| 01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
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| 20130000804 | TIRE - An intra-groove groove | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000805 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire improved in on-ice friction properties of the tire, which is excellent in on-ice performance, in particular, on-ice braking performance. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes, in a tread portion surface located between both tread ends, a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction; a plurality of lateral grooves extending in a tire width direction, the lateral grooves each having one bent point so as to be in a convex shape in the tire circumferential direction between the main grooves and/or between the main groove and the tread end, the plurality of main grooves and the plurality of lateral grooves partition-forming a plurality of blocks each including a circumferential protrusion in a shape conforming to the convex shape of the lateral groove, the blocks each including at least one lateral sipe extending in the tire width direction in a shape conforming to the lateral grooves, in which the lateral sipe is equal in tire-width-direction dimension to the block having the lateral sipe disposed therein when both are projected onto the same plane which includes the tire rotation axis and is perpendicular to the block surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000806 | TIRE - A land portion of a pneumatic tire | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000807 | ANTI-SKID STUD FOR INSERTION INTO THE TREAD OF A VEHICLE TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE COMPRISING SUCH ANTI-SKID STUDS - An anti-skid stud for insertion into the tread of a vehicle tire is disclosed. The stud comprises a support body part extending in an axial direction and a pin body part, the support body part comprising a bottom portion, a middle portion, and a head portion having an upper surface, wherein the pin body part extends beyond the upper surface of the head portion, and wherein, when viewed in top view onto the head portion,
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| 20130000808 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A side wall portion including, in a specific region in a tire radial direction, a decorative region including two or more decorative portions that are continuously disposed so as to be contiguous in a tire circumferential direction, the decorative portions including multiple convex ridges that are disposed on an outer surface so as to be adjacent in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges in the same decorative portion have a same ridge arrangement angle, and the ridge arrangement angle of the contiguous decorative portion differs therefrom not less than 20° and not more than 160°. In all regions in the tire circumferential direction, at least one side in the tire radial direction of the decorative portion overlaps with the contiguous decorative portion. A distance between a first imaginary boundary line and a second imaginary boundary line is less than 1 mm. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000809 | TIRE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING BEAD MEMBER - An object is to improve the durability of the stiffener having a hard rubber member and a soft rubber member formed on the radially inner side and the radially outer side by laminating rubber strips. A tire includes bead cores, stiffeners provided on the outer circumferences of the bead cores, and a carcass ply. Ends of the carcass ply are disposed on the stiffeners. Each stiffener includes an inner rubber portion on the radially inner side, an outer rubber portion on the radially outer side, and a cover tape. The inner rubber portion is formed by laminating a first rubber strip. The outer rubber portion is formed by laminating a second rubber strip. The second rubber strip is composed of rubber having a lower rigidity than the inner rubber portion. The cover tape covers a part of the stiffener that comes into contact with the end of the carcass ply. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000810 | Systems and Methods for Applying Decals to Substrates - In one embodiment, a decal applicator machine includes a main frame, a decal frame supported by the main frame, the decal frame being adapted to securely hold a decal during application of the decal to a substrate, a deformable element adapted to support the decal during its application to the substrate, a substrate support element to which the substrate mounts, and drive means for driving the substrate into the decal and into the deformable member to firmly apply the decal to the substrate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000811 | Heat-activated, Glueable Surface Elements - A heat-activated, glueable sheetlike element having at least one heat-activatable adhesive, at least one inductively heatable material, and at least one thermally conductive filler, wherein material of the thermally conductive filler has a thermal conductivity of at least 0.5 W/(m*K) | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000812 | LAMINATED FOIL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND LAMINATED FOIL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A laminated foil manufacturing apparatus includes a transportation unit that transports a lamination target medium onto which foil is to be laminated with intermittent movement and continuous movement, a liquid adhering unit that performs adhering processing of making liquid adhere to the lamination target medium which is transported with the intermittent movement by the transportation unit, and a foil laminating unit that is arranged at a downstream side with respect to a position of the liquid adhering unit in a transportation direction of the lamination target medium which is transported with the intermittent movement, and performs foil laminating processing of laminating the foil onto a surface to which the liquid has been adhered on the lamination target medium which is transported with the continuous movement by the transportation unit after the adhering processing has been performed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000813 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACOUSTIC AND THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL - Method for producing an acoustic and thermal insulation material and installation for implementing the method. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000814 | THICK DOPED ADHESIVE TAPE TO ENHANCE BACKSCATTER X-RAY DETECTABILITY - Doped adhesive tape is used during the manufacture of aircraft, including positioning marks, covering orifices from debris, allowing locations to be marked. Any doped adhesive tape inadvertently left in sub-assemblies during the manufacturing process can be detected using backscatter X-ray inspection technology. Detection is facilitated in one embodiment by making the tape thicker, to produce an increased mass density, and in another embodiment by adding a dopant comprising an element that is readily detected by the backscatter X-ray technology. The element can be iodine, and can be incorporated into the backing layer or the adhesive layer of the tape during manufacturing. The use of both thicker tape and a dopant can be used in combination to facilitate detection. If the doped adhesive tape is detected after components are assembled using a backscatter X-ray inspection device, then the doped adhesive tape is removed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000815 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE FUSELAGE SHELL FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A device and a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced fuselage shell for an aircraft, which fuselage shell for the purpose of reinforcement comprises several stringers that are spaced apart from each other, wherein the device includes a base frame comprising several supporting walls of different lengths for forming a curved mounting surface for the fuselage shell to be manufactured, wherein several actuators that extend radially outwards and that are longitudinally adjustable are affixed to the mounting surface, at the distal ends of which actuators in each case mold channels for receiving the stringers are attached, which mold channels are interconnected by means of flexible intermediate elements and/or further mold channels for forming a vacuum-tight closed mold surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAMINATING A FIRST AND A SECOND SHEET - An apparatus is provided for laminating a first and a second sheet ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000817 | Method for securing bottom piece to paper-made container - A method for securing a bottom piece to a paper-made container forms first and second glue layers in one injection molding process. The method includes a mold set has a first concavity located corresponding to the open top of the paper-made container and communicating with a pouring path of an entrance via a first passage in the mold. A second concavity is defined in the mold and communicates with a second passage which communicates with the pouring path via a hole defined through the bottom piece. The two glue layers are formed within one molding process while the bottom piece is connected to the paper-made container. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A SURFACE CONFORMING DRYWALL ANCHOR - A wall anchor insert, and an installation tool and method to allow for the installation of a wall anchor flush to wall surface. The materials are a polymeric insert, and a moisturing curing adhesive resin. The installation tool facilitates the installation of anchor, including the required resin coating, and insures that anchor is flush. At such time that redecorating is done, there will be no unsightly anchor to remove or wall damage to repair. The anchor is left in place with only one small screw hole to spackle. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000819 | Absorbent Article With Double-Sided Soft And Elastic Components - The present invention relates to absorbent articles and non-absorbent articles which comprise at least one improved double-sided soft and elastic material composite. The composites according to the invention may also be breathable. The composites are produced by incrementally stretching a laminate of an elastic layer between two non-elastic cloth-like layers. The non-elastic cloth-like layers tear during stretching such that the elasticity of the laminate after stretching is substantially the same as the elasticity of the film elastic layer. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000820 | CAPACITOR TO BE INCORPORATED IN WIRING SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE CAPACITOR, AND WIRING SUBSTRATE - A wiring substrate in which a capacitor is provided, the capacitor comprising a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrode layers provided between the different dielectric layers, wherein said capacitor body has, in at least one side face of said capacitor body, recesses extending in a thickness direction of said capacitor body from at least one of a first principal face of said capacitor body and a second principal face positioned on the side opposite to the first principal face. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000821 | Skin Panel Joint for Improved Airflow - An apparatus may comprise a first skin panel having a first surface, a second skin panel having a second surface, a first flange located at an end of the first skin panel, a second flange located at an end of the second skin panel, and a strip having a third surface. The first skin panel may be located adjacent to the second skin panel such that the first flange and the second flange form a channel. The strip may be bonded in the channel. Fluid flow over the third surface of the strip, the first surface of the first skin panel, and the second surface of the second skin panel may have a desired state. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000822 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A WINDOW MEMBER OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for fabricating a window member for a display device of a portable terminal includes: fabricating a high-hardness sheet to be attached to a surface of the window member (‘sheet fabrication step’), fabricating a body of the window member with a high-polymer synthetic resin (‘body fabrication step’), and attaching the high-hardness sheet to an outer surface of the body (‘attaching step’), in which the outer surface of the body is formed to have a curved surface in the body fabrication step. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000823 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES - A plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels, includes at least one forming drum having a supporting shaft axially projecting from opposite sides relative to a central body. A handling device is adapted to engage the forming drum and transfer it between at least one loading/unloading location and a work location provided for carrying out at least one process working on the forming drum. The handling device includes a grip assembly carrying at least two grip members each engaging the supporting shaft in the vicinity of each of the end portions thereof, and at least one motor associated with at least one of said grip members for driving the forming drum in rotation while the at least one process working is being carried out in the work location. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000824 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TYRE OF SPLICED STRIPS - Method for manufacturing a tyre from spliced strips, wherein the first strip is cut and the strip is placed on a discharge conveyor. After cutting the first strip a second strip is cut and placed on the discharge conveyor. After that the first and second strip are spliced. Between cutting the first strip and placing the second strip on the discharge conveyor the second strip is retained over the discharge conveyor, the projected separation distance between an end of the first strip and an end of the second strip to be spliced to said end is measured, and based on the measured separation distance the first strip is relatively displaced such with respect to the second strip that the end of the first strip is placed in the wanted position with respect to the second strip, after which the second strip is placed on the discharge conveyor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000825 | AUTOMATED COMPOSITE ANNULAR STRUCTURE FORMING - Method and apparatus for forming an annular composite structure is provided. In one embodiment an apparatus for forming annular composite structures is provided. The apparatus includes an annular shaped tool and a forming head. The annular shaped tool includes a forming surface of a select cross-sectional geometry. The forming head is configured to form continuous ply layers one ply at a time circumferentially about the forming surface of the tool. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000826 | LIGHTWEIGHT, MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES USING RECYCLED LANDFILL-BOUND SCRAP - A composite structure is based on a sandwich construction and a one-step molding process. The composite structure or component comprises a core layer having two outer layers on each side of the core layer. The outer layers may be composed of automotive interior trim scrap adhered with an isocyanate adhesive composition. Core layer and outer layers are thermally pressed in a single step or process to form the finished structural, multi-layer product. Decorative layers can be added as part of the one-step process. The resulting panels can be used in the manufacture of automotive, construction, furniture and other components. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000827 | FAN BLADE FINISHING - A method of finishing a fan blade includes bonding a sheath and a cover to an aluminum fan blade with an airfoil, a root, a leading edge and a tip; imparting residual stresses onto the blade; coating the blade to protect exposed areas of the blade; and curing the blade in low-temperature cure cycles to preserve residual stresses imparted. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000828 | Fast Electrostatic Shutter And Method Of Achieving Offset Compensation In Infrared Video Imagers Using Fast Shutters - Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for infrared imagers including fast electrostatic shutters and offset compensation. Fast electrostatic shutters are used for video image correction including image offset compensation where temporal noise and scene nonuniformity are corrected. This method provides a shutterless experience for the user because the image will be blocked for only one frame at a time. A method of manufacturing an electrostatic infrared shutter includes a conductive infrared-transparent substrate, covering it with an insulating layer, depositing adhesive and a thin film stack, delineating a working area, providing contacts, heat-treating the assembly, and making the polymer non-reflective in the infrared. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000829 | POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE WITH LAMINATED GLASS LAYER - A method for producing glass-polymer laminates is provided. The method includes applying a glass fit material onto a transfer substrate to form a coated substrate, exposing the coated substrate to a temperature above the melting temperature of the glass frit material to form a glass layer on the transfer substrate, laminating the glass layer film and a polymer substrate and removing the transfer substrate from the glass layer to form a glass-polymer laminate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000830 | Method of printing foil images upon textiles - A method of printing foil images upon textiles is provided. Advantageously, a digital inkjet printer can be utilized to apply an adhesive for affixing a foil embellishment. The method of printing foil images upon textiles includes applying a pretreatment solution upon a textile. After the pretreatment solution has dried, a white underbase in the form of a fanciful design is printed upon the textile using a digital inkjet printer. A heavy color layer of color ink is then digitally inkjet printed upon the white underbase. Thereafter, the textile is removed from the inkjet printer and positioned upon a heat press table. Foil transfer paper is positioned upon the textile so as to cover the white underbase and heavy color layer. The heat press is activated so as to adhere the foil, but only to those regions where the white underbase and color ink has been printed. Once cool to the touch, the foil is slowly peeled from the textile so as to leave a fanciful foil design. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000831 | Corrugated Flanges For Spools And Reels - A flange design providing improved strength, fracture resistance, and the like using corrugations extending substantially radially from an arbot aperture toward a rim portion. A spool or reel may include a tubular member to receive a stranded material wrapped therearound. A first flange comprising a core portion and an outer portion may secure to one end of the first flange engaging the tubular member. A second flange may secure to the other end of the tubular member. The core portion of a flange may comprise an arbor wall defining the perimeter of an arbor aperture. The arbor wall may be directly contacted and supported by a plurality of corrugations extending radially therefrom. The outer prortion of a flange may contact the core portion and extending radially away therefrom to an outer edge to restrain the stranded material in an axial direction. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000832 | Apparatus and Method of Decorating a Gourd - A gourd carving template includes a coded image printed upon waterslide decal paper. The coded image provides indicia for informing the user as to where to remove portions of the gourd. The printed image is then covered with an adhesive layer and the adhesive layer is covered with a removable adhesive paper. Once the adhesive paper is removed the adhesive layer is exposed and can be placed upon the gourd to provide a fully adhesive template for selectively removing portions of the gourd. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000833 | METHOD OF FASTENING LAMELLAE OF A LAMELLAR MATERIAL ON A SUITABLE SUBSTRATE - The invention provides a method of fastening lamellae of a lamellar material that is at least partially conductive onto an insulating substrate ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000834 | PIPE HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PERFORMING ELECTROFUSION WITH A SINGLE OPERATOR - A device comprising: a first tube, the first tube configured to couple to a work surface; a second tube coupled to an end of the first tube and arranged substantially perpendicular to the first tube; a lower jaw coupled to the second tube, the lower jaw having a first semi-cylindrical surface opposite the second tube; a jaw adapter coupled to the semi-cylindrical surface; an upper jaw rotatably couple to the lower jaw, the upper jaw having a second semi-cylindrical surface disposed opposite the first semi-cylindrical surface; and, a coupling assembly arranged to couple the upper jaw to the lower jaw, the coupling assembly being disposed on one end of the upper jaw and lower jaw. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000835 | EASY BREAK GEODE - An improved geode breaking method, system, and apparatus are disclosed. A geode can be broken or cut into at least two pieces, or grooved with a circumferential groove. The geode pieces can be reassembled and connected to each other using a bonding material that supports the joint formed between the reassembled pieces. The bonding layer can denote a joint guideline to assist in aligning a geode breaking tool for re-breaking the geode. A support layer can be added for additional strength, support, and geode crumbling prevention. The reassembled geode can be safely and easily re-broken without crumbling the exterior and interior surface of the geode. The geode's interior crystals or concentric lines can be safely appreciated within a piece or section of a reassembled and re-broken geode. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000836 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF NON-CONTACT INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - The non-contact information recording medium is made by forming the antenna circuit and connecting it to the IC module through connection terminals at the same time. This provides a high degree of freedom of patterning of the antenna circuit. The antenna circuit is formed on a recording substrate, in which an IC module has been embedded. A foil-bonding resin layer is formed on the connection terminals of the recording substrate, with a toner containing a binder resin by an electrophotographic method. Then a conductive foil is brought into contact with the foil-bonding resin layer to bond the foil to the resin layer, to connect the antenna circuit to the connection terminals and form the antenna circuit composed of the conductive foil. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000837 | SUBSTRATE SEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SEALING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A substrate sealing apparatus includes a chamber, at least one lower compressing member, and at least one lower compressing member. The lower compressing member includes a lower compressing surface for emitting heat, is configured to be elevated up and lowered down in a vertical direction with respect to the compressing surface, and rotates about the vertical direction. The upper compressing member includes a lower compressing surface for emitting heat, and is configured to be elevated up and lowered down in the vertical direction. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000838 | FLUID MEDIUM NON-CONTACT CONSOLIDATION - A pressure head for use in a fiber placement system for thermoplastic composite materials is disclosed. Plies of thermoplastic composite tape are placed onto a mandrel to form a shaped object. The pressure head includes a nozzle and at least one delivery tube for providing fluid medium mixture to the nozzle body, wherein the nozzle directs the fluid medium onto a surface of the shaped object thereby providing a pressure on the surface without direct physical contact of the nozzle with the plies of thermoplastic composite tape. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000839 | EPOXIDE-BASED FIXING MORTAR HAVING SILANE ADDITIONS - The invention relates to a fixing mortar system for embedding anchoring means in mortar in holes or crevices, based on one or more hardening epoxy-based reactive resins, characterised in that it includes silanes which may or may not have reactive groups capable of participating in the polymerisation with a synthetic resin based on the hardening epoxy-based reactive synthetic resin(s) but which in any case have Si-bonded hydrolysable groups, and to related inventive subject matter such as processes, kits and uses. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000840 | Methods for Producing Optical Fiber Preforms with Low Index Trenches - Methods for forming optical fiber preforms with low-index trenches are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method includes depositing silica-based glass soot on a bait rod to form a low-index trench region of the optical fiber preform. The silica-based glass soot is deposited such that the low-index trench region has a first density. Thereafter a barrier layer having a second density greater than the first density is formed around the low-index trench region. Therafter, an overclad region is deposited around the barrier layer. The bait rod is then removed from a central channel of the trench-overclad assembly. A separate core assembly is inserted into the central channel. A down-dopant gas is then directed through the central channel of the trench-overclad assembly as the trench-overclad assembly is heated to dope the low-index trench region. The barrier layer prevents diffusion of the down-dopant from the low-index trench region into the overclad region. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000841 | Adhesive System for the Direct Bonding of a Cured Polyurethane to Crude Rubber - Adhesive composition usable in particular as an adhesion primer, based on a polyisocyanate compound and a polyester or vinyl ester resin comprising (in particular hydroxyl) functional groups which are reactive towards isocyanate groups of said polyisocyanate, the total number of said isocyanate groups being in excess relative to the total number of said functional groups of the polyester or vinyl ester resin. The polyisocyanate compound is preferably a diisocyanate, the resin is preferably an epoxy vinyl ester resin, in particular novolac- and/or bisphenol-based. Said composition is usable, as an adhesion primer, in combination with a secondary adhesion layer preferably based on a polyvinylpyridine/stirene/butadiene elastomer and a polyester or vinyl ester resin. Use of such an adhesive system for bonding a cured polyurethane to an uncured diene elastomer composition, in particular in the manufacture of rubber articles consisting of ground contact systems for motor vehicles, in particular pneumatic or non-pneumatic tires. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000842 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADHERING MICROFEATURE WORKPIECES TO SUPPORT MEMBERS - Methods and systems for adhering microfeature workpieces to support members are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes disposing a first adhesive on a surface of a microfeature workpiece, and disposing a second adhesive on a surface of a support member. The method can further include adhesively attaching the microfeature workpiece to the support member by contacting the first adhesive with the second adhesive while the second adhesive is only partially cured. In further particular embodiments, the first and second adhesives can have different compositions, and the second adhesive can be fully cured after the microfeature workpiece and support member are adhesively attached. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000843 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION OF SEMI-IPN COMPOSITE, AND VARNISH, PREPREG AND METAL CLAD LAMINATED BOARD USING THE SAME - Provided is a thermosetting resin composition which can be used for the production of printed circuit boards, having good dielectric properties in high frequency bands so that transmission loss can be significantly lowered, having excellent heat resistance after moisture absorption and thermal expansion properties, and satisfying peeling strength between the resin composition and metal foil. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000844 | RUBBER ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING VINYL PYRIDINE LATEX POLYMERS WITH ALTERNATE NITROGEN MONOMERS - The invention relates to polymeric latexes that can be used in adhesive compositions, which provide improved bonding of rubber articles to rubber reinforcing articles. The adhesive composition includes a single or a blend of polymeric latexes comprising a conjugated aliphatic monomer, a vinylaromatic monomer, a vinylpyridine monomer, and a nitrogen-containing monomer comprising a reactive N-methylol- or N-alkoxy-functionality. Use of the monomer comprising a nitrogen-containing monomer comprising a reactive N-methylol- or N-alkoxy-functionality allows for reduced amounts of the vinylpyridine monomer in the latex, and enhances the bonding properties of the adhesive composition. Use of the adhesive composition provides economic and chemical advantages for the preparation of reinforced rubberized articles. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000845 | Device and Method for Measuring Thickness of Slurry and Chemical Mechanical Polishing Apparatus Comprising the Device - A device for measuring a thickness of a slurry used in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and a method using the same are provided. The chemical mechanical polishing apparatus comprises a polishing head ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000846 | PHOTORESIST DOUBLE PATTERNING APPARATUS - An apparatus for etching an etch layer formed on a substrate is provided. A first photoresist (PR) mask with first mask features is provided on the etch layer. The apparatus performs a process for providing a protective coating on the first PR mask. The process includes at least one cycle. Each cycle includes (a) a deposition phase for depositing a deposition layer over the surface of the first mask features using a deposition gas, and (b) a profile shaping phase for shaping the profile of the deposition layer using a profile shaping gas. A liquid PR material is applied over the first PR mask having the protective coating. The PR material is patterned into a second mask features, where the first and second mask features form a second PR mask. The etch layer is etched though the second PR mask. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000847 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a plasma processing apparatus enabling uniform plasma processing over the entire surface of a sample, without causing abnormal discharge even when the electromagnetic field strength is strong as in the case of the inductive coupling method. The plasma processing apparatus includes a process chamber, a first dielectric vacuum window, an inductive coil, a radio-frequency power supply, a gas supply unit, and a sample holder. The gas supply unit includes a second dielectric gas guide plate and a third dielectric island member. The second dielectric gas guide plate is located near below the vacuum window, and has a gas inlet port in the center. The third dielectric island member is provided in a gap between the vacuum window and the gas guide plate. The dielectric constant of the third dielectric is higher than the dielectric constant of the first and second dielectrics. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000848 | PEDESTAL WITH EDGE GAS DEFLECTOR FOR EDGE PROFILE CONTROL - A substrate processing system includes a pedestal including a substrate supporting surface having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of a substrate to be processed by the substrate processing system. A first surface extends a first distance above the substrate supporting surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate supporting surface. The first distance is greater than or equal to one-half of a thickness of the substrate. A gap is defined between the first surface and an outer diameter of the substrate. A second surface extends a second distance from the first surface at an angle with respect to the first surface. The angle is greater than zero and less than ninety degrees. A third surface extends from the second surface and is substantially parallel to the substrate supporting surface. An etchant source directs etchant onto the substrate to etch the substrate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000849 | FITTING DEVICE - A label fitting device provided with a plurality of mounting bases which move along a transport path while target bodies for fitting are respectively mounted on the bases; a fitting head which is provided directly above each mounting base and moves together with the mounting base; and a label supply mechanism provided directly above the transport path to supply labels. Each fitting head includes a take-up member which receives a label held by a label supply unit when the head passes a supply position, and an opener mechanism which receives the label from the take-up member, and thereafter opens the label and fits the label on the target body mounted on the mounting base. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000850 | Apparatus for Application of a Hook-and-loop Fastener Component to a Turn-up System Tear Strip - An apparatus and method for securing a hook-and-loop fastener component to the end of a tear strip used in a turn-up operation, the hook-and-loop fastener mechanism provided to secure the end of the tear strip to a rotating component of a spool winding assembly, the apparatus for forming the tear strip assembly having a feed roller, a transfer roller and a press roller, whereby hook-and-loop components presented on a feed tape are adhesively bonded to the tear strip. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000851 | Automatic Backing Stripper - Fiberglass batts are installed between the side-by-side studs in the interior walls of a home or building to insulate the walls and minimize sound transfer. Each fiberglass batt has a paper backing that projects from the side edges of the batt to provide for attachment to the spaced, side-by-side wall studs that comprise the internal frame to which the walls are secured. However, a significant percentage of the backing is produced with a noncompliant, reduced width and thus those batts are discarded. In the present invention a stripper mechanism between an input conveyor that receives the inferior batts and an output conveyor strips the backing therefrom so that the fiberglass may be used in other applications. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000852 | STRIPPING DEVICE AND STRIPPING METHOD - A stripping method for stripping a support plate from a laminate including a substrate and the support plate adhered to the wafer via an adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer is formed from an adhesive compound soluble in a non-polar solvent or a highly polar solvent; and the stripping method includes supplying the non-polar solvent or the highly polar solvent, so that the non-polar solvent or the highly polar solvent is retained at least on an edge portion of that surface of the laminate which faces the support plate, and on a lateral surface of the laminate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000853 | AUTOMATIC RIM CENTERING SYSTEM FOR A TYRE CHANGING MACHINE - The invention concerns vehicle wheel service machines, in particular automatic tyre changers, having a wheel or rim mounting device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000854 | DUAL FABRIC COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A covering for an architectural opening with improved insulating properties in one embodiment includes face-to-face cellular insulative components defining a fabric with dual layers of cells with the fabric being retractably mounted in a headrail so as to either be rolled about a roller or gathered adjacent to the bottom of the headrail. A first component of the fabric includes a pair of spaced parallel sheets of material interconnected with horizontally-extending flexible vanes so as to define a plurality of horizontally-extending, vertically adjacent cells of generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration. A second component of the fabric is mounted on one sheet of the first component of the fabric so as to form a plurality of vertically adjacent drooping segments of fabric forming a roman-shade appearance. Single or multiple layers of the components can be used with or without the other type of component. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000855 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE PULP AND USE OF THE PULP IN PAPER MANUFACTURING OR IN NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE COMPOSITES - A method for manufacturing pulp. The manufactured pulp includes at least 30 w-% nanofibrillated cellulose material measured from the dried pulp. A raw material is introduced to a system. The raw material includes cellulose. At least one type of an optical brightening agent is dosed as a refining additive to the system. The raw material is refined in the presence of the dosed optical brightening agent in at least one pre-refining stage or fibrillation stage to form fibrillar cellulose material. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000856 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PROPERTIES OF A PAPER PRODUCT AND FORMING AN ADDITIVE COMPONENT AND THE CORRESPONDING PAPER PRODUCT AND ADDITIVE COMPONENT AND USE OF THE ADDITIVE COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for improving the properties of a paper product and to the corresponding paper product, wherein the paper product is formed from a fiber-based material. According to the invention the fines fraction is separated from chemical cellulose fiber-based pulp substantially after refining, and the cellulose fiber-based pulp from which the fines fraction has been separated is formed into the paper product in a papermaking apparatus. In addition, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing an additive component and to the corresponding additive component. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000857 | COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING DRY STRENGTH - The present invention relates to aqueous compositions for increasing dry strength in paper, wherein the composition comprises cationic starch graft polymers and aluminium containing compounds. Said compositions may be added to paper stock suspensions prior to the sheet formation or applied to the surface of the paper web in order to increase the dry strength of the produced paper. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000858 | METHOD AND A REACTOR FOR MIXING ONE OR MORE CHEMICALS INTO A PROCESS LIQUID FLOW - A method for mixing a chemical into a process liquid including: injecting the chemical into the process liquid flowing through a flow pipe; forming reaction products by a reaction involving the chemical occurring in the process flow; applying an electric field or magnetic field to a region of the flow pipe adjacent to the reaction occurring in the process flow, and suppressing the precipitation of the chemical or the reaction products on the surfaces of the pipe due to the electric or magnetic field. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000859 | APPARATUS TO ENHANCE FIBER DEVELOPMENT BY ADDITION OF TREATMENT AGENT DURING MECHANICAL PULPING - A mechanical pulping apparatus including: a pre-treatment defibration device receiving comminuted cellulosic material; a primary refiner receiving the comminuted cellulosic material discharged from the pre-treatment defibration device; a source of a biological agent; a first conduit from the source of the biological agent coupled to pre-treatment defibration device, wherein the first conduit delivers the biological agent to or immediately upstream of an inlet to the defibration device; a source of a chemical agent, and a second conduit from the source of the chemical agent coupled to primary refiner, wherein the second conduit delivers the chemical agent to the primary refiner. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000860 | System and method for making a structured magnetic material via layered particle deposition - A system for making a material having domains with insulated boundaries is provided. The system includes a droplet spray subsystem configured to create molten alloy droplets and direct the molten alloy droplets to a surface, a spray subsystem configured to direct a spray of an agent at deposited droplets on the surface. The agent creates insulation layers on the deposited droplets such that the droplets form a material having domains with insulated boundaries on the surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000861 | System and method for making structured magnetic material from insulated particles - A system for making a material having domains with insulated boundaries is provided. The system includes a combustion chamber, a gas inlet configured to inject a gas into the combustion chamber, a fuel inlet configured to inject a fuel into the combustion chamber, an igniter subsystem configured to ignite a mixture of the gas and the fuel to create a predetermined temperature and pressure in the combustion chamber, a metal powder inlet configured to inject a metal powder comprised of particles coated with an electrically insulating material into the combustion, wherein the predetermined temperature creates conditioned droplets comprised of the metal powder in the chamber, and an outlet configured to eject and accelerate combustion gases and the conditioned droplets from the combustion chamber and towards a surface such that conditioned droplets adhere to the surface to form a material having domains with insulated boundaries thereon. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000862 | CASTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - One embodiment is a method. The method includes providing a casting apparatus including a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is isolated from the second chamber. The method includes charging an alloy composition into a crucible present in the first chamber and melting the alloy composition in the crucible to form a molten alloy composition. The method includes discharging the molten alloy composition into a casting mold present in the second chamber; applying a positive pressure to the first chamber to create a first chamber pressure; and applying a vacuum to the second chamber to create a second chamber pressure, wherein the first chamber pressure is greater than the second chamber pressure. The method further includes casting a filament or a turbine component from the molten alloy composition in the casting mold. An apparatus for casting a filament or a turbine component is also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000863 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF ENERGY - A device and method for recovering energy from a hot medium, in particular from hot wort or hot mash for a beer brewery, including a first heat exchanger device for a heat transfer medium that is arranged in particular downstream of a device for heating, boiling or keeping wort or mash warm and is designed such that the heat transfer medium can be heated while cooling preferably wort or mash, wherein at least one heat consumer of the brewery is heated with the heat transfer medium. The heat transfer medium cooled down during heating the heat consumer can be recirculated to the first heat exchanger device in the circuit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000864 | HEAT ELEMENT COOLING DEVICE - In a battery cooling device | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000865 | Cooling Device for Pluggable Module, Assembly of the Cooling Device and the Pluggable Module - Provides a cooling device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000866 | Energy Efficient Cooling Tower System Utilizing Auxiliary Cooling Tower - A cooling tower system, including a principal cooling tower; an auxiliary cooling tower for receiving a portion of the warm water flow into the main tower; a central shaft mounted vertically in the auxiliary tower; a turbine mounted on a portion of the shaft; a cooling blade mounted on the upper end of the shaft; a water jetting system delivering warm water under pressure from the main cooling tower into the auxiliary cooling tower to impart rotation to the turbine blades for imparting rotation to the cooling blade; a quantity of high efficiency film fill in that portion of the tower below the turbine for receiving the water coming off of the turbine blades; air flow produced by rotation of the cooling blade upward through the fill in order to cool the water before it is returned to the main cooling tower. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000867 | Hybrid Cooling System - The invention is a hybrid cooling system for condensing the exhaust steam of a steam turbine ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000868 | PROTECTIVE SHEATH FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A method to dissipate heat build-up in a structural component is disclosed. In one embodiment, the structural component is a composite pipe for carrying a hot fluid, e.g., petroleum products. The method comprises providing a protective sheath disposed around the structural component and forming an air space between the structural component and the sheath. The sheath has at least two gaps on its surface, with the gaps being sufficiently spaced apart to allow air flowing through the air space from one gap to another to dissipate heat build-up from the hot fluid contained within the structural component. In one embodiment, an intumescent material is applied near the gaps, which material expands when heated to a temperature in a fire to effectively close the gaps and protect the structural component from the fire. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000869 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR COOLING SULFURIC ACID - A process for cooling an acid that is withdrawn from an absorption apparatus of a sulfuric acid plant includes pumping the acid to be cooled from an acid pump tank and supplying the acid to a shell space of a heat exchanger. Water is supplied as a heat transport medium to heat transfer elements disposed in the shell space so as to at least partially convert, by heat transfer from the acid, the water to steam. The acid which was cooled in the heat exchanger is supplied back to the absorption apparatus. The water is separated from the steam in a steam drum. The separated water is recirculated to the heat exchanger using a pump. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000870 | THERMAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A thermal module and a method of manufacturing the thermal module are disclosed. The thermal module includes a heat pipe, at least one first linking member, at least one second linking member, and a mounting member having a plurality of stopping sections. The first and second linking member have a first and a second recess, respectively, for receiving and connecting to two opposite lateral sides of a heat-absorption end of the heat pipe; and a plurality of first and second engaging sections, respectively, for correspondingly connecting with the stopping sections, so that the first and second linking members, the mounting member, and the heat pipe are connected to one another to form an integral unit. With these arrangements, the heat pipe can be in direct contact with a heat source to absorb and transfer heat, allowing the thermal module to have effectively reduced thermal resistance and increased heat transfer efficiency. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000871 | Systems and Methods for Extending Operating Temperatures of Electronic Components - According to various embodiments, an electronic component, such as a processor, is thermally coupled to a heat sink via a heat pipe. The heat pipe may contain a working fluid configured to freeze below a threshold temperature corresponding to the minimum operating temperature of the electronic component. Accordingly, if the temperature of the electronic component and/or the working fluid is below the threshold temperature, then the working fluid freezes, decreasing the amount of thermal energy transferred from the electronic component to the heat sink. The electronic component may self-heat until it is at least above the threshold temperature. Above the threshold temperature, the working fluid is in a fluid phase and increases the amount of thermal energy transferred from the electronic component to the heat sink via the heat pipe, and thereby reducing the temperature of the electronic component. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000872 | Fin Heat Sink with Improved Structure and Processing Method Thereof - The invention relates to the technical field of heat sinks, in particular to a fin heat sink with an improved structure and a processing method thereof. The fin heat sink with the improved structure comprises a pedestal and a plurality of cooling fins, wherein roots of the cooling fins are connected with the pedestal and provided with clamping grooves the bottoms of which are opened; clamping pieces corresponding to the clamping grooves are extended out of the pedestal; the cooling fins are clamped and connected with the clamping pieces through the clamping grooves; and the plurality of the cooling fins are subjected to layered arrangement to form a cooling fin group. The clamping grooves at the roots of the cooling fins are easy to mold through a die; the clamping pieces extended out of the pedestal are simple and convenient to process; the clamping grooves are connected with the clamping pieces by means of clamping, so the connection between the clamping grooves and the clamping pieces is reliable; and the clamping process can be completed through a stamping die. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the fin heat sink with the improved structure and the processing method thereof, which are provided by the invention, overcome the technical prejudice and can greatly reduce the processes, reduce the production cost and improve the production efficiency. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000873 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - An exemplary heat dissipation system includes a built-in heat dissipation module for being positioned in a computer case, a liquid pump communicating with the built-in heat dissipation module, and an add-on heat dissipation module for being positioned outside of the computer case. The built-in heat dissipation module includes cooling fluid. The add-on heat dissipation module includes a receiving frame and a heat dissipation device fixed to the receiving frame. The receiving frame engages with the heat dissipation device to receive the cooling fluid. The receiving frame communicates with the built-in heat dissipation module and the liquid pump, such that the cooling fluid can be circulated between the built-in heat dissipation module and the receiving frame under the control of the liquid pump. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000874 | Body Temperature Regulating Garment - A body temperature regulating garment apparatus that removes heat from blood flow then releases the heat to the atmosphere by evaporative cooling lowering the temperature of a body. Heat of the blood is absorbed by a moist superabsorbent material, that in turn is maintained at a temperature cooler than the blood by a removable and condition able thermal pack used to store temperature. The enclosure device used to store the superabsorbent material is formable around the thermal pack and around a separable clothing garment such as a scarf or a bandanna. The scarf or bandanna is used to secure the enclosure device to a body part where gathering forms the enclosure to the body part shape, maximizing contact with the area and secured with a gathering means. The clothing garment can be used for displaying advertising, brands or characters, making it more valuable to providers. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000875 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A heat exchanger for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle is provided. The heat exchanger has at least one pipe for guiding a fluid and air conduction component arranged adjacent to the at least one pipe for conducting an air flow to flow around the at least one pipe. The air conduction component thereby has at least one separating section, which is embodied to separate the air flow into a first partial air flow and a second partial air flow. The at least one separating section is formed by an adhesive applied to the air conduction component, wherein the adhesive contains a volume-increasing component for increasing a volume of the adhesive. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000876 | Heat Exchanger Header - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger header, wherein said header includes a lower portion ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000877 | HEAT TRANSFER TUBE - The present invention relates to a heat transfer pipe comprising a pipe element and a number of ribs arranged around the outer circumference of the pipe element and extending outwards, annular segments being formed encompassing the ribs on the pipe element and fastened to one another with a spring-elastic clamping device, in particular on two annular segments respectively forming a half shell. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000878 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A process (or method) for manufacturing a heat exchanger includes inserting at least one plate for heat emission between two adjacent corrugations of a corrugated body. The corrugations are pressed against each other such that the inserted plate is clamped in between the corrugations in a positive-locking and non-positive manner. The heat exchanger for cooling fluids includes a tube, which is designed partially as a corrugated body and has at least one plate inserted for heat emission between two corrugations of the corrugated body. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000879 | ROAD LAMP COOLING MANAGEMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a road lamp cooling management device including a plurality of cooling pipes installed into fins of an LED light source coupled to the large road lamp, and an open end of each of cooling pipes is inserted and fixed directly into a fixing hole base of an upper lamp casing, such that high heat generated by the LED light source can be cooled by the fins as a first-stage cooling and circulated and cooled by the plurality of cooling pipes as a second-stage cooling. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000880 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE WITH GOOD APPEARANCE - A heat dissipation device for a heat-generating component includes a heat dissipation fin group and a side plate. The heat dissipation fin group comprises a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged one on the other, each of the heat dissipation fins comprises a base plate and a fold extending vertically from a side of the base plate. The folds of the heat dissipation fins located at a common side are combined with each other to form a side surface. The side plate covers the side surface of the heat dissipation fin group, and an exposed surface of the side plate includes a plurality of strips formed thereon. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000881 | PASSIVE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR GIMBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A passive heat exchanger for gimbal thermal management is disclosed. In one embodiment, a thermal management system includes one or more electronics and/or sensor equipment. Further, the thermal management system includes a thermally conductive shell configured to house the electronics and/or sensor equipment. Furthermore, the thermally conductive shell includes an external surface and an internal surface. In addition, at least some portion of the external surface and the internal surface of the thermally conductive shell include an extended surface configured to reduce thermal resistance between an interior region of the thermally conductive shell and ambient air. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000882 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR USING LOW-ENERGY SOURCE FOR CONTROLLING AIR TEMPERATURE IN ROOM SPACE - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for using a low-energy source for controlling the air temperature in a room space ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000883 | HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - A thermal hydrocarbon recovery apparatus comprises: a plurality of steam injector tubes each provided with a plurality of injector autonomous inflow control devices, AICDs, spaced apart from each other along the length of each steam injector tube; a plurality of production tubes each provided with a plurality of production autonomous inflow control devices, AICDs, spaced apart from each other along the length of each production tube; wherein said injector AICDs are arranged to inject steam into a geological formation so as to reduce the viscosity of hydrocarbons in the formation; and wherein said production AICDs are arranged to permit the flow of heated hydrocarbons into said production tubes for movement to the surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000884 | DOWNHOLE TOOL AND METHOD - A cleaning tool ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000885 | Pipe grapple - A grapple for controlling, monitoring and stopping the flow of oil, natural gas and the like from a broken, flanged pipe. A housing encloses a ring of material that is more ductile than the broken pipe flange. The force applied by a weight, presses a driving device against the broken pipe flange periphery, the force so applied distorts the ductile ring, thereby establishing a fluid-tight seal between the flange and the housing. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000886 | SONIC OIL RECOVERY APPARATUS FOR USE IN A WELL - A sonic oil recovery apparatus for use in a well has an injector tubing extending interior of the casing of the well, and a resonator tube affixed to or within the injector tubing. The resonator tube has an interior flow pathway so as to allow a fluid to flow therethrough from the injector tubing. The resonator tube is suitable for transmitting an acoustic signal approximately equal to the resonate frequency of a formation in the well. The resonator tube can have a plurality of orifices plates formed therein such that the fluid flowing through the resonator tube generates the acoustic signal. The resonator tube can alternatively be a solid state acoustic resonator therein. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000887 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH PUMPABLE SECTION - A downhole tool for use in a well. A pumpable plug is used to urge bottom hole assemblies to a desired location in a well. The pumpable plug has a diameter greater than the maximum outer diameter of the casing in which the bottom hole assembly is to be located. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000888 | JETTING TOOL FOR WELL CLEANING - The invention provides for a jetting tool for use with a drillstring. The tool generally includes a tubular main body having an inlet and an outlet arranged in fluid communication via a fluid conduit, the main body defining at least one aperture along its length. The tool also includes an elongate outer ring assembly configured for fitment about the main body to enclose the at least one aperture. This ring assembly defines an upper circumferential fluid port and a lower circumferential fluid port, each port configured to operatively direct fluid towards the other. The tool also typically includes a valve assembly receivable inside the fluid conduit, the valve assembly displaceable between a drilling position, wherein fluid is able to pass from the inlet to the outlet via the fluid conduit, and a jetting position, in which fluid is diverted from the inlet to the upper and lower fluid ports via the aperture. The valve assembly is configured to displace to the drilling position upon receiving an activator body via pressurised fluid through the drillstring. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000889 | Securing Layers in a Well Screen Assembly - A well screen assembly includes an elongate base pipe, a shroud layer about the base pipe, and a mesh layer between the shroud layer and the base pipe. A portion of the mesh layer overlaps another portion of the mesh layer to form an area of overlap. A spine is positioned proximate substantially an entire length of the area of overlap, and transmits a force from the shroud layer to the mesh layer that compresses and seals the area of overlap against passage of particulate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000890 | Multiple Sectioned Wire-Wrapped Screens - Operators manufacture a wellscreen by forming a wire-wrapped screen on a base pipe. Rather than stopping and restarting winding, the desired length of screen is completed along the base pipe, and then the wire screen is segmented into a plurality of screen sections as required for the various zones and details of the implementation. Operators arrange the screen sections relative to one another on the base pipe, which can have different lengths with and without perforations. On the free ends of these separate screen sections, mating split ring components fit around the free ends and the base pipes. Male edges of one split ring component mate to complementary female edges of another to form the end ring around the screen section and base pipe, and longitudinal welds made in seams along the mating edges affix the split ring components together. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000891 | Radiation-Induced Triggering for Set-On-Command Compositions and Methods of Use - Methods of isolating a portion of a wellbore comprising placing a sealant composition into a subterranean formation after drilling of the wellbore therein and subjecting the sealant composition to ionizing radiation wherein subjecting the sealant composition to the ionizing radiation alters the set modifier. The sealant composition comprises a set modifier selected from the group consisting of an accelerator, an oxidizing agent, a set retarder, and combinations thereof. And the sealant composition comprises a polymeric component. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000892 | Drum Load Monitoring - An assembly for monitoring load on a drum during an operation in a well with a well access line deployed from the drum. The assembly may include multiple line detection mechanisms for acquiring real-time information relative to dynamic characteristics of the lone over the course of the operation. The assembly also includes a processor for computing the real-time information in light of pre-stored information relative to physical characteristics of the line and the drum. As a result, real-time monitoring of a load on the drum may be achieved. Thus, the operation may be adjusted in real-time as necessary to avoid over- loading of the drum. Additionally, a drum load history may be recorded so as to better account for the true condition of the drum following successive operations. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000893 | ACTIVE SEISMIC MONITORING OF FRACTURING OPERATIONS - A method for managing a fracturing operation. In one implementation, the method may include positioning a seismic source and at least one seismic receiver near a hydrocarbon reservoir; pumping a fracturing fluid into a well bore of the hydrocarbon reservoir such that the fracturing fluid may include an additive that enhances acoustic impedance between the fracturing fluid and subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located and that produces a foam; performing a seismic survey with the seismic source and the at least one seismic receiver during the fracturing operation; and identifying locations of the fracturing fluid within subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000894 | SOLVENT INJECTION RECOVERY PROCESS - A process for the recovery of hydrocarbon such as bitumen/EHO from a hydrocarbon bearing formation in which are situated an upper injection well and a lower production well, the method comprising the steps: preheating an area around and between the wells by circulating hot solvent through the completed interval of each of the wells until sufficient hydraulic communication between both wells is achieved; injecting one of more hydrocarbon solvents into the upper injection well at or above critical temperature of the solvent or solvent mixture, thereby causing a mixture of hydrocarbon and solvent to flow by gravity drainage to the lower production well; and producing the hydrocarbon to the surface through the lower production well. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000895 | SIMULATING INJECTION TREATMENTS FROM MULTIPLE WELLS - Systems, methods, and instructions encoded in a computer-readable medium can perform operations related to simulating injection treatments applied to a subterranean formation from multiple well bores in the subterranean formation. A subterranean formation model representing rock blocks of a subterranean formation is received. Information on multiple injection treatments for multiple well bores in the subterranean formation is received. The subterranean formation model and the information on the injection treatments is used to predict a response of each of the rock blocks to forces acting on the rock block during the injection treatments. The injection treatments may include, for example, multiple fracture treatments for simultaneous application to the subterranean formation. In some implementations, injection treatments may be designed for a multiple-well bore system based on the predicted response of the rock blocks. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000896 | Basal Planer Gravity Drainage - Systems and methods are provided for producing hydrocarbons from reservoirs. A provided method includes drilling a first horizontal well substantially proximate to a base of a reservoir and drilling a second horizontal well at a horizontal offset from the first horizontal well. Fluid communication is established between the first horizontal well and the second horizontal well through cyclic production processes. A mobilizing fluid is injected through the second horizontal well and fluids are produced from the first horizontal well. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000897 | RECYCLING CO2 IN HEAVY OIL OR BITUMEN PRODUCTION - A method relates to improving production rate and recovery of heavy oil or bitumen and reducing heat loss to over and under burden in a steam-assisted production process. The method includes strategically injecting recycled carbon dioxide into the reservoir between production wells. The heat insulation and solvent effects provided by carbon dioxide dissolved in the oil phase facilitate the desired improvement on oil recovery, and simultaneously sequester the CO | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000898 | Dual Mobilizing Agents In Basal Planer Gravity Drainage - Systems and methods are provided for producing hydrocarbons from reservoirs. A provided method includes drilling a first horizontal well substantially proximate to a base of a reservoir and drilling a second horizontal well at a horizontal offset from the first horizontal well. Fluid communication is established between the first horizontal well and the second horizontal well through cyclic production processes. A vertical mobilizing agent is injected into the reservoir and a lateral mobilizing agent is imposed on the reservoir. Fluids are produced from the first horizontal well. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000899 | One Trip Toe-to-Heel Gravel Pack and Liner Cementing Assembly - A gravel packing assembly gravel packs a horizontal borehole. Operators wash down the borehole using an inner string in a first position by flowing fluid from the inner string through the apparatus' toe. Operators then gravel pack by moving the inner string to one or more flow ports between a screen and the toe. Slurry flows into the borehole from the flow ports, and returns from the borehole flow through the screen. The gravel in the slurry can pack the borehole in an alpha-beta wave from toe to heel. In another condition, operators can move the inner string to a second flow port so slurry can flow into the borehole through a shunt extending from the second flow port. When gravel packing is done, operators move the inner string to a port collar in a liner of the assembly to cement the liner in the borehole. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000900 | DOWN-HOLE PLACEMENT OF WATER-SWELLABLE POLYMERS - Methods and fluids are provided for the placement of a water-swellable polymer into a subterranean formation. The methods and fluids include a placement fluid that has an acidic aqueous phase. The water-swellable polymer does not substantially swell in the acidic aqueous phase. The acid is allowed or caused to be spent downhole, whereby the water-swellable polymer can then swell in the formation. In an embodiment, an oil-external emulsion having an internal acidic water phase is provided for placement of a water-swellable polymer into a subterranean formation. Preferably, the oil-external emulsion is adapted to break as the acid contained in the internal water phase is allowed or caused to be spent downhole. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000901 | Methods for Stimulating Oil or Gas Production Using a Viscosified Aqueous Fluid with a Chelating Agent to Remove Calcium Carbonate and Similar Materials from the Matrix of a Formation or a Proppant Pack - Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid having a pH equal to or greater than about 2. Fluids suitable for treating a subterranean formation can comprise water, GLDA or a salt thereof, and a surfactant. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000902 | Methods for Stimulating Oil or Gas Production Using a Viscosified Aqueous Fluid with a Chelating Agent to Remove Calcium Carbonate and Similar Materials from the Matrix of a Formation or a Proppant Pack - Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof into a subterranean formation comprising a carbonate mineral, and at least partially dissolving the carbonate mineral in the subterranean formation using the GLDA. Treatment fluids containing GLDA or a salt thereof may be used to increase the permeability of a subterranean formation. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130000903 | RECONFIGURABLE CEMENT COMPOSITION, ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM AND METHOD OF USE - A pourable aqueous cement composition is disclosed. The cement composition comprises a hydraulic cement, water and a selectively removable material comprising a plurality of selectively corrodible metal powder particles dispersed within the cement or a nanomatrix powder compact, or a combination thereof. An article, including a downhole article, and more particularly a reconfigurable downhole article is disclosed. The article includes a hydraulic cement, wherein the hydraulic cement has at least partially set into a permanent form. The article also includes a selectively removable material dispersed within the cement, the selectively removable material comprising a plurality of selectively corrodible metal powder particles dispersed within the cement or a nanomatrix powder compact, or a combination thereof, wherein the selectively removable material is configured for removal in response to a predetermined wellbore condition. | 2013-01-03 |
