269964 | Nitrous Oxide Based Explosives and Methods for Making Same - An explosive device and methods for forming same, the device comprising a portion of nitrous oxide and a portion of fuel. In one example, the explosive device may include a first storage area containing said portion of nitrous oxide, and a second storage area containing said portion of fuel, wherein the first storage area selectively maintains the portion of nitrous oxide separated from the fuel in the second storage area prior to detonation of the explosive device. In another example, in the event the explosive fails to detonate, the explosive device may include a vent valve for discharging the nitrous oxide from the explosive device to reduce or eliminate its explosive characteristics. The explosive device can be used for various applications, including but not limited to military weapons, pyrotechnic devices, or civil blasting explosives, for example. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269965 | Gas generant and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention generally relates to gas generant compositions for inflators of occupant restraint systems, for example. An extrudable pyrotechnic composition includes polyvinylazoles for use within an airbag gas generator. The fuel may be selected from exemplary polyvinylazoles including 5-amino-1-vinyltetrazole, poly(5-vinyltetrazole), poly(2-methyl-5-vinyl) tetrazole, poly(1-vinyl) tetrazole, poly(3-vinyl) 1,2,5 oxadiazole, and poly(3-vinyl) 1,2,4-triazole. An oxidizer is combined with the fuel and preferably contains phase stabilized ammonium nitrate. A novel method of forming the compositions is also presented wherein the various constituents are wetted and/or dissolved, and then cured within the polyvinylazole matrix thereby forming a more intimate combination within the gas generant composition. A vehicle occupant protection system 180, and other gas generating systems, incorporate the compositions of the present invention. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269966 | Scented Balloon Cover and Methods of Scenting the Same - A method of scenting a balloon cover, the method including placing an inflatable scented balloon inside at least one cover, wherein a membrane wall of the balloon comprises a fragrance, inflating the balloon within the at least one cover, wherein the balloon transfers the fragrance to the at least one cover, and allowing the at least one cover to absorb the fragrance, thereby providing a scent to the at least one cover and surrounding environment. The cover is adapted to surround the scented inflatable balloon, wherein the body is made of a material that is adapted to absorb a fragrance from the balloon, and wherein the body includes a safety flap assembly adapted to allow the balloon to be placed inside the cover. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269967 | HEAVY DUTY RADIAL TIRE - A heavy duty radial tire comprises a tread portion divided into four or five circumferential ribs and a tread reinforcing belt including a maximum width belt ply. The width Bw of the maximum width belt ply is 0.90 to 0.98 times the tread width Tw. The contour shape of the tire footprint has a ground contacting length CB at a 70% width position and a ground contacting length CC at a 97% width position, wherein the ratio CB/CC is 1.00 to 1.06. In a tread edge near region J, (1) the axially outermost shoulder rib is provided with no circumferential groove having a width of less than 5 mm, and a ratio Rs/Rc of an axial width Rs of the shoulder rib to an axial width Rc of a center rib is 1.25 to 1.45, or (2) the shoulder rib is provided with a narrow circumferential groove having a width of less than 5 mm to divide the shoulder rib into an axially inner main portion and an axially outer narrow portion, and a ratio Rs | 2010-10-28 |
20100269968 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion | 2010-10-28 |
20100269969 | Pneumatic Tyre for vehicle wheels - In a tyre for vehicle wheels, each of the two annular anchoring structures includes at least two annular reinforcing inserts, each of them being made up of at least one first elongated element and at least two reinforcing elements that are mutually spaced apart and each of which extends in a radial direction and includes at least one second elongated element. An end portion of at least one carcass ply lies between two adjacent annular reinforcing inserts. The second elongated element of at least one of the reinforcing elements is of metal material and delimits an angle included between about 20° and about 70° relative to a radial direction passing through a radially internal point thereof. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269970 | TIRE WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES IN THE BEAD REGION - A tire comprising a circumferential tread, a circumferential tread, at least one circumferential belt, at least one carcass ply, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of bead portions. Each of the bead portions comprising a bead core, a bead filler, a toe region, a heel region, a ledge region, and a flange region. The ledge region is provided between the toe region and the heel region, wherein the ledge region comprises at least one circumferentially continuous groove. The flange region each extending circumferentially about the tire, the flange region provided radially above the ledge region, wherein the flange region comprises at least one circumferentially continuous groove. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269971 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING WORKPIECES - The invention concerns a device ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269972 | INFUSION CONTAINER WITH MULTIPLE CHAMBERS - The present invention has an object to provide an infusion container with multiple chambers, where the peel strength of the boundary portion between one and another of multiple medicament chambers is stabilized irrespective of the construction material and structure of the film. The present invention provides an infusion container | 2010-10-28 |
20100269973 | MASONRY PIECE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A method for manufacturing an artificial masonry piece includes admixing one portion of vermiculite, by volume, with at least three and less than five portions of calcium sulfate (CaSO | 2010-10-28 |
20100269974 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBROUS CELLULAR STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cell structure (for example a honeycomb structure) comprising cells separated by walls, the method including the following steps: manufacturing of a retaining device comprising rods reproducing the shape of the cells, the rods being separated by grooves reproducing the shape of the walls; placement of continuous fibres in the grooves to form the walls, each fibre being placed in several successive adjacent grooves; and formation of a matrix around fibres so as to bind the fibres to each other. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269975 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BALLISTIC ARMOR FROM CERAMIC AND SHAPE MEMORY METALLIC ALLOY MATERIALS - A ballistic armor uses shape memory alloys and novel joining techniques to form a solution from a combination of shape memory metallic alloys (SMA) and ceramic materials. The SMA allows a high amount of strain to be recovered through a low temperature heat treatment. The amount of strain recoverable is much higher than that available through conventional thermal expansion mismatch solutions. Solid state or low temperature bonding methods are used to join the dissimilar materials. This joining technique avoids introducing excessive heat that would cause the SMA to transform before the armor system is assembled. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269976 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A process for building tyres for vehicle wheels wherein each tyre includes a carcass structure and a crown structure, the crown structure including a belt structure including a first radially inner belt layer and at least one second belt layer radially external to the first belt layer, the process including the steps of: a) placing an annular assembly including a first radially inner belt layer and at least one second radially outer belt layer on at least one auxiliary turning up drum; b) defining at least one pair of folding lines in axially opposite positions of the annular assembly by respective abutment devices radially external to the auxiliary turning up drum; c) adjusting the axial position of the folding lines relative to a centre line plane of the auxiliary turning up drum; and d) turning up, at the folding lines, at least a part of end portions of the first belt layer axially protruding relative to the at least one second belt layer on the at least one second belt layer of the annular assembly. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269977 | FLEXIBLE JOINT - A flexible joint, specifically a flexible joint for radio frequency or DC links between microwave products. A method for connecting two substrates including the steps of: i) bonding an end of a tape to a first substrate, wherein there is a gap formed between the two substrates and the tape is bonded facing away from the gap; ii) bending the tape towards the gap such that the tape is curved back on itself; and iii) bonding the other end of the tape to a second substrate. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269978 | DIAPHRAGM FORMING - A forming tool ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269979 | BLADDER PRESSURE BONDING APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for providing pressure for bonding parts together. The apparatus may comprise a plurality of bladders independently actuatable to apply pressure for pushing a second part toward a first part having adhesive thereon. The apparatus may further comprise a frame supporting a plurality of reconfigurable bladder retainer devices positioned and angled such that the configuration of the bladders matches the contour of the second part. The bladders may expand and contract according to a sequence dictated by a control device, such that excess air and adhesive between the first and second part may be substantially squeegeed toward outer edges of the parts. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269980 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus, for performing a plasma processing on a target substrate by generating an inductively coupled plasma of a processing gas in a depressurized processing chamber, includes: a mounting table; a gas supply unit; a gas exhaust unit; a planar high frequency antenna disposed opposite to the mounting table with a plate-shaped dielectric member therebetween and a shield member covering the high frequency antenna. The high frequency antenna includes an inner antenna element provided at a central portion of a region above the plate-shaped dielectric member and an outer antenna element provided at an edge portion to surround a periphery of the inner antenna element. Further, two ends of each of the antenna elements are open ends and the antenna elements are grounded at central points thereof or points close thereto to resonate at ½ wavelengths of high frequencies from individual high frequency power supplies. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269981 | ROOF SEAM TAPE APPLICATOR - An apparatus for placement of seam tape to a roof or roof membrane. The apparatus comprises first and second sides spaced a distance apart, wherein each side includes a material axle opening and a pressure applicator orifice. The apparatus also comprises a removable pressure applicator having a first end and second end positioned in the pressure applicator orifices of the first and second sides. A support element may be operatively attached to the first and second sides, span the distance between the first and second sides, and positioned opposite the pressure applicator to support the apparatus. Additionally, a material axle may be positioned such that its ends are removably positioned in the material axle openings of the first and second sides. A closed front side may connect the first and second side, while an open stern may allow direct access to the pressure applicator, the support element, and the material axle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269982 | CHUCK FOR A TYRE CHANGING MACHINE - A tyre-changing machine comprising a chuck ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269983 | Roller Shade System Having Hembar for Pleating A Shade Fabric - A pleated roller shade system allows a thin flexible shade fabric, such as, for example, silk, to be wrapped around a roller tube. The system comprises a pleating hembar contained within a hembar pocket of the shade fabric. The hembar is characterized by a non-linear shape, such as a serpentine shape, for causing the shade fabric to hang with a plurality of pleats. The hembar may comprise a plurality of C-shaped hembar sections flexibly coupled to each other. The system may also comprise an elongated pleating assembly mounted parallel to the roller tube and having a fabric-receiving opening that defines a non-linear (e.g., serpentine) path. The shade fabric may be received through the fabric-receiving opening and folded by the pleating assembly, such that the shade fabric is wrapped around the roller tube in folds as the roller tube rotates. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269984 | HANDLE WITH ANTI-ROTATION MECHANISM FOR A WINDOW TREATMENT - A handle assembly for adjusting a window treatment is disclosed. A wand is included and is configured and arranged to adjust a window treatment. The handle includes a grip on the wand, and has at least one engagement surface thereon. Further, the handle includes a cleat having at least one reciprocal mating surface configured and arranged to selectively interlock with the at least one engagement surface of the grip. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269985 | INTERCHANGEABLE WINDOW TREATMENT FOR A ROMAN-STYLE SHADE - A window treatment is disclosed. The window treatment includes a panel having a front portion, a rear portion, a top edge and a bottom edge. A plurality of guides extends from the rear portion of the panel. The guides are configured and arranged to allow a lifting mechanism to slide therethrough. The guides may further include a clip portion configured and arranged to attached to a window treatment and a guide portion extending from the clip portion that is configured and arranged to slidably receive an edge of a lifting mechanism therein | 2010-10-28 |
20100269986 | Three dimensional shade - A three dimensional shade to provide a three dimensional layer structure and profile includes a movable frame and a shade. The movable frame is installed on any two sliding docks movable on a track of a upper beam. The movable frame includes at least two coupling plates that are hinged together to hang the shade. A drawing element is provided to draw and perform retraction and extension operations so that the shade can be retracted and extended to form a profile same as the movable frame to achieve the three dimensional effect. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269987 | HYBRID MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOR A WINDOW TREATMENT - A window covering for a window having a window casement, or other opening in a wall, such as a doorway or a case-less window opening, with an inside portion adjacent to the window and an outside portion adjacent to the inside portion, the outside portion having a left side portion and a right side portion is disclosed. The window covering comprising includes a support assembly configured and arranged to attach to an inside portion of a window casement and a window treatment suspended from the support assembly and overlapping at least a portion of a left side portion and a right side portion of an outside portion of the window casement whereby the window treatment covers the window. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269988 | Counterbalanced motorized shade roll system and method - In a window covering system with a shade roll, a counterbalanced motorized shade roll system includes a shade roll with a hollow interior connected with a window covering system. A motor is located within the hollow interior. A torsion spring is also located within the hollow interior of the shade roll and the torsion spring is connected with the motor on one end and with the hollow interior on another end. Batteries are also located within the hollow interior of the shade roll opposite from the motor and after the connection of the torsion spring with the hollow interior of the shade roll such that the torsion spring does not surround the batteries. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269989 | USE OF 1,3-SELECTIVE LIPASES FOR PITCH CONTROL IN PULP AND PAPER PROCESSES - Formulations for pitch control, and methods of making and using thereof, are described herein. The formulations contains one or more 1,3-selective lipases. 1,3-selective lipases catalyze the hydrolysis of the terminal ester groups in triglycerides leaving the internal ester group intact. The enzyme formulations can contain one or more additives, such as dispersants, metal ions, absorbents, adsorbents, cationic polymers, and combinations thereof. The enzyme formulation is typically applied as a solution to the pulp stock. The enzyme formulations can be applied at any of one or more various points during the pulping and paper manufacturing processes. The use of selective lipase(s) decreases the total concentration of fatty acids in the system, and catalyzes the formation of monoglycerides, which are more effective at dispersing fatty acids than glycerol, the product of non-selective lipases, thereby improving pulp and paper machine runnability and pulp and paper quality. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269990 | SEPARATION OF REACTIVE CELLULOSE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS WITH HIGH LIGNIN CONTENT - A process for separating the components of lignocellulosic biomass for the purpose of producing a pure reactive cellulose is disclosed. The process has two stages. In the first stage, the lignocellulosic biomass is pretreated with steam, with or without an acid catalyst, and then pressed, with or without the presence of an eluent, to remove hemicellulose and other impurities. In the second stage, the pretreated biomass is extracted with a solvent such as ethanol with or without acid catalysts in order to remove lignin and release a purified cellulose stream. The extracted cellulose is then rapidly decompressed to rupture the fibrous structure. The process provides a purified cellulose stream that is relatively easy to hydrolyze with enzymes and ferment to biofuels and other chemicals such as ethanol. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269991 | DEFLAKER PLATE AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A deflaker plate for use in a deflaker for reducing fibrous flakes in a slurry of fibers. The deflaker plate may include at least one annular ring consisting of multiple teeth, in which at least one tooth has a leading face, a trailing face, and an impact-generating side-face. The impact-generating side-face may be adapted to generate an impact force during operation, such that the force corresponds to a first vector radially pushing the slurry towards a center of the deflaker and a second vector tangentially pushing the slurry towards the leading face. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269992 | SULFONATION OF PULP PRODUCED BY ALKALI PULPING PROCESS - This invention relates to the delignification of lignocellulosic pulp. More particularly, the invention relates to sulfonation and bleaching of the alkali pulping produced by Kraft pulp processes or produced through combination of alkali pulping processes and extended delignification stages. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269993 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING FIBER QUALITY AND PROCESS EFFICIENCY IN MECHANICAL PULPING - This invention provides a composition and method for improving a mechanical pulping process by decreasing freeness and amount of shives, providing energy and chemical savings, and enhancing brightness and mechanical strength of a paper product made from a pulp material in the process. The composition includes formulations, such as surfactants, chelants, hydrotropes, reductive and oxidative pulp modifiers, and pH-controlling chemicals. The method includes selectively introducing these formulations to the pulp material in the mechanical pulping process. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269994 | METHOD FOR TREATING LIGNO-CELLULOSIC MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a method for treating pectin-containing ligno-cellulosic raw materials in a high-yield pulping process utilizing one or more treatment stages at alkaline conditions. The invention provides a method for controlling the alkaline treatment step, wherein the alkali is applied at a low temperature treatment stage before one or more consecutive treatment stages at the same or higher temperature. The present invention also provides pulp, paper, board or tissue obtained with said method. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269995 | SULFOPOLYESTERS FOR PAPER STRENGTH AND PROCESS - Sulfopolyester thermoplastic resins provide advantages in papermaking processes and in paper products including paperboard. Improvements in wet strength and dry strength of paper products are achieved by addition of sulfopolyester thermoplastic resins and cationic strength additives during the paper making process. The use of sulfopolyester thermoplastic resins in paper products also significantly enhances the repulpability of the paper. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269996 | METHOD OF DETECTING AND REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN PAPERMAKING BOILER SYSTEMS - This invention relates to a method and system for detecting contamination of boiler condensate and/or boiler feedwater in a papermaking process. The method includes measuring an oxidation-reduction potential at one or more locations in the boiler condensate and/or the boiler feedwater of the papermaking process with one or more corrosion stress monitoring devices. A controller is operable to assess whether the measured or a calculated oxidation-reduction potential is within an optimum range. The controller is operable to cause transmission of a signal to direct feeding an effective amount of one or more reductants and/or one or more pH-controlling chemicals into the boiler feedwater and/or one or more a satellite feed locations of the papermaking process. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269997 | APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND DEWATERING PULP - Apparatus for washing and dewatering pulp including a pair of rotatable press rolls with a permeable outer surface in a casing including a vat in which the press rolls are installed is provided. A gap is provided between the vat and the press rolls as well as means for feeding the pulp into the gap between the rolls and the vat includes a first segment partially enclosing the first roll and a second segment partially enclosing the second roll, and casing members for each segment are pivotable about axes of rotation to open and close the casing, and the distance between the axes of rotation is less than the sum of the outer diameter of the two press rolls. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269998 | Modified Bentonites for Advanced Foundry Applications - A composition for use in producing a foundry mold. The composition has a binder, which may include a smectite clay. The composition also has a modifier, which may include a metal carbonate. The composition also includes a foundry sand. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269999 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT CHILL CASTING - An improved apparatus for direct chill casting of metals includes a mold, a bottom block assembly and a coolant. The mold is configured to surround a molten metal with a mold wall and the mold wall has an outer surface and an inner surface being in contact with the molten metal. The bottom block assembly is arranged at the bottom of the mold and includes a direct chill casting block configured to move away from the mold as the casting forms a solidifying shell of the molten metal. The coolant surrounds the outer surface of the mold wall and is arranged to remove heat away from the molten metal via the inner surface of the mold wall. The outer surface of the mold wall has a circumferential groove filled with a brazing alloy. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270000 | CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PRELIMINARY PROFILES, IN PARTICULAR DOUBLE T PRELIMINARY PROFILES - With a continuous casting method for producing preliminary profiles, in particular double T preliminary profiles, the downwardly flowing cooling water is pushed out of the internal curve of the preliminary profile strand ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100270001 | System and method of maximizing grout heat conductibility and increasing caustic resistance - A method of transferring heat using a grout that has been optimized for heat transfer includes a heat conductive particulate mixed with the grout. The grout and particulate mixture includes enough particulate to form connections to create heat conductive paths. A method of treating grout so that it is resistant to the caustic environment existing at the bottom of a well, mixing an aggregate with the grout to form a mixture having a PH opposite to the caustic environment at the bottom of the well. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270002 | System and method of maximizing performance of a solid-state closed loop well heat exchanger - A heat exchanger transfers heat from solid state heat conducting material to a fluid in a closed loop system. A heat harnessing component includes a closed-loop solid state heat extraction system having a heat exchanging element positioned within a heat nest in a well designed to optimize the transfer of heat from heat conductive material to a closed loop fluid flow. A piping system conveys contents heated by the heat exchanging element to a surface of the well. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270003 | TWO-CONCENTRIC PIPE SYSTEM TO HEAT FLUIDS USING THE EARTH'S INTERIOR THERMAL ENERGY (DEEP) - A method and apparatus for heating fluids using the Earth's inner heat to generate power and desalinate water. Fluids include fresh water and sea water to be desalinized. The method involves passing a filtered fluid down a channel formed by two concentric tubes in a deep well defining inner and outer channels, to a depth at which the fluid reaches the needed temperature. Hot fluids pass into an inner channel and flow to surface with small heat loss, through an insulated pipe. The hot fluid may be vaporized to produce power, and returned to the system when condensed, forming a closed system, or it may be desalinize seawater in an integrated process that also produces electrical power. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270004 | TAILORED PROFILE PEDESTAL FOR THERMO-ELASTICALLY STABLE COOLING OR HEATING OF SUBSTRATES - A shaped pedestal having a substantially convex profile for cooling a substrate or a substantially concave profile for heating a substrate. The tailored pedestal is formed of at least one continuous curvature segment that is generally elliptical, parabolic, or spherical in shape. The pedestal may be formed from more than one piecewise linear segments that are angled adjacent one another or stepped in a substantially convex or concave manner. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270005 | CHILLER-HEAT PUMP - An apparatus for providing heating and/or refrigeration effect and a method thereof is disclosed which provides simultaneous heating and refrigeration, only heating or only refrigeration, using a double-effect vapor absorption cycle or a single-effect vapor absorption cycle. The present invention comprises providing a heat input to an absorbent in a generator to obtain a concentrated absorbent which is fed to a set of absorbers which are located in co-operation with a set of evaporators provided with a condensed refrigerant, to obtain heating and/or refrigeration effect. The heat/energy used during the process is recovered by a plurality of heat exchangers such that the wastage of energy and utilities is minimized. The present invention substantially reduces the CO | 2010-10-28 |
20100270006 | HOLDER FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a holder for fixing additional parts to a fin-tube block ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100270007 | HEAT SINK - A heat sink has a conducting heat seat, multiple heat pipes and multiple heat dissipating fins. The heat pipes are mounted through the conducting heat seat and each heat pipe has a central portion and two distal portions. The central portion is flat. The distal portions on one side of the conducting heat seat lined zigzag. The flat central portions and zigzag lined distal portions allow more heat pipes to be mounted through the seat per unit area. The heat dissipating fins are separately mounted on the first conducting distal portions of the heat pipes to transfer heat to the atmosphere. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270008 | In-Line Heat Exchange Cleaning System For Liquid Processing Systems - An inline heat-exchanger cleaning system for an industrial production process employs liquid-borne cleaning bodies carried by the process liquid. Various solutions are provided to render the cleaning bodies compatible with a range of process conditions, including acidic conditions, high temperatures, and specific gravities significantly higher and significantly lower than water. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270009 | APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING WASTED HEAT USING WASTE HOT WATER - The present invention relates to an apparatus for recycling wasted heat using waste hot water that includes: a tub that charges and discharges waste hot water; a heat exchange unit that transfers the heat of waste hot water to cold water supplied to a shower bat; and an upper cover that the open upper portion of the tub, and is friendly to the environment by reducing the amount of fuel consumed to supply hot water and it is possible to reduce the fuel cost by the reduced amount of fuel consumption. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270010 | TWISTED TUBE THERMOSYPHON - A thermosyphon heat exchanger includes a plurality of first conduit elements and a plurality of second conduit elements. Each first conduit element has a heat absorbing portion defining a first plane and a first fluid transfer portion defining a second plane. The first plane and the second plane are twisted relative to each other. Each second conduit element has a heat releasing portion and a second fluid transfer portion or a connection to a fluid return line. At least one first conduit element and at least one second conduit element are connected to each other such that the fluid in the thermosyphon heat exchanger can flow in a closed loop through said first conduit element and said second conduit element. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270011 | CERAMICS HEAT EXCHANGER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - In a heat exchange element | 2010-10-28 |
20100270012 | AUTOMOTIVE HEAT EXCHANGER TO THE UNIFICATION OF HEADER AND TANK AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided an automobile heat exchanger having a header formed integrally with a tank and a method of manufacturing the same, and, more particularly, an automobile heat exchanger comprising a top header pipe unit formed of a pair of header pipes and a bottom header pipe unit formed of a pair of header pipes, the top header pipe unit to be connected to top ends of tubes and the bottom header pipe unit to be connected to bottom ends thereof, and the header pipe including a header formed integrally with a tank. In the heat exchanger, each header pipe is manufactured in a welded type or folded type so that the header is formed integrally with the tank. Accordingly, unlike a conventional heat exchanger, the present invention does not require any separate metal mold or assembling means for assembling the header and tank. Consequently, the manufacturing cost is reduced and the manufacturing time is shortened by simplifying the processes. Furthermore, the pressure strength in the header-tank increases and the risk of leaking a heat exchanging medium decreases, to increase the efficiency of heat exchange. Further, the width wise sectional shapes of the top and bottom header pipe units are controlled so that the condensate generated on the surface of a plurality of the header pipes is easily discharged. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270013 | TURN-FIN TUBE, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF THE TURN-FIN TUBE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE TURN-FIN TUBE AND TURN-FIN TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER USING THE TURN-FIN TUBE - A turn-fin tube, a turn-fin type heat exchanger using the same, and an apparatus and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The turn-fin tube includes a tube in which a fluid flows, and a fin wound on an outer surface of the tube in a helical shape. The fin includes a base section wound on an outer surface in contact with the tube, and an extension section extending from the base section in an outward direction of the tube at a predetermined angle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270014 | HEAT SINK WITH RADIALLY ARRANGED RADIATION FINS - A heat sink includes a tubular base having longitudinal channels arranged in parallel around the periphery and a first and a second ribs protruding from the periphery and respectively extending along two opposite sides of each of the channels, and radiation fins radially arranged around the tubular base and supported on the second ribs, each radiation fin having an angled foot portion respectively inserted into the channels and secured thereto by the first ribs that are stamped down after the angled foot portions of the radiation fins are inserted into the channels of the tubular base. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270015 | IN SITU THERMAL PROCESSING OF AN OIL SHALE FORMATION - A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 2010-10-28 |
20100270016 | Compositions and Methods for Servicing Subterranean Wells - This invention relates to methods for servicing subterranean wells, in particular, fluid compositions and methods for remedial operations during which the fluid compositions are pumped into a wellbore and make contact with well cements placed during primary cementing or previous remedial cementing operations. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270017 | DELAYED BREAKER - A process that includes pumping a first wellbore fluid comprising an oxidative degradable polymer into a wellbore through a subterranean formation; pumping a second wellbore fluid comprising a pH-activated oxidative breaker into the wellbore; pumping a third wellbore fluid comprising a delayed acid source into the wellbore; and allowing the delayed acid source to acidify at least a portion of the wellbore to a pH of less than 7 so as to activate the pH-activated oxidative breaker at the lower pH and degrade the oxidative degradable polymers is disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270018 | FISHING TOOL - A packer tool ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100270019 | METHOD OF OBTAINING A TREATMENT COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF HYDROCARBON PRODUCING WELLS - A method of obtaining a treatment composition for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation having brine therein to enhance recovery of hydrocarbon from the formation. The method comprises: obtaining a formation information set comprising a temperature value, brine content value, and brine composition data obtained from a geological zone of the hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation; comparing the formation information set to a compatibility information set to generate a comparison information set, the compatibility information set comprising compatibility information for at least at least one model brine and at least one model composition at least one model temperature; selecting a treatment composition based, at least in part, on the at least one comparison information set, wherein the treatment composition comprises a second surfactant dissolved in a second solvent; and obtaining the treatment composition for treating the hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation to enhance recovery of hydrocarbon from the formation. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270020 | METHODS FOR TREATING HYDROCARBON-BEARING FORMATIONS WITH FLUORINATED ANIONIC SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS - Methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation having brine and liquid hydrocarbons and treated hydrocarbon-bearing formations. The methods include contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a composition comprising solvent and a fluorinated anionic surfactant. In some embodiments, the solvent solubilizes the brine in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation without causing the fluorinated anionic surfactant to precipitate. In some embodiments, the solvent includes at least one of a polyol or polyol ether independently having from 2 to 25 carbon atoms and at least one of water, a monohydroxy alcohol, an ether, or a ketone, wherein the monohydroxy alcohol, the ether, and the ketone each independently have up to 4 carbon atoms. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270021 | METHODS FOR TREATING HYDROCARBON-BEARING FORMATIONS WITH FLUORINATED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - A method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation and treated hydrocarbon-bearing formations. The method includes contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a composition having solvent and a fluorinated polymer. The fluorinated polymer has units having formula (I): A method for making a composition containing these units is also disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270022 | Deep Water Completions Fracturing Fluid Compositions - It has been discovered that fracturing fluid compositions can be designed for successful deep water completion fracturing fluid operations. These fluids must be pumped relatively long distances from offshore platforms to the reservoir, and they are often subjected to a wide temperature range. Under these conditions, it is necessary to inhibit the formation of gas hydrates in the fracturing fluid compositions, as well as to delay the crosslinking of the gels that are formed to increase the viscosity of the fluids prior to fracturing the formation. Preferably, two different gas hydrate inhibitors are used to ensure placement of a gas hydrate inhibitor in most parts of the operation. In addition, as with all offshore or deep water hydrocarbon recovery operations, it is important that the components of the fracturing fluid compositions be environmentally benign and biodegradable. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270023 | Methods and Compositions for Packing Void Spaces and Stabilizing Formations Surrounding a Wellbore - Methods are provided that include a method comprising mixing particulates with a consolidating agent emulsion to form a slurry; creating a foamed slurry by adding a foaming agent and a gas to the slurry; placing the foamed slurry into a portion of a subterranean formation so as to create a particulate pack; and flushing the particulate pack with a postflush fluid. In some embodiments, the consolidating agent emulsion composition comprises a resin composition. Additional methods are also provided. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270024 | Method and apparatus for the continuous treatment of a water well - An apparatus for the continuous treating of a water well with chlorine or hydrogen peroxide to do away with shock chlorination includes an inlet pipe, which is mounted in the cover on a water well and an elongated tube extending downwardly from the bottom end of the pipe into the well, preferably beyond any pitless adapter, for depositing chlorine pellets or chlorine or hydrogen peroxide solution in the well. The pellets or solution are added roughly on a weekly basis which prevents a chlorine or hydrogen peroxide smell in the water and obviates the need for dechlorination. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270025 | Riser Buoyancy Adjustable Thrust Column - An offshore drilling riser joint has a central riser pipe, a number of auxiliary lines mounted around it, and a buoyancy module assembly of a buoyant material. A pair of upper thrust sleeves slide over two of the auxiliary lines, each of the upper thrust sleeves having a flange in contact with an upper end of the buoyancy module assembly. Each of the upper thrust sleeves transfer upward thrust imposed by the buoyancy module assembly to an upper support flange mounted to the central riser pipe. A pair of lower thrust sleeves slide over two of the auxiliary lines. Each lower thrust sleeve has a lower thrust flange that is engaged by a lower end of the buoyancy module assembly. Each of the lower thrust sleeves transfer weight of the buoyancy module assembly while out of water to a lower support flange mounted to the central riser pipe. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270026 | Spectral Shaping Inversion And Migration of Seismic Data - A geophysical model of a subsurface region is generated based on seismic data, e.g., seismic reflection data. Migration and seismic inversion are applied to the seismic data to generate estimates of one or more physical or seismic properties of the subsurface region. Seismic inversion, such as spectral shaping inversion, is applied before or after migrating the seismic data through a variety of techniques that each avoid the amplification of dipping energy while optimizing computational efficiency and/or accuracy. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270027 | Method For Determining Distinct Alternative Paths Between Two Object Sets In 2-D and 3-D Heterogeneous Data - Distinct paths ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100270028 | SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEEP WELL APPLICATIONS - Submersible pumping systems, devices and methods for extracting liquids in deep well applications are disclosed. In the various embodiments, a submersible pumping system includes a power supply and a power converter coupled to the power supply. A subsurface unit may be coupled to the power converter and positioned in the well. The subsurface unit may include a subsurface controller, a motor and a pump portion operably coupled to the subsurface controller. The pump portion may further include a front shroud having an inlet, and a back shroud sealably coupled to the front shroud to define a volume. An orifice fluidly communicates with the volume and an annular fluid discharge space disposed about the subsurface unit. An impeller operably coupled to the motor and positioned within the volume may transport a liquid from the inlet to the annular fluid discharge space. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270029 | Back pressured hydraulic pump for sucker rod - Disclosed is an apparatus comprising a hydraulic cylinder assembly, a load connected to the cylinder, a reversible hydraulic pump assembly, a pressurized supply of hydraulic fluid, first and second conduits for hydraulic fluid, and a control system. The hydraulic cylinder assembly comprises a cylinder sealed by an upper head and a lower head and carrying a piston which divides the hydraulic cylinder assembly into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The load is connected to the piston and urges it toward the lower head. The first conduit for hydraulic fluid connects the reversible hydraulic pump assembly in fluid flow communication with the lower chamber of the hydraulic cylinder assembly. The second conduit for hydraulic fluid connects the reversible hydraulic pump assembly in fluid flow communication with the pressurized supply of hydraulic fluid. The control system is operably associated with the reversible hydraulic pump assembly to cause hydraulic fluid to flow back and forth between the lower chamber of the hydraulic cylinder assembly and the pressurized supply of hydraulic fluid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270030 | FULL FUNCTION DOWNHOLE VALVE - Downhole valves comprise a housing having a bore, a port, upper and lower recesses disposed in an inner wall surface of the bore, the upper recess disposed above the port and the lower recess disposed below the port, and upper and lower pistons disposed in the bore. The upper and lower pistons each comprise a bore with a port in communication with housing bore. During run-in, the housing port is blocked by the lower piston. Actuation of the lower piston unblocks the housing port and aligns the lower piston port with the lower recess. Actuation of the upper piston closes the housing port and aligns the upper piston port with the upper recess. Alignment of the ports of the pistons with their respective recesses permits fluid flow through the tool both when the valve is opened by the lower piston and closed by the upper piston. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270031 | DOWNHOLE DISSOLVABLE PLUG - In one or more embodiments, a downhole plug is disclosed. The downhole plug can include a housing having an aperture disposed generally through the center of the housing, a stopper having a composition of at least two different materials, one or more covers at least partially disposed on the stopper, wherein the stopper is at least partially encapsulated by the one or more covers, and wherein the stopper is disposed in the aperture and adapted to block fluid flow therethrough, and a flow control device disposed adjacent the stopper to selectively introduce fluid to at least a portion of the stopper. In one or more embodiments, a method is disclosed for operating a wellbore using a downhole plug. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270032 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL WELLHEAD HAVING HIGH POWER CABLE FOR IN-SITU UPGRADING PROCESSING - A thermal wellhead having a high voltage cable for in-situ upgrading and processing unconventional oil reservoirs is disclosed. An electrical cable has a power umbilical with an electrical heater on a lower end and an electrical connector opposite the heater. An upper portion of the cable has a second electrical connector for connection with the first connector and is connected to a transformer. A well control device is installed at the wellhead and the umbilical is extended through the device in the well. The first connector is landed in the wellhead such that the umbilical extends downward through the well. The well control device is then removed from the wellhead, and the second connector is secured in a tubing bonnet. The bonnet is landed on the wellhead to make electrical connections between the connectors. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270033 | TUBULAR GUIDING AND GRIPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and an apparatus to guide a tubular member are described herein. The apparatus includes a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and configured to support a tubular member, the apparatus having a first opening formed at a first side thereof, a second opening formed at a second side thereof, and an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening. The apparatus further includes a first guiding member disposed adjacent to the first opening of the bowl and a second guiding member disposed adjacent to the second opening of the bowl. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270034 | WIRED MULTI-OPENING CIRCULATING SUB - System and method for circulating fluid within a well bore. A circulation sub configured with communication elements on its ends to link the sub to a downhole communication network. A slideable piston in the sub isolates or exposes an outer port on the sub to an inner fluid flow along the sub depending on a signal transmitted along the communication network. Methods for activating the circulation sub via signals transmitted along the downhole communication network. | 2010-10-28 |
20100270035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EXPAND TUBULARS BELOW RESTRICTIONS - A method and apparatus for expanding a tubular below a restriction in a wellbore. An expandable tubular may comprise a first end having a first wall thickness, a second end having a second wall thickness, and a middle section disposed between the first and second ends and having a third wall thickness that is less than the first and second wall thicknesses. The first and second ends may include one or more grooves disposed along a length of the ends. A method for expanding a tubular below a restriction in a wellbore may comprise running the tubular past the restriction, wherein the tubular comprises a first end and a second end, each end having a wall thickness greater than a wall thickness of a middle section disposed between the ends. The method may include expanding the tubular, wherein the first and second ends of the expanded tubular have outer diameters greater than the outer diameter of the middle section. | 2010-10-28 |