08th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140048214 | Sole Cover Dispenser Device - The present invention describes a dispenser of protective covers for the sole of a shoe. The sole covers are disposed on a sheet that is placed within the dispenser. The dispenser comprises a series of roller supports that are adapted to position the sheet of solve covers onto an exposed platform. A user steps the exposed platform in order to apply the cover to the user's footwear and remove the sole cover from the sheet. The top of the sole cover includes an adhesive that enables the cover to adhere to the sole of the user's shoe, thereby enabling a user to walk around the house while reducing the likelihood that the user would spread dirt therein. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048215 | HIGH VOLUME AIR VALVE FOR A TIRE BEAD TOOL - A valve assembly includes a body structure having a proximal inlet tube and a distal outlet tube separated by a valve cylinder portion, a flow control valve situated in the valve cylinder portion, the flow control valve including a valve plug and an actuator shaft, and an actuation control pivotally mounted to the body structure, wherein rotational movement of the actuation control exerts an axial force against the actuator shaft to move the valve plug through the valve cylinder portion and open fluid communication between the proximal inlet tube and the distal outlet tube. A bead seating system includes means for establishing fluid communication between a container of pressurized fluid and a valve assembly, means for transferring rotational movement of a actuation control pivotally mounted on the valve assembly into an axial force, means for establishing fluid communication between the container and a bead seating tool via the valve assembly. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048216 | BEAD SEATER SUPPLY LINE ACCESSORY - A pneumatic connector is provided. The pneumatic connector includes: a body having two ends; a first connecting structure at one end of the body; a second connecting structure at the other end of the body, wherein the first and second connecting structures are substantially in line with each other; and a third connecting structure located in between the first and second connecting structures at an angle that is not in line with the first and second connecting structures, wherein the first second and third connecting structures are fluidly connected to an interior of the body, wherein the first, second and third connecting structures are adapted to permit substantially leak free connections between pneumatic components. A method of creating an accessory connection for a bead seater is provided. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048217 | CORD PROTECTION SLEEVE FOR CORDLESS BLINDS - A cord protection sleeve of cordless blinds includes a tubular and flexible body and extends through the slats. The cord freely extends through the cord protection sleeve. The cord protection sleeve has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixed to the head box and the second end is fixed to the bottom bar. The cord protection sleeve is secured to the support ropes supporting the slats. Because the cord protection sleeve is secured to the support ropes, it cannot be pulled away from the blinds, thereby preventing the cord from wrapping around the limbs of kids. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048218 | ROLLER BLIND CONTROL MECHANISM - Here is disclosed a stopper for stopping the upward movement of a bottom bar attached to a fabric blind wound on a roller tube mounted within an elongated chamber of an elongated housing having a vertical wall. The stopper includes an elongated member having a head portion, a toe portion and a neck portion between the head and toe portion. The head portion is mountable within a mounting cavity positioned on the elongated housing adjacent the vertical wall. The mounting cavity, head portion and neck portion are dimensioned and configured to position the toe portion between the vertical wall and the roller tube when the stopper is mounted to the housing. The toe portion has a multi-position spacer element for selectively positioning the toe portion between proximate and distal positions relative to the vertical wall. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048219 | MOTORIZED WINDOW SHADE MECHANISM - A motorized window shade assembly for controlling an amount of light through a porthole. A spring roller is positioned by a first side of the porthole and has a torsion spring for imparting a rotating force to the spring roller. A shade is supported by the spring roller and has a first end fixed to the spring roller and a second end extendable over the porthole. A shade actuator is connected to the shade, the shade actuator having one or more of a pulley and cable for moving the second end of the shade across the porthole. A motor assembly is positioned proximate a second side of the porthole, the motor assembly having a motor which receives operating power from a power source. The motor is releasably coupled to the shade actuator for selectively supplying motor-controlled operation to the shade actuator. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048220 | WINDOW COVERING - A window covering comprises an upper rail, a window shade, a lower rail, a press member located in the lower rail and extended therefrom, a first press assembly and a second press assembly located in the lower rail and spaced from each other to contact the press member, and a cord winding assembly located in the lower rail to connect to the first and second press assemblies. A first cord and a second cord run through the window shade to fasten to the cord winding assembly. A user can depress the press member and push or pull the lower rail upwards or downwards, so that the window shade can be retracted upwards or extended downwards through the first and second cords. Moreover, the first and second cords are held inside the lower rail, hence accident caused by the exposed cords can be prevented. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048221 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING HEMICELLULOSE FROM A CELLULOSIC MATERIAL - A method for treating a cellulosic material comprises extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulose-containing material. The extractant comprises an ionic liquid and a non-solvent comprising acetic acid. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048222 | METHODS FOR REMOVING HEMICELLULOSE - A method for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048223 | METHODS FOR REMOVING HEMICELLULOSE - A method for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048224 | Absorbent Barrier Tissue - In general, the present disclosure is directed to creped tissue webs, and products produced therefrom. The creped webs and products are strong, soft, and have improved strike-through and absorbency properties. The improvement in both strike-through and absorbency is achieved in-part by increasing the basis weight of the web, while at the same time reducing the creping composition add-on levels. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048225 | CASTING PLATE AND CASTING PLATE CASING WITH DETECTOR-ENGAGING PROTRUSION - Casting plates constructed for facing the casting orifice of a metallurgical vessel are provided with a metallic casing. The casting plates and metallic casing are provided with a protrusion configured to interact with a detector. The casing has a main surface with an opening, and two substantially longitudinal bearing surfaces. The protrusion extends from the casing in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal bearing surfaces. The protrusion is formed by a ramp having an inclined portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048226 | Continuous Casting of Lead Alloy Strip for Heavy Duty Battery Electrodes - An apparatus for direct casting of strip from a pool of molten metal includes a tundish having a feed chamber, a return chamber and a diverting chamber. A lip insert is inserted into the tundish and has an open front for cooperation with a casting surface. The apparatus includes means for controlling the surface level of the pool of molten metal in the diverting chamber and in the lip insert, and means for moving the casting surface upwardly through the pool of molten metal for the casting of metal on the casting surface. The casting surface is an aluminum surface of a cylindrical drum and has a coarse irregular surface formed thereon by biasing with crushed, angular silicon carbide or aluminum silicate. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048227 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A vehicle air conditioning device comprises first and second outside air ventilation flues that are formed so that outside air flows through opposing ends of an evaporator. An inside air ventilation flue is formed so that inside air flows through a central site in the evaporator such that, at any degree of opening of a first damper, outside air from each of the outside air ventilation flues and inside air from the inside air ventilation flue can flow to an outlet-side ventilation flue or a heater-side ventilation flue at a flow rate that corresponds to the degree of opening of the first damper. Accordingly, even in a configuration in which outside air and inside air flow to the evaporator, it is not necessary to provide the first damper that opens/closes a downstream side of the evaporator for each of the outside air and inside air flow sections. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048228 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SULPHURIC ACID - The invention relates to a condenser, having a process gas side and a heat transfer medium side said condenser being configured for feeding a hot process gas containing a condensable component to an inlet of the condensing side, and being further configured for withdrawing a cooled process gas from an outlet of the condensing side, and being even further configured for with-drawing a condensate in a position proximate to one end of the condenser, and said condenser having the process gas side divided in a process gas cooling zone configured for having a cool heat transfer medium inlet and a heated heat transfer medium outlet, and a process gas re-heating zone downstream the process gas cooling section, configured for re-heating of the process gas, as well as a processes for condensation and production of sulphuric acid employing such a condenser. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048229 | RAM OUTLET HEADER - A ram outlet header includes a ram outlet header body. A ram air fan mounting neck and a ram air fan mounting flange are configured to couple the ram outlet header to a ram air fan housing. A heat exchanger mounting flange is configured to couple the ram outlet header to a heat exchanger assembly. A lower face includes a first stiffener. A mid-section includes a second stiffener, a third stiffener, and a fourth stiffener. The ram air fan mounting flange is positioned between the lower face and the mid-section. A ratio of thickness of the second stiffener to the third stiffener is between 1.04 and 1.16, and a ratio of thickness of the fourth stiffener to the third stiffener is between 1.04 and 1.16. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048230 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A BATTERY UNIT - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a battery unit, comprising coolant-conducting tubes ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048231 | INLET AIR FLOW GUIDE FOR ACDX FAN COIL - An inlet air flow guide for a condensing unit of an air cooled direct expansion (ACDX) air conditioning unit. The flow guide has a panel having at least a portion spaced from a surface of the condensing unit to define a plenum for cooling air to enter the condensing unit from one side. A condensing unit of an ACDX air conditioning unit has a refrigerant cooling coil disposed in an opening, and the inlet air flow guide defines a plenum to provide an air flow passage to the opening from one side thereof. According to a method, the inlet air flow guide is installed onto the condensing unit of an ACDX air conditioning unit, wherein a panel of the flow guide has at least a portion spaced from a surface of the condensing unit to define a plenum for cooling air to enter the condensing unit from one side. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048232 | Apparatus for Cooling Beverages - A beverage cooling device to cool the beverage by a cooling liquid may include a container to cool the beverage and a coil to extend into and out of the container. The beverage may be coffee. The cooling fluid may be water. The container may hold the beverage. The coil may extend through a sidewall of the container. The coil may include an input and an output and wherein the input and output extend over the sidewall of the container. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048233 | HEAT SINK STRUCTURE WITH A VAPOR-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE FOR TWO-PHASE COOLING - A heat sink, and cooled electronic structure and cooled electronics apparatus utilizing the heat sink are provided. The heat sink is fabricated of a thermally conductive structure which includes one or more coolant-carrying channels coupled to facilitate the flow of coolant through the coolant-carrying channel(s). The heat sink further includes a membrane associated with the coolant-carrying channel(s). The membrane includes at least one vapor-permeable region, which overlies a portion of the coolant-carrying channel(s) and facilitates removal of vapor from the coolant-carrying channel(s), and at least one orifice coupled to inject coolant onto at least one surface of the coolant-carrying channel(s) intermediate opposite ends of the channel(s). | 2014-02-20 |
20140048234 | Wound Heat Exchanger - A capillary tube bundle sub-assembly for use in an extracorporeal heat exchanger includes a continuous capillary tubing wound about a core to define a plurality of capillary layers each including a plurality of capillary segments. The capillary segments each define opposing terminal ends adjacent opposing ends of the core. The capillary segments of each layer are circumferentially aligned relative to an axis of the core, with each successive layer being radially outward of an immediately preceding layer. The capillary segments are non-parallel with the axis, spiraling partially about the axis in extension between the opposing terminal ends. Each capillary segment forms less than one complete revolution (i.e., winds less than 360°). The segments within each layer are substantially parallel with one another; however, an orientation of the segments differs from layer-to-layer such as by pitch or angle. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048235 | GREEN OR ADAPTIVE DATA CENTER SYSTEM HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES - A data center system is disclosed. The data center includes a housing heat producing compute IT equipment, a photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector as a first electrical power source, a bio-gas power generator system as second electrical power source, a bio-oil power generator system as a third electrical power source, and a heat transfer system having a circulating coolant, wherein the heat transfer system captures and transfers taste heat generated by the compute IT equipment and the photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector to the circulating coolant, and transfers heat from the heated coolant to at least one of the bio-gas power generator system as a primary electrical power source for the IT equipment and the bio-oil power generator system as a secondary power source for the IT equipment. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048236 | DIRECT SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACT EBULLIENT COOLING PACKAGE - The semiconductor package as well as a method for making it and using it is disclosed. The semiconductor package comprises a semiconductor chip having at least one heat-generating semiconductor device and a volumetrically expandable chamber disposed to sealingly surround the semiconductor chip, the volumetrically expandable chamber filled entirely with a non-electrically conductive liquid in contact with the semiconductor device and circulated within the volumetrically expandable chamber at least in part by the generated heat of the at least one semiconductor device to cool the at least one semiconductor device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048237 | SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided and includes a shell extending between opposing tube sheets to define an interior, nozzles coupled to the shell by which a first fluid is communicated with the interior and a tubular body extending between the opposing tube sheets to transmit a second fluid through the interior whereby heat transfer occurs between the first and second fluids along a heat transfer portion of the tubular body defined from respective planes of opposing faces of the opposing tube sheets, the heat transfer portion having at least first and second topologies at first and second sections thereof, respectively, which are respectively disposed proximate to the respective planes of the opposing faces of the opposing tube sheets. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048238 | Frameless Heat Exchanger - A frameless heat exchanger for transferring heat from a fluid circulating therein to a surrounding environment is arranged and interconnected to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of its parts. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of hollow tubes each extending between a first end and a second end. The tubes are arranged into a tube core where the tubes are parallel to and aligned with each other so that the first ends align and the second ends align. The tubes are joined along their first ends by a first manifold and along their second ends by a second manifold. The plurality of tubes and the first and second manifolds are interconnected for relative movement between the plurality of tubes to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of the plurality of tubes. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048239 | Aluminum Alloy For Extrusion And Drawing Processes - An extrudable aluminum alloy composition includes, in weight percent, between 0.60 and 0.90 manganese, between 0.45 and 0.75 copper, between 0.05 and 0.24 magnesium, less than 0.30 iron, less than 0.30 silicon, less than 0.05 titanium, less than 0.05 vanadium, and a Cu/Mg ratio higher or equal to 3. It also relates to aluminum alloy heat exchanger extruded or drawn tube and extruded or drawn aluminum alloy tubing having the above-described aluminum alloy composition. It also relates to a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of extruded or drawn tube sections having the above-described aluminum alloy composition and a process for manufacturing same. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048240 | THERMAL STRAPS FOR SPACECRAFT - Negative-stiffness-producing mechanisms can be incorporated with structural devices that are used on spacecraft that provide thermal coupling between a vibrating source and a vibration-sensitive object. Negative-stiffness-producing mechanisms can be associated with a flexible conductive link (FCL) or “thermal strap” or “cold strap” to reduce the positive stiffness of the FCL. The negative-stiffness-producing mechanism can be loaded so as to create negative stiffness that will reduce or negate the natural positive stiffness inherent with the FCL. The FCL will still be able to provide maximum thermal conductance while achieving low or near-zero stiffness to maximize structural decoupling. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048241 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - An exemplary heat sink assembly includes a base plate for thermally contacting an electronic component and fins protruded from the base plate to dissipate heat transferred from the base plate by nature convection and thermal radiation. A heat conductive film is formed on an outer surface of the heat sink. A thermal radiation wavelength region of a far and middle infrared ray is located in a thermal radiation wavelength region of the heat conductive film. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048242 | HEAT SINK STRUCTURE WITH A VAPOR-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE FOR TWO-PHASE COOLING - A heat sink, and cooled electronic structure and cooled electronics apparatus utilizing the heat sink are provided. The heat sink is fabricated of a thermally conductive structure which includes one or more coolant-carrying channels coupled to facilitate the flow of coolant through the coolant-carrying channel(s). The heat sink further includes a membrane associated with the coolant-carrying channel(s). The membrane includes at least one vapor-permeable region, which overlies a portion of the coolant-carrying channel(s) and facilitates removal of vapor from the coolant-carrying channel(s), and at least one orifice coupled to inject coolant onto at least one surface of the coolant-carrying channel(s) intermediate opposite ends of the channel(s). | 2014-02-20 |
20140048243 | ACTIVELY CONTROLLING COOLANT-COOLED COLD PLATE CONFIGURATION - Cooling apparatuses are provided to facilitate active control of thermal and fluid dynamic performance of a coolant-cooled cold plate. The cooling apparatus includes the cold plate and a controller. The cold plate couples to one or more electronic components to be cooled, and includes an adjustable physical configuration. The controller dynamically varies the adjustable physical configuration of the cold plate based on a monitored variable associated with the cold plate or the electronic component(s) being cooled by the cold plate. By dynamically varying the physical configuration, the thermal and fluid dynamic performance of the cold plate are adjusted to, for example, optimally cool the electronic component(s), and at the same time, reduce cooling power consumption used in cooling the electronic component(s). The physical configuration can be adjusted by providing one or more adjustable plates within the cold plate, the positioning of which may be adjusted based on the monitored variable. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048244 | HYDRONIC BUILDING SYSTEMS CONTROL - Controlling heating and cooling in a conditioned space utilizes a fluid circulating in a thermally conductive structure in fluid connection with a hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and a ground heat exchanger. Air is moved past the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger, the air having fresh air supply and stale air exhaust. Sensors located throughout the conditioned space send data to a controller. User input to the controller sets the desired set point temperature and humidity. Based upon the set point temperature and humidity and sensor data, the controller sends signals to various devices to manipulate the flow of the fluid and the air in order to achieve the desired set point temperature and humidity in the conditioned space. The temperature of the fluid is kept less than the dew point at the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and the temperature of the fluid is kept greater than the dew point at the thermally conductive structure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048245 | Replaceable Wear Plates for Use with Blind Shear Rams - A shear ram assembly including upper and lower ram blocks having blades positioned on opposing sides of pipe and other, more ductile items, and arranged to close around and shear the pipe and the more ductile items. The shear ram assembly includes pipe guide arms attached to the upper ram block and configured to guide pipe and other items into the path of the blades, and to be received by recesses in the lower ram block. Also included are wear plates mounted on top of the pipe guide arms and positioned to force the lower ram block to rise as the arms enter the recesses, thereby causing the gap between the blades to decrease so that the blades can better shear the more ductile items. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048246 | Reverse Rotation Protection For Borehole Pumps - A reverse rotation protection for borehole pumps is disposed in a drive head. The reverse rotation protection includes a housing and a clamping tool for securing a polished rod. The clamping tool includes at least two exchangeable contact elements with which the polished rod can be fixed releasably. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048247 | HYDRAULIC JAR WITH LOW RESET FORCE - A hydraulic jar for delivering impacts downhole. The jarring mechanism includes a cup-type piston that moves through a seal bore. The cup is deformable in response to fluid pressure so that it expands each time it moves through the seal bore to compensate for wear on the lip. Since only minimum interference is required between the piston and seal bore, less material may be used. This reduces the force required to reset the tool, which is particularly advantageous in horizontal wells. The seal bore may be slightly wider at the exit; the cup expands to this exit diameter, ensuring an interference fit as the cup travels back through the smaller diameter entry section. The entry end of the seal bore may include longitudinal grooves. This prevents the piston cup from rupturing by preventing a fluid seal around the lip until the most of cup is inside the seal bore. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048248 | CONTROL LINE RUNNING SYSTEM - A control line running system includes a control line storage unit and a guiding system having a guiding device and a guide rail for guiding a control line from the control line storage unit toward a well center. The system may also include a control line manipulator assembly for moving the control line toward a tubular and a control line clamp for attaching the control line to the tubular. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048249 | GUIDE DEVICE FOR COILED TUBING - A coiled tubing guide-in device is applied to oil field coiled tubing operation and used for guiding a coiled tubing into injector head gripper blocks. The coiled tubing guide-in device mainly consists of a slip connecting head, a locking sleeve, a floating sleeve, a guide head, and a traction steel rope. In the structure of the slip connecting head, a cone of an expansion plug is arranged in a slip sleeve. A lower end of a tightening nut is a convex spherical body. At a lower end of the tightening nut, an end of a traction steel rope is fixed in a rectangular groove at the lower end of the tightening nut through a threaded pin. In the structure of the locking sleeve, an upper end surface of a spherical support body is a concave spherical surface. An inner conical sleeve and an outer conical clamping sleeve are arranged in a cylindrical space. A spherical head is fixed on inner screw threads of the spherical support body. The number of combined locking bodies ranges from 4 to 15. A lower end of the floating sleeve at the lowest end is connected with a conical guide body through the traction steel rope. The effect is that the coiled tubing is fast and safely pulled out of a tubing reel and guided into the injector head gripper blocks through a guider. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048250 | VALVE WITH SHUTTLE - A valve with a shuttle for use in a flow management system is capable of bypassing a backflow. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048251 | Removable Fracturing Plug of Particulate Material Housed in a Sheath Set by Expansion of a Passage through the Sheath - The removable plug features a solid material that is housed in a porous container that has its shape changed to transition from the run in shape to the set shape. A swage is moved through a passage in the container to enlarge the passage and move the container to a borehole wall. The passage is then closed such as with a flapper valve or by moving in a mandrel into the expanded passage and lodging the mandrel in the expanded passage. Various release techniques are described. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048252 | Removable Fracturing Plug of Particulate Material Housed in a Sheath Set by Relative End Movement of the Sheath - The removable plug features a solid material that is housed in a porous container that has its shape changed to transition from the run in shape to the set shape. A running string and setting tool that creates relative movement deliver the plug and pull on its lower end while holding the top stationary against a backing plate. The container is pulled into itself as the radial dimension grows for the set. There can be a mandrel that remains in position and can lock to the backing plate or alternatively there can be no mandrel or a removable mandrel. The porous container can be removed in a variety of ways to let the solid material escape to be removed with fluid circulating in the wellbore. Alternatively the mandrel can be undermined to let the solid material escape for recovery. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048253 | HIGH OUTPUT, RADIAL ENGINE-POWERED, ROAD-TRANSPORTABLE APPARATUS USED IN ON-SITE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS - A transportable process platform is provided for maximizing process operations therefrom without exceeding transport weight requirement. Each platform supports a power unit comprising a driven component coupled to a lightweight radial engine. The radial engine is configurable with one or more supplemental cylinder rows to increase the power output to match the power demand of the driven equipment. The lightweight engine maximizes the power demand of the driven component until the weight of the power unit approaches the maximum payload weight of the platform. Operations requiring greater capacity that that provided by one platform only benefit from a minimum number of platforms, each having maximized power capacity. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048254 | System and Method of Assessing a Wellbore Servicing Fluid or a Component Thereof - A method of assessing a wellbore servicing fluid or a component thereof comprising providing a plurality of test organisms, dividing the plurality of test organisms into a control group and at least one test group, subjecting the at least one test group to the wellbore servicing fluid or component thereof for a predetermined duration, wherein subjecting the at least one test group to the wellbore servicing fluid or component thereof comprises providing a wellbore fluid testing system comprising a plurality of containers and a cover, placing at least a portion of the control group within a first container, placing at least a portion of the at least one test group within a second container, and covering the first container and the second container with the cover, and assessing the acceptability of the wellbore servicing fluid or component thereof. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048255 | AUTOMATED RELIEF VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pressure relief valve system for use in a downhole operation may include a pressure relief valve configured to relieve pressure from high pressure tubing extending between a pump and a wellhead, and may include a sensor operably disposed to detect pressure in the high pressure tubing. The pressure relief valve system also may include a controller having a pressure threshold stored therein. The controller may be configured to receive data from the sensor and compare the detected pressure to the stored pressure threshold. A valve actuation system may be in communication with the pressure relief valve and in communication with the controller. The valve actuation system may be configured to change the state of the pressure relief valve from a closed state to an open state in response to a command signal from the controller. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048256 | Downhole Tester Valve Having Rapid Charging Capabilities and Method for Use Thereof - A downhole tester valve ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048257 | Downhole Fluid-Gas Directional Compressor - An oil and gas downhole device is disclosed wherein the device separates the oil and gas from undesired water, which returns to the formation. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048258 | DRILLING COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a drilling composition comprising an organic phase having at least one linear or branched, cyclic or non-cyclic, saturated hydrocarbon, at least one ester, water or aqueous phase, and at least one additive. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048259 | PRECONDITIONING FOR BITUMEN DISPLACEMENT - Methods and systems produce petroleum products with multiple horizontal wells through which injection processes precondition and displace the hydrocarbons in a formation. The wells extend through the formation spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction. Before fluid communication is established between the wells, cyclic injections and production of resulting backflow initiates conditioning of immobile products. Alternating between injection and production at adjacent wells may then facilitate establishing the fluid communication. After the fluid communication is established, a displacement procedure sweeps the hydrocarbons from one of the wells used for injection toward an adjacent one of the wells used for production. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048260 | Hydration Acceleration Surfactants in Conjunction with High Molecular Weight Polymers, and Methods and Compositions Relating Thereto - A hydration acceleration surfactant may be utilized in conjunction with high molecular weight polymers in forming high viscosity, aqueous based treatment fluids. Forming such fluids may involve mixing an aqueous base fluid, a hydration acceleration surfactant, a crosslinker polymer, and a base polymer, thereby yielding a treatment fluid, wherein the base polymer is provided in the form of a first polymeric emulsion before mixing and/or the crosslinker polymer is provided in the form of a second polymeric emulsion before mixing. Further, such fluids may be useful in subterranean operations to perform for at least one function within the wellbore and/or the subterranean formation including bridge a fracture, provide fluid loss control, seal a rock surface, enable fluid diversion, plug a void, reduce formation permeability, control water production, and any combination thereof. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048261 | Treatment Fluids Comprising a Stabilizing Compound Having Quaternized Amine Groups and Methods for Use Thereof - Methods for mitigating precipitation during matrix acidizing of a subterranean formation. The methods generally comprise introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. The treatment fluid comprises a chelating agent; a hydrofluoric acid source; and a stabilizing compound. The stabilizing compound has two or more quaternized amine groups. In some cases the treatment fluid further comprises alkali metal ions. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048262 | Methods for Pillar Placement in Fracturing - Methods for placing proppant aggregates using a diverting fluid comprising a diverting agent and a packing fluid. Proppant aggregates are introduced into a fracture that is fluidically connected to a wellbore through a plurality of perforations. Thereafter, a diverting diverting fluid is introduced into the wellbore to seal some perforations and leave at least one unsealed perforation. Once some perforations are sealed, a packing fluid is introduced into the fracture through the at least one unsealed perforation, thereby forming the proppant aggregates to move together and form a proppant bed within the fracture. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048263 | Pressure Activated Down Hole Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for activating a down hole tool in a wellbore. A piston is moveable from a first position to a second position for activating the down hole tool. The piston includes a first side exposed to an activation chamber, and a second side operatively coupled to the down hole tool. A rupture member has a first side exposed to the activation chamber and a second side exposed to the interior of a base pipe. The rupture member is configured to rupture when a pressure differential between the activation chamber and the interior reaches a predetermined threshold value, at which point the rupture member allows fluid communication between the interior and the activation chamber to pressurize the activation chamber and move the piston, thereby activating the down hole tool. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048264 | Geopolymer Cement Compositions and Methods of Use - Methods and compositions for cementing operations that include pumice in geopolymer cement compositions comprising slag. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048265 | COHESIVE SETTABLE CEMENT SYSTEM - A lightweight cross-linked gelled settable cement fluid system derived by pre-hydrating a water gelling agent, and then using that to mix with a cement blend which results in a very stable cement blend, which will matriculate through any fluid and not disperse, and form a cohesive plug wherever it comes to rest; wherein the fluid is injected at the bottom of the 10 pound/gal brine, and the fluid rises to the top of the brine where it reforms into a cohesive plug and hardens; and wherein the fluid can be applied to any density solution, and provide stability and cohesiveness to any settable plug; and wherein the cement/gelled water mixture is then cross-linked using standard hydraulic fracturing cross-linkers to provide a stable structure and ability to matriculate through another fluid and not disperse into that fluid. In a second embodiment the lightweight cross-linked gelled settable cement fluid which is cohesive and stable to be used as a balanced plug during cementing procedures to avoid the plug from becoming dilute in order to develop compressive strength, prevent fluid interchange from occurring and ensuring that all the cement placed would set in place. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048266 | Methods for Determining Reactive Index for Cement Kiln Dust, Associated Compositions and Methods of Use - A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of treating a well comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a blended cementitious component, wherein the blended cementitious component comprises kiln dust from two or more different sources; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048267 | Two-Part Set-Delayed Cement Compositions - A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment a method of cementing comprising: providing a pozzolan slurry comprising a pozzolan and water; providing a lime slurry comprising hydrated lime and water; allowing the pozzolan slurry and the lime slurry to remain separate for about one day or longer; mixing the pozzolan slurry and the lime slurry to form a cement composition; and allowing the cement composition to set. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048268 | Method for Hydraulically Fracturing a Well Using An Oil-Fired Frac Water Heater - The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior art mobile oil field heat exchange systems by providing an oil-fired heat exchange system. The present invention is a self-contained unit which is easily transported to remote locations. The present invention includes a single-pass tubular coil heat exchanger contained within a closed-bottom firebox having a forced-air combustion and cooling system. The rig also includes integral fuel tanks, hydraulic and pneumatic systems for operating the rig at remote operations in all weather environments. In a preferred embodiment, the oil-fired heat exchanger system is used to heat water on-the-fly (i.e., directly from the supply source to the well head) to complete hydraulic fracturing operations. The present invention also includes systems for regulating and adjusting the fuel/air mixture within the firebox to maximize the combustion efficiency. The system includes a novel hood opening mechanism attached to the exhaust stack of the firebox. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048269 | Fluid Injection System and Method - A system for injecting fluids into a well having a fluid supply tine that is connected to a mandrel at the top of the production tree. The system is designed so that all components of the system are packaged together and run to the production tree in one run. The production tree is designed to provide a pathway for the fluid to travel from the mandrel to the production bore within the tree, and then into the production tubing of a well. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048270 | Methods and Devices for Hydraulic Fracturing Design and Optimization: A Modification to Zipper Frac - The present invention provides a method of optimizing the placement of fractures along deviated wellbores by identifying at least two parallel lateral wellbores in a subterranean formation comprising at least a first wellbore and a second wellbore; introducing a first fracture and a second fracture in the first wellbore; introducing a third fracture in the second wellbore between the first fracture and the second fracture, wherein the third fracture extends to an intermediate area between the first two fractures and alters the stress field in that region; and forming one or more complex fractures extending from the first fracture, the second fracture, the third fracture or a combination thereof to form a complex fracture network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048271 | SLIDING SLEEVE VALVE AND METHOD FOR FLUID TREATING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - A sliding sleeve valve for wellbore operations includes: a tubular body including a tubular wall including an outer surface and an inner surface defining an inner bore; a fluid port extending through the tubular wall and providing fluidic communication between the outer surface and the inner bore; a sliding sleeve in the inner bore slidably moveable between a port closed position and a port open position, the sliding sleeve including a ball seat on which a plug is landed to move the sleeve from the port closed position to the port open position; an initial sleeve holding mechanism for holding the sliding sleeve in the port closed position, the initial sleeve holding mechanism selected to be overcome by landing a plug on the ball seat to move the sliding sleeve; and a second sleeve holding mechanism for holding the sliding sleeve in the port closed position after the sliding sleeve is reclosed from the port open position to the port closed position, the second sleeve holding mechanism selected to be overcome by landing a plug on the ball seat to move the sliding sleeve. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048272 | LOW-VISCOSITY TREATMENT FLUIDS FOR TRANSPORTING PROPPANT - A method of treating a subterranean formation using low-viscosity subterranean treatment fluids with proppants suspended in gel fragments, including providing a fracturing fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a proppant, and swellable micro-gel fragments, wherein the fracturing fluid has a low-viscosity in the range of about 0 to about 800 centipoise; allowing the micro-gel fragments to swell to form a matrix, wherein the proppant is suspended in the fracturing fluid; placing the fracturing fluid in a fracture within the subterranean formation; and allowing the matrix to at least partially degrade in the subterranean formation. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048273 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING OIL - A method, system, and composition for producing oil from a formation utilizing an oil recovery formulation comprising a surfactant, an alkali, a polymer, and a paraffin inhibitor are provided. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048274 | Modular, Distributed, ROV Retrievable Subsea Control System, Associated Deepwater Subsea Blowout Preventer Stack Configuration, and Methods of Use - A distributed function control module adapted for use in a modular blowout preventer (BOP) stack for use subsea comprises a housing adapted to be manipulated by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a stab portion adapted to be received into a BOP stack control module receiver. Control electronics, adapted to control a predetermined function with respect to the BOP stack, are disposed within the housing and connected to one or more controllable devices by a wet mateable connector interface. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048275 | Modular, Distributed, ROV Retrievable Subsea Control System, Associated Deepwater Subsea Blowout Preventer Stack Configuration, and Methods of Use - A distributed function control module adapted for use in a modular blowout preventer (BOP) stack for use subsea comprises a housing adapted to be manipulated by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a stab portion adapted to be received into a BOP stack control module receiver. Control electronics, adapted to control a predetermined function with respect to the BOP stack, are disposed within the housing and connected to one or more controllable devices by a wet mateable connector interface. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048276 | Riser for Coil Tubing/Wire Line Injection - The present invention is directed to a system including a self supporting riser (SSR) which is connected to a well to provide fluid communication to fossil hydrocarbon reservoirs deep below the seafloor. The SSR is constructed of a plurality of joints comprising regular joints and specialty joints that define the SSR and are selected to optimize the SSR for a well in a specific location. A unique aspect of the invention is further directed to a small vessel subject to high vessel motions that permits a coil tubing/wire line system to be mounted on a stabilizer system mounted on the vessel. The riser extension that connects the vessel to the self supporting riser preferably has a telescopic joint/section that is designed for the heave of the vessel. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048277 | SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A subsea production system for a well including a subsea production tree, a tubing hanger, and a production tubing extending into the well and supported by the tubing hanger. A downhole equipment suspension system includes a suspension head supported directly or indirectly by the production tree above and separately from the tubing hanger. The suspension system also includes downhole equipment inside the production tubing below the tubing hanger and a suspension line extending through the tubing hanger vertical production bore and the production tree vertical bore. The suspension line suspends the downhole equipment from the suspension head. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048278 | SUBSEA WELL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Subsea well assembly having a Xmas tree ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048279 | Swellable Screen Assembly with Inflow Control - Disclosed is a swellable screen assembly having inflow control capabilities. One swellable screen assembly includes a base pipe comprising a sidewall portion defining at least one opening therein, a rigid member disposed about a first portion of the base pipe and having a piston arranged therein. The piston has a telescoping portion movably arranged within a non-telescoping portion. An autonomous valve is arranged within the piston and provides fluid communication between a filter medium disposed about the base pipe and the opening in the base pipe, the filter medium being coupled to the telescoping portion of the piston. A swellable material is disposed about a second portion of the base pipe and the filter medium is disposed about the swellable material, wherein, as the swellable material expands, the filter medium is displaced toward an inner surface of the wellbore, thereby extending the telescoping portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW IN AN AUTONOMOUS VALVE USING A STICKY SWITCH - Apparatus and methods are described for autonomously controlling fluid flow in a tubular in a wellbore. A fluid is flowed through an inlet passageway into a biasing mechanism. A fluid flow distribution is established across the biasing mechanism. The fluid flow distribution is altered in response to a change in the fluid characteristic over time. In response, fluid flow through a downstream sticky switch assembly is altered, thereby altering fluid flow patterns in a downstream vortex assembly. The method “selects” based on a fluid characteristic, such as viscosity, density, velocity, flow rate, etc. The biasing mechanism can take various forms such as a widening passageway, contour elements along the biasing mechanism, or a curved section of the biasing mechanism passageway. The biasing mechanism can include hollows formed in the passageway wall, obstructions extending from the passageway wall, fluid diodes, Tesla fluid diodes, a chicane, or abrupt changes in passageway cross-section. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048281 | Pressure Activated Down Hole Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for activating a down hole tool in a wellbore. A piston is moveable from a first position to a second position for activating the down hole tool. The piston includes a first side exposed to a first chamber, and a second side exposed to a second chamber. A rupture member has a first side exposed to the first chamber and a second side exposed to a third chamber. The rupture member is configured to rupture when a pressure differential between the first chamber and the third chamber reaches a predetermined threshold value, at which point the rupture member allows fluid communication between the first chamber and the third chamber. When the rupture member is intact, the piston is in the first position, and when the rupture member ruptures, the piston moves to the second position and activates the down hole tool. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048282 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS DOWNHOLE FLUID SELECTION WITH PATHWAY DEPENDENT RESISTANCE SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for controlling the flow of fluid, such as formation fluid, through an oilfield tubular positioned in a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation. Fluid flow is autonomously controlled in response to change in a fluid flow characteristic, such as density or viscosity. In one embodiment, a fluid diverter is movable between an open and closed position in response to fluid density change and operable to restrict fluid flow through a valve assembly inlet. The diverter can be pivotable, rotatable or otherwise movable in response to the fluid density change. In one embodiment, the diverter is operable to control a fluid flow ratio through two valve inlets. The fluid flow ratio is used to operate a valve member to restrict fluid flow through the valve. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048283 | PRESSURE PULSE WELL TOOL - Implementations described herein are directed to a pressure pulse well tool, which may include an upper valve assembly configured to move between a start position and a stop position in a housing. The pressure pulse well tool may also include an activation valve subassembly disposed within the upper valve assembly. The activation valve subassembly may be configured to restrict a fluid flow through the upper valve assembly and increase a fluid pressure across the upper valve assembly. The pressure pulse well tool may further include a lower valve assembly disposed inside the housing and configured to receive the fluid flow from the upper valve assembly. The lower valve assembly may be configured to separate from the upper valve assembly after the upper valve assembly reaches the stop position, causing the fluid flow to pass through the lower valve assembly and to decrease the fluid pressure across the upper valve assembly. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048284 | Drill Rod Break-Out Wrench and Method of Use - A drill rod break-out wrench is utilized to disengage and remove drill rods from a drill string. The wrench has a lower body section with a flat, cut-out cavity configured to receive the upper end of the topmost drill rod in a drill string. The upper body section of the wrench is configured to be connected to the drill head. Rotation of the drill head rotates the wrench and the drill rod located within the wrench to threadably disengage the drill rod from the adjacent drill rod below. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048285 | System and Method for Downhole Electrical Transmission - A technique facilitates transmission of electric signals across well components which move relative to each other in a wellbore environment. The well components are movably, e.g. rotatably, coupled to each other via one or more conductive bearings. Each conductive bearing has a conductive rolling element which enables relative movement, e.g. rotation, between the well components while simultaneously facilitating transmission of electric signals through the bearing. Portions of the bearing are coupled to each of the well components, and those bearing portions may be connected with electric leads to enable flow of electric signals through the bearing during operation of the system downhole. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048286 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MODULAR DRUM WITH A COMMON POWER PACK UNIT - The system includes a modular drum unit disposed in a first skid. The modular drum unit may include a drum and a winch. The system also includes a power pack assembly disposed in a second skid. The power pack unit may comprise a power source. The system also includes a cable assembly for electrically coupling the modular drum unit to the power pack unit. The cable assembly includes a power connector with a connector type incorporating design constraints from both the modular drum unit and the power pack unit. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048287 | MANIPULATABLE SPIDER COMPONENTS ADAPTED FOR COOPERATION WITH A VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING CONTROL LINE GUIDE - A method and apparatus are provided for installing control lines and pipe into a well. The pipe-holding spider that is normally mounted on the rig floor is adapted for easy disassembly and reassembly when the pipe slips within the spider are not engaged with the outer surface of the pipe string so that upon disassembly, a control line guide becomes vertically movable. The control line guide is adapted for being controllably elevated to a distance above the rig floor, thereby providing personnel access to a portion of the length of the pipe string below the elevated control line guide and above the rig floor for securing control line to the pipe string using a fastener. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048288 | HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ACTUATED STROKE AMPLIFIER FOR DOWNHOLE FORCE GENERATOR - Methods and apparatus are presented for a hybrid downhole force generator (DFG) using a stroke amplifier driven by hydrostatic pressure for a low-force, long-stroke portion of setting a downhole tool and a DFG powered shaft for a high-force, short-stroke portion of setting the tool. The stroke amplifier has a piston slidable in a housing, movable in response to hydrostatic pressure. The DFG powered shaft is connected to the piston via one-way slips which allow relative motion of the piston and shaft in one direction. The amplifier housing is connected to the DFG housing. In use, the DFG shaft is powered by a power supply, such as an electric motor, etc. The shaft is powered to shear a shearing mechanism, freeing the piston to move in response to the hydrostatic pressure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048289 | FIRE PUMP SYSTEM AND SYSTEM CONTROLLER - A fire suppression and control system includes a unique fire pump controller which uses advanced technologies in a manner consistent with the need for high reliability in the fire protection industry. A preferred controller includes three PIC chips including a control PIC for controlling operation of the water pump, a power monitor PIC for receiving all voltage and current inputs to the controller, and a data recorder PIC for collection and storage of data relevant to the system. The controller may also include an electronically coupled HMI which queries the controller for information to display, wherein the HMI does not pass information between components of the controller and is capable of being damaged without stopping or preventing operation of the controller, and an isolation scheme for isolating the controller from incoming energy transients, such as lightning, the isolation scheme comprising a relay and opto-isolators to drive the relay and increase the isolation by a factor of at least two over the relay alone. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048290 | Deoxygenated Water Fill for Fire Protection System - To prevent corrosion, the pipes of a wet fire protection system (FPS) are purged of atmospheric oxygen by displacing in the pipes with an inert gas, such as nitrogen, prior to filling the pipes with water. After oxygen is purged from the pipes, they are filled with deoxygenated water which contains an O2 concentration of 500 ppb or less. The lack of dissolved oxygen in the deoxygenated water prevents O2 molecules from outgassing from the water into spaces within the pipe containing N2 gas. The dearth of oxygen in the system provides long-term corrosion inhibition. Oxygen may be purged from water by exposing the water to an inert gas (such as N2) having a sufficiently low O2 concentration. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048291 | MAN RATED FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A fire suppression system for producing an inert gas mixture having a minimal amount of carbon monoxide, particulates, or smoke. The inert gas mixture may be generated by combusting a gas generant. The gas generant may be a composition that includes hexa(ammine)-cobalt(III)-nitrate. The fire suppression system also includes a heat management system to reduce a temperature of the inert gas mixture. A method of extinguishing fires is also disclosed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048292 | HIGHLY INTEGRATED DATA BUS AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM - A fire activation module for a fire extinguishing system includes an actuation device that has an instantaneous actuation current draw during a suppression event. First and second power leads are connected to the actuation device and have a current capacity less than the instantaneous actuation current draw. At least one capacitor is connected to the actuation device and the power leads. The capacitor is configured to store electricity from the power leads and discharge the electricity to the actuation device during the suppression event. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048293 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOKTOP FIRE MITIGATION - A device for limiting the temperature of cookware on a cooktop to a threshold level that corresponds to an oil ignition temperature. The device includes a temperature sensor that is positioned adjacent a bottom of the cookware on the cooktop. A control device in combination with each of the temperature sensor and the cooktop monitors the temperature and adjusts a heating element of the cooktop as needed to avoid cooking oil ignition. The temperature sensor can be a spring loaded temperature sensor to ensure and/or absorb contact with the cookware. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048294 | CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVING A RIPPER - The control method for driving a ripper pertaining to the eight invention is a method for driving a ripper in which the movement of a ripper attached to the rear of the body of a bulldozer is controlled, said method comprising a first step in which the ripper is operated while the bulldozer is moving forward or is stopped, a second step in which the bulldozer is reversed and the ripper is raised, and a third step in which the ripper is automatically raised. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048295 | Agricultural Apparatus For Sensing And Providing Feedback Of Soil Property Changes In Real Time - An agricultural system includes an agricultural row unit movable on a field between a first soil condition and a second soil condition, the first soil condition having a different soil hardness than the second soil condition. A down-pressure actuator applies an initial first pressure associated with the first soil condition. A soil-hardness sensing device is positioned at a distance D forward of the row unit and outputs a soil-hardness change signal when detecting a change from the first soil condition to the second soil condition. At least one memory device stores instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the down-pressure actuator to change, in response to receiving the soil-hardness change signal, the initial first pressure to a different second pressure when the row unit encounters the second soil condition. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048296 | Agricultural Apparatus For Sensing And Providing Feedback Of Soil Property Changes In Real Time - A planting row unit is attachable to a towing frame and is movable in a forward direction on a field having soil of varying hardness conditions. The planting row unit includes an opener device forward of the towing frame for preparing the soil for receiving at least one of the fertilizer and the seeds. The opener device includes a soil-hardness sensor for detecting changes in soil-hardness conditions and an opener blade for maintaining, in response to the changes, a constant soil-penetration depth Z in the soil independent of the varying hardness conditions. A modular actuator is mounted to the opener device for applying pressure to the opener blade, the modular actuator being mountable to at least one other component of the planting row unit for applying pressure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048297 | Agricultural Apparatus With Hydraulic Cylinder And Manifold For A Row Unit - An agricultural row unit includes an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame, and a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame. The row unit further includes a hydraulic actuator coupled to the linkage assembly for urging the linkage assembly downwardly toward the soil, and a hose connection manifold mounted adjacent to the hydraulic actuator for circulating hydraulic fluid between a hydraulic source and the hydraulic actuator. The hose connection manifold has a modular port for accepting, one at a time, a removable control valve and a port plug. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048298 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL, IN PARTICULAR BATTERY-POWERED SCREWDRIVER - A hand-held power tool includes a drive device in a housing. The drive device is intended to drive a tool accommodated in a tool-accommodating region. An adjusting motion of the hand-held power tool by the user is detected via a sensor device. A controlled variable for setting the drive device is generated in an open-loop or closed-loop control device in the hand-held power tool according to the detected adjusting motion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048299 | Torque-Angle Structural Fastening System - A fastening system that comprises a fastener and a single tool that provides both snugging torque and final tensioning to the fastener assembly, from a single side, with a single operator, with no torque feedback. The fastener comprises a nut and a bolt with a head and a shank extending axially from the head. The shank has at least one threaded portion and at least one splined portion, the splined portion defining the end of the bolt. The splined portion remains connected to the threaded portion after final tensioning. The tool comprises a first socket and a second socket, wherein the first socket is engaged with an outer surface of the nut and the second socket is engaged with the splined portion on the fastener. Snugging torque and final tension are both controlled by the tool. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048300 | Articulating Drill with Integrated Circuit Board and Method of Operation - The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a main housing having a longitudinal axis, a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main housing, an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and at least one controller accessible from outside of the main housing for controlling the integrated circuit board. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048301 | ELECTRIC TOOLS - An electric tool may include a tubular housing, a motor disposed within the housing, and a tool holder rotatably driven by the motor and capable of holding an end tool. A shoe may be supported by the housing and may determine a protruding length of the end tool from one end of the housing. A battery mount portion may be disposed at the other end of the housing. The battery may be mounted to the battery mount portion as the battery is slid relative to the battery mount portion along a direction intersecting the extending direction of the housing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048302 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE AND MULTI-CORE CABLE - A differential signal transmission cable includes a pair of center conductors for transmitting a differential signal, an insulator covering peripheries of the center conductors, a shield tape longitudinally wrapped around the insulator, an insulating tape including an adhesive surface and spirally wrapped around the shield tape while the adhesive surface faces inside, and a non-adhesive tape provided between the shield tape and the insulating tape along a longitudinal direction, and non-adhesively covering a part of an outer periphery of the shield tape in a circumferential direction. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048303 | Magnetic Wall Cover System - A magnetic wall cover system that includes an inner cover made at least partially of a ferrous material. The inner cover has an outer alignment surface. The magnetic wall cover system also has an outer cover that has an inner alignment surface. The outer cover is adapted to be removably mounted on the inner cover such that the inner alignment surface is in engaging relationship to the outer alignment surface when the outer cover is mounted over the inner cover. The magnetic wall cover system also includes at least one magnet disposed on the outer cover. The magnet is adapted to form a magnetic attraction between the magnet and the ferrous material of the inner cover. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048304 | LEAKY COAXIAL CABLE - A leaky coaxial cable includes an inner conductor member extending in axis direction, to propagate signal; an insulator member covering the inner conductor member; a first outer conductor member having conductor wires on circumference surface of the insulator member with shielding density so as to leak a part of the signal to outside thereof; and a plurality of second outer conductor members contacting the first outer conductor member and arranged with constant pitch in the axis direction, to shield the signal; wherein, in the axis direction, each electrical length of the second outer conductor members is the same as electrical length between adjacent second outer conductor members; and the pitch is in range of 1/(1+0.766ν) times to 3/(1+ν) times of propagation wavelength of the signal in the inner conductor member, where ν is wavelength shortening coefficient of the propagation wavelength to free-space wavelength of the signal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048305 | SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT - An interconnection for connecting a switched mode inverter to a load, the interconnection comprising: a plurality of insulated conductors ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048306 | Apparatus for Patterning Ribbon, String Tabbing Method and Solar Cell Module Using the Same - An apparatus for patterning a ribbon includes a holding device, a heating device, and an embossing device. The holding device is utilized for positioning the ribbon on a surface of a solar cell. The first solder layer contacts the solar cell. The heating device is utilized for melting the ribbon for string tabbing on the solar cell. The embossing device is utilized for contacting the melted ribbon to form a pattern on the ribbon. A surface energy between the ribbon and the solar cell is greater than a surface energy between the ribbon and the embossing device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048307 | CABLE-TERMINATION DEVICE - A cable-termination device has a housing and an introduction opening for a cable, in order to terminate the cable end such that it is safe from contact. The housing includes a termination cap and a screw-connection unit interacting therewith. The introduction opening is provided in the screw-connection unit in a manner to accommodate at least one cable end. At least one latching device is provided for the purpose or latching the housing or the screw-connection unit to the termination cap. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048308 | CABLE-SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT - Cable-support arrangement with cable-supporting units | 2014-02-20 |
20140048309 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED ELECTRICALLY INSULATING PRODUCT AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATING SHEET MATERIAL - The present invention aims to provide a three-dimensionally shaped electrically insulating product having excellent formability in the process of three-dimensional formation and electrical insulation properties that are suppressed from deteriorating. Provided is a three-dimensionally shaped electrically insulating product formed by subjecting a sheet material having electrical insulation properties at least to a bending process, in which the sheet material includes a resin layer in the form of a sheet containing a thermoplastic resin having nitrogen or sulfur in a molecule and a protective layer in the form of a sheet disposed on each of both sides of the resin layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048310 | Printed Circuit Solder Connections - Printed circuits may be electrically and mechanically connected to each other using connections such as solder connections. A first printed circuit such as a rigid printed circuit board may have solder pads and other metal traces. A second printed circuit such as a flexible printed circuit may have openings. Solder connections may be formed in the openings to attach metal traces in the flexible printed circuit to the solder pads on the rigid printed circuit board. A ring of adhesive may surround the solder connections. The flexible printed circuit may be attached to the rigid printed circuit board using the ring of adhesive. An insulating tape may cover the solder connections. A conductive shielding layer with a conductive layer and a layer of conductive adhesive may overlap the solder joints. The conductive adhesive may connect the shielding layer to the metal traces on the rigid printed circuit board. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048311 | WIRED CIRCUIT BOARD - A wired circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a conductive pattern formed on its surface at one side in a thickness direction, and a second insulating layer formed on the surface of the first insulating layer at the one side in the thickness direction so as to cover the conductive pattern. An outer end surface of the first insulating layer in a perpendicular direction to the thickness direction is formed to be inclined outwardly gradually from the one side toward the other side in the thickness direction. An outer end surface of the second insulating layer in the perpendicular direction has an end edge at the other side in the thickness direction which is located between both end edges of the outer end surface of the first insulating layer in the perpendicular direction which are located at the one side and the other side in the thickness direction. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048312 | SIGNAL LINE AND CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE - A signal line is a linear conductor provided within a laminated body. A first ground conductor is provided on a positive direction side in a z axis direction within the laminated body, compared with the signal line, and overlaps with the signal line in a planar view seen from the z axis direction. A second ground conductor is provided on a negative direction side in the z axis direction within the laminated body, compared with the signal line, and overlaps with the signal line in the planar view seen from the z axis direction. Via hole conductors connect the ground conductors to each other. In the first ground conductor, a plurality of opening portions are arranged along the signal line in the planar view seen from the z axis direction. The via hole conductors are provided between the opening portions adjacent to one another, in an x axis direction. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048313 | THERMALLY ENHANCED WIRING BOARD WITH THERMAL PAD AND ELECTRICAL POST - A thermally enhanced wiring board with thermal pad and electrical post includes a metal slug, a metal pillar, a patterned interconnect substrate, an adhesive, a build-up circuitry and optionally a plated through hole. The metal slug and the metal pillar extend into apertures of the patterned interconnect substrate and are electrically connected to the build-up circuitry. The build-up circuitry covers the metal slug, the metal pillar and the patterned interconnect substrate and can provide signal routing. The metal slug can provide thermal contact surface, and the metal pillar can serve as power/ground plane or signal vertical transduction pathway. | 2014-02-20 |