| 11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
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| 20120061052 | HYDRONIC SYSTEM - A hydronic system ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061053 | CHARGE AIR INTERCOOLER FOR ARRANGEMENT IN A SUCTION TUBE - A charge air intercooler for arrangement in a suction tube is provided that includes a plurality of channels through which coolant flows, forming a cooler block around which charge air can flow, wherein the cooler block is connectable to a floor member and wherein a collector has at least one coolant connection. The charge air intercooler can be fastened in an opening of the suction tube via a flange member, the flange member and the floor member being separate components. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061054 | DISTRIBUTED COOLING OF ARRAYED SEMI-CONDUCTOR RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES - Techniques for the removal of waste heat from solid state, semiconductor devices (such as cooking or heating devices) are provided. In particular, techniques for conducting waste heat away from the device through a heat sink in contact with a cooling system are provided. In addition, a multi-head cooling system applicable to multiple solid state, semiconductor sources is provided. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061055 | HYBRID HEAT EXCHANGER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A hybrid heat exchanger apparatus includes a direct heat exchanger device and an indirect heat exchanger device and a method of operating the same encompasses conveying a hot fluid to be cooled from a hot fluid source through the indirect heat exchanger device to a cooling fluid distribution system. The hot fluid to be cooled is distributed from the cooling fluid distribution system onto the direct heat exchanger device. In a hybrid wet/dry mode, ambient air flows across both the indirect heat exchanger device and the direct heat exchanger device to generate hot humid air from the ambient air flowing across the direct heat exchanger device and hot dry air from the ambient air flowing across the indirect heat exchanger device. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061056 | RECOVERY OF HEAT FROM WASTEWATER - Device for recovering heat originating from wastewater, characterized in that it comprises a tank ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061057 | Cooling device and image forming apparatus - A liquid-cooling-type cooling device includes a circulatory path for coolant that cools a temperature rise portion; a heat absorbing unit that absorbs a heat from the temperature rise portion by the coolant; a heat radiating unit that radiate the heat from the coolant; a pump that circulates the coolant; and a plurality of liquid-contacting metal portions that comes into contact with the coolant, each of the liquid-contacting metal portions being made of a metal material. At least one of the liquid-contacting metal portions is grounded. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061058 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid, Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061059 | COOLING MECHANISM FOR STACKED DIE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An apparatus for cooling a stacked die package comprises a first die provided above a substrate; a second die above the first die; a cooling fluid in fluid communication with the first die and the second die, the cooling fluid for absorbing thermal energy from the first and the second die; a housing containing the first and second dies, the housing sealing the first and second dies from an environment, wherein the housing further includes a first opening and a second opening, the first and second openings being vertically displaced from one another; a conduit having one end connected to the first opening and the other end connected to the second opening, the conduit allowing the cooling liquid to circulate from the first opening to the second opening; a first temperature sensor being arranged to provide an output that is dependent on a local temperature at the first opening; and a second temperature sensor being arranged to provide an output that is dependent on a local temperature at the second opening, wherein the outputs of the first and second temperature sensors relative to each other are indicative of a level of the cooling fluid. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061060 | HEAT TRANSFER UNIT - A heat exchanger unit that includes a plurality of first heat exchanger ducts formed by a plurality of plates configured for a first flow of a coolant, a plurality of second heat exchanger ducts formed by the plurality of plates configured for a second flow to be cooled by the first flow, a first inlet for the first flow, a first outlet for the first flow, a first inlet for the second flow, and a second outlet for the second flow. The heat exchanger unit further includes an inlet chamber for the first flow from which a partial flow of the first flow is branched off, conducted through the plurality of first heat exchanger ducts and circulated within the heat exchanger unit to the first outlet. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061061 | BAND CLAMP GUARD - A system for protecting tubes in a heat recovery system is provided. Such tubes are often protected by shielding that is attached thereto the tubes by a plurality of band clamps. Each band clamp is associated with a guard that protects the same from the hot gases traveling through the field of tubes. In addition, an automated tool is provided for tensioning the bands about the shields. The automated tool allows the band clamps to be properly interconnected to the shields in a preferred manner. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061062 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH MANIFOLD STRENGTHENING PROTRUSION - A plate type heat exchanger having a plurality of stacked plate pairs made up of first and second plates. Each plate pair has opposed manifold members that form respective inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of a first fluid through a first set of fluid channels formed by the plate pairs. The manifold members space the plate pairs apart to form a second set of transverse flow channels for the flow of a second fluid. A protrusion member is formed at an end portion of the plates and proximal to each of the manifold members and has a mating surface, such that the protrusion members on the second plate of one plate pair align and abut with the protrusion members on the first plate of an adjacent plate pair thereby reinforcing and strengthening the manifold region of the heat exchanger to prevent deformation of the manifold under pressure. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061063 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a body. Both sides of the body are provided with a first flowing path set and a second flowing path set. The first flowing path set and the second flowing path set are provided with a plurality of flow-disturbing portions on both sides of the body respectively. The body is provided with an inlet and an outlet in communication with the first flowing path set and the second flowing path set. A working fluid circulates in the first flowing path set and the second flowing path set. The flow-disturbing portions make the working fluid to generate separated eddies to increase the strength of turbulent flow and to improve the heat-conducting efficiency of the heat exchanger greatly. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061064 | DISTRIBUTION PIPE - A distribution pipe ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061065 | HEAT-ABSORBING STRUCTURAL MATERIAL - A heat-absorbing structural material has a sealed outside shell or container, and an internal structure in the interior space enclosed by the container. In addition the structural material has a phase-change material in the interior space, interspersed between elements of the internal structure. The internal structure provides increased strength to the structural material, allowing it to better withstand external forces placed on it. The phase change material may change from a solid to a liquid during operation of the structural material as a heat absorber, such as a heat sink. The internal structure may be made as an integral part of the structural material, formed with at least part of the container by a three-dimensional printing process, or by casting. The phase change material, such as a suitable wax, may improve heat-absorbing performance of the structural material by changing phase during heating. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061066 | ARTICLE FOR MAGNETIC HEAT EXCHANGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ARTICLE FOR MAGNETIC HEAT EXCHANGE - An article for magnetic heat exchange comprising a magnetocalorically active phase with a NaZn | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061067 | Heat sink - A heat sink includes a pillar member, to which a device that generates heat is to be mounted, and a plurality of heat-dissipating fins arranged on a side surface of the pillar member to dissipate the heat generated by the device. The heat sink further includes a ring-shaped holding member that has a plurality of grooves formed therein. The holding member is mounted to a longitudinal end of the pillar member and has each of the heat-dissipating fins inserted in a corresponding one of the grooves of the holding member, thereby holding the heat-dissipating fins to the pillar member. Each of the heat-dissipating fins has a detachment prevention portion that prevents the heat-dissipating fin from being detached from the pillar member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the pillar member. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061068 | AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER CONTROL FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for automatically changing between heating and cooling modes of an HVAC system, sometimes using a single or common set point in both modes. In an illustrative but not limiting example, an HVAC controller may monitor the temperature of an inside space of a building, and may switch the HVAC system to a cooling mode when the temperature of the inside space rises above a high switch-point temperature, and may cool the inside space to at least below the high switch-point temperature. The HVAC controller may also switch the HVAC system to the heating mode when the temperature of the inside space falls below a low switch-point temperature and may heat the inside space to at least above the low switch-point temperature. In some cases, after switching to the heating mode, the HVAC controller may cause the HVAC system to heat the inside space to substantially the set-point temperature. Likewise, after switching to the cooling mode, the HVAC controller may cause the HVAC system to cool the inside space to substantially the set-point temperature. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061069 | Cooling In A Liquid-To-Air Heat Exchanger - In an engine coolant circuit with a radiator and an engine, a fan and a coolant pump may be provided. The fan and pump may be electrically driven, driven by a variable speed clutch, hydraulically driven, or driven by some other actively controllable means. When an increase in heat transfer rate is indicated, the fan speed or the coolant pump speed may be increased. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the choice of increasing the fan speed or increasing the pump speed is determined so that the power consumed is minimized. The broad concept is that dQ/dP, the gradient in heat transfer rate to power, is determined for both the fan and the pump at the present operating condition. The one with the higher gradient is the one that is commanded to increase speed. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061070 | THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A thermal control system for an electronic device comprises a negative temperature coefficient thermistor array thermally coupled to a heat sink. The negative temperature coefficient thermistor array may be disposed within a thermal conductive member. A power supply is electrically connected to the negative temperature coefficient thermistor array. A cooling device is electrically connected in series with the power supply and the negative temperature coefficient thermistor array. The negative temperature coefficient thermistor array is between the power supply and the cooling device. A rheostat may further be electrically connected, in series, between the negative temperature coefficient thermistor array and the power supply | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061071 | OVERHEATING PREVENTION APPARATUS AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An overheating prevention apparatus for use in a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus comprises at least one fan running at at least one initial rotation speed. The overheating prevention apparatus comprises a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor and a processing module. The first temperature sensor is used for sensing an environment temperature and generating a first signal according to the environment temperature. The second temperature sensor is used for sensing an inner temperature of the display apparatus and generating a second signal according to the inner temperature. The processing module adjusts the at least one fan from the at least one initial rotation speed to at least one first running rotation speed according to the first signal and the second signal. The display apparatus using the present invention can automatically adjusts the speed of the fan so that the display apparatus works correctly. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061072 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RELEASING A CHEMICAL INTO A WELL BORE UPON COMMAND - Methods and apparatuses for releasing a chemical in a well bore are disclosed. One apparatus includes a curved member configured for coupling to a casing, and a hollow member is connected to the curved member. A chemical container is disposed, at least in part, within the hollow space, and the hollow member extends at least partially around a hollow space. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061073 | Debris Chamber with Helical Flow Path for Enhanced Subterranean Debris Removal - A subterranean debris catcher swirls the incoming debris laden stream by putting grooves or spiral projections on the inside of the inlet pipe. In some embodiments the solids come out of openings in the side of the inlet pipe and in others the solids can exit near the top either directly into the enclosed solids holding volume as the liquid exits straight out or the solids can be discharged out the end of the inlet pipe into the bigger open space defined by the housing. In the latter case the inside housing wall can have a screen or vanes that slow down the solid particles as the fluid continues to a housing exit and eventually to an exit screen before being discharged to either go to the surface or recirculate back along the outside of the tool to the inlet pipe while picking up additional debris. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061074 | GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A gripper assembly for anchoring a tool within a downhole passage and for possibly assisting movement of the tool within the passage. The gripper assembly includes an elongated mandrel and flexible toes that can be radially displaced to grip onto the surface of the passage. The toes are displaced by the interaction of a driver slidable on the mandrel and a driver interaction element on the toes. In one embodiment, the toes are displaced by the interaction of rollers and ramps that are longitudinally movable with respect to one another. In another embodiment, the toes are displaced by the interaction of toggles that rotate with respect to the toes. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061075 | EXPANDABLE RAMP GRIPPER - A gripper for use in a downhole tool is provided. The gripper can include an actuator, an engagement assembly, and an expandable assembly. The engagement assembly can comprise a leaf-spring like elongate continuous beam. The expandable assembly can comprise a linkage including a plurality of links. The linkage can be coupled to the actuator such that the actuator expands the expandable assembly which in turn expands the engagement assembly. In operation, during one stage of expansion radial forces are transmitted to the engagement assembly through both interaction of a rolling mechanism on the engagement assembly with the expandable assembly and pressure of the linkage assembly directly on an inner surface of the engagement assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061076 | Stop Collar for Tubulars - Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a stop collar for tubulars, wherein the collar includes an annular stop collar member formed from at least one collar segment, and a weld joint attaching each of the at least one collar segments together, each of the weld joint(s) having a head and stem, wherein in certain embodiments the head has a width that is generally greater than the stem. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061077 | Sonic Enhanced Oil Recovery System and Method - To increase oil recovery from an oil reservoir, an acoustic transmitter is disposed in a source well and an acoustic receiver is disposed in a producing well. A portion of the oil reservoir is disposed between the source well and the producing well. An acoustic signal is transmitted from the acoustic transmitter at frequencies of 30 Hz and greater. The transmitted acoustic signal is received by the acoustic receiver and a resonant frequency of the portion of the oil reservoir is determined based on attenuation of the transmitted signal. The acoustic signal is transmitted from the acoustic transmitter at the determined resonant frequency to reduce a boundary layer effect between oil in the oil reservoir and a surface of a substrate in the oil reservoir and between the oil and a brine interface in the oil reservoir. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061078 | CEMENT AS ANCHOR FOR EXPANDABLE TUBING - A method for expanding an expandable tubular in a borehole, comprising the steps of: a) positioning the expandable tubular at a desired position in the borehole; b) anchoring the tubular at the desired position solely by means of a first cement portion in the annulus between the tubular and the borehole wall; c) expanding the tubular by moving an expansion device through the tubular. The cement may be cured or not cured when step c) is carried out and may or may not fracture during step c). The method may include providing an exit path for water expelled from the cement during expansion, providing a second cement portion having a longer cure time than the first cement portion, or calculating the length of cement that is required to anchor, based on the properties of the cement and the expected expansion force. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061079 | Perforating and Jet Drilling Method and Apparatus - Apparatus and method for drilling drainholes into a subterranean formation around a well are provided. A tool body on tubing directs a mechanical cutter or jet bit to the casing. A hole is cut in casing and a rotary detent mechanism may be used to drill additional holes through casing and enable reliable alignment of a jet bit with the holes for drilling drainholes without removing apparatus from the well. This method significantly reduces operating time to drill multiple laterals at a given depth in a wellbore. Disposable nozzles in a guide channel or nozzles on the tool body may be used for drilling through casing. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061080 | INLINE RF HEATING FOR SAGD OPERATIONS - The present invention provides a method for accelerating start-up for SAGD-type operation by providing radio frequency heating devices inside the lateral wells that can re-heat the injected steam after losing heat energy during the initial injection. The method also extends the lateral wells such that the drilling of vertical wells can be reduced to save capital expenses. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061081 | RF FRACTURING TO IMPROVE SAGD PERFORMANCE - A method of producing heavy oil from a heavy oil formation with steam assisted gravity drainage. The method begins by drilling a borehole into a heavy oil formation comprising a steam barrier between a first pay zone and a second pay zone, wherein the steam barrier prevents a steam chamber to be formed between the first pay zone and the second pay zone. The steam barrier is then heated with a radio frequency. The steam barrier is then fractured to permit a steam chamber to be formed within the first pay zone and the second pay zone. Heavy oil is then produced from the heavy oil formation with steam assisted gravity drainage. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061082 | SEALING OF THIEF ZONES - The present invention provides a method for selectively sealing a thief zone in a hydrocarbon reservoir located in a calcium-rich formation and penetrated by a borehole comprising injecting into the thief zone a sealing fluid comprising a mixture of and hydronium ions (H | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061083 | WELLBORE FLUID AND METHODS OF TREATING AN EARTHEN FORMATION - The present application describes improved compositions for wellbore fluids for use in downhole (e.g. oilwell) applications. The compositions comprise a blocked isocyanate (BI) component having a tolerance improving group (such as a hydrophilic group, e.g. an amine) bonded to it, and an active hydrogen component. When the BI group is unblocked, it reacts with the active hydrogen component to form a gel which, by virtue of the tolerance improving group, is more tolerant to contaminants (such as aqueous inorganic salts or brines) than the corresponding gel forms from unmodified BI. The application also relates to methods of treating an earthen formation using such a composition. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061084 | Detecting and Correcting Unintended Fluid Flow Between Subterranean Zones - Detecting and correcting unintended fluid flow between subterranean zones. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: injecting a first fluid into a subterranean zone, the injecting by way of a first borehole; making a reading indicative of surface deformation; identifying, based on the reading indicative of surface deformation, a flow path for a second fluid out of the subterranean zone; placing a compound into the flow path, the compound reduces the flow of the second fluid through the flow path. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061085 | Increasing Enhanced Oil Recovery Value From Waste Gas - A process is presented for selecting a treatment option for enhancing oil recovery from a geological formation in a remote location. The process includes a selection process for identifying a suitable treatment option. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061086 | Method of Preparing Polymer-Water Emulsion and Further Settling a Sticky Polymer Material In Downhole Environment - This invention relates to oil and gas production, more specifically, to the methods of producing polymer emulsion for downhole operations and mixing degradable (hydrolysable) polymer emulsion with the treatment fluid. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061087 | CONTINUOUS FLOW DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for drilling a wellbore includes drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid into a top of a tubular string disposed in the wellbore at a first flow rate and rotating a drill bit. The tubular string includes: the drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof, tubular joints connected together, a longitudinal bore therethrough, a port through a wall thereof, and a sleeve operable between an open position where the port is exposed to the bore and a closed position where a wall of the sleeve is disposed between the port and the bore. The method further includes moving the sleeve to the open position; and injecting drilling fluid into the port at a second flow rate while adding a tubular joint(s) to the tubular string. The injection of drilling fluid into the tubular string is continuously maintained between drilling and adding the joint(s). | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061088 | SELF-RELEASING PLUG FOR USE IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL - A flow control system for use in a subterranean well can include a flow chamber through which a fluid composition flows, and a plug which is released in response to an increase in a ratio of undesired fluid to desired fluid in the fluid composition. Another flow control system can include a flow chamber through which a fluid composition flows, a plug, and a structure which supports the plug, but which releases the plug in response to degrading of the structure by the fluid composition. Yet another flow control system can include a flow chamber through which a fluid composition flows, and a plug which is released in response to an increase in a velocity of the fluid composition in the flow chamber. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061089 | APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING FLUID DOWNHOLE AND INCREASING WELL PRODUCTION - An apparatus and device for hydrocarbon recovery in a well for coal bed methane (CBM) recovery, tight sand gas extraction, and other gas extraction techniques provides for the formation of a hydrocarbon foam comprised of a fluid delivered into a downhole portion of the well and the hydrocarbon, maximizing water removal for gas recovery. The apparatus may include a check valve that feeds a nozzle to deliver or atomize the spray of fluid into the downhole portion of the well when the pressure applied to the fluid is sufficient to overcome a hydrostatic pressure in the downhole portion of the well and to deliver the fluid into the downhole portion of the well. The fluid is not sprayed directly into the formation, thereby protecting the formation from damage and recovering the fluid even in the case where water is not present. The capillary tube feeding the fluid to the check valve may be placed externally to the production tube to facilitate ease of cleaning and clearing of the production tube. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061090 | LANDING STRING ASSEMBLY - A landing string assembly ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061091 | Riser Lifecycle Management System, Program Product, and Related Methods - Methods, systems, and program product for monitoring and managing a plurality of marine riser assets are provided. An example of a method includes tracking the subsea deployment and retrieval of each of a plurality of riser joints. This can include deploying the plurality of riser joints from a vessel to form an operationally deployed marine riser string, reading riser joint identification data from a riser joint identification indicator connected to the respective riser joint during the operational deployment thereof, and identifying the respective riser joint being operationally deployed to thereby track the deployment thereof. The method can also include retrieving one or more of the operationally deployed riser joints, reading riser joint identification data from the riser identification indicator of the respective riser joint during retrieval thereof, identifying the respective one or more riser joints being retrieved to thereby track the retrieval thereof. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061092 | Method For Spatial Filtering of Electromagnetic Survey Data - The invention is a method for suppressing noise in controlled source electromagnetic survey data based on the frequency content of the noise. The invention recognizes that some data variations across bins cannot be attributed to resistivity variations within the earth. This variation across bins constitutes a model of noise in such surveys, and the invention mitigates noises that obey this model. Noise varying rapidly in either space or time is removed by filtering temporal frequency domain data ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061093 | MULTIPLE IN-FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - An apparatus controls flow of a fluid between a wellbore tubular and a wellbore using a particulate control device configured to be disposed in the wellbore and at least two parallel and directionally opposing flow paths in fluid communication with the particulate control device. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061094 | BALL-SEAT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for restricting fluid flow includes: a ball receiving element disposed in a fluid conduit and configured to receive a ball that has been advanced through the fluid conduit and at least partially restrict fluid flow, the fluid conduit having a longitudinal axis; and at least one feature disposed at the fluid conduit and configured to at least one of reduce a rate of deceleration of the ball due to actuation of the apparatus and reduce pressure waves generated by an impact between the ball and the ball receiving element. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061095 | Apparatus and Method For Remote Actuation of A Downhole Assembly - An apparatus and method is disclosed for remotely operating a downhole tool within a wellbore. The wellbore extends from a ground or subsea surface downward into the earth. The apparatus includes a tool having a production assembly with at least one sleeve adapted for movement from a first sleeve position facilitating entry of formation fluids past the sleeve into the wellbore to a second sleeve position that retards entry of formation fluids. The downhole tool may be configured to resume production following fracturing, gravel packing or other operations without the need for additional trips into the well for the purpose of opening production sleeves. A fluid pressure pulse or electromagnetic signal or other signal may be delivered downhole for remote mechanical actuation of the apparatus. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061096 | DOWN HOLE EQUIPMENT REMOVAL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a practical method capable of substantially removing downhole equipment by dissolving it with a chemical. The method comprises introducing an equipment dissolution mixture comprising one or more chemicals and/or materials suitable for the substantial dissolution of the downhole equipment. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061097 | Pump Down Liner Expansion Method - A string to be expanded is run in with a running string that supports a swage assembly. The running string is secured to the existing tubular and the top of the string to be expanded is sealed around the supported running string. The pressure applied to the annular space above the seal drives the liner over the swage. A cement shoe is affixed to the lower end of the string that is expanded after becoming detached from the running string assembly. When the expanded liner bottoms on a support, generally the hole bottom, the cement is delivered through the shoe and the expansion of the top of the string into a recess of the string above continues. The swage assembly with the seal and the anchor are then recovered as the running string is removed during the process of expanding the top of the expanded string into the lower end recess of the existing string already in the wellbore. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061098 | DOWNHOLE DEVICE - A downhole device for use in a deviated well is described. The downhole device comprises a device body having a longitudinal axis, the device body adapted to be connected to the end of a tool string and a guide member. At least a portion of the guide member is moveable with respect to the device body, one of said moveable portions defining the leading end of the device. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061099 | ANCHOR FOR A TUBING STRING AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a tubing string anchor for resisting angular rotation of the tubing string, as when undergoing pumping through the string. The anchor includes a plurality of anchoring members each rotatable about a fulcrum between a locking position and a non-locking position. The anchor housing has a groove formed between adjacent anchoring members through which a string may be run to access below the anchor when the anchor is installed. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061100 | LINER HANGER - Liner hanger to be placed in an existing casing with a flexible expansion seal ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061101 | METHOD OF RUNNING A PIPE STRING HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER TRANSITION - One embodiment provides an adjustable guide | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061102 | ANHYDROUS BORON-BASED TIMED DELAY PLUGS - A well tool for use with a subterranean well can include an elongated passageway and a plug which prevents fluid communication through the passageway for a predetermined period of time. The plug can including an anhydrous boron compound, whereby the predetermined period of time is determined by a length of the anhydrous boron compound. A method of operating a well tool in conjunction with a subterranean well can include exposing an anhydrous boron compound to an aqueous fluid, with the anhydrous boron compound being included in a plug which prevents fluid communication through a passageway of the well tool. The well tool can be operated in response to fluid communication being permitted through the passageway a predetermined period of time after the exposing step. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061103 | MULTIPLE BALL- BALL SEAT FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WITH REDUCED PUMPING PRESSURE - A downhole isolation tool including a sub, a sleeve disposed in the sub, and a ball seat mandrel coupled to the sleeve, the ball seat mandrel having at least two ball seats axially aligned with at least two throughbores disposed within the ball seat mandrel. A method of isolating a well, the method including running a downhole isolation system into a well, wherein the downhole isolation system includes a first downhole isolation tool, the first downhole isolation tool including a first sub, a first sleeve disposed in the sub, and a first ball seat mandrel coupled to the first sleeve, the first ball seat mandrel having at least two ball seats of a first size axially aligned with at least two throughbores disposed within the first ball seat mandrel, dropping at least two balls of a first size into the well, and seating the at least two balls of the first size in the at least two ball seats of the first ball seat mandrel. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061104 | DOWNHOLE TOOL SEAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF SEALING A DOWNHOLE TUBULAR - A downhole tool includes, a body having a recess, a first seal bore, a second seal bore, and a tool disposed at the body that is responsive to differential pressure across a piston. The downhole tool is configured to allow a differential pressure to form across the piston in response to a first plug sealing to and located at the first seal bore by the recess and preventive of forming a pressure differential across the piston in response to a second plug sealing to and located at the second seal bore by the recess. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061105 | Single piece packer extrusion limiter ring - An apparatus for use in a wellbore is provided. The apparatus comprises a mandrel, a sealing element carried on the mandrel, the sealing element being radially expandable from a first run-in diameter to a second set diameter in response to application of axial force on the sealing element, and an extrusion limiting assembly carried on the mandrel and proximate the sealing element. The extrusion limiting assembly comprises a plurality of separate segments and a first circumferential band that retains the plurality of segments in a ring shape and substantially covers an outer circumferential surface of the plurality of segments while in a run-in condition of the apparatus. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061106 | BRACKET - A fire sprinkler fitting support bracket ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061107 | Redundant Stationary Fire Fighting System and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide a redundant stationary fire fighting system and method for use in a structure coupled to a water supply and a main water pump(s) that generates a water stream. The system includes one or more water flow meters to measure the water stream and generate a water flow signal. The system includes a primary foam proportioning system and a redundant secondary foam proportioning system, each including a foam pump, a motor, a foam flow meter, and a controller. The controller is configured to automatically operate the foam pump based on the water flow signal in order to inject liquid foam concentrate directly into the water stream. The redundant secondary foam proportioning system can be automatically started in case of component failure in the primary foam proportioning system. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061108 | FIRE-FIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described herein for remotely controlling the operation of a fire-fighting device coupled to a pump and a valve. The system may comprise a base component and a remote component. The base component comprises a transceiver operable to control operation of the fire-fighting device. The remote component comprises a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the base component and is positioned near a discharge end of a hose coupled to the fire-fighting device wherein an input end of the hose coupled to the fire-fighting device. The remote component also includes an input device for receiving input from a user and is configured to wirelessly communicate the received input to the base component. The base component is configured to control at least one of the pump and the valve based on the received input communicated to the fire-fighting device subject to a set of rules. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061109 | SILENT RESPONDER FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS - Silent responder fire fighting systems comprises a method and apparatus for suppressing and combating a fire. In one embodiment, a silent responder projectile may be launched from either a short-range gun or a long-range rifle into a fire from a distance. In an alternative embodiment, silent responder fire fighting system may take the form of a hand grenade and may be activated and thrown strategically into a fire. The silent responder projectile of the present invention may comprise an exterior housing having a bullet-shape and comprising a heat-resistant, non-ferrous material such as aluminum. The inside of the silent responder projectile comprises a first ignition assembly, a second ignition assembly, and a potassium-based compound for suppressing a fire. In use, the first ignition assembly is activated upon firing the silent responder projectile from a projectile launcher. A time delay of about 5 seconds occurs before the first ignition assembly triggers the second ignition assembly. Thereupon, the fire suppressing agents are released through exhaust holes. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061110 | MULTICULTIVATOR FOR VERTICAL FARMING - It provides a device called Multicultivator for vertical cultivation which base is made of structural steel an comprising at least three rudders for field work, an important feature is that the device can change the separation between the rudder from been virtually together. The Multicultivator has the ability to perform tasks simultaneously as subsoiling an fallow. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061111 | REDUCING BUILD UP OF CROP RESIDUE ON SHANKS - A residue clearing apparatus for a shank of an agricultural implement includes a spoked wheel adapted for attachment to the implement such that the spoked wheel rotates about a wheel axis oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to an operating travel direction of the implement and forward of the shank. A drive is operative to rotate the spoked wheel. The spoked wheel is oriented such that ends of spokes of the spoked wheel pass above the ground forward of the shank, and such that the ends of the spokes of the spoked wheel pass adjacent to a front face of the shank. The spokes may be resiliently or pivotally mounted to the wheel. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061112 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A SHANK WITHIN A RIPPER ASSEMBLY OF A TRACTOR/CRAWLER INVOLVING A ROTATING SHANK INSTALLER - An apparatus and method of installing a shank onto a ripper assembly of a tractor or crawler. A rotating shank installer (RSI) is welded onto a front face of a ripper assembly of a tractor, e.g., on the outside surface of a pocket beam. A portion of the RSI is allowed to rotate with respect to the pocket beam. With the shank in a substantially horizontal position with respect to the ground, the shank is secured between two plates of the RSI using pins wherein the plates can rotate with respect to the pocket beam. The shank is locked in place by two pins placed through the plates and the shank's weight is unbalanced with respect to the RSI. The ripper assembly is elevated causing the shank to rotate within the RSI to a substantially vertical position. The crawler is moved forward while lowering the ripper assembly in order to rip a groove into the ground with the bottom portion of the shank where the shank lowers into the ground. The RSI is disconnected from the shank wherein the shank is held in place by the grove. The bottom of the pocket is positioned over the top of the lowered shank and the pocket is lowered so that the shank is installed within the pocked and secured therein. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061113 | Structure for Attaching a Tool to a Frame Tube - Gang tube rail structure is attached to the lower front and rear corners of the implement gang tube to provide a lower clamp support. Two pivoting clamp jaws are attached to the clamp support and secured against the support by tightening a single clamp bolt extending between the lowermost portions of the jaws. A locator shoe is secured between the tube and the c-spring and includes a protrusion that projects into a hole in the c-spring. The ends of the locator shoe include short legs that wrap around the gang tube rail. The single clamp bolt provides a vertical clamp force that is approximately twice the tension generated in the bolt when the nut is tightened. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061114 | Impacting Device and Method - An impacting device for inserting, positioning and/or removing an implant and/or performing other impacting applications. The impacting device may have a head having at least one recess. The recess may have a insertion channel and a locking chamber. In one embodiment, the insertion channel and the locking chamber may be connected by an axial channel. The recess may pass through a lateral surface of the head so that the base surface may remain cohesive or unobstructed. A guide means, such as a guide rod, may be positioned though the recess so that the head may be moveable on the guide means and not disengage the guide means. A shaft having a handle may be attached to the head to assist a surgeon in moving the head on the guide means. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061115 | POWER TOOL - A fixed operating knob is rotatably arranged on a chain saw body. The fixed operating knob comprises a knob body, a tab, a torsion spring, and a lock member. The knob body is rotatably attached to the chain saw body. The tab is attached to the knob body. The tab is attached so as to be capable of swinging between an operating position projecting from the knob body and a storing position stored in the knob body. The torsion spring biases the tab toward the operating position. When the tab moves to the storing position, the lock member retains the tab at the storing position against a biasing force of the torsion spring. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061116 | ELECTRIC TOOL - A hand-held power tool has a tool body, a motor housed in the tool body and a grip part designed to be held by a user, and performs a predetermined operation on a workpiece by a tool bit rotationally driven by the motor. The power tool includes a clutch that transmits torque and interrupts torque transmission between the motor and the tool bit, a non-contact torque sensor that detects torque acting on the tool bit in non-contact with a rotation axis rotating together with the tool bit, and a clutch control system that controls coupling and decoupling of the clutch according to a torque value detected by the non-contact torque sensor. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061117 | RECHARGEABLE ELECTRIC TOOL - The present invention provides a rechargeable electric tool in which a battery pack as a power supply slides in a battery holder formed in an end part of a housing. A bag-shaped waterproof cover covering the battery pack including a coupling part between the battery holder and the battery pack is formed by two divided covers which are separated to the front and rear sides in a slide attachment direction of the battery pack. Between the two divided covers, a coupling mechanism can be arbitrary operated in a coupling position or a coupling cancelling position. The coupling position is a position in which the divided covers are coupled to each other in an attached state where the coupling part and the battery pack are covered. The coupling cancelling position is a position in which coupling of the divided covers is cancelled. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061118 | REPLACEABLE KEYPAD BEZEL - A keypad bezel for attaching to a housing of a handheld computer comprises a main body including plurality of screw holes and tabs for connecting the main body to the computer housing and a plurality of leverage points in the main body useful for removing the keypad bezel from the housing. To remove the keypad bezel, the screws are removed from the screw holes and a removal tool is positioned so that it mates with recesses the keypad bezel and force is applied to the removal tool in a direction way from the housing. The force removes the tabs out of corresponding slots in the housing allowing the bezel to be removed. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061119 | Polymer compound and components produced using the compound - In order to provide polymer compounds which are improved with respect to their properties in comparison with conventional PTFE, on the one hand, and compounds thereof with additional high performance polymers, on the other hand, it is suggested that a polymer compound comprise a proportion of a fully fluorinated, thermoplastic polymer material as well as a proportion of at least one additional high performance polymer different thereto and selected from the group consisting of polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone and polyether aryl ketone as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and copolymers, wherein the compound displays a homogeneous distribution of the proportions of the polymers and the polymer material. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061120 | FLAME RETARDANT FLEXIBLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MAKING, AND ARTICLES THEREOF - A flexible thermoplastic composition includes among its components: (i) a poly(arylene ether); (ii) a polymeric compatibilizer; (iii) a polyolefin comprising a functional group; and (iv) magnesium dihydroxide. The flexible thermoplastic composition may be used for making electrical wires. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061121 | Vibration Resistant Cable - A vibration resistant cable having a first conductor and a second conductor. The second conductor may be twisted around the first conductor at a lay length configured to cause a locking force between the first conductor and the second conductor. The locking force may be configured to prevent relative movement of the first conductor and the second conductor that may result in bags in the vibration resistant cable. The lay length may be predetermined or may vary a predetermined amount per unit of length of the vibration resistant cable. The lay length may be c | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061122 | CONDUCTOR FOR ELECTRIC WIRE, AND ELECTRIC WIRE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A conductor for electric wire that has excellent strength and excellent weldability, and an electric wire for automobile including the conductor. The conductor for electric wire contains a copper alloy having an oxygen content of 50 mass parts per million or less, the copper alloy containing 0.1 to 0.6 mass % Mg, and a balance of copper and an unavoidable impurity. It is preferable that the copper alloy further contains one or a plurality of material elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, In, Sr and Ca, the selected one or plurality of material elements being 0.0005 to 0.3 mass % in total. It is preferable that the copper alloy further contains 0.2 to 0.75 mass % Sn. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061123 | UMBILICAL - An umbilical for use in the offshore production of hydrocarbons comprising an assembly of functional elements at least one of which is an electrical power cable, characterised in that at least one conductor of at least one electrical power cable comprises one or more 6000 series aluminium strands. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061124 | ELECTRODES WITH ELECTROSPUN FIBERS - In accordance with various example embodiments, an apparatus includes two or more circuit nodes and a conductive material that is located between and configured to electrically couple the circuit nodes. The conductive material includes a network of elongated portions of at least one electrospun Cu-based nanostructure. Each elongated portion has an aspect ratio of at least 50,000 and a length that is greater than 100 microns, and at least one fused crossing point that joins with a fused crossing point of another of the elongated portions. The network of elongated portions is distributed and aligned in the conductive material to set a conductance level and a transparency level along the network, along at least one direction. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061125 | RESIN MATERIAL AND HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT USING THE RESIN MATERIAL - A resin material of high strength and high voltage equipment capable of improving the reliability by using the resin material, the resin material being a hardened product including fine particles and resin ingredients, in which the fine particles have hydrophobic groups on the surface and have a particle diameter of 200 nm or less, the resin ingredients have hydrophilic groups on the side chains, and the fine particles form a plurality of linear aggregates inside the resin, thereby forming a dendritic structure. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061126 | PASTE COMPOSITION AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A conductor layer is formed on one surface of a base insulating layer. The conductor layer is composed of a pair of rectangular collector portions and drawn-out conductor portions extending in long-sized shapes from the collector portions, respectively. Cover layers are formed on the base insulating layer to cover respective given portions of the conductor layer. A paste composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1) is used as a material for the cover layer. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061127 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ASSEMBLY FOR THERMAL TRANSFER - Example electrical component assemblies are described. In some examples, the electrical component assembly may include a printed board and an electrical component on the printed board, the electrical component defining a first surface adjacent the printed board and one or more second surfaces other than the first surface. The assembly may also include a thermal bridge comprising a plurality of vias extending through the thermal bridge, and a thermally conductive member interposed between the one or more second surfaces of the electrical component and the thermal bridge. In some examples, the thermally conductive member extends at least partially through the plurality of vias of the thermal bridge. During operation of the electrical component, the assembly configuration may facilitate thermal transfer from a first direction defined by the thermally conductive member to a second direction defined by the thermal bridge to transfer thermal energy away from a surface of the electrical component. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061128 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN, CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, DRY FILM THEREOF, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD USING THEM - A carboxyl group-containing photosensitive resin is obtained by reacting an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated group-containing monocarboxylic acid (c) with a phenolic compound (a) containing the structure represented by the following general formula (I) and having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups in its molecule, wherein part or the whole of the phenolic hydroxyl groups being modified into an oxyalkyl group, and further reacting a polybasic acid anhydride (d) with the resultant reaction product; | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061129 | CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE WITH LOW CAPACITANCE - A circuit board structure, comprising: a first metal layer, including at least one cavity; and a plurality of first pads, for connecting at least one differential signal transmission line; wherein at least part of a vertical projection of the first pad, which is projected on the first metal layer, is overlapped with the cavity. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061130 | CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE - Provided is a conductive substrate which is prepared by forming a pattern-shaped metal fine particle sintered film such as a copper wiring and the like on a base material of polyimide and the like and which has a high adhesive property with the base material and is provided with an excellent conductivity. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061131 | Encapsulation Substrate for Organic Light Emitting Diode Display and Method of Manufacturing the Encapsulation Substrate - A method of manufacturing an encapsulation substrate for an organic light emitting diode display, includes fabricating a composite panel by forming an uncured carbon fiber resin portion having a plate shape and including an upper surface and a lower surface and forming an uncured insulating resin portion arranged to surround edges of the carbon fiber resin portion, the uncured insulating resin portion being perforated by a plurality of penetration holes, inserting a plurality of conductive components into corresponding ones of the plurality of penetration holes, covering upper and lower surfaces of the composite panel with metal films and bonding the metal films to the composite panel while simultaneously curing the carbon fiber resin and the insulating resin portion by applying heat and pressure to the composite panel. Therefore, fabrication processes of the encapsulation substrate are simple, and fabrication costs are reduced. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061132 | Printed circuit board having metal bumps - A printed circuit board having a metal bump, including: an upper circuit layer including a circuit pattern embedded in an upper part of an insulating layer, the circuit pattern being made of electroconductive metal; wherein the metal bump is integrally formed with the circuit pattern and protruding from the circuit pattern and above the insulating layer. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061133 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT DEVICE - A high-frequency circuit package including a dielectric substrate; a signal line, a first ground conductor layer, a second ground conductor layer, and a frame-shaped dielectric layer formed on the dielectric substrate; a third ground conductor layer formed on the frame-shaped dielectric layer; a first recess formed in the frame-shaped dielectric layer and including a first surface and a second surface that are located above the first ground conductor layer and the second ground conductor layer and extend laterally at an oblique angle with respect to the length direction of the signal line; a first ground line formed on the first surface and electrically connecting the first ground conductor layer with the third ground conductor layer; and a second ground line formed on the second surface and electrically connecting the second ground conductor layer with the third ground conductor layer. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061134 | SHIELDABLE BAG SYSTEM AND DEVICES - A storage system and devices are provided for containing items and shielding the items from electromagnetic radiation, in particular, RF radiation, and holding the items in a waterproof environment. The storage system includes a first storage component which is constructed from a fabric having shieldable properties and is configured to envelope contents held therein in a shielded environment, and a second storage component which is constructed to receive the first storage component therein and provide waterproof storage for the contents. The storage system protects contents from unauthorized or surreptitious reads of stored data that may be carried on the content items by readers. The storage components of the storage system may be used independently of each other or together, as needed or desired. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061135 | COMPLIANT MULTILAYERED THERMALLY-CONDUCTIVE INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES HAVING EMI SHIELDING PROPERTIES - According to various aspects of the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of EMI shielding, thermally-conductive interface assemblies. In various exemplary embodiments, an EMI shielding, thermally-conductive interface assembly includes a thermal interface material and a sheet of shielding material, such as an electrically-conductive fabric, mesh, foil, etc. The sheet of shielding material may be embedded within the thermal interface material and/or be sandwiched between first and second layers of thermal interface material. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061136 | CONTROL BOX ARRANGEMENT WITH A MOUNTING ELEMENT - The invention concerns a control box arrangement ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061137 | Electrical Accessories and Associated Methods of Use and Manufacture - Electrical accessories and associated methods of use and manufacture. In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of electrical junction boxes. Each electrical junction box includes at least one wall with a pair of spaced apart holes, wherein the holes are sized and shaped to receive a pair of corresponding mounting devices. The system also includes at least one bracket. The bracket includes a pair of spaced apart mounting devices, wherein the mounting devices are sized and shaped to protrude through the pair of corresponding spaced apart holes in the plurality of electrical junction boxes. At least one of the plurality of electrical junction boxes is maintained in a relative stationary position with respect to the at least one bracket when the pair of spaced apart mounting devices protrudes through the respective pair of spaced apart holes in the wall of the at least one electrical junction box. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061138 | ELECTRIC CABLE DEVICE FOR FIXING ELECTRIC CABLE WIRES, CONNECTING CONTACT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRIC CABLE - The invention relates to an electric cable ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061139 | Superconductive Connecting Device For The End Pieces Of Two Superconductors And Method For The Production Thereof - A superconductive connecting device of at least one embodiment is used to contact the end pieces of two superconductors, each of which includes at least one conductor lead that is made of a superconductive MgB | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061140 | Connection structure and a connection method for connecting a differential signal transmission cable to a circuit board - A connection structure for connecting a differential signal transmission cable to a circuit board. A differential signal transmission cable includes an outer conductor provided around a pair of signal line conductors via an insulator. Parts of the signal line conductors are exposed from a tip of the differential signal transmission cable. A circuit board is provided with a pair of signal pads and a ground pad. A shield-connecting terminal includes a main body which is crimp-connected to the outer conductor and a solder-connecting pin which is solder-connected to the ground pad. The exposed parts of the signal line conductors are solder-connected to the signal pads, respectively, and the outer conductor is solder-connected to the ground pad via the solder-connecting pin of the shield-connecting terminal. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061141 | METHOD FOR FINDING AND RE-ENTERING A LATERAL BORE IN A MULTI-LATERAL WELL - A system and method of locating and entering a lateral wellbore that extends from a primary wellbore are provided. The system may include a coiled tubing, jointed tubular, continuous rod, and/or wireline conveyance member, a connection assembly, an orientation assembly, a measurement assembly, a deflection assembly, a sub assembly, and a guide assembly. The method may include locating a tool string adjacent to a lateral wellbore that extends from a primary wellbore, measuring an inclination and azimuth of the tool string, comparing the measured data to existing survey data of at least one of the primary and lateral wellbores, orienting the tool string in the direction of the lateral wellbore, entering the lateral wellbore, and verifying that the tool string has entered the lateral wellbore. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061142 | DRILLING APPARATUS - A drilling apparatus including a hydraulically powered hammer having a piston to impact a drill bit; a shuttle valve to control reciprocation of the piston; and an accumulator for hydraulic fluid; at least one drill rod having a first connection valve for connection of the drill rod to the connection valve of the hammer; and a second connection valve for connection of the drill rod to the first connection valve of a like drill rod or to a rotation device. The piston and shuttle valve are positioned substantially in-line to the axis of movement of the hammer. The accumulator is positioned proximate to the shuttle valve; and the first connection valve, and second connection valve having at least one poppet valve positioned proximate to a corresponding valve seat. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061143 | Guide Wire for Ranging and Subsurface Broadcast Telemetry - A managed bulk drilling system that employs a guide wire for ranging and crosswell telemetry. Some system embodiments include multiple drilling assemblies operating in the vicinity of a reference well that contains an electrical cable. The electrical cable is coupled to a surface control system. The control system uses the electrical cable as part of an antenna to receive uplink signals from the drilling assemblies and to broadcast down-link signals to the drilling assemblies. The uplink signals can include position data and the downlink signals can include individual steering commands to adjust the trajectories of each drilling assembly. The cable can also generate a guidance field for the drilling assemblies to detect and follow. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061144 | MULTI-RAM DRILL RIG AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A drill rig ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING LARGE-DIAMETER HOLE IN GROUND - The present invention relates to method and apparatus for drilling a large diameter hole in the ground. The present invention comprises a hammer drill ( | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061146 | IMPREGNATED DRILL BITS WITH INTEGRATED REAMERS - Drilling tools include a bit crown and an integrated reamer. The bit crown and the integrated reamer can be configured with approximately equal drilling lives. The bit crown can be impregnated with abrasive cutting media and include one or more external flutes. The integrated reamer can be positioned at the base the bit crown and include one or more channels that align with one or more of the outer flutes. The channels can taper such that they increase in width as they extend away from the bit crown. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061147 | Coring Tool and Method - A coring tool for use in a borehole formed in a subterranean formation includes a tool housing with a coring aperture and a core receptacle. A coring bit is mounted within the tool housing and movable between retracted and extended positions by a series of pivotably connected extension link arms. Another set of link arms rotates the coring bit between coring and eject positions. The coring tool may also include a multi-column core storage magazine with shifters to move cores or core holders between columns. The coring tool may be used to measure core lengths during operation and facilitates retrieval of cores having larger lengths and diameters than conventional sidewall coring tools. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061148 | DOWNHOLE ROTARY DRILLING APPARATUS WITH FORMATION-INTERFACING MEMBERS AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A steerable drilling apparatus includes a control system inside a cylindrical housing connected to a drill bit having radially-extendable pistons. A fluid-metering assembly directs a piston actuating fluid into fluid channels in the drill bit leading to respective pistons. The control system controls the fluid-metering assembly to selectively allow fluid flow through the fluid channels to the pistons and to exit through orifices in the fluid channels. The selective fluid flow causes the actuated piston to temporarily extend in the opposite direction to a desired wellbore deviation, thereby deflecting the drill bit away from the borehole centerline. An upper member in the fluid-metering assembly can be moved to stabilize, steer, and change TFA within the drill bit. The control system and drill bit are connected so as to facilitate removal to change the drill bit's steering section and cutting structure configuration or gauge simultaneously. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061149 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND ELEMENT - An embodiment of a PCD insert comprises an embodiment of a PCD element joined to a cemented carbide substrate at an interface. The PCD element has internal diamond surfaces defining interstices between them. The PCD element further comprises a working surface and a low melting point region adjacent the working surface in which the interstices are at least partially filled with a low melting point metallic material having a melting point of less than about 1,300 degrees centigrade at atmospheric pressure, or less than about 1,200 degrees centigrade at atmospheric pressure. The PCD element includes an intermediate region, the interstices of the intermediate region being at least partially filled with a catalyst material for diamond. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061150 | Rotary Carousel Scale - The present invention provides a high-accuracy rotary carousel scale with a rotary platter. The rotary carousel scale utilizes a plurality of load cells of either planar-beam or single-point type, fitted with a stabilizing structure and wheels to support the rotary platter. The stabilizing structure prevents side forces and moment forces being applied to the load cells, allowing their full accuracy to be maintained, as well as protecting them from damage. The rotary platter provides support for, and weighs, bags of purchased products in the self-checkout and related industries and is rotated to access individual bags during filling. The rotary carousel scale can incorporate devices to prevent damage to the load cells during an overload. Alternatively, the rotary carousel scale can rely for this on overload prevention built-into the load cell mount. | 2012-03-15 |
| 20120061151 | Load Cell - The invention relates to a load cell, preferably for an aseptic platform scale, which is embodied rod-shaped and consists of a force input element ( | 2012-03-15 |
