| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20150060044 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF A NON-AQUEOUS FRACTURING FLUID - A system is described that provides for proppant to be blended into a liquefied gas fluid stream with an eductor to produce a proppant slurry which is effectively controlled by the use of a control valve system and associated PLC controller. This system ensures allowing for operation of the system at various static pressures and keeps the proppant completely fluidized throughout the fracing operation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060045 | PIPE HANDLING SYSTEM - A pipe handling system for locating a pipe joint in a joining assembly that includes an internal joining tool and an external joining tool is provided. The system includes a gripper configured to grip a surface of the pipe joint; an elevator configured to pick up the pipe joint and position the pipe joint adjacent a string of pipe disposed in the external joining tool; and a deployment assembly coupled to the gripper, wherein the deployment assembly includes a cable that is used to position the internal joining tool inside the pipe joint. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060046 | TOOLS AND METHODS USEFUL WITH WELLBORE REVERSE CIRCULATION - A method for reverse circulating a tool upwardly through a wellbore, the method including: providing a manipulator tool including an upper end and a lower end, conveying the manipulator tool down hole to a position adjacent a downhole tool, using the manipulator tool to manipulate a the downhole tool, and reversing fluid flow through the well to create a pressure differential about at least one of the manipulator tool and the downhole tool such that the at least one of the manipulator tool and the downhole tool is lifted upwardly through the wellbore. A manipulator tool for use in a reverse circulating method is also described as are a tool catcher, a tool catching assembly and a tool catching method. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060047 | ELASTOMERIC BALL SEAT FOR A FRAC PLUG - A composite frac plug ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060048 | WIRELINE GUIDE TOOL - A wireline guide tool having a top section with an inner concave portion and a bottom section designed to attach to a stinger or on/off tool provides advantages for passing a wireline into the stinger. The stinger is attached to a packer within a casing of a well bore, without any tubing present. The inner concave portion of the top section of the wireline guide tool captures the wireline and funnels it into the stinger, effectively eliminating problems with achieving a proper alignment of the wireline for entry into the stinger. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060049 | Retractable Collet Assembly for Liner String Installation in a Wellbore - A collet assembly for installing a liner string having a profile in a wellbore. The collet assembly has a generally cylindrical collet collar with a plurality of collet fingers extending therefrom each having a collet head on a distal end thereof. In a first position, the collet fingers are in a radially outwardly flexed state such that the collet finger extend substantially parallel with the central axis of the collet collar. In a second position, the collet fingers are in a radially relaxed state such that the collet fingers extend from the collet collar to the collet heads at an angle toward the central axis of the collet collar. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060050 | CHROMIUM-FREE THERMAL SPRAY COMPOSITION, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - A composition, method for depositing the composition on a downhole component, and a downhole tool. The composition includes about 0.25 wt % to about 1.25 wt % of carbon, about 1.0 wt % to about 3.5 wt % of manganese, about 0.1 wt % to about 1.4 wt % of silicon, about 1.0 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of nickel, about 0.0 to about 2.0 wt % of molybdenum, about 0.7 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of aluminum, about 1.0 wt % to about 2.7 wt % of vanadium, about 1.5 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of titanium, about 0.0 wt % to about 6.0 wt % of niobium, about 3.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % of boron, about 0.0 wt % to about 10.0 wt % tungsten, and a balance of iron. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060051 | METHODS OF FORMING BORIDED DOWNHOLE TOOLS, AND RELATED DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A method of forming a downhole tool comprises contacting at least one downhole structure comprising at least one metal material with a molten electrolyte comprising anhydrous sodium tetraborate. Electrical current is applied to at least a portion of the at least one downhole structure to form at least one borided downhole structure comprising at least one metal boride material. Other methods of forming a downhole tool, and a downhole tool are also described. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060052 | SHEET BEAM KLYSTRON (SBK) AMPLIFIERS WITH WRAP-ON SOLENOID FOR STABLE OPERATION - A microwave energy tool including a sheet beam klystron that includes a tube body for carrying an electron sheet beam that has a plurality of cavities and a magnetic solenoid wound directly on the tube body. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060053 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZING OF HETEROGENEOUS PROPPANT PLACEMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY - Apparatus and methods for delivering and placing proppant to a subterranean formation fracture including identifying control variables and uncertain parameters of the proppant delivery and placement, optimizing a performance metric of the proppant delivery and placement under uncertainty, calculating sensitivity indices and ranking parameters according to a relative contribution in total variance for an optimized control variable, and updating a probability distribution for parameters, repeating optimizing comprising the probability distribution, and evaluating a risk profile of the optimized performance metric using a processor. Some embodiments may deliver proppant to the fracture using updated optimized values of control variables. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060054 | Modeling and Production of Tight Hydrocarbon Reservoirs - Methods for modeling a tight hydrocarbon reservoir intersected by a borehole. Methods include using an estimated hydrocarbons-in-place value for the tight hydrocarbon reservoir and a gas parameter associated with drilling the borehole to create a drilling model. The model may determine an operation of a well control device associated with the borehole; or correlate the hydrocarbons-in-place value with the gas parameter for the tight hydrocarbon reservoir. Other methods include determining, during the forming of the borehole, an operation of a well control device associated with the borehole using an estimated hydrocarbons-in-place for the tight hydrocarbon reservoir and a gas parameter. The gas parameter may comprise a detected gas parameter normalized using at least one corresponding drilling parameter. Further methods include employing the model for performing operations in another borehole drilled in the same reservoir. Further methods include using the model to estimate a second hydrocarbons-in-place value in the other borehole. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060055 | Systems and Methods for Artificial Lift Via a Downhole Positive Displacement Pump - Systems and methods for artificial lift via a downhole positive displacement pump are disclosed herein. The methods include methods of removing a wellbore liquid from a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and/or methods of locating the downhole positive displacement pump within the wellbore. The systems include hydrocarbon wells that include the wellbore, a casing, a rotary electric motor, the downhole positive displacement pump, and a liquid discharge conduit, and the systems may be utilized with and/or configured to perform the methods. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060056 | Systems and Methods for Restricting Fluid Flow in a Wellbore with an Autonomous Sealing Device and Motion-Arresting Structures - Systems and methods for restricting fluid flow in a casing conduit, including a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation, a casing string that extends within the wellbore and defines a portion of the casing conduit, a plurality of motion-arresting structures that project from an inner surface of the casing string to define a plurality of reduced-area regions of the casing conduit, and an autonomous sealing device that defines a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. The methods include conveying the autonomous sealing device through the casing conduit, determining that the autonomous sealing device is located within a target portion of the casing conduit, expanding the autonomous sealing device to the expanded configuration, retaining the autonomous sealing device on a selected motion-arresting structure, and restricting fluid flow within the casing conduit with the autonomous sealing device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060057 | DETERMINING MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE OF AN OIL COMPOSITON WITH A FLUID - Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods and apparatuses for determining a minimum miscibility pressure of a fluid with and oil composition. In various embodiments, the method can include placing a fluid into a pressure chamber at a first pressure. The pressure chamber can include at least one capillary tube having one end disposed in an oil composition in the pressure chamber. The fluid can include at least one of a gas, a liquid, and a supercritical fluid. The method can include measuring a height of the oil composition in at least one of the capillary tubes. The method can include repeating the measuring for at least one cycle using a second pressure different than the first pressure. The method can include determining the minimum miscibility pressure of the oil composition with the fluid by extrapolating from the two or more measurements. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060058 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A STIMULATION OPERATION WITH PROPPANT PLACEMENT AT A WELLSITE - A method of performing a stimulation operation at a wellsite is provided. The wellsite has a wellbore penetrating a formation having fractures therein. The method involves predicting placement of proppant parameters in the fractures based on wellsite data, generating an asperity model based on the predicted placement, predicting aperture change for a prescribed closure stress using the asperity model, and determining fracture conductivity based on the predicted aperture change. The method also involves placing into the fractures with a stimulation fluid by injecting the stimulation fluid having the proppant therein into the formation based on the determined fracture conductivity and producing fluid from the reservoirs and into the wellbore through the propped fractures. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060059 | SAND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY EMPLOYING A TRACER - A technique facilitates detection of specific constituents in a well fluid as it is produced from a reservoir. The technique employs a screen assembly having a base pipe and a filter media coupled with the base pipe. An access opening is provided in the screen assembly for insertion of a tracer into a region between the base pipe and the filter media. The tracer is then secured in the region between the base pipe and the filter media. The technique enables selection and application of specific, interchangeable tracers while in the field, e.g. at a well site. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060060 | Systems and Methods for Optimal Positioning of Drilling Pads - Systems and methods for optimal positioning of drilling pads for horizontal well field development considering the location and spacing of each horizontal well, boundaries and surface/subsurface hazards. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060061 | HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A heater includes a heater housing with a fuel cell stack assembly disposed therein. The fuel cell stack assembly includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. The fuel cell stack assembly includes a fuel cell manifold for receiving the fuel within a fuel inlet and the oxidizing agent within an oxidizing agent inlet and distributing the fuel and oxidizing agent to the fuel cells. A fuel supply conduit supplies the fuel to the fuel inlet and an oxidizing agent supply conduit supplies the oxidizing agent to the oxidizing agent inlet. A sonic orifice is disposed between the fuel supply conduit and the fuel inlet or between the oxidizing agent supply conduit and the oxidizing agent inlet, thereby limiting the velocity of the fuel or the oxidizing agent through the sonic orifice. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060062 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY OF HYDROCARBON FORMATIONS USING FLUID CONTAINING ORGANOMETALLIC CROSSLINKING AGENT AND SCALE INHIBITOR - Scales are prevented or inhibited from forming in a well or in a formation penetrated by a well by pumping into the well a fluid comprising a hydratable polymer, a crosslinking agent, such as an organometallic crosslinking agent containing a polyvalent metal and a scale inhibitor selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl sulfonates, a polyacrylamidomethylpropane sulfonic acid, carboxymethyl inulin and sulfonated polyacrylates and mixtures thereof. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060063 | Well Treatment - Using in situ channelization treatment fluids in multistage well treatment is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods, fluids, equipment and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, relating to in situ channelization treatment fluids. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060064 | WELL TREATMENT WITH UNTETHERED AND/OR AUTONOMOUS DEVICE - Well treatment with an untethered and/or autonomous device. In situ channelization treatment fluids used in multistage well treatment with an untethered and/or autonomous device is also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, relating to in situ channelization treatment fluids, which may optionally be energized, and untethered and/or autonomous devices. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060065 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF A NON-AQUEOUS FRACTURING FLUID - A system is described that provides for proppant to be blended into a liquefied gas fluid stream with an eductor to produce a proppant slurry which is effectively controlled by the use of a control valve system and associated PLC controller. This system ensures allowing for operation of the system at various static pressures and keeps the proppant completely fluidized throughout the fracing operation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060066 | METHOD OF PREPARING POLYMER-WATER EMULSION AND FURTHER SETTLING A STICKY POLYMER MATERIAL IN DOWNHOLE ENVIRONMENT - This invention relates to oil and gas production, more specifically, to the methods of producing polymer emulsion for downhole operations and mixing degradable (hydrolysable) polymer emulsion with the treatment fluid. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060067 | GALACTOMANNAN BASED WELL TREATING FLUIDS - A well fracturing fluid is shown which includes an aqueous base fluid, a hydratable polymer, such as a guar gum, and a suitable crosslinking agent for crosslinking the hydratable polymer to form a polymer gel. The hydratable polymer has a higher molecular weight which is achieved by improvements in the processing of the guar split. The higher molecular weight polymer provides improved performance in well fracturing operations. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060068 | ELECTROPHILIC ACID GAS-REACTIVE FLUID, PROPPANT, AND PROCESS FOR ENHANCED FRACTURING AND RECOVERY OF ENERGY PRODUCING MATERIALS - An electrophilic acid gas-reactive fracturing and recovery fluid, proppant, and process are detailed. The fluid expands in volume to provide rapid and controlled increases in pressure that enhances fracturing in subterranean bedrock for recovery of energy-producing materials. Proppants stabilize openings in fractures and fissures following fracturing. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060069 | SWELLABLE BALL SEALERS - Swellable ball sealers comprising swellable material are described. A swellable ball sealer may be used as a diversion agent by being suspended in a fluid injected into a wellbore and swelling once seated on a perforation such that the swellable ball sealer adapts to the shape of a perforation opening on which the swellable ball sealer has seated. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060070 | METHODS OF CEMENTING AND LASSENITE-CONTAINING CEMENT COMPOSITIONS - Cement compositions and methods of making the same are provided. The composition comprises cement or lime, water and Lassenite, a pozzolanic strength retrogression inhibitor. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060071 | LINER CEMENTATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM - Present embodiments are directed to coupling a cementation assembly with a hung or set liner string in a well and moving the liner string during a cementation operation. Specifically, for example, a process in accordance with present techniques includes running a cementation assembly into a well on drill pipe and engaging, with a distal end of the cementation assembly, a liner top assembly of a liner string that is positioned downhole in the well, wherein the liner string was previously positioned downhole in the well without being cemented into the well. Further, the process includes latching the cementation assembly with the liner string such that movement of the cementation assembly is translated to the liner string, and flowing cement through the drill pipe and into the liner string while moving the cementation assembly and the liner string. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060072 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION WITH COMPOSITE POLYMERIC STRUCTURES FORMED IN SITU - Methods of treating a subterranean formation are disclosed that include placing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a solid agent and one or more polymers capable of consolidating to form a composite polymeric structure at a downhole location. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060073 | METHOD OF USING CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) FOR THERMAL GAS WELL DELIQUIFICATION - A concentrated solar power (CSP) deliquification system for discouraging the accumulation of liquids in a wellbore includes a CSP heating subsystem, and an injection and recirculation subsystem. A working fluid is heated by the CSP heating subsystem and conveyed down-hole into the wellbore by the injection and recirculation subsystem. Heat is transferred from the working fluid to a production fluid within the wellbore, which facilitates maintenance of the production fluid in a gaseous or phase while in the wellbore. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060074 | Methods and Fluid Compositions for Creating a Wellbore - An operations fluid composition for operations on wells associated with the production of hydrocarbons, the fluid composition comprising: not less than 40 wt % of hydrocarbon fluid, based upon the total weight of the fluid composition; water; and from 0.1 to 10 wt % of a surfactant selected from alkyl acid surfactant, based upon the total weight of water in the fluid composition. Method for using the same are also disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060075 | OIL RECOVERY PROCESS - The present invention provides a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a formation. An enhanced oil recovery formulation comprising a gas comprised of a hydrocarbon-containing gas and an ether having from 2 to 4 carbons is injected into an oil-bearing formation to mobilize the oil. The mobilized oil is then produced from the formation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060076 | PROFILE SELECTIVE SYSTEM FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A method and apparatus for selectively actuating a downhole tool in a tubular conduit. An actuator tool has an actuator mandrel having an actuator bore through and a bypass and a profile key to selectively engage the downhole tool. The downhole tool has one or more profile receivers adapted to actuate the downhole tool. The actuator tool is conveyed into the tubular conduit and the actuator tool and the downhole tool are engaged if the profile key and the profile receiver match, and the actuator tool and the downhole tool are non-engaged if the profile key and the profile receiver do not match. Fluid may be circulated through the actuator bore to flush or wash ahead of the actuator tool. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060077 | INTEGRATED PACKER AND FLUID CROSS-OVER SUBASSEMBLY FOR GAS INJECTION AND FLUID REMOVAL IN A WELL - A subassembly is provided which is designed so that two passageways in concentrically arranged tubing strings can be formed to provide a flow-path which in a first direction communicates with equipment at surface in an annular passageway then switches partway along the tubing strings' length in the well to the subassembly and is redirected to the core passageway, and back from the string's lower end up the annular space to the subassembly and is again redirected this time to the tubing's core passageway back to surface equipment; the two passageways being: the core passageway formed of the core tubing's inner volume; and the annular passageway formed of the annular space between the core tubing string and a concentrically surrounding second tubing string's inner surface; the subassembly forming a two-way cross-over between the two passageways at the same part of the string. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060078 | SUBSEA DRILLING WITH CASING - A method of forming a wellbore includes providing a drilling assembly comprising one or more lengths of casing and an axially retracting assembly having a first tubular; a second tubular at least partially disposed in the first tubular and axially fixed thereto; and a support member disposed in the second tubular and movable from a first axial position to a second axial position relative to the second tubular, wherein, in the first axial position, the support member maintains the second tubular axially fixed to the first tubular, and in the second axial position, allows the second tubular to move relative to the first tubular; and an earth removal member disposed below the axially retracting assembly. The method also includes rotating the earth removal member to form the wellbore; moving the support member to the second axial position; and reducing a length of the axially retracting assembly. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060079 | RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A riser assembly and method of supporting a flexible pipe are disclosed. The assembly includes a riser; at least one buoyancy compensating element attached to the riser for providing positive, negative or neutral buoyancy to the riser; and a tethering element connecting a first point of the riser with a further point of the riser so as to form a hog bend or a sag bend in the riser. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060080 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONNECTING A LINE FROM A DEVICE DISPOSED WITHIN A PIPE OR WELLBORE - A tool is configured to be deployed via a hoist line in the inner diameter of a pipe or a wellbore. The tool includes an end cap including an aperture, a disconnect device including a collet, at least a portion of which collet is received within the aperture, and an actuated member configured to move from a first position to a second position relative to the disconnect device. In the first position, the actuated member engages the collet to lock the disconnect device to the end cap. In the second position, the actuated member disengages the collet to unlock the disconnect device from the end cap. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060081 | CAPPING STACK FOR USE WITH A SUBSEA WELL - A capping stack for use with a subsea well has a body with a flow passageway extending therethrough, a first bore having one end opening to an outlet end of the flow passageway, a second bore opening to the outlet end of the flow passageway, a first flowline affixed to the first bore and extending upwardly therefrom, a second flowline affixed to the second bore and extending upwardly therefrom, a first valve cooperative with the first flowline so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position, and a second valve cooperative the second flowline so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The inlet end of the flow passageway is suitable for connection to a blowout preventer or to a wellhead of a subsea well. Each of the bores extends upwardly at an acute angle to vertical from the flow passageway. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060082 | Apparatus for Improving Flanged Connections - The connector includes a sleeve ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060083 | Systems and Methods for Artificial Lift Via a Downhole Piezoelectric Pump - Systems and methods for artificial lift via a downhole piezoelectric pump are disclosed herein. The methods include methods of removing a wellbore liquid from a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and/or methods of locating the downhole piezoelectric pump within the wellbore. The systems include hydrocarbon wells that include the wellbore, a casing, the downhole piezoelectric pump, and a liquid discharge conduit and the systems may be utilized with and/or configured to perform the methods. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060084 | AUTONOMOUS FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - A technique facilitates regulation of flow through a flow control device to improve a well operation, such as a production operation. The technique utilizes a flow control device which has a valve positioned in a housing for movement between flow positions. The different flow positions allow different levels of flow through a primary flow port. At least one flow regulation element is used in cooperation with and in series with the valve to establish a differential pressure acting on the valve. The differential pressure is a function of fluid properties and is used to autonomously actuate the flow control device to an improved flow position. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060085 | PLUG RECEPTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF REDUCING RESTRICTION IN A BOREHOLE - A method of reducing restriction in a borehole that is configured for a multizone fracturing operation wherein the borehole has a plurality of plug reception assemblies and each of the plurality of plug reception assemblies includes at least one component configured to disintegrate upon exposure to a selected condition. The method includes exposing the at least one component to a disintegrating environment and facilitating restriction reduction. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060086 | Running Tool with Retractable Collet for Liner String Installation in a Wellbore - A running tool for installing a liner string having a profile in a wellbore. The running tool includes a mandrel, a prop assembly positioned about the mandrel and a collet assembly slidably positioned on the mandrel. The collet assembly has a generally cylindrical collet collar with a plurality of collet fingers extending therefrom each having a collet head on a distal end thereof. In a first position, the prop assembly radially outwardly flexes the collet fingers such that the collet heads engage the profile of the liner string and are operable to apply a force in the downhole direction to the liner string. In a second position, the collet assembly is remote from the prop assembly such that the collet fingers radially inwardly contract disengaging the collet heads from the profile of the liner string, thereby enabling removal of the running tool from the liner string. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060087 | CONNECTION APPARATUS FOR COILED TUBING AND METHOD OF ATTACHING SAME - This disclosure is directed to a connector apparatus for a semi-flexible tubing. The connector apparatus includes an inner sub having a first end disposable within a semi-flexible tubing and a second end connectable to various other downhole tools. The first end of the inner sub includes at least one depression disposed thereon that is generally alignable with at least one depression disposed on the semi-flexible tubing. The connector apparatus also includes an external sleeve disposable outside of the semi-flexible tubing. The external sleeve having at least one opening disposed therein generally aligned with the at least one depression in the first end of the inner sub. This disclosure is also directed to a method of installing the connector apparatus on a semi-flexible tubing and a method of running the semi-flexible tubing and a downhole tool into a wellbore via the connector apparatus disclosed herein. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060088 | Packer Having Swellable and Compressible Elements - A packer has a swellable element and has end rings and compressible elements at each end of the swellable element. The packer may be first set using internal bore pressure to compress one of the compressible elements against one of the end rings with a first hydraulic setting mechanism. The packer may then be set a second time using annulus pressure to compress against the other compressible element with a second hydraulic setting mechanism. Either way, the compressible elements are compressed to expand out to the borehole and to limit extrusion of the swellable element outside the compressed elements. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060089 | HORSE SHOE - A horse shoe is configured to aid in preventing stone bruise. The horse shoe includes a top side that is flat around an outer perimeter and has a concave portion which slopes inward wherein the outer perimeter can permit a nail to enter a hoof at an angle. A bottom side is connected to the top side through the front portion. Nail channels and traction bars formed into the bottom side. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF A LIQUID USING REMOTE CONTROLLED HOVERCRAFT - Various embodiments, aspects and features of the present invention encompass a system and/or a method for fighting fires that leverages the use of one or more hovercraft components generally referred to in this specification as “tethercraft.” Generally, embodiments of the tethercraft system include a pumping station applied to a water source and tethered to one or more tethercraft components. Advantageously, the tethercraft components may be remotely controlled to target specific areas of the fire by dispensing water and/or fire retardant chemicals. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060091 | FLEXIBLE DRY SPRINKLERS - A flexible dry sprinkler includes a flexible tube having an inlet attached to a first end, the inlet defining an inlet orifice operatively sealed by an inlet seal assembly. An outlet is attached to the second end of the flexible tube, and defines an outlet orifice operatively sealed by an outlet seal assembly. A flexible linkage extends from the inlet to the outlet through the flexible tube, and is constructed to operatively release the inlet seal assembly responsive to axial translation of the flexible linkage from a first position to a second position. The flexible linkage is supported by the outlet seal assembly in the first position and wherein the flexible linkage is constructed to axially translate toward the outlet when the outlet seal assembly is released. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060092 | CALIBRATION MODULE AND REMOTE TEST SEQUENCE UNIT FOR MONITORING AND DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING DISCHARGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENT - A calibration and verification system and method for dynamically controlling sequential delivery of mixtures containing a fire suppression agent to detection locations to simulate an agent discharge during a flight operation of an aircraft and for allowing direct monitoring of the concentration amounts at the detection locations to adjust a testing operation accordingly. Each of the mixtures is prepared with a precise concentration amount of the agent. The system and method include a remote test sequence unit for determining an optimal testing time period during a flight operation to remotely control the discharge and monitoring of the agent. Prior to the optimal testing time period, an airflow at an altitude of the flight operation is drawn through each of a plurality of detectors to tare out the characteristics of a surrounding environment using a processor, thereby establishing a measurement baseline for each of the plurality of detectors. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060093 | COMBINATION MANIFOLD AND DETERGENT HOLDING RESERVOIR FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOZZLE - An assembly for mixing and metering a foaming agent with a pressurized fluid output of a fire extinguisher, the extinguisher including a body with a trigger for issuing the fluid through an outlet. The assembly includes a manifold adapted to being attached at an inlet end to the extinguisher outlet, the manifold having an outlet end which is adapted to engage with an inlet of a flexible hose. A canister contains a volume of a fire retardant (dry or foaming) agent and is engaged to an intermediate location of the manifold between the inlet and outlet. In this manner, the manifold mixes the foaming agent with the fluid output prior to delivery through the hose. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060094 | Forward Advancing Landscape Edging Apparatus - An apparatus for cutting an edging trench around a landscape bed is constructed with a cutting blade that is rotated to help move the apparatus in the desired direction of travel while being operated to create an edging trench. The machine can be constructed in self-propelled, non-self-propelled or manually operated stick forms. The apparatus has a cutting blade that is configured in a cone-shaped manner with the narrow diameter located toward the center of the apparatus. The rotor is formed with a pair of thin slicing blades mounted on a spline shaft removable from the apparatus for maintenance. A first slicing blade shears the grass along the top of the trench and forms a vertical wall, while a second slicing blade forms a sloped wall. Displaced soil is discharged from the cutting blade and spread directly over the adjacent landscape bed to eliminate the need for subsequent clean-up operations. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060095 | Dual Blade Parallel Garden Hoe - A dual blade garden hoe device is disclosed herein. The dual blade garden hoe device includes an elongated handle having a shaft mounted at an working end thereof. A pair of blades is secured onto the shaft and disposed at a variable pitch. The blades can be positioned at various locations along the length of the shaft to create different widths between the blades. The blades comprise a cutting portion that create a pair of parallel troughs when dragged through soil. When the blades are in contact with the ground, each blade creates a separate and parallel trough, thereby reducing the time and effort needed to make a systematic gardens design or a plurality of farming rows. Additionally, the blades can move in a back and forth and a side to side motion, depending upon the direction of travel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060096 | DISC BLADE CLAMPING DEVICE - An agricultural tillage implement, including: a frame tube; and a disc blade hanger mounting assembly. The disc blade hanger mounting assembly includes: a disc blade hanger; at least one L-shaped bolt; and an L-shaped clamp, the L-shaped clamp being connected to the at least one L-shaped bolt and clamping the frame tube and the disc blade hanger together by way of the at least one L-shaped bolt. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060097 | Implement End Cutting-Bit - An implement end cutting-bit with a body having front, rear, top, bottom, inner side and outer side portions. The body has a cutting edge along a bottom interface between the front and bottom portions. The body has a flat front surface on the front portion extending between a top edge along a top interface between the front and top portions, an outer side edge along an outer side interface between the front and outer side portions, a ridge on the front portion, and a spearhead edge along the bottom interface between the outer side portion and the cutting edge. The body has a contoured front surface on the front portion of the body adjacent the flat front surface. The contoured front surface can be defined between an inner side edge, which is along an inner side interface between the front and inner side portions, the cutting edge, and the ridge. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060098 | ADJUSTABLE CUTTING EDGE FOR A MOLDBOARD - An adjustable cutting edge for a moldboard having a material engaging surface and a bottom edge. The adjustable cutting edge has a series of cutter bodies. Each cutter body has a top edge, a bottom cutting edge opposite the top edge, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a front surface having a concave curvature, a rear surface opposite the front surface and having a convex curvature, and a position control profile extending along at least a portion of the rear surface. A series of retainers are carried by the moldboard, each retainer permitting a respective cutter body to move along the concave curvature to advance or retract the bottom cutting edge relative to the bottom edge of the moldboard and engaging the position control profile of a respective cutter body to retain the respective cutter body in a selected position. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060099 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool is disclosed. The machine tool has a tool receptacle for receiving a tool on a working axis, a housing, and a striking mechanism. An impact stop is provided for a beater or an intermediate beater. An impact absorber has two polymer-based absorber rings that are offset axially to one another and are disposed so that they overlap radially and has two iron-based disks disposed axially between the absorber rings. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060100 | POWER TOOL WITH ACCESSORY CHANGE TOOL STORAGE - A power tool includes a housing in which a motor is supported and an output shaft coupled to the motor that extends from the housing. A tool holder is secured to the end portion of the output shaft which is configured to releasably retain an accessory tool. The power tool includes an accessory change tool having a driver portion and a handle portion. The driver portion is used to install and remove the accessory change tool from the tool holder. The handle portion and the driver portion are configured to pivot into a folded position at which the handle portion is located adjacent the driver portion. A retainer assembly is incorporated into the housing that is configured to releasably retain the accessory change tool on the housing with the accessory change tool in the folded configuration. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060101 | ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN PROTECTION SYSTEM - A cover for an electrical connector device of the type having exposed conductive screws that may have an electrical potential. The screws on each side of the device have screw heads nominally all in at least one respective screws head plane. The cover comprises an electrically insulating shroud retainedly fixable to the device to be planarly disposed over the at least one screws head plane such that the screws are thus not exposed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060102 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE COVER - An electrical device cover configured for mounting over an electrical device comprises a frame including a frame channel and an frame opening. The frame opening is defined by at least four sides and is large enough to receive at least one electrical device. A sliding tab comprising a screw channel is provided, the sliding tab is slidably coupled with the frame channel and is slidable to a closed position in which the screw channel at least partially surrounds a box mounting screw of the at least one electrical device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060103 | Controlled-Impedance Cable Termination Using Compliant Interconnect Elements - An apparatus for terminating a controlled-impedance cable using compliant electrical contacts to provide an interface to another device. The terminator includes an anchor block for securing the cable. Optionally, the anchor block is electrically non-conductive. A conductive ferrule is installed on the cable shield and the cable end is dressed. The ferrule/cable assembly is installed in a through hole in the anchor block so the cable end is flush with the anchor block face. An insulating or conductive plate mounted to the anchor block holds the signal contact that electrically connects the center conductor to the device and optional ground contacts that electrically connect the ferrule to the device. The ground contacts surround the signal contact in a pattern that closely mimics the impedance environment of the cable. When using a conductive plate, the signal contact is insulated from the plate by an insulating centering plug or a non-conductive coating. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060104 | DOWNHOLE CABLE - The present invention pertains to a cable comprising: —at least one conductor coated by an insulation coating layer, —a first protective layer surrounding said insulation coating layer, said first protective layer at least comprising, but preferably being made of a tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer comprising from 0.8% to 2.5% by weight of recurring units derived from at least one perfluorinated alkyl vinyl ether having formula (I) here below: CF | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060105 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly includes a cable and a conduction sleeve. The cable includes a core. The conductive sleeve includes a wrapping piece. The wrapping piece includes a first conduction piece and a second conduction piece. The first conduction piece and the second conduction piece are secured together. The core is firmly received between and electrically coupled to the first conduction piece and the second conduction piece. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060106 | INSULATED WIRE CONSTRUCTION FOR FIRE SAFETY CABLE - An electric wire includes a metal conductor, a first insulation layer, wherein the first layer is a non-ceramifiable silicone compound, and a second insulation layer, wherein the second layer is a ceramifiable silicone compound, wherein the second layer is on the outside of the first layer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060107 | HALOGEN-FREE RESIN COMPOSITION, INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE - A halogen-free resin composition includes an engineering plastic as a main component including an aromatic ring. A thermal weight-change rate measured by a thermogravimetry (under conditions that a dry air as a purge gas is introduced and that heating is conducted from 40° C. at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min) is not less than −60% when it is 430° C. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060108 | FENCE STANDARD - The present invention relates to a fence standard. The fence standard includes a shaft, and a wire support including an open ended loop. The wire support is moulded onto the shaft. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060109 | WIRE HARNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes a wire bundle, an elongated object, and a covering member. The covering member is made of a single sheet-shaped nonwoven member and covers the wire bundle and the elongated object. The covering member includes a first portion that is wound around the wire bundle and is hot-pressed, and a second portion that is continuous with the first portion and that covers the elongated object on the first portion. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060110 | METHODS FOR SHIELDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM MOISTURE - Methods for applying a hydrophobic coating to various components within a computing device are disclosed. More specifically, a hydrophobic coating can be applied by a plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) process to a fully assembled circuit board. Frequently, a fully assembled circuit board can have various components such as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields which cover water sensitive electronics. A method is disclosed for perforating portions of the EMI shields that overlay the water sensitive electronics. Methods of sealing board to board connectors are also disclosed. In one embodiment solder leads of the board to board connectors can be covered by a silicone seal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060111 | IMPRINTED MULTI-LAYER MICRO-STRUCTURE - An imprinted micro-structure includes a substrate having a first layer in relation thereto. First, second, and third micro-channels are imprinted in the first layer and have first, second, and third micro-wires respectively located therein. A second layer is adjacent to and in contact with the first layer. Imprinted first and second connecting micro-channels including first and second connecting micro-wires are in contact with the first and second micro-wires respectively and are isolated from the third micro-wire. A third layer is adjacent to and in contact with the second layer and has an imprinted bridge micro-channel with a bridge micro-wire contacting the first and second connecting micro-wires and separate from the third micro-wire so that the first and second micro-wires are electrically connected and electrically isolated from the third micro-wire. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060112 | IMPRINTED BI-LAYER MICRO-STRUCTURE - An imprinted micro-structure includes a substrate having an edge area and a central area separate from the edge area. A cured bottom-layer, connecting layer, and top layer are formed over the substrate, each with a corresponding imprinted micro-channel having a cured micro-wire. The bottom micro-wire is in the central area and the edge area. The connecting-layer micro-wire contacts at least a portion of the bottom-layer micro-wire in the edge area. A cured edge micro-wire in the top layer contacts at least a portion of the connecting-layer micro-wire in the edge area. A top-layer micro-wire is located in a top-layer micro-channel and is separate from the edge micro-wire and bottom micro-wire. The bottom-layer micro-wire in the central area is electrically connected to the edge micro-wire in the edge area and is electrically isolated from the top-layer micro-wire. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060113 | PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, AND METHOD OF USE - A photocurable composition includes an acid-generating compound, a multifunctional epoxy resin, and an epoxysilane oligomer represented by the following Structure (I): | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060114 | RIGID FLEXIBLE PCB AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a rigid flexible printed circuit board (PCB) including: a flexible area having a flexible copper foil laminate in which circuit layers are formed on an insulating material, and cover lays formed on the laminate; and rigid areas having insulating layers and copper layers built-up on both sides of the flexible area, and flattening materials to flatten outer surfaces of the insulating layers. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060115 | COPPER CLAD LAMINATE FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a copper clad laminate for a printed circuit board, in which a composite having a glass fibers formed on both sides of a prepreg is disposed between a resin layer of a first resin-coated copper foil (RCC) and a resin layer of a second resin-coated copper foil and having a structure in which the resin layers are symmetric or asymmetric based on the composite, and a manufacturing method thereof. A thickness of the copper clad laminate may be manufactured at the desired thickness or the thickness may be uniformly maintained, such that stabilization of thickness quality may be implemented, the adhesion between the copper foil and the resin may be improved, and warpage may be adjusted when laminating substrates having different upper and lower thermal expansion coefficients. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060116 | CAVITY PACKAGE WITH PRE-MOLDED SUBSTRATE - A cavity package is set forth along with a method of manufacturing thereof. The method comprises applying a selective plating resist to a metallic substrate in a pattern to expose portions for a ring, tie bars, die attach pad and input/output wire bonding pads; elective depositing of metal plating using the selective plating resist; removing the selective metal plating resist; applying a selective etching resist to the substrate; selectively etching portions of the substrate not covered by the selective etching resist; stripping away the selective etching resist; pre-molding a leadframe to the substrate so as to surround the die attach pad portion; etching the tie bars away from the bottom surface of the substrate; attaching a semiconductor device die to the die attach pad; wire bonding the semiconductor device to the input/output wire bonding pads; and attaching a cap to the ring portion of the substrate and the die attach pad to protect the wire bonded semiconductor device die and permit electrical grounding | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060117 | FLAT CABLE WITH CONSISTENT IMPEDANCE - A flat cable ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060118 | MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - When laminating two resin films so that sides where the conductive patterns are not formed face each other, and when laminating other resin films so that sides where the conductive patterns are formed and the sides where the conductive patterns are not formed to face each other, a plurality of resin films each of which has the same resin thickness are used for the other resin films, and two resin films having a sum of resin thickness that is the same as the resin thickness of the other single resin film are used for the two resin films. Accordingly, dielectric thicknesses between the conductive patterns formed in the adjoining resin films can be made even so that an impedance can be calculated easily, and it becomes possible to ease the circuit design. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060119 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A conductive structure comprises a plurality of first nanowires and a plurality of second nanowires. The first nanowires extend along a first direction substantially. The second nanowires extend along a second direction substantially, and at least a part of the second nanowires electrical connect to the first nanowires. The included angle between the first and second directions is nonzero. A manufacturing method of the conductive structure is also disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060120 | TOUCH PANEL - There is provided a touch panel including a substrate; and electrode parts including a plurality of electrodes formed on the substrate, wherein the electrode parts include a plurality of conductive lines formed in a mesh pattern and have different aperture ratios for a plurality of respective regions of the substrate. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060121 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC PART TO BE EMBEDDED IN BOARD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC PART EMBEDDED THEREIN - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic part to be embedded in a board, including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes having first and second leads; and first and second external electrodes, wherein when lengths from edges of the first or second external electrode formed on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic body to points at which the first or second external electrode contacts the first and second leads are G1, lengths from the edges of the first or second external electrode formed on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic body to a corresponding end surface of the ceramic body are BW1, and lengths from the corresponding end surface of the ceramic body to points at which the first or second external electrode contacts the first and second leads are M1, 30 μm≦G1| 2015-03-05 | |
| 20150060122 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TO BE EMBEDDED IN BOARD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EMBEDDED THEREIN - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component embedded in a board including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes formed on first and second side surfaces of the ceramic body, respectively, wherein the first external electrode includes a first electrode layer and a first metal layer formed on the first electrode layer, the second external electrode includes a second electrode layer and a second metal layer formed on the second electrode layer, the first and second external electrodes are formed to be extended to first main surface of the ceramic body, and when a maximum width and a minimum width of at least one of the first and second external electrodes formed on the first main surface are defined as BWmax and BWmin, respectively, 0≦BWmax−BWmin≦100 μm is satisfied. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060123 | LOCKING DUAL LEADFRAME FOR FLIP CHIP ON LEADFRAME PACKAGES - A method of assembling a flip chip on a leadframe package. A locking dual leadframe (LDLF) includes a top metal frame portion including protruding features and a die pad and a bottom metal frame portion having apertures positioned lateral to the die pad. The protruding features and apertures are similarly sized and alignable. A flipped integrated circuit (IC) die having a bottomside and a topside including circuitry connected to bond pads having solder balls on the bond pads is mounted with its topside onto the top metal frame portion. The top metal frame portion is aligned to the bottom metal frame portion so that the protruding features are aligned to the apertures. The bottomside of the IC die is pressed with respect to a top surface of the bottom frame portion, wherein the protruding features penetrate into the apertures. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060124 | COMBINED PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A combined printed wiring board includes a multilayer printed wiring board having an outermost insulation layer, and a wiring film fixed to a portion of the outermost insulation layer of the multilayer printed wiring board. The wiring film includes dense-pitch pads formed on a semiconductor-mounting surface of the wiring film, the multilayer printed wiring board has sparse-pitch pads formed on a semiconductor-mounting surface of the multilayer printed wiring board, the dense-pitch pads are formed to facilitate electrical connection between a first semiconductor element and a second semiconductor element, and the sparse-pitch pads are formed to facilitate electrical connection between the multilayer printed wiring board and the first semiconductor element and/or the second semiconductor element. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060125 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first axis electrodes, a plurality of second axis electrodes and a first insulation layer. Each first axis electrode includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes and a plurality of first connection parts disposed between two adjacent first sub-electrodes. The first sub-electrodes and the first connection parts are monolithically formed. Each second axis electrode includes a plurality of second sub-electrodes and a plurality of second connection parts disposed between two adjacent second sub-electrodes. The second sub-electrodes and the second connection parts are monolithically formed. The first sub-electrodes and the second sub-electrodes are disposed on an identical surface. The first insulation layer is disposed on and completely covers the first axis electrodes. The first insulation layer is partially disposed between the first connection part and the second connection part. The first axis electrodes are disposed between the first insulation layer and the substrate. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060126 | MODULES FOR INCREASING USEABLE SPACE ON CIRCUIT BOARDS - The described embodiments relate generally to electronic devices and to three dimensional modules for increasing useable space on a circuit board associated therewith. In some embodiments, the modules can have a cuboid geometry, and can include a number of surfaces having embedded circuit traces configured to interconnect electronic components arranged on various surfaces of the module. One of the surfaces of module can include at least one communication interface configured to interconnect the circuit traces on the module to associated circuit paths on a circuit board to which the module is coupled. In some embodiments the module can be operative as a standoff between the circuit board and another component of the electronic device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060127 | COMBINED PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A combined printed wiring board includes a multilayer printed wiring board, and a wiring film fixed to a surface of the multilayer printed wiring board and including a first wiring structure formed to connect multiple semiconductor elements and a second wiring structure formed to connect the multilayer printed wiring board and each of the semiconductor elements. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060128 | DOUBLE-SIDED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method for preparing a conductive circuit can begin with the preparation of a non-conductive substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and then utilizing a pulse laser to create a top circuit pattern upon the top surface, a bottom circuit pattern upon the bottom surface, and a through hole connecting the top circuit pattern with the bottom circuit pattern. Subsequently, a conductive circuit is formed upon the top circuit pattern and the bottom circuit pattern and inside the through hole, wherein the conductive circuit is restricted from being formed upon the top surface outside of the top isolation region and the bottom surface outside of the bottom isolation region. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060129 | Portable Electromagnetic Interference Shield - An electromagnetic interference shield having a main enclosure and optionally at least one auxiliary enclosure. The auxiliary enclosure and the main enclosure have an interior that is continuous with each other. The auxiliary enclosure is made of elastic Faraday material. The outer layer and inner layer may be transparent to view the electronic device. An auxiliary cable with filtering mechanisms may be provided inside a sleeve to allow access and transfer of data from the electronic device while still in the main enclosure. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060130 | EMI SHIELDING VENT PANEL FRAME - An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielded vent panel for disposition over an opening of an electronics enclosure is provided. The panel includes an electrically-conductive medium having an outer periphery supported within an electrically-conductive frame. The frame is configured as having a generally C-shaped or U-shaped cross-sectional profile, and includes an elongate end wall, and a pair of opposed side walls extending inwardly from the end wall to contact and secure the medium. Preferably, the medium includes individual cells forming a honeycomb structure. The frame is provided with a series of vertical posts extending between the opposed side walls of the frame to reduce the formation of foreign object debris caused by holes drilled in the frame to receive screws or bolts for mounting the vent panel to the opening of an electronics enclosure. The posts also provide additional structural integrity and rigidity for the frame member. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060131 | HOMOGENEOUS EMI VENT PANEL AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - A homogeneous EMI shielded vent panel is provided. The vent panel has an interior porous section and an exterior frame for attachment to an opening of an electronic enclosure. The vent panel can be fabricated using selective laser sintering technology to avoid the use of multiple parts and components which can generate harmful foreign object debris during fabrication and mounting of the vent panel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060132 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN - An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a conductive pattern having such a level of adhesion that a conductive layer containing a conductive substance such as silver does not separate from a primer layer with time. The present invention relates to a conductive pattern including a conductive layer (A) containing a compound (a1) having a basic nitrogen atom-containing group and a conductive substance (a2); a primer layer (B) containing a compound (b1) having a functional group [X]; and a substrate layer (C), the conductive layer (A), the primer layer (B), and the substrate layer (C) being stacked, in which a bond is formed by reacting the basic nitrogen atom-containing group of the compound (a1) contained in the conductive layer (A) with the functional group [X] of the compound (b1) contained in the primer layer (B). | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060133 | ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS - An electrical wiring device includes a housing having a front outer surface is visible during use and in an installed position, a side surface and a rear surface. Printed indicia is provided on the side surface of the housing for a front surface of the housing for identifying the location of compliance installation instructions for installing the electrical wiring device in a wiring system. The printed indicia is oriented to be visible by the installer during installation of the electrical wiring device and is oriented to be covered by a faceplate after installation of the electrical wiring device. Printed compliance installation instruction indicia is provided on the housing for installing the electrical wiring device in the electrical system. The compliance installation instruction indicia is oriented to be visible by the installer during installation of the electrical wiring device in the electrical system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060134 | CABLE HARNESS AND WATER CUTOFF STRUCTURE - A cable harness includes a plurality of cables and an electrically-conductive outer conductor surrounding the plurality of cables. The outer conductor is partially constituted by a conductor tube having a smooth outer peripheral surface. An outside water cutoff member configured to prevent water from coming inside a hole of a body panel is placed between the smooth outer peripheral surface of the conductor tube and an edge of the hole of the body panel. Further, an inside water cutoff member having through holes through which the plurality of cables of the conductor tube passes, and configured to close an end of the conductor tube is provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060135 | METHOD OF ATTACHING A WIRE CABLE TERMINAL TO A MULTI-STRAND WIRE CABLE, WIRE CABLE FORMED DURING SAID METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING SAID WIRE CABLE - A wire cable configured to be attached to a wire cable terminal. An uninsulated end of the wire cable is formed into a nugget having a shape that generally defines a rectangular cuboid or rectangular prism. The nugget includes one face that defines a longitudinal concavity, indentation, or channel, which is oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wire cable. The nugget may be formed by ultrasonically welding the wire strands together. The concavity reduces the occurrence of fracturing the nugget when it is attached to the terminal by wire crimping wings. The wire cable may be formed of aluminum-based material. An apparatus for forming an end of a wire cable into a nugget shape having a longitudinal concavity and a method of attaching a wire cable having an end formed into a nugget shape having a longitudinal concavity to a terminal is also presented. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN END OF AN ELONGATED MEMBER OF AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM - A method for forming a lead or lead extension having an arrangement of elongated conductors disposed in a body of a lead or lead extension includes ablating a plurality of spaced-apart channels in proximity to at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body to expose at least part of at least one of the conductors. A C-shaped contact is disposed into each of a different one of the transverse channels. Each C-shaped contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductors. Each C-shaped contact is closed so that opposing ends of the C-shaped contact are adjacent to one another and aligned over one of the elongated conductors. The two opposing ends of each C-shaped contact is coupled together such that each C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement within the transverse channel in which the C-shaped contact is disposed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060137 | Tender Barge for Drillship Operating in Environmentally Sensitive Areas - A tender barge for a drill ship includes a hull internally segmented into compartments. The compartments are for storing wellbore drilling consumables and wellbore drilling waste. The hull has an opening therein for positioning under a moon pool of a drill ship. The barge hull further includes a support structure for contacting a bottom of a hull of a drill ship when the drill ship is positioned over the barge hull. The barge has a mooring system having capacity to either hold the barge in position or hold both the barge and the drill ship when the drill ship is fully supported by the barge out of the water over a wellbore location. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060138 | METHOD FOR DRILLING WITH A BUOYANT STRUCTURE FOR PETROLEUM DRILLING, PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND OFFLOADING - A method for drilling with a buoyant structure having a hull, a planar keel defining a lower hull diameter, a lower cylindrical portion connected to the planar keel, a lower frustoconical portion disposed above the lower cylindrical portion with inwardly-sloping wall at a first angle, an upper frustoconical portion directly connected to the lower frustoconical portion. The method uses a ballasted chambered buoyant storage ring which is either dockside and connected to the buoyant structure for drilling at a subsea location, or the ballasted chambered buoyant storage ring is preinstalled at a subsea location and then the buoyant structure is mounted to the ballasted chambered buoyant storage ring at sea. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060139 | Two-Port Percussion Mole - A percussion mole for inserting a ground-loop for a geothermal heat-pump apparatus. The ground-loop includes a first pipe and a second pipe. The mole comprises: a percussive drive mechanism; a first passage connectable to the first pipe, for receiving a driving fluid via the first pipe and delivering it to the drive mechanism, during insertion of the ground-loop; a second passage connectable to the second pipe, for exhausting the driving fluid from the drive mechanism via the second pipe, during insertion of the ground-loop; and a connection connecting the first passage with the second passage. The connection includes a non-return valve arranged to restrict flow of the driving fluid from the first passage to the second passage during insertion of the ground-loop but permit flow in the opposite direction, whereby after insertion, when the heat pump apparatus is in use, the ground-loop comprises the first and second pipes; the first and second passages; and the connection. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060140 | Eccentric Steering Device and Methods of Directional Drilling - The present invention recites a method, system and apparatus for steering a drill string, wherein an eccentric steering device is recited. The eccentric steering device may comprise an eccentric sleeve configured for mounting exterior to a portion of the drill string and permitting the drill string to rotate within the eccentric sleeve and a brake positioned to selectively cause rotation of the eccentric sleeve with the drill string. In one embodiment, the eccentric steering device may further comprise one or more bearings positioned between the eccentric sleeve and the drill string. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060141 | DOWNHOLE MOTOR SENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A downhole sensing assembly for sensing motor parameters of a downhole motor positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The downhole motor has a stator and a rotor rotatable within the stator. The sensing assembly includes at least one rotor extension operatively connectable to the rotor and movable therewith, at least one marker positionable about the rotor extension, and at least one motor sensor positionable about a downhole tool and operatively coupled to the marker to detect movement of the marker whereby motor parameters, such as rotational speed of the motor, are detectable. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060142 | MECHANICAL CORE JAM INDICATOR FOR CORING TOOLS, CORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH CORE JAM INDICATORS, AND RELATED METHODS - Core jam indicators for use with coring tools include a plug coupled with an inner barrel and configured to selectively close the entrance of the inner barrel. The plug has at least one fluid port extending through a wall of the plug between an interior and an exterior of the plug. The mandrel at least partially covers the at least one fluid port of the plug in an activated position and the at least one fluid port is at least partially uncovered by the mandrel in a deactivated position. The mandrel is coupled to the inner barrel. A piston force acting on the mandrel resulting from a pressure difference above and below the mandrel acts over an area smaller than a maximum transverse cross-sectional area of the inner barrel. Coring tools include such core jam indicators. Components are provided and assembled to form such core jam indicators. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150060143 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED APPARATUS FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF OPERATION - An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that, in one configuration includes a downhole tool configured to operate in an active position and an inactive position and an actuation device, which may include a control unit. The apparatus includes a telemetry unit that sends a first pattern recognition signal to the control unit to move the tool into the active position and a second pattern recognition signal to move the tool into the inactive position. The apparatus may be used for drilling a subterranean formation and include a tubular body and one or more extendable features, each positionally coupled to a track of the tubular body, and a drilling fluid flow path extending through a bore of the tubular body for conducting drilling fluid therethrough. A push sleeve is disposed within the tubular body and coupled to the one or more features. A valve assembly is disposed within the tubular body and configured to control the flow of the drilling fluid into an annular chamber in communication with the push sleeve; the valve assembly comprising a mechanically operated valve and/or an electronically operated valve. Other embodiments, including methods of operation, are provided. | 2015-03-05 |
