| 10th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20120055637 | TRANSPARENT SECURITY SHUTTER - The present invention relates to a transparent security shutter, of the type that can be wound about a drum arranged at the top thereof, said shutter being made up of a plurality of transparent slats ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055638 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS AND PROTECTIVE CLIPS FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS - Protective clips for movable partitions include a guard portion that protrudes from a top major surface of a base portion. The guard portion extends along the top major surface proximate to a front side of the base portion. The guard portion also may extend along the top major surface proximate to at least one end side surface at a longitudinal end of the base portion. Movable partitions include one or more such protective clips. The protective clips optionally may be used to attach a sweep strip to panels of a movable partition. Methods of forming such protective clips include molding the clips within a mold cavity. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055639 | SCREEN UNIT - A screen unit includes: a first frame and a second frame which extend in parallel with each other; a first roll provided in the first frame in such a manner as to be freely rotatable and having an urging force in the winding direction of the first roll; a second roll provided in the second frame in such a manner as to be freely rotatable and having an urging force in the winding direction of the second roll; and a screen which has one end fixed to the first roll and the other end fixed to the second roll, and is wound around the first roll and the second roll by the urging forces. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055640 | Easy Curtain Structure - An easy curtain structure contains a curtain piece formed in a continuous curve and concave shape, allowing to be folded, including a plurality of bores disposed on a number of raised folding ribs thereof respectively in a cross arrangement, and including at least one positioning structure mounted on a top and a bottom ends thereof respectively so as to be expended and to be fixed by using the positioning structure, wherein the positioning structure includes at lease one sucker fixed on the top and the bottom ends of the curtain piece, thereby the sunshine is stopped to directly shine indoors by the continuously curved and concaved curtain piece or through the bores to obtain heatproof, anti-sun, and bright effect. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055641 | Conductive Webs - Conductive nonwoven webs are disclosed. The nonwoven webs contain pulp fibers combined with conductive fibers. In one embodiment, the webs are made in a wetlaid tissue making process. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055642 | IMPROVING THE STRENGTH OF PAPER AND BOARD PRODUCTS - The present invention concerns a paper or board product with an improved tensile strength comprising cellulose fibres, one or more zirconium carbonate compound(s) and water-insoluble polyvinyl alcohol fibres, and a process for manufacturing such a product, comprising the steps of forming a combined aqueous suspension of cellulose fibres and water-insoluble polyvinyl alcohol fibres, and pressing it into a paper or board product, or pressing layers of water-insoluble polyvinyl alcohol fibres and cellulose fibres into a product having a sandwich-structure, and treating the product before drying with an aqueous solution of a zirconium carbonate compound by impregnating one or more of the surfaces of the product or the complete product with the solution. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055643 | POLYMER-CONTAINING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Polymer-containing articles of manufacture that provide one or more superior properties, such as soil adsorption properties, mirror cleaning properties, and/or absorption properties, compared to known polymer-containing articles of manufacture, are provided. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055644 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A FIBROUS MATERIAL WEB IN A LONG NIP PRESS UNIT - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for treating a fibrous material web ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055645 | BUILDING MATERIAL FOR FORMING AN ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COVERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A building material for use in forming exterior surface coverings. According to a preferred embodiment, the building material consists of the combination of a paper material, bonding agent, and water. The building material can either be formed directly upon a substrate, such as a wall or ceiling, or otherwise formed as a sheet of material or molding that can thereafter be affixed to a given surface or substrate. The building materials can be customized to have a specific type of color, shape and texture, and can further be utilized in a wide variety of building applications. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055646 | DOCTOR BLADE WITH SENSING SYSTEM - A blade for doctoring a moving surface or for sizing or creping a fibrous material web produced or finished in a web machine, for example in a paper, board or tissue machine, includes at least one fiber optic waveguide arranged on a surface of the blade or embedded in the material of the blade. The at least one fiber optic waveguide includes a fiber core and a fiber cladding. The at least one fiber optic waveguide further includes at least one fiber Bragg grating. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055647 | Airfoil Casting Methods - In the castings of a turbine element, a sheet casting core is assembled to a feedcore. The sheet casting core and feedcore are placed in a die. A sacrificial pattern material is molded over the casting core and feedcore to form a pattern including an airfoil. The sheet casting core extends from at or adjacent a trailing edge of the airfoil. The sheet casting core has a first array of open areas and a second array of portions interspersed with the open areas. A first portion of the die has a third array of projections contacting the second array. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055648 | Mold for the Continuous Casting of Preliminary Sections, In Particular Double T-Shaped Preliminary Sections - The invention relates to a mold for the continuous casting of preliminary sections, in particular double T-shaped preliminary sections, such as beam blank sections or similar sections, wherein all the interior walls ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055649 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOVERING ENERGY FROM A HOT STRIP BUNDLE - In a device and a method for recovering energy from at least one metal hot strip bundle (B) which has a temperature of more than 200° C. and is produced in a hot rolling mill (H), the at least one hot strip bundle (B) passes through an energy recovery device ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055650 | SYSTEM FOR CLAMPING HEAT SINK - A system for clamping a heat sink that prevents excessive clamping force is provided. The system may include a heat sink, a semiconductor device, a printed circuit board, and a cover. The semiconductor device may be mounted onto the circuit board and attached to the cover. The heat sink may be designed to interface with the semiconductor device to transfer heat away from the semiconductor device and dissipate the heat into the environment. Accordingly, the heat sink may be clamped into a tight mechanical connection with the semiconductor device to minimize thermal resistance between the semiconductor device and the heat sink. To prevent excessive clamping force from damaging the semiconductor device, loading columns may extend between the cover and the heat sink. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055651 | Baseboard Heater Radiator Cover - A radiator heater cover includes a cover formed of thermoplastic in a shape that fits over at least a portion of a radiator heater. The radiator heater cover defines a plurality of apertures in at least a portion of an outer surface of the cover that are dimensioned and spaced to provide desired convective heat transfer away from predetermined areas of the radiator heater. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055652 | FAIL-SAFE ROTARY ACTUATOR FOR A COOLANT CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a fail-safe rotary actuator ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055653 | Heat Dissipating Unit And Heat Dissipating Device Having The Heat Dissipating Unit - A heat dissipating unit includes a plurality of heat dissipating fins arranged in an annular array and each including a flow guide plate extending from an inner side to an outer side of the annular array, two connecting plates respectively connected to and forming an angle with two opposite sides of the flow guide plate, and an air inlet and an air channel communicating fluidly with each other. Each connecting plate includes a connecting hole, a slanting edge opposite to the flow guide plate, and a connecting portion projecting from the slanting edge. The connecting portions of the connecting plates of each heat dissipating fin engage respectively the connecting holes in the connecting plates of an adjacent heat dissipating fin. The heat dissipating fins overlap each other so that the air inlets of the heat dissipating fins are arranged in a staggered manner. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055654 | Radiator and electronic apparatus having coolant pathway - A radiator includes a core unit, which includes a flow inlet which coolant enters, a flow outlet from which the coolant exits, a plurality of coolant pathways including at least an outer coolant pathway, an inner coolant pathway, a branching point, and a merging point, the outer coolant pathway being disposed to surround the inner coolant pathway, the coolant being divided at the branching point and merging at the merging point, and a connecting pathway to connect between the merging point of the outer coolant pathway and the branching point of the inner coolant pathway, wherein the flow inlet is in communication with a branching point of an outermost one of the plurality of coolant pathways, and the flow output is in communication with a merging point of an innermost one of the plurality of coolant pathways. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055655 | HEAT SINK, LIQUID COOLING UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A heat sink for absorbing heat which is generated by an electronic module by a coolant which flows through its internal portion, provided with a first heat sink part which is contiguous with the electronic module, a second heat sink part which is contiguous with the electronic module, and a heat discharger which is arranged spaced from the first heat sink part and second heat sink part at an opposite side from the electronic module and which is arranged in a flow path between the first heat sink part and second heat sink part. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055656 | TURBO FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER WITH TURBO FAN - A turbo fan includes a main plate for rotation in a rotational direction about a rotational axis and a plurality of blades arranged at intervals around the rotational axis of the main plate. At least one blade includes: a first blade section having a leading end and a trailing end; a second blade section having a leading end and a trailing end, wherein the first blade section is between the main plate and the second blade section; and a third blade section having a leading end and a trailing end, wherein the third blade section is between the first blade section and the second blade section. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055657 | COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes at least two tanks containing a medium to be temperature treated and a plurality of heat exchange tubes extending between the at least two tanks. The heat exchange tubes have exterior surface areas at least partially defining a heat exchange area. A set of cooling fins is located between the heat exchange tubes of the plurality of heat exchange tubes to increase the heat exchange area. The fins are configured to define a plurality of non-straight line paths for the flow of air across the heat exchanger. The non-straight line paths force the flow of air across the heat exchange to change direction and cause impingement of the air onto the fins and tubes as well as turbulence for increasing heat transfer performance. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055658 | DEVICE FOR RECOVERING HEAT OF MOLTEN SLAG - A device for recovering heat of molten slag, having a simple structure and high heat recovery efficiency. The device includes: a fluidized bed ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055659 | DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING HEAT COMPRISING A PLATE STACK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID DEVICE - A device for exchanging heat has a plate stack of at least a first, a second, and a third plate. The three or more plates are stacked one on top of the other and have recesses which are arranged in a regular pattern on a plane of the respective plates. The first and the second plates as well as the second and the third plates are stacked in such a manner that each adjacent plate forms at least one common cooling channel, which is accessible to a fluid, running in a direction on the plane of plates. The two or more cooling channels are formed by way of recesses, which partially but not entirely overlap, in the adjacent plates. The one or more cooling channels of the first and second plates are entirely spatially separated from at least one cooling channel of the second and third plates. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055660 | FLATTENED FLUID CONDUITS FOR USE IN HEAT EXCHANGERS AND OTHER SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Flattened fluid conduits for use in heat exchangers and other systems, and associated methods of manufacture and use are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the fluid conduit for use in heat exchangers can be manufactured by inserting two or more inner tubes into a circular or at least partially circular barrier tube and at least partially flattening at least some length of the assembly. The heat exchanger conduit can include one or more void spaces within the barrier tube and adjacent to the inner tubes which serve to contain any leaks in the inner tubes and vent any leaks to the atmosphere. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055661 | High temperature thermal energy storage system - High temperature thermal energy storage system comprised of solid-liquid phase change material that is fully encapsulated in helically grooved, sealed, thin-wall, metal tubes. Multitude of horizontally oriented, pressure-rated steam pipes or vessels filled with PCM tube capsules form a battery of thermal storage system. The steam pipes in the battery are connected through a common liquid-side distribution header system and a common steam-side distribution header system. Multitude of steam pipes stacked up to fill a block-shaped container space. This insulated enclosure provides the basis for simple fabrication, transport and filed-erection and forms the basic building block for a modular thermal storage system. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055662 | Hot-Runner System having Non-Structurally Supportive Heat Insulator Including Visible Material - Hot-runner system ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055663 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A temperature control system for an internal combustion engine, to which a block heater for warming a coolant and keeping the coolant warm is attachable, the temperature control system includes a coolant circulating apparatus circulating the coolant, a fluid temperature detecting device detecting a fluid temperature of the coolant, a block heater disuse estimating portion estimating a possibility of disuse of the block heater under a condition that a circulation of the coolant is stopped, and a block heater usage determining portion determining whether or not the block heater is used on the basis of changes in the fluid temperature under a condition that the coolant is circulated in a case where the block heater disuse estimating portion does not estimate the disuse of the block heater. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055664 | Cryogenic System for Cooling a Consumer Having a Time-Variable Heat Load - The invention relates to a cryogenic system for cooling a consumer having a time-variable heat load, such as a superconducting magnet, including: a cold box in thermal contact with the consumer, supplied with heat transfer gas compressed by a feed line, and connected to a delivery line for discharging said gas at a lower pressure; and an assembly for adjusting the pressures in the feed and delivery lines, comprising a plurality of controlled valves (CV | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055665 | SECONDARY PUMP TYPE HEAT SOURCE AND SECONDARY PUMP TYPE HEAT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - A secondary pump-type heat source system includes: heat sources connected in parallel; a load system in which the heat source water flows; a primary pump supplying the heat source water to the load system; a secondary pump provided for each heat source and supplies the heat source water subjected to heat exchange in the load system to the heat source; and a heat source controller calculating flow quantity of the heat source water flowing in the heat source side and flow quantity of the heat source water flowing in the load system side by assigning a result from measurement by a water temperature sensor detecting heat source temperature to an operating characteristic of each heat source and controlling operation of the secondary pumps based on the calculation result. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055666 | Consumable downhole tools - A downhole tool having a body or structural component comprises a material that is at least partially consumed when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The material may comprise a metal, such as magnesium, which is converted to magnesium oxide when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The downhole tool may further comprise a torch with a fuel load that produces the heat and source of oxygen when burned. The fuel load may comprise a flammable, non-explosive solid, such as thermite. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055667 | WELLBORE ISOLATION TOOL USING SEALING ELEMENT HAVING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER - Anti-extrusion devices, packer elements, and inflatable packers include shape memory polymer (SMP) materials to enhance the operation of a packer, a bridge plug, or other downhole isolation tool. Seal system use seals of various material including SMP materials as booster for the seal produced. Tool for flow shut-off and sliding sleeve applications use SMP materials to open or close off flow through a tool. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055668 | SOLVENTS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HYDROCARBON-BEARING FORMATIONS - A method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation that includes receiving data comprising a temperature and a brine composition of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation; selecting a treatment composition for the hydrocarbon-bearing formation comprising a fluorinated compound and solvent, wherein, at the temperature, a mixture of an amount of the brine composition and the treatment composition separates into at least two separate transparent liquid layers, and wherein the mixture is free of precipitated solid; and contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with the treatment composition. Compositions containing certain fluorinated polymers and solvents containing water, monohydroxy alcohols, and ketones are also disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A PARAMETER OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION USING SWELLABLE MATERIALS - A system for monitoring a parameter of a subterranean formation using swellable materials is disclosed. The system may include a sensor device configured to detect a parameter of a subterranean formation. The system may also include a swellable material configured to position the sensor device toward a surface of the subterranean formation by swelling of the swellable material. The system may further include a telescoping section coupled to the sensor device and emplaced in the swellable material. The telescoping section may be configured to extend with the positioning of the sensor device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055670 | METHOD OF FRACTURING USING MANNANOHYDROLASE ENZYME BREAKER - A thermophilic mannanohydrolase enzyme may be used as an enzyme breaker for fracturing fluids containing hydratable polymers of guar and underivatized guar. The amino acid sequence of the mannanohydrolase is at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055671 | Multi-Functional Isolation Tool and Method of Use - A tool assembly and method for completing a well are provided. The tool is deployed on tubing string and includes a fluid treatment assembly with cup seals above and below the treatment ports. An equalization valve beneath the fracturing assembly can be opened or closed to control fluid passage between the coiled tubing and treatment zone to the wellbore below. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055672 | System and Method for Managing Temperature in a Wellbore - A system and a method manage temperature in a wellbore. A thermal barrier may be positioned within the drill pipe and/or the drill collars to obtain a desired downhole temperature and/or control the effect of thermal energy in high-angle and horizontal wellbores. Downhole measurements, such as real-time measurements and/or recorded measurements, may be used to update models, such as steady state models and/or dynamic models. The downhole measurements may validate the static temperature gradient and may provide information about the thermal characteristics of the one or more formations in which the wellbore is located. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055673 | Method for dispersing aqueous based drilling fluid for drilling subterranean boreholes - An inhibitive water-based polymer mud system and method for using the system in drilling and in stabilizing wellbores is disclosed for use in water sensitive formations as an alternative to oil-based muds or water-based muds comprising ferro-chrome lignosulfonates. The system comprises a fresh water or salt water base thinned or dispersed with a sulfonated acrylic copolymer having a hybrid/graft lignosulfonate multipolymer structure containing carboxylate and sulfonate functional groups with synthetic polymer side chains covalently linked to a base lignosulfonate material, having a molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to about 15,000, and having a high anionic charge density. This system is effective and has stable rheology over a broad pH range, even at a near neutral pH of 8.0. The drilling fluids do not contain heavy metals and are rheologically tolerant to contaminants such as cement, anhydrite and sodium and temperatures as high as about 400° F. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055674 | DETECTING AND CORRECTING UNINTENDED FLUID FLOW BETWEEN SUBTERRANEAN ZONES - Detecting and correcting unintended fluid flow between subterranean zones. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods that include: injecting a first fluid into a subterranean zone, the injecting by way of a first borehole; making a reading indicative of surface deformation; identifying, based on the surface deformation reading, a flow path for a second fluid out of the subterranean zone; drilling a second borehole that intersects the flow path; and placing a sealing compound into the flow path by way of the second borehole, the sealing compound reduces the flow of the second fluid through the flow path. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055675 | Method and Apparatus for Selective Acid Diversion in Matrix Acidizing Operations - An apparatus and method for selectively delivering a fluid to a targeted area through the use of vortices that are experiencing Taylor-Couette flow. Rotation of the outer surface of a body of the apparatus causes fluid within the annular area between a wellbore and the outer surface to form opposing vortices, which can then be used to selectively deliver the fluid to the targeted area, such as areas of low permeability of a reservoir, in order to improve flow characteristics of a producing area. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055676 | Fluid Loss Control in Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids Using Water Soluble Polymers - Water soluble uncrosslinked polysaccharides may be fluid loss control agents for viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluids used for stimulation (e.g. fracturing) or well completion in hydrocarbon recovery operations. The VES fluid may further include proppant or gravel, if it is intended for use as a fracturing fluid or a gravel packing fluid, although such uses do not require that the fluid contain proppant or gravel. The water soluble uncrosslinked polysaccharide fluid loss control agents may include, but not be limited to guar gum and derivatives thereof; cellulose and derivatives thereof; propylene glycol alginate; salts (e.g. sodium, potassium, and calcium salts) of iota, kappa, and lambda carrageenan; agar-agar; xanthan gum; and the like; and/or mixtures thereof. The fluid loss control agent may be added to the aqueous viscoelastic treating fluid prior to VES addition, and/or at the same time and/or after the VES is added. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055677 | ROTATING FLOW CONTROL DIVERTER WITH RISER PIPE ADAPTER - The present invention is directed a rotating flow control diverter having a riser adapter. The riser adapter allows the rotating flow control diverter to be positioned in a riser string below the drilling platform. The rotating flow control diverter has two flanged connections that connect to the flanged connections of riser pipe such that the rotating flow control diverter becomes an integral part of the riser string. The rotating flow control device has means to circulate lubricating fluid in the bearing assembly without the need for external feed lines. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055678 | DUAL ACTIVITY DRILLING SHIP - Dual gradient drilling may be performed by anchoring drilling tubulars from a drilling ship on the seabed. The drilling tubulars may include an inline pump for pumping mud through another set of tubulars that actually drill the well. Then dual gradient drilling may be instituted by controlling the pressure by controlling the operation of the pump. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055679 | System and Method for Rescuing a Malfunctioning Subsea Blowout Preventer - A pair of rescue vehicles are deployed on deployment cables to force the shear ram of a sub-sea BOP to shut if it should malfunction. The rescue vehicles may be provided with a camera for remote operation from the surface. The rescue vehicles include securing arms to mate with receiving means on the BOP or its enclosure. The securing arms actuate hydraulic means to release the BOP shear ram piston from hydraulic lock. The rescue vehicles carry their own hydraulic fluid under pressure, or hydraulic fluid pressure may be supplied from the surface or from an ROV, in order to actuate a rod which strikes the accessible BOP shear ram tail rod, forcing the shear ram shut. The rescue vehicles also carry their own securing wedges to slide down behind the vehicle rod, securely holding the BOP shear ram shut. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055680 | BLOW-OUT PREVENTER, AND OIL SPILL RECOVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus for containing and controlling the flow of hydrocarbons from a bore well or other earth formation including in certain aspects a housing enclosing a receiving and distribution chamber, said receiving and distribution chamber in fluid communication with and sealably connected to a top vertical tubular member and a bottom vertical tubular member, said top and bottom tubular members extending from said receiving and distribution chamber to the exterior of said housing, a cone aperture adapted to prevent or allow the flow of liquid into said top tubular member, at least one outlet passage between said receiving and distribution chamber and the exterior of said housing, valve means adapted to permit or prevent the flow of liquid through at least one of said outlet passages and, pump means adapted to facilitate the flow of hydrocarbons through at least one of said outlet passages. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055681 | DOWNHOLE VALVE TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A downhole isolation valve for testing the integrity of a tubular within a wellbore includes a tubular body ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055682 | Elevator Grip Assurance - According to one or more aspects of the invention an interlock device is adapted for connection within a load path of a tubular support device to lock the tubular support device in a closed position in response to detecting a load suspended from the tubular support device. The interlock device includes a first member moveably connected to a second member and a biasing mechanism operationally connected to the first member and the second member providing a load setting resisting movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another. The first and the second member may be rotationally locked with one another to transmit rotation across the interlock device to the elevator. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055683 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TUBULAR EXPANSION - Methods and apparatus enable expanding tubing in a borehole of a hydrocarbon well. According to some embodiments, an expander device includes a collapsible swage formed of collets, at least one slip arrangement and a hydraulic jack to stroke the swage through tubing to be expanded. In operation, expanding tubing may include securing an expansion tool to the tubing, lowering the tool and tubing into a borehole, actuating a collapsible expander of the expansion tool to an extended configuration, and supplying fluid pressure to a jack coupled to the expander thereby moving the expander through the tubing which is held by at least one of first and second tubing holding devices disposed respectively ahead of the expander and behind the expander. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055684 | Arrangement of Isolation Sleeve and Cluster Sleeves Having Pressure Chambers - For wellbore fluid treatment, sliding sleeves deploy on tubing in a wellbore annulus. Operators deploy a plug down the tubing to a first sleeve. The plug seats in this first sleeve, and pumped fluid pressure opens the first sleeve and communicates from the tubing to the wellbore annulus. In the annulus, the fluid pressure creates a pressure differential between the wellbore annulus pressure and a pressure chamber on second sleeves on the tubing. The resulting pressure differential opens the second sleeves so that fluid pressure from the tubing can communicate through the second open sleeves. Using this arrangement, one sleeve can be opened in a cluster of sleeves without opening all of them at the same time. The deployed plug is only required to open the fluid pressure to the annulus by opening the first sleeve. The pressure chambers actuate the second sleeves to open up the tubing to the annulus. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055685 | METHODS FOR INCREASING OIL PRODUCTION - A method of recovering petroleum from dormant oil wells or increasing the production of oil wells is disclosed. An alkali or alkali earth carbonate is introduced into a water layer associated with a subterranean petroleum reservoir and/or an explosive composition is introduced into an oil layer associated with a subterranean petroleum reservoir. CO | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055686 | CONDENSATE COLLECTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH ANTI-TRIP ARRANGEMENT FOR DRY PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM - A condensate collector arrangement for a dry pipe sprinkler system comprises a collection chamber and an upstream valve and a downstream valve with an anti-trip arrangement for preventing the upstream valve and the downstream valve to be open at the same time and preferably includes an arrangement to indicate the presence of condensate and a lock for the anti-trip arrangement and an alarm which may be selectively deactivated. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055687 | BATTERY OPERATED PORTABLE TOOLS - A battery-operated portable tool ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055688 | HAND-HELD DEMOLITION TOOL - The invention relates to a hand-held demolition tool ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055689 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL - A handheld power tool is disclosed. The handheld power tool has a drive oscillating along a working axis and a vibration damper. The vibration damper has a mass element suspended in a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism acts with a first spring stiffness and acts with a second spring stiffness. The first spring stiffness is different from the second spring stiffness. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055690 | IMPACT TORQUE ADJUSTING DEVICE OF HYDRAULIC TORQUE WRENCH - [Problem] To present a impact torque adjusting device of a hydraulic torque wrench capable of enhancing the precision of the magnitude of the impact torque generated by the impact torque generating device of the hydraulic torque wrench, shortening the generation period of impact toques, and enhancing the durability of the impact torque generating device of the hydraulic torque wrench, when rotating in two directions, that is, in normal rotation (when tightening) and in reverse rotation (when loosening). | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055691 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOUSING - A housing includes a substrate; an aluminum layer deposited on the substrate; and an oxygen ion implantation layer deposited on the aluminum layer. The oxygen ion implantation layer comprising saturated aluminum oxide. The saturated Al | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055692 | Flat-panel display member and paste for the uppermost layer of barrier rib of flat-panel display member - The present invention provides a flat-panel display member comprising a barrier rib on a glass substrate, wherein the barrier rib contains a low softening point glass as a main component, the barrier rib contains a low softening point glass and the barrier rib is composed of at least two layers, and also a low softening point glass, which is a main component of the uppermost layer of the barrier rib, has an elastic modulus of 80 GPa or less. According to the present invention, the destruction of the barrier rib, which may cause non-lighting or abnormal lighting of discharge cells, has been suppressed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055693 | KIT FOR PREPARING WATER-SEALING MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL WIRE, WATER-SEALING MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL WIRE, WATER-SEALING MEMBER, WATER-SEALED ELECTRICAL WIRE, AND WATER-SEALING METHOD - A kit for preparing a water-sealing agent, a water-sealing material for an electrical wire, a water-sealed electrical wire, and a water-sealing method, which are used for insulated wires and the like. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055694 | Metallic Wire Tracer Element Including Woven Protective Tube and Methods of Making Same - A detectable tracer element for use in underground detection applications includes a metallic wire, a non-fibrous insulating jacket integral with the wire, and a flexible, cut-resistant, non-electrically shielding woven protective tube surrounding the wire and jacket combination. The woven protective tube includes a plurality of non-metallic fibers woven around the wire and jacket combination such that the combination is disposed within the interior of the protective tube. In one configuration of the invention, the woven protective tube defines a substantially oval or circular tube weave. The substantially oval or circular tube weave is woven, such that, the tube weave is pulled or stitched into a flattened configuration for use in underground applications. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055695 | Full Composite Insulator for Electrical Cutout - An insulator for an electrical cutout having a fuse assembly, and methods of manufacturing. The insulator includes a weathershed housing and a single-piece full composite insulator body having no metal components. The insulator body includes a nonmetal composite polymer and a plurality of fibers. The insulators have improved mechanical strength and electrical performance over conventional insulators. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055696 | HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHING - A high voltage bushing assembly includes an insulator shell adapted to enclose an electrical conductor. An annular flange is slidably received over the insulator shell, the annular sleeve formed with a radially outwardly directed flange at an upper end and a radially inwardly directed flange at a lower end, with a sleeve portion extending axially therebetween. The insulator shell has an outside diameter and the sleeve portion has an inside diameter sized to create an annular, radial gap therebetween filled with a high thermal endurance fiberglass-reinforced epoxy resin. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055697 | Wired circuit board and producing method thereof - A method for producing a wired circuit board includes the steps of preparing a metal supporting layer; forming an insulating layer on the metal supporting layer; roughening the surface of the insulating layer; forming a conductive pattern on the insulating layer; and inspecting the presence or absence of a defect of the conductive pattern by using an inspection device provided with a light emitting portion emitting incident light that enters the insulating layer and the conductive pattern and a light receiving portion receiving reflected light that is reflected from the incident light. The incident light has a wavelength in the range of 435 to 500 nm and includes inclined light that inclines so as to form an angle of more than 0° to not more than 30° with respect to the optical axis thereof. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055698 | SINGLE LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURNING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a single layer printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The single layer printed circuit board includes: an insulating layer having a plurality of holes, which are filled with a plating layer to form circuit patterns; a first protection layer stacked on one surface of the insulating layer to protect the circuit patterns formed in the insulating layer, the first protection layer having holes for exposing portions of the plating layer of the insulating layer; and a second protection layer formed on the opposite surface of the surface of the insulating layer, on which the first protection layer is formed, to protect the circuit patterns formed in the insulating layer. According to the present invention, a thin type printed circuit board can be provided. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055699 | ANTI-DEFLECTION STRUCTURE FOR FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD - An anti-deflection structure for a flexible circuit board includes a flexible circuit board, at least one electronic element, and at least one anti-deflection element. The electronic element and the anti-deflection element are disposed on the flexible circuit board. The electronic element provides a weld for being soldering to the flexible circuit board. The anti-deflection element is arranged around the weld of the electronic element. By means of the anti-deflection element absorbing an external force in time of bending the flexible circuit board, the external force is not directly imparted upon the weld. Therefore, the weld does not deviate from the flexible circuit board easily, and the electronic element does not depart from the flexible circuit board, either. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055700 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR FIXING FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH THE SAME - Provided is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a flexible printed circuit board superior in adhesive power after bonding under low pressure and also in repelling resistance after processing in high-temperature steps. The double sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a flexible printed circuit board according to the present invention has a 180° peel adhesion, as determined by bonding the adhesive tape onto a stainless steel plate under pressure by one reciprocation of a 10-g roller, leaving it still for 5 minutes and measuring it at a tensile speed of 300 mm/minute, of 6.5 N/20 mm or more and a terminal separation distance after reflow of 2.5 mm or less. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055701 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SURFACE MOUNT ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT - An interconnect assembly including a substrate with a plurality of through holes extending from a first surface to a second surface. A plurality of discrete contact member are located in the plurality of through holes. The contact members include proximal ends that are accessible from the second surface, distal ends extending above the first surface, and intermediate portions engaged with an engagement region of the substrate located between the first surface and the recesses. Retention members are coupled with at least a portion of the proximal ends to retain the contact members in the through holes. The retention members can be made from a variety of materials with different levels of conductivity, ranging from highly conductive to non-conductive. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055702 | COMPLIANT PRINTED FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT - A compliant printed flexible circuit including a flexible polymeric film and at least one dielectric layer bonded to the polymeric film with recesses corresponding to a target circuit geometry. A conductive material is printed in at least a portion of the recesses to form a circuit geometry. At least one dielectric covering layer is printed over at least the circuit geometry. Openings can be printed in the dielectric covering layer to provide access to at least a portion of the circuit geometry. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055703 | Joined Structure and Method for Producing the Same - A method for producing a joined structure, containing: after placing an anisotropic conductive film in the predetermined manner, placing a wiring member containing a wiring plate formed thereon, where the wiring plate has a resist region in which the wiring plate is covered with a resist layer, and a second electrode region in which the wiring plate is not covered with the resist layer, so that the edge of the resist region at a boundary with the second electrode region comes above the chamfer part of the substrate; and heating and compressing the anisotropic conductive film from the side of the wiring member to melt and make the anisotropic conductive film flow into the side of the resist region to thereby cover the second electrode region with the anisotropic conductive film, so as to electrically connect the first electrode region and the second electrode region. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055704 | EPOXY RESIN BLEND - Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a sintered talc powder. The sintered talc powder comprising a first X-ray diffraction peak from about 29° to about 30° and having a first intensity and a second X-ray diffraction peak from about 25° to about 27° and having a second intensity, wherein the first intensity is greater than the second intensity. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055705 | DOPO-DERIVED FLAME RETARDANT AND EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION - This invention relates to 9,10-Dihydro-9-Oxa-10-Phosphaphenantrene-10-oxide derived additive flame-retardants, which are useful in epoxy resin compositions. The epoxy resin compositions may be used in making prepregs or laminates for printed wiring boards and composite materials. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055706 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board, including: a core layer having a first circuit layer formed on an outer surface thereof; and a capacitor layer stacked on the core layer to be electrically connected to the first circuit layer, having an inner insulating layer therebetween, and including a plurality of conductive projection parts formed on the opposite surfaces of an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer and a dielectric layer formed between the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055707 | Use of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Paraffins as Solvents for Silver Sinter Pastes - A process is provided for fastening an electronic component to a substrate, the process including the steps of: (i) providing an electronic component and a substrate; (ii) creating a sandwich arrangement having the electronic component, the substrate and a layer arranged in between them, wherein the layer includes a paste containing (a) metal particles having a coating including at least one coating compound selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, fatty acid salts and fatty acid esters, and (b) at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon compound; and (iii) sintering the sandwich arrangement. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055708 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE SEALING MEMBER, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE SEALING MEMBER - An electronic component package includes a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The first sealing member has one principal surface on which an electronic component element is to be mounted. The second sealing member is opposite the first sealing member. The second sealing member hermetically encloses an electrode of the electronic component element. A through hole passes through between one principal surface and another principal surface of a substrate constituting the first sealing member. A conducting material fills the through hole. A resin material seals an open end portion of the through hole at a side of the other principal surface of the substrate. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055709 | Monitoring System For Use In Monitoring The Operation Of Machinery And Method Of Retrofitting Monitoring System - A housing for use in a monitoring system having at least one monitoring module includes a shell defining an interior cavity. At least one opening is defined in the shell, and the at least one opening is in flow communication with the interior cavity. The housing includes at least one gasket coupled to the shell about an outer perimeter of the at least one opening. The at least one gasket facilitates insulating the interior cavity from electromagnetic radiation when the at least one monitoring module is positioned within the housing. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055710 | Drill String Tubular with a Detection System Mounted Therein - A measurement system for collecting data. In some embodiments, the measurement system includes a tubular suspended downhole, the tubular having an outer surface and a flowbore extending therethrough, the flowbore conveying a fluid, a first recess formed in the outer surface of the tubular, a first detection system mounted in the first recess, a second recess formed in the outer surface of the tubular, and a second detection system mounted in the second recess. The second recess is offset relative to the first recess by at least one of an axial distance and a circumferential distance. The first detection system is operable to measure a portion of the data, and the second detection system operable to measure another portion of the data. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055711 | WALL CONTACT CALIPER INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN A DRILL STRING - A drill string caliper includes a mandrel configured to be coupled within a drill string. At least one laterally extensible arm is coupled to an exterior of the mandrel. A biasing device is configured to urge the at least one arm into contact with a wall of a wellbore. A sensor is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to a lateral extent of the at least one arm. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055712 | DRILLING APPARATUS - An apparatus for drilling a wellbore ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055713 | Drill Bit with Adjustable Side Force - A drill bit according to one embodiment includes a center member configured to rotate at a first speed and an outer member disposed outside the center member, wherein the outer member is configured to rotate at a second speed. The drill bit also includes a first cutter disposed on the center member and a second cutter disposed on the outer member, wherein the first speed and second speeds are configured to control a resultant side force of the drill bit. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055714 | UNDER REAMER - An under-reamer includes a body and extendable cutters mounted on the body. The under-reamer is configured to be cycled between a first configuration in which the cutters are retracted and a second configuration in which the cutters are movable between retracted and extended positions. A control mechanism is provided and is configurable to prevent the under-reamer cycling between the first and second configurations and thus maintains the under-reamer in a selected one of the first and second configurations. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055715 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING HYDRAULIC MOTORS - A hydraulic control system includes a first motor, a second motor, a pump operatively associated with the first motor, a first coupling valve operatively associated with the second motor, first parallel valves operatively associated with the second motor, and a first switching valve operatively associated with the first coupling valve and the first parallel valves. The first switching valve is configured to switch the first coupling valve between a first coupling state and a second coupling state opposite the first coupling state and to switch the first parallel valves between a first parallel state and a second parallel state opposite the first parallel state. While the first parallel valves are in the first parallel state a portion of the output of the first motor drives the second motor while the first parallel valves are in the second parallel state, the output of the pump drives the second motor. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055716 | HIGH QUALITY PCD COMPACT - A sintered cutting element including a superabrasive layer supported on a substrate. The superabrasive layer includes superabrasive material and secondary phase, and the substrate includes a binder phase. The sintered cutting element is formed by a high temperature high pressure sintering process in which separate source elements melt and sweep first through the superabrasive layer, and then to the substrate to form the secondary phase and binder phase. The superabrasive layer is substantially free of or free of eta-phase, Co | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055717 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND ELEMENT - An embodiment of a PCD insert comprises an embodiment of a PCD element joined to a cemented carbide substrate at an interface. The PCD element has internal diamond surfaces defining interstices between them. The PCD element comprises a masked or passivated region and an unmasked or unpassivated region, the unmasked or unpassivated region defining a boundary with the substrate, the boundary being the interface. At least some of the internal diamond surfaces of the masked or passivated region contact a mask or passivation medium, and some or ail of the interstices of the masked or passivated region and of the unmasked or unpassivated region are at least partially filled with an infiltrant material. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055718 | ELECTRONIC SCALE FOR RECORDING HEALTH ADMINISTRATION DATA - An electronic scale for recording health administration data comprises: a micro controller, a food database module, a weight sensing device, an identification module, the food database module, and the user database module. The micro controller has at least an embedded application for processing data input, output, analysis, and calculation. The food database module is provided for storing detailed food data item. The weight sensing device comprises a weight platform for receiving the food for weight measuring and sensing the food weight. The identification module is provided for identifying the data in an identification tag of the food for weight measuring. The data identified by the identification module is used to map to the corresponding food and the associated data in the food database module for performing analysis and calculation in the micro controller. The nutrition information such as nutrition components, calories of the food for measuring is displayed on a screen so as to provide recommendation intake quantity and warnings to user, and stores the recorded data of user diet in a user database module. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055719 | FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A vehicle front drive assembly includes a housing supporting a plurality of belt driven pulleys, including an input pulley driven by an engine of the vehicle, a first driveshaft, a front PTO drive, and a second driveshaft. The first driveshaft can be connected directly between the engine and the input pulley. The front PTO drive has a housing rotatably supporting an input member, an auxiliary drive member and a PTO driveshaft, and enclosing a PTO transmission. A second driveshaft can be coupled between the engine and the auxiliary drive member. The first driveshaft is removable from the assembly when the second driveshaft and the front PTO drive are connected between the engine and the input pulley. The second driveshaft and the front PTO drive are removable from the assembly when the first driveshaft is connected between the engine and the input pulley. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055720 | AUXILIARY POWER DEVICE OF BICYCLE - An auxiliary power device of a bicycle includes a driving member and a base member provided at a first section and a second section of the bicycle respectively. The first section and the second section are two parts of the bicycle, which has a relative motion therebetween in cycling. An input member is provided to the base member to be driven by the driving member when the first section moves relative to the second section. The input member turns a power storage member to store a power. A control member is provided for manipulation to release the power stored in the power storage member for moving the bicycle forward. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055721 | VEHICLE COMPONENT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle component mounting arrangement is provided with a motor [[(M)]], an inverter [[( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055722 | Hybrid vehicle - A main battery and an auxiliary battery are both mounted on a hybrid vehicle without narrowing a cargo room. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055723 | Heating system for an automotive vehicle - An automotive vehicle includes a frame shaped to define an interior cabin, an engine for powering the vehicle, the engine utilizing a liquid coolant to absorb and transfer excess heat produced therefrom, and a heating system for transferring heated coolant away from the engine. The heating system comprises a primary heating device coupled to the frame for radiantly warming the interior cabin, a secondary heating device disposed within the vehicle dashboard for blowing warm air into the interior cabin, and an exterior heating device coupled to the frame for radiantly warming the immediate exterior of the automotive vehicle. The primary heating system utilizes an elongated length of conductive piping that circulates heated coolant along the ceiling panel of the frame so that heat is radiantly dispensed into the interior vehicle cabin in a uniform pattern of distribution. A porous and heat-resistant fabric layer is fastened to the frame to enclose the conductive piping. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055724 | VEHICLE COMPONENT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle component mounting structure is provided with a vehicle body, a battery, a charger, a high-power electrical component other than the charger. The battery is mounted on the vehicle body. The charger is mounted on the vehicle body and converts a lower-voltage electric power supplied thereto from an external source into a higher-voltage electric power that is supplied to the battery. The high-power electrical component is mounted on the vehicle body with high voltage being supplied to the high-power electrical component. The charger and the high-power electrical component are arranged on longitudinally opposite sides of the battery with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055725 | VEHICLE BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE - A vehicle battery cooling structure is provided with a vehicle body, a battery unit and a cooling jacket. The vehicle body includes a floor panel and a vehicle body frame member. The battery unit is attached to the vehicle body frame member. The battery unit is arranged below the floor panel. The battery unit includes a battery case and a battery. The cooling jacket is attached to an upper surface of the battery case that houses the battery. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055726 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AN INTOXICATED DRIVER AND CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE - An apparatus, system, and method for detecting an intoxicated driver of a vehicle and preventing operation of the vehicle are presented. In one embodiment, a detector module comprises a sensor that produces an electrical signal corresponding to a predetermined blood alcohol content of the driver. The blood alcohol content of the driver is determined by sampling the alcohol content of the air within a predetermined vehicle zone. A control module is coupled to the detector module to control at least one vehicle operations in response to the electrical signal from the detector module. In another embodiment, a cell phone contains the detector module and is wirelessly coupled to the control module. A vehicle status module is included in some embodiments. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055727 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME - In the event of collision of a vehicle, a control device for a power converting apparatus in the vehicle is supplied with a power source voltage for operations thereof, using electric power resulting from residual charges accumulated in smoothing capacitors provided in the power converting apparatus. With such a configuration, even if a power source voltage for the control device is not supplied from outside the power converting apparatus due to disconnection of a line, the residual charges accumulated in the smoothing capacitor provided in the power converting apparatus can be discharged. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055728 | Work Vehicle having Drive Wheels - A work vehicle having drive wheels includes: an engine having an output shaft oriented in a transverse direction of a vehicle body; a transmission having an input shaft oriented in the transverse direction, which includes a transmission case arranged next to the engine in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; and a CVT which extends between a lateral side of the engine and a lateral side of the transmission case and is configured to transmit a driving force from the output shaft to the input shaft. A connecting plate is configured to connect an upper part of the engine and an upper part of the transmission case and has a cover part. An electric component is disposed in a space defined by the engine, the transmission case and the connecting plate and is covered by the cover part from above. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055729 | Work Vehicle having Engine and Belt-Type Continuously Variable Transmission Device - A work vehicle includes: a muffler which flows exhaust from an engine and extends in a transverse direction so as to allow the exhaust from the engine to flow in the transverse direction; and a CVT case for covering a belt-type CVT positioned frontward of the muffler in a longitudinal direction. The CVT case includes a cooling structure for introducing cooling air from outside, cooling the belt-type CVT, and discharging the cooling air from a discharge part. An exhaust duct includes an inflow opening to be connected to the discharge part for allowing the cooling air to flow into the exhaust duct, and an exhaust opening for allowing the cooling air to flow out rearward. The exhaust opening is elongated in an extending direction of the muffler and oriented in a direction that allows the cooling air flowing out to hit the muffler. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055730 | Steering control apparatus - A steering control apparatus has a variable gear ratio device and a power steering device. If abnormality arises in the VGRS device, an EPS motor is controlled based on a steering wheel angle and a speed increase ratio. Thus, vehicle wheels are controlled appropriately when abnormality arises in the VGRS device. Steered angle of the vehicle wheels relative to the steering wheel angle is not changed between before and after occurrence of abnormality in the VGRS device. As a result, movement of a vehicle does not deviate from the steering wheel angle and feeling of discomfort in steering a vehicle can be reduced. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055731 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus including a motor includes: a steering torque sensor; a speed sensor; an auxiliary steering force setting unit configured to output a signal representing a linear change of a gradual increase or decrease; a map setter configured to receive a signal output from the auxiliary steering force setting unit and to set an auxiliary steering force map where a maximum steering torque, a maximum target motor current, or a ratio of a target motor current to a steering torque at a specific speed gradually increases or decreases; a current signal supply configured to output the steering torque signal and a target motor current signal corresponding to the speed signal according to the auxiliary steering force map; and a motor driving unit configured to supply a current corresponding to the target motor current signal to the motor. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055732 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - An electric power steering system includes a motor that applies assist force to a steering system, and updates a motor resistance (Rm) that is a value indicating a resistance of the motor. Specifically, the motor resistance (Rm) is updated on the basis of the fact that an induced voltage (EX) of the motor is smaller than a first determination value (GA). In addition, when the induced voltage (EX) is smaller than or equal to a second determination value (GB), a divided value that is obtained by dividing a motor voltage (Vm) by a motor current (Im) is set as a new motor resistance (Rm). | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055733 | Fluid Transfer Pipe and Fluid Transfer Apparatus and a Fluid Attenuator and Attenuator Apparatus - A fluid transfer pipe ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055734 | EXHAUST FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR EXHAUST MUFFLER - An exhaust flow control valve includes: a valve plate hinged to a downstream exhaust pipe to be pivotable, inside the pipe, between a fully closed position where a short-cut hole is closed and a fully open position where the short-cut hole is opened, the valve plate having a tip end directed toward a downstream side of the downstream exhaust pipe when at the fully open position; a spring receiving member provided to the downstream exhaust pipe to traverse the short-cut hole; and a valve spring having one end portion fastened to a tip end portion, which is located on the downstream side of the downstream exhaust pipe with respect to the spring receiving member, of the valve plate, and having an opposite end side being slidably in pressure contact with the spring receiving member, thereby generating a repulsive force to bias the valve plate toward the fully closed position. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055735 | Acoustic Attenuation Method Based on Acoustic Ray Deflection Theory and a Muffler - A noise elimination method based on sound ray refraction theory and the muffler thereby are disclosed. The method use s low temperature refrigeration system ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120055736 | MUFFLER FOR VEHICLE - A muffler for a vehicle may include a plurality of baffles to form a plurality of chambers, an exhaust gas inflow pipe having an outlet connected to one of the chambers inside the muffler housing through the baffles, an intermediate pipe disposed in parallel with the exhaust gas inflow pipe in the muffler housing through the baffles to fluid connect at least two chambers and a plurality of exhaust gas outflow pipes having an inlet positioned with an outlet of the intermediate pipe in any one chamber divided by the baffles and an outlet protruding outward through the muffler housing, without passing through the baffles, such that the exhaust gas passing through the intermediated pipe may be discharged outside the muffler housing. | 2012-03-08 |
