11th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140069628 | MAGNETIC GEAR FOR USE WITH WELLBORE INSTRUMENTS - A wellbore rotating instrument system includes a source of rotational energy for transmission thereof to within a wellbore. At least one magnetic gear assembly is coupled at its input to an output of the source. A rotating load is coupled at its input to a rotational output of the magnetic gear assembly. The at least one magnetic gear assembly comprises a housing, a stator disposed in the housing proximate an inner wall thereof, a second shaft rotatably supported on bearings disposed at longitudinally spaced apart locations inside the housing and a first shaft rotatably supported inside the output shaft. The stator comprises a plurality of magnets disposed in generally circular laminations. The second shaft comprises a non-magnetic, electrically non-conductive body and a plurality of pole pieces disposed circumferentially therearound. The first shaft comprises magnets disposed around its exterior circumference and shaped to fit rotatably within the second shaft. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069629 | WELLBORE ESP SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED MAGNETIC GEAR - An electrical submersible pump system includes at least one electric motor coupled to a mechanism for hanging the pump system in a wellbore. At least one magnetic gear assembly is coupled at its input to an output of the at least one electric motor. A protector assembly is coupled at an input thereof to an output of the at least one magnetic gear assembly. A pump is functionally coupled at its input to a rotational output of the protector assembly. The protector assembly includes a tortuous path assembly having one end of each of a plurality of tortuous paths therein in fluid communication with fluid in the wellbore. The tortuous paths each have another end in fluid communication with dielectric fluid disposed within the protector, the at least one magnetic gear and the at least one electric motor. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069630 | INTEGRATED WELLHEAD ASSEMBLY - An integrated wellhead assembly is provided to enable free flow production and artificial lift production from a well without requiring removal and/or reconfiguration of the wellhead assembly. The wellhead assembly includes an upper portion and a lower portion forming an integrated assembly. The upper portion includes a flow tee and at least one set of rams. The lower portion includes a shoulder to receive a hanger. The upper portion may seal the bore of the wellhead assembly and provide full bore access to the bore of the wellhead assembly. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069631 | Pin-Actuated Lock Ring Arrangement - In a wellhead near the top of an oil and gas well, a locking ring assembly for locking an inner tubular wellhead member axially relative to an outer tubular wellhead member. The inner tubular member has a circumferential recess that contains a locking ring. After insertion of the inner tubular member into the outer tubular member, actuating pins radially expand the locking ring so that it partially leaves the circumferential recess and engages a corresponding recess in the outer tubular member. The pins may be deployed by a seal inserted above the inner tubular member. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069632 | Load Enhanced Locking Arrangement - In a wellhead near the top of an oil and gas well, a locking profile configured for locking engagement with an inner well member and including a locking ridge having a rib and a locking shoulder. The locking ridge extends radially inward from an inner surface of the wellhead into a well bore. The rib is located on an end of the ridge distal from the wellhead and protrudes into the inner well member. The locking shoulder is located on an end of the ridge distal from the wellhead and adjacent a lower end of the rib, so that as the inner well member exerts an upward force on the rib, the upward force creates a moment in the locking ridge that pushes the locking shoulder into tighter engagement with the inner well member. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069633 | TUBING HANGER RUNNING TOOL WITH INTEGRATED LANDING FEATURES - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a tubing hanger running tool (THRT) configured to position a tubing hanger within a wellhead. The THRT includes an integrated pressure equalization system including a tube having a first end in fluid communication with an annulus of the wellhead, and a second end in fluid communication with a control line. The integrated pressure equalization system also includes a piston disposed within the tube. The piston is configured to move within the tube to balance a pressure differential between a first fluid within the annulus and a second fluid within the control line. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING AND USING HYRDAJETTING TOOLS - A method and apparatus for securing and using hydrajetting tools within a borehole is described. The apparatus includes a housing that defines an inner bore. A flow limiting member may be disposed within the inner bore. The flow limiting member may include a first a first jet in fluid communication with the top of the housing, a first chamber positioned below and in fluid communication with the first jet, and a first cavity aligned with the first jet and in fluid communication with the chamber. A groove may be disposed on an outer surface of the housing, with an anchor assembly that is disposed around the housing and axially slidable and securable within the groove. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069635 | EMULSIONS TO ENHANCE MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN A RESERVOIR - The present application relates to methods of repressurizing petroleum reservoirs by increasing the rate of methane production. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069636 | RESISTIVE HEATER FOR IN SITU FORMATION HEATING - Methods for heating a subsurface formation using an electrical resistance heater are provided. Preferably, the subsurface formation is an organic-rich rock formation, including, for example, an oil shale formation. The method may include providing an electrically conductive first member in a wellbore in a subsurface formation, an electrically conductive second member in the wellbore, and an electrically conductive granular material in the wellbore. The granular material is positioned so as to provide an electrical connection between the first member and the second member. An electrical current is established across the first member, the granular material and the second member so as to generate resistive heat within the granular material. The surrounding subsurface formation is thereby conductively heated so as to cause formation hydrocarbons in the formation to be heated, and in some cases, pyrolyzed to form hydrocarbon fluids. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069637 | RESISTIVE HEATER FOR IN SITU FORMATION HEATING - Methods for heating a subsurface formation using an electrical resistance heater are provided. Preferably, the subsurface formation is an organic-rich rock formation, including, for example, an oil shale formation. The method may include providing an electrically conductive first member in a wellbore in a subsurface formation, an electrically conductive second member in the wellbore, and an electrically conductive granular material in the wellbore. The granular material is positioned so as to provide an electrical connection between the first member and the second member. An electrical current is established across the first member, the granular material and the second member so as to generate resistive heat within the granular material. The surrounding subsurface formation is thereby conductively heated so as to cause formation hydrocarbons in the formation to be heated, and in some cases, pyrolyzed to form hydrocarbon fluids. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069638 | RADIO FREQUENCY ENHANCED STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS - A method for heating a hydrocarbon formation is disclosed. A radio frequency applicator is positioned to provide radiation within the hydrocarbon formation. A first signal sufficient to heat the hydrocarbon formation through electric current is applied to the applicator. A second or alternate frequency signal is then applied to the applicator that is sufficient to pass through the desiccated zone and heat the hydrocarbon formation through electric or magnetic fields. A method for efficiently creating electricity and steam for heating a hydrocarbon formation is also disclosed. An electric generator, steam generator, and a regenerator containing water are provided. The electric generator is run. The heat created from running the electric generator is fed into the regenerator causing the water to be preheated. The preheated water is then fed into the steam generator. The RF energy from power lines or from an on site electric generator and steam that is harvested from the generator or provided separately are supplied to a reservoir as a process to recover hydrocarbons. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069639 | FRICTION REDUCTION ASSEMBLY FOR A DOWNHOLE TUBULAR, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTION - A friction reduction assembly for a downhole tubular. The friction reduction assembly includes an electrically activated friction reduction sub. The sub includes a flowbore fluidically connected to a flowbore of the tubular and remaining open for fluid flow therethrough during both activated and non-activated states of the friction reduction sub. A friction reducer responsive to an indication of lockup of the tubular, wherein friction between the tubular and surrounding casing or borehole is reduced in an electrically activated state of the friction reduction sub. A method of reducing friction in a downhole tubular is also included. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069640 | MINIMIZATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN A SAMPLE CHAMBER - A formation testing apparatus and method for obtaining samples with lower levels of contaminants is provided. Such a method can remove contaminants from at fluid sample, and can include the steps of obtaining fluid, from a formation and passing a first quantity of the fluid through a sample flow line. A connection between the sample flow line and a sample chamber can he opened, and a first portion of the first quantity of the fluid can be drawn into the sample chamber via a floating piston. The first portion can be forced out of the sample chamber, and this process can be repeated until sufficient contaminants have been removed. Finally, a second portion of the first quantity of the fluid can be drawn into the sample chamber as the fluid sample. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069641 | INTEGRATION OF VISCOUS OIL RECOVERY PROCESSES - The present disclosure relates generally to the integration of at least two viscous oil recovery processes (VORPs), at least one of which is a solvent-dominated recovery process (SDRP). Integration of the SDRP and the VORP may be achieved through at least one of: solvent, heat, a production stream, and a viscous oil reservoir. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069642 | ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN UNDERGROUND OIL RESERVOIR - The present invention relates to an enhanced oil recovery system ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140069643 | ELECTRON-POOR ORTHOESTER FOR GENERATING ACID IN A WELL FLUID - In an embodiment, a method is provided including the steps of: (A) introducing a well fluid comprising an electron-poor orthoester into a well; and (B) allowing or causing the electron-poor orthoester to hydrolyze to produce an acid and an alcohol in the well. In another embodiment, a water-based well fluid is provided, the well fluid including: (A) a continuous aqueous phase having a pH of a least 6; (B) an electron-poor orthoester; and (C) a viscosity-increasing agent. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069644 | Wellbore Servicing Compositions and Methods of Making and Using Same - A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a snake-in-cage composition; and placing the wellbore servicing fluid into a wellbore wherein the snake dissociates from the cage and enters one or more permeable zones within the wellbore. A wellbore treatment composition comprising a snake disposed within a cage wherein the cage comprises a crosslinked polymer. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069645 | METHODS TO DELIVER FLUIDS ON A WELL SITE WITH VARIABLE SOLIDS CONCENTRATION FROM SOLID SLURRIES - The application discloses a storable composition for oilfield application including a slurry of a carrier fluid and a particulate blend made of proppant; the particulate blend comprising at least a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 5000 μm and at least a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size; such that a packed volume fraction of the particulate blend exceeds 0.74 and the particulate blend volume is sufficient to substantially avoid settling of the particulate in the carrier fluid. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069646 | E-RING DIVOT BACK-OUT LOCK - An energizing ring can be used to energize a seal. In embodiments, the energizing ring has a recess, or divot, adjacent to a portion of the seal so that if the seal is deformed during a balloon-type failure, a portion of the deformed seal can occupy the recess. The seal, thus, engages surfaces of the recess to prevent axial movement of the energizing ring relative to the seal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069647 | Cased Hole Chemical Perforator - A device and method for use is provided to provide a port in a tubular without using explosives or a mechanical apparatus. By the utilization of the chemical cutter described herein the decision on the type of completion equipment to be implemented may be delayed or modified as the well creation progresses. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069648 | Apparatus and method for isolating flow in a downhole tool assembly - An apparatus for isolating fluid flow in a bottomhole tool assembly comprises a generally cylindrically shaped flow tube with a side, a top, and a bottom; an upper ball seat connected to the top of the flow tube; a lower ball seat connected to the bottom of the flow tube; a plurality of openings in the side of the flow tube; a tapered inner diameter in the upper ball seat, acting as a ball valve; a tapered inner diameter in the lower ball seat, acting as a ball valve, smaller than the tapered inner diameter in the upper ball seat; an upper sub attached to the bottomhole tool assembly; a lower sub attached to the bottomhole tool assembly; shear pins connecting the upper ball seat to the upper sub; and a limiting pin in the lower sub below the lower ball assembly. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069649 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR WIDE CATCH OVERSHOT - A grapple for use in an overshot has a tension ring with a reduced helix diameter but the helix diameter is not reduced on either sides of the control finger slot. One embodiment includes expansion blades on the inner diameter (“ID”) of the tension ring to allow the grapple to expand substantially before the fish reaches the segments. An embodiment provides for a control with an offset finger to allow the guide thread ID to be smaller than the bowl helix major ID. Also provided is grapple control for a spiral grapple that has at least one gap to allow the grapple control to be more compliant during fishing operations. The control may include one or more bridges of reduced thickness. Alternate embodiments include gaps and support bands with or without bridges and/or a backup ring to help eliminate misalignment of the grapple control with the support shoulder of the overshot guide. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069650 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CENTRIFUGAL BLENDING SYSTEM - Blending particulate and liquid to make slurry for use in oilfield operations is addressed. The blender has an upwardly facing particulate expeller with a flat base, raised hub, and generally radially extending, circumferentially spaced vanes extending upwardly from the base. The vanes extend from leading edges spaced about a vane inner diameter to tips spaced about a vane outer diameter. Adjacent expeller vanes define expeller passageways therebetween. The particulate expeller does not serve as a meaningful liquid impeller and the blender does not act significantly as a pump. The expeller has a several preferred diameter, clearance, height and length dimensions and ratios. Wide, deep expeller inlets and shallow, narrow outlets enhance particulate entry and minimize expeller torque. Vane extensions impart velocity to the particulate upon contact and minimize sensitivity to particulate entry velocity. Maximized circumferential overlap of adjacent vanes reduces liquid back-flow. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069651 | SPLIT STREAM OILFIELD PUMPING SYSTEMS - A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid material disposed in a fluid carrier; and operating one or more dirty pumps to pump the dirty stream from the well surface to the wellbore, wherein the clean stream and the dirty stream together form said oilfield fluid. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069652 | Well Treatment Device, Method, and System - A down-hole treatment tool including a tool body having a bore therethrough, a treatment port orifice disposed on the body, a sliding sleeve within the bore of the body. A constant-volume annular chamber, in isolation from the inner bore and the environment outside the body, provides a debris-free environment for locking the sleeve. A dissolvable treatment port cover provides protection of the treatment port until operation of the treatment port is needed. The treatment port cover and lubrication ports enable lubrication of the sleeve and inner bore of the body without risk of contamination by debris. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069653 | METHOD FOR TRANSVERSE FRACTURING OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - Techniques for fracturing a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore are provided. The subterranean formation has vertical and horizontal stresses applied thereto. The wellbore has a near wellbore stress zone thereabout. The method involves drilling the wellbore along a drilling path (the wellbore having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion), creating at least one 360-degree perforation in the subterranean formation about the horizontal portions of the wellbore, and fracturing the formation by injecting a fluid into the 360-degree perforations. The 360-degree perforations extend about the wellbore a distance beyond the near wellbore stress zone and at least twice a diameter of the wellbore starting from an axis of the wellbore. A direction of the 360-degree perforation is transverse to the wellbore axis. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069654 | Downhole Tool Incorporating Flapper Assembly - A downhole tool incorporating a sleeve assembly with an actuatable element, such as the seat of a plug-and-seat combination, and a seal assembly, such as a flapper seal assembly. The sleeve assembly is movable between a first position, in which the seal assembly is opened and inhibited from closing by contact with the sleeve assembly, and a second position in which the seal assembly is closed. Upon closing of the flapper assembly, the downhole tool may withstand higher pressures with reduced risk of failure to maintain a pressure differential across the tool. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069655 | Downhole shutoff tool - A downhole drilling valve tool, positioned above the drill bit, which utilizes a ball valve having a through bore for normal flow. The ball valve is operated bidirectionally by a piston driven mechanism between an open position and a closed position. The piston mechanism is responsive to a reference accumulator pressure on a first side and the pressure in the apparatus bore above the ball valve on a second side. Whenever the valve apparatus is lowered at least a minimum distance into the well bore, a pressure relief valve is used to maintain a fixed margin between the flowing bore pressure and the accumulator pressure. Closure of the ball valve occurs when the accumulator pressure exceeds the bore pressure during pump stoppages. The downhole drilling valve tool offers a more wear resistant sealing means, as well as higher pressure operability than conventional downhole check valves. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069656 | Systems and methods for detecting leaks in subsea cement and wellbore equipment - Methods and systems for detecting subsea cement returns, leaks in subsea cement, leaks in blowout preventer operating systems or other equipment or conduits, or the presence of sweep or spacer media subsea or at the surface, include mixing an indicator, such as sodium fluorescein, with a quantity of cement or other medium, the indicator being insulated from contact with the subsea environment. The medium and indicator can be provided into a subsea wellbore, and upon contact of a portion of the medium with the subsea environment, the indicator can become detectable. Exposing the subsea environment proximate to the wellbore to a detector, such as an ultraviolet light source, enables detection of the indicator, and thereby, detection of the medium, which can indicate a cement return or leak of operating fluids in a subsea blowout preventer system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069657 | Freestanding Hybrid Riser System Including a Bottom Configuration with a Flexible Pipe Joint and a Diverless Pipe Connector - A freestanding hybrid riser system includes a steel pipe riser having a bottom end anchored to a foundation on a seabed through a flexible joint and a diverless pipe connector. A tube is mounted to the foundation and connected to the diverless pipe connector for providing a static connection to a subsea pipeline on the seabed for a flow of fluid between the steel pipe and the subsea pipeline and through the flexible pipe joint and through the diverless pipe connector and through the tube. In a preferred implementation, the flexible pipe joint includes alternate elastomer layers and metal layers reinforcing the elastomer layers, and a receptacle of the diverless connector is mounted on a foundation such as a suction pile on the seabed, or a pile grouted in a bore in the seabed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069658 | Floating Structure and Riser Systems for Drilling and Production - An offshore well system for a subsea well, including a floating platform, a drilling riser system connected with the well for drilling operations, and a production riser system connected with the well for production operations. The drilling system also includes a riser tension system. The riser tension system is capable of compensating for movement of the platform while adequately tensioning both drilling riser system and the production riser system when each are connected to the well. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069659 | GAS LIFT VALVES - A method can include selecting a ratio of a first effective cross-sectional area of a first component of a gas lift valve to a second effective cross-sectional area of a second component of the gas lift valve; charging a chamber of the gas lift valve; and positioning the gas lift valve in a pocket to expose the gas lift valve to a tubing pressure and a casing pressure, where transitioning of the gas lift valve from a closed state to an open state depends at least in part on the selected ratio. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069660 | Apparatus, methods, and systems for filling and circulating fluid in tubular members - A fill up and circulation tool having an elongate body with an insertion section adapted for insertion into a tubular member, a base section adapted for engagement with a top drive, and a gauge section having a diameter less than that of the base section. A packer cup assembly and at least one spacer can be adjustably associated with the gauge section, the packer cup assembly being positionable at a plurality of locations along the gauge section by placing the packer cup assembly and one or more spacers relative to one another in a desired configuration, such that the packer cup assembly and one or more spacers occupy substantially all of the gauge section. The spacing and configuration of the packer cup assembly along the gauge section can be selected depending on the dimensions or type of top drive, elevator, bails, or other equipment at a worksite. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069661 | ANNULUS SEAL WITH STEPPED ENERGIZING RING - A wellhead seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members. A seal member has inner and outer walls separated by a slot, where the slot has an upper portion that is wider than a lower portion of the slot. An energizing ring having an upper end portion and a nose is moved into the slot, where the upper end portion has a greater cross-sectional thickness than the nose. As the energizing ring is moved into the slot, the nose of the energizing ring engages the lower portion of the slot to form a lock against the walls of the inner and outer wellhead members, and the upper end portion of the energizing ring engages the upper portion of the slot to form a seal against the walls of the inner and outer wellhead members. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069662 | EQUINE BONY COLUMN AND TISSUE SUPPORT WITH UNIFORM LOAD DISTRIBUTION TO ALL HOOF STRUCTURES AND A METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An equine bony column and tissue support is configured to prevent or treat lameness in a hoof of a horse where the lameness is based on a bony column dysfunction or instability. The equine bony column and tissue support includes a hoof bridge which includes a composition of matter with a hardness between Shore A Durometer of 85 and a Rockwell K of 150 bonded to the hoof. The composition of matter provides central loading support that redistributes weight from a perimeter of an outer hoof horn to the bony column and bony tissue to stabilize and realigns the bony column. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069663 | INJECTION HEAD HAVING SILENCING FUNCTION FOR GAS-TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER - [Problem] To present an injection head for gas-type fire exchanger using an injection head of a small size, capable of enhancing the noise reduction rate, and lowering the injection reaction of the fire-extinguishing gas applied to the injection head at the time of release of the fire-extinguishing gas. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069664 | Fire blue dot - This invention is a novel apparatus and method for controlling and releasing a fire-resistant chemical material that will protect the cargo in an associated shipping container as well as extinguishing the fire within the container or pallet. The invention is a self-extinguishing delivery system that is easily installed in existing air cargo containers, pallets and nets. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069665 | HIGH SPEED AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic fire suppressing system is preferably provided onboard a vehicle and is supplied with one or more fire suppressing agents that are discharged in response to detecting a fire threat. Preferred embodiments include high-speed valves for discharging the fire suppressing agent(s), optical detectors for detecting and evaluating fire threat conditions, and modules for monitoring and controlling the automatic fire suppressing system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069666 | Helicopter Carried Aerial Fire Suppression System - An aerial fire suppression system for carrying by a helicopter features a liquid storage tank having a longitudinal dimension that equals or exceeds each other dimension of its shape, and an attachment arrangement for suspending the tank in an upright orientation in which the longitudinal dimension of the liquid storage tank depends downwardly away from the helicopter, thereby minimizing the distance to which the tank's contents can shift outward from the aircraft's longitudinal center of gravity for improved aircraft stability. A discharge boom for emitting fire suppressant media is pivotally supported on the tank, and a winch chain connects the tank to the helicopter to reduce allowable twisting of this tethered connection between the tank and helicopter. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069667 | DEVICE FOR EXTINGUISHING A FIRE - Extinguishing a fire by pressurizing a tank containing an extinguishing liquid. According to the invention, the tank containing the liquid is provided with an expulsion outlet at a front end, a gas generator ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140069668 | System and Method for Sod Harvesting - This disclosure relates to an improved system and method for harvesting sod. Specifically, the sod harvester can comprise a blade set and a cutter frame. The blade set can comprise an inner blade, a middle blade, and an outer blade. The middle blade can harvest a first grass strip from a second grass strip. The cutter frame can lift the first grass strip and the second grass strip from the ground, as the cutter frame can be in direct line with the blades. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069669 | System and Method for Sod Harvesting using a Guide - The following disclosure relates to an improved system and method for harvester harvesting sod using a guide. Specifically, the sod harvester can comprise a front guide, a middle guide, and a back guide. The front guide can be capable of receiving a harvested portion of a grass strip. The middle guide can be connected to the front guide, and can be curved inward such that at least a portion of the guide is positionable under a conveyor frame. The back guide can be connected to the middle guide, and the back guide can be configured to horizontally displace the grass strip by moving the grass strip through the guides. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069670 | Rear Folding Tool Bar Implement - A tool bar apparatus has an elongate tool bar having a longitudinal tool bar axis, and ground engaging tools fixed thereto. Wheels are rotatably fixed to the tool bar and roll about a rotational axis parallel to the tool bar. A hitch frame is pivotally attached at a rear end thereof to the tool bar about a hitch pivot axis parallel to the tool bar axis, and has a hitch tongue at a front end thereof. An actuator pivots the tool bar about the hitch pivot axis from an operating position, where the ground engaging tools extend rearward, to a transport position where the ground engaging tools extend upward from the tool bar. The wheels move rearward under the tool bar when the tool bar pivots from the operating position to the transport position such that a downward force is exerted on the hitch tongue when in the transport position. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069671 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL USING A GAS SPRING - A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069672 | Power Tool - A power tool includes: a motor configured to be driven based on one of a plurality of drive modes; a mode section switch; a control portion. The control portion is configured to operate responsive to a first operation to assign one or more drive modes preselected from the plurality of drive modes to the mode selection switch. A second operation different from the first operation is capable of manipulating the mode selection switch to select one drive mode from the one or more preselected drive modes, the control portion being further configured to control the motor based on the one drive mode selected by the mode selection switch. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069673 | TAMPING TOOL - A tamping tool is provided that allows elongated members to be driven into various materials. The tamping tool may be comprised of three elements: a body element, a flange, and a stem. The stem may be interconnected to the flange, which may be interconnected to the body element. The stem may be configured to translate a downward force applied thereto into a downward force applied to the body element. The body element is hollow such that an elongated member may at least partially fit within the tamping tool, and the force applied to the body element drives the elongated member into various materials. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069674 | PERCUSSIVE HAMMER FOR PNEUMATIC OR ELECTRIC TOOLS - A striking mechanism of a pneumatic tool has a drive shaft with striking rod section, a hammering frame base sleeved on the exterior of the striking rod section, two swing hammers pivoted into the hammering frame base in a staggered state, and a reversing actuator for controlling the swing hammer's swinging direction. Two striking lugs are in integrally protruded on opposite sides of the striking rod section in a staggered state. Two reinforcing lugs are integrally protruded on opposite sides of the striking rod section and integrally connected with two striking lugs, respectively, in an axial extension state along the drive shaft. Slip guide edges are formed on two opposite sides of the protruded end of each reinforcing lug, allowing override slip of the reinforcing lug and corresponding arc-shaped hammer block on the swing hammer without generating striking action. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069675 | SPINDLE BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A POWER TOOL - A power tool that includes a housing, a motor, a pair of motor bearings, a transmission, an output spindle and front and rear spindle bearings. The motor is received in the housing and includes a stator and an output shaft that extends through the stator. The motor bearings support the output shaft for rotation relative to the housing and are disposed on opposite ends of the stator. The transmission is driven by the motor and includes an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith. The output spindle is driven by the transmission. The front spindle bearing is mounted to a front end of the output shaft radially between the housing and the output shaft. The rear spindle bearing is mounted to a rear end of the output spindle and a portion of the rear spindle bearing rotates with the output shaft. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069676 | Slide Switch for a Power Tool - A power tool includes a variable speed motor coupled to a drive member. A power circuit electrically connects the variable speed motor to a power source. A variable speed signal generator generates a variable speed control signal indicating an operating speed for the motor. The operating speed is dependent upon a value of a variable speed selection signal generated by a slide switch. The slide switch includes a linear slide potentiometer for generating the variable speed selection signal. An actuator slides along the potentiometer to control the value of the selection signal. The slide switch includes an ON/OFF contact and a lever arm that is movable into and out of contact with the ON/OFF contact. The actuator is configured to prevent the lever arm from contacting the ON/OFF contact when the actuator is in an OFF position in relation to the slide potentiometer thereby opening the power circuit. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069677 | AIR CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR CONTROL METHOD - An air control device includes an air suction port, air discharge ports, and an air control system. The air suction port takes in air. The air discharge ports discharge the taken-in air. The air control system discharges the air through the air discharge ports alternately for respective preset times. An air control method includes: taking in air; and discharging the air alternately through air discharge ports for respective preset times. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069678 | CASING - A casing includes a first body, multiple lateral plates and multiple flexible components. The first body includes multiple corners and multiple first sides disposed between any two of the multiple corners adjacent to each other. Each of the multiple lateral plates includes two edges opposite to each other and a second side between the two edges. The two edges of each of the multiple lateral plates are connected to any two of the multiple corners, respectively, such that the multiple lateral plates are disposed and surround the first body. There is a gap between the first side and the second side. The multiple flexible components are disposed in the gap and connected to the first side and the second side. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069679 | Cable Termination Device, A Method For Prefabricating A Cable Termination Device And A Method For Achieving A Cable Termination - A cable termination device of the dry type, including an insulator housing with an upper end and a lower end and having a hollow interior, which lower end has an opening for insertion of the cable. The device further includes a stress controller device located inside the insulator housing and adapted to be mounted on a high voltage cable, and an electrically insulating gel filling at least part of the hollow interior of the insulator housing and surrounding at least part of the stress controller device. Further, the stress controller device extends from the lower end of the insulator housing and into the housing where it has a free end, whereby a space is formed between the stress controller device and an inner wall of the insulator housing. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069680 | EXTENDABLE COMPONENT POWER CABLE - A component power cable having a pair of elongate conductive members each connected at a first end to a power distribution unit connector and at a second end to a component power supply connector, wherein the cable has sufficient resilience to impart a generally collapsed configuration to the component power cable, with the first end generally proximal to the second end. The component power cable is extendable from the collapsed configuration to an extended configuration by displacement of the first end to a position distal to the second end, wherein energy stored in the resilient cable by such displacement restores the component power cable to the collapsed configuration upon return of the first end to a position proximal the second end. The resilience may be provided by a spring element or by an elastomeric sheath. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069681 | ADHESIVE BACKED HYBRID CABLING FOR IN-BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS APPLICATIONS - An adhesive-backed hybrid cabling duct comprises a main body having at least one conduit portion with a bore formed throughout that is sized to accommodate one or more communication lines disposed therein. The duct also includes a flange to provide support for the duct as it is mounted to a mounting surface, wherein the flange includes a channel formed therein configured to receive a substantially rectangular-shaped cable. The duct also includes an adhesive layer to mount the duct to the mounting surface. The adhesive-backed hybrid cabling duct provides for multiple channels of RF/cellular traffic to be distributed to different locations within a building. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069682 | CABLE STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Cable structures for use in cable assemblies that interconnect portable electronic devices with various other devices, such as power adaptors, computers, media playback devices, etc. are shown. The cable structures can include a ground conductor that is broken up into multiple, smaller ground conductors that are physically separate and distinct from each other with the cable structure (and which can be terminated together in, for example, the connectors at the ends of the cable assembly). The cable structure may also include conductors having insulating material formed from FEP and/or wire mesh shield elements configured for high durability during bending and twisting of the assembled cable. An extrusion process can be used to manufacture the final, fully-assembled cable structure. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069683 | MULTI-CORE CABLE - One embodiment is related to a multi-core cable. The multi-core cable includes: plural electric wire units in each of which plural coaxial electric wires or insulated electric wires are bundled; and a sheath collectively covering the electric wire units. The electric wire units are arranged so as to form plural layers around a center of the multi-core cable. And, each of the layers is stranded in the same direction at an equal pitch. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069684 | INSULATOR AND POWER TRANSMISSION LINE APPARATUS - An insulator is disclosed, which includes an insulating surface. A part of the insulating surface is applied with a conductive coating having a specific resistivity. A conductive coating region having the specific resistivity and a nonconductive coating region are configured that: in a dry environment, no continuous conductive channel exists between upper and lower fittings of the insulator. The value of the leakage current that can be caused by the conductive coating region having the specific resistivity on the insulating surface enables the insulating surface to reach an ice-proof temperature in an icing climate condition. Also, a power transmission apparatus in which the insulator is adopted is disclosed. In an icing climate condition, the conductive coating can achieve the function of increasing the value of the leakage current on the surface of the insulator, so as to prevent the ice formation. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069685 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND INSULATED WIRE - A fluorine-containing elastomer composition includes a fluorine-containing resin including a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and α-olefin having carbon number of 2 to 4. The copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and α-olefin having carbon number of 2 to 4 is configured such that a peak integrated value of −132 ppm relative to a peak integrated value 10,000 of −110 to −125 ppm falls within the range of 0.3 to 2.0 in nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069686 | FOAMED RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, FOAMED INSULATED WIRE, CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOAMED RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - A foamed resin molded product includes not less than two fluorine resins that have a different melting point from each other. One of the not less than two fluorine resins comprises a fluorine resin that has a melting point of not more than 230 degrees C. An other of the not less than two fluorine resins comprises a fluorine resin that has a melting point of not less than 40 degrees C. higher than the fluorine resin having the melting point of not more than 230 degrees C. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069687 | FOAMED SEPARATOR SPLINES FOR DATA COMMUNICATION CABLES - A separator spline formed of a foamed, halogen-free polymeric material for separating twisted pairs of conductors is described. The isolator may take the shape of an “X”, a +, a rod, a star configuration, a tube or a flat rectangular shape, with the isolator separating twisted pairs of conductors. In the case of the “X”-shape, the twisted pairs are separated by the arms of the X. The halogen-free polymeric material is preferably selected from a resin selected from the group of polyetherimide (PEI), polyetherimide/polysiloxane copolymer, elastomer-modified-polyphenylene-ether blend, and combinations thereof. The isolator and twisted pairs are preferably part of a communication cable and being covered with a sheath. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069688 | Flexible Cable - A flexible cable has a conductor formed by twisting a plurality of annealed copper wires and a plurality of alloy wires, an assembled conductor formed by twisting a plurality of the conductors, an insulated wire core formed by covering the assembled conductor with an insulator, a cable core portion formed by twisting a plurality of the insulated wire cores, and a sheath covering the outside of a single or a plurality of the cable core portions. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069689 | Polymer Composition for Electrical Devices - The present invention relates to a polymer composition with improved electrical properties and to a use thereof preferably in electrical devices as well as to a cable surrounded by at least one layer including the polymer composition. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069690 | CELL CONNECTOR - A cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device is provided, the cell connector including a first contact region for connection to the first cell terminal and a second contact region for connection to the second cell terminal, where the cell connector allows a large relative displacement between the first contact region and the second contact region even under the influence of only small deformation forces. The cell connector can include a base body made of two or more material layers, at least two material layers being connected to one another in one piece along a fold line. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069691 | MOUNTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method and a system for a mounting device are provided. The mounting device includes at least two shells, each shell having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the outer surface includes a first banding zone, a second banding zone, and a clamping zone extending between the first banding zone and the second banding zone and a pair of shoulders bounding each of the first banding zone and second banding zone. The mounting device also includes an intermediary material circumscribing the wire bundle including at least one of a substantially non-porous material, a vulcanizing tape, and a silicone material. The mounting device further includes at least one fastener configured to engage the first banding zone or second banding zone to couple the first shell and the second shell to the wire bundle and the intermediary material. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069692 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including a transparent substrate and an electrode formed on the transparent substrate and an electrode having light transmittance of 5 to 50%, wherein as the electrode has high light transmittance, such that it is possible to solve a defective problem of visibility of the touch panel due to the opacity and specular phenomenon of the electrode. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069693 | MULTI-LAYER ARTICLE COMPRISING DISCRETE CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS CONTACTING A CURABLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIS-BENZOXAZINE - The present invention deals with a novel multi-layer article useful for preparing flexible printed wiring boards, the multi-layer article comprising discrete conductive pathways contacting a novel curable composition comprising bis-benzoxazine and an amino-functionalized triazine, especially a di-isoimide, and the preparation of encapsulated printed wiring boards, especially flexible printed wiring boards, therefrom. The multi-layer article hereof allows the benefits of bis-benzoxazine as a crosslinkable encapsulant for flexible printed wiring boards to be realized at cure temperatures compatible with existing commercial processes. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069694 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a circuit pattern formed on a substrate, a first solder resist layer formed on the circuit pattern, an electroless plating layer formed on the circuit pattern on which the first solder resist layer is opened, and a second solder resist layer formed on the first solder resist layer, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to certain embodiments, it is possible to cover a portion which has vulnerable plating quality due to solder resist residue or insufficient wetting around an edge of an existing solder resist layer by including an additional solder resist layer on a surface-treated plating layer. Further, it is possible to protect an undercut portion under the solder resist layer by forming the additional solder resist layer. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069695 | Designs and Fabrication Processes of a Heatsink - A heat sink dissipates heat that is generated by an electronic component on a top surface of a print circuit board. A portion of the print circuit board is removed to expose a portion of bottom surface of the electronic component. The heat sink comprises a heat sink body of a first thermally conductive material and an embossing pattern formed on a first surface of the heat sink body. The embossing pattern includes a surface area that is defined by a perimeter circumscribing the embossing pattern. The embossing pattern is made of a second thermally conductive material and is coupled to the electronic component. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069696 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING MULTI-LAYER FLEX CIRCUITS TO SUBSTRATES - Multi-layer ACF flex circuits can be bonded to multiple, separate and distinct circuits on substrates. The multi-layer ACF bonds are formed by aligning each of multiple circuits with a separate portion of a multi-layer ACF flex circuit and then forming ACF bonds using a single or multiple thermodes. The selection of single or multiple thermodes depends on the required thermal profile for each of the ACF bonds. The multiple ACF bonds may also be formed to a single multi-layer ACF flex circuit independently such that realignment may occur after individual bonds have already been formed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRIC COMPONENTS ON A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AS WELL AS ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRIC COMPONENT WITH A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A method is presented for assembling a component ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140069698 | NONWOVEN ADHESIVE TAPES AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - A conductive double-sided tape includes a conductive, nonwoven adhesive layer including an adhesive material, a nonconductive, nonwoven substrate having a plurality of passageways, and a plurality of conductive particles penetrating through the nonconductive, nonwoven substrate and the adhesive material. The nonconductive, nonwoven substrate is embedded in the adhesive material. The conductive particles have a D99 particle size larger than a thickness of the nonconductive, nonwoven substrate and the adhesive material. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069699 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE FILM - A carbon nanotube composite film includes a carbon nanotube film and a polymer material composited with the carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a number of carbon nanotube linear units spaced from each other and a number of carbon nanotube groups spaced from each other. The carbon nanotube groups are combined with the carbon nanotube linear units. The polymer material is coated on surfaces of the carbon nanotube linear units and the carbon nanotube groups. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069700 | LAMINATION, CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATION - A lamination includes: a substrate formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy; an intermediate layer formed of any one metal or nonmetal selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, chromium, iron, germanium, manganese, nickel, silicon, and zinc, or an alloy containing the any one metal, on a surface of the substrate; and a film layer formed by accelerating powder material of copper or copper alloy together with gas heated to a temperature lower than a melting point of the powder material and spraying and depositing a solid-phase powder material onto a surface of the intermediate layer. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069701 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board includes a base layer, a plurality of connection terminals and a surface layer. The base layer is electrically insulative. The plurality of connection terminals are conductive and formed on the base layer. The surface layer is electrically insulative, and fills gaps between the plurality of connection terminals on the base layer. The connection terminals include a base portion made of a conductive first metal and a coating portion made of a conductive second metal that is different from the first metal. The coating portion penetrates the surface layer, and coats the base portion to the base layer. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069702 | NOVEL PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The photosensitive resin composition contains a (A) binder polymer, (B) cross-linked polymer particles, (C) thermosetting resin, (D) photo-polymerization initiator, and a (E) phosphoric flame retardant, in which a content of the (B) cross-linked polymer particles is 30 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight with respect to the 100 parts by weight of the (A) binder polymer, and an average particle diameter of the (B) cross-linked polymer particles is 1 μm to 10 μm. Therefore, the photosensitive resin composition (i) obtains an excellent tack-free property after being applied and dried, (ii) can be subjected to fine processing, (iii) is formed into a cured film having excellent flexibility, flame retardancy, and electrical insulation reliability, and (iv) causes a substrate to have a small warpage after being cured. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069703 | DUAL ROW QUAD FLAT NO-LEAD SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a Quad Flat No-Lead package comprising: an outer row of outer peripheral leads disposed on an outer periphery of a bottom surface of the Quad Flat No-Lead package; and an inner row of inner peripheral leads disposed on an inner periphery of the bottom surface of the Quad Flat No-Lead package, wherein each of the inner peripheral leads has a substantially rectangular shape, and wherein the substantially rectangular shape has two rounded corners adjacent to the outer row of outer peripheral leads. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069704 | Method and structure for forming contact pads on a printed circuit board using zero under cut technology - A method and an apparatus for forming a contact pad on a printed circuit board over a filled plate via or blind in which an additional metallic or a non metallic coating is applied to a final surface finished plate which encapsulates the side walls of the wear resistant surface plate, and also covers the side walls of the metal layer plated onto the filled via and the wrap around plated metal which was plated in the via and onto the surface of the base metal to the extents of the pad geometry. This prevents subsequent undermining through the etching process and ensuring the integrity and reliability of the vias' electrical connection when an underlying base metal such as but not limited to copper and the surface plated metal are formed when plating metal in the via and consequently onto the surface. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069705 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes a core insulating layer, at least one via formed through the core insulating layer, an inner circuit layer buried in the core insulating layer, and an outer circuit layer on a top surface or a bottom surface of the core insulating layer, wherein the via includes a first part, a second part below the first part, a third part between the first and second parts, and at least one barrier layer including a metal different from a metal of the first to third parts. The inner circuit layer and the via are simultaneously formed so that the process steps are reduced. Since odd circuit layers are provided, the printed circuit board has a light and slim structure. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069706 | HIGH-FREQUENCY PACKAGE - In a multilayer substrate, a quasi-coaxial line is formed as a structure for transmitting a high-frequency signal generated by a mounted high-frequency device from an uppermost layer to a lowermost layer to externally output and for transmitting an externally input high-frequency signal from the lowermost layer to the high-frequency device. The quasi-coaxial line has: a central conductor being a vertical through hole via that connects between a metal pattern formed on an upper surface of the uppermost layer and a metal pattern formed on a lower surface of the lowermost layer; and outer conductors being a plurality of interlayer vias that are circularly arranged around the central conductor and connect between two or more layers. Whole or a part of the vertical through hole via is substituted by a capacitor structure formed of conductor pads facing each other without any via. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069707 | CONNECTOR GROUND SHIELD MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT - Connector receptacles that can be easily and reliably assembled to form ground shields. One example provides an inner shell having one or more alignment features and an outer shell having one or more corresponding alignment features. The one or more alignment features on the inner shell may mate with the one or more alignment features on the outer shell. When the one or more alignment features on the inner shell mate with the one or more alignment features on the outer shell, the outer shell may be mechanically secured to the inner shell, the outer shell and the inner shell may be electrically connected, and the outer shell may be aligned to the inner shell. The alignment features may be protrusions such as dimples, openings or holes, or other features. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069708 | COATED SENSOR OR RFID-HOUSING - A coated sensor or RFID housing is provided including at least one housing cover ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140069709 | CONNECTORS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTORS - Frames for plug connectors capable of being a reduced size may include features to support contacts, house circuitry for coupling with the contacts, facilitate the flow of molten material during the molding of the frame, and allow for ease of insertion and removal of the plug connector to and from a corresponding receptacle connector. For example, a frame may include ledges, interlocks, and rounded and tapered openings. Methods for manufacturing the frame are also provided. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069710 | DOCK CONNECTOR WITH COMPLIANCE MECHANISM - Docking stations having a connector with a compliance mechanism to provide improved durability and flexibility are provided herein. The compliance mechanism may be attached to a connector in a base of a docking station and may include any or all of a flexure, a torsion bar, damping members, a compressive foam member, and an engineered base plate. The compliance mechanism may be configured to provide sufficient rigidity to the connector to support a portable device when mounted on the connector within the dock in an upright position, sufficient flexibility to allow angular displacement of a mounted portable device, and sufficient elasticity to provide a resilient biasing force to return the connector and a mounted portable device from a displaced position to the upright position. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069711 | Drain Hub - A drain hub can include a housing, a base, and a damming device. The housing has a cavity that traverses its length and can include a top housing portion, a middle housing portion having at least one wall and a number of drainage apertures that traverse the wall, and a bottom housing portion. The base is rotatably disposed within the housing cavity and has a base cavity traversing its length. The base can include a top base portion having a number of slotted features disposed along a top surface. The base can also include a bottom base portion that extends beyond an aperture in the bottom housing portion. The damming device can be disposed within the housing cavity adjacent to the top base portion and the top housing portion, where the damming device has an elastomeric material and at least one aperture through which at least one conductor traverses. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069712 | TRIM FOR INPUT/OUTPUT ARCHITECTURE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A trim is provided which may be substantially concealed in an electronic device housing. Embodiments may be configured to distribute received forces away from internal components of an electronic device. Further some embodiments may be configured to align an electronic device housing with the internal plug receptacle for ease of assembly. Some embodiments may be configured to align a plug with the plug receptacle during plug attachment to ensure the correct attachment of the plug. Further embodiments may be made of a substantially rigid material to sustain repeated cycles plug insertion and removal. Additional embodiments may limit the ability for moisture to access the internal components of the electronic device. Certain embodiments may be interposed between a plug receptacle and an electronic device housing. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069713 | LOAD SHARING DEVICE AND I/O ARCHITECTURE AGAINST IMPARTED ABUSE LOADS - A bracket configured to be interposed between the housing of a mobile electronic device and an electrical receptacle that is disposed in the mobile electronic device. The bracket includes a bracket body, an elongated opening through the bracket and a sheath surrounding portions of the bracket body. The bracket body includes an elongated protrusion extending in a front direction from the front face of the bracket body and a pair of fastener accommodations extending through the bracket body, each fastener accommodation disposed on opposite sides of the elongated protrusion. The sheath includes a first portion surrounding a portion of the bracket body elongated protrusion and a second portion including a pair of fastener openings. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069714 | CONNECTOR BRACKET - Brackets may be mated with or coupled to an opening of an electronic device enclosure or housing for receiving plug connectors to reinforce the receptacle connector and/or device housing and potentially reduce damage/breakage. For example, a bracket can have a front face with a curvature. A back face of the bracket can include a first opening that communicates with a cavity. The cavity can be defined at least in part by upper and lower opposing inner surfaces, the lower inner surface including a portion that extends parallel to a portion of the bracket front face. The bracket can also include a hollow protrusion extending from the bracket front face in a front direction. The hollow protrusion can include an opening that communicates with the opening of the back face and extends through the hollow protrusion. Methods for manufacturing the connector bracket are also provided. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069715 | INSULATOR ARRANGEMENT - An insulator arrangement includes an insulating body. A phase conductor passes through the insulating body. The phase conductor is surrounded by an electrode. A gap is formed to pass through the electrode, in particular completely. The gap interrupts a completely closed circumference of the electrode. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069716 | RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A resin molded product for reducing the external force applied to a first element from each electroconductive member due to a pressure of a resin at the time of molding, when each of the electroconductive members and the first element are insert-molded with the resin, and a method for producing the same. A second element fixing the electroconductive members to each other is connected to each of the electroconductive members so as to lie astride each of the electroconductive members. Accordingly, even though a pressure of the resin which flows into a die has been applied to each of the electroconductive members when a resin part that covers each of the electroconductive members and the first element is formed by insert molding, the distortion occurring among each of the electroconductive members is reduced by the second element. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069717 | BOOM MOUNTABLE ROBOTIC ARM - A boom mountable robotic arm for temporarily supporting an elongate conductor includes a rigid member such as a beam or beam assembly adapted for mounting onto the upper end of a boom for example using a boom adaptor, at least one electrically insulated support post mounted to the rigid member, where each post temporarily supports an elongate electrical conductor, and at least two rotation devices for selectively controllable rotation of the rigid member and the electrically insulated support posts about at least two corresponding axes of rotation. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069718 | LOW INDUCTANCE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION CABLE - An electrical transmission cable is provided with low inductance properties capable of carrying high current loads with a more uniform heating or loss profile. The low inductance properties of the cable lead to lower current losses resulting in a cooler and more efficient operation of the cable even at higher alternating current (AC) frequencies. Higher current loads are accommodated by a plurality of conductor bundles configured as braided wire strands that are separated and joined into like conductors prior to termination. Equal lengths of the insulated wire strands within the conductor bundles contribute to uniform heating along the length of the inventive cable embodiments. Uniform operating temperature is manifest as more uniform current transmission across the various strands of an inventive cable. In addition, the more equal weave position for all the wire strands making up each braided wire bundle tends to induce cancellation of inductive effects. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069719 | END TERMINATION FOR THREE-PHASE INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A fitting for coupling ends of cores of three insulated conductors includes an end termination placed over end portions of the three insulated conductors. The end termination includes three separate openings that pass through the end termination longitudinally. Each of the insulated conductors passes through one of the openings with end portions of the insulated conductors protruding from one side of the end termination. Exposed cores of the end portions of the insulated conductors protrude from the end termination. A cylinder is coupled to the side of the end termination from which the end portions of the insulated conductors protrude. An electrical bus is coupled to the exposed portion of the cores. Electrically insulating material fills the cylinder such that the cores are substantially enclosed in the electrically insulating material. An end cap is coupled to the cylinder to seal off the interior of the cylinder. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069720 | TACHOMETER FOR A ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE - A rotating control device (RCD) includes: a tubular housing having a flange formed at each end thereof; a stripper seal for receiving and sealing against a tubular; a bearing for supporting rotation of the stripper seal relative to the housing; a retainer for connecting the stripper seal to the bearing; and a tachometer. The tachometer includes a probe connected to the retainer and including: a tilt sensor; an angular speed sensor; an angular acceleration sensor; a first wireless data coupling; and a microcontroller operable to receive measurements from the sensors and to transmit the measurements to a base using the first wireless data coupling. The tachometer further includes the base connected to the housing and including: a second wireless data coupling operable to receive the measurements; and an electronics package in communication with the second wireless data coupling and operable to relay the measurements to an offshore drilling unit. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069721 | MAGNETIC RANGING WHILE DRILLING USING AN ELECTRIC DIPOLE SOURCE AND A MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR - A system and methods for drilling a well in a field having an existing well are provided. Specifically a method of drilling a new well in a field having an existing well includes drilling the new well using a bottom hole assembly (BHA) having a drill collar divided by an insulated gap, generating a current on the drill collar of the BHA while drilling the new well, and measuring from the existing well a magnetic field caused by the current on the drill collar of the BHA. Using measurements of the magnetic field, a relative position of the new well to the existing well may be determined. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069722 | HAMMER BIT - A hammer bit is herein described with tapered lateral sides and a modified face section. The tapered lateral sides taper inward towards a rear portion of the hammer bit. The modified face section includes a gauge portion and a larger angled or heel portion. The hammer bit provides improved penetration and directional control for drilling into the earth. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069723 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PENETRATING PARTICULATE SUBSTRATES - A method or corresponding apparatus in an example embodiment of the present invention relates to penetrating a particulate substrate using a compact, lightweight, low-energy, reversible, and dynamic device for burrowing through particulate substrates. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one vessel and a displacement module coupled with the vessel. The actuation of the displacement module fluidizes the particulate substrate proximate to the vessel and thereby reduces resistance of the particulate substrate to movement of the vessel and causes further penetration of the apparatus through the particulate substrate. The example embodiment utilizes volume contraction and localized fluidizing to efficiently move through substrates. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069724 | Turbine Speed Control System for Downhole Tool - Systems, methods, and devices are provided to generate a stable supply of electrical power in a drill string. In one example, a downhole turbine generator includes a turbine, a speed governor, and an alternator. The turbine may transform hydraulic power of a first fluid medium into rotational power of a rotating shaft. The speed governor may reduce the rotational power of the rotating shaft in a variable amount that depends on the speed of the rotating shaft. Specifically, weighted arms may shear a second fluid medium more when the speed is higher and less when the speed is lower. The shearing of the second fluid medium may generate a countervailing torque on the rotating shaft to reduce the rotational power of the rotating shaft. The alternator then may produce a generally stable supply of electrical power from the rotational power of the rotating shaft. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069725 | ULTRA-HARD CONSTRUCTIONS WITH EROSION RESISTANCE - Ultra-hard constructions comprise polycrystalline diamond-body having a first metallic substrate attached thereto, and having a second metallic substrate attached to the first metallic substrate. The first and second substrates each comprise a first hard particle phase, e.g., WC, and a second binder material phase, e.g., Co, wherein the hard particles in the second substrate are sized larger than those in the first substrate. The first substrate may contain a larger amount of binder material than the second substrate. Constructed in this matter, the first substrate is engineered to facilitate sintering diamond body during HPHT conditions, while the second substrate is engineered to provide an improved degree of erosion resistance when placed in an end-use application. The construction may be formed during a single HPHT process. The second substrate may comprise 80 percent or more of the combined thickness of the first and second substrates. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069726 | Selectively Leached, Polycrystalline Structures for Cutting Elements of Drill Bits - The rate of leaching of a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutting layer for cutting elements or other wear parts is varied by introduction into the PCD of an additive prior to leaching. Selective introduction of the additive into one or more regions of a PCD cutting structure allows controlling leaching rates of selective leaching of parts of the PCD structure, which allows for creating of a boundary between the leached and non-leached regions of a PCD structure to be made so that is not parallel to the surface or surfaces exposed to the leaching solution. The additive is comprised of a material that increases the permeability of the PCD or acceptance of the PCD to the leaching solution, such as a hydrophile. | 2014-03-13 |
20140069727 | ULTRA-HARD CONSTRUCTIONS WITH IMPROVED ATTACHMENT STRENGTH - Ultra-hard constructions comprise a sintered diamond-bonded body comprising a matrix of bonded-together diamond grains and a plurality of interstitial regions substantially free of a catalyst material. A metal material comprising a carbide constituent is disposed on a substrate interface surface of the diamond body. A substrate is attached to the diamond-bonded body through a braze joint interposed between the metal material and the substrate. The braze joint is formed from a non-active braze material that reacts with the substrate and metal material. The braze joint is formed at the melting temperature of the non-active braze material in the absence of high-pressure conditions. In an example embodiment, the non-active braze material reacts with the carbide constituent in the metal material. Example materials useful for forming the non-active braze material include those selected from Cu, Ni, Mn, Au, Pd, and combinations and alloys thereof. | 2014-03-13 |