11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130061964 | DEVICE FOR MULTIPOINT ACQUISITION/DISTRIBUTION OF FLUID, IN PARTICULAR PROBE FOR TAPPING PRESSURE IN A TURBOMACHINE AIR INLET - To achieve accurate and rapid acquisition or distribution of fluid—at multipoints—with good spatial resolution and minimal bulk, a twisted arrangement of ducts is provided in the acquisition/distribution zone making it possible to perform several acquisitions/distributions over several heights with one and the same device. The device is a pressure probe in which a probe body exhibits a first part or section for acquiring pressure forming a cylinder less than 6 mm in diameter. The probe exhibits internal ducts forming parallel helicoidal traces on the section and channels formed in a metal alloy body between the ducts and inlet orifices. The number of internal ducts is advantageously equal to nine, including three orifices being disposed over three different heights of the probe body. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061965 | CROSS-PORTING CONFIGURATION FOR SERIES PROGRESSIVE DIVIDER VALVE - A series progressive divider valve comprises a valve body having pistons. The valve body comprises a fluid inlet, piston bores, outlet bores, porting and bypass passages. The fluid inlet extends into the valve body. The piston bores extend through the valve body from a first end to a second end and include a piston. The outlet bores extend into the valve body, and each comprises first and second sets of outlet bores, wherein the outlet bores in each set are connected in an open-loop flow path. The porting forms passageways connecting the piston bores to each other and with the outlet bores such that when high pressure fluid is applied to the inlet each of the pistons reciprocates from the first end to the second end in sequence. The bypass passages each have a first end penetrating an outlet bore and a second end connected to an adjacent outlet. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061966 | MAGNETIC CONTROL MULTI-WAY VALVE - A magnetic control multi-way valve has a fixed unit, at least two control valves and a second magnet. The fixed unit is provided with a inlet and at least two independent mounting cavities, an outlet is formed at the lower port of the mounting cavity; two control valves are mounted in the mounting cavities respectively; and the control valve comprises a spool assembly, a first magnet, a sealing gasket, a first spring and a second spring. The spool assembly is fixedly arranged in the mounting cavity with a pressure relief way; the first magnet which is connected in the mounting cavity in an up and down sliding manner and is above the spool assembly; the sealing gasket is connected in the mounting cavity in a vertical sliding manner and is below the spool assembly; the second magnet is connected out of the fixed unit in a horizontal sliding manner. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061967 | PISTON BORE UNDERCUT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A PISTON BORE UNDERCUT FOR A SERIES PROGRESSIVE DIVIDER VALVE - A series progressive divider valve comprises a valve body and pistons. The valve body comprises a fluid inlet, piston bores, outlet bores, porting and undercuts. The fluid inlet extends into an exterior of the valve body. The piston bores extend through the valve body from a first end to a second end. Each piston bores includes a piston. The outlet bores extend into the valve body, each outlet bores comprises a first set of outlet bores and a second set of outlet bores. The porting forms a plurality passageways connecting the piston bores to each other and with the outlet bores such that when high pressure fluid is applied to the inlet each of the pistons reciprocates from the first end to the second end in sequence. An undercut is located at an intersection between each passageway and piston bore. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061968 | SWITCHING DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING A FLUID - The invention relates to a switching device for conducting a fluid ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061969 | EXHAUST TRAP - An exhaust trap includes an inlet port configured to introduce an exhaust gas discharged from a substrate processing apparatus, an outlet port configured to discharge the exhaust gas introduced from the inlet port, and a plurality of baffle plates arranged therebetween intersecting with a flow direction of the exhaust gas, each of the baffle plates including one or more first holes having a first aperture dimension and a plurality of second holes having a second aperture dimension smaller than the first aperture dimension, wherein the first hole of one of the baffle plates and the first hole of another baffle plate adjacent to said one of the baffle plates are arranged out of alignment with respect to the flow direction of the exhaust gas, and an interval between the two baffle plates adjacent to each other being 0.5 to 2 times as large as the second aperture dimension. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061970 | MULTI-LAYERED PATCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A multi-layered patch including a backing layer, an outer layer, polymer adhesive layers that include a polymer foam and a solvent, and a heating layer that includes a polymer substrate, a heating element and a sensor, and methods of making and using the multi-layered patch. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061971 | PROTECTIVE LINER WITH WEAR DETECTION - An apparatus for transporting materials including an electrically conductive substrate and a protective liner being in contact with the transported materials. The protective liner includes an electrically non-conductive first layer coupled to the substrate, and an electrically conductive second layer coupled to the first layer. The first layer electrically insulates the second layer from the substrate. A monitoring device is connected to the substrate and the second layer, and configured to detect an electrical connection between the substrate and the second layer indicative of wear of the protective liner. The apparatus can be in a form of a pipe, hose, elbow, valve or tank, and may be used to transport abrasive materials. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061972 | FLUID FILLED JACKET FOR CONCRETE PIPE - A fluid jacket concrete pipe system includes a concrete pipe enveloped by a fluid-filled jacket. The fluid-filled jacket includes an inner jacket wall, an outer jacket wall, and a first and second side wall interconnecting the inner jacket wall to the outer jacket wall. A fluid inlet is disposed on the outer jacket wall. The outer jacket wall has a thickness dependent on a diameter of the concrete pipe and an external loading of the fluid jacket concrete pipe system. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061973 | PLASTIC PIPE, PIPE SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A PIPE SYSTEM - The invention is directed to a plastic pipe comprising a tubular body adapted for guiding through a fluid having at least one of a liquid and solid phase, the tubular body comprising a pipe wall implemented in solid-material essentially made from at least one of a polyetherketone, polyetherimide, polyphenylene sulfide and polyoxymethylene type plastic material, wherein the plastic pipe comprises at least one attachment flange which is attached and connected to an end-section of the tubular body and comprises at least one outer radial protrusion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061974 | REFRIGERANT-TRANSPORTING HOSE - A refrigerant-transporting hose includes a tubular inner layer | 2013-03-14 |
20130061975 | AIRCRAFT GROUND SUPPORT HOSE ASSEMBLY - An air delivery hose assembly for use with aircraft ground support equipment provides conditioned air to an on-ground aircraft. The hose assembly includes an impermeable inner liner which forms an air conduit, a stress layer comprising a web of cord material which surrounds the inner liner, and an insulating layer which surrounds the inner liner and the stress layer to thermally insulate air passing through the air hose. The stress layer prevents air pressure in the conduit from expanding the inner liner and compressing the insulating layer, and thereby reducing the effectiveness of the insulating layer. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061976 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC COIL BINDING MACHINE - A semi-automatic coil binding machine includes a machine b as e, a coil pitch control mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a coil conveyor mechanism, a coil stop mechanism, a document conveyor mechanism and a press fit mechanism: the coil pitch control mechanism conveys a spiral coil to a predetermined length; the cutting mechanism cuts the spiral coil to a predetermined length; the coil conveyor mechanism conveys the cut spiral coil; the coil stop mechanism stops the spiral coil at a threading position from which the spiral coil is threaded onto a pile of documents; the document conveyor mechanism conveys the pile of documents with a spiral coil threaded to a press-fit position at which the spiral coil and the documents are pressed by the press fit mechanism for the spiral coil securely bonded to the documents at bookbinding and substantially increased throughput. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061977 | Foam retainer - A method for removing foam with a foam retainer constructed with a hollow tubular body including a receiving end and a discharge end. A passage is formed within the hollow tubular body through which a liquid is adapted to flow. The discharge end of the hollow tubular body is adapted to snugly fit onto an open end of a container into which the liquid flows. As the container is filled with the liquid, the foam generated during the dispensing of the fluid rises back into the discharge end of the hollow tubular body. In the hollow tubular body, the foam is received and captivated therein such that when the hollow tubular body is removed, the foam may also be removed from the container. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061978 | APPARATUS FOR EDGE SEALING AND SIMULTANEOUS GAS FILLING OF INSULATED GLASS UNITS - A device for simultaneously edge sealing and gas filling an insulated glass unit, the insulated glass unit including a supporting structure that supports the insulated glass unit in a working position and a gas filling module including a gas fill injection structure and a displaced air extraction structure and a gas metering unit. The device also includes an edge sealing module having a sealant metering device, an edge sealing dispensing head, and an edge sealing dispensing nozzle. The device also includes a control device programmed with an algorithm to initiate gas filling substantially simultaneously with initiating edge sealing of the insulated glass unit and to complete the gas filling of the insulated glass unit prior to completion of the edge sealing. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061979 | Soft-sided Containers and Systems and Methods for Using Soft-sided Containers - A system and method of packaging a bulk material is provided for scooping a quantity of the bulk material into a standard equipment bucket of an excavating or front loader equipment, covering the bucket with a single soft-sided container such that a bottom of the single soft-sided container spans and covers a mouth of the bucket, securing the single soft-sided container over the bucket to close the mouth of the bucket, and inverting the bucket such that the mouth of the bucket is oriented substantially downward to transfer the quantity of the bulk material from the bucket directly into the single soft-sided container. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061980 | METHOD AND FILLING ELEMENT FOR THE PRESSURE-FILLING OF CONTAINERS WITH A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL - A method for filling containers with a filling material under pressure using a filling system comprising a filling element, which has a liquid channel having a liquid valve in a filling element housing, wherein the liquid channel is connected to a liquid chamber of a filling material vessel, which is partially filled with filling material and under pre-stress or filling pressure, upstream of the liquid valve in the flow direction of the filling material and forms at least one discharge opening downstream of the liquid valve in the flow direction of the filling material, at which discharge opening the particular container is arranged with a container opening in a sealed position at least during the filling process, and wherein a probe is arranged in a return gas pipe. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061981 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DRIPPINGS FROM A BEVERAGE DISPENSER VIA AN EXPANSION VALVE - A beverage system includes an ingredient module and an ingredient dispensing valve dispensing an ingredient into a beverage container. The ingredient module comprises a housing, an ingredient container disposed within the housing, a first ingredient conduit disposed between the ingredient container and the ingredient dispensing valve, and a pumping device that causes the ingredient to move from the ingredient container, through the first ingredient conduit, and through the ingredient dispensing valve under pressure. A valve receives the ingredient from the pumping device and passes the ingredient to the dispensing valve. The valve includes a second ingredient conduit, where the valve controls the size of the second ingredient conduit, such that the size of the second ingredient conduit is reduced during dispensing of the ingredient to the dispensing valve and enlarged when the dispensing of the ingredient to the dispensing valve is terminated. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061982 | INK CARTRIDGE REFILLING DEVICE - The present invention provides an ink cartridge refilling device, which comprises an ink container used for storing ink, an air inlet channel communicated with the ink container and introduced outside air into the ink container, a suction channel communicated with the ink cartridge and connected with an aspirator to suck air in the ink cartridge, an ink injection channel communicated with an ink injection opening of the ink cartridge and formed on the ink container and a re-suction channel which is communicated with an ink outlet of the ink cartridge and connected with the aspirator to suck ink at the ink outlet after the ink cartridge is refilled. The ink cartridge refilling device has the advantage that: air bubbles can be prevented from being attached to the upper part of a piezoelectric transducer near the ink outlet. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061983 | SUCTION NOZZLE, SUCTION DEVICE, GAS FILLING DEVICE, GAS CONSUMING DEVICE AND GAS FILLING SYSTEM - A suction nozzle, which is configured to be interlocked with a gas filler nozzle used to supply a gas to a gas consuming device, comprises a suction port configured to suck moisture inside the gas filler nozzle when the suction nozzle is interlocked with the gas filler nozzle. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061984 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AND MODULAR TREE REMOVAL AND MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - A lifting apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a primary body that has a support for supporting a person, and a secondary body. A releasable coupling provides selective coupling between the primary and secondary bodies. The lifting apparatus has (a) a first condition in which the primary body is coupled to the secondary body, and (b) a second condition in which the primary body is not coupled to the secondary body, and is configured to be releasably coupled to a vehicle. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061985 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET - In a method of manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet including a nitriding treatment (step S | 2013-03-14 |
20130061986 | METHOD FOR COATING A METAL STRIP AND EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a process for coating a metal strip, in which a layer of an oxidizable metal or an oxidizable metal alloy or a metal oxide is vacuum-deposited on a metal strip precoated with zinc or with a zinc alloy, the coated metal strip is then coiled, and the wound coil undergoes a static diffusion treatment so as to obtain a strip having a coating that comprises, in the upper portion, a layer of an alloy formed by diffusion of the oxidizable metal or the oxidizable metal alloy in all or part of the zinc or zinc alloy layer, and also to equipment for implementing the process. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061987 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A METAL ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aluminum/metal assembly including the steps involving: thermally processing an aluminum sheet by heating said sheet to a temperature of between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material of which it consists for a sufficiently long duration to create and stabilize by allotropic conversion an alpha alumina layer at the surface of said aluminum sheet, and then cooling same; providing a metal layer having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the aluminum sheet after cooling, said layer having surface irregularities having a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer; and roll bonding the aluminum layer and the metal layer to produce the metal assembly. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061988 | LOW-ALLOY STEEL HAVING A HIGH YIELD STRENGTH AND A HIGH SULPHIDE-INDUCED STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE - A steel contains, by weight: C: 0.3% to 0.5%, Si: 0.1% to 0.5%, Mn: 1% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 0.3% to 1%, Mo: 1% to 2%, W: 0.3% to 1%, V: 0.03% to 0.25%, Nb: 0.01% to 0.15%, Al: 0.01% to 0.1%, the remainder of the chemical composition of the steel being constituted by Fe and impurities or residuals resulting from or necessary to steel production and casting processes. The steel can be used to produce seamless tubes for hydrocarbon wells with a yield strength after heat treatment of 862 MPa or more or even 965 MPa or more. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061989 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT STRETCH FLANGEABILITY AND FATIGUE RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength of not less than 780 MPa and exhibits excellent stretch flangeability and excellent fatigue resistance. A steel has a composition containing C at 0.05 to 0.15%, Si at 0.2 to 1.2%, Mn at 1.0 to 2.0%, P at not more than 0.04%, S at not more than 0.005%, Ti at 0.05 to 0.15%, Al at 0.005 to 0.10% and N at not more than 0.007%. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061990 | Money and Card Clip System and Method - A clip system is disclosed comprising a clip and one or more attaching means. Said clip (having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, a front, a back, a height, width, and a depth) comprises a partial enclosure. Said attaching means is capable of attaching said clip to a mobile media device having a face and a back. Said partial enclosure is capable of receiving one or more clip objects. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061991 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is disclosed, adapted to highly effectively combine on-ice and on-snow performances. The pneumatic tire includes block groups (G) formed by polygonal blocks ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061992 | HIGH MILEAGE TRUCK TIRE TREAD - A vehicle wheel tire having a symmetrical five rib tread construction with adjacent tread ribs comprising the tread separated by circumferential grooves. The intermediate tread grooves have an axial width wider than an axial width of the shoulder grooves and a center rib has an axial width wider than the axial widths of the intermediate ribs and the shoulder ribs. The axial width of the center rib, intermediate ribs, and shoulder ribs are within a prescribed preferred range of a total tread axial width and the axial width of each intermediate groove is within a prescribed preferred range of total tread axial width. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061993 | COMMERCIAL TRUCK STEER TIRE TREAD - A vehicle tire tread includes a circumferential spaced apart array of discrete tie-bar block elements within a circumferential tread groove, each tie-bar block element having a circumferentially oriented bisecting cut dividing the tie bar into opposed tie-bar components. The opposed tie-bar components operatively flex and converge axially when present within a rolling tire footprint to close the radially outward cut segment and resume a nominal separation dimension when outside a rolling tire footprint. The bisecting cut within each tie-bar block element further forms at a radially inward end a large diameter fluid conducting channel extending through the tie-bar block element to allow the passage of fluid along the circumferential groove, unobstructed by the array of tie-bar block elements. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061994 | Tire bead assist device wheel - A vehicle wheel designed to prevent the tire bead of oversized tires from separating from the outer lip of wheel during adverse conditions or when vehicle tires are under inflated, wherein the wheel has spokes, bossed areas or anchor points evenly positioned along the wheel for the purpose of mounting studs, bolts or like fasteners for engaging a set of inner locking rings secured by means of hex nuts, bolts or like fasteners to ensure inner locking rings maintain a direct and constant contact with the inner side of tire bead thus preventing the tire bead from separating from the wheel. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A COMPARTMENTALIZED TIRE SEALANT STRIP - A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly | 2013-03-14 |
20130061996 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A tire assembly includes a tire, sidewalls, and a sidewall groove. The tire has a pneumatic cavity. The sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint of the tire. The sidewall groove is defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the sidewall bending region when radially within the rolling tire footprint. An air passageway is defined by the sidewall groove and a cover strip. The air passageway resiliently deforms segment by segment between an expanded condition and an at least partially collapsed condition in response to respective segment by segment deformation of the sidewall groove when radially within the rolling tire footprint. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061997 | Tire Having a Double Cord Stitch Knit Fabric in Sidewall Area - A tire containing a pair of beads, at least one carcass ply extending from one bead to the other bead forming a pair of sidewall areas of the tire and a tread area of the tire, and at least one layer of a knit fabric in the sidewall area of the tire, where the knit fabric has a warp and weft direction and is a double cord stitch knit fabric. A method of making the fabric and tire are also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061998 | TIRE WITH OUTSIDE-IN, TURN-UP PLY CONSTRUCTION - This invention relates to pneumatic rubber tires having a carcass ply extending to and turning around a tire bead with an outside-in, turn-up configuration. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061999 | METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF STATIC-CONTROL FLOORING MATERIALS - A method of installing static-control carpet tiles on top of metal access floor panels that are grounded. A “dab” of conductive adhesive, which is between approximately 0.25 and 2.0 inches in diameter and approximately between 0.05 and 0.5 inches thick provides an electrical connection between the carpet tile and the metal access floor panel, which in turn is connected to an earth ground. Static electrical charges can then travel through the carpet tile to the access floor panel and then to ground. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062000 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING COMPOSITE ARTICLES - In certain embodiments of the present disclosure a method for modifying a composite article is described. The method includes positioning a plug made from composite material at a site on the composite article. The method further includes rotating at least one of the plug and the article at a rate of speed sufficient to form an inertia bond between the plug and the site of the composite article. The plug and the site are engaged to effect an inertia bond therebetween. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062001 | METHOD FOR LAYING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for laying carbon nanotube film includes following steps. A carbon nanotube film is provided. The carbon nanotube film includes a number of carbon nanotube strings substantially parallel to each other and extending along a first direction. The carbon nanotube film is stretched along a second direction substantially perpendicular with the first direction to form a deformation along the second direction. The carbon nanotube film is placed on a surface of a substrate. The deformation along the second direction is kept. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062002 | Device And Method For The Production Of Two-Dimensionally Arched Structural Components From A Fiber Composite - A device and to a method for the production of essentially two-dimensionally arched large-area structural components from a fiber composite material, including a jig having a convex mounting surface which has longitudinally extending receiving channels for the insertion of construction components and which can be loaded with auxiliary materials, wherein the loaded jig interacts with a laminating bonding device having a corresponding shape for forming the structural component under pressure, wherein the jig includes a mounting shell that at the edge can be elastically deformed inwards, which mounting shell, by way of a plurality of actuators that are articulated to the inside, can be moved between an extended position (A) and at least one retracted position (B) in which the jig can be moved relative to the longitudinally extending receiving channels from the laminating bonding device without undercuts. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING MATERIALS WITH LOW DUCTILITY - The invention provides an apparatus and a method of forming a material of low ductility including providing a first sheet made from a material of low ductility, providing an integrated forming device comprising a heat source and a forming element, and moving the forming element relative to the first sheet along a forming direction while simultaneously heating a localized portion of the first sheet along the forming direction at a substantially constant predetermined distance in front of the forming element. The predetermined distance is selected so as to yield a predetermined temperature to achieve a predetermined ductility at the localized portion of the first sheet when the forming element reaches the localized portion of the first sheet. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062004 | AERODYNAMIC SURFACES HAVING DRAG-REDUCING RIBLETS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Riblets may be formed in aerodynamic surfaces to reduce drag by forming a composite material layup, molding the riblets into a surface of the layup, and curing the layup. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062005 | SHAPING SHEET, RESIN DECORATIVE PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a resin decorative plate capable of shaping a body using a shaping sheet. The shaping sheet is a sheet including a base material having thereon at least a partially or entirely provided ink layer and a surface shaping layer existing on the ink layer, coming into contact therewith and covering over the whole surface including a region where the ink layer is formed and a region where the ink layer is not formed, wherein the surface shaping layer is a layer obtained through crosslinking and curing of a curable resin composition, and in the surface shaping layer, the surface of the surface shaping layer which is located just above the ink layer and in an upper part in the vicinity thereof has a convex shape and additionally has a concave pattern. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062006 | PANEL AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS - A panel may include at least a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may include a vinyl-based synthetic material layer. The substrate may be a wood-based substrate. A primer may be provided between the substrate and the vinyl-based synthetic material layer. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062007 | Method For Facilitating Assembly Of A Printhead Having A Polymer Layer - A method for assembling an inkjet jet print head enables piezoelectric transducers to be bonded to an inkjet ejector without closing inlets to a pressure chamber within the inkjet ejector. The method includes bonding a polymer layer to a diaphragm layer having a plurality of openings, bonding piezoelectric transducers to the diaphragm layer with a thermoset adhesive, placing thermoset polymer in areas between the piezoelectric transducers on the diaphragm layer, and drilling inlets through the thermoset polymer and the diaphragm at the openings in the diaphragm. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062008 | Lip Substrate Applicator Kit and Method - A lip substrate applicator kit includes upper and lower applicators adapted to facilitate the application of lip substrates onto the upper and lower lips of a wearer. The lip substrates typically includes an image layer featuring one or more of a variety of colors, graphic designs and text elements. Edges of the applicators may be pre-cut to ensure that the applied substrate presents a symmetrical and clean appearance at the vermillion borders of the wearer's lips. Each applicator includes an adhesive layer, a peel layer and a guide layer. The guide layer has a guide pattern configured to aid a user in trimming excess portions from the applicator generally along a curved pathway, so that the substrate may be customized to fit the lips of the wearer. The kit may include a die cut applicator sheet from which the upper and lower applicators are die cut, suspended and detachable. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062009 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS - Disclosed is a three-dimensional image output apparatus. The apparatus is designed to output 3D image product. The apparatus includes an image retrieving unit for retrieving at least one first image, and a lens membrane conveying unit for delivering at least one lens membrane. The lens membrane has a glue layer and a protective membrane is adhered thereon. The apparatus includes a printing unit for printing out a product for appearing 3D first image by looking at a second image through lens membrane. The apparatus includes a membrane removing unit for removing the protective membrane, a paving unit for paving the lens membrane onto the product, and an adhering unit for combining lens membrane with the product. The final product is then formed. A control unit is configured to control those units for achieving the production of 3D image, by which the first image is converted to the second image. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062010 | SINGLE PANE GLAZING LAMINATES - A single pane glazing unit includes a first glass substrate having a first inner surface and a first outer surface, a second glass substrate having a second inner surface and a second outer surface, and a pyrolytic Low-e coating disposed on the second outer surface, and a multilayer polymeric infrared light reflecting film laminated between the first inner surface and the second inner surface, forming a single pane glazing unit. Methods of forming the same are also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062011 | LIQUID ADHESIVE LAMINATION FOR PRECISION ADHESIVE CONTROL - Methods for liquid adhesive lamination for precision adhesive control are provided. Precision liquid adhesive control can be obtained by first patterning liquid adhesive in a thin pre-coat layer on a substrate. A second adhesive layer can then be patterned on top of the pre-coat layer. When the second substrate is pressed onto the first substrate, the second substrate first comes into contact with the second adhesive layer. The adhesive can then be spread uniformly across the two substrates without forming voids. Alternatively, a single liquid adhesive layer can be formed in a three dimensional gradient pattern. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062012 | METHOD FOR MAKING AN ARM FOR A HINGED STRUCTURE SUCH AS A ROCKER ARM FOR AN AIRCRAFT LANDING-GEAR STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for making an arm for a hinged structure such as an aircraft landing gear structure, this arm comprising a main body ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062013 | JOINT APPARATUS, JOINT SYSTEM, AND JOINT METHOD - A joint apparatus that joins a processing target substrate and a supporting substrate together, includes: a processing container that is capable of hermetically closing an inside thereof; a joint unit that joins the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate together by pressing the processing target substrate and the supporting substrate via an adhesive; and a superposed substrate temperature regulation unit that temperature-regulates a superposed substrate joined in the joint unit, wherein the joint unit and the superposed substrate temperature regulation unit are arranged in the processing container, A delivery unit for delivering the processing target substrate, the supporting substrate, or the superposed substrate to/from an outside of the processing container is provided in the processing container, and the superposed substrate temperature regulation unit is provided in the delivery unit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062014 | LIQUID-GAS INTERFACE PLASMA DEVICE - A plasma system for treating a workpiece is disclosed. The plasma system includes: a plasma device including an electrode formed from a metal alloy and a dielectric layer covering the electrode, the dielectric layer including a distal portion extending distally past a distal end of the electrode by a predetermined distance; a liquid source configured to supply a liquid to a workpiece; an ionizable media source coupled to the plasma device and configured to supply ionizable media thereto; and a power source coupled to the electrode and configured to ignite the ionizable media at the plasma device to form a plasma effluent in the presence of the liquid, whereby the plasma effluent reacts with the liquid to form at least one reactive species that interacts with the workpiece. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062015 | WET ETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wet etching apparatus and a wet etching method for etching a glass substrate are disclosed. The wet etching apparatus comprises a driving device, a supporting stage, a vibrating device and a substrate fixing rack. The glass substrate is fixed at the top of the substrate fixing rack and a bottom portion of the substrate fixing rack is connected with the vibrating device; the vibrating device is fixed on the supporting stage to drive the substrate fixing rack to reciprocate; and the supporting stage is disposed on the driving device and moves along with the driving device. According to the present disclosure, by controlling the vibrating device to drive the glass substrate to reciprocate in a direction where it is desired to accelerate the etching speed, the probability that the etched material interacts with the etching solution can be enhanced to increase the side etching rate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062016 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A transfer apparatus transfers an object to be transferred onto a case. The transfer apparatus includes a transfer arm, an arm shaft, a plurality of electromagnets, and a control unit. The transfer arm has a pick unit on a front end thereof and extends and retracts in a horizontal direction. The object to be transferred is held on the pick unit. The arm shaft supports the transfer arm. The plurality of electromagnets apply an force in upward direction to the transfer arm by generating a magnetic field in the case. The control unit controls the plurality of electromagnets in such a manner that when the transfer arm extends and retracts in the horizontal direction, the force in upward direction applied to the transfer arm increases as a length from the arm shaft to the front end of the transfer arm increases. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062017 | DIRECT HEATING TYPE CARD LAMINATION APPARATUS - Provided is a direct heating type card lamination apparatus, and more particularly, to a direct heating type card lamination apparatus with a concise and simple structure that performs low power lamination by applying heat directly on a card and performs lamination conveniently and quickly without a waiting time. The direct heating type card lamination apparatus does not perform lamination by a heated roller after heating the roller with a heating element according to a conventional method but performs lamination by directly applying heat on a card by a momentarily heated lamination head. Accordingly, the direct heating type card lamination apparatus quickly and conveniently performs lamination with low power without energy loss or a waiting time. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062018 | LAMINATOR WITH ROLLED PAPER SENSING DEVICE - This invention discloses a laminator with a rolled paper sensing device, which comprises a machine body, a roller unit; at least one actuating element, sensor and guide. The machine body comprises an inlet, an internal accommodating space and an outlet, which are in communication with one another. Within the accommodating space, the roller unit is located which includes upper and lower rollers, and a channel between the upper and lower rollers leads to the inlet and the outlet; the actuating element is installed and positioned between the roller unit and the outlet; the sensor is located and adjacent to the actuating element; and the guide is located and in communication with the channel and the actuating element. Thus, the aim of sensing rolled paper of the laminator to avoid damaging the laminator and improve the utilization efficiency of the laminator is fulfilled. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062019 | Platen Reinforcing Tension Directed Pressure Materials Manufacturing Press - The present invention relates to a novel device to manufacture polyurethane foam boards used in structurally insulated panel known as insulated building material press. The press enables the application of pressure across a large area while foaming and curing polyurethane under pressure, curing glue or otherwise bonding materials into a finished product. The press uses a simple principle to distribute pressure evenly across the platens avoiding the need for heavy and expensive parts used in the construction of building material presses of the prior art. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062020 | Systems and Methods for Cleaving A Bonded Wafer Pair - Systems and methods are provided for mechanically cleaving a bonded wafer pair by controlling the rate of cleaving. This controlled rate of cleaving results in a reduction or elimination of non-uniform thickness variations in the cleaved surface of the resulting SOI wafer. One embodiment uses flexible chucks attached to the faces of the wafers and actuators attached to the flexible chucks to cleave the bonded wafer pair. Other embodiments also use rollers in contact with the surfaces to control the rate of cleaving. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062021 | SUNSCREEN WITH WINDOW ACCESS - A sunscreen structure including a top supporting structure securable to the building at a location near a top of an area to be screened from the sun and at least one slat panel suspended from the top supporting structure. A lower standoff structure is securable to the building at a location below the top supporting structure and is releasably securable to the at least one slat panel. An operable support is coupled between the lower standoff structure and the slat panel. The slat panel is shiftable between a first position where the slat panel is secured to the lower standoff structure and a second position where a lower portion of the one slat panel is displaced outwardly away from the lower standoff structure and supported in the second position by the operable support. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062022 | BAIL LOCK FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A bail lock for coverings for architectural openings wherein at least one of the bails defines a cord guide surface of changing front-to-back cross-sectional profile so as to define a cord passage between the inner and outer bails that varies from a relatively straight path that allows the cord to pass freely through, to a more tortuous path that applies substantial frictional force to the cord. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062023 | WINDOW SYSTEM - A window covering system includes a window blind and a pet curtain. The window blind has an upper region and a lower region. The upper region is coupled to a window frame such that the window blind hangs from the window frame. The pet curtain is coupled to the window blind and extends downwardly past a lower region of the window blind towards a lower portion of the window frame. At least a portion of a dog or cat can move past the pet curtain of the window system to view out of the window without raising the window blinds. The pet curtain includes pass-through features that allow the pet to pass therethrough and that can move back into position after the pet has passed therethrough to substantially cover the window frame or that can be removed from the curtain or reattached to the curtain. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062024 | BLIND WITH ADJUSTABLE FEEDBACK ENERGY - A blind which is provided with adjustable feedback energy to roll up a curtain autonomously is disclosed. The blind uses primarily a worm-gear pressure regulation device which can be adjusted manually, is assembled at a side of the blind and is exposed outward. The pressure regulation device acts indirectly onto a volute spring of a rolling system to determine a degree of winding of the curtain by the feedback energy. In addition, using introduction of feedback interference, a working speed at the maximum feedback energy can be damped effectively and a speed of rolling back the curtain can be moderated. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062025 | On-Site Portable Tarping System - This invention relates to a portable, self-contained tarping system for on site containers comprising a tarp, support bows, and a rack. This tarping system provides coverage for a stationary container to prevent contents from failing out of the container and also to prevent rainwater from gathering and causing run-off into surrounding land. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062026 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BLEACHED PULP - A method for producing bleached pulp, including processing unbleached pulp obtained by cooking a lignocellulose substance, followed by treatment with peroxomonosulfuric acid and thereafter by multistage chlorine-free bleaching treatment starting from chlorine dioxide treatment; a method for producing bleached pulp, including processing unbleached pulp for alkali-oxygen bleaching followed by chlorine-free bleaching treatment or totally chlorine-free bleaching treatment to bleach it to a degree of brightness of from 70 to 89%, and further followed by treatment with peroxomonosulfuric acid; and paper produced by the use of the bleached pulp produced according to these production methods, at a papermaking pH of at most 6. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062027 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NONIONIC WATER-SOLUBLE CELLULOSE ETHER - Provided is a method for preparing nonionic water-soluble cellulose ether having low insoluble content and providing a transparent solution. More specifically, provided is a method for preparing nonionic water-soluble cellulose ether comprising at least the steps of: drying a pulp sheet or pulp chips into which the pulp sheet has been converted, bringing the dried pulp sheet or pulp chips into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain alkali cellulose, draining the alkali cellulose, and reacting the drained alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062028 | USE OF ACIDIC WATER IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing paper or cardboard, wherein paper or board pulp is diluted with an aqueous composition, which is formed from colloidal-size particles of carbonate and bicarbonate, and other states of carbonate in an aqueous solution, so that the pH in the aqueous solution remains essentially at a value of 6.0-8.3 during the formation, and water is removed from the pulp by draining, pressing, and drying. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the aqueous composition used for this purpose. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062029 | METHOD OF MAKING PAPER - A method of making paper includes adding to an aqueous slurry containing pulp fibers a polymer latex binder that has a copolymer obtained by polymerizing one or more unsaturated monomers and a carbohydrate derived compound having a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 10 to 35. In some implementations, the carbohydrate derived compound can include dextrins, maltodextrins, or mixtures thereof. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062030 | METHOD AND A REACTOR FOR IN-LINE PRODUCTION OF CALCIUM CARBONATE INTO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A FIBROUS WEB - A method for production of calcium carbonate in a target suspension of a fibrous web forming process of a fibrous web machine, wherein the calcium carbonate is produced in a reactor, the method includes: injecting a chemical including carbon dioxide or lime milk through an injection mixer to the target suspension flowing through the reactor; allowing the chemical including to react while in the target suspension to form calcium carbonate crystals, and inhibiting precipitation of the chemical or a reaction product of the chemical on a surface of or in the reactor by application of an electric or magnetic field to or proximate to the surface along a region of the surface adjacent to the reaction involving the chemical. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062031 | DIGESTER AND DIGESTION PROCESS - A digestion apparatus is provided that include a vessel, a closure, and a fluid-transporting system. The vessel has a digestion chamber therein and an opening that provides access to the digestion chamber. The closure is adapted to interface with the vessel opening to form a fluid-tight seal against a digestion pressure and temperature within the chamber. The fluid-transporting system is adapted to direct fluid out of the digestion chamber back into the digestion chamber through an inlet port. The apparatus may include improved fluid heating, sample holding, safety and/or circulation options. Also provided are digestion methods that may use the digestion apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062032 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MONOCRYSTALLINE BODY FROM A MAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY - A method for producing an MSM actuator element, having a crystal orientation along a first crystal axis, from a monocrystalline MSM body by introducing a molten alloying material into a molding shell and subsequently solidifying the alloying material, comprising the following steps: providing a molding shell which comprises a nucleation region ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062033 | METHOD OF DRY COATING SAND CORES - A method for applying a refractory coating to a sand core, to be used for a metal casting, in a dry state, without the use of a liquid carrier. The coating may be applied by pressing the coating into a mixture of refractory material and impacting media fluidized in a vibratory bed such that the core floats in the mixture, and then rotating the core to coat the surfaces that will be in contact with the molten metal in the casting process. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062034 | Apparatus and Method for Heating Ground - An apparatus and method is provided for preparing frozen ground for construction-type work includes using arrays of heat sources placed over the surface to be heated. The apparatus can warm the surface in preparation for the construction activity with energy penetrating into the ground affording efficient thawing of materials below 20 centimeters of depth. Heat sources used in the array can include emitted infrared radiation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062035 | SUBSTRATE COOLING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE COOLING METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A substrate cooling device includes a cylindrical heat shielding member | 2013-03-14 |
20130062036 | Retaining Element and Spacer Plane of a Tube Bundle - A retention element for a spacer plane of a pipe bundle is illustrated and described. In order to be able to provide large coherent free faces of the spacer plane with simplified assembly of the spacer plane, it is proposed that two guide elements each for receiving a pipe of the pipe bundle and a spacing element which is arranged between the guide elements be provided and that an opening for the passage of a rod-like support be provided between the guide elements. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062037 | COLD AIR CONTAINMENT SYSTEM IN A DATA CENTRE - A method is provided for containing cold air in a corridor created on the side of a computer cabinet. The method includes providing a base mountable on the computer cabinet, and providing a panel fastened to the base and moveable with respect to the base, the panel being suitable for separating the cold air in the corridor below the panel from the hot air above the panel. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062038 | Method and device for thawing frozen substances - A device for thawing a frozen substance includes a container defining a recess for accommodating a frozen substance therein. A fluid inlet line is disposed within the container and includes first and second ports, and a fluid outlet line is disposed about a wall of the container and includes first and second ports. The container includes at least one spacer for keeping the frozen substance a predetermined distance from the inside wall thereof. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING HEAT - A system for exchanging heat includes a plurality of adjacent envelopes, wherein each envelope defines a plurality of volumes. A connection between adjacent envelopes provides fluid communication between the volumes in adjacent envelopes, and a fluid passage outside of the envelopes and defined by adjacent envelopes extends across a dimension of the system. A method for exchanging heat includes flowing a plurality of secondary fluids through a plurality of volumes in adjacent envelopes, wherein each secondary fluid flows through a separate volume in each envelope. The method further includes flowing a primary fluid through a plurality of channels outside of the adjacent envelopes and defined by the adjacent envelopes. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062040 | System for Extracting Heat from Outside Air - The present invention relates to a system for extracting heat from outside air. The system comprises a feed connecting to outside air, a heat exchanger connected to the feed and a discharge connecting to the heat exchanger and outside air, and a channel connecting the feed, the heat exchanger and the discharge. The system herein further comprises an impeller associated with the channel for providing a volume flow of outside air sufficient for the heat exchanger via the feed and along or through the heat exchanger. The system according the invention is distinguished from existing systems, which make use of noisy fans as impellers, in that the channel comprises an upright ascent pipe, an upright descent pipe and a connecting pipe between the ascent pipe and the descent pipe. The heat exchanger is connected here to the descent pipe. A sufficient airflow can thus be initiated/maintained for an effective operation of for instance the evaporator of or at a heat pump. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062041 | MULTI-LAYERED HEAT TRANSFER TUBE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTI-LAYERED HEAT TRANSFER TUBE, AND FORMING DEVICE USED IN THE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A multi-layered heat transfer tube for use in a carburetor for a liquefied gas, comprising an inner tube which is equipped with a passage through which a liquefied gas can pass and an outer tube which covers the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube, wherein each of the inner tube and the outer tube has multiple fins that extend in the direction of the length of the multi-layered heat transfer tube and are arranged along the direction of the circumference of the multi-layered heat transfer tube, at least the outer tube is composed of a fully dense material, and the outer tube covers the entire outer surface of the inner tube and is bound to the inner tube via a metallic bond. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062042 | Plate type heat exchanger having outer heat exchanger plates with improved connections to end panels - A plate type heat exchanger ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062043 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger applied to a boiler that can improve heat transfer efficiency by reducing the distance between the heat exchange pipes while making a long heating water passage through heat exchange pipes, which can be easily manufactured. Additionally, the heat exchanger includes a heat exchange device, first and second subsidiary plates, and first and second end plates. The heat exchange device includes a plurality of heat exchange pipe units through which heating water passes and which are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals. The heat exchange pipe units are provided between a heating water inlet and a heating water outlet, and are formed of pipes having a rectangular cross-section of which a side coming in contact with the combustion gas has a width large than the height. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062044 | FLUE GAS AIR PREHEATER, AND A METHOD FOR INSTALLATION, AS WELL AS AN AIR PIPE COMPONENT FOR A FLUE GAS AIR PREHEATER - A flue gas air preheater and a method for the installation of air pipes for a flue gas air preheater. The method includes cutting an air pipe connected to the preheater and detaching the portion of the air pipe that is to be removed from the preheater for replacement; fitting a separate new air pipe in place of the air pipe portion to be removed; and connecting the new air pipe to the remaining portion of the air pipe in a sealed manner. The fixing may be performed utilizing a fastening sleeve fixed to the end of the new air pipe and inserting it in the remaining portion of the air pipe. The fixing may be performed by a mechanical sealing solution without welding. The air pipe component for the flue gas air preheater includes an air pipe, and a fastening sleeve. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062045 | HEAT-CONDUCTIVE DIELECTRIC POLYMER MATERIAL AND HEAT DISSIPATION SUBSTRATE CONTAINING THE SAME - A heat-conductive dielectric polymer material includes a thermosetting epoxy resin, a nonwoven fiber component, a curing agent and a heat-conductive filler. The thermosetting epoxy resin is selected from the group consisting of end-epoxy-function group epoxy resin, side chain epoxy function group epoxy resin, multi-functional epoxy resin or the mixture thereof. The thermosetting epoxy resin comprises 4%-60% by volume of the heat-conductive dielectric polymer material. The curing agent is configured to cure the thermosetting epoxy resin at a curing temperature. The heat-conductive filler comprises 40%-70% by volume of the heat-conductive dielectric polymer material. The nonwoven fiber component comprises 1%-35% by volume of the heat-conductive dielectric polymer material. The heat-conductive dielectric polymer material has a thermal conductivity greater than 0.5 W/mK. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062046 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A thermal conductive sheet is obtained by preparing a resin layer, laminating a particle-containing monomer mixture layer which contains a monomer to be absorbed in the resin layer and a thermal conductive particle on one side surface of the resin layer, localizing the thermal conductive particle at one side by allowing the monomer to be absorbed in the resin layer, and thereafter, reacting the monomer to be cured. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062047 | Data Centre Cooling Systems - A method of cooling a data centre having at least one hot aisle ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130062048 | PULLING CLAMP FOR CONTINUOUS ROD OR COILED TUBING STRINGS - A pulling clamp is provided for releasable connection to a blunt, uphole string end of a continuous string. A main clamp body has clamp bore therethrough and having a string-receiving opening at the pulling end for receiving the string end, an actuating bore at the pulled end and a tapered bore therebetween. A taper insert having a radially compressible gripping bore is locatable in the tapered bore and axially actuable between a passive first receiving position, for receiving the string end, and the active second gripping position for radially compressing the taper insert about the string end for actively gripping the string end therein. The taper insert can be axially actuated using a threaded main body and threaded top cap for sandwiching the taper insert therebetween, the top cap being threaded axially into and out of the pulled end of the main body between the passive and active positions. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062049 | SHAPED MEMORY POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE (PPS) FOR DOWNHOLE PACKER APPLICATIONS - A downhole element to isolate or complete a wellbore includes a shape memory material including polyphenylene sulfide. The polyphenylene sulfide is the cure product of being cured at a temperature of about 200° C. to about 400° C., for a total time of less than or equal to 200 hours. The shape memory material is thermally activated between an actuated and unactuated shape, and the polyphenylene sulfide in the shape memory material is a closed cell foam, open cell foam, or solid. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062050 | MATING UNIT ENABLING THE DEPLOYMENT OF A MODULAR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DEVICE IN A WELL - An electric pump assembly is provided in a well, the pump comprising an electric motor module having a first outer housing and a first mating means, an electric pump module having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, and a second outer housing and a second mating means. In one aspect, the electric motor module and electric pump module are capable of being reversibly joined together by the first and second mating means, as the electric motor module includes a first rotating member that is capable of rotating relative to the first outer housing, and the electric pump module includes a second rotating member that is capable of rotating relative to the second outer housing. In this way, the first rotating member and second rotating member can transfer torque when the electric motor module and electric pump module are joined. In another aspect, a flowpath is provided in each module, the flowpaths fluidly communicating when the modules are joined. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062051 | Probless Packer and Filter Systems - An apparatus described herein includes a formation sampling tool having a body; a packer extendibly mounted to the body and having a first inlet, the first inlet having a first rigid insert fixed to walls of the packer to define the first inlet, the first rigid insert extending partially through the packer; a first filter disposed within the body to filter fluid extracted from a subterranean formation via the first inlet; a first fluid passage to fluidly couple the first inlet to the first filter; and a first piston to slide within the first filter to clean the first filter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062052 | PRESSURE LOCK FOR JARS - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a jar including the following: a mandrel; an outer housing slidably disposed about the mandrel; a ball stop housing disposed below the outer housing; a lower sub disposed below the ball stop housing; and a ball stop assembly disposed in the ball stop housing. The ball stop assembly includes a ball stop pivotally disposed in the ball stop assembly. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062053 | Alkaline microbial enhanced oil recovery - The present invention is related to the field of microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). In particular, the invention concerns new, efficient, economical and environmentally safe microbial methods to enhance oil recovery, as well as microorganisms useful in such methods. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062054 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FRACTURE SPACING AND WELL FRACTURING USING THE METHOD - A method for determining the fracture spacing for a first set of fractures of a wellbore. A first fracture dimension is chosen from the smaller of the length or height of a first fracture and an expected second fracture dimension is chosen from the smaller of the expected length or expected height of a second fracture to be formed. An approximate position of the second fracture is determined from a percentage of the average of the first fracture dimension and the second fracture dimension. An approximate position of a third fracture is determined so that ratio of the distances from the first fracture and the second fracture are about equal to a ratio of the first fracture dimension and the second fracture dimension. The well may then be fractured at the approximate position of the second fracture and may be fractured at the approximate position of the third fracture. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062055 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MULTI-ZONE FRACTURE STIMULATION OF A RESERVOIR USING AUTONOMOUS TUBULAR UNITS - Autonomous units and methods for downhole, multi-zone perforation and fracture stimulation for hydrocarbon production. The autonomous unit may be a perforating gun assembly, a bridge plug assembly, or fracturing plug assembly. The autonomous units are dimensioned and arranged to be deployed within a wellbore without an electric wireline. The autonomous units may be fabricated from a friable material so as to self-destruct upon receiving a signal. The autonomous units include a position locator for sensing the presence of objects along the wellbore and generating depth signals in response. The autonomous units also include an on-board controller for processing the depth signals and for activating an actuatable tool at a zone of interest. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062056 | MULTIPLE ANNULUS UNIVERSAL MONITORING AND PRESSURE RELIEF ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSEA WELL COMPLETION SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A well completion system for monitoring multiple annuluses in a well, including an “A” annulus (between the production tubing and production casing) and a “B” annulus (between the production casing and intermediate casing). The system includes a tubing hanger suspension assembly that seals and separates an upper area of the production annulus. Port(s) in the production casing above the seal provide access between the “B” annulus and the separated area. The system also includes a moveable sleeve that allows fluid communication through the port(s) when in an open position, but not in a closed position. The tubing hanger suspension assembly includes means for moving the sleeve from the closed position to the open position. In addition, the tubing hanger housing includes “A” and “B” annulus passageways in communication with the production annulus and the separated area, respectively. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062057 | Lithology and Borehole Condition Independent Methods For Locating Tagged Proppant in Induced Subterranean Formation Fractures - Subterranean formation locations/heights of tagged proppant doped with a high thermal neutron capture cross-section material are determined using data obtained from before and after frac logging passes through a well of a logging tool having near and far neutron dectors. Proppant location inaccuracies arising from changes in lithology between a zone of no interest and a proppant-containing formation zone are made, after any required normalization for a between-log change in borehole fluid, using an observed difference between the near/far detector count rate ratios in the two passes to determine a count rate differential correction to be applied to the before frac detector count rate. The corrected before frac count rate log is then overlaid with the after frac count rate log such that suppression in the after frac count rate log relative to the corrected before frac count rate log indicates the presence of proppant. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062058 | IN SITU COMBUSTION FOLLOWING SAGD - There is provided herein a method for recovering petroleum from a formation, wherein said formation is intersected by at least one wellpair consisting of a horizontal production well and a horizontal injection well, and wherein said formation comprises at least one steam chamber developed by a steam-assisted process, said method comprising: providing an oxidizing agent near the top of said formation; initiating in situ combustion (ISC); and recovering petroleum from said at least one production well. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062059 | FOCUSED SAMPLING OF FORMATION FLUIDS - An apparatus for obtaining a fluid at a position within a wellbore that penetrates a subterranean formation includes a body adapted to be disposed in the wellbore on a conveyance equipped with one or more expandable packers providing a sample region disposed between an upper cleanup zone and a lower cleanup zone when expanded into abutting contact with the wellbore wall; an upper cleanup port provided at the upper cleanup zone; a lower cleanup port provided at the lower cleanup zone; at least one fluid cleanup flowline in fluid connection with the upper and lower cleanup ports; a sampling inlet provided at the sampling region; and a sampling flowline in fluid connection with the sampling inlet for drawing fluid from the sampling region. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062060 | Treatment for Recycling Fracture Water - Gas and Oil Recovery in Shale Deposits - A method and apparatus for hydrocarbon recovery and/or treatment of frac water includes introducing a volume of water into a formation, recovering the introduced water, with the recovered introduced water further comprising suspended hydrocarbon product. The recovered liquid is treated to remove substantial amounts of the suspended hydrocarbon product, provide the treated recovered liquid with a ORP in a range of 150 mv to 1000 mv, and partially desalinated, and is either re-introduced as treated recovered liquid with the ORP into a formation to assist in recovery of additional hydrocarbon deposits in the formation, or is stored to reduce the ORP and then subsequently discharged into surface waters. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062061 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ZONAL ISOLATION IN WELLS - According to the invention, a method for isolating a zone inside a well is provided. The method may include providing a catch screen at a first location in the well and providing a fluid flow to the catch screen. The fluid flow may include a first fluid and a shape memory material. The first fluid may at least partially pass through the catch screen. The shape memory material may accumulate at the catch screen. The method may also include triggering the shape memory material such that it changes from a first shape to a second shape, thereby at least partially isolating one portion of the well from another portion of the well. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SLOTTED LINER SHOE EXTENSION - A system and method for extending a slotted liner shoe is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a low density material is injected into a liner having a plurality of openings. The liner is suspended below a cemented casing in a wellbore of a well in a subterranean formation. The low density material extrudes through a lower portion of the liner into an annulus between the liner and the wellbore. A cement is circulated into the liner above the low density material. The cement extrudes through an upper portion of the liner into the annulus between the liner and the wellbore Water is displaced from the wellbore, and a solid cemented casing string is formed at a desired depth. | 2013-03-14 |
20130062063 | COMPLETING A MULTI-STAGE WELL - A technique includes running a seat assembly on a conveyance line into a tubing string, which has previously been installed in a well. The seat assembly includes a seat, which is adapted to receive an untethered object. The technique includes attaching the seat assembly to the string at a location downhole in the well; receiving the object to create a fluid barrier; and diverting fluid using the fluid barrier. | 2013-03-14 |