| 05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20110024011 | MODIFIED GEL PARTICLES AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - This invention discloses a tire which is comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, and wherein said tread is comprised of (1) a filler, (2) a cured rubbery polymer, and (3) core-shell particles which are comprised of (a) a crosslinked elastomeric core consisting essentially of repeat units that are derived from at least one conjugated diolefin monomer and from 15 weight percent to 30 weight percent at least one crosslinking monomer, wherein the crosslinked elastomeric core is a polymeric composition having a glass transition temperature which is within the range of −20° C. to 20° C., and (b) a polymeric shell which is derived from at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, wherein the polymeric shell has a glass transition temperature which is within the range of 50° C. to 160° C., and wherein the weight ratio of the core to the shell is within the range of 20:1 to 7:1. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024012 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises circumferentially-continuously-extending crown main grooves and shoulder main grooves to divide the tread portion into one crown rib, two middle ribs and two shoulder ribs. The middle rib is provided with a circumferentially-continuously-extending middle sub groove to define an axially inner part and an axially outer part. The axially inner part is provided with inner middle lug grooves comprising an axially outer wide main part and an axially inner narrow part. The axially outer part is provided with outer middle lug grooves comprising an axially outer main part an axially inner sipe-like narrow part. The width and position of the middle sub groove, and the widths of the lug grooves are specifically defined in order to improve the wet performance and noise performance in a well balanced manner while maintaining the steering stability. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024013 | DRAWN POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) FIBER, PET TIRE CORD, AND TIRE COMPRISING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a drawn PET fiber that can provide a cap ply cord and the like showing more improved modulus and good dimensional stability, a PET tire cord, and a tire including the same. The drawn PET fiber may be a fiber including 90 mol % or more of PET, of which the crystallinity is 53% or more, the amorphous orientation factor (AOF) is 0.15 or less, and the birefringence index is 0.14 to 0.16, after heat-treating the same at 230° C. for 1 minute under the initial load of 20g/1000d. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024014 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE - A pneumatic radial tire having a structure where the lapel edge of the carcass is tucked under a belt layer and exhibiting high durability and steering stability can be easily produced using a carcass material of an existing size without preparing an ultra-wide carcass material. Two layers of carcasses (A, B) are extended from a tread portion ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024015 | FILM, INNER LINER FOR TIRE, AND TIRE USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide: a film which is applicable to a tire, has excellent gas barrier properties and bending resistance, allows weight of a tire to be reduced with improving internal pressure retainability of the tire at both the brand-new stage and the used stage thereof, and is capable of demonstrating good gas barrier properties without breaking especially in a running condition at a relatively low temperature in winter time or the like; an inner liner for tire, using the film; and a tire provided with the inner liner for tire. The film of the present invention comprises at least a layer composed of resin composition (D) produced by dispersing viscoelastic substance (C) in a resin containing modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (B) obtained by subjecting ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) to a reaction, wherein 100% modulus at −30° C. of the viscoelastic substance (C) is smaller than 6 MPa. The inner liner for tire, and the tire, of the present invention are an inner liner for tire, using said film, and a tire provided with said inner liner for tire, respectively. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024016 | UNDRAWN POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) FIBER, DRAWN PET FIBER, AND TIRE-CORD COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an undrawn PET fiber and a drawn PET fiber those can provide a cap ply cord and the like showing more improved modulus and good dimensional stability, and a tire cord including the same. The undrawn PET fiber may be a fiber of which the crystallinity is 25% or more, the birefringence index is 0.085 to 0.11, the amorphous orientation factor (AOF) is 0.15 or less, and the melting temperature (Tm) is 258° C. or more. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024017 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The pneumatic tire of the present invention, in which a tread rubber, a sidewall rubber, and a breaker rubber each have an intrinsic volume resistivity of 1×10 | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024018 | Solenoid Driven Application Mechanism - An apparatus for applying labels to products includes a label application station at which the labels are applied to a product and an application head movably mounted relative to a base for movement between a first operative loading position spaced from the label application station and a second operative application position at which the application head applies at least one label to a product positioned at the label application station. An electrically actuated solenoid is operatively connected to the application head to move the application head between the first and second operative positions. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024019 | DECORATIVE TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024020 | TAPE ADHERING METHOD AND TAPE ADHERING DEVICE - A tape adhering device ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024021 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RUBBER SHEETS, RUBBER MATS OR SIMILAR RUBBER PRODUCTS FROM RUBBER GRANULES - A process for producing rubber sheets, rubber mats or similar rubber products from rubber granules, preferably from rubber recycled from used tyres, in a press, wherein the rubber granules are coated with at least one binder and a pressed material mat is produced from the coated granules, wherein a humidity level which is higher than in other mat regions is set at least in the region of the surface of the pressed material mat or in at least one top layer close to the surface, and wherein the pressed material mat having a moisture profile which is inhomogeneous over the mat thickness is introduced into a press and is pressed to form a rubber sheet in the press by means of pressure and heat, with the binder being hardened. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024022 | METROLOGICAL SCALE - A method of applying a marking onto a metrological scale. The method comprises locating one or more markings on the scale substrate in a provisional state; checking whether the one or more markings located on the scale substrate are acceptable; and finalising the one or markings which are acceptable so as to transform the one or more markings into a finalised state. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024023 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RADIATION DETECTOR - According to a method of manufacturing a light guide of this invention, a shaping member is provided that covers a molding frame. In a releasing step, when the shaping member is lifted up in a direction apart from the molding frame, the light guide is lifted and pulled out from an aperture of the molding frame accordingly. As a result, there is no need to pull out the light guide by conventionally providing a pressing plug on a bottom of the molding frame and pressing the plug in a direction. In addition, there is no need to perform a grinding process to the light guide. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024024 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SUPER FINISHED ITB'S VIA INTERNAL MANDREL FLOW COATING - Provided are apparatuses and methods of making a transfer belt. The method can include providing a hollow mandrel including an interior surface and rotating about a longitudinal axis. The method can also include dispensing a coating liquid through a dispensing tip over the interior surface of the rotating mandrel and using a doctor blade to smooth the coating liquid to form a layer of coating. The method can further include curing the layer of coating to form a seamless belt over the interior surface of the mandrel and releasing the belt from the interior surface of the mandrel, wherein the belt has a thickness uniformity in the range of about 100 nm to about 1 um. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024025 | Catheter With Knit Section - A catheter section comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway defining a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The elongate tubular member includes a knit tubular member and an inner tubular liner in coaxial relationship with the knit tubular member. The catheter section is for use as a distal section in a catheter having a relatively stiff proximal section. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024026 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMPROVED HULL - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hull for vessels, containers or equivalents. The method comprises the steps: preparing an elastic or viscoelastic glue through mixing of at least two components; monitoring and/or controlling the mixing for determining if a correct desired mixing product has been achieved; applying a layer of the glue onto the hull ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TABBING MANUALLY-MANIPULATED FOLDED MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for tabbing a piece of folded material includes a fixture into which a folded material is manually inserted and retracted. A dispensing device automatically dispenses a length of adhesive tape that may be pinked on at least one edge, and a cutting device separates the length of pinked tape from its source. A lower platen slides below the inserted media and traps a piece of the adhesive tape between the lower platen and the media. An upper roller or sliding member moves over the opposite side of the media for folding the remaining portion of the adhesive tape over the opposite side of the media and causing good contact between the adhesive surfaces of both portions of the folded adhesive tape and the media, thereby completing the sealing action. The media then is retracted manually. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024028 | METHOD FOR PREPARING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLASTER OBJECTS - The present invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional plaster objects via thin layer deposition. The inventive method comprises steps of depositing a layer of a calcium sulfate hemihydrate slurry onto the surface of a support in a predetermined pattern and activating the slurry with an activating agent so as to accelerate the setting reaction of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and water to form set calcium sulfate dihydrate. The depositing and activating steps can be repeated as necessary until the desired three-dimensional plaster object is formed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024029 | Resin boots for constant velocity universal joint - A resin boot for constant velocity universal joint, includes: a resin bellows including an approximately conical bellows-shaped portion with its inner hollow part, a small diameter end portion communicated with an inner space of the bellows-shaped portion and arranged at one end, and a large diameter side end portion communicated with the inner space of the bellows-shaped portion and arranged at the other end; a large thickness portion formed in an inner surface of a large diameter side end portion of the resin bellows in accordance with an injection molding, protruded in the vertical direction to the center of the large diameter side end portion and arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals; and a small thickness portion arranged between the large thickness portions and formed thinner in the diametrical direction compared with large thickness portion. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024030 | MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENTS - A method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; providing a tool having, on a replication side, a plurality of replication sections, each replication section defining a surface structure of one of an optical element(s), the tool further including at least one contact spacer portion, the contact spacer portion protruding, on the replication side, further than an outermost feature of the replication sections; aligning the tool with a feature of the substrate and bringing the tool and a first side of the substrate together, with replication material between the tool and the substrate, the contact spacer portion contacting the first side of the substrate, and thereby causing the spacer portion to adhere to the first side of the substrate, thereby producing a substrate-tool-assembly; dislocating the substrate-tool-assembly to a hardening station; causing the replication material to harden at the hardening station; and separating the tool from the substrate with the hardened replication material adhering to the substrate. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024031 | Foam-Backed, Hollow Articles Made by Cold Rotational Molding - Systems and cold rotational molding methods are provided for making hollow, foam-backed polymeric molded articles. The molded articles can be manikins or manikin parts, or other articles, such as frames (e.g. for mirrors and pictures), urns, fixtures, furniture, display props, and garden furniture, made of a thermosetting elastomeric material. The articles are more structurally rigid than previous molded articles utilizing the same amount of polymer material, lighter in weight than previous molded articles having the same structural rigidity, and more resistant to deformation under temperatures up to 180 to 185° F. The process of making a molded manikin part, from the first injection of polymer into the mold until demolding of the finished part, can be completed in as short a time as 18 minutes without the necessity for cradling of the demolded part, even when the part requires one or more flat surfaces. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024032 | SEMI-RIGID TOOL - The present invention relates to a manufacturing tool ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024033 | Laminated Pieozelectric Ceramic Element Manufacturing Method - There is provided a laminated piezoelectric ceramic element manufacturing method, wherein, even when the number of internal electrode laminations is increased, the lamination and cutting steps can be simplified, to enhance cutting precision and make cutting cost low. A first laminated body having stripe-like internal electrodes is cut into a plurality of second laminated bodies so as to have a width-direction dimension W corresponding to a width dimension of a laminated piezoelectric ceramic element chip to be ultimately obtained. Two or more second laminated bodies are laminated in the laminating direction to obtain a third laminated body, and the third laminated body is cut in the laminating direction and parallel to the width direction W to obtain a laminated piezoelectric body. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024034 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE ADHESION OF A UV-CROSSLINKABLE MATERIAL TO A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a process for improving the adhesion of a layer made of a material that is crosslinkable by exposure to UV rays to a substrate, and also to a process for manufacturing a transistor comprising at least one step of performing such a process. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024035 | MICROCAPSULES HAVING A RADIATION-INDUCED OR THERMAL RELEASE - The present invention relates to microcapsules comprising a capsule core comprising a lipophilic substance and also at least one compound which absorbs electromagnetic radiation from the wavelength range from 700 nm to 1 m, and a capsule wall synthesized from | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024036 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE SUPPORT FOR HYBRID CARD AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a radio frequency identification device (RFID) support ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024037 | Method for Manufacturing A Micro Tube Heat Exchanger - A method including disposing a first end plate adjacent to a second end plate, wherein the first end plate and second end plate each define a pattern of apertures. The first end plate is aligned with the second end plate such that the pattern of apertures in the first end plate is substantially aligned with the pattern of apertures in the second end plate. The method includes placing an end portion of each of a plurality of micro tubes in contact with the first end plate, the micro tubes being substantially vertically disposed and substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the first end plate, so as to place the micro tubes on the first end plate, and vibrating at least one of the micro tubes while the micro tubes are on the first end plate, thereby causing the micro tubes to insert into and through respective aligned apertures of the patterns of apertures in the first end plate and the second end plate. The method further includes separating the first end plate from the second end plate while the micro tubes extend therethrough, until the first end plate and the second end plate are disposed proximate to respective end portions of the micro tubes extending therethrough, and affixing each end portion of the micro tubes to a respective end plate, thereby forming a pathway in a micro tube heat exchanger component for the flow of an internal fluid to be heated or cooled by external flow of an external fluid. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024038 | RESIN COMPONENT WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WELDING RESIN COMPONENTS - A resin component welding apparatus and method are for welding joint faces of resin components with each other. The apparatus has supporting members which support respective resin components in an axial direction with the joint faces movable to each other along the axial direction; a hot air die having nozzle faces and moveable from an inserting position to a retracting position between both resin components; first driving means for moving said supporting members to a heating position wherein joint faces of respective resin components come close to the nozzle faces of said hot air die located at an inserting position, or to a welding position wherein joint faces of respective resin components are pressure-contacted to each other under the condition of said hot air die located at the retracting position; and second driving means for moving said hot air die between inserting and retracting positions, wherein said hot air die provides a hot air circuit that has a hot air generating structure. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024039 | ONE-PART EPOXY-BASED STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE - A one-part epoxy structural adhesive comprising an epoxy resin, a toughening agent, a reactive liquid modifier present in an amount ranging from about 5% to about 15% by weight structural adhesive, and a latent amine curing agent. The structural adhesive may optionally include reactive diluents, synthetic mineral fibers, fillers, pigments and combinations th The structural adhesive may be used to form bonded joints between metal parts having clean surfaces, as well as those having surfaces contaminated with hydrocarbon-containing materials, such as oils, processing aids and lubricating agents. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024040 | DEPOSIT PROTECTION COVER AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided a deposit protection cover and a plasma processing apparatus capable of providing a simple solution to deposits adhered to a portion originally considered to be unreachable by plasma without increasing manufacturing cost. The deposit protection cover is detachably installed within a processing chamber for processing a substrate by generating plasma therein so as to cover a preset portion of the processing chamber. The cover includes an aluminum plate having a surface on which an anodic oxidation process is performed. Further, the anodic oxidation process is performed by using an electrode part protruded from a cover main body, an exposed area of an aluminum base surface is reduced by removing the electrode part after the anodic oxidation process is performed, and a cut surface formed after removing the electrode part is positioned at a region that is not directly exposed to the plasma within the processing chamber. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024041 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and etching apparatus - An etching apparatus includes a process chamber into which an etching gas is introduced, an electrode for generating plasma disposed in the process chamber, a stage disposed in the process chamber, on which a substrate is placed, and a shadow ring disposed in the process chamber and placed above the stage, so as to cover the circumferential portion and an inner region adjacent thereto of the substrate in a non-contact manner. The shadow ring has an irregular pattern on the inner circumferential edge thereof. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024042 | APPARATUS FOR WET PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - An exemplary wet processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a spraying system, and a suction system. The conveyor is configured for conveying a substrate. The spraying system includes an upper spraying conduit above the conveyor and an upper spraying nozzle mounted on the upper spraying conduit. The suction system includes a suction conduit and a suction nozzle connected to the suction conduit. The suction nozzle is adjacent to the conveyor and configured for suction the wet processing liquid sprayed on the substrate. The suction conduit is connected to the spraying conduit in such a manner that the flowing of the wet processing liquid in the upper spraying conduit can create a negative pressure in the suction conduit to enable the suction nozzle to suck the wet processing liquid on the substrate. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024043 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. For example, a provided elongated conductive body | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024044 | ELECTRODE FOR USE IN PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electrode for use in a plasma processing apparatus is provided above a lower electrode within a processing chamber so as to face the lower electrode serving as a mounting table configured to mount thereon a processing target substrate. The electrode includes an upper member provided with a plurality of gas passage holes through which a processing gas is supplied; and a lower member positioned below the upper member and provided with multiple sets of gas discharge holes through which the processing gas is discharged. Here, each gas passage hole may have a diameter larger than that of each gas discharge hole, each set of the gas discharge holes may communicate with corresponding one of the gas passage holes, and each set of the gas discharge holes may be arranged outside the rim of the corresponding one of the gas passage holes when viewed from a top thereof. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024045 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Plasma Potential - A chamber includes a lower electrode and an upper electrode. The lower electrode is defined to transmit a radiofrequency current through the chamber and to support a semiconductor wafer in exposure to a plasma within the chamber. The upper electrode is disposed above and in a spaced apart relationship with the lower electrode. The upper electrode is electrically isolated from the chamber and is defined by a central section and one or more annular sections disposed concentrically outside the central section. Adjacent sections of the upper electrode are electrically separated from each other by a dielectric material. Multiple voltage sources are respectively connected to the upper electrode sections. Each voltage source is defined to control an electric potential of the upper electrode section to which it is connected, relative to the chamber. The electric potential of each upper electrode section influences an electric potential of the plasma within the chamber. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024046 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Plasma Potential - An apparatus is provided for semiconductor wafer plasma processing. The apparatus includes a chamber having a lower electrode and an upper electrode disposed therein. The lower electrode is defined to transmit a radiofrequency current through the chamber to generate a plasma within the chamber. The lower electrode is also defined to support a semiconductor wafer in exposure to the plasma. The upper electrode is disposed above and in a spaced apart relationship with the lower electrode. The upper electrode is defined by a doped semiconductor material. A doping concentration within the upper electrode varies radially from a center to a periphery of the upper electrode. The electric potential of the upper electrode influences an electric potential of the plasma within the chamber. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024047 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT HAVING FLUID CHANNEL - A support for a substrate processing chamber comprises a chuck having a substrate receiving surface, and a base comprising an upper wall comprising a recessed trench having (i) an attachment face at a first depth, and (ii) a fluid channel at a second depth. A lower wall is seated in the recessed trench and attached to the attachment face of the upper wall, to close the fluid channel. A fluid inlet is provided to supply a heat transfer fluid to the fluid channel and a fluid outlet provided to discharge the heat transfer fluid from the fluid channel. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024048 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma oxidation processing apparatus ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024049 | LIGHT-UP PREVENTION IN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS - An electrostatic chuck assembly is provided comprising a ceramic contact layer, a patterned bonding layer, an electrically conductive base plate, and a subterranean arc mitigation layer. The ceramic contact layer and the electrically conductive base plate cooperate to define a plurality of hybrid gas distribution channels formed in a subterranean portion of the electrostatic chuck assembly. Individual ones of the hybrid gas distribution channels comprise surfaces of relatively high electrical conductivity presented by the electrically conductive base plate and relatively low electrical conductivity presented by the ceramic contact layer. The subterranean arc mitigation layer comprises a layer of relatively low electrical conductivity and is formed over the relatively high conductivity surfaces of the hybrid gas distribution channels in the subterranean portion of the electrostatic chuck assembly. Semiconductor wafer processing chambers are also provided. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A SOLAR MODULE TO A SUBSTRATE - A spacer used to secure a solar module to a substrate having surface irregularities or unevenness includes a spacer layer located between two adhesive layers. The spacer has a thickness greater than any anticipated irregularities or unevenness on the surface of the substrate. The spacer is comprised of materials that provide sufficient strength and weatherability. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024051 | Automated lamination stacking system for a transformer core former - An automated steel lamination stacking system for a transformer core. A computer controlled robot arm with a machine vision system locates each of a series of laminations formed by a core former. A hand with a pair of fingers disposed on the end of the robot arm sequentially grasps each of the laminations and transfers each lamination to a forming table which receives and shapes each lamination into a stack to form the desired transformer core. As the empty hand returns to retrieve the next lamination, an extended arm is activated to square the stack. If the preset number of laminations has been stacked and a desired weight has been reached, then the process is complete. Otherwise the stacking process continues. Because the laminations grow in size as the core is built, the stacking system adjusts the position of the fingers to grasp each lamination. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024052 | Apparatus for Forming Hat Stiffened Composite Parts Using Thermally Expansive Tooling Cauls - An apparatus and methods for forming a composite part are provided. A method for forming a composite part may include placing initial composite material on a base tool, placing a tooling mandrel on the composite material, placing additional composite material over the tooling mandrel, covering at least a portion of the composite material that overlays the tooling mandrel with a composite forming tool, heating the composite material to at least partially cure the composite material, and permitting a first portion of the composite forming tool to change size during the heating of the composite material to a greater degree than a second portion of the composite forming tool. In this regard, the second portion of the composite forming tool is closer to the base tool than the first portion of the composite forming tool. A composite forming tool is provided that permits differential expansion of different portions of the tool. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024053 | Roller assembly for use during tire construction - A roller assembly for use during tire construction includes a telescoping tube arrangement and a roller positioned thereabout. The telescoping tube arrangement has an inner tube section and an outer tube section and which can be adjusted in length to accommodate the width of the tire component under construction. The roller includes a cylindrical surface of a desired hardness which is positionable into engagement with the outer surface of the tire component under construction and which includes a plurality of roller sections which are positionable about the telescoping tube arrangement and in a side-by-side relationship with one another. In addition, each roller section defines a peripheral surface so that when the roller sections are positioned in a side-by-side relationship along the tube arrangement, the peripheral surfaces of the roller sections collectively provide the cylindrical surface of the roller. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024054 | TIRE SHAPING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a folding mechanism including two folding rollers, which are fitted in a swingable manner to a folding finger so as to hold deviated positions of a carcass band in a circumferential direction and in a meridian direction. The folding roller provided frontward of a swinging shaft prevents wheelie, and the folding roller provided rearward of the swinging shaft prevents fitting in a gap at a boundary between a bead lock segment and a bead. A swinging member ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024055 | Air cushion maker - An air cushion maker includes a pair of forming rollers that are provided with recesses and electrothermal wires so that two consecutive plastic films passing between the forming rollers are made into air cushions with geometric puffy air cells. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024056 | PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR MAKING PANELS - A process and an installation for making panels ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024057 | PROCESS VESSEL WITH INTEGRAL EVAPORATOR - A process vessel containing both an evaporation zone for evaporating a liquid feed and a treatment zone for treating the resulting vapor comprises an injector having an orifice, the orifice being in the evaporation zone, at least one evaporation surface for evaporating feed and generating vapor, the evaporation surface being located in the evaporation zone, wherein the injector orifice and the evaporation surface are positioned to prevent the formation of a drop at the orifice, a treatment zone for treating the vapor and at least one heater associated with at least a portion of the process vessel. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024058 | CEILING PANEL FOR LINING INTERIORS OF VEHICLES - A ceiling panel for lining the interior of a vehicle, particularly an airplane, includes a plastic composite element having elements disposed at lateral edges extending substantially in a movement direction of the vehicle for fastening to a supporting structure of the vehicle or parts connected thereto. At least one fixation device is provided on a transverse edge disposed substantially transversely to the movement direction and at least one counter piece is provided on an opposite transverse edge, as viewed in the movement direction, to avoid an offset in a perpendicular direction between consecutive ceiling panels. The at least one fixation device is configured to complement the at least one counter piece and a form-locking connection can be produced and detached again without tools in the substantially perpendicular direction, by the interaction of each fixation device with a respective counter piece. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024059 | Universal Lightweight Portable Concealment Means and Methods - An easy to use, universal, simple, lightweight, compact, portable system of concealment and methods for its construction and use. The concealment system comprises a support and a curtain. The support attaches to a structure and pivots on the attachment. Various embodiments include multiple supports and multiple curtains. A method of hiding in front of a similar pattern. An alternate support may be used to form both tree blinds and ground blinds. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024060 | PANEL - A panel including a plurality of first members disposed in a first direction, at least one second member disposed in a second direction provided with a longitudinal opening extending at least partially through the at least one second member; a plurality of lateral openings intersecting the longitudinal opening to receive at least a portion of respective first members, and at least one locking member provided adjacent each lateral opening to abut a first member forced into the lateral opening, to lock the first member relative to the second member. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024061 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS, HEADER ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS, AND METHODS OF FORMING HEADER ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS - Movable partitions and movable partition system include a header assembly and a movable partition. The header assembly may comprise an elongated overhead track including a first channel, a second channel, and a central channel between the first and second channels. A plurality of support bracket attachment features may be included with at least one support bracket attachment feature on each of an outer surface of the first channel and an outer surface of the second channel. A support bracket may be coupled to each of the support bracket attachment features. The movable partition may comprise a plurality of panels connected to one another with hinge-like member and may be suspended from the overhead track. Embodiments of overhead tracks and methods of forming header assemblies are also disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024062 | Roller Shutter Curtain Sectional Slat with Thermal Insulation, Manufacturing Method Therefor, and Roller Shutter Equipped Therewith - A roller shutter curtain sectional slat is provided with thermal insulation between an inside and an outside. For this purpose, the sectional slat preferably has two panel elements only connected with each other by an intermediate element of poorer thermal conductance than the material of the panel elements. Hinge profile areas are only present on one of the two panel elements. Moreover, a roller shutter curtain is made of such sectional slats and a roller shutter equipped therewith. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024063 | Interchangeable rolling blind device - An interchangeable rolling blind device in which two interlocking grooves are provided in two control element lead-out apertures opposite to each other at both sides of a mounting seat. A control element guiding block is provided for the penetration of the control element. An insert portion corresponding to the interlocking groove is provided on the control element guiding block. When the mounting seat is secured at either end of blind frame, the insert portion of the control element guiding block is inserted into the interlocking groove of the control element lead-out aperture in the designated direction. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024064 | SPRING ASSIST FOR MULTI BAND ROLLER SHADE - A spring assist for use with multi banded roller blinds includes a plurality of torsion springs coupled between a roller tube and a shaft. Each of the torsion springs is capable of applying an individual torsion force to the roller tube relative to the shaft. Each of the torsion springs have a first and second end, the first end of each torsion spring being coupled to the shaft and the second end of each torsion spring being coupled to the roller tube. The torsion springs are coaxially aligned and each torsion spring is coupled to the shaft and to the roller tube such that the individual torsion forces of the torsion springs are applied to the roller tube in parallel and the sum total of the torsion applied to the roller tube is equal to the sum of the individual torsion forces. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024065 | Window Covering - A window covering is provided that includes a first rail and window covering material positioned adjacent to the first rail. One or more telescoping tubes are attached to the headrail and extend to the window covering material or to a bottom rail. The one or more telescoping tubes retract when the window covering material is retracted and extend when the window covering material is extended. Some embodiments of the window covering may include one or more lift cords. Portions of the one or more lift cords may extend from a lift mechanism through the telescoping tubes. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024066 | SANITARY THIN PAPER - [Problems] It is a main object to provide sanitary thin paper that changes little in hand feel due to ambient humidity | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024067 | Anti-Microbial Paper Substrates Useful in Wallboard Tape Applications - This invention relates to paper products and/or substrates suitable for being made into wallboard tape (also may be known as joint tape and/or drywall tape) and having improved reduction or inhibition in the growth of microbes, mold and/or fungus. The paper substrate is characterized by its excellent physical properties including cross direction (CD) tensile, machine (MD) tensile, internal bond, wet tensile, hygroexpansivity, curl, bonding properties, bonding of joint tape to joint compound, etc. The paper product of the invention contains a sizing agent and an antimicrobial compound as well as other optional components including without limitation a binder. The paper product of the invention may be produced by contacting the plurality of cellulose fibers with each of the sizing agent, antimicrobial compound, and optional components at any point in the papermaking process, converting process, and/or post-converting process. Finally, the invention relates to methods of using the paper substrate. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024068 | Paper substrates useful in wallboard tape applications - A paper substrate, particularly useful in wallboard tape applications containing PVOH on and/or in at least one surface of the paper, as well as methods of making and using the same. The use of the tape of the invention is used in conjunction with a joint compound that may contain no or reduced amounts of bonding agent. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024069 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE ENERGY BALANCE IN FORMING SECTIONS IN MACHINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FIBROUS WEBS, AND FORMING SECTION - The invention relates to a method for optimizing the energy balance of a forming section in a machine for producing fibrous webs, in which a fiber suspension, which is fed to the forming section by way of a material ramp after the immobility point is reached, is passed through at least two dewatering units within a compression zone and to a subsequent functional unit. The invention is characterized in that a setpoint value for a target dryness to be set is predefined based on the existing dewatering elements as a function of a theoretical maximum achievable dryness under plant conditions in the area of the transition zone, said setpoint being selected such that it is less than the theoretical maximum achievable dryness but is equal to or greater than a required minimum dryness in the area of the transition zone, and that the target dryness is controlled by lowering the inlet dryness at one of the last dewatering units disposed in the direction of passage of the fiber suspension within the compression zone. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024070 | REGENERATED PAPER SMOOTHING DEVICE OF USED PAPER RECYCLING APPARATUS, PAPER MAKING DEVICE, AND USED PAPER RECYCLING APPARATUS - In a very narrow used paper processing space of a used paper recycling apparatus of furniture size, the present invention presents a recycled paper smoothing technology for manufacturing securely into a wrinkle-free and smooth recycled paper from wet paper made and formed in a paper making processing unit of a paper making unit. The recycled paper smoothing processing unit is formed as pressing means for pressing the entire wet paper conveyed on a smooth surface belt with a uniform pressure from the upper side in a heating and drying unit, and includes a covering belt conveyor having a covering belt running while covering the entire wet paper on the smooth surface belt in an enclosed state together with the smooth surface belt, and a plurality of pressing rollers disposed at specified intervals in the running direction of the covering belt for pressing this covering belt from the upper side, and therefore the wet paper made and formed in the paper making net conveyor is securely reproduced as a wrinkle-free and smooth recycled paper. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024071 | Method of producing sand mold - A method of producing a sand mold, comprising: after defining a mold space at least by a pattern plate, a flask, and a squeeze means, and after blow-charging molding sand held in a sand blowing device located above the mold space into the mold space by ejecting a first compressed air near sand ejecting ports of the sand blowing device thereby fluidizing the molding sand near the sand ejecting ports, while supplying a second compressed air to a surface of the molding sand held in the sand blowing device, moving the squeeze means toward the pattern plate, where in the pressure of the first compressed air and the period of time for supplying the first compressed air are adjusted to produce a good sand mold. To determine the period of time for ejecting the first compressed air, the distance of the movement of the squeeze feet toward the pattern plate is measured when the squeeze of the molding sand in the mold space is completed, and the difference between the measured distance and a target distance is calculated. The period is adjusted to be a shorter or lengthened one based on the result of the calculation. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024072 | SOLID COMPOSITION HAVING ENHANCED PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES - A method of making a treating wash includes mixing brass granules with acetone, mixing carbon nanotube material, iron pyrite granules and copper granules in the acetone brass mixture, and straining the liquid from the remaining solid material. Methods of treating materials such as brass granules, iron pyrite granules, carbon nanotube material, and brass granules comprises washing the materials in the treating wash, followed by straining and drying the materials. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024073 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - An apparatus for manufacturing a rotor for a rotating electric machine. The apparatus includes a movable mold and a stationary mold, and a cavity is formed between those molds. The movable mold includes a rotor core holding portion holding a rotor core, and a core arranging portion arranging a core removably. The core includes a base core and a plurality of split cores. The base core is equipped on its outer circumference with a remedy face, which is positioned in the inner circumference of the open end portion of a boss portion and extends in a mold-release direction of a casting, thereby blocking the deformation of the open end portion at the parting time. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024074 | Method and Twin Roll Caster for the Production of Strip Cast from a Molten Metal - A twin roll caster and a method for operating comprising two casting rolls that delimit a casting gap on its longitudinal sides; two side plates that delimit the casting gap on its narrow sides; and at least one axial actuator associated with one of the side plates and impacting the respective side plate on its rear turned away from the front sides of the casting rolls with a force axially aligned toward the casting gap pressing the side plate against the front sides of the casting rolls. An axial actuator acts on the rear side of the side plate by means of a joint provided to adjust an angular offset between the normal level relative to the effective direction of the force applied by the axial actuator to the side plate and the normal level relative to the axes of rotation of the casting rolls. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024075 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING HEAT ENERGY - The present invention relates to a method for regenerating heat energy with the aid of an energy system comprising n number of energy cells (12 | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024076 | MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A microclimate management system ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024077 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A heat exchanger for exchanging heat under the ground or water includes an outer pipe ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024078 | Data center having heat exchange and transfer configuration - A building includes a data center to house computing equipment including computers and servers. The data center stores data. The building also includes a multipurpose center that houses office spaces, conference rooms and meeting rooms. The data center and multipurpose center differ in function but share resources. Computing equipment in the data center generates a lot of heat energy that is absorbed by the air. An air circulating system transfers the heated air from the data center to the multipurpose center. A fluid circulation system uses fluid to transfer heat energy to locations within the multipurpose center and also outside, such as a parking lot. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024079 | Thermal cycler for even heating of one or more samples - A thermal transfer device applies a uniform heat to a plurality of samples. The thermal transfer device takes advantage of the natural thermal gradient pattern of a heat exchanging device and arranges the samples along isothermal lines of the heat exchanger. By arranging the samples in this manner, at least two problems are specifically addressed. First, the temperature applied within each sample is uniform. Second, the symmetrical arrangement of the samples guarantees that each sample is exposed to exactly the same conditions as the neighboring samples. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024080 | Heat Exchanger - Disclosed herein is a heat exchange apparatus. The apparatus comprises one or more double walled conduit, each having an outer conduit and an inner conduit located coaxially inside the outer conduit. The conduits define a first fluid passageway for cold water at a first temperature. A drain defines a second fluid passageway for grey water at a second temperature and is located in the drain and downstream of the grey water flowing therethrough. The grey water when flowing in the second fluid passageway effects heat transfer to the cold water flowing in the first fluid passageway across the inner and outer conduits. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024081 | END PLATE WITH AREA OF WEAKNESS FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to an end plate for a heat exchanger, running longitudinally, comprising at least one opening ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024082 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH ACCESSIBLE CORE - A heat exchanger may include a core control assembly movable between compressed and uncompressed positions, and a core. The core may have a plurality of layers with a plurality of passages interleaved therebetween, a portion of the passages extending and open to the periphery of the layers. The core control assembly may be operably coupled to the core to compress the core when the core control assembly is in its compressed position and to permit the core to expand from its compressed state when the core control assembly is moved away from its compressed position. The expansion of the core increases a cross-sectional area of the passages at the periphery of the core. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024083 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger including a heat exchange fluid inlet, tubing coupled to the heat exchange fluid inlet, the tubing being configured to direct a flow of heat exchange fluid through the heat exchanger, the flow of fluid having a main fluid flow direction, and an air inlet configured to direct a flow of air in a generally collinear relationship with the main fluid flow direction. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024084 | DIRECT CONTACT HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A direct heat exchange method and apparatus for recovering heat from a liquid heat source is disclosed, where the method includes contacting a liquid heat source stream with a multi-component hydrocarbon fluid, where the hydrocarbon fluid compositions has a linear or substantially linear temperature versus enthalpy relationship over the temperature range of the direct heat exchange apparatus. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024085 | HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat pipe includes a metallic pipe, a wick structure and a working fluid. The interior of the metallic pipe has a sealing chamber, and is formed into an evaporating section, an adiabatic section and a condensing section along its lengthwise direction. The wick structure comprises a first wick structure and two elongate second wick structures connected to the first wick structure. The first wick structure is adhered to the inner wall of the evaporating section. The two second wick structures are separated from each other and adhered to the inner walls of the evaporating section, the adiabatic section and the condensing section. A gas channel is formed between the two second wick structures, and has a smooth surface. The working fluid is filled in the sealed chamber. By this arrangement, the space for the gas channel can be enlarged, thereby accelerating the flowing speed of the internal gas and enhancing the heat-conducting efficiency of the heat pipe. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024086 | Diffusion Bonding Circuit Submount Directly To Vapor Chamber - A method for providing a high in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivity path between a heat producing electronic device and a heat sink is described. A vapor chamber, or other type of heat spreader, is provided that has a substantially flat top copper surface and a substantially flat bottom copper surface. A ceramic submount is also provided, where the submount has a top copper metallization layer patterned for connection to electrodes of a heat-producing die, and where the submount has a bottom copper metallization layer. Prior to a working fluid being introduced into the vapor chamber, and prior to a die being mounted on the submount, the top copper surface of the vapor chamber is diffusion bonded to the bottom copper metallization layer of the ceramic submount under heat and pressure. The working fluid is then introduced into the vapor chamber, and the chamber is sealed. Dies are then mounted on the submount. The bottom of the vapor chamber is then affixed over a heat sink. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024087 | HEAT-DISSIPATING FINS, LARGE-AREA HEAT SINK HAVING SUCH HEAT-DISSIPATING FINS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a heat sink of a large area, in which a heat-dissipating body is further provided in its limited space. The method for manufacturing a fin includes the steps of providing a fin, cutting the fin to form a foldable piece thereon, folding back the foldable piece to be overlapped on the fin and form an accommodating hole, and punching the folded piece and the fin to form two overlapped through-holes. The fin, the heat-dissipating body and heat pipes are assembled together to obtain the heat sink. Since the fins and the heat-dissipating body dissipate the heat of the heat-generating element simultaneously, the heat-dissipating efficiency of the heat sink can be improved. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024088 | HEAT-DISSIPATING FIN CAPABLE OF INCREASING HEAT-DISSIPATING AREA, HEAT SINK HAVING SUCH HEAT-DISSIPATING FINS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat-dissipating fin capable of increasing heat-dissipating area includes a lower plate and an upper plate. The lower plate is provided with a through-hole. The upper plate extends from the lower plate and is bent to be overlapped on the lower plate, thereby forming a heat-dissipating path (b) therebetween. The present invention further provides a heat sink having such heat-dissipating fins, which includes a heat pipe and the heat-dissipating fins. The heat pipe has a heat-absorbing section and a heat-releasing section. The heat-dissipating fin has a lower plate and an upper plate. The upper plate is bent to be overlapped on the lower plate, thereby forming a heat-dissipating path (b) therebetween. The lower plate and the upper plate are provided with a through-hole respectively in such a manner that these two through-holes correspond to each other. The heat-releasing section of the heat pipe penetrates the through-holes of the heat-dissipating fins successively. In this way, the heat-dissipating area in the same height can be increased, thereby improving the heat-dissipating efficiency of the heat sink. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024089 | HEAT SINK HAVING HEAT-DISSIPATING FINS OF LARGE AREA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat-dissipating fin of a large area is made of a metallic sheet and has a fin body. An outer edge of one side of the fin body extends to form a sheet-like expanding portion. The expanding portion is bent and overlapped on the fin body to obtain the heat-dissipating fin. A heat sink includes a plurality of heat-dissipating fins and a heat-conducting element, which is formed by means of penetrating the respective heat-dissipating fins with a condensing section of the heat-conducting element. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024090 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - An exemplary heat dissipation device includes a base plate, two fin groups, a core, a fan holder coupled to a top of the core, a fan located over the fin groups and secured by the fan holder, and two heat pipes. The two fin groups cooperate to define a central hole in a center thereof and have a plurality of fins extending radially and outwardly from the central hole. The core is placed on the base plate and received in the central hole. Each heat pipe comprises an evaporation section sandwiched between the core and the base plate, an arc-shaped condensation section sandwiched between the two fin groups and an adiabatic section connecting the evaporation section and the condensation section. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024091 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT - Disclosed is a cooling apparatus for a semiconductor component having a coolant inlet flow path on a coolant flow path connecting a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, the coolant inlet flow path having a diffuser shape, in which its cross-sectional area increases from a coolant inlet to a portion where cooling fins start to appear. In the cooling apparatus, the coolant inlet flow path meets the following equation: | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024092 | COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD WITH SYNTHETIC JET ACTUATOR - A cooling device includes a heat sink body having a plurality of elongated channels that extend between respective channel inlets and outlets. A synthetic jet actuator module is adjacent to the heat sink body and includes a plurality of jet outlets adjacent to the respective channel inlets for emitting a plurality of vortices into the channels. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024093 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGING SYSTEM - A heat exchanging system ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024094 | CERAMIC FERRULES AND CERAMIC FERRULE ARRAY INCLUDING SAME FOR TUBE PITCH VARIABILITY TOLERANT PROCESS HEAT BOILER SYSTEM - A cover ferrule is provided, including a hexagonally shaped head portion, a joint shield portion provided at an upper surface of the head portion, and a stein portion extending downwardly from a first end proximate a lower surface of the head portion to an opposed second end thereof. The joint shield portion includes a central opening, coaxially aligned with respect to central openings of the head and stem portions and with a central axis of the cover ferrule, and a plurality of extension members extending radially outwardly with respect to the central axis of the cover ferrule and defining arc portions connecting respectively adjacent extension members of the joint shield portion. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024095 | Heat Exchanger with End Plate Providing Mounting Flange - A heat exchanger for heat exchange between two liquids comprises a core comprised of formed plates connected to one another in a stack, these plates including first and second end plates and intermediate plates. Each of the plates has a central section and the first end plate and the intermediate plates each have an edge wall extending outwardly from its respective central section at an angle. The core has inlet and outlet holes in the main plate sections. The plates are in sealed engagement with one another and the central sections of at least the first end plate and the intermediate plates are spaced apart from respective adjacent central sections to form liquid flow passages. The second end plate is formed with an integral ridge extending snugly along the edge wall of the adjacent plate. This ridge is spaced from the edge of the end plate so as to provide one or more mounting flanges. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024096 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates joined to each other. Each plate ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024097 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024098 | SINTERED HEAT PIPE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR GROOVE TUBE THEREOF - A sintered heat pipe, a manufacturing method thereof and a manufacturing method for a groove tube thereof are provided. The sintered heat pipe includes a groove tube, a sintered powder layer and a working fluid. The groove tube has a plurality of grooves and a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. Each groove extends along an axial direction of the groove tube. The first end and the second end are closed. The sintered powder layer is formed on an inside wall of the groove tube, and the groove tube is filled with the working fluid. The size of each powder in the sintered powder layer is greater than a width of each of the grooves. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024099 | CONTAINMENT FOR A PATTERNED METAL THERMAL INTERFACE - A system and method to improve long term reliability of an integrated circuit package containing a patterned metal thermal interface (PMTI), the method including: coupling a heat sink to a heat source; providing a PMTI material between the heat source and the heat sink; providing a partial containment of a compressed malleable metal to impede the PMTI from being inched-out of its location under a bearing load. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024100 | HEAT RADIATING UNIT STRUCTURE AND HEAT SINK THEREOF - A heat radiating unit is provided on a front face with at least one raised strip having a curved head portion and a neck portion, the neck portion being located at a joint of the raised strip and the heat radiating unit and having a width smaller than that of the curved head portion; and on a reverse face with at least one receiving groove opposite to the raised strip, the receiving groove having a curved recess portion and an engaging shoulder portion, and the engaging shoulder portion being located at a joint of the receiving groove and the heat radiating unit. A plurality of the heat radiating units can be assembled to provide a heat sink by engaging the curved head portion and the neck portion of one heat radiating unit with the curved recess portion and the engaging shoulder portion, respectively, of another heat radiating unit. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024101 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a thermal conductive substrate having high thermal conductivity, which dissipates heat through as small as possible area thereof, and a method of manufacturing the thermal conductive substrate. The thermal conductive substrate includes a lower heat sink layer, a thermal conductive layer including thermal conductors formed to contact the lower heat sink layer, and an insulating adhesive portion filled between the thermal conductors, and an upper layer formed on the thermal conductor, wherein the upper layer contacts the thermal conductor so as to dissipate heat to the lower heat sink layer. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024102 | COMPLETION SYSTEM FOR SUBSURFACE EQUIPMENT - A concentric tubing well completion method and a subsurface annular flow crossover system are provided. The well completion method creates at least three separate, pressure isolated annular flow channels in a wellbore. The subsurface crossover provides for switching fluid flow between the annular flow channels within the completed well. The crossover system can be used in conjunction with other subsurface equipment to more efficiently manage fluid flows in the completed well. For example, fluid from any subsurface reservoir or separate reservoirs can be delivered to the surface. In addition, flow paths can be provided for a fluid circulation loop from the surface, a subsurface fluid lifted to the surface or a fluid moved to a different depth in the well for reinjection. The subsurface crossover also provides a method to shift the fluids from one annular fluid channel to another. The subsurface annular flow crossover system also allows the installation of a device at any intermediate depth in the well while allowing fluid flow past the device thus eliminating the disruption or blocking of the flow for the purposes of heat and produced fluid extraction. For example, the crossover can be used to maintain separation between a working fluid and produced fluids in a subsurface heat exchanger used in a geothermal well or a subsurface turbomachinery such as a subsurface pump. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024103 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CONDUCTOR IN A TUBULAR - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and apparatus for providing a conductor in a tubular. In one embodiment, a coiled tubing string for use in a wellbore includes: a tubular; a conductor extending at least essentially a length of the tubular; and a tubular coating extending at least essentially the length of the tubular and bonding the conductor to an inner surface of the tubular. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024104 | THREE PHASE ELECTRICAL WET CONNECTOR FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL - An electrical connector for a downhole tool the connector including a static connector part coupled to a production tubing, the static connector part having a static connector base, and a plurality of connector members disposed on the static connector base and extending axially upward therefrom, a moveable connector part configured to engage the static connector part, the moveable connector part including, a moveable connector base, a plurality of corresponding connector members disposed on the moveable connector base and extending axially downward therefrom and configured to engaged the plurality of connector members disposed on the static connector base, wherein the plurality of connector members are clustered on the static connector base and the plurality of corresponding connector members are clustered on the moveable connector base is disclosed, and at least one fluid flow path formed radially outward of the clustered and engaged connector members. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024105 | Multi-zone Screen Isolation System with selective Control - A modular screen system allows connection of screens using couplings that connect the annular space in each module between the screen material and the base pipe. A series of connected screens and couplings feed into a single valve to control the flow through many screens. The valve is preferably located in a coupling and the passages through the coupling or the screen can also accommodate instrumentation to detect, store or transmit well data or flows through the various screen modules. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024106 | Ball Catcher with Retention Capability - A ball catcher is designed to stop balls that are the same size or different sizes at an inlet on a seat that is connected to a movable biased sleeve. Once the ball or other shaped object lands at the seat the flow around it increases differential pressure on the seat and sleeve and displaces them against the bias. The ball goes into a surrounding annular space and cannot exit. A preferably spiral sleeve guide the movement of the balls in the annular space so that efficient use of the annular space is made to maximize the number of balls that can be captured per unit length of the annular space. As soon as the ball enters the annular space the sleeve shifts back to the original position to stop the next ball at the inlet. Once in the annular space, the balls cannot escape if there is a flow reversal. The central passage remains open to pass other tools and flow. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024107 | DOWNHOLE FLUID INJECTION DISPERSION DEVICE - The invention described herein is directed to a downhole fluid injection dispersion device. This invention may be employed to radially disperse fluid injected downhole in a well bore. This invention comprises a body comprising an inlet port and at least two radial outlet ports. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024108 | Mineral Extraction System Having Multi-Barrier Lock Screw - A dual barrier lock screw for a wellhead assembly is provided that includes a first seal disposed at a first axial location along the body of the screw and a second seal disposed at a second axial location along the body of the screw, wherein the first and second axial locations are different from one another. The screw may also include a passage extending axially through the body of the screw and coupled to a port at the end of the screw. The port is configured to receive external pressure and allow testing of the dual barrier seals of the lock screws. A system that includes the lock screw and methods of operating and testing the lock screw are also provided. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024109 | Simultaneous Drilling and Open Hole Wireline Logging for Drilling Rigs - A method of logging a wellbore comprises drilling a first wellbore to a depth using a drilling rig and drilling a second wellbore to a depth using the drilling rig. While the second wellbore is being drilled a logging operation is conducted in the first wellbore using the drilling rig. The logging operation can be conducted in the first wellbore via a wireline logging tool. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110024110 | THREE-PHASE SEPARATION DOWNHOLE - Three-phase separation is achieved downhole in a production well by forming an oil/liquid separation zone in the well between two packers which are positioned between producing and disposal zones. Gas is permitted to separate above the top packer. A pump is used to pump an oil/water mixture from above the top packer into the separation zone. Adequate residence time is permitted in the separation zone to achieve the separation. A check valve in the bottom packer is used to provide pressure to raise the oil to the wellhead. A control valve at the wellhead is used to control pressure in the separation zone and the relative sizes of the streams issuing therefrom. | 2011-02-03 |
