| 05th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
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| 20210032869 | ARTICULATED ARM STRUCTURE FOR AN AWNING WITH AN INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION - An articulated arm structure for an awning with an integrated electrical installation relates to an articulated arm structure for an awning, of the type designed to have an integrated electrical installation, mainly of LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lighting, but also of electrical wiring to supply any device requiring electrical energy for its operation, and has a series of improvements which, among others, provides advantages of ease of assembly, enlargement of the lit-up area and improved aesthetics. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032870 | COVERING DEVICE WITH MOBILE PANELS, IN PARTICULAR FOR A PERGOLA - Disclosed is a covering device with mobile panels, in particular for a pergola, including a support, cover, and positioning unit. The cover is made up of transversely folded panels, vertically stacked, and the positioning unit is made up of slides rigidly connected to the panels, oriented in a single direction, and rollers supporting the slides. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032871 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRETCH-FABRIC APPLICATIONS - A fabric housing, a method of installing a fabric housing, and a method of manufacturing a fabric housing are provided. The fabric housing for stretching fabric on walls or ceilings includes a first exterior wall. The fabric housing also includes a second exterior wall. The fabric housing further includes a tensioning leg configured to tightly abut one of the first exterior wall or second exterior wall. The tensioning leg is configured to grip a fabric between the tensioning leg and the one of the first exterior wall or second exterior wall. The fabric housing still further includes a pair of opposing jaws configured to secure the fabric. The pair of opposing jaws are disposed along one of the first exterior wall or the second exterior wall. A corresponding method of manufacturing a fabric housing and installing a fabric housing are provided herein. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032872 | Surface Mounted Cable and Tray Molding - An improved cable molding product that can be easily installed to protect low voltage and line voltage electrical cables in new and existing building construction applications. Its primary benefits are found in decreasing the cost of installation procedures and improving the aesthetics of low voltage electronic system cable and lie voltage cable runs at exterior and interior openings in new and existing buildings. The two-part secure molding system is comprised of a base portion that is mounted for instance to an inside face of rectangular aluminum tubing or any interior wall. Low voltage wiring cable is placed into a rectangular base portion channel. The line voltage wiring is placed into the separate base portion channel. A rectangular cover snaps securely onto and over the base to conceal the cable and wire. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032873 | COVERING ELEMENT SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT - A covering element support arrangement for attaching covering elements to a building or building component. The covering element support arrangement has a carrier means for receiving covering elements thereon. The covering element support arrangement further has an attachment means for attaching covering elements to the carrier means. The attachment means involves mechanical fastening means that can be fastened to the carrier means and that are engageable with covering elements to fix the covering elements to the carrier means. The carrier means is formed at least partially from a perforated sheet and the mechanical fastening means is engageable with the perforations. The frequency of the perforations is such that a covering element can be attached to the carrier means without requiring the covering element to be initially aligned relative to any single perforation. This thereby reduces the time required to fit covering elements. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032874 | MULTI-PIECE BATH OR SHOWER WALL - Disclosed is a bath wall assembly. The bath wall assembly includes a first back wall panel and a second back wall panel. Each of the back wall panels are configured to be mounted to a structural wall of a bathroom. The first back wall panel includes a flange that extends at least partially along an edge of the first back wall panel. The second back wall panel includes a channel configured to receive a portion of the flange therein. The channel is configured to prevent relative movement between the first back wall panel and the second back wall panel in a vertical direction. Together, the flange and the channel form a substantially water-tight seam between the first back wall panel and the second back wall panel. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032875 | Multi-Purpose Tile System, Tile Covering, and Tile - The invention relates to a multi-purpose tile system, in particular a floor tile system, comprising a plurality of multi-purpose tiles, in particular floor tiles, wall tiles, or ceiling tiles. The invention also relates to a tile covering, in particular floor covering, ceiling covering, or wall covering, consisting of mutually coupled tiles according to the invention. The invention further relates to a tile for use in multi-purpose tile system according to the invention. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032876 | MODULAR MAT SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a modular mat system. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to a modular mat system with that may be built out using common pieces of mats. Specifically, a modular mat system with a mat piece with a top plate with inserts, a bottom plate with a plurality of tabs and recesses operative to engage with further mat pieces to build a mat system is discussed. The modular mat system is operative to remove water and other detritus from shoes of a user or other such platform moving across the mat system and feed it to a perimeter drain below the system. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032877 | MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS - Building panels provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge and a second edge of adjacent panels. The locking system includes a displaceable tongue at least partly arranged in a displacement groove, a tongue groove, a cavity provided in a strip at the first edge, and a protrusion extending downwards at the second edge. The displaceable tongue is arranged to be displaced at least partly into the tongue groove during locking, and wherein the protrusion is arranged to be located in least a portion of the cavity when the panels are locked vertically and horizontally. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032878 | Paver Supporting Apparatus - The invention relates to a paver supporting apparatus. The paver supporting apparatus has a pedestal with a top plate. A modular grid is positioned on the top plate and has a ballast receiving opening and a ballast is located in the ballast receiving opening. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032879 | FLOOR PANEL - A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032880 | FLOOR PANEL - A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032881 | FLOOR PANEL - A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032882 | Unfaced Insulation Tool Assembly - An unfaced insulation tool assembly for installing unfaced insulation includes a pole. A handle is provided that has an open end and a closed end. The open end insertably receives the first end of the pole. A fork is coupled to the closed end of the handle. In this way the fork can engage unfaced insulation for installing the unfaced insulation on a vertical plane. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032883 | TILE SPACER - A tile spacer includes a head and a base having a top surface and a beveled edge that bevels from the top surface. The head is provided on the base and projects in a projection direction perpendicular to the top surface of the base. The tile space may also include at least one opening formed on the top surface of the base. The opening of the base may partially or fully extend through the base in a direction parallel to the projection direction of the head. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032884 | CONFIGURABLE TILE LEVELER - For leveling tiles, a tile leveler includes a base, a plurality of joint spacers, and two or more break lines. The brake lines are formed in the base along planar axes. Each joint spacer is within a subdivision distance of a break line. Each joint spacer adjacent to a given break line is on a spacer side of the given break line, and the break lines divide the base into sections. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032885 | Scaffolding, coupling device and method for erecting a scaffolding - During erection of a scaffolding use is made of a coupling device with a base part ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032886 | SELF-CLIMBING SYSTEM WITH DRIVE VIA A CIRCULATING DRIVE MEANS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SELF-CLIMBING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a self-climbing system ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032887 | Universal System to Mechanize a Cover Lifter on a Spa Tub - A mechanized lifter system for retrofitting a manually operated lifer system includes a support located relative to the spa tub, a first mount rotatable on the support and defining a first pivot axis, at least one support element rotatable about the first pivot axis and attached to the first spa cover portion, a second mount on the support and defining a second pivot axis, an angle arm having a first portion and a second portion connected at a vertex, the first portion attached to the first mount and the second portion attached to the second mount, a support element bracket fixedly attached to the support element, a linear actuator configured to extend and retract and pivotally attached to the vertex of the angle arm and the support element bracket, and an actuator controller coupled to and configured to control extension and retraction of the linear actuator. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032888 | AUTONOMOUS CLEANING SYSTEMS PRINCIPALLY FOR SWIMMING POOLS - Swimming pool cleaners may operate autonomously within pools and spas. The cleaners need not include any external hoses or cords, and their bodies may be oriented at pool waterlines so as to make their on-board filters readily accessible for removal. The cleaners may dock at docking stations for various purposes, including (but not limited to) for charging any on-board battery and communicating electronically with the docking station or other external equipment. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032889 | INTELLIGENT STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - An intelligent storage control system is provided in the present invention. The system includes a tower body, a delivery module, a drive module, a clamping module, an operation module, a control module, and a communication unit. When the control module receives a storage command transmitted by the operation module, the main controller is configured to analyze whether there is free storage space. If there is a free storage space, the control module controls the drive module to drive the delivery module to push the bicycle to the storage space of the tower body, and a serial number of the storage space is displaced on a display screen. The present invention can operate conveniently, and can save the footprint area of bicycles. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032890 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROTATING INTELLIGENT STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A three-dimensional rotating intelligent storage compartment is provided in the present invention, which includes a tower body, a center of the tower body being provided with a central garage for storing bicycles, the central garage including a central pillar. A plurality of layers of placement plates are arranged around the central pillar, and each layer of the placement plates is equally divided into a plurality of independent storage spaces by a longitudinal partitioning plate. A longitudinal edge on one side of the longitudinal partitioning plate is fixed to the central pillar; each storage space is provided with a clamping mechanism for clamping bicycle. An inner wall of the tower body is longitudinally provided with a plurality of loop tracks, each loop track is provided with a plurality of ferry parking spaces, which are movable within the loop track, is capable of clamping bicycle in a standing position and capable of pushing bicycle to the placement plate. The present invention can operate conveniently, and can save footprint area of bicycles. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032891 | TRANSPORTABLE CONTAINED TOWER SYSTEM - This invention discloses a lower system in which a telescoping tower with a plurality of tower structures is contained within a rigid transportation container in a substantially horizontal position for transportation, may be extended to a height much greater than its contracted length. The tower may be transported horizontal, repositioned to a vertical position and then the individual tower structures extended and secured via spring pins relative to the adjacent tower structure, the erection of the tower sections may be with external equipment such as a boom truck, or utilizing an internal hydraulic cylinder. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A POST TO A FOUNDATION - Various implementations include a system for coupling a post to a foundation. The system includes a rod having a first rod end and a second rod end. The first rod end is spaced apart from a top surface of the foundation, and the second rod end is coupled to the foundation. The post has at least one side wall at least partially defining an inner cavity and an inner tube disposed within the inner cavity and coupled to the at least one side wall. The inner tube has a first tube end and a second tube end that is closer than the first tube end to a bottom end of the post. A portion of the rod is disposable within the inner tube such that the first rod end is axially spaced apart from the first tube end. The first rod end is couplable to the first tube end. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032893 | HUNTING BLIND APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hunting blind including four side panels and a roof panel. The four side panels and the roof panel include perforated peripheral frame members. The perforations in the frame members are aligned so that pins can be inserted through the perforations and retained there through so that the side panels and the roof panel are fastened together to form the hunting blind. The hunting blind is preferably bolted to a floor panel which floor panel can be mounted on a stand to elevate the hunting blind. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032894 | ROOF-TOP TENT FOR VEHICLE - A roof-top tent for a vehicle. The roof-top tent includes a first and second cover portion including a first and a second plate member provided in a plate shape; a hinge connection portion rotatably connecting the first and the second cover portion and the second cover portion; a waterproof portion having both ends fastened to the first and the second cover portion; and a tent portion coupled to the first and the second cover portion, where one of the first and the second cover portion is provided so as to be fixedly installed on a roof of a vehicle, where the roof-top tent has a folding mode and an unfolding, and where the waterproof portion is detachably fastened to a rim of the first cover portion and the second cover portion in the folding mode to close the space between the first cover portion and the second cover portion. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032895 | PORTABLE STRUCTURE WITH SOLAR SHADE - A portable structure including a solar shade is disclosed. The portable structure includes a frame comprising at least two beams, a main panel extending between the at least two beams, and a solar shade. The solar shade includes at least one solar shade panel spaced above the main panel by at least one inflatable beam to create a space between the solar shade panel and the main panel. The space creates an insulative layer to help regulate an interior temperature of the portable structure. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032896 | Anchoring Apparatus - The present invention is directed to a tent shelter that is adapted for various uses, designs configurations and combinations, along with riggings and accessories. It includes a flat material for its main body having anchor points along its peripheral edges. An anchor apparatus (including a hole) can be coupled at the anchor points. It also includes anchor apparatuses used to couple the tent shelter to another tent shelter, tent shelter accessories or a fixed object using a paracord or other materials. It also includes different ridged, hinge and awning assemblies to support the tent. The assemblies can anchor, manipulate, adjust and support the tent. An awning assembly coupled to the pole rigging system can be coupled to a tent shelter when laid flat. A hinged rigging system can be adjusted and supported so that the tent can be manipulated into desirable shapes including a shape that folds into a container. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032897 | Outdoor Equipment - The invention encompasses certain graphene-enhanced products for the outdoor industry, including tents, backpacks, hiking accessories, and apparel. Specific embodiments include (1) a tent comprising at least one flexible tent pole configured as an arch, connected to at least one fabric wall element that is connected to a second fabric element comprising a tent floor, wherein at least one of the tent pole and the first and second fabric elements is graphene enhanced; and (2) a backpack comprising a rigid frame, connected to a fabric sack portion, where at least one of the frame and the sack portion comprises graphene. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032898 | TENT - Disclosed is a tent comprising at least three telescopic stand columns. Each telescopic stand column comprises an inner tube and an outer tube sleevedly connected to each other, and a lock mechanism fixing the inner tube and the outer tube together. The inner tube has an open end portion inserted to the outer tube, and at least one side wall of the open end portion is opened with a strip-shaped opening. The lock mechanism comprises a tensioning component providing a tension to expand the open end portion outward along a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the inner tube, and a matching assembly fixed to the open end portion to fit with the tensioning component. Operation holes corresponding to the tensioning component are provided on side walls of the inner tube and outer tube. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032899 | POSTS FOR FENCE SYSTEMS, FENCE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND INSTALLING THE SAME - A post for use in a fence installation is provided. The post includes a body portion defining a first plurality of mortises in a fixed position with respect to the body portion. The post also includes an adjustable portion defining a second plurality of mortises, the adjustable portion being engageable with the body portion such that a position of the second plurality of mortises is adjustable with respect to the body portion. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032900 | A HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A WINDOW OR DOOR LEAF - A handle assembly for a window or door leaf having first and second opposing sides, the handle assembly having a forward end and a rearward end, the handle assembly comprising: a first handle grip, configured for mounting to a first side of the leaf, the first handle grip being moveable rotatably and axially relative to a first handle axis, and a second handle grip configured for mounting to the second side of the leaf, the second handle grip being movable at least rotatably relative to a second handle axis, each handle grip having a closed position, wherein the handle grip is in a first angular position and an open position, wherein the handle grip is in a second angular position, the handle assembly having a rest mode and a locked mode. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032901 | Keyless Insertion Locking System and Method - The present invention, in a non-limiting example embodiment provides a locking apparatus and method for securing locking hardware without the use of a key. In an example embodiment, the apparatus comprises at least a keyless insertion rotatable disk-style, barrel locking apparatus that, in a locked state can be inserted into a securing device without first unlocking, and then, thereafter, locking after insertion. In a nonlimiting example embodiment, unlocking and re-locking requires a key. The present invention, in an example embodiment, also provides features that allow the locking apparatus to enter and exit multiple apertures without requiring a key. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032902 | LOCK WITH EXTERIOR ACTIVATION SENSOR FOR COMMUNITY LOCKERS | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032903 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN INTELLIGENT LOCK - The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for controlling an intelligent device. The intelligent device includes a locking component and a control component. The method includes: determining, by the control component, a certification target within a preset range of the locking component; determining, by the control component, a type of the certification target; and unlocking, by the control component, the locking component through an unlocking mode corresponding to the type of the certification target. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032904 | DOOR BARRICADE WITH SINGLE MOTION EGRESS - The present invention is an improved door barricade having a pivoting locking arm which drops into a floor hole to lock a barricade in place. In this invention, a system of single motion egress is taught which allows the barricaded door to be opened by the door knob or other exit means. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032905 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR SLIDING DOOR - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of lock, especially to the lock device for locking the sliding door. The lock device comprises a first lock portion and a transmission portion. The transmission portion may move along relative to the first lock portion a predetermined path, so that the transmission portion may bring the sliding door to move along the predetermined path to open or close the sliding door. The transmission portion has a plurality of successively arranged mating portions for locking with the first lock portion. The first lock portion has a first position in which the first lock portion is locked with the transmission portion and a second position in which the first lock portion is released from the transmission portion. The transmission portion may be locked in different positions along the predetermined path by matching the first lock portion ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032906 | SECURITY TETHERS FOR SECURING PERSONAL PROPERTY - Security tethers for securing personal property near an entryway, the entryway including a frame with an inside portion and an outside portion, a door supported by the frame and configured to open and close, and a gap between the door and the frame. The security tethers include an inner plate disposed on the inside portion of the frame proximate the gap, a tether coupled to the inner plate and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the tether passes through the gap between the door and the frame, and an attachment member attached to the second end of the tether. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032907 | COMPUTER SECURITY LOCK - A lock for securing a computer with a computer slot, is disclosed. The lock includes a locking head with a fixed locking arm, a rotatable locking arm, a control link operably connected to the rotatable locking arm and configured to translate along a longitudinal axis of the locking head, and a biasing element that provides a resistive force or torque against the rotatable locking arm when the lock is in a locked configuration. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032908 | SECURITY STRIP DEFINING A SECURITY SLOT AND ATTACHABLE TO MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A security strip defining a security slot and attachable to a mobile electronic device has a strip body shaped as a flat and thin, strip-shaped component with a length, a width and a thickness dimension, wherein the length of the strip body is at least ten times times the thickness dimension of the strip body. Screw holes enable screwing the strip body to an underside of the mobile electronic device. A security slot body protrudes from the strip body and has a thickened portion thicker than the thickness dimension of the strip body and defining therein a security slot in which a locking element of a locking device is receivable, the security slot body extending along the one of the side walls of the mobile device. The security strip includes at least one cutout that enables the security strip to extend generally in line of one of the front and rear legs of the mobile device so that at least one of the front or rear legs is at least partially locatable in the at least one cutout in the strip. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032909 | LOCK - A lock includes a base and movable element connected to a handle operable by a user and movable between a first position corresponding to an open condition of the handle and a second position corresponding to a closed condition. An operating element is rotatably mounted on the base and connected to a device for releasing a closing panel, and is rotatable between a first position corresponding to an open condition of the panel and a second position corresponding to a closed condition. A transmission acts between the movable an operating elements and kinematically connects the movable and operating elements such that movement of the movable element causes rotation of the operating element. An uncoupling device acts on the transmission for disengaging kinematically, and in a controlled way, the movable element from the operating element to disable actuation of the operating element by the movable element. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032910 | LOCK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A lock for a motor vehicle, in particular a side door lock, comprising a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one locking pawl, an actuating level chain with at least one actuating level and a release lever, wherein a blocked locking mechanism can be unblocked by means of the release lever, and a coupling element between the actuating lever and release lever, wherein the coupling element can be actuated by means of a mass inertia element which is mounted in the motor vehicle lock, and wherein the mass inertia element can be stored in the motor vehicle lock by means of a plastic mandrel. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032911 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH APPARATUS - Lock mechanism is provided between pawl lever and manual release mean. The present vehicle door latch apparatus includes ratchet member that engages latch and that can be released from latch by release component force F | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032912 | MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A motor vehicle drive assembly, which is equipped with an electric motor and an output element, which is driven by the electric motor indirectly or directly. Furthermore, a spring associated with the output element is realized, which spring is designed to bidirectionally return the output element. According to the invention, the spring is designed as a spiral spring which is designed to be windable and unwindable proceeding both from the inner spring let and from the outer leg. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032913 | VEHICLE LATCH - A latch includes a housing, a fork bolt operably coupled to the housing and pivotal between an unlatched position, a primary latched position, and a secondary latched position, and a detent lever operably coupled to the housing and arranged to cooperate with the fork bolt. A drive link is operatively connected to the fork bolt and to the detent lever. An override lever is operably coupled to the drive link. A manual release lever is operably coupled to the override lever. The manual release lever is movable between a rest position and a release position. The drive link is automatically moved out of a path of rotation of the fork bolt when the manual release lever is moved to the release position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032914 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ARRANGMENT WITH POTTED ELECTRONICS - A motor vehicle door handle arrangement includes a handle support and an outer shell which is fastened to the handle support. At least one electronics assembly comprising electronic components is arranged between the handle support and the outer shell. The handle support has at least one first chamber for receiving electronic components which are potted with a potting compound after the electronic components are inserted. A second chamber for receiving electronic components is formed between the handle support and the outer shell and the handle support has at least one aperture through which the second chamber can be filled with potting compound after the outer shell is fastened to the handle support. A method for producing a motor vehicle door handle arrangement of this kind is disclosed. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032915 | HINGE OF A MOTOR-VEHICLE MOBILE PART - A hinge of a motor-vehicle mobile part includes a first and a second hinge element mounted articulated with respect to each other about a hinge axis. The second hinge element is articulated to the first hinge element by an articulation portion having two pins defining the hinge axis, and projecting in opposite directions from two sides of the second hinge element. The first hinge element and the second hinge element are obtained by an additive manufacturing technique in an already reciprocally articulated condition, with the pins mounted with clearance within respective articulation seats formed on two flanges of the first hinge element adjacent to the sides of the second hinge element. The hinge also includes two bushing-shaped members, each interposed between one of said two pins and the respective articulation seat. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032916 | STRUCTURE FOR OPERATING WATERTIGHT DOOR BY BUOYANCY - Provided is a structure for operating a watertight door by use of buoyancy. The structure includes: a detention tank for storing rainwater flowing from a street inlet; a buoyant member which is installed in the detention tank; and a sensor installed in the detention tank, in which if the buoyant member raised by the buoyant of the rainwater collected in the detention tank comes into contact with the sensor, the watertight door is automatically operated. The watertight door structure manually operated at localized heavy rain is improved, and the watertight door is automatically operated if the water level reaches the predetermined level. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032917 | BLADE HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH CLOSURE MECHANISM - A household appliance hinge includes a mounting portion and a mounting tab including a cam profile. A door mounting lever is pivotally connected to the mounting tab of the mounting portion. A spring-biased control system is connected to the door mounting lever and includes a spring-biased cam follower system including a cam follower that: (i) engages the cam profile in an engagement position and for all positions of the door mounting lever between the engagement position and a first operative position; and, (ii) separates from the cam profile for all positions of said door mounting lever located between the engagement position and a second operative position. The hinge is self-latching. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032918 | HOLDING AND OPENING MECHANISM - The invention relates to a holding and opening mechanism for a pivoting element, such as a lid, a cover, a door or the like, which is mounted to be pivotable relative to a supporting element such as a housing, a frame or the like about a first axle via a joint, with a pivoting arm acting between the pivoting element and the supporting element, which arm is pivotally mounted about a second axle that is not the same as the first axle, wherein the free end of the pivoting arm acts, preferably via a roller, on a control surface of a guide element, wherein a torsion spring is provided which acts on the pivoting arm in the direction around the second axle, in order to generate a holding and opening force on the pivoting arm and the control surface, comprising a fixed part and a part pivotable relative thereto, with the one part including the guide element and the other part including the pivoting arm, wherein the pivotable part is adapted to be pivotable relative to the fixed part about the joint and the first axle, the pivotable part is connected to the pivoting arm and the pivoting element and the fixed part is connected to the supporting element, wherein the control surface in cooperation with the torsion spring and the pivoting arm determines the holding and opening force via the pivot angle of the pivoting element. The invention is characterized in that a plurality of pivoting arms, guide elements, joints and fixed and pivotable parts are provided, with the pivoting arms being coupled together by a common torsion spring Spin the second axle. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032919 | REMOVABLE DAMPING MECHANISM AND CABINET HINGE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME - A damping mechanism is provided, including a damper housing, a damping assembly provided within the damper housing, and a damper cover assembly fitted to at least a portion of the damper housing. The damper cover assembly includes a damper cover and at least one connection member attached thereto. A recess is provided on a rearward side of the damper cover, and at least one receptacle is provided, defining an opening on a bottom surface of the damper cover and being adapted to receive and retain therein at least a portion of the at least one connection member of the damper cover assembly. The recess of the damper cover and the connection member of the damper cover assembly are cooperatively adapted to provide a mechanical connection between the damping mechanism and a hinge cup of a hinge assembly in a removable manner. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032920 | Sliding Window Mechanism III - A driving mechanism for sliding a windowed frame guided by an outer frame. The sliding frame is attached to two vertical racks which engage with two pinions. The pinions are connected with a joint axle driven by a couple of engaged bevel gearwheels connected to a crank or to an electric motor. The joint axle with the pinions can be housed in a recess carved at the lower plank of a static window's frame. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032921 | Movable Barrier Operator - In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a head unit of a movable barrier operator is provided including a motor for moving a movable barrier and a first circuit board operable to provide power to the motor. The head unit includes a fire-resistant container that contains the first circuit board. This permits the electrical components of the head unit that utilize higher voltage, such as 120 volts, to be provided on the first circuit board and contained in the fire-resistant container. The head unit further includes a second circuit board outside of the fire-resistant container and operably coupled to the first circuit board. Because the second circuit board is outside of the fire-resistant container, the second circuit board may contain electrical components of the head unit that operate at lower voltages, such as at or below 24 volts. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032922 | VEHICLE WINDOW CONTROL - A method includes predicting an environmental condition at a location to which a vehicle is travelling, the environmental condition including at least one of water, dust, and pollution, determining that an object within the vehicle is at a distance greater than a threshold distance from an unobstructed window of the vehicle, and then actuating the unobstructed window to a closed position based on the environmental condition and the object being at the distance from the window greater than the threshold distance. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032923 | EMERGENCY DOOR CLOSING DEVICE - An emergency door closing device that can be installed upon existing doors and hinges to automatically close doors in the response to smoke and fire. The improvements incorporated therein include a hinge cam pivot member that attaches to an existing hinge member of a door and produces a moment force about the existing hinge member allowing a reduced force necessary to pivot the door into a closed position. Further, a novel spring, cam, and lever system is incorporated to activate the moment force to close the door. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032924 | METHOD OF SCISSOR DOOR WINDOW OPERATION - A system for controlling the operation of a window installed in a door of a vehicle, comprising a control module, a vehicle door configured to move upwardly from a closed position to a fully open position, a window configured to move between a first up position and a second down position in which the window is stored in the vehicle door, and a mechanism to move the window between the first up position and the second down position. The control module is configured to direct the mechanism to move the window into the second down position when the control module has received a signal indicating that action has been taken to move the vehicle door towards the fully open position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032925 | INSULATING GLAZING AND WINDOW - An insulating glazing includes at least one first pane element, at least one spacer, and at least one connector. The spacer and the connector are arranged next to each other such that they extend along a common longitudinal axis, wherein the spacer and the connector accommodate and position the first pane element. The connector has at least one first electrically conductive conductor element such that an electrical connection can be established between an external power source and the first pane element via the first conductor element. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032926 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT, MICROWAVE-TRANSPARENT WINDOW COMPATIBLE WITH PRESENT DESIGN - A window structure includes first, second, and third glass layers. The third glass layer is positioned between the first and second glass layers. First and second low thermal emissivity coatings are on respective first and second opposing surfaces of the third glass layer to form a Fabry-Perot etalon that is configured as a bandpass filter having a designated frequency passband that includes at least one frequency in a range of frequencies from (6) gigahertz to (80) gigahertz. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032927 | FIRE AND IMPACT RESISTANT DOOR AND LIPPING - A fire resistant door leaf ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032928 | Novel Pest Barricade - A barricade used to obstruct the gap between a garage door, weather stripping, a threshold surface and a door frame. The barricade successfully prevents pests from breaching the barricade. The barricade uses a spring assist with low displacement force in order to conform to the changing downward or upward angle when a garage door is being operated. It also includes smooth ceramic or rubber that is magnetized to prevent chaffing to the garage door surface. This barrier stays in-place or rotates relative to the garage door face when encountering foreign objects in the path of the moving garage door. Alternatively, the barriers may be constructed of overlapping and/or abutting material configured to obstruct gaps at door frames and/or at threshold surfaces where a weather stripping and/or weather-stripping bulb provide inadequate obstruction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032929 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator, in particular a domestic refrigerator, has a body and a closure element, which jointly delimit a storage chamber. A seal is provided, which is arranged between the body and the closure element and which is at least partly arranged in a seal receptacle. The seal receptacle has a passage section for bypassing the seal. Accordingly, the passage section has at least two passage channels. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032930 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF CURTAIN LADDER STRING - The present invention relates to a manufacturing method and structure of curtain ladder string, the manufacturing method includes the following steps: a. weaving a ladder string body, and weaving one edge ring every certain distance along a side rope of the ladder string body; b. the edge rings on the side rope are provided to knit a mesh tube, a drawstring is provided to pass through inside the mesh tube; the curtain ladder string manufactured by the above steps is provided for assembling curtains to achieve the purpose that the drawstring does not be pulled out, to ensure safety in use and convenience of operation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032931 | CORDLESS BLIND DEVICE - A cordless blind device that can be operated in various types such as manual, semiautomatic, and automatic types is proposed. The cordless blind device includes: a winding roll, a screen, a driving motor, a weight connected to a lower end of the screen; a torsion spring applying torque in a direction in which the screen is wound; and a rotation conversion module transmitting power in two directions between the driving motor and the winding roll, in which when the driving motor does not generate driving force, the torque applied by the torsion spring, the torque applied by the weight, and resistance by the rotation conversion module and the driving motor make equilibrium, so the screen remains stopped, and when an external force is applied upward or downward to the weight, the equilibrium of the forces breaks, so the screen is wound on or unwound from the winding roll. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032932 | BRACES FOR LADDERS, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME AND RELATED METHODS - Ladder components, such as braces, as well as ladders and methods of manufacturing ladders are provided. In one embodiment, a ladder brace is provided which extends between a rail and a cross member (e.g., a rung or a cross-brace). The ladder brace may include a first connecting portion associated with the rail, a second connecting portion associated with the cross member, and a strut portion extending between the first and second connecting portions. At least one of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is configured to completely encircle its associated component (e.g., either the rail or the cross member, respectively). | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032933 | DUAL ELECTROHYDRAULIC VEHICLE FOR TUNNELLING AND ROOF REINFORCEMENT - The present invention develops a dual electrohydraulic vehicle for development of tunnels and roof fortification, comprising both a front face drilling unit and a roof support and fortification unit. Furthermore, the electrohydraulic vehicle is composed of a front chassis consisting of a pair of wheels, positioning cylinders, an operator's cab and two telescopic arms mounted on such chassis and a rear chassis located behind the front chassis according to the direction of movement and consisting of a pair of wheels, positioning cylinders, two electrohydraulic units also called Power pack, an electric cable reel and a diesel engine, wherein both chassis are articulated to each other, of the jumbo type, by means of a vertical axle. This electro-hydraulic vehicle may also include a cartridge launcher tube and a semi-automatic bolt feeding system. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032934 | MILLING TOOLS FROM NEW WURTZITE BORON NITRIDE (W-BN) SUPERHARD MATERIAL - Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method can be used to make milling tools from new wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) superhard material. An ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature operation is performed on pure w-BN powder to synthesize w-BN and cubic boron nitride (c-BN) compact having a first size greater than particles of the pure w-BN powder. The ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature operation includes pressurizing the w-BN powder to a pressure of approximately 20 Gigapascal, heating the w-BN powder at a heating rate of 100° C./minute and cooling the w-BN powder at a cooling rate of 50° C./minute. The compact is cut to a second size smaller than the first size using laser cutting tools. The cut compact is turbulently mixed with additives in a mixer under vacuum. The cut compact mixed with the additives is thermally sprayed onto a tool substrate to form the tool. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032935 | DRILL BITS FOR OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS - A drill bit includes multiple cutting devices and a microelectronics unit. Each cutting device of the multiple cutting devices includes a cutting layer formed to cut a rock formation and a capacitive sensor disposed adjacent the cutting layer. The capacitive sensor is configured to generate an electric field across the cutting layer and to transmit a signal corresponding to a voltage associated with the electric field. The microelectronics unit of the drill bit is configured to receive the signal from the capacitive sensor of each cutting device of the multiple cutting devices such that the microelectronics unit receives multiple signals and to determine an indicator of mechanical wear of the drill bit based on a change in the voltage associated with the electric field across the cutting layer of each cutting device of the multiple cutting devices using the multiple signals. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032936 | Drill Bits With Incorporated Sensing Systems - The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for obtaining sensor data from sensors incorporated into a drill bit during a drilling operation to form a wellbore. The obtained sensor data may be used to control an aspect of the drilling operation. The sensors may be incorporated into drill bit cutters of a drill bit, a drill bit body of a drill bit, or both. Example sensors include acoustic sensors, pressure sensor, vibration sensor, accelerometers, gyroscopic sensors, magnetometer sensors, and temperature sensors. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032937 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO WELL OPERATIONS USING FLEXIBLE ELONGATE MEMBERS - A method is for performing work in a well and on a vessel. A wellbore assembly such as a tool string is suspended on a first flexible elongate member from the vessel. The wellbore assembly is used to perform work in the well. The wellbore assembly such as a tool string is suspended on a second flexible elongate member from the vessel. The wellbore assembly on the first flexible elongate member is removed from the well, and after the removal, the wellbore assembly on the second flexible elongate member is inserted into the well. The inserted wellbore assembly in the well can then be used to perform further work. The wellbore assemblies may be deployed and retrieved on independently operable wirelines. A related vessel and apparatus is also described. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032938 | Bend Restrictor - An apparatus ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032939 | DEVICE FOR A COUPLING BOX PORTION OF A STEEL TUBE INTENDED FOR USE IN A TUBULAR HYDROCARBON WORKING STRING - This device ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032940 | DOWNHOLE FIBER OPTIC WET MATE CONNECTIONS - A wet mate connection can include two connector assemblies, each connector assembly including at least one connector and a protective barrier displaceable between closed and open positions, and one connector assembly including an engagement device that displaces the protective barrier of the other connector assembly from the closed position to the open position in response to engagement between the connector assemblies. A method of making a connection between lines in a well can include installing a connector assembly, then installing another connector assembly, each connector assembly including a connector and an alignment profile, then axially compressing the connector assemblies, thereby opening protective barriers for the respective connectors, operatively connecting the connectors, and engaging the alignment profiles, thereby maintaining rotational alignment of the connectors. A system for use with a well can include a wet mate optical connection made between packers of the respective connector assemblies. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032941 | SHOCK AND VIBRATION REDUCTION IN DOWNHOLE TOOLS - Systems, methods, tools, and kits are used to reducing shocks and vibrations in tools, including downhole drilling tools. In at least some embodiments, shock and vibration reduction can be enhanced within tools that include an annular chassis within a collar. Existing locations where a gap exists are identified, and clamps, alignment features, joints, or other components can be modified or included to reduce the gap between the chassis and the collar. This includes on tool in which the chassis includes a flow tube or other tool with an axis that is offset from the axis of the chassis. Minimizing the gap can include providing three-point contact, which stabilizes the internal component within the collar. In a downhole environment, a downhole tool that includes the collar and chassis can perform a drilling or other downhole operation, and the internal vibration within the collar is reduced. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032942 | Downhole Friction Reduction Tools - The downhole friction reducing tool of the present invention includes an integral friction coefficient reducer and is configured to reduce friction in all planes, reduce torque and/or drag continually and reduce frictional wear and damage that can result in loss of integrity to surface areas where it travels. The friction coefficient reducer involves a ball transfer unit having a plurality of roller ball units. The roller ball units include a large-diameter load-bearing roller ball unit and a plurality of smaller-diameter supporting roller ball units. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032943 | Composite Dual Channel Drill Pipes and Method of Manufacture - A composite drill pipe including an inner pipe having a first diameter, an outer pipe having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and a plurality of flow channels formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The plurality of flow channels are formed by a plurality of walls extending radially between an outer diameter of the inner pipe and an inner diameter of the outer pipe. A method of forming a composite drill pipe includes pultruding a drill pipe comprising an inner pipe having a first diameter, an outer pipe having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and a plurality of flow channels formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The method also includes providing a multi-directional reinforcement over an outer diameter of the outer pipe. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032944 | AUTONOMOUS CONNECTION MAKEUP AND EVALUATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatus and methods for making up and evaluating tubular threaded connections. A tong assembly may be used for making up threaded connections. A threaded connection may be made up automatically by controlling the rotation speed of the tong assembly according to measurements of torque, turns, and/or time. After a threaded connection is made up, measurements of time, torque, and/or turns may be corrected based on operating parameters. The corrected measurements may be evaluated for indications of failure, such as discontinuity, torque spikes, and torque drops. The threaded connection is then accepted or rejected based on the evaluation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032945 | DRILLING INSTALLATION: HANDLING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS - Drilling installation comprising a cantilever with a drilling floor for performing drilling operations; further comprising an independent operations handling system arranged for handling equipment underneath the drilling floor independent of the drilling operations on the drilling floor, wherein the independent operations handling system comprises a handling element for cooperation with the equipment to be handled, wherein the handling element is extendible underneath the cantilever. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032946 | LINER HANGER SYSTEM - An example liner hanger system includes a casing for lining a wellbore and a collar configured for connection to a part of the casing within the wellbore. The collar has a first shape and a liner hanger has a second shape that is based on the first shape. The liner hanger is configured to fit within, and to be supported by, the collar. The system also includes a screen connected to the liner hanger. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032947 | PRESSURIZED RESERVOIR CORE SAMPLE TRANSFER TOOL SYSTEM - A system for transferring at least one subterranean core sample under pressure can include a retrieval vessel that collects and houses the at least one subterranean core sample at a sampling pressure at which the at least one subterranean core is collected. The system can also include a linear actuator that couples to the retrieval vessel through a valve in the open position at a first time, where the linear actuator facilitates removal of at least one pressure barrier from the retrieval vessel through the valve at the first time while maintaining the sampling pressure of the at least one subterranean sample. The system can further include a testing vessel that couples to the linear actuator through the valve in the open position at a second time, and a hydraulic device that facilitates pressurizing the testing vessel to the sampling pressure at the second time. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032948 | Improvements In Or Relating To Well Abandonment and Slot Recovery - A downhole casing cutting and removal assembly ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032949 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH A PROPELLANT CHARGE - A tool for manipulating a tubular, such as casing or production tubing, in a downhole environment, this described. The tool comprises a housing defining a chamber, the chamber having at least one outlet, a propellant source located within the chamber and an ignition mechanism for igniting the propellant source. Upon ignition of the propellant source, the propellant deflagrates, creating at least one stream of combustion products, the chamber directing the stream of combustion products through the/each outlet, towards the tubular to be manipulated, the/each stream of combustion products combining with at least one modifying agent to manipulate the tubular. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032950 | Shaped Charge Assembly, Explosive Units, And Methods for Selectively Expanding Wall of a Tubular - A shaped charge assembly for selectively expanding a wall of a tubular includes a housing comprising an outer surface facing away from the housing and an opposing inner surface facing an interior of the housing. First and second explosive units are each symmetrical about an axis of revolution. Each explosive unit includes an explosive material formed adjacent to a backing plate and includes an exterior surface facing and being exposed to the inner surface of the housing. An aperture extends along the axis from one backing plate to the other backing plate. An explosive detonator is positioned along the axis adjacent to, and externally of, the one backing plate. The first and second explosive units comprise a predetermined amount of explosive sufficient to expand, without puncturing, at least a portion of the wall of the tubular into a protrusion extending outward into an annulus adjacent the wall of the tubular. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032951 | Explosive Disconnect - A coupling system includes a lower marine riser package having a connector at a bottom end and a blowout preventer having a connector at an upper end. Explosively frangible fasteners with explosively frangible nuts sealed off from the external environment are used to couple the connector on the lower marine riser package to the connector on the blowout preventer. A method for separating a lower marine riser package from a blowout preventer includes electronically triggering the detonation of a plurality of explosively frangible fasteners coupling the blowout preventer to the lower marine riser package. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032952 | Rotating Hanger Running Tool - A running tool runs a hanger and tubing string into a wellbore. A tool body threads onto the hanger. Lugs are held on the body with catches. During the threading, triggers engage with the hanger and release the catches, and springs bias the lugs to an extended condition. Being extended, the lugs can engage in slots in the hanger, such as flutes in the hanger's flange. The engagement of the lugs with the slots prevents further threading of the tool on the hanger while the threads keep the tool connected to the hanger. The tubing string can be rotated and moved axially during cementing to distribute the cement evenly. Once done, the lugs can ratchet out of the slots as the tool is unthreaded from the hanger. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032953 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FRAC PLUGS WITH PUMP DOWN RINGS - A Frac plug with multiple pump down rings, wherein the outer diameter of the pump down rings is smaller than that of the inner diameter of the casing, which may not allow a seal to be formed across the casing. Systems may also include a rupture disc within the Frac plug that is positioned adjacent to an atmospheric chamber, which allows the rupture disc to be removed based on a known pressure. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032954 | Apparatus and Methods for Use in Wellbore Packing - An apparatus for use in a well borehole packing operation takes the form of a downhole packer and comprises a body and a seal member. In use, the apparatus is run into a borehole as part of a downhole completion assembly. On reaching the desired location, the apparatus is activated to urge the seal member into sealing engagement with the borehole, and thereby isolate an annular region between the apparatus and the borehole. A conduit is disposed within the body and is offset from a central longitudinal axis of the apparatus, the conduit configured to transport a borehole packing material, such as gravel slurry, through the apparatus. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032955 | ANTI-EXTRUSION SLIP ASSEMBLIES FOR A DOWNHOLE SEALING DEVICE - A slip assembly for a downhole plug includes a plurality of first slip segments circumferentially spaced about a central axis of the slip assembly, each first slip segment including a first body and a first engagement member for coupling to a tubular member, and a plurality of second slip segments circumferentially spaced about the central axis, each second slip segment including a second body, a second engagement member for coupling to the tubular member, and an arcuately extending anti-extrusion member, wherein the anti-extrusion member is at least one of monolithically formed with the second body and coupled to the second body whereby relative movement between the second body and the anti-extrusion member is restricted, wherein each of the plurality of first slip segments and the plurality of second slip segments include a radially inner position and a radially outer position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032956 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A FRAC PLUG - An outer diameter of a mandrel with a recess to accommodate lower slips with a larger thickness, a sealing element with a concave outer diameter to control a pressure differential caused by a Bernoulli Effect across the sealing element, and a disc that is selectively secured to a housing via a removable shear pin, wherein shear pins with different pressure ratings may be inserted into the housing. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032957 | DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSOR WITH TRACKABLE PLUG - A downhole well system can use a fiber optic cable that can be positioned downhole along a length of a wellbore. The well system may include a top plug, a bottom plug, or both that are used to contain a cement slurry during a cementing operation. The movement of the top plug and bottom plug may cause acoustic noise along the downhole portion of the casing. A reflectometer may detect the acoustic noise from strain in the fiber optic cable and determine a location of the top plug or bottom plug downhole. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032958 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AN INTERVENTIONLESS CONDUIT TO FORMATION IN WELLS WITH CASED HOLE - A toe sleeve that is configured to disconnect from casing. More specifically, a toe sleeve that is configured to shear from casing creating a dynamic opening that does not get plugged. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032959 | MOVEABLE BOP TRANSPORT SKID - A system for conducting a subterranean operation where the system can include a blowout preventer (BOP) stack, a chassis coupled to the BOP stack, and one or more transport devices coupled to the chassis and configured to transport the chassis and the BOP stack from a first location to a second location. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032960 | NON-PENETRATION CONNECTION OF DOWNHOLE DEVICE TO TUBING ENCASED CONDUCTOR - A system is provided for providing power and/or communication to/from a downhole device by inductively coupling a coupling conductor within a receiver to a core conductor of a tubing encased conductor (TEC). The receiver has an elongated housing arranged physically proximate or touching an outer surface of the TEC. A coupling conductor is disposed within the housing, extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the housing, and further extends longitudinally and in close proximity to a core conductor housed within the TEC when the housing is arranged physically proximate or touching the outer surface of the TEC. This exposes the coupling conductor to a magnetic field formed externally to the TEC to excite a current in the coupling conductor. In one or more embodiments, the receiver further includes a coupling to electrically couple the downhole device to the coupling conductor and deliver the current to the downhole device. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032961 | HIGH CAPACITY POWER STORAGE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - A system for powering electric hydraulic fracturing equipment, the system including a power storage system and electric powered hydraulic fracturing equipment in selective electrical communication with the power storage system. The system further includes at least one circuit breaker between the power storage system and the electric powered hydraulic fracturing equipment, the circuit breaker configured to facilitate or prevent electrical communication between the power storage system and the electric powered hydraulic fracturing equipment. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032962 | PERFORATING GUN AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A perforating gun system for use in a well casing disposed within a subterranean well includes a plurality of perforating gun sections each having at least one shaped charge. The plurality of perforating gun sections includes an initial perforating gun section and at least one secondary perforating gun section having an activator and a sensor configured to sense an actuation of another of the plurality of perforating gun sections. The sensor is further configured to cooperate with the activator to actuate the at least one secondary perforating gun section upon sensing the actuation of the another of the plurality of perforating gun sections. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032963 | PERFORATING GUN - A perforating gun including a carrier having a longitudinal length, one or more energetic devices received within the carrier configured to produce one or more mechanical waves, and one or more wave manipulators disposed along the longitudinal length of the carrier. The one or more wave manipulators generate an altered wave in an opposite travel direction of one or more mechanical waves traveling along the longitudinal length of the carrier. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032964 | Self-Propelled Plunger for Artificial Lift - Artificial lift systems, methods, and apparatuses are described. An example artificial lift system may include a plunger have an energy-storing component to store energy as the plunger descends through a wellbore and release the stored energy as the plunger ascends through the wellbore. The energy-storage component may be a spring. The spring may be compressed in response to rotation of a propeller coupled to the spring. The propeller may rotate in a first direction in response to interaction of the propeller and a liquid in the wellbore as the plunger descends. The spring may expand during uphole movement of the plunger to rotate the propeller in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and assist in lifting the plunger to the surface. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032965 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR PERFORMING ARTIFICIAL LIFT ON A WELL - Systems and processes for performing artificial lift on a well are disclosed. The systems and processes include tailoring a flow rate of a liquid and gas mixture based on one or more identified parameters that include well geometry parameters, well productivity parameters, produced fluids properties, or surface production parameters. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032966 | PUMP JACK SYSTEM - An exemplary pump jack system ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032967 | ELECTRIC PUMP FLOW RATE MODULATION FOR FRACTURE MONITORING AND CONTROL - The systems and methods described herein are be used in controlling an injection treatment. An electric pump is used to provide variable modulation of the flow rate of a treatment fluid. Modulating the flow rate in real-time provides pressure diagnostics that can be used to improve fracture growth parameters, wellbore conditions, and well performance. A method of stimulating a wellbore, comprises of injecting, by an electric pump, one or more fluids downhole into the wellbore; producing, based on the one or more injected fluids, one or more fractures that extend from the wellbore into a subterranean formation; receiving, by one or more sensors, one or more measurements; modulating an injection flow rate of the one or more injected fluids; evaluating fracture growth parameters of the one or more fractures; and adjusting fracture complexity of the one or more fractures based on the evaluation of the fracture growth parameters. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210032968 | BY-PASS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVERTED ESP COMPLETION - A system for providing artificial lift to wellbore fluids has a pump located within a wellbore and a motor located within the wellbore uphole of the pump. A seal assembly has a first side connected to the motor and a second side connected to the pump. The pump, motor, and seal assembly together form a submersible pump string. An uphole packer circumscribes the production tubular uphole of the motor. A downhole packer is located downhole of the pump. An uphole y-tool has an uphole y-tool first end in fluid communication with the production tubular and an uphole y-tool second end with a first uphole y-tool branch that is mechanically connected to the submersible pump string and a second uphole y-tool branch in fluid communication with a bypass tubular. The bypass tubular is positioned adjacent to the submersible pump string and extends between the uphole y-tool and the downhole packer. | 2021-02-04 |
