10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090056889 | Detoxifying and Recylcing of Washing Solution Used In Pretreatment Of Lignocellulose-Containing Materials - The invention relates to a process of detoxifying pretreated lignocellulose-containing material comprising washing the pretreated lignocellulose-containing material in a washing solution and treating the used washing solution to remove an enzyme inhibitor and/or an inhibitor of a fermenting organism before recycling the used washing solution. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056890 | Digester wash extraction by individual screen flow control - A continuous digester comprises a wash zone having a plurality of individual wash screens disposed about an inner wall of the digester for the withdrawal of co-current downflow liquor from the wash zone. A conduit is connected in fluid communication between each of the wash screens and a collector for co-current downflow liquor withdrawn from the wash zone of the digester. A valve is interposed along the length of the conduit leading from each of the wash screens. The valve is operable between open and closed positions in response to a signal received from a temperature sensor associated with the conduit leading from each of the wash screens. The signal represent changes in temperature of a corresponding co-current down flow liquor through a corresponding conduit wherein a corresponding valve permits adjustment of a corresponding flow rate of liquor through said corresponding conduit to a flow rate that is substantially equal to each of the other flow rates of co-current downflow liquor through each of the other conduits. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056891 | Array of paper towel products - Paper towel products, for example paper towel products, and arrays thereof associated with non-textual indicia, such as patterns, that are psychologically matched to intensive properties of the paper towel products; processes for making such an array of paper towel products, and marketing articles associated with displaying or advertising an array of paper towel products are provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056892 | Multiple Ply Paper Product with Improved Ply Attachment and Environmental Sustainability - The present disclosure is generally directed to a multiple ply tissue product that includes a first ply and a second ply. The first ply includes a first outwardly facing layer having hardwood fibers, a second layer having softwood fibers, and a third layer having at least about 10 percent by weight post-consumer recycled fiber, wherein the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056893 | CREPING AID COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PAPER PRODUCTS USING THAT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a creping aid composition comprising a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water soluble anionic film forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehicle system is less than about −200 μeq/g solid and the pH of the creping aid composition is greater than the pH of the vehicle system. The present invention also relates to methods of producing paper products comprising the steps of a) providing a fibrous structure having a first surface and a second surface; b) providing a drying surface; c) applying a creping aid composition whereby the creping aid composition contacts one of the drying surface or the fibrous structure, said creping aid composition comprising i) a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and ii) a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water-soluble anionic film-forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehicle system is less than about −200 μeq/g solid and the pH of the creping aid composition is greater than the pH of the vehicle system; d) applying the fibrous structure to the drying surface such that the fibrous structure, the creping aid composition and the drying surface are all in contact; e) removing the fibrous structure from the drying surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056894 | Tissue machine parent roll with a Z-direction intensive property profile - The intrinsic tissue sheet properties of tissue sheets wound into a parent roll during manufacturing can be purposely varied in order to provide a z-directional gradient within the parent roll. For example, the moisture content of the tissue sheet can be made lower in the core region of the parent roll and greater in the outer region of the parent roll. Such gradients can ultimately provide more uniformity of the intrinsic property within the final tissue product. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056895 | Method and a Device for Feeding Pulp from a Dewatering Unit - A device for feeding cellulose-containing pulp from a dewatering unit, the dewatered pulp being discharged via an outlet included in the dewatering unit to a reception means positioned below the outlet, whereupon the pulp is transported to a stand pipe via an inlet included in the stand pipe, in which stand pipe the pulp falls freely under the influence of gravity, the reception means being positioned at a higher level than the inlet of the stand pipe. At least one feeding down surface is arranged which extends from the reception means to the inlet of the stand pipe, and the transport of the pulp between the reception means and the inlet of the stand pipe is effected by feeding the pulp downwards along this feeding down surface under the influence of gravity, the pulp being diluted during the feeding of the pulp downwards. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056896 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE STARTING FROM AT LEAST ONE DISPERSING AGENT COMPRISING A COMPOUND CARRYING FLUORIDE IONS - The object of the invention is the use as a dispersing agent, with a view to dispersing mineral matter containing precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) in water, of a combination:
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20090056897 | ENHANCED METHOD FOR MONITORING THE DEPOSITION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method for monitoring the deposition of one or more organic materials dispersed in an aqueous medium in a papermaking process comprising: measuring the rate of deposition of the organic materials from the aqueous medium on-to a quartz crystal microbalance having a top side contacting with the aqueous medium coated with a layer containing a non-swelling epoxy resin or a silicon containing polymer, and a second, bottom side isolated from the aqueous medium is disclosed. Additionally, a method for measuring the effectiveness of an inhibitor that decreases the deposition of the organic materials in a papermaking process is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056898 | Highly acoustical, wet-formed substrate - This invention is an acoustic fiber-based substrate composed primarily of insulation-type spun fibers or blends of such fibers and wheel spun fibers. The fibers are bound with a water-dispersible latex binder, or an agri-binder such as starch in conjunction with cellulose fiber. The insulation-type spun fibers can be first quality virgin, post-industrial waste-stream or post-consumer waste stream fiber. The substrate is wet-formed from a very dilute aqueous dispersion of ingredients onto a mesh forming screen, as on a Fourdrinier paper machine. By virtue of the insulation-type spun fiber dimensions, morphology and orientation: very low density wet-mats can be formed from a sufficiently dilute suspension. With respect to other wet-formed substrates, the invention is much lower in density and more highly porous, and, thus, the substrate is highly absorbing, exhibiting noise reduction coefficients, NRC values of about 0.80 or greater. Such NRC values have only been achieved with dry-formed, or air-laid processes in which the fiber are bound with formaldehyde emitting reactive resins. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056899 | BELT FOR A MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WEB MATERIAL, SPECIFICALLY PAPER OR CARDBOARD - The invention relates to a belt for a machine for the production of web material, especially paper or cardboard, including a carrying structure and a pattern of wear-resistant material on at least one side of the carrying structure. The invention further relates to a machine for the production of a fibrous web in which the inventive belt is utilized. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056900 | Process for producing papermaker's and industrial fabrics - The invention discloses herein the use of short wavelength infrared energy to selectively control the locations where thermal fusing or bonding takes place or does not take place in an industrial fabric. Also, the method involves forming a mushroom cap on the tail of a fiber/yarn or monofilament and also creating a surface pattern formation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056901 | CONDENSATION DRYER FABRIC - Apparatus includes a multi-layer dewatering fabric and a dynamic condensation drying apparatus having a hot surface. The multi-layer dewatering fabric is arranged to sandwich a paper web onto the hot surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056902 | Method of forming a cast metal article - An unfired ceramic base core having a first coefficient of thermal expansion is provided. A core element having a second coefficient of thermal expansion is positioned in an opening formed in the unfired ceramic base core. The opening in the unfired ceramic base core is filled with a filler material having a third coefficient of thermal expansion. The third coefficient of thermal expansion is greater than the first coefficient of thermal expansion and less than the second coefficient of thermal expansion. The ceramic base core is fired without cracking the base core and without cracking the filler material. The ceramic base core contains silica and zircon and has a silica content of 70% or less and a zircon content of 30% or more. The core element may be formed of a ceramic material or a refractory metal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056903 | METHOD OF MAKING A DIE CAST PART USING A MOLD RELEASE AGENT - A die cast mold release lubricant comprises a silicone compound. A method of application of the lubricant to a die cast mold as a release agent is disclosed where a die casting machine has a mold with mold halves forming a mold cavity when the mold halves abut against one another, a shot sleeve and a plunger which pushes molten material through the shot sleeve and into the mold cavity. The mold release agent is placed into the shot sleeve remote from the mold cavity, molten material is introduced into the shot sleeve, and the molten material and the mold release agent are forced into the mold cavity by movement of the plunger into the shot sleeve. The silicone compound preferably has a melting point of about 90-220° F., and a molecular weight of about 5500-50,000. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056904 | Sequential casting of metals having the same or similar co-efficients of contraction - A method and apparatus is disclosed for casting metals in a DC mold to form an ingot or product having at least two layers formed by sequential solidification. The apparatus has at least one cooled divider wall at the entry end portion of the mold to divide the entry end portion into at least two feed chambers. Metal is fed to the chambers to form an inner layer and at least one outer layer. The divider wall has a metal-contacting surface for contacting the metal for the at least one outer layer, the surface being arranged at an angle sloping away from the metal for the outer layer in a downward direction. The angle is larger at the center of the divider wall compared to the angle adjacent to each longitudinal end thereof. The apparatus is suitable for co-casting metals having similar coefficients of contraction to minimize problems of adhesion between the layers of a resulting ingot or rolled products produced therefrom. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056905 | Device and method for the casting of strips from a metal melt, in particular a steel melt - A device and a method for casting of strips from a metal melt includes the use of two casting rollers, which delimit between them a casting gap at their longitudinal sides, and two side plates, which, arranged opposite one another, are held in contact at face sides of the casting rollers, allocated to narrow sides in each case of the casting gap. With the device and method, metallic strips can be reliably produced which have high dimensional stability even in the area of their strip edges, in that the risk of a gathering of solidified melt at the side plates in casting operation is reduced to a minimum. This is achieved by providing at least one heating device for the heating of the casting rollers in at least those sections of their face sides at which the side plate, allocated to the face side in each case, is in contact. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056906 | Process and Related Plant for Manufacturing Steel Long Products Without Interruption - A process for manufacturing steel long products provides for starting from a continuous casting step with liquid core reduction, followed by induction heating without interruption until the end of a rolling step in a plurality of stands. The blooms or billets subjected to such a process have initial thickness in the range between 120 and 400 mm and a high “mass flow” passing in the time unit at the outlet from the continuous casting, as well as an average temperature in the cross-section which is higher than the surface temperature, being in the core or inner middle region higher by 100° C. than on the surface, that is of about 1200° C. A plant for carrying out such a process is also described. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056907 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNESIUM ALLOY MATERIAL - In manufacturing a magnesium alloy, continuous casting is performed using a movable mold. A magnesium alloy to be processed by presswork, forging, and the like can be efficiently provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056908 | Regenerative heat exchanger - The invention relates to a regenerative heat exchanger for the heat exchange of gaseous media with a substantially cylindrical heat storage body. The invention further relates to a radial seal for use in a regenerative heat exchanger and a method for separating gaseous media in a regenerative heat exchanger. The heat storage body of the regenerative heat exchanger comprises a plurality of radially extending sector walls which subdivide the heat storage body into sectors. At least two heat storage chambers which are arranged behind one another in the radial direction are provided within a sector, which heat storage chambers are arranged for the through-flow of gaseous media. Radial seals are further arranged on the face side of the heat storage body for separating the gas streams, which seals form cover surfaces for the heat storage chambers and cover the heat storage chambers in an alternating manner during the operation of the regenerative heat exchanger, with the radial seals and the heat storage body being twistable relative to each other. In order to prevent the occurrence of oscillations which are caused by the pressure differences prevailing in the heat storage body between the individual gas areas, the radial seals are arranged in such a way that of the heat storage chambers of a sector which are arranged behind one another they cover at most partly the opening of at least one heat storage chamber in any rotational position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056909 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING AN INTERNAL BYPASS - The present invention provides an exhaust recirculation cooler for transferring heat between engine exhaust and a coolant. The cooler can include a housing having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, a heat transfer region extending through the housing and including a plurality of tubes positioned along a flow path for the coolant, and an internal bypass extending through the housing between the first end and the second end adjacent to the heat transfer region. Together, at least one of the plurality of tubes and the internal bypass provide an exhaust flow path through the cooler. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056910 | Fluid cooled cabinet for electronic equipment - An electronic equipment cabinet is provided, which includes an enclosure defining an interior space. A support is disposed with the interior space and is configured to receive electronic equipment. The bottom portion defines a base plenum configured for at least one heat exchanger, which is in fluid communication with a low temperature fluid supply and a high temperature fluid return. A closed loop gas flow distribution pathway includes a first plenum communicating with the base plenum and configured to direct a low temperature gas to the support, and a second plenum configured to receive a high temperature gas flow from the support and direct the high temperature gas flow to the base plenum. A temperature sensor is disposed with the enclosure to sense the temperature of the high temperature gas flow within the enclosure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056911 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a circuit board that is mounted with a first heat generating component and a second heat generating component that generate heat; and a circulation-type heat pipe that circulates a coolant, the heat pipe including: a first heat reception part that receives heat from the first heat generating component, the first heat reception part being provided with a wick for evaporating the coolant to serve as an evaporation part; a second heat reception part that receives heat from the second heat generating component and circulates the coolant to the first heat reception part; and a condensation part that condenses the coolant circulated from the first heat reception part, the condensation part being provided between the first heat reception part and the second heat reception part. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056912 | THERMAL DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGE - A thermal device for heat exchange between a substance in solid state and a substance in liquid state comprising a housing formed by two heat conducting plates disposed in parallel wherein wire-made grid-like 3-dimensional bracing is disposed between said plates and adapted to provide turbulent flow of said substance in liquid state; wires of said bracing are mechanically connected together and to said plates. A thermal device for heat exchange between a substance in solid state and a substance in gaseous state. A heat pipe container having a working fluid enclosed therein, said container formed by two heat conducting plates disposed in parallel against each other and sealed along their perimeter; said container having a capillary microchannel system for reversible fluid-gas circulation, wherein said capillary microchannel system is formed by wire-made grid-like 3-dimensional bracing disposed between said plates; wires of said bracing are mechanically connected together and to said plates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056913 | Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising at least one pipe ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056914 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A temperature control system for a frame ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056915 | ELECTRICALLY INSULATED HEAT SINK WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY - This invention relates to an electrically insulated heat sink with high thermal conductivity, which is made of ceramic material and is integrally formed with a plurality of post-shaped heat dissipating bodies on the upper end surface. A plurality of heat pipes charged with working liquid medium therein are disposed within the interior of the heat sink. According to this structure, the heat sink has good insulation, heat absorption and heat dissipation effects. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056916 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The present disclosure provides a heat exchanger for removing heat energy from a heat generator, comprising at least one conduit for a working fluid, which is arranged in an upright position of at least 45°, each conduit having an exterior wall and at least one interior wall for forming at least one evaporator channel and at least one condenser channel within the conduit. Furthermore, the heat exchanger comprises a first heat transfer element for transferring heat into the evaporator channel and a second heat transfer element for transferring heat out of the condenser channel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056917 | NANOSTRUCTURED MICRO HEAT PIPES - A heat pipe comprising a chamber; a wick in the chamber, and a heat sink, which is adjacent to a first portion of the wick. A heat source adjacent to a second portion of the wick, wherein the wick is configured such that a gas condenses at the first portion of the wick and a liquid evaporates at the second portion of the wick. The fluid moves from the first portion of the wick to the second portion of the wick, and wherein the wick comprises nanostructures having a differentially-spaced apart gradient along the length of the wick so as to promote capillary fluid flow therealong. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056918 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING A BACK PLATE UNIT - A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from an electronic component ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056919 | Heat exchanger - Disclosed herein is a heat exchange apparatus, which comprises a hollow blade member having a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet and a first fluid passageway for a first fluid that extends between the inlet and the outlet. The blade member is sized and shaped to be located in a second fluid passageway for a second fluid. The blade member is configured to enhance thermal energy transfer between the fluids as they flow along their respective passageways. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056920 | Cooling Apparatus and Electronic Device Comprising Same - A cooling apparatus comprises cover | 2009-03-05 |
20090056921 | HEAT EXCHANGER - An evaporator | 2009-03-05 |
20090056922 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Specified is a heat exchanger for an exchange of heat between a first fluid, in particular charge air or an exhaust gas, and a second fluid, in particular a coolant, having a block for the separate and heat-exchanging guidance of the first and second fluids, which block has a number of flow ducts which can be traversed by the first fluid and a housing which holds the flow ducts and which can be traversed by the second fluid, at least one casing cover which is flow-connected to the flow ducts, a base which is fixed to the casing cover and which is provided with one or with a plurality of passage openings for the flow ducts, wherein the base is composed of at least one first base part and a second base part. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056923 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A combustion system includes: a furnace housing; a heat exchanger including a heat exchanger housing and a tube-bundled structure that has a plurality of exhaust tubes, upper and lower plates, and an end cap, top ends of the exhaust tubes being fixed to the upper plate, bottom ends of the exhaust tubes being fixed to the lower plate, the upper plate being fixed to a top end of the heat exchanger housing, the exhaust tubes being thermally expandable in a downward direction; and a manifold interconnecting a gas outlet of the furnace housing and a gas inlet of the heat exchanger housing. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056924 | CERAMICS HEAT EXCHANGER - A ceramic heat exchanger includes a heat exchange section that heat-exchanges between two fluids A and B flowing opposite directions to each other. The heat exchange section includes ceramic blocks stacked one on top of another with a seal therebetween. The ceramic blocks have a plurality of parallel lines of flow channels, each line defined by the flow channels through which the same fluid flows, any two adjacent lines being defined by the flow channels through which the different fluids A and B flow respectively. Both ends in the stacking direction of the stack are bound to join and integrate the ceramic blocks with tightening means including end plates and a tie rod. A thermal expansion absorber is disposed on an external surface of the end plates for absorbing thermal expansion in the axial direction of the tie rod. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056925 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - A heat dissipation module for being assembled to a circuit board with a first heat-generating element and a second heat-generating element is provided. A heat generation rate of the first heat-generating element is higher than that of the second heat-generating element. The heat dissipation module includes a heat-transferring connection element, a cooling device, a first heat-transferring plate and a second heat-transferring plate. The heat-transferring connection element has a first part and a second part. The cooling device connects to the first part. The first heat-transferring plate is connected between the first heat-generating element and the second part. The second heat-transferring plate has a third part and a fourth part. The second part is connected between the first heat-transferring plate and the third part. The fourth part is connected to the second heat-generating element. The thermal conductivity of the first heat-transferring plate is higher than that of the second heat-transferring plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056926 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger includes a plate member having several continuously folded plates defining a first opening for reception of a fluid from a first direction and a second opening for reception of another fluid from a second direction, and a frame body enclosing the plate member. The frame body has bottom and top plates, left and right plates, and front and rear plates. Each left and right plate has a height smaller than a width of the folded plate member so that the left and right plate define an upper left hole and a lower left hole in cooperation with the top and bottom plates, and that the right plate defines an upper right hole and a lower right hole in cooperation with the top and bottom plates. Two gasket sheets are disposed on inner surfaces of the top and bottom plates in order to abut hermetically against top and bottom edges of the continuously folded plates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056927 | FLAT TUBE, FLAT TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A number of flat tubes, flat tube heat exchangers, and methods of manufacturing both are described and illustrated. The flat tubes can be constructed of one, two, or more pieces of sheet material. A profiled insert integral with the flat tube or constructed from another sheet of material can be used to define multiple flow channels through the flat tube. The flat tubes can be constructed of relatively thin material, and can be reinforced with folds of the flat tube material and/or of an insert in areas subject to higher pressure and thermal stresses. Also, the relatively thin flat tube material can have a corrosion layer enabling the material to resist failure due to corrosion. Heat exchangers having such flat tubes connected to collection tubes are also disclosed, as are manners in which such tubes can be provided with fins. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056928 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY - A heat dissipation assembly includes a heat pipe and a cooling fin set. The heat pipe provides an upright curved section and the cooling fin set provides a plurality of cooling fins to be attached to the curved section. Wherein, the cooling fin set has a curved shape corresponding to the curved section and provides a lateral curved recess for the curved section being capable of fitting with the curved recess precisely due to the sizes of the curved section and the curved cooling fin are controlled effectively and the required tortuosity is obtained during being worked. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056929 | IN-LINE DUCT SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD - An inline duct supplemental heating and cooling device provides heated and/or cooled air to a room in a building to supplement the heating provided by the existing furnace or the cooling provided by the existing cooling unit in the building. The device includes an electric heater and fan that are activated and deactivated individually by a controller, which receives room temperature data from a thermostat. The device may include one or more separate safety devices to prevent overheating of heater air or of the device itself. Optionally, a vibration-insulating sleeve may be used to couple the device to an existing ventilation duct of the building. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056930 | Adjustable Pipe Guide For Use With An Elevator and/or A Spider - One embodiment provides an adjustable guide | 2009-03-05 |
20090056931 | CLAMPING AND BREAKING DEVICE - A system for clamping and breaking threaded tubular members includes a clamping device configured to grip a threaded tubular member. The clamping device further includes a housing and a base mount associated with the housing. A breaking device can be provided to grip and rotate a threaded tubular member, the breaking device further including a housing and a base mount associated with the housing in which the base mount of clamping device and the base mount of the breaking device are configured to be mounted independently to at least one support structure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056932 | TEETER BEAM ASSEMBLY - A teeter beam assembly is provided for attachment to a pipe launcher that can be tilted towards or away from the pipe launcher to move joints of drilling pipe on to or off of the pipe launcher by rolling pipes with the assistance of gravity. The teeter beams assembly can consist of a frame, a pair of vertical guide assemblies on each of the outer and inner ends of the frame, a longitudinal beam glidably coupled to the guide assemblies and a pair of rams coupling the beam to the frame for raising and lowering either end of the beam with respect to the frame. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056933 | Power slip - A power slip that utilizes modified SDXL slips and regular drilling bowls that fits to the pin drive master bushings of the rotary table and utilizes the depth of the drive pin holes as part of the actuators, thus allowing the power slip to set lower for added clearance and safety during drilling operations. Cables are anchored to a base plate and slip linkages and slip connectors are pivotally mounted to the slips and to the top plate so that, when the lift cylinders are actuated, the slips are moved to the released position. This two-stage linkage and cable design maximizes the movement of the slip assemblies while minimizing vertical movement of the power slip's housing. The base plate of the power slip is provided with a plurality of tubular pins adapted for mounting the base plate to the pin master bushing of a rotary table, and a portion of the lift cylinder is positioned in the interior hollow pins to maximize the movement of the slip assemblies upon actuation of the lift cylinders while minimizing the vertical dimension of the power slip. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056934 | Interventionless multi-position frac tool - Fracturing tools for use in oil and gas wells are disclosed. The fracturing tools have a run-in position and two operational positions. A sleeve disposed in the bore of the fracturing tool comprises a sleeve port alignable with a first port in the housing of the frac tool, i.e., the first operational position, during fracturing operations. A second port having a restriction member is disposed in the housing and is closed by the sleeve during fracturing operations. After fracturing operations are completed, a return member in the frac tool moves the sleeve from the first operational position to a second operational position for production operations. In this second operational position, the first port is closed and the sleeve port is aligned with the second port. Movement of the sleeve from the first operational position to the second operational position is performed without the need for an additional well intervention step. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056935 | GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION OF MULTI-WELL TRAJECTORIES - A novel method is presented to automatically design a multi-well development plan given a set of previously interpreted subsurface targets. This method identifies the optimal plan by minimizing the total cost as a function of existing and required new platforms, the number of wells, and the drilling cost of each of the wells. The cost of each well is a function of the well path and the overall complexity of the well. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056936 | Subsea Structure Load Monitoring and Control System - A system for monitoring for loads in a subsea structure comprises one or more sensors disposed proximate a subsea structure such as a blow-out preventer. The sensors are configured to detect an induced load on a subsea structure. The detected load is communicated to a sensor data processor operatively in communication with the strain sensor. Using the detected load data, a load generator such as a remotely operated vehicle or other source of thrust has its thrust output adjusted to induce a load equal in force, but opposite in direction, to the detected induced loads. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056937 | HIGH ANGLE WATER FLOOD KICKOVER TOOL - A kickover tool for placing and extracting a valve in a mandrel having a hydraulic piston, a kickover arm portion mechanically connected to the hydraulic piston, the kickover arm portion being actuated by application of pressure to the piston. Upon full stoke of the piston, pressure is relieved, and measurement of the pressure relief can be used to indicate proper placement in a side pocket mandrel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056938 | Apparatus And Method For Estimating Orientation Of A Liner During Drilling Of A Wellbore - An apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one aspect includes a drilling assembly configured for use in drilling the wellbore, a liner disposed outside a portion of the drilling assembly that includes a feature at a selected location of the liner, and a liner orientation sensor for providing signals representative of the displacement or movement of the feature relative to the drilling assembly. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056939 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A DOWNHOLE OIL-WATER SEPARATOR - A downhole device having an oil/water separator having a well fluid inlet, an oil stream outlet conduit, and a water stream outlet conduit; a removable flow-restrictor located in at least one of the water stream outlet conduit or the oil stream outlet conduit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056940 | Process for Recovering Heavy Oil Utilizing One or More Membranes - An oil recovery process utilizes one or more membranes to remove silica and/or oil from produced water. In one method, the process includes separating oil from produced water and precipitating silica. The produced water having the precipitated silica is directed to a membrane, such as a ceramic membrane, which removes the precipitated silica from the produced water. In some cases, residual oil is present and is also removed by the membrane. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056941 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR GAS - A method for producing oil and/or gas comprising a method for producing oil from an underground formation comprising injecting an enhanced oil recovery formulation and a gas into a first well in the formation; forming a mixture comprising the enhanced oil recovery formulation and the oil in the formation; forming a gas cap with the injected gas; forcing the formulation and oil mixture towards a second well in the formation; and producing the formulation and oil mixture from the second well. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056942 | Method for recovering oil from an oil reservoir - There is a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a reservoir. The method has the step of a) introducing a flooding fluid into the reservoir and b) extracting the oil through a wellbore at a location different than the point of introduction of the flooding fluid into the reservoir. The flooding fluid has water and an amount of one or more non-polymeric viscoelastic surfactants sufficient to provide an interfacial surface tension of about 1 mNm or less and a viscosity of about 10 cps or more. The one or more surfactants is selected from the group of one or more cationic surfactants, one or more zwitterionic surfactants, one or more amphoteric surfactants, one or more anionic surfactants, and combinations thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056943 | Methods for recovering oil from an oil reservoir - There is a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a reservoir. The method has the step of a) introducing a flooding fluid into the reservoir and b) extracting the oil through a wellbore at a location different than the point of introduction of the flooding fluid into the reservoir. The flooding fluid has water and an amount of one or more non-polymeric viscoelastic surfactants sufficient to provide an interfacial surface tension of about 1 mNm or less and a viscosity of about 10 cps or more. The one or more surfactants is selected from the group of one or more cationic surfactants, one or more zwitterionic surfactants, one or more amphoteric surfactants, one or more anionic surfactants, and combinations thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056944 | Enhanced oil recovery system for use with a geopressured-geothermal conversion system - A system and series of methods, which utilize Geopressured-Geothermal (GPGT) energy for the enhanced recovery of formation crude oil. The system is designed to interface with a conversion system which concentrates the GPGT brine while recovering H2O distillate and gas, e.g., as taught by Nitschke in U.S. Pat. No. Re. 36,282. The system promotes enhanced oil recovery (EOR) from an oil formation via steamflood and optional gas injection, powered by the GPGT gas and using the recovered H2O distillate for source water. The system optionally reuses the bulk of the injected EOR fluids via thermal regeneration and volume replenishing, alleviating disposal costs and environmental stresses. The system manages the concentrated GPGT brine byproduct by optionally producing solid salt for sale, flowing to an appropriate end-user, or disposing in a suitable subterranean formation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056945 | Process for Removing Silica in Heavy Oil Recovery - A process for recovery oil includes recovering an oil/water mixture from an oil well. Thereafter, the method includes separating oil from the oil/water mixture to produce an oil product and produced water having dissolved silica therein. The produced water is directed to an evaporator and produces steam and a concentrated brine. The method or process entails mixing a precipitant or crystallizing reagent with the produced water or the concentrated brine and causing the silica to precipitate from the produced water or the concentrated brine. Steam produced by the evaporator is condensed to form a distillate which is directed to steam generator. At the steam generator the distillate is heated to produce steam which is injected into an injection well, giving rise to the formation of the oil/water mixture. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056946 | WELL REMEDIATION USING DOWNHOLE SLURRY - A method of remediation of a well is provided utilizing a cement and cement activator plugging composition, in which one of the components is first placed in the well at the desired remediation depth. Next, the other component is placed in the well above the first placed component. Densities of the components have been selected such that the density of the second placed component is sufficiently higher then the density of the first placed component to facilitate gravity mixing of the two components as the second placed component moves through the first placed component and in the process activation occurs. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING COMPLETIONS IN A WELLBORE - A technique is provided for engaging and disengaging an upper completion with a lower completion positioned in a wellbore. The upper completion comprises an upper communication line, and the lower completion comprises a lower communication line. The upper completion is mechanically latched with the lower completion and the communication lines are coupled in a manner that enables selective engagement and disengagement. A communication line union is used to connect the upper communication line and the lower communication line in a plurality of rotational orientations of the upper completion relative to the lower completion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056948 | Safety Valve - There is disclosed a safety valve for use in well bore operations, for example, in cooperation with a progressive cavity pump or rodpump. In one embodiment of the invention, a safety valve ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056949 | FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LEAKS FROM SUBSEA SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES - A system for detecting leaks from a subsea system is disclosed which includes at least one subsea structure anchored to a sea floor, a fluorescence detector attached to the subsea structure, the fluorescence detector adapted to generate a light beam having a wavelength that will fluoresce material leaking from the subsea system when the material is irradiated with the light beam, and a camera adapted to observe the fluorescence of the material as it is being irradiated by the light source. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056950 | MEANS OF PREVENTING MARINE FOULING OF SUBSEA CONNECTORS - The present embodiment of the invention relates to an apparatus and method for using components in a subsea assembly formed from a raw polymer material combined with a marine growth inhibitor material. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056951 | FLUID LOSS CONTROL FLAPPER VALVE - A system for completing a well bore, comprises, a string having a housing having an inner diameter, the housing defining an inner channel, a valve seat having an inner diameter coupled to the housing, a flapper pivotally coupled to the valve seat, the flapper configured to move from a first open position to a second closed position; and a sleeve positioned in the inner channel of the valve seat and configured to retain the flapper in the first open position. The flapper has an arcuate orientation that is generally concentric with the housing when the flapper is in the first open position, the flapper isolates a region of the inner channel of the housing below the flapper from a region of the inner channel of the housing above the flapper when the flapper is in a closed position, and the flapper may move to the second closed position when the sleeve is withdrawn from the inner channel of the valve seat. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056952 | Downhole Tool - A method of actuating a tool in a downhole string comprises utilising a flow restriction, such as a non-return valve, which provides less restriction to fluid flow in the normal direction to induce a reverse fluid pressure differential to permit actuation of the tool. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056953 | ENCLOSED COILED TUBING RIG - An apparatus comprising a mobile trailer, a coiled tubing unit coupled to the mobile trailer, and an enclosure surrounding the coiled tubing unit. The coiled tubing unit may comprise a coiled tubing reel and a coiled tubing injector, wherein the reel and the injector may be positionally fixed relative to one another and collectively move relative to the mobile trailer as an integral unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056954 | HIGH ANGLE WATER FLOOD KICKOVER TOOL - A kickover tool for placing and extracting a valve in a mandrel having a tool body extending in a longitudinal direction and having a hydraulic piston chamber therein; a hydraulic piston located inside the hydraulic piston chamber; a kickover arm portion mechanically connected to the hydraulic piston, the kickover arm portion comprising a kickover arm having a tool portion; the kickover arm has a non-kicked-over position where the kickover arm is substantially coaxial with the longitudinal direction and a kicked-over position where the kickover arm is substantially non-coaxial with the longitudinal direction; wherein the kickover arm moves to the kicked-over position upon extension of the hydraulic piston. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056955 | Burst Plug for a Downhole Fluid Passage - A burst plug for positioning in a downhole fluid passage, the burst plug comprising: a shear disc installable in a sealing position in the fluid passage and openable by applying fluid at a burst pressure against the shear disc, a first part formed to retain the shear disc in a fluid flow blocking position after the shear disc is removed from its sealing position and the first part being selected to assume a shear disc retaining position when fluid at burst pressure is in communication therewith and thereafter to assume a second shear disc removal position when fluid in communication therewith is reduced to a selected pressure lower than the burst pressure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056956 | Packing Element Booster - A packer is provided for sealing an annular region in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the, packer includes a boosting assembly adapted to increase a pressure on the packing element in response to an increase in a pressure surrounding the packer, for example, an increase in the annulus pressure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056957 | Method and apparatus for improving fire prevention and extinguishment - The instant invention relates to an apparatus and method for fire extinguishment and retardation. The method comprises of a means for introducing polymeric material to a flow of water from an outside source before the flow of water enters a pumping unit within a mobile fire fighting apparatus, thereby forming a mixture of water and polymeric material. An eductor assemblage provides a means of introducing the polymeric material to the flow of water. The eductor assemblage comprises of a hopper and an eductor member. The hopper contains an amount of polymeric material, specifically super absorbent polymers. The eductor member comprises of an inlet connectable to the outside source of water, an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet and connected to the intake on a mobile fire fighting apparatus, and an additive inlet positioned between the inlet and outlet. The additive inlet is connected to the hopper and in fluid communication with the eductor member wherein a flow of the source of water from the inlet to outlet educts the super absorbent polymers through the additive inlet by venturi and flows into the eductor member forming a mixture for dispensing through the outlet onto combustible sources. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056958 | CONCEALED PENDENT FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER WITH DROP-DOWN DEFLECTOR - A fire protection sprinkler is provided, including a body having an output orifice and a flange and a seal cap to seal a flow of fluid from the output orifice. A thermally-responsive element is positioned to releasably retain the seal cap. Housing members extend through and from the flange of the sprinkler body, and contain rods, each of which extends through the flange. A deflector is connected to ends of the rods. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056959 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR VENTILATION DUCTS - The invention relates to a protection device for ventilation ducts where at least one duct opening for the supply and/or evacuation of air is provided, in particular for fire protection of air conditioned rooms for information technology installations. To separate the protection zones in the event of an emergency according to high safety standards, it is suggested that said protection device comprises at least one protection slide that is supported in a vertically displaceable manner and furthermore includes a sliding mechanism by means of which said protection slide is movable from an open position to a closed position of said duct opening, said duct opening being completely covered by said protection slide in said closed position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056960 | Warehouse Zoned Sprinkler System - A fire prevention system optimized for warehouses, hangars, and similar structures that require zoned protection utilizing multiple risers to feed zoned arrays of sprinklers. The system is preferably supplied with water by a pump housed within the structure. The pump supplies water to a supply line that runs the interior perimeter of the building along the ceiling. Extremely large warehouses may require additional supply lines that run across the center of the building along the ceiling. Feeder lines run from the supply lines down to individual risers which control the water supply to individual sprinkler circuits arranged in zones that cover distinct areas. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056961 | Machine with automated blade positioning system - A system is provided for positioning a work implement. The system has at least one actuator for actuating a movement of the work implement. In addition, the system has at least one sensor associated with the at least one actuator and configured to sense at least one parameter indicative of an orientation and a position of the work implement. The system also has at least one ground inclination sensor configured to sense a parameter indicative of an inclination of a surface of the ground. Furthermore, the system has a controller configured to automatically adjust the orientation and position of the work implement in response to data received from the at least one sensor and the at least one ground inclination sensor | 2009-03-05 |
20090056962 | FERTILIZER OPENER/CLOSER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE - An agricultural machine includes a tool bar and at least one opener/closer arrangement carried by the tool bar for opening a trench in soil. Each opener/closer arrangement includes an opener disc positioned at an angle relative to a working direction and defining a trench profile. The opener disc has an axis of rotation, a leading edge, and a trailing edge positioned adjacent one side of the trench profile. A gauge wheel is positioned generally inline with the opener disc adjacent to the trailing edge of the opener disc. The gauge wheel has a leading edge positioned between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the opener disc. A first closing wheel is positioned on a side of the trench profile opposite to the gauge wheel. The first closing wheel has a leading edge positioned between the axis of rotation and the trailing edge of the opener disc. A second closing wheel is positioned on a same side of the trench profile as the gauge wheel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056963 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH FLEXIBLE WING LOCKING SYSTEM - A tension member arrangement is disclosed that can be mounted between a central portion of an agricultural implement and a wing. The wing is configured to be raised and lowered by an actuator. The tension member is mounted to support structures on the central portion of the implement and on the wing once the wing is raised, to maintain the wing in the raised position. Stress may then be relieved from the actuator without the wing descending from the raised position. The tension member may be completely removed from the implement or may remain attached and employed only when needed to maintain the wing in the raised position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056964 | Swivel Work Machine - A swivel work machine comprises: a travel device; a swivel base provided on the travel device; a swivel base provided in the front of the travel device; a dozer provided to the travel device; a swing control; a dozer control; a tilt control member provided to the dozer control, an actuation of the tilt control member causing the dozer to be pivoted about the tilt pivot shaft; a controller having a swing control mode in which an actuation of the swing control causes the implement to be pivoted laterally, and an angle control mode in which an actuation of the swing control causes the dozer to be pivoted about the angle pivot shaft; and a mode change-over portion for switching a control mode of the controller between the swing control mode and the angle control mode. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056965 | Vibrating hand-held power tool with a locking switch for the motor switch - A rotary-percussion hand-held power tool capable of applying blows along a percussion axis (A) includes a percussion mechanism assembly ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056966 | IMPACT MECHANISM - “An impact mechanism comprises a drive motor engaging member and a tool bit retaining member rotatably inter-connected therewith. The tool bit retaining member has a main body portion, an anvil portion securely attached thereto for co-rotation therewith, and a tool bit retaining portion securely attached thereto for co-rotation with the main body portion. A hammer member is mounted on the drive engaging member for movement between an anvil contact position whereat force is transmitted from the hammer member to the anvil portion, and a release position whereat the hammer member is temporarily removed from the anvil portion. A spring biases the hammer member to the anvil contact position. In use, the hammer member to move from its anvil contact position towards its release position, whereat the hammer member is propelled by the spring and the rotation of the drive engaging member to impact on the anvil portion.” | 2009-03-05 |
20090056967 | HAMMER - A hammer comprising a housing | 2009-03-05 |
20090056968 | Lightning Protection System For A Wind Turbine Rotor Blade And A Method For Manufacturing Such A Blade - The invention relates to a wind turbine rotor blade comprising a blade tip and a lightning protection system. The rotor blade includes at least one lightning receptor at the surface of the blade in an external distance (L | 2009-03-05 |
20090056969 | Commercial plastic electrical boxes with metal sections - Molded plastic commercial electrical boxes are provided with metal brackets to accept connectors for conduit or armored cable (BX). Using a sturdy molded plastic frame with metal brackets or regions is a cost-effective method to manufacture these electrical boxes. This type of construction can be used with electrical boxes having conventional attachment brackets or fastening extensions as well as electrical boxes with other variations of fastening methods. The metal brackets can accommodate one or more cable connector clamps therein. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056970 | POWER MAT - A power mat provides power to a variety of locations throughout a room, without obstructing traffic through the room. The power mat covers at least a portion of the floor of the room, and comprises a plurality of outlets, at least one cable connecting the plurality of outlets and an inlet plug for providing power to the mat from the external outlet. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056971 | SWEEP STYLE CONDUIT BODIES - A conduit body provides for the accommodation of wire extending therethrough. The conduit body includes a body wall having an elongate side wall, a bottom wall and an open end defining a body interior. At least one hub extends from the body wall in communication with the body interior. The hub includes a hub wall defining an access channel for passage of wire therethrough. The hub wall includes a guide surface outwardly of the body wall and protruding into the channel for maintaining a bend radius of the wire passing from the body interior through the channel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056972 | Shielded electrical cable for data transmission - A highly flexible shielded electrical line for high-frequency data transmission in swivel-mounted display units having two current supply wires ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056973 | SEMICONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is a polymer composite made from or containing: (i) a phase I material consisting essentially of a polar copolymer of ethylene and an unsaturated ester having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; (ii) a phase II material consisting essentially of a nonpolar, low density polyethylene; and (iii) a conducting filler material dispersed in the phase I material and/or the phase II material in an amount sufficient to be equal to or greater than the amount required to generate a continuous conducting network in the phase I and phase II materials. The invention also includes articles made from the polymer composite. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056974 | Flexible electric line - A flexible electric line for movable loads is specified which has at least two wires, in each case consisting of an electrical conductor and an insulation surrounding it, as stranded elements which are stranded around a core consisting of insulating material with dents extending in the longitudinal direction in which the stranded elements lie. In the core, a non-metallic tension- and compression-resistant carrier enclosed by a layer of insulating material is centrally arranged. The layer of insulating material consists of an impressible material remaining permanently elastic, which completely fills the internal interstices between the stranded elements, and it is surrounded by a sliding layer of a material having good sliding characteristics compared with the stranded elements. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056975 | Transmission wire - A transmission wire includes an insulated packaging layer, at least one conducting wire, and a flexible fixing wire. The conducting wire is set inside the insulated packaging layer. The flexible fixing wire and the conducting wire are set inside the insulated packaging layer in common. The transmission wire can be arbitrarily bend and fixed on a desired position or shape via setting the flexible fixing wire inside the insulated packaging layer. Hence, the electronic devices such as microphones or webcams can be stably supported to be used at the most appropriate angle or height, so, the practicability is increased. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056976 | Electrical Power Line Insulator With End Clamp - An electrical power line insulator has an end clamp with a saddle for supporting an electrical wire, a track provided on a front surface of the saddle, a keeper for compressing and supporting an electrical wire seated in the saddle, a bolt and a nut for fastening the keeper to the saddle and operable to horizontally move the keeper along the track, and an insulator housing secured to the end clamp and mounted on a support structure. The end clamp and the insulator housing are detachably assembled with each other by means of a cylindrical clamp base integrally provided on a lower portion of the saddle and the track of the clamp and an upper fitting part. The upper fitting part has an assembly cylinder provided on an upper portion of the fitting part to be connected to the cylindrical clamp base, a compression cylinder provided on a lower portion of the fitting part and pressed against a post of the insulator housing, and a bolt and a nut fastening the cylindrical clamp base of the clamp to the assembly cylinder of the upper fitting part. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056977 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF SOLDER CIRCUIT BOARD - A method for producing a solder circuit board includes imparting tackiness to a surface of a conductive circuit electrode provided on a printed wiring board to form a tackiness-imparted area. depositing solder powder on the tackiness-imparted area and heating the printed wiring board so as to melt the solder to thereby form a solder circuit. The solder powder is placed in a vessel. The printed wiring board having the electrode whose surface has been imparted with tackiness is placed in the vessel. The vessel is tilted to thereby deposit the solder powder on the tackiness-imparted area. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056978 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING PROTRUDING PORTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic circuit board includes ceramic wiring layers which are stacked together, one or two or more lifting layers which have a planar shape and which are disposed as an inner layer inside the stacked ceramic wiring layers or as a lower layer lower than a bottom ceramic wiring layer, and a protruding portion formed on a surface of a top ceramic wiring layer due to the disposition of the one or two or more lifting layers. The protruding portion smoothly protrudes and has a large area and high flatness. The multilayer ceramic circuit board is formed by disposing lifting layers as an inner layer of a plurality green sheets or as a lower layer lower than a bottom green sheet, and firing under pressure the resulting laminate in a state constrained by an elastic constraining sheet and a rigid constraining sheet. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056979 | Printed circuit board, method of manufacturing the printed circuit board, memory module having the printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the memory module - A PCB can include an insulating member, a cooling member, and a circuit pattern. The cooling member can be built into the insulating member. The cooling member can have a cooling passageway through which a cooling fluid can flow. The circuit pattern can be formed on the insulating member. Thus, high heat in the circuit pattern can be rapidly dissipated by the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passageway. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056980 | Printed Circuit Board - Disclosed is a printed circuit board ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090056981 | THIN FILM-LAMINATED POLYIMIDE FILM AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD - The thin film-laminated polyimide film contains a substrate film and a thin film layer formed at least on one surface of the substrate film. The substrate film is made of a polyimide film showing a degree of curl after a heat treatment at 300° C. of not more than 10%. Use of this thin film-laminated polyimide film as a substrate of electronic parts such as solar battery, capacitor and the like exposed to high temperatures prevents easy development of warpage and distortion during production, and can improve quality and yield of electronic parts. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056982 | Process for producing a double-sided flexible printed board and double-sided flexible printed board - [Problems] To provide a process for producing a printed board having sufficient heat resistance.
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20090056983 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board (PCB) includes first and second signal layers sandwiching a dielectric layer therebetween and a first differential pair and a second differential pair each having a positive differential trace and a negative differential trace. The positive differential traces of the two differential pairs are disposed within the first signal layer. The negative differential traces of the two differential pairs are disposed within the second signal layer. The positive differential trace of the first differential pair is defined at the left side of the positive differential trace of the second differential pair. The negative differential trace of the first differential pair is defined at the right side of the negative differential trace of the second differential pair. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056984 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE AND LAYOUT METHOD FOR THE SAME - A signal transmission structure is provided. The signal transmission structure includes conduction blocks periodically formed at a power plane, neck blocks connecting adjacent conduction blocks, and openings formed corresponding to the neck blocks at a ground plane for reducing equivalent capacitance between the neck blocks and the ground plane, so as to improve the noise isolation performance. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056985 | Printed circuit board and method of production of an electronic apparatus - A printed circuit board provided with board electrodes, wherein each board electrode is provided with a board electrode base, for carrying by soldering a bottom electrode arranged at a bottom of an electronic device inside from outer edges of the electronic device, arranged inside from the outer edges of the electronic device and a projection projecting out from the board electrode base, narrower in width than the board electrode base, and connected to an interconnect of the printed circuit board. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056986 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) CARRIER ASSEMBLY WITH FIRST AND SECOND SUSPENSION MEANS - An integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), a carrier soldered to the PCB, the carrier comprising a plurality of electrical contact islands surrounding a receiving zone for receiving an IC, a first resilient suspension means interconnecting pairs of adjacent islands, and a second resilient suspension means connecting the islands adjacent to the receiving zone with the receiving zone. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056987 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic device, a resin introduction portion located outside a vertically projected region of a surface mount electronic device is disposed on a seat portion which includes a non-metallic inorganic powder as a primary component and on which the surface mount electronic device, e.g., a semiconductor element, is mounted, and a resin is supplied to the resin introduction portion so as to fill the resin into the seat portion and a gap between the seat portion and a multilayer ceramic element assembly. Unsintered ceramic base material layers and shrinkage restriction layers arranged to restrict shrinkage of the unsintered ceramic base material layers in a direction substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the unsintered ceramic base material layers are laminated and, thereby, an unfired multilayer ceramic element assembly is formed, which does not shrink in a direction substantially perpendicular to a lamination direction in a firing step. | 2009-03-05 |
20090056988 | Multiple chips bonded to packaging structure with low noise and multiple selectable functions - The package includes a substrate, a first chip, a second chip, multiple first bumps and multiple second bumps. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first region is substantially coplanar with the second region. The first bumps connect the first chip and the second chip. The second bumps connect the first chip and the second region of the substrate, wherein the second chip is over the first region of the substrate. The second bumps have a height greater than that of the first bumps plus the second chip. The substrate does not have an opening accommodating the second chip. The first bumps may be gold bumps or solder bumps. The second bumps may be solder bumps. | 2009-03-05 |