| 07th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20140041794 | PANEL GRIP WITH CUT-OUTS AND INSERTS - A grip for the handle of an article having at least a sheet with a cut-out and an insert. The insert is positioned within or against the cut-out of the sheet to define a panel. The panel is then attached to an underlisting sleeve. The grip allows the use of multiple color panels and inserts and the placement of various materials in various grip areas. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041795 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER PREFORMS - A method and a device for producing fiber preforms which are, for example, a precursor in the production of fiber reinforced plastic components, are disclosed. The method includes the steps of tensioning the threads or rovings, draping the threads or rovings over a molding tool and attaching the threads or rovings to a fiber preform. A plurality of separate grips grip individual or a plurality of threads or rovings at a plurality of thread transfer points allocated respectively to the individual grippers. The grippers are then moved in substantially parallel paths relative to each other and the threads or rovings are thereby tensioned side by side. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041796 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, WINDOW MEMBER, AND FITTING - An optical element includes a first surface, a second surface positioned to face the first surface, and a plurality of reflecting surfaces arrayed in a first region defined by the first surface and the second surface, wherein the reflecting surfaces have a first length in a first direction vertical to the first surface and are arrayed at a pitch in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, light incident on one of the first surface and the second surface is reflected by the reflecting surfaces toward the other surface, and predetermined parameters satisfy predetermined relational formulae representing conditions for ensuring total reflection at the reflecting surfaces and for avoiding total reflection at a light emergent surface. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041797 | Apparatuses and Methods for Fabricating Elastomeric Laminates - The present disclosure relates to methods for manufacturing absorbent articles, and in particular, to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. And the methods and apparatuses according to the present disclosure may be configured to automatically rethread elastic materials that may break during the assembly process. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DISPLAY PANEL - Manufacturing method is for manufacturing an optical display panel including an optical cell and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-carrying optical film provided thereon with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, which includes the steps of unwinding a multilayer optical film from a roll, feeding the multilayer optical film, feeding an optical cell, peeling off the optical film from a carrier film, and bonding the optical film to one side of the optical cell with a pressure-sensitive adhesive interposed therebetween, wherein the longitudinal length (L) of the carrier film between a position at which the multilayer optical film begins to be unwound in the film feeding step and a position at which peeling is started in the peeling step is 15 times or more the width (W) of the carrier film. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041799 | Apparatus and Method for Laying a Protective Film Cover on the Screen of a Mobile Electronic Device - This invention discloses an apparatus and method that can be easily used to lay a protective film cover on the screen of a mobile electronic device so that the cut-off portion on the protective film cover aligns properly on the screen of the mobile electronic device. The apparatus has a top housing component and a bottom housing component. The top and bottom housing component are joined by a main body that has a closed rear end and an open front end, into which the mobile electronic device is inserted. The internal cavity of open front end has a stopper that centralizes the mobile device when it is inserted into it. The method discloses way of laying protective film cover on the mobile electronic device so that it is aligned properly. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041800 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE STRUCTURE USING SAME - The invention provides a laminate of a substrate, a polyimide film, and a coupling treatment layer interposed therebetween, which provides different delamination strengths between the substrate and the polyimide film to form a prescribed pattern. The invention also provides a method for producing such a laminate formed from at least a substrate and a polyimide film, whereby, using a film obtained by plasma treatment of at least the surface facing the substrate as the polyimide film, coupling agent treatment is performed on at least one of the surfaces facing the substrate and the polyimide film to form a coupling treatment layer, deactivation treatment is performed on a portion of the coupling treatment layer to form a pre-determined pattern, and then pressing and heating are performed with the substrate and polyimide film overlapping. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041801 | ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING REELS WITH WOUND FOIL AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING FOIL ONTO A CONTAINER - The invention relates to an assembly of reels and transport platforms. The reels comprise foil to be arranged as labels onto containers. The invention also relates to a method for arranging a label onto a container at a labelling plant. According to the method containers and labels are provided at the labelling plant. The labels are arranged onto the containers. At a foil production plant, at least 80 mm of foil height of foil comprising labels is wound onto a deformable core with an opening. This forms a reel. Three or more reels are positioned on a transport platform such as a pallet for transporting to the labelling plant. Two of the reels are ovally shaped having an oval ratio (R | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041802 | BIOCOMPATIBLE ADHESIVE POLYMERS - Block co-polymers including a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic poly(amino acid) block which further includes dihydroxyphenyl moieties are provided, as well as methods of making and using the same. Such block copolymers may be used to prepare biocompatible adhesives which display good adhesives properties in aqueous environments, including in in vivo applications. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID TREATMENT OF WAFER SHAPED ARTICLES - In an apparatus and method for treating a wafer-shaped article, a rotary chuck is configured to hold a wafer-shaped article of a predetermined diameter such that a surface of the wafer-shaped article facing the rotary chuck is spaced from an opposing peripheral surface of the rotary chuck. The opposing peripheral surface comprises a first surface overlapping an outer peripheral edge of a wafer-shaped article when positioned on the spin chuck and a second surface positioned radially inwardly of the first surface and meeting the first surface at an interface that is radially inward of and substantially concentric with a wafer-shaped article when positioned on the rotary chuck. The second surface is substantially more hydrophobic than the first surface. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041804 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD THEREOF - A plasma processing apparatus includes at least three gas supply lines connected to a process chamber in parallel to allow a gas to flow therethrough, and at least three flow-rate controllers provided on the gas supply lines to detect the flow rate of the gas flowing through each of the flow-rate controllers to control the flow rate to a set value and a diagnosis method. The apparatus has a function of splitting and supplying a gas controlled to a predetermined flow rate by the third flow-rate controller, to a first flow-rate controller for the smallest detectable range of the three flow-rate controllers and to a second flow-rate controller, in order to test the operation of the control of the flow rate of the first flow-rate controller, based on the value obtained from the flow rate of the gas flowing through the second flow-rate controller and the predetermined flow rate. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041805 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus in which the concentration of processing gas is matched in a substrate surface at the time of initiating the ejection of the processing gas from a gas supply unit. The gas supply unit is provided with a gas ejecting surface facing the wafer disposed on a disposition unit. The gas supply unit is also provided with gas flow paths, and a flow path length and a flow path diameter of the diverged gas flow paths are set such that periods of time for gas flowing from a gas supply hole to a plurality of gas ejecting holes formed on the gas ejecting surface are matched with each other. Thus, the timings when the processing gas reaches the respective gas ejecting holes immediately after initiating the ejection of the processing gas are matched. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041806 | LABELING DEVICE FOR LABELING OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR MOVING OBJECTS - A labelling device includes a linearly displaceable piston operably connectable to a moving mechanism for moving the piston from a resting position to a labelling position. A label carrying mechanism is arranged at the distal end of the piston for carrying an adhesive label and affixing the adhesive label to an object via physical contact at the labelling position of the piston. A force-switching-state system is provided to maintain the piston in relation to the moving mechanism in an attracting force state and the piston moves with the moving mechanism. The physical contact creates an opposite repelling force from the object onto the label carrying mechanism causing separation of the displaceable piston from the moving mechanism. This separation causes a change of the force state of the displaceable piston from an attracting to a repelling force state, causing the linearly displaceable piston to move back to the resting position. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041807 | CAROUSEL LABELING MACHINE FOR PRE-GLUED LABELS ON A RIBBON - A carousel labeling machine for pre-glued labels on a ribbon is provided. The machine includes a label cutting and transfer drum fed by a roller for unwinding the label ribbon from a reel, and rotating in step with the carousel, in the sense that the unwinding roller provides the drum with the label intended for the container that rests on a specific receptacle of the carousel. A cutter of the drum is actuated so as to cut the label when a photocell sends a clearance signal as a consequence of the presence of the container. If at least one container is missing on the corresponding receptacle, the photocell sends a command to the unwinding roller to feed the label ribbon to the cutting and transfer drum at a speed reduced with respect to the normal speed. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041808 | LABEL PAPER WASTE REMOVING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A waste removing method capable of easily carrying out a waste removing operation to peel a label sheet waste off a base sheet. A label sheet | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041809 | Plug Plate Dispensing Assemblies - In one embodiment, a plug plate dispensing assembly can include a first riser, a second riser, an apex cross member, a lower cross member, a central cross member, and a drive roller. The apex cross member, the lower cross member, and the central cross member can be coupled to the first riser and the second riser, and can extend from the first riser to the second riser. When the sheet stock is fed between the lower cross member and the apex cross member, over the apex cross member, and between the apex cross member and the central cross member, and when the sheet stock is frictionally engaged with the drive roller, rotation of the drive roller can cause one or more of the plurality of plug plates to at least partially detach from the sheet stock as the sheet stock passes over the apex cross member. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041810 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING HIGH PURITY SALT FROM A BRINE - A system for removing high purity salt from a brine. One system includes a first evaporator configured to receive a brine stream, to produce a first output comprising a sodium chloride slurry, and to produce a first intermediate output. The system also includes a second evaporator fluidly coupled to the first evaporator and configured to receive the first intermediate output, to produce a first recovery output, and to produce a second intermediate output. The system includes a third evaporator fluidly coupled to the second evaporator and configured to receive the second intermediate output and to produce a second recovery output. The first recovery output and the second recovery output are used to produce the brine stream received by the first evaporator. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041811 | COMPACT WASTEWATER CONCENTRATOR USING WASTE HEAT - A compact and portable liquid concentrator includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. Fresh liquid to be concentrated is also introduced into the re-circulating circuit at a rate sufficient to offset the amount of liquid evaporated in the flow corridor. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041812 | Band Lift System for Shades - Disclosed is a roman shade assembly ( | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041813 | LEADING END ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS INCLUDING SENSOR ASSEMBLIES, MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SENSOR ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - Leading end assemblies for movable partitions may include at least one sensor assembly configured to detect a force applied to a leading surface of a leading structure of the leading end assembly. Movable partition systems may include a plurality of hingedly coupled panels and a leading end assembly. The leading end assembly may include a trolley movably coupled to a track and at least one sensor assembly configured to detect movement of the leading structure relative to the trolley when the movable partition is moved from a retracted position to an extended position. Methods of operating a movable partition may include monitoring a displacement of a leading structure of a leading end assembly of the movable partition relative to another portion of the leading end assembly with a sensor assembly and ceasing movement of the movable partition in response to a signal from the sensor assembly. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041814 | ROLLER ASSEMBLY AND GUIDE FOR A RETRACTABLE SCREEN - A roller assembly for a horizontally opening retractable screen has a flexible screen with upper and lower toothed edges. Upper and lower guide tracks each have an elongate retaining channel in which an upper and lower edge of the flexible screen is received. The assembly comprises a roller onto which the flexible screen is rolled when the screen is open and from which the flexible screen is unrolled. A guide arrangement is associated with the lower end of the roller that guides the lower toothed edge of the screen into the elongate retaining channel of the lower guide track. The guide arrangement defines a guide passage having an exit aperture through which the lower toothed edge passes during unrolling that communicates with the lower guide track retaining channel, wherein the toothed edge is retained from being pulled out of the exit aperture as it passes therethrough. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041815 | ROLLER BLINDS CONTROLLER STRUCTURE - An improvement of roller blinds controller is provided, it mainly comprises a cylindrical rod passing through a side cover and fixing therewith; a bead chain sprocket and a number of torsion springs fitted on the cylindrical rod, and an outer sleeve cover fitted on the outside, wherein: the cylindrical rod has a ridge portion protruded from the circumferential surface thereof, while the side cover has a has a central aperture with a annular edge portion, the cylindrical rod can be fixed with the side cover by the snap-fitting of the annular edge portion between the flange portion and the ridge portion. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041816 | ONE-PIECE SLIDE-ON SUNSHADE HOOK - A sunshade hook assembly includes a body having a generally J-shaped hook. The hook has a first, proximal portion that merges into the body, and a second, distal portion forming an open-ended terminal end dimensioned to receive a rod of the associated sunshade. An attachment member extends from the body and includes a detent mechanism that requires a predetermined force for securing the body to an associated bracket. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041817 | FLUFF PULP AND HIGH SAP LOADED CORE - A fluff pulp is provided, which comprises softwood fibers; and 3 to 35% by weight of hardwood fibers. A fluff is also provided, which comprises the fiberized or shredded fluff pulp. A core is also provided, which comprises the fluff and at least an SAP. Processes for making and using the fluff pulp, fluff, and core are provided, and products made thereby. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041818 | FLUFF PULP AND HIGH SAP LOADED CORE - A fluff pulp is provided, which comprises softwood fibers; and 3 to 35% by weight of hardwood fibers. A fluff is also provided, which comprises the fiberized or shredded fluff pulp. A core is also provided, which comprises the fluff and at least an SAP. Processes for making and using the fluff pulp, fluff, and core are provided, and products made thereby. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041819 | FIRE AND SMOKE RETARDANT COMPOSITE MATERIALS - Flame retardant composite materials are provided which include at least one first paper which comprises carbon nanofibers and graphite oxide particles. The composite materials may further include at least one second paper which comprises carbon nanofibers. The composites may further include one or more structural material layers sandwiched between the first and second papers. Occupant structures are also provided with fire and smoke retardant surfaces composed of carbon nanofibers/graphite oxide particles papers at least partially surrounding occupants of the occupant structures. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041820 | SOFT THROUGH AIR DRIED TISSUE - A multi-layer through air dried tissue including an interior layer having an ionic surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant, introduced as wet end additives. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041821 | METHOD FOR DRY SPINNING NEUTRAL AND ANIONICALLY MODIFIED CELLULOSE AND FIBRES MADE USING THE METHOD - The present invention is directed towards a method for spinning neutral or anionically modified cellulose comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a suspension of the neutral or anionically modified cellulose in a continuous phase; (b) subjecting the suspension to high shear rate; (c) performing spinning by extruding the cellulose suspension into an airgap region comprising at least one heated zone to obtain spun fibres, (d) subjecting the spun fibres to at least one washing stages and (e) isolating the spun fibres from the at least one washing stages; as well as fibres obtained based on the method of the invention and paper or board products derived from such fibres. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041822 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MATERIAL WEB - A method to dewater a fibrous web includes directing the fibrous web through a first press zone defined between a revolving permeable belt and a revolving permeable support belt and having a first press zone length. The fibrous web is arranged lying between the revolving permeable belt and the revolving permeable support belt. A fluid is caused to flow through the permeable belt, the fibrous web and the support belt at least over a section of the first press zone length. The fibrous web is dewatered in a second press zone following the first press zone and defined between the revolving permeable belt and the revolving permeable support belt, the second press zone having a second press zone length. The fibrous web is led through the second press zone between the permeable belt and the support belt, the permeable belt and the support belt each having a different compressibility. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041823 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OF HOLLOW DIE CAST PRODUCTS - A method for the production of a hollow body from die casting aluminium in a die casting machine with a die casting die consisting of mould parts with a stationary mould part and with at least two movable mould parts. The movable mould parts are guided in at least one further movable mould part of the die, so that, in the closed position of the die, the movable mould parts are blocked at least by way of an interlock which is attached to the stationary mould part. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041824 | FORMING METAL PREFORMS AND METAL BALLS - An apparatus for transferring metal solidified in blind cavities is described incorporating a first flexible tape having blind cavities, a second flexible tape having adhesive regions, rollers for guiding respective tapes and means for moving respective tapes. Also a conveyor belt having blind or through cavities, rollers and a vibration transducer or pressurized gas is described to release solidified metal in the cavities. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041825 | MACHINE FOR FORMING METAL BARS - There is provided a machine for forming metal bars particularly suitable for melting and the subsequent continuous solidification of precious metal such as gold, silver, precious alloys, as well as other pure metals or different alloys, in the form of powder, grits or swarf of various sizes, for producing ingots having weights varying from 50 g to 50 kg. The machine having six operating stations arranged in succession. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041826 | VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE THERMAL SYSTEM - A vehicle temperature control apparatus for controlling temperature of a temperature control object, which is at least one of inside air of a vehicle compartment and a vehicle component, includes a heat capacitive element capable of storing heat, a refrigeration cycle in which heat is absorbed from a low temperature side and is dissipated to a high temperature side, a heat exchanger that causes the heat capacitive element to exchange heat with refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle, and a heat dissipation portion which dissipates heat in the refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle to the temperature control object. Thus, a temperature control by using the heat capacitive element can be effectively performed. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041827 | Heat Transfer Device Management - Techniques involving management of a heat transfer device are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes a housing, a heat-generating device disposed within the housing, and a heat transfer device disposed within the housing. The heat transfer device has a powered active cooling device. The device also includes one or more modules that are configured to adjust operation of the powered active cooling device based on a likely orientation of the heat transfer device. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041828 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle air-conditioning control apparatus comprising: an air-conditioning system which automatically controls a vehicle interior temperature to conform to a target vehicle interior temperature, in accordance with a first group of given parameters; an engine control section which automatically stops an engine of a vehicle, when a given automatic stop condition including a condition concerning a deviation between the target vehicle interior temperature and an actual vehicle interior temperature is satisfied during a stop of the vehicle; and an automatic stop condition changing section which changes the deviation condition in a direction for allowing the engine to become more likely to be automatically stopped, when a passenger makes a manual operation during the automatic control of the air-conditioning system to change a second parameter other than the first group of given parameters, in a direction for easing the air-conditioning control. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041829 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - In a vehicle air conditioner, air in the first flow path flows sequentially through outside air intake opening ( | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041830 | HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER APPARATUS INTEGRATED INTO AN EXTERIOR PARTITION - Systems, apparatus and methods that may be used to integrate a heat and moisture exchange system with the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of a building or other enclosed space, without requiring installation within the walls or other structural portions of the building. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041831 | Radiator Repair Jig - A handheld jig for placement on a radiator and associated method to repair broken welds of tabs of a radiator mounting cradle used to hold a radiator of a vehicle such as a HMMVE where the tabs may be pressed against angled surfaces of the radiator, the jig having a base, a first arm extending from the base, a second arm extending from the base, and a third arm extending from the base, the first arm, second arm and third arm each capable of holding an adjustable pin to selectively contact a tab of the cradle to press the respective contacted tabs against respective angled surfaces of the radiator. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041832 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE VIBRATIONS OF A TUBE BUNDLE OF A HEAT EXCHANGER INSIDE ITS SHELL - The present invention relates to a device for reducing the vibrations of a tube bundle of a heat exchanger inside its shell, wherein this device allows a secure and quick insertion after the bundle has been manufactured. This easy insertion after manufacturing the bundle allows the high temperatures to which the bundle is subjected for the attachment by means of brazing to not affect the properties of the device, particularly the elasticity achieved by means of tempering, for example. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041833 | FLEXIBLE HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A heat and moisture transfer system may include a flexible heat and moisture exchanger in fluid communication with an environment control unit and an enclosed space. The flexible heat and moisture exchanger may include at least one flexible water vapor-permeable membrane, and may be configured to pass air streams simultaneously in different directions in adjacent subchannels formed by the membrane. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041834 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF WETTING HEAT EXCHANGERS - A heat exchanger including at least one first module and one second module for the heat exchange between a first fluid medium and a second fluid medium, wherein the first fluid medium can be conducted through a closed channel system separate from the second fluid medium, with the closed channel system being able to be flowed around by the second fluid medium and with the second fluid medium being gaseous. A first wetting apparatus is provided for the first module and a second wetting apparatus is provided for the second module by means of which the first module and the second module can be wetted by a third fluid medium, with the first wetting apparatus for the first module being able to be actuated independently of the wetting apparatus for the second module. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041835 | COOLING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE BATTERY - A cooling device for a vehicle battery with battery cells, and which includes a cooling body which thermally contacts the battery cells. The cooling body has channels through which a coolant flows. A coolant distributor is provided on the cooling body and includes an inflow and/or an outflow for coolant which is fluidically connected to certain channels. A first flow opening is formed at the inflow and/or outflow of the coolant distributor and extends in a direction of a main channel of the channels, the main channel being the channel which is furthest away from the inflow and/or outflow. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041836 | SEALED SELF-CONTAINED FLUIDIC COOLING DEVICE - A cooling system and method for cooling electronic components, including IC dies. The cooling system employs a cooling device that includes a composite structure having first and second plates arranged substantially in parallel and bonded together to define a sealed cavity therebetween. The first plate has a surface that defines an outer surface of the composite structure and is adapted for thermal contact with at least one electronic component. A mesh of interwoven strands is disposed within the cavity and lies in a plane substantially parallel to the first and second plates, with the strands bonded to the first and second plates. A fluid is contained and sealed within the cavity of the composite structure, and flows through interstices defined by and between the strands of the mesh. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041837 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE WITH PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR FINS - A heat dissipation device includes a heat pipe, a first fin unit, a second fin unit, and a fan arranged on the first fin unit for drawing air from the first fin unit to the second fin unit. The heat pipe includes an evaporation section, a first condensing section and a second condensing section. The first fin unit includes a plurality of stacked first fins with a first channel defined between adjacent first fins. A notch is defined in the first fin unit receiving the evaporation section, and a canal is defined in the first fin unit receiving the first condensing section of the heat pipe. The second fin unit includes a plurality of stacked second fins. A second channel is defined between adjacent second fins perpendicular to the first channels. A passage is defined in the second fin unit receiving the second condensing section of the heat pipe. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041838 | HEAT PIPE ASSEMBLY AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A heat pipe assembly includes a number of heat pipes and a fixing seat. Each of the heat pipes includes an evaporating section and at least a condensing section. A bottom of the evaporating section of each of the heat pipes is flat and has a flat heat absorbing surface. The evaporating sections of each of the heat pipes are parallel to and adjoin with each other, whereby the flat heat absorbing surfaces of the evaporating sections of the heat pipes being coplanar and adjoining with each other. A top surface of the evaporating section of each of the heat pipes has a top edge. The fixing seat, as a molded one-piece member, combines with the top edge of the evaporating section of each of the heat pipes, whereby the heat absorbing surfaces of the evaporating sections of the heat pipes are coplanar and adjoin with each other. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041839 | MULTIDRUM EVAPORATOR - An evaporator for a heat recovery steam generator has two horizontal steam drums of moderate size, one located slightly higher than the other. It also includes a coil having tubes located in the flow of a hot gas. The lower drum communicates with the inlets of the tubes for the coil. The outlets of the tubes communicate with the upper drum. A drain line connects the bottom of the upper drum with the lower region of the lower drum, so that water will flow from the upper drum to the lower drum. Water, which is primarily in the liquid phase, enters the lower drum through an inlet line and mixes with water from the upper drum. The mixture flows through into the coil. Here some of it transforms into saturated steam while the rest remains as saturated water. The saturated steam and saturated water flow into the upper drum where the steam escapes and the water flows back into the lower drum to recirculate through the coil. Owing to their moderate sizes, the drums can withstand high pressures without having excessive wall thickness, and this enables the evaporator to be set into operation with minimal or no hold points. Yet the two drums provide a retention time—and the protection that it provides—of a single large capacity drum having substantial wall thickness. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041840 | OIL COOLER - An apparatus for transferring heat between a first fluid and second fluid in a motor vehicle includes a housing, a first header, a second header, and a plurality of heat exchange tubes. The housing defines a chamber and includes a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The first and second headers separate a central portion of the chamber from a first and second header portion of the chamber, respectively. The first inlet and the first outlet are in fluid communication with the central portion. The second inlet is in communication with the first header portion. The second outlet is in fluid communication with the second header portion. Each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes passes through the central portion of the chamber and has a first end in fluid communication with the first header portion and a second end in fluid communication with the second header portion. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041841 | MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention discloses a micro-channel heat exchanger comprising manifolds, a plurality of micro-channel flat tubes connected to the manifolds, and a plurality of rows of fins spaced apart by the micro-channel flat tubes. The micro-channel heat exchanger is provided with at least one bend designed to avoid the deformation of the fins on two inner sides adjacent to the bend due to crushing and meanwhile maintaining the ventilation and heat exchange functionalities of the bend. For example, the bend may include at least one row of fins where the width of the fins are less than the width of the fins on two sides adjacent to the bend. Alternatively, the gap between the fins in the bend can be greater than the gap between the fins on two sides adjacent to the bend. Still alternatively, the bend can be formed with a space for separating cores of the heat exchanger. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041842 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH HEAT EXCHANGE CHAMBERS UTILIZING RESPECTIVE MEDIUM DIRECTING MEMBERS - A heat exchange chamber includes an inlet, an outlet and a plurality of walls defining a chamber interior. The inlet receives a heat exchange medium flowing in a first flow direction in an initial line of flow. Disposed within the chamber interior is a medium directing member, having an inclined surface, which diverts the medium from the initial flow direction so that it disperses within the chamber interior. Exposure to the contact surfaces provided by the chamber walls causes the medium to exchange heat with the chamber and the external environment. The medium exits the chamber, via the outlet, in the initial line of flow. The chambers are interconnected by tubes to form assemblies. Plural sets of chamber and tube assemblies are arranged between manifolds to provide a heat exchanger. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041843 | Heat Exchanger Tube, Heat Exchanger Tube Assembly, And Methods Of Making The Same - A tube for use in a tube assembly for a heat exchanger includes a flat section located away from a tube end. The flat section includes broad, flat, parallel tube sides joined by narrow sides so that the tube is relatively thin in one direction. A cylindrical section extends from the end of the tube, and a transition section connects the cylindrical section and the flat tube section. The geometry of the transition section provides resistance to bending at the intersection between the flat tube section and the transition section. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041844 | Heat Exchanger Tube, Heat Exchanger Tube Assembly, And Methods Of Making The Same - A tube assembly for use in a heat exchanger includes a flat section with broad and flat opposing tube sides. Fin structures are bonded to the broad and flat tube sides in the flat section, and side sheets are bonded to the opposite ends of the fin structures. The flat section of the tube is located between cylindrical end sections adapted to be inserted into grommets. The construction of the tube assembly provides a stiff structure to survive insertion and removal of tube assemblies to and from a heat exchanger, for example, a radiator for heavy duty equipment. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041845 | LAMINATED ROLL OF SEALED GRAPHITE POUCHES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Laminated rolls of sealed graphite pouches and methods for making the same are provided. The laminated roll can include a first substrate having a length and a plurality of sealed pouches disposed on the substrate at predetermined intervals along its length. Each sealed pouch can include a graphite sheet having first and second sides, the first side affixed to the substrate, and a second substrate affixed to at least the second side of the graphite sheet and to a portion of the substrate to fully seal the graphite sheet within an enclosed space. In one embodiment, the roll of sealed graphite sheet pouches can be fixed to a roll of another substrate in a roll-to-roll fashion and the combined rolls can be cut into discrete portions for use in a particular application. For example, the roll of the other substrate can be a roll of enhanced spectral reflector (ESR). | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041846 | HVAC SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT INTERFACE MODULES - An HVAC system may include a building controller, two or more HVAC components and at least two Equipment Interface Modules (EIM). Each of the EIMs may include a wired and/or wireless interface for communication to the HVAC controller. Each EIM may be wired to one or more of the HVAC components of the HVAC system. In some cases, the HVAC controller may be configured to provide one or more control commands to control two or more of the HVAC components of the HVAC system via the EIMs. In some cases, the EIMs may provide control signals to the HVAC controller, and the HVAC controller may generate one or more commands in response to the received control signals. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041847 | IN-LINE DUCT SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD - An inline duct supplemental heating and cooling device is mounted along an air duct that supplies a room of a building with supplemental warmer or cooler air to the room. The air duct also supplies the room with air from a main furnace and/or cooling unit associated with the building. A thermostat is used to set a desired temperature for the room, and a controller of the supplemental heating and cooling device is in communication with the thermostat, and activates an electric heater and/or fan as appropriate to warm or cool the room as needed. When the device is used to cool the room, the fan may be operated to draw cooled air through the duct from the main cooling unit and/or from other areas in the building that are linked via ductwork. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041848 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A controller performs a first control that controls a temperature of water (heat medium) flowing out of a heat source device on the basis of an outside air temperature and a temperature difference between chronologically preceding and following outside air temperatures that are detected by an outdoor temperature sensor. The controller controls the temperature of the subject to be controlled to a target temperature by performing the first control. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041849 | IN-LINE DUCT SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of heating or cooling a room of a building includes providing supplemental warmer or cooler air to the room with an inline duct supplemental heating and cooling device mounted along an air duct that supplies the room with air from a main furnace and/or cooling unit associated with the building. A thermostat is used to set a desired temperature for the room, and a controller of the supplemental heating and cooling device is in communication with the thermostat, and activates an electric heater and/or fan as appropriate to warm or cool the room as needed. When the device is used to cool the room, the fan may be operated to draw cooled air through the duct from the main cooling unit and/or from other areas in the building that are linked via ductwork. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLING LOOP - A system for operating a cooling loop associated with a space and including at least one cooling coil and cooling fluid supply, the system including: a grain sensor positioned with respect to the space and providing a value indicative of the amount of moisture in the space; at least one pump fluidly coupled across the coil; at least one flow limiter fluidly coupled to the coil and limiting a flow of cooling fluid between the cooling fluid supply and the coil; and at least one controller electrically coupled to the flow limiter; wherein, the at least one controller selectively operates the flow limiter responsive to the value indicative of the amount of moisture in the space and the pump re-circulates cooling fluid independent of the cooling fluid supply dependently upon the flow limiter. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041851 | Wellhead Lubricator Cover - In the area of oilfield wellhead equipment, and specifically the wellhead lubricator, there is often the problem of the fluid or gas inside the lubricator and/or wellhead freezing in cold winter climates. A wellhead lubricator cover is described which can be secured around the wellhead, thereby isolating the wellhead lubricator and preventing the fluid or gas inside the lubricator from freezing. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041852 | STEAM DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY OF VISCOUS OIL - Methods and apparatus for enhanced and improved viscous oil recovery are disclosed. A horizontal well is drilled through the viscous oil formation. A specially designed tubing string includes outlets that deliver steam more uniformly into the entire horizontal extent of the well borehole. Heat from the steam mobilizes and lowers the viscosity of the heavy crude wherein the crude is then produced to the surface via conventional lift arrangements. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041853 | Coiled Tubing Injector Skate - A coiled tubing injector skate having rollers that independently adjust position to more uniformly distribute roller loading forces is provided. The skate includes a frame and at least one roller having a roller shaft with a first end retained by the frame and a second end retained by the frame. A first resiliently compressible material is disposed between the first end of the roller shaft and the frame. A second resiliently compressible material disposed between the second end of the roller shaft and the frame. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041854 | Stabberless Elevator Assembly with Spider Interlock Control - A collar locating assembly ensures that that an elevator slip assembly does not engage against a pipe collar or coupling. An interlock system controls the operation of elevator slips, as well as related spider slips, in order to prevent unwanted simultaneous disengagement of both elevator and spider slips. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041855 | MOBILE HYDRAULIC WORKOVER RIG - A rig including a base structure, a derrick extending from the base structure, a hydraulic lift cylinder connected to the upper end of the derrick, a lower slip assembly connected to the base structure, an upper slip assembly, and at least two snub cylinders connected to the base and the upper slip assembly. A distal end of a piston rod of the lift cylinder is connectable to a pipe string extendable through the upper and lower slip assemblies such that both a lifting force and a snubbing force may be applied simultaneously to the pipe string. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041856 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AND SEPARATING OIL - The present invention is directed to a system for producing and separating oil. The system comprises an oil-bearing formation, a low salinity aqueous fluid having an ionic strength of less than 0.15M and having a total dissolved solids content of from 200 ppm to 10000 ppm, a brine solution having a total dissolved solids content of greater than 10000 ppm, and a demulsifier. The system further comprises a mechanism for introducing the low salinity aqueous fluid into and oil-bearing formation, a mechanism for producing oil and water from the formation subsequent to introducing the low salinity aqueous fluid into the formation, and a mechanism for contacting the brine solution and the demulsifier with the oil and water produced from the formation and for separating the produced oil from the produced water. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041857 | SETTING TOOL, ANCHORING AND SEALING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An anchoring and sealing device includes at least one slip, a seal and a tubular in operable communication with the at least one slip and the seal. The anchoring and sealing device is configured to cause radial movement of the at least one slip into anchoring engagement with a structure and to cause radial movement of the seal into sealing engagement with the structure in response to longitudinal compression of the anchoring and sealing device. The anchoring and sealing device is also configured to maintain anchoring and sealing engagement with the structure without additional components remaining in contact therewith. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041858 | High Temperature Packers - Self-initialized packers for use in high temperature steam injection applications in wellbores are provided. The packers include an actuating mechanism for setting a packing element for sealing within an openhole or cased hole. The actuating mechanism includes an actuator sleeve that includes an actuating element constructed from a shape memory alloy that has a transformation temperature range greater than a geothermal temperature of the wellbore, and is actuated upon heating from steam injection. Systems and methods of using the packers are also provided. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041859 | REVERSIBLE PORTED SUB ASSEMBLY - A reversible ported sub assembly has an upper connection assembly, a ported lower end assembly and a reversible ported jetting member. The reversible ported jetting member has a central through-bore and jet ports extending laterally from the central through-bore to the outer surface of the ported jetting member at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the central through-bore. The reversible ported jetting member can be flipped or reversed so that the jet ports can be optionally oriented generally upwardly or downwardly within a wellbore, as desired. A removable plug member can be optionally installed to prevent fluid flow through the ported lower end assembly. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041860 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND TRIGGERING SAFETY BARRIERS - Modeling and triggering safety barriers. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to model, using one or more models, safety barriers in one or more drilling rigs based on drilling rig safety barrier data. The processors are further caused to identify, based on the one or more models, a first impending invalidation of a first safety barrier. The processors are further caused to initialize, triggered solely by the instructions, a second safety barrier based on the impending invalidation. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041861 | Hydraulic Position Indicator System - A system useful for monitoring or controlling the back pressure of fluid in a wellbore is disclosed. The system may include: a choke assembly including: a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a bore; a choke member disposed in the bore for controlling a flow of a fluid from the inlet to the outlet, and a rod coupled to the choke member and extending through the housing; a cylinder including: a housing having an axial bore; a piston, directly or indirectly coupled to the rod, disposed in the axial bore and separating the axial bore into a first chamber and a second chamber; a position indicating device fluidly coupled to the second chamber, wherein a change in volume of fluid in the second chamber causes a corresponding change in volume of fluid in the position indicating device, thereby indicating a change in the position of the choke member. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041862 | Use of Magnetic Liquids for Imaging and Mapping Porous Subterranean Formations - Methods and systems for illuminating the pore space or portions thereof of a subterranean formation may use magneto-responsive ionic liquid surfactant. For example, a method may include injecting a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and at least one magneto-responsive ionic liquid surfactant into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation having a pore space; measuring a local geo-electromagnetic field within the subterranean formation at a first time and a second time; and determining a property of the pore space of the subterranean formation based on differences between the local geo-electromagnetic field at the first time and the second time. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041863 | DUAL BARRIER SIDE POCKET MANDREL WITH GAUGE - A dual barrier side pocket mandrel with gauge includes a gas lift barrier valve mandrel with permanent sensors and at least two pockets for accepting gas lift barrier valves, wherein the pockets are connected via a port. The mandrel also includes a production conduit along a central longitudinal axis. The mandrel is encompassed by a casing on the inside of a well. The permanent sensors can monitor a pressure or a temperature in the casing, production conduit, and port to determine the status of the individual gas lift barrier valves. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041864 | Method and System For Evaluating Groups of Threaded Connections - A method associated with the selection of tubulars for hydrocarbon production is described based upon evaluating the performance limits of threaded connections. Constituents of an evaluation group of threaded connections are determined and then a first group of the connections is evaluated via model analysis over a range of conditions. Then, physical testing on a first group of threaded connections in the evaluation group is conducted over that range of conditions. Once modeled, the results from the physical testing and the modeling analysis of the first group are compared to assess a characteristic performance factor for the first group. A second group of threaded connections are determined and the assessed performance factor from the first group is applied to a second group, and the performance limits of the second group are defined over the range of conditions based on this characteristic performance factor, without requiring testing the second group. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041865 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A PACKAGE OF SENSORS TO ENHANCE SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS - A method and system for autonomously enhancing the performance of rig operations at a rig-site, including subterranean operations at a rig-site. The system may include an integrated control system, wherein the integrated control system monitors one or more parameters of sensor units of the rig operations, and a central computer that can communicate with sensor units reporting the health and operational status of the rig operations. The system may further be upgraded by a package of sensors attached to the various tools that allow the central computer an overall synchronized view of the rig operations. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041866 | Systems and Methods for Locating Wellbore Servicing Tools Within a Wellbore - Disclosed are methods and systems for accurately locating wellbore servicing tools within a wellbore. A positioning system includes an elongate housing defining a piston bore with first and second axial ends, a sleeve arranged within the piston bore and having an upset extending radially outward therefrom, one or more lugs arranged within the elongate housing and radially movable when acted upon by the upset, a first biasing device arranged within the piston bore at the second axial end, and at least one RFID tag arranged on the production tubular and configured to communicate with at least one RFID reader arranged on the elongate housing, the at least one RFID reader being configured to deploy the first biasing device upon communicating with the at least one RFID tag, and thereby force the sleeve toward the first axial end and the upset into engagement with the lugs which engage a profile. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041867 | ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INITIATED WITH ZERO EMISSION IN-SITU COMBUSTION - The invention provides an enhanced oil recovery process that may be used in light oil reservoirs, and which is particularly beneficial in high-relief formations. The process includes an initial injection of air into the formation through an injection well to support the in-situ combustion and mobilize formation fluids. Produced flue gas is recovered and recycled into the formation by injection through an injection well. Initially, gas production is restricted for the purpose of increasing the gas injection to recovery ratio to pressurize the formation. With an increase in formation pressure, the rate of air injection is gradually reduced as the rate of recovered flue gas injection increases. Combustion front propagation in the formation is controlled by the rate of production at each actively producing well to ensure good horizontal sweep across the well and to prevent channeling to one or more production wells. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041868 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING AND COMPLETION FLUID SEPARATION - A method and apparatus for separating drilling or completion fluids is described. The apparatus may include a fluid container that is operable to at least temporarily contain a drilling or completion fluid. The fluid container may have an inlet port and at least one outlet port. The apparatus may further include an excitation element. The excitation element may be operable to impart a pre-determined vibratory force on the drilling or completion fluid within the fluid container. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041869 | Method and System for Servicing a Wellbore - A wellbore servicing composition comprising a base fluid, the base fluid comprising a substantially aqueous fluid, a brine, an emulsion, an invert emulsion, an oleaginous fluid, or combinations thereof, a quantity of template assisted crystallization beads, and a wellbore servicing fluid component, the wellbore servicing fluid component comprising a quantity of proppant, a quantity of gravel, or combinations thereof. A wellbore servicing system comprising a flowpath, the flowpath comprising at least one component of wellbore servicing equipment, and a conduit extending from the at least one component of wellbore servicing equipment to a wellbore, and a wellbore servicing fluid disposed within the flowpath, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid comprises a plurality of template assisted crystallization beads. A wellbore servicing method comprising forming a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a quantity of template assisted crystallization beads, and introducing the wellbore servicing fluid into a wellbore, a subterranean formation, or combinations thereof. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041870 | Method For Reducing Permeability Of A Subterranean Reservoir - The present invention provides a method of isolating a selected reservoir zone in a subterranean reservoir comprising at least the step of squeezing a treatment fluid into the selected reservoir zone, the treatment fluid comprising: a viscosifying agent; a fluid loss control agent; and a particulate material. The invention further provides a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid; a viscosifying agent; at least 20 kg/m | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041871 | Initiating Production of Clathrates by Use of Thermosyphons - A method and system for initiating hydrocarbon production from a reservoir are provided. This method and system utilize thermosyphons. The system and method utilize one or more sealed, elongated, hollow tubular containers supported in earth in a geothermal heat zone below the reservoir and extending upwardly therefrom into the reservoir. The containers comprise (a) a bottom portion in the geothermal heat zone below the reservoir; (b) a top portion within the reservoir; and (c) being partially filled with a liquid that evaporates in the bottom portion forming a vapor and transferring heat via convective flow of the vapor to the top portion, the heat being dissipated at the top portion into the surrounding reservoir as the vapor condenses back into liquid and flows downward to the bottom portion. The reservoir can be a clathrate reservoir. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041872 | Enhancing Production of Clathrates by Use of Thermosyphons - A method and system for initiating hydrocarbon production from a reservoir are provided. This method and system utilize thermosyphons. The system and method utilize one or more sealed, elongated, hollow tubular containers supported in earth in a geothermal heat zone below the reservoir and extending upwardly therefrom into the reservoir. The containers comprise (a) a bottom portion in the geothermal heat zone below the reservoir; (b) a top portion within the reservoir; and (c) being partially filled with a liquid that evaporates in the bottom portion forming a vapor and transferring heat via convective flow of the vapor to the top portion, the heat being dissipated at the top portion into the surrounding reservoir as the vapor condenses back into liquid and flows downward to the bottom portion. The reservoir can be a natural gas hydrate reservoir. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041873 | Method and Apparatus for Local Supply of a Treatment Fluid to a Well Portion - An apparatus is for supplying a treatment fluid to a well portion. A container is provided with a fluid chamber which is in closable fluid communication with at least one first outlet, the fluid chamber being defined by front and rear pistons. The front piston, in a starting position, forms a fluid barrier between the fluid chamber and the at least one first outlet, and the rear piston is provided with a rear piston rod projecting from a rear container end. A method is for supplying a treatment fluid to a well portion. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041874 | Wellbore Servicing System and Methods of Use - A wellbore servicing system comprising a flowpath comprising a first conduit from a water source to a mixer, a first fluid stream being communicated via the first conduit, the mixer, a wellbore servicing fluid being mixed within the mixer, and a second conduit from the fluid mixer to a wellbore, a wellbore servicing fluid stream being communicated via the second conduit, wherein at least a portion of the first fluid stream, the wellbore servicing fluid, the wellbore servicing fluid stream, or combinations thereof, are in contact with a quantity of template-assisted crystallization beads. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041875 | ALKYLARYL SULPHONATE COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF FOR THE ENHANCED RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS - A surfactant composition includes an alkaryl sulphonate compound (a) and an alkaryl sulphonate compound (b). The difference between the optimum salinity of compound (a) and the optimum salinity of compound (b) is greater than or equal to 3 g/L. The surfactant composition can easily be adapted to various operating conditions, and in particular to various conditions of salinity, in order to provide optimum enhanced oil recovery. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041876 | Downhole Tools and Methods for Selectively Accessing a Tubular Annulus of a Wellbore - A downhole tool is provided that selectively opens and closes an axial/lateral bore of a tubular string positioned in a wellbore used to produce hydrocarbons or other fluids. When integrated into a tubular string, the downhole tool allows individual producing zones within a wellbore to be isolated between stimulation stages while simultaneously allowing a selected formation to be accessed. The downhole tools and methods can be used in vertical or directional wells, and additionally in cased or open-hole wellbores. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041877 | Well Treatment Fluids Containing An Ylide Or A Vitamin B And Methods Of Using The Same - Viscosifying polymers are effectively degraded during a well treatment operation with an ylide breaker or a vitamin B cofactor. The vitamin B cofactor is an ylide, vitamin B | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041878 | Hybrid Riser System - A hybrid riser system comprises a lower riser section secured between a lower subsea anchor and an upper buoyant structure, and an upper riser section extending between the lower riser section and a surface or near surface vessel. The lower riser section comprises an elongate support and one or more composite fluid conduits secured to and extending adjacent the elongate support. The composite fluid conduits comprise a composite material formed of at least a matrix and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the matrix. The upper riser section comprises one or more flexible conduits in fluid communication with the composite fluid conduits | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041879 | Composite Component Deployment Configurations - A riser system ( | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041880 | HYBRID EXPANSION CONE - An expansion cone comprising a cone body having a first expansion surface with a diameter that increases from a leading edge to a first expansion diameter. A resilient sleeve disposed on an actuation mandrel that is coupled to the cone body. Movement of the actuation mandrel relative to the cone body moves an outer surface of the resilient sleeve to a second expansion diameter that is greater than the first expansion diameter. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041881 | SINGLE TRIP LINER SETTING AND DRILLING ASSEMBLY - A liner assembly ( | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041882 | FIRE-EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITION - The invention is directed to a fire-extinguishing composition comprising an oxidant, a secondary fuel and a phenol-formaldehyde resin, wherein the phenolformaldehyde resin molecule contains more than 3 aromatic ring structures and its use to extinguish a fire, especially a fire in an enclosed space. The invention is also directed to a process to prepare such a composition and to the use of the composition to extinguish a fire by an aerosol which is formed during burning of the composition. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A CROSS-SLOPE ANGLE OF A MOTOR GRADER BLADE - The disclosure describes a blade control system for a machine. The blade control system includes an input device configured to actuate a first actuator associated with a first blade end in response to a manual command signal triggered by the input device. Further, a controller configured to receive the manual command signal indicative of the trigger initiated by the input device and actuate a second actuator associated with a second blade end with substantially same velocity as of the first actuator in response to the manual command signal. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041884 | Auto Crab Operation for Motor Grader - An apparatus and method are provided for assisting an operator of a motor grader to steer the motor grader in a crab steer mode. The method includes receiving an operator selection of an automatic crab steer mode, determining that a condition of the motor grader is such as to permit automatic crab steer, and receiving an operator steering command. The received operator steering command is converted to an articulation command to place the machine into a crab steer mode. The articulation command is executed and is also converted into a final steering command consistent with the articulation command, and the final steering command is then executed. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041885 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MARKER FOLDABLE ABOUT COMPOUND ANGLE - A foldable marker mounted to an agricultural implement includes pivotally connected inboard and outboard arms, with the outboard arm supporting a ground marker device. The arms are shiftable between folded and unfolded conditions, with the inboard arm defining a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the inboard arm and a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, with the inboard arm operable to be unfolded so that the transverse axis is substantially aligned with a forward direction in the unfolded condition. A pivot joint defines a pivot axis, with the pivot axis and transverse axis defining a lateral angle of at least twenty degrees and a vertical angle of at least twenty degrees. The outboard arm is in a laterally extended position when the arms are in the unfolded condition and in a laterally retracted position when the arms are in the folded condition. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041886 | Cutter For Dozing Blade, Service Package, And Method - A cutter for a dozing blade includes a middle, first, and second section, each defining a plurality of bolting holes for receiving bolts to mount the cutter in a service configuration upon a dozing blade. The first and second sections each define a greater face angle between digging and mounting faces which is about 20° or less, and the middle section defines a lesser face angle between digging and mounting faces. The cutter may be provided in a service package for installation in place of a used cutter in a dozing blade. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041887 | BATTERY PACK - An electrical combination including a power tool and a battery pack. The power tool includes power tool terminals. The battery pack is configured to be interfaced with the power tool. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing, at least three terminals, and a plurality of battery cells. The battery pack terminals include a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a sense terminal. The at least three terminals are configured to be interfaced with the power tool terminals. The plurality of battery cells are arranged within and supported by the battery pack housing. Each of the battery cells has a lithium-based chemistry and a respective state of charge, and power is transferable between the battery cells and the power tool. A circuit is configured to monitor the battery cells, detect a charge imbalance among the battery cells, and prevent the battery pack from operating when the charge imbalance is detected. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041888 | STRIKER MEMBER, AND A DRILLING MACHINE COMPRISING A STRIKER MEMBER - A circular cylindrical striker member | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041889 | Hand-Held Power Tool - The invention relates to a hand-held power tool having a bearing ring ( | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041890 | RF COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE FOR A WELLBORE INCLUDING DUAL-WALL OUTER CONDUCTOR AND RELATED METHODS - A radio frequency (RF) coaxial transmission line to be positioned within a wellbore in a subterranean formation may include a series of coaxial sections coupled together in end-to-end relation. Each coaxial section may include an inner conductor, a dual-wall outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, and a dielectric therebetween. Each of the dual-wall outer conductors may include an outer wall and an inner wall spaced apart therefrom defining a fluid passageway. Each coaxial section may further include a threaded endpiece coupled to each opposing end of the dual-wall outer conductor and having threads to define an overlapping mechanical threaded joint and an electrical joint with an adjacent threaded endpiece. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041891 | ELECTRIC BOX FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is an electric box for a vehicle including a box body and a cover wherein the box includes a storage space and cover is coupled to the box body to seal the storage space. The box body further includes a wire insertion passageway through which the wire is upwardly inserted into the box body. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041892 | ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE HOUSING - An electrical appliance housing including a hard plastic housing body defining a switch-actuating aperture. The aperture is sealed with a soft plastic membrane. An actuating button is fastened to a hard plastic base that is bonded to the membrane. | 2014-02-13 |
| 20140041893 | HYBRID THERMOPLASTIC GELS AND THEIR METHODS OF MAKING - Methods, compositions, apparatuses, and systems are provided for a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. The methods comprise providing (a) a base polymer having at least one functional group capable of crosslinking, (b) a functionalized extender, and (c) heat, and reacting the base polymer and functionalized extender in the presence of the heat to form the hybrid thermoplastic gel. The gel composition may comprise 5-40 wt % of a base polymer, 60-95 wt % of a functionalized extender, and 0-10 wt % of a crosslinker. A closure or interconnect system may comprise a housing, a cable, and a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. A telecommunications apparatus may comprise a telecommunications component and a sealant that forms a seal with the telecommunications component. The sealant may comprise a sealant material having a first range of elongation followed by a second range of elongation. | 2014-02-13 |
