| 09th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20140054009 | COOLING PLATE AND WATER COOLING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A water cooling device includes a cooling plate and a water cooling module. The cooling plate includes a plate and a wording fluid. The plate includes vacuum enclosed space therein. The wording fluid is accommodated in the enclosed space. The water cooling module is connected to the cooling plate. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054010 | CONTAINER CHILLING APPARATUS - Apparatus and methods for cooling containers such as beverage containers are disclosed. The apparatus includes a base holding a chilling agent and having a top contoured to fit the bottom of a container, such as a canned beverage. A container may be held to the base using an elastic band. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054011 | Multi-Stage Circulating Fluidized Bed Syngas Cooling - A method and apparatus for cooling hot gas streams in the temperature range 800° C. to 1600° C. using multi-stage circulating fluid bed (CFB) coolers is disclosed. The invention relates to cooling the hot syngas from coal gasifiers in which the hot syngas entrains substances that foul, erode and corrode heat transfer surfaces upon contact in conventional coolers. The hot syngas is cooled by extracting and indirectly transferring heat to heat transfer surfaces with circulating inert solid particles in CFB syngas coolers. The CFB syngas coolers are staged to facilitate generation of steam at multiple conditions and hot boiler feed water that are necessary for power generation in an IGCC process. The multi-stage syngas cooler can include internally circulating fluid bed coolers, externally circulating fluid bed coolers and hybrid coolers that incorporate features of both internally and externally circulating fluid bed coolers. Higher process efficiencies can be realized as the invention can handle hot syngas from various types of gasifiers without the need for a less efficient precooling step. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY AND COOLING OF STEAM AND HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDENSATE - The present invention is directed to a system for recovery and cooling of steam and high temperature condensate and disposed between a feed water source and a steam source comprising a fluid circulation loop between the steam source and the feed water source including a steam trap that receives a mixture of steam and high temperature condensate from the steam source, wherein the steam trap discharges high temperature condensate from the steam source, and a fluid cooling mechanism which receives the high temperature condensate from the steam trap and cools the high temperature condensate. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054013 | LIQUID PANEL ASSEMBLY - A liquid panel assembly configured to be used with an energy exchanger may include a support frame having one or more fluid circuits and at least one membrane secured to the support frame. Each of the fluid circuits may include an inlet channel connected to an outlet channel through one or more flow passages. A liquid is configured to flow through the fluid circuits and contact interior surfaces of the membrane(s). The fluid circuits are configured to at least partially offset liquid hydrostatic pressure with friction loss of the liquid flowing within the fluid circuits to minimize, eliminate, or otherwise reduce pressure within the liquid panel assembly. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054014 | HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A heat pipe includes an elongated tube, a wick structure arranged on an inner wall of the tube, and a working fluid filled in the tube. The wick structure defines elongated liquid channels for condensed working fluid flowing therethrough. An elongated vapor channel is defined in the tube for vaporized working fluid flowing therethrough. The vapor channel is spaced from the liquid channels by the wick structure. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054015 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A heat exchanger for heating a liquid is provided, in particular, for high-pressure cleaners, including an inner and an outer heating coil which each have a plurality of turns, and including spacers which are arranged between the inner heating coil and the outer heating coil and are distributed over the circumference of the inner heating coil. To develop the heat exchanger in such a way that it can be manufactured more cost-effectively and is highly efficient, at least one turn of the outer heating coil includes between two spacers immediately adjacent to each other a first turn section in which the radial spacing from the inner heating coil is smaller or larger than in the region of the spacers. Two methods for manufacturing such a heat exchanger are also provided. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054016 | CONDENSER - The invention relates to a condenser, in particular a condenser cooled by a coolant, said condenser consisting of at least one tube/fin block having several flat tubes, each flat tube having a plurality of flow channels that extend adjacent to one another in the tube transverse direction and define a refrigerant-side hydraulic diameter (D | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054017 | HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS - Provided is a heat exchanger capable of performing heat exchange between a refrigerant and air continuously even if frost forms thereon. A heat exchanger ( | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054018 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR INTERCOOLER - A heat exchanger, in particular an intercooler, is provided that includes at least one collector box that has a base. At least one tube engages into a passage in an approximately perpendicular manner with respect to the base, the passage protruding out of the base and surrounding a tube end, and the passage has a rectangular cross-section that is adapted to the outer circumference of the tube. The aim of the invention is to further extend the service life of the heat exchanger with a further reduction of the wall thickness of the collector box base as well as of the tube. This is achieved in that a wall thickness of the passage is thinned at least in a corner region. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054019 | EXTRUDED 1XXX-SERIES ALUMINIUM ALLOY TUBE PRODUCT - An aluminium alloy extruded tube product for a heat exchanger assembly and made from an 1xxx-series aluminium alloys and including furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054020 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A HEAT SINK, AND A HEAT SINK - A method for fabricating a heat sink may include: providing a carbon fiber fabric having carbon fibers and openings, the openings leading from a first side to a second side of the fabric; and electroplating the fabric with metal, wherein metal is deposited with a higher rate at the first side than at the second side of the fabric. Another method for fabricating a heat sink may include: providing a carbon metal composite having metal-coated carbon fibers and openings, the openings leading from a first side to a second side of the carbon metal composite; disposing the composite over a semiconductor element such that the first side of the composite faces the semiconductor element; and bonding the composite to the semiconductor element by means of an electroplating process, wherein metal electrolyte is supplied to an interface between the carbon metal composite and the semiconductor element via the openings. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054021 | METHOD AND PHASE-CHANGE GAIN-FIBER HOLDER THAT CONTROL TEMPERATURE RISE AND UNIFORMITY WITH MINIMAL STRESS - A thermal-management optical-fiber packaging system that includes an optical fiber and a temperature-management device configured to remove excess heat from the optical fiber. In some embodiments, the temperature-management device includes a first housing having a first outer-perimeter surface and an inner volume facing a first inner surface (wherein the inner volume has a length), a plurality of fiber-support members coupled to, and/or integral with, the first inner surface of the first housing, wherein each of the fiber-support members has one or more small-area-of-contact supports arranged along the length of the inner volume, and wherein each small-area-of-contact support is configured to provide a small area (e.g., a point) of contact with the optical fiber, and wherein the optical fiber follows a coiled path around the inner volume. A thermal-management material surrounds the optical fiber except at those locations where the optical fiber contacts the fiber-support members. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054022 | PLATE FIN HEAT EXCHANGER AND REPAIR METHOD FOR PLATE FIN HEAT EXCHANGER - In a heat exchanger of the present invention, a release port for, in a case where a fluid flows into an internal space, releasing the fluid to an exterior is provided in a protection unit main body of each of protection units arranged on both outer sides of a heat exchange unit, and a protection unit fin plate of the protection unit has such strength that a coupling state between an outer surface of an outermost-layer partition plate and a bonding plate of the protection unit main body facing the outer surface is maintained even in a case where an inner pressure set as a design pressure for a part of the heat exchange unit constituting an outermost-layer flow passage adjacent to the protection unit is applied to the internal space of the protection unit main body of the protection unit. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054023 | FORGING METHOD - The present invention is directed to a forging method for forming a heat sink | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054024 | COMPUTER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SMART FAN THEREOF - A computer and a control method for smart fan thereof are provided, wherein the computer includes a processor configured to control a smart fan under an UETFI bios mode. A sensed temperature value from a temperature sensor, and a current speed value of the smart fan are acquired. A real-time temperature curve and a real-time speed curve are traced in a dynamic updating zone of a graphical interface respectively according to the current temperature and the current speed value. A first control point and a second control point, which correspond to the smart fan, are obtained via a control zone of the graphical interface. A control curve is traced in the graphical interface according to the first and second control points. The speed of the smart fan is controlled according to the control curve. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054025 | PROGRAMMABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR HAZARDOUS LOCATION ENCLOSURES - An enclosure system that can include a hazardous location enclosure having at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure system can also include a temperature-sensitive component positioned within the cavity. The enclosure system can further include a measuring device configured to measure a temperature within the cavity of the hazardous location enclosure. The enclosure system can also include a climate control device configured to change the temperature within the cavity. The enclosure system can further include a controller operatively coupled to the climate control device and the measuring device, where the controller controls the climate control device to change the temperature within the cavity of the hazardous location enclosure. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054026 | Air Release Assembly For Use With Providing Heated Water For Well Related Activities - A system is provided that allows relatively low temperature water to be withdrawn from a pipeline for heating and then returning the heated water to the pipeline, wherein the assembly includes a device for limiting or preventing excess air within the pipeline to also be drawn into the one or more water heaters being used. At least one embodiment further includes a device for adjusting the rate of flow through a primary pipe so that desired temperatures are maintained during the heating process. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054027 | COARSE HARD-METAL PARTICLE INTERNAL INJECTION TORCH AND ASSOCIATED COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Internal coarse particle injection plasma transferred arc torch nozzles comprising: a heat-resistant nozzle body; at least one coarse hard-metal particle internal injection port; at least one fine hard-metal particle and matrix internal injection port; at least one gas port; and a cathode. Related systems, apparatus, compositions, and methods involving such arc torch nozzles are also disclosed. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054028 | BITUMEN RECOVERY PROCESS - . A bitumen recovery process where the process includes the following steps:
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| 20140054029 | PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN HIGHLY DEVIATED WELLS - A pressure measurement system for use with a subterranean well can include a chamber positioned in the well, the chamber having an upper portion and a lower portion as positioned in the well, and a device which, in response to gravity acting on the device, selects the upper portion of the chamber for communication with a line extending to a remote location. A method of measuring pressure in a well can include introducing a chamber into the well, then selecting a vertically upper portion of the chamber, and establishing communication between the upper portion of the chamber and a line extending to a remote location. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054030 | SPEED CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DROP DOWN TOOLS - An apparatus for evaluating an earth formation intersected by a wellbore may include a logging tool conveyed into the wellbore through a drilling tubular, a speed control device associated with the logging tool, and a sensor operatively associated with the logging tool. In use, the speed control device varies an annular flow space between the speed control device and a surface adjacent to control speed. The flow space may be varied using a annular member that flexes between a nominal diameter and a second larger diameter. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054031 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WELL AND RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT IN OPEN HOLE COMPLETIONS AS WELL AS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CRUDE OIL - According to the method for well and reservoir management in open hole completions, a data acquisition module ( | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054032 | In Situ Retorting and Refining of Hydrocarbons - A method of producing hydrocarbons in situ from a fixed-bed hydrocarbon formation disposed below a ground surface and having a higher permeability zone substantially parallel to, and between a top lower permeability zone and a bottom lower permeability zone. The steps include providing at least one injection well and first and second production wells in the higher permeability zone, injecting a heated thermal-energy carrier fluid (TECF) into the injection well, circulating the carrier fluid through the zone and creating a substantially horizontal situ heating element (ISHE) between the injection well and the production wells for mobilizing the hydrocarbons. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054033 | Methods and Compositions for Screenless Completion - Methods are provided that include a method of a) placing a hydrojetting tool into a subterranean formation; b) introducing a jetting fluid that includes an aqueous base fluid, a stabilizing agent, and a cutting agent into the subterranean formation by use of the hydrojetting tool at a rate sufficient to create at least one fracture; c) introducing a slug fluid that includes an aqueous base fluid and a degradable diverting agent into an annulus formed between the hydrojetting tool and the subterranean formation; d) introducing a propping fluid that includes an aqueous base fluid and proppants coated with a consolidating agent into the annulus formed between the hydrojetting tool and the subterranean formation; and e) placing the proppants in the fracture. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054034 | Methods and Compositions for Enhancing Well Productivity in Weakly Consolidated or Unconsolidated Formations - Methods of fracturing a subterranean formation that include the steps of placing a stabilizing fluid comprising a formation stabilizing agent and a degradable fluid loss controlling agent into the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture therein, wherein the degradable fluid loss controlling agent at least partially covers a face of the fracture; placing a treatment fluid comprising proppants into at least a portion of the fracture; bridging the fluid loss controlling agent, the proppants, or both at or near the tip of the fracture to induce a tip screenout; allowing the proppants to form a proppant pack in the portion of the fracture; and allowing the degradable fluid loss controlling agent to degrade. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054035 | Methods for Propping Fractures Using Proppant-Laden Aggregates and Shear-Thickening Fluids - Methods comprising first introducing a solids-free fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation at a rate sufficient to enhance or create at least one fracture therein. Once a fracture is created or enhanced, a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a shear-thickening fluid is placed into the fracture. The shear-thickening fluid comprises a propping material selected from the group consisting of: proppant, proppant aggregates, solids free gel bodies, and combinations thereof. The propping material forms a bed within the fracture. In some embodiments, solids-free gel bodies may also be included in the treatment fluid. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054036 | Apparatus and Method for Drilling a Wellbore, Setting a Liner and Cementing the Wellbore During a Single Trip - A method of forming a wellbore is provided that in one embodiment includes conveying an inner string and an outer string downhole; attaching the inner string to the outer string at a first location and forming the wellbore; and attaching the inner string to the outer string at a second location uphole of the first location and cementing an annulus between the outer string and the wellbore, without retrieving the inner string from the wellbore. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054037 | Methods for Completing Subterranean Wells - Methods for cementing a subterranean well comprise installing a casing string into a borehole, wherein the casing string comprises a metal having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) lower than about 6×10 | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054038 | Methods for Completing Subterranean Wells - Well cement compositions comprise water, an inorganic cement and one or more fillers having a thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) that is lower than about 3×10 | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054039 | MATERIALS AND METHODS TO PREVENT FLUID LOSS IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Methods of preventing fluid loss in a downhole formation may include preparing an emulsion containing: an oleaginous phase; an aqueous phase; one or more fibers; injecting the emulsion into the wellbore; allowing the one or more fibers within the emulsion to seal a permeable interval of the formation. In another aspect, methods of stimulating hydrocarbon production in a wellbore may include: injecting a diverting treatment into a subterranean formation, the diverting treatment containing: a non-oleaginous fluid, an oleaginous fluid, and one or more fibers; injecting a stimulating treatment into the subterranean formation; and stimulating the production of hydrocarbons. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054040 | METHODS TO ENHANCE MATRIX ACIDIZING IN LOW PERMEABILTY RESERVOIRS - The subject disclosure relates to matrix acidizing. More specifically, the subject disclosure relates to manipulating downhole pressure to promote in-situ mixing. In particular, downhole pressure is temporarily reduced to allow churning of the dissolved CO | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054041 | APPARATUS FOR CREATING BIDIRECTIONAL ROTARY FORCE OR MOTION IN A DOWNHOLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A method for fracturing a wellbore in a formation, including positioning one or more bidirectional rotary sleeves on tubular members into the wellbore; engaging a unidirectional rotary source in a first position with a first bidirectional rotary sleeve of the one or more bidirectional rotary sleeves; operating the unidirectional rotary source to rotate the first bidirectional rotary sleeve in a first rotational direction to open at least one port in the first bidirectional rotary sleeve for providing an open fluid pathway between the first bidirectional rotary sleeve and the formation; pumping fluid through the tubular members and through the opened port to fracture the formation; engaging the unidirectional rotary source in a second position with the first bidirectional rotary sleeve; and operating the unidirectional rotary source to rotate first bidirectional rotary sleeve in a second rotational direction to close the at least one port in the first bidirectional rotary sleeve. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054042 | Centre For The Preparation Of Additives For Hydraulic Fracturing Operations And Hydraulic Fracturing Process Employing The Preparation Centre - Compact and transportable preparation centre which can be used for fracturing operations on gas or oil fields, capable of metering out and dissolving two different polymers in the powder form, and including: two pneumatic means respectively supplying two storage hoppers for two separate polymers; two means for supplying and metering the polymer originating respectively from the two storage hoppers to a device for dispersing by grinding, also denoted PSU; two series of tanks for hydration and dissolution of the polymers connected to the dispersing and grinding device; two positive displacement vacuum pumps for metering the two solutions each originating from the two series of hydration and dissolution tanks and intended to supply a mixer itself connected to a high-pressure injection pump. Fracturing process employing the preparation centre. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054043 | Resilient Foam Debris Barrier - A space filler material is used to prevent accumulation of debris that could later foul the operation of adjacent moving parts. In one application a void space that is subsequently closed by actuated parts is initially filled with a material that is highly compressible and has voids that allow it to compress without undue resistance to part movement when the void volume is reduced. Ideally, the pores or voids in the material itself are small enough to keep most if not all the debris from entering and making the space filling material too rigid to collapse under part movement. In an alternative application, the material can be in an annular space such as a seal bore and it can keep debris from getting past the seal bore while allowing hydrostatic pressure across itself thereby helping it to maintain its position until moved such as by shifting of an inner string to which it is attached. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054044 | ORIENTING A SUBSEA TUBING HANGER ASSEMBLY - An apparatus includes an engagement device to be disposed on a landing string. The engagement device includes a retracted state to allow the apparatus to be run inside a riser and an expanded state to engage the riser to secure the apparatus to the riser. The apparatus further includes an actuator assembly to be disposed on the landing string. The actuator assembly is remotely actuatable from a sea surface to rotate a tubing of the landing string relative to the engagement device to rotate the landing string to orient a tubing hanger assembly. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054045 | SMART DOWNHOLE CONTROL - A downhole control system can include a pair of drive lines passing through a wellbore member such as a tubing hanger, and a plurality of hydraulic switches, each in communication with the drive lines. Each hydraulic switch can have a unique pressure band, wherein the switch only responds when the pressure in the drive lines is within the unique pressure band. Once the pressure in the drive lines is within the pressure band, the switch can open or close in response to a pressure differential in the drive lines. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054046 | ROTATION INHIBITING APPARATUS - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and apparatus to inhibit rotation within a drilling rig. The apparatus may include a first member connected to a first component of the drilling rig, and a second member connected to the first member and connected to a second component of the drilling rig, the second component configured to move vertically with respect to the first component. The first member is configured to move vertically with respect to the second member and the first member and the second member substantially inhibit rotation between each other. The apparatus may include a rotational adjustment system, in which the rotational adjustment system is used to connect with one of the components of the drilling rig. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054047 | EXPANDABLE LINER HANGER AND METHOD OF USE - An expandable liner hanger system for forging a pressure seal and hanging of the liner weight against outer casing string in a wellbore that includes an outer casing string, and an inner casing string positioned within the outer casing string and having an inner diameter. The system also includes an elongate inner string tool selectively insertable into the inner casing string and having a torque locking sleeve that removably couples with the inner casing string. Also included in the expandable liner hanger system is an expansion cone slidable along the inner string tool and having a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the inner casing string so that when the cone is urged into the inner casing string, the larger diameter cone deforms the inner casing string radially outward into engagement with the outer casing string. The system also includes a downhole hydraulic force intensifier. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SEALING OF WELL TUBULARS - A well isolation includes a radially expandable sealing element that engages an interior wall of the wellbore tubular and a radially expandable expansion cone in telescopic relationship with the sealing element. The expansion cone expands the sealing element and a swage telescopically engages and expands the expansion cone. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054049 | EXPANDABLE PACKER - Methods and apparatus include tubing expanded to create a seal in an annulus surrounding the tubing. The tubing includes a sealing material selected to cause forming of undulations in a diameter of the tubing upon expansion of the tubing. Various factors of the sealing material such as deviations in its thickness influence sealing performance of the tubing with the sealing material. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054050 | Gas Fracture Injection to Overcome Retrograde Condensation in Gas Wells - Disclosed is a well configuration and method of forming the configuration and producing hydrocarbons from the configuration. In one embodiment, multiple fractures are formed from a wellbore in a subterranean hydrocarbon gas formation. One fracture is filled with material to create a flow barrier that modifies the flow pattern of at least one fluid within the subterranean hydrocarbon formation. Also disclosed is the process of injecting a Dew Point altering gas into the formation on one side of the barrier and producing a mixture of formation gas and injected gas from the fractures on the other side of the barrier. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054051 | TILLAGE IMPLEMENT WITH RAISABLE SOIL-LEVELING CYLINDERS - A tillage implement with raisable soil-leveling reels includes a main frame, which can include a center section and wing sections hingedly connected to the center section. The wing sections are adapted for being hydraulically rotated and raised from generally horizontal field positions to transport/storage positions. Gangs of earth-working tools, such as coulter discs or tines, are mounted on the wing sections. The soil-leveling reels are mounted on trailing arm assemblies, which are adapted for raising and lowering the reels between raised, transport/storage positions and lowered, field-engaging positions. Hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units are connected to compression springs and adapted for raising and lowering the arm assemblies and the reels. The compression springs absorb and dampen jolts and impacts from field irregularities and transport motion-induced forces, thus protecting the piston-and-cylinder units. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054052 | Support Apparatus For Securing A Wing Plow - A support apparatus for securing a wing plow relative to a vehicle having a front and a rear includes a mounting member rigidly secured with respect to the vehicle. A first trailing link is pivotally secured to the mounting member. A second trailing link pivotally is secured to the mounting member. A support arm for supporting the wing plow is pivotally secured to at least one of the first trailing link and the second trailing link. During operation of the wing plow, the first and second trailing links trail away from the mounting member in a direction substantially parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054053 | TOOL DRIVING DEVICE, TOOL DRIVING METHOD, AND TOOL FEEDING MECHANISM FOR TOOL DRIVING DEVICE - A tool feeding mechanism for a tool driving device includes a cylinder mechanism, a positioning mechanism, and a holding mechanism. The cylinder mechanism moves a tool rotation driving device to hold and rotate a tool, in a tool axis direction on an exterior of a cylinder tube using power of a piston. The positioning mechanism is connected to the cylinder tube side of the cylinder mechanism either directly or indirectly in order to position the cylinder mechanism relative to a workpiece. The holding mechanism holds the tool rotation driving device such that the power of the piston in the cylinder mechanism is transmitted to the tool rotation driving device. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054054 | BATTERY OPERATED TOOL - Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for battery operated tools, such as chainsaws, are provided. In accordance with embodiments herein, a chainsaw may include various components, such as a control board having a controller, a battery terminal block, a motor, a brake switch, a trigger switch, and/or other components. In various embodiments, components of the battery operated tool are provided that improve the capabilities and/or operation of the tool. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054055 | POWER TOOL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION - An apparatus is disclosed including a motor housing structured to receive at least a portion of an electric motor, a tool housing including a first half and a second half, wherein the tool housing defines an end taper, a tool attachment in mechanical communication with the electric motor, and a retention member including an inner taper structured to interface with the end taper of the tool housing to resist relative motion between the tool housing and the motor housing. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054056 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL - A handheld power tool has a switchable gear component actuatable by a selector switch. The gear component moves from a first operating position into a second operating position. The selector switch has a first switching position associated with the first operating position and a second switching position associated with the second operating position, and movable so that intermediate positions are assumed. A traveling coupling between the selector switch and the gear component has a spring exerting force onto the gear component in the first direction. A locking bolt is coupled to the selector switch in a positively driven manner. In the intermediate positions, the locking bolt is moved into a blocking bolt position blocking movement of the gear component out of the first operating position into the second operating position. When the selector switch is in the second switching position, the locking bolt is in a releasing bolt position. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054057 | ROTARY HAMMER - A rotary hammer is adapted to impart axial impacts to a tool bit. The rotary hammer includes a motor, a spindle coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor, and a piston at least partially received within the spindle for reciprocation therein. A crank hub is coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor. The crank hub defines a rotational axis and includes a socket offset from the rotational axis. A pin includes a first portion at least partially received within the socket and a second portion fixed to the piston. The first portion of the pin is both pivotable within the socket and axially displaceable relative to the socket in response to rotation of the crank hub for reciprocating the piston between a forward-most position within the spindle and a rearward-most position within the spindle. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054058 | HANDHELD DEVICE ENCLOSURE - This is directed to an electronic device enclosure. The enclosure includes an outer periphery member forming an outer surface of a device, and to which an internal platform is connected. Electronic device components can be assembled to one or both surfaces of the internal platform. The enclosure can include front and back cover assemblies assembled to the opposite surfaces of the outer periphery member to retain electronic device components. One or both of the cover assemblies can include a window through which display circuitry can provide content to a user of the device. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054059 | ACTIVE COVER PLATES - In one example, an active cover plate includes a faceplate, a load and a spring clip adjustable in at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction with respect to the faceplate to electrically interface with a receptacle body and extract electrical power from the receptacle body to energize the load. A method for installing an active cover plate on an electrical receptacle is also provided. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054060 | MODIFIED ELECTRICAL DEVICES - In one example, a modified electrical device includes a body and at least one connector on the body to make power and control connections with an active cover plate. A system includes an active cover plate comprising low voltage circuitry and a first interface and a modified electrical device. The modified electrical device includes high voltage circuitry and a second interface to connect to the first interface to supply low voltage to the active cover plate. A method for controlling a flow of power through a modified electrical device is also provided. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054061 | MULTI-DRIVE COMMON CONTROL BUS CONNECTOR SYSTEM - An electrical bus assembly includes a frame and a plurality of bus bar carriers connected to the frame. The bus bars are supported by the bus bar carriers in parallel spaced-apart relation. A first retainer cap is secured to a first one of the plurality of bus bar carriers located adjacent a first end of the frame. A second retainer cap is secured to a second one of the plurality of bus bar carriers located adjacent a second end of the frame. The first and second retainer caps limit axial movement of the bus bars relative to the plurality of carriers sufficiently to prevent escape of the bus bars from the carriers. A bus bar connector is also disclosed for supplying power to or from the bus bars. An electrical bus system includes a first and second bus bar assemblies and a jumper connector assembly. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054062 | INSULATING VARNISH AND INSULATED ELECTRICAL WIRE USING SAME - An insulating varnish forms an insulating coating film having a shape that corresponds to the shape of an opening of a die, having a uniform thickness. The insulating varnish is applied onto a surface of a conductor, subsequently passes through a die to remove the excess applied insulating varnish, and is then dried or baked to form an insulating coating film on the surface of the conductor. The insulating varnish has a viscosity of 10 Pa·s or more measured by a B-type viscometer at 30° C. The insulating varnish preferably contains no filler, and is preferably a polyimide precursor solution. Since the insulating varnish has a high viscosity, baking and solidification can be performed while maintaining a shape formed when the insulating varnish passes through a die. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054063 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE INSULATOR USING A RESIN WITH HIGH THERMAL PERFORMANCE - The method of fabricating a very high, high, or medium voltage composite insulator ( | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054064 | GROMMET ASSEMBLY - A grommet assembly that has a retainer and a grommet that is coupled to the retainer. The retainer includes first and second body portions that are connected via a hinge that permits the first and second body portions to be spread apart into an open condition to receive a wire harness. The retainer also includes a latch that permits the first and second body portions to be held in a closed position. The grommet is coupled to the retainer and is configured to form a seal about the retainer. The grommet can have seal members that sealingly engage one another when the retainer is latched in the closed position. Additionally or alternatively, the retainer can have a channel that is configured to support a wire harness and the grommet can have a resilient tubular portion that can be stretched over the channel and the wire harness. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054065 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TRACE MANUFACTURING FOR ELECTRO-CHEMICAL SENSORS - A method for manufacturing electrical circuit traces for use in electro-chemical sensors is disclosed, as well as electro-chemical sensors made from that method. The method includes providing a web, with a substrate and a thin, electrically conductive portion on the substrate. The web is positioned with a mask between it and a source of high frequency, non-laser photonic energy. The method discloses emitting at least one sub-millisecond burst of high frequency, non-laser photonic energy from said source toward the web with the mask therebetween. The photonic energy is substantially blocked by a photo-opaque portion of the mask. A portion of said non-laser photonic energy transmits with sufficient energy to ablate the portions of the electrically conductive portion exposed to the photonic energy, leaving the circuit traces on the web in the form of a repeating array of traces adapted for use in electro-chemical sensors. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054066 | CIRCUIT LAYOUT METHOD AND ASSOCIATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit layout method for a printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. The method includes forming a pair of signal traces on the PCB, and disposing a ground trace between the pair of signal traces. The pair of signal traces and the ground trace are located at a same layer of the PCB, and the ground trace renders the pair of transmission traces to have predetermined impedance. An associated PCB is also provided. The PCB includes a circuit layer, and a ground layer for grounding. The circuit layer includes a pair of signal traces, and a ground grace disposed between the pair of signal traces. The circuit layer is different from the ground layer. Based on the circuit layout method and the associated PCB, an electronic apparatus not only complies with mobile high-definition link (MHL) requirements regarding impedance between signal traces but also offers reduced costs. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054067 | PRESSURE RECONFIGURED ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES - A reconfigurable electromagnetic device includes a first and second planar layer having facing surfaces. One of the surfaces includes one or more micro-trenches. The area between the two surfaces is filled with an electro-fluid, such as a liquid metal and a second immiscible fluid, such as an inert gas. When pressure is applied, forcing the two surfaces together, Laplace pressure causes the electro-fluid to flow into the trench as the inert fluid is evacuated from the area between the two surfaces, forming an electromagnetic device. The shape of the trenches defines the reconfigurable device, such as circuitry, switch, antenna or the like. When the inert fluid is reintroduced into the area between the two surfaces, the electro-fluid withdraws from the trench, which is the off position, in which the device does not function. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054068 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes a core substrate including resin and inorganic fiber, a first buildup layer formed on a first surface of the substrate and including resin insulating layers and first conductive layers, and a second buildup layer formed on a second surface of the substrate on the opposite side of the core substrate with respect to the first surface and including resin insulating layers and second conductive layers. The first conductive layers in the first buildup have sum V | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054069 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes a core insulating layer, at least one via formed through the core insulating layer, an inner circuit layer buried in the core insulating layer, and an outer circuit layer on a top surface or a bottom surface of the core insulating layer, wherein the via includes a center part having a first width and a contact part having a second width, the contact part makes contact with a surface of the core insulating layer, and the first width is larger than the second width. The inner circuit layer and the via are simultaneously formed so that the process steps are reduced. Since odd circuit layers are provided, the printed circuit board has a light and slim structure. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054070 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SHEET AND TOUCH PANEL - An electroconductive sheet and a touch panel, wherein the electroconductive sheet has a first electroconductive section and a second electroconductive section; the first electroconductive section has a plurality of first electroconductive patterns arrayed in one direction and to which a plurality of first electrodes, respectively, are connected; the second electroconductive section has a plurality of second electroconductive patterns arrayed in a direction orthogonal to the arrayed direction of the first electroconductive patterns and to which a plurality of second electrodes, respectively, are connected; and the electroconductive sheet has dummy electrodes disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes, and other dummy electrodes disposed in portions corresponding to the second electrodes. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054071 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND TOUCH PANEL HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a flexible printed circuit board and a touch panel having the same. The touch panel includes a transparent substrate, a first electrode, a first wiring that is connected to the first electrode, a second electrode, a second wiring that is connected to the second electrode, and a flexible printed circuit board that includes a body portion, a plurality of pad portions that are formed so as to extend forward from an end of the body portion, and arranged side by side in a lateral direction while interposing a cut-open portion whose front side is open, and an extension portion that is formed so as to extend forward from an end of one of the plurality of pad portions. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054072 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes: a base substrate; an Insulating layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the base substrate; an electrode layer formed on a top surface of the insulating layer; and an insulating film covering a surface of the insulating layer except for a bonding surface between the electrode layer and the insulating layer so as to secure high dielectric breakdown voltage while keeping high thermal conductivity. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054073 | METHOD FOR FORMING SOLDER RESIST AND SUBSTRATE FOR PACKAGE - The present invention relates to a method for forming solder resist and a substrate for a package. The method for forming solder resist including: forming a first solder resist inner region by primarily coating, exposing, and developing a solder resist on a substrate on which an outer PoP pad and an inner chip pad are formed, and removing the solder resist's outer portion on the substrate's outer region and curing the solder resist's inner portion on the substrate's inner region; forming a plugged SR region which does not expose the substrate; changing a surface roughness by performing a desmear process on a surface of the first solder resist inner region in which the plugged SR region is formed; and forming a second solder resist SMD region which covers an edge of the PoP pad, exposing, and developing the solder resist on the substrate after the desmear process is provided. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054074 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A printed circuit board includes a first electrically conductive circuit pattern, a substrate layer, an adhesive sheet, and a second electrically conductive circuit pattern, which are arranged in the above described order. The printed circuit board includes a single layer electrically conductive circuit area. The adhesive sheet defines a first opening spatially corresponding to the single layer electrically conductive circuit area. The adhesive sheet includes a first inner sidewall surrounding the first opening. The second electrically conductive circuit pattern defines a second opening spatially corresponding to the single layer electrically conductive circuit area. The second electrically conductive circuit pattern includes a second inner sidewall surrounding the second opening. The first inner sidewall and the second inner sidewall are not completely coplanar. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054075 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BAORD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A printed circuit board includes a base, a circuit pattern, a solder mask, an activated metal layer, a plurality of metal seed layers, and a plurality of metal bumps. The conductive circuit pattern is formed on the base, to include a plurality of conductive pads. The solder mask is formed on a surface of the conductive circuit pattern and portions of the base are exposed from the circuit pattern. The solder mask includes blind vias corresponding to the pads, and laser-activated catalyst. The activated metal layer is obtained by laser irradiation at the wall of the blind via. The activated metal layer is in contact with the solder mask. The metal seed layer is formed on the activated metal layer and the pads. Each metal bump is formed on the metal seed layer, and each metal bump protrudes from the solder mask. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054076 | CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A conductive component is disclosed in the present invention, which includes an insulating layer and a metal mesh arranged on the insulating layer, the metal mesh defines a plurality of voids arranged in array, the aperture ratio K of the voids of the metal mesh and the optical transmittance T | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054077 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT RESIN, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor device is a resin package structure including a semiconductor element T | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054078 | Lead Frame Base Plate for Light Emitting Device and Manufacturing Method of Light Emitting Device Using the Same - Disclosed is a lead frame base plate for a light emitting device, the base plate including: one or more lead frame areas respectively including a plurality of lead frames repeated in a first direction, the lead frame areas being arranged in parallel to be spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and two or more openings extended in the first direction at both sides of each lead frame area so that the plurality of lead frames may be divided through a single direction sawing process performed in the second direction. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054079 | MULTILAYER FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing a multilayer FPCB includes certain steps. A first printed circuit substrate is provided, the first printed circuit substrate includes a first copper layer and a first protective film, the film defining a first opening. A second printed circuit substrate is provided, this substrate includes a second copper layer and a second protective film. The second protective film defines a second opening. The first printed circuit substrate is laminated together with the second printed circuit substrate by an adhesive sheet. The adhesive sheet defines a third opening in communication with and aligned with the first opening and the second opening. The first copper layer is then etched to form a first outer wiring layer and the third copper layer is also etched to form a second outer wiring layer, thereby obtaining a multilayer FPCB. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054080 | WIRING BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WIRING BOARD - There is provided a wiring board including a stiffener bonded to a circuit board, and a laminate formed by laminating a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of wiring layers on a face of the stiffener opposite to a face bonded to the circuit board. On both faces of the laminate in a laminating direction, terminal connection parts connected to the wiring layers and connected to a terminal part of an electronic component are formed. Further, a component disposition hole, in which the terminal connection parts formed on one of the faces of the laminate are positioned and the electronic component is disposed, and a through hole for connection to the circuit board are formed in the stiffener. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054081 | NOVEL FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT INTEGRATED WITH CONDUCTIVE LAYER - A conductive-layer-integrated flexible printed circuit board includes: (A) an electromagnetic-shielding conductive layer; (B) an insulator film on the electromagnetic-shielding conductive film (A); and (C) a wiring-pattern-equipped film on the insulator film (B), the insulator film (B) containing at least (a) a binder polymer and (b) spherical organic beads. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054082 | IMPLEMENTING PRESS-LOCK EMC GASKET WITH ABSORBER - A method and structures are provided for implementing press-lock electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) gaskets. A gasket includes a plurality of fasteners received through a plurality of corresponding mounting apertures in a perforated support surface for precise placement, and retention without adhesives. The corresponding mounting apertures have a diameter smaller than 1/20th of a wavelength of the highest frequency to be suppressed to remain independent of the shielding required. The gasket defines a cavity receiving compliant foam, and includes an absorber. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054083 | WEATHERPROOF CORNER BOX - An electrical box may include a housing body, enclosing a cavity, which includes an access opening extending across a first plane of the housing body, and which includes a plurality of mounting outlets configured to enable electrical devices to be mounted to the housing body to face a plurality of different directions. The electrical box may further include one or more mounting brackets attached to the housing body and a cover plate shaped to match and cover the access opening of the housing body. The housing body may include a first side wall and second side wall aligned to form an inside corner of the housing body, wherein the inside corner of the housing body is configured to align with an outside corner of a building or a structure, and wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are perpendicular to the first plane. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054084 | CASE FOR HOUSING AND PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A case for housing and protecting an electronic device against moisture damage and contaminants is disclosed. The case comprises a first member having a first plainer section and a first perimetric wall formed thereon, and a second member having a second planer section and a second perimetric wall formed thereon. The first perimetric wall and the second perimetric wall are engaged forming an overlap and a sealing structure for a watertight seal. The sealing structure includes a mated ring and a ridge-to-groove interlock. The case further comprises a plurality interface feature accesses, including an optical access, an audio access, a button, and at least one open access for electrical connection. The case provides a cover with a plug adapted to cover up the open electrical connection access to form a watertight seal. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054085 | Cable Assembly Comprising A Flexible Support Made From A Textile Material - A cable assembly is provided that includes a plurality of conductor strands and a flexible support having a textile material into which the plurality of conductor strands are integrated and secured. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054086 | SHEARABLE DRILL PIPE AND METHOD - The method of shearing drill collars used in the drilling of oil and gas wells, comprising providing an outer sleeve of a first material for carrying structural loads, providing a second material within the outer sleeve which is lower in shear strength and is greater in unit weight than the first material, and providing a hole in the second material for the circulation of fluids. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054087 | Drill With Remotely Controlled Operating Modes and System and Method for Providing the Same - The present invention relates to a drilling system with a multi-function drill head used in, among other applications, oil and gas drilling. The system is used to enhance the effective permeability of an oil and/or gas reservoir by drilling or cutting new structures into the reservoir. The system is capable of cutting straight bores, radius bores, or side panels, by water jets alone or in combination with lasers. In various embodiments, a device for remotely controlling the mode of the system by variations in the pressure of a drilling fluid is also provided, allowing an operator to switch between various modes (straight drilling, radius bore drilling, panel cutting, etc.) without withdrawing the drill string from underground. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054088 | STEERING HEAD - A steering head for use with a casing, the steering head having a generally cylindrical body with a first body end with a lead edge, a second body end with a rear edge, and a body surface extending from the lead edge to the rear edge, an outer tube with an internal side generally facing the body surface, the outer tube extending from the first body end to the second body end, and a steering flap disposed on an external side of the outer tube having a first flap face facing radially inwardly and a second flap face facing radially outwardly. A biased hinge is secured to both the outer tube and the steering flap, the biased hinge being operative to retract the steering flap into a retracted position from an extending position. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054089 | Auxiliary Arm for Drilling Equipment - An auxiliary arm for drilling equipment ( | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054090 | MECHANICAL FORCE GENERATOR FOR A DOWNHOLE EXCITATION APPARATUS - An excitation apparatus suitable for use downhole having interengaged masses at least in part confined or guided so as to be movable as an interengaged assembly on an axis, one mass (“rotatable mass”) being rotatable relative to the other mass about the axis to cyclically vary the axial length of the assembly of the interengaged masses, a rotary drive, and an interposed spring (of any kind) between the rotary drive and the rotatable mass able to transmit torque from the rotary drive to the rotatable mass yet vary in its extent responsive to the interengaged masses. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054091 | COATINGS FOR FLUID ENERGY DEVICE COMPONENTS - A coated component for use in a fluid energy device includes a coating system with multiple layers of coating material, including a soft material such as a polymer coated over a hard material such as a metal. The fluid energy device can be a fluid motor or fluid pump, and the coated component can be a rotor or a stator. The hard and soft materials may be interlocked with each other and/or with an interposed porous layer. The presence of the soft material can reduce or eliminate the need for meticulous polishing operations typically required with as-applied hard materials while improving the longevity of mating fluid energy device components. The mating components are exposed only to the soft material in the initial stages of operation, after which the soft material wears away to gradually expose the mating components to the hard material in a less abrasive manner. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054092 | Rotary jet bit for jet drilling and cleaning - A jet bit ensures precise drilling of holes through the earth's surface, such as drainholes around a well. The jet bit has front rotating orifices and jets to drill a hole in a medium larger than the diameter of the bit. The orifices directed to the rear provide thrust to propel the bit forward by enlarging the drainhole. A stationary shroud extends beyond the front orifices to maintain the front jets rotation. The jet bit may include turbine to control rotation rate and torque on front jets containing rotating shafts. A jet bit can be small enough to turn in a radius of four (4) inches from a vertical wellbore to create a horizontal drainhole. Various mechanical cutters can be mounted on the front of the jet bit to enable cutting with both jets and mechanical cutters. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054093 | Latch Body Components Having Multiple Functions, And Drilling Head Assembly Incorporating Same - A latch body for use in a drilling head assembly including a fluid control subassembly, a check valve element, and/or a hollow spindle. A distal end portion of the latch body includes a port section that defines a chamber for receiving the check valve element and promoting movement of the check valve element between a blocking position and an open position. The hollow spindle of the fluid control subassembly is operatively coupled to the chamber of the port section and supports the check valve element in the blocking position. A proximal end portion of the latch body supports the fluid control subassembly of the drilling head assembly in an operative position. The latch body includes male protrusions extending inwardly toward and spaced from a longitudinal axis of the latch body. A plurality of channels extend radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the latch body, spanning between adjacent male protrusions. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054094 | ROLLING CUTTER WITH CLOSE LOOP RETAINING RING - A cutting element is disclosed that includes a sleeve, a rotatable cutting element, and at least one retaining ring. The sleeve has a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter, wherein the second inner diameter is larger than the first inner diameter and located at a lower axial position than the first inner diameter. The rotatable cutting element has an axis of rotation extending therethrough, a cutting face, a body extending axially downward from the cutting face, wherein the body has a shaft that is disposed within the sleeve, and a circumferential groove formed around an outer surface of the shaft. The at least one retaining ring is disposed in the circumferential groove and extends at least around the entire circumference of the shaft, wherein the at least one retaining ring protrudes from the circumferential groove, thereby retaining the rotatable cutting element within the sleeve. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054095 | HIGHLY WEAR RESISTANT DIAMOND INSERT WITH IMPROVED TRANSITION STRUCTURE - An insert for a drill bit may include a metallic carbide body; an outer layer of polycrystalline diamond material on the outermost end of the insert, the polycrystalline diamond material comprising a plurality of interconnected first diamond grains and a first binder material in interstitial regions between the interconnected first diamond grains; and at least one transition layer between the metallic carbide body and the outer layer, the at least one transition layer comprising a composite of second diamond grains, first metal carbide particles, and a second binder material, wherein the first metal carbide particles form a matrix in which the second diamond grains are dispersed, wherein the first metal carbide particles are present in the at least one transition layer in an amount ranging from about 15 to 50 volume percent. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054096 | APPARATUS CAPABLE OF MEASURING LOAD AND LOAD MOVEMENT - There is herein described apparatus capable of measuring load and load movement. More particularly, there is described apparatus capable of measuring both load and load movement using at least one sensor located between an upper and lower floor structure. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054097 | Drill Rig Moving System - The present invention discloses a drill rig relocation system. Lift frames are provided at opposite ends of a base box of a drill rig substructure. A lift cylinder and bearing mat assembly are rotatably connected beneath the lift frame. The bearing mat assemblies may be rotated to the desired direction for moving the drill rig. The lift cylinders are then expanded, placing the bearing mat assemblies onto the ground and lifting the base boxes and drill rig off the ground. The drill rig is supported on linear sleeve bearings slideably mounted in the bearing mat assemblies. Translation cylinders on the bearing mats expanded to move the rig by translating the linear sleeve bearings along the shafts. After the lift cylinder expands to place the bearing mat on the ground, the translation cylinders are retracted, providing the linear bearing with the full length of the shaft for the next movement. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054098 | All in One Towing Solution - An all in one towing solution provides its own drive train. The drive train of the trailer is matched to an ECU and engine of a lead vehicle which communicate to ensure that the drive axle of both the lead vehicle and the trailer rotate at the same speed. The trailer is connected to a lead vehicle by an attachment system, which utilizes trailer tongues and a latching mechanism such as ball hitches. The main body of the trailer is built from a hollow base and a plurality of bulkheads, which form storage compartments for the present invention. The main body additional provides tow points for towing a larger or heavier cargo that may require specialized connections, such as a fifth wheel coupling. The present invention allows common family sedans and other commuter vehicles to tow loads that would otherwise require vehicles with sufficient power and suspension. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054099 | MOVING DEVICE AND MOVING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A moving device and a moving control method thereof are provided. The moving control method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field are sensed by a moving device within a moving region. A first magnetic stripe generating the first magnetic field is arranged along an outer border of the moving region, and a second magnetic stripe generating the second magnetic field is arranged along an inner border of the moving region. Then, a motion mode is determined and a corresponding motion is performed by the moving device according to an order in which the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field are sensed. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054100 | ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A vehicle drive system comprising three motor/generators, an engine and an electrical energy storage device. The system is arranged so that two axles can be driven at the same time. Each axle can be driven using power generated by the engine or provided by the electrical energy storage device. The system can also be configured to drive one of axles using mechanical power from the engine. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054101 | MUFFLER ASSEMBLY WITH SIPHON TUBE - A muffler assembly for a vehicle includes a housing at least partially defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet. The muffler assembly includes an outlet pipe that has an inlet end open to the internal cavity and an outlet end open at the outlet of the housing. A siphon tube is in the internal cavity and has an inlet opening adjacent an inner surface of the housing and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the outlet pipe between the inlet end and the outlet end of the outlet pipe. The siphon tube is configured to remove condensate from the internal cavity when a predetermined pressure differential is established between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054102 | CAGE FOR A ROLLING BEARING, NOTABLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEARING - The rolling bearing cage is intended to provide the circumferential spacing of a row of rolling elements and comprises first pockets | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054103 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE USING SAME - Provided are a motor control device ( | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054104 | SPEAKER DIAPHRAGM AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A speaker diaphragm structure includes a speaker diaphragm and a coating formed on the speaker diaphragm and is composed of at least one dense layer and relatively porous layer alternately arranged with respect to the at least one dense layer. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054105 | DEVICE FOR DAMPING OF SOUNDS AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - Device for damping sounds which comprises a casing ( | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054106 | MUFFLER INSERT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A first aspect of the present application relates to a method for producing sound-damping, sound-absorbing and/or insulating molded material. More specifically, the method according to the invention relates to a method for producing said molded materials, wherein the fibrous material is wound around at least two carriers and subsequently the wound blank thus obtained remains on the carriers so as to be permanently solidified in order to obtain the molded material according to the invention. A further aspect of the present application concerns the molded material thus obtained, in particular in the form of molded mats or molded objects. Said molded material can be used, in particular, in mufflers. Finally, the following application concerns a device for producing said molded materials from fibrous material. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054107 | ACOUSTICAL DOOR STRUCTURE - A door structure is provided having two outer dampening layers, each outer dampening layer having a base surface and a damping surface, and an inner compartmentalized layer adjacent to the damping surfaces of the two outer dampening layers, the inner compartmentalized layer includes at least two compartments, wherein the damping surfaces of the two outer dampening layers are substantially unconstrained relative to the inner compartmentalized layer such that the damping surfaces are deformable. | 2014-02-27 |
| 20140054108 | Sheet-Like Finishing Element - A panel-like/sheet-like finishing element ( | 2014-02-27 |
