20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140131026 | MULTI-FUNCTION HVAC AIR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle air circulating system comprises a controller, an interior condition sensor attached to the controller, an instrument panel, and a deployable register assembly attached to the controller and pivotably attached to the instrument panel. The register assembly includes a first register and a second register and is movable between a closed position in which the first register is recessed within the instrument panel and is thus obstructed and an open position in which the first register is deployed. The second register remains unobstructed whether the register assembly is in its closed or open position. The deployable registers provide directional control for pull down conditions. Once the desired conditions are achieved, the deployable registers lower into the instrument panel and the other registers provide a larger opening to direct the air overhead at lower velocities keeping the vehicle cabin cool while not blowing in the direction of the occupants. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131027 | HEAT EXCHANGE ARRANGEMENT - A heat exchange arrangement ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140131028 | Reservoir Tube Heater - This invention pertains to an apparatus to efficiently provide a means to heat liquid in the oil and gas fields, specifically fracking operations. The apparatus described herein provides reservoir heaters connected via reservoir transfer tubes and a heat source, located at the bottom of the apparatus, which thoroughly heats liquid as the liquid travels from the bottom of the apparatus to the top of the apparatus. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131029 | While Drilling Valve System - A system includes a valve subassembly configured to be disposed along an internal flowline exit of a first internal flowline within a downhole drilling module. The valve subassembly includes an active valve configured to regulate flow of a fluid through the internal flowline exit and a passive valve configured to be passively controlled based on a differential pressure between a first volume of the downhole drilling module and a second volume surrounding the downhole drilling module. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131030 | ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE MUD-GAS CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - This invention relates to an ecologically and environmentally friendly mud-gas containment system. Specifically, this invention relates to a mobile device that is capable of receiving waste gas and, in emergency situations, a volume of a mud-gas mixture from a drilling operation. The waste gas is communicated to a removable flare stack through a vent line. The mud-gas is received at a containment vessel. The impact of the mud-gas within the containment vessel separates the mud-gas into mud and waste gas. The mud is collected for recycling and/or environmentally sensitive disposal. The waste gas from the vessel is communicated to the flare stack. Separate removal ports and conduits are used to remove any residual mud or mud-gas from the vent line and/or containment vessel. Excess mud or mud-gas is communicated to an overflow catch tank for removal. The entire assembly is mounted on a mobile skid sized for highway transportation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131031 | FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PACKER - Filtration systems, methods and/or apparatuses for use on a packer system are provided. Filtration assemblies and/or filters may prevent mud, gravel, and/or other solids from clogging and/or entering drains on a packer. The filters and/or filtration assemblies may have multiple dynamic components to prevent debris from entering the packer system. Rotary filters, cylindrical filters, and/or belt filters may be used to clear fluid obstructions from sampling drains. Helices and/or turbines may harness power of fluid flowing through the drains and/or flowlines to operate moving dynamic components of systems and/or apparatuses. The filters and/or filtration assemblies may be interchangeable such that various filters may be used on a single packer system. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131032 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON RESOURCES WITH RF AND CONDUCTIVE HEATING AND RELATED APPARATUSES - A method is for producing hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation having therein an injector well and a producer well adjacent the injector well. The method may include conductively heating the subterranean formation by causing a current flow between the injector and producer wells, RF heating the subterranean formation after conductive heating by supplying RF power from at least the injector well, and producing the hydrocarbon resources from the producer well. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131033 | LWD IN-SITU SIDEWALL ROTARY CORING AND ANALYSIS TOOL - An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the formation and a single probe configured to be extended from the carrier and to seal with a wall of the borehole. The apparatus further includes a fluid analysis sensor disposed at the carrier and configured to sense a property of a formation fluid sample extracted from the formation by the probe. A coring device is disposed at the carrier and configured to extend into the probe, to drill into the wall of the borehole, and to extract a core sample. A core sample analysis sensor is disposed at the carrier and configured to sense a property of the core sample. A processor is configured to receive data from the fluid analysis sensor and the core sample analysis sensor and to estimate the property using the data. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131034 | High Precision Locked Laser Operating at Elevated Temperatures - A system, method and apparatus for operating a laser at a downhole location is disclosed. A gas is configured to receive an output of a laser and to absorb a selected wavelength of the laser corresponding to a selected spectral line of the gas. A pressure device reduces broadening of the selected spectral line related to a temperature at the downhole location. A photodetector receives light from the gas chamber and provides a measurement related to the received light. A processor alters an operating parameter of the laser using the obtained measurement to operate the laser. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131035 | Safety System For Autonomous Downhole Tool - A tool assembly for performing a wellbore operation including an actuatable tool, a location device, and on-board controller are together dimensioned and arranged to be deployed in the wellbore as an autonomous unit. The actuatable tool, such as a perforating gun having associated charges, perforates a wellbore along a selected zone of interest. The location device, such as casing collar locator, senses the location of the actuatable tool based on a physical signature provided along the wellbore. The on-board controller or micro-processor is configured to send an activation signal to the actuatable tool when the location device has recognized a selected location of the tool based on the physical signature. The tool assembly further includes a multi-gate safety system. The safety system prevents premature activation of the actuatable tool. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131036 | Apparatus and Method for Milling/Drilling Windows and Lateral Wellbores Without Locking Using Unlocked Fluid-Motor - In one aspect, a method of performing a downhole operation is disclosed that in one embodiment may include running a downhole tool including an anchor, a whipstock, a cutting device, and an unlocked fluid-operated motor into a wellbore; wirelessly transmitting signals relating to orientation of the downhole tool from a sensor associated with the downhole tool; orienting the whipstock in response to the transmitted signals and without flowing a fluid through the cutting device; setting the anchor in the wellbore without flowing the fluid through the cutting device; and performing the downhole operation using the motor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131037 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Efficiency of a Sampling Tool - A downhole tool includes a pump to facilitate a flow of sampling fluid through the downhole tool. The sampling fluid flows from an inlet of the downhole tool toward an outlet of the downhole tool or to a sampling chamber. The downhole tool also includes a sensor located in the pump. The sensor facilitates a calculation of a pumping efficiency of the downhole tool. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131038 | PLUGGING THIEF ZONES AND FRACTURES BY IN-SITU AND IN-DEPTH CRYSTALLIZATION FOR IMPROVING WATER SWEEP EFFICIENCY OF SANDSTONE AND CARBONATE RESERVOIRS - The present invention relates to methods and compositions that can be used to delay crystallization of a treatment solution so that thief zones or fractures are plugged in subterranean formations at a substantial distance from a wellbore. A supersaturated sodium aluminate solution, or other solutions, is introduced into the reservoir. The solution is relatively stable in the supersaturated state. Crystallization, or de-stabilizing the solution, can be controlled, which in turn plugs the thief zone or fracture at a designed point of time. By controlling the time that crystallization starts, that is, the induction period, thief zones that are located at a substantial distant from the wellbore can be plugged. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131039 | PROCESS FOR TERTIARY MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION - Process for tertiary mineral oil production in which an aqueous injection fluid comprising at least a water soluble polyacrylamide-(co)polymer dissolved in the aqueous fluid is injected into a mineral oil deposit and the aqueous injection fluid is prepared by mixing a liquid dispersion polymer composition comprising particles of polyacrylamide-(co)polymers dispersed in an organic, hydrophobic liquid with an aqueous fluid. Preferably, the process is carried out on an off-shore production site. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131040 | PROPPANT PILLAR PLACEMENT IN A FRACTURE WITH HIGH SOLID CONTENT FLUID - A method of placing proppant into a fracture formed in a subterranean formation from a wellbore is disclosed. The method comprises injecting through the wellbore a first treatment fluid to initiate the fracture in the subterranean formation; injecting through the wellbore a second treatment fluid comprising a particulate blend slurry made of proppant; the particulate blend comprising at least a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 5000 μm and at least a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size; and forming with the particulate blend slurry a plurality of proppant-rich clusters spaced apart by proppant-free regions forming open channels. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131041 | Methods of Forming and Placing Proppant Pillars Into a Subterranean Formation - Methods of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, proppant particulates, a consolidating agent, a thermoplastic material, and a degradable polyester material; placing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; coating the proppant particulates and the consolidating agent with the thermoplastic material and the degradable polyester material together so as to form proppant pillars; and degrading the degradable polyester material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131042 | Methods for Generating Highly Conductive Channels in Propped Fractures - Methods of forming conductive channels in a subterranean formation including providing a subterranean formation having a threshold fracture gradient; introducing a fracturing fluid at a rate above the threshold fracture gradient so as to enhance or create at least one fracture in the subterranean formation; introducing a proppant slurry into the at least one fracture at a rate above the threshold fracture gradient so as to propagate the at least one fracture and deposit the proppant slurry therein; wherein the proppant slurry comprises a base fluid and proppant particulates; injecting a substantially proppant-free resilient viscous fluid into the proppant slurry deposited in the at least one fracture at a rate below the threshold fracture gradient so as to generate a continuous channel within the proppant slurry; setting the proppant slurry; and removing the substantially proppant-free resilient viscous fluid from the at least one fracture in the subterranean formation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131043 | SWELLABLE POLYMER WITH ANIONIC SITES - The invention is directed to stable crosslinked water-soluble swellable polymers and methods for making same. More particularly, the invention relates to a composition comprising expandable polymeric particles having anionic sites and labile crosslinkers and stable crosslinkers, said particle mixed with a fluid and a cationic crosslinker that is capable of further crosslinking the particle on degradation of the labile crosslinker and exposure of the anionic sites so as to form a gel. A particularly important use is as an injection fluid in petroleum production, where the expandable polymeric particles are injected into target zone and when the heat and/or suitable pH of the target zone cause degradation of the labile crosslinker and the particle expands, the cationic crosslinker crosslinks the polymer to form a gel, thus diverting water to lower permeability regions and improving oil recovery. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131044 | HYDROCARBON RESOURCE HEATING DEVICE INCLUDING SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL RF ANTENNA AND RELATED METHODS - A device for heating hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therein may include a radio frequency (RF) antenna positioned within the wellbore. The RF antenna may include a superconductive material. The device may include an RF source configured to supply RF power to the RF antenna to heat the hydrocarbon resources. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131045 | Downhole Tool Positioning System And Method - Downhole tool positioning systems and methods are disclosed which employ buoyancy-mediated tool displacement wherein the density of the tool or string connected to it, and the treatment fluid are matched to facilitate hydraulic translation of the tool in a deviated borehole or lateral with or without a mechanical translation device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131046 | Densifying Carbon Dioxide With a Dispersion of Carbon Dioxide-Philic Water Capsules - This invention generally relates to the field of oil recovery from reservoirs. More specifically, it relates to the recovery of oil from sandstone and carbonate reservoirs using a process for preparing a dispersion of capsules for use downhole including the steps of providing capsules containing a dense liquid, each capsule having a capsule wall defining an inner area, the capsule wall having an outer side. The capsules are functionalized by adding a carbon dioxide-philic compound compound to the outer side of the capsule wall. A dispersion is then prepared by adding the functionalized capsules to supercritical carbon dioxide such that a stable dispersion of capsules in supercritical carbon dioxide is achieved. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131047 | Subsea Sour Gas and/or Acid Gas Injection Systems and Methods - A hydrocarbon processing method, including processing a gaseous hydrocarbon stream to form a first production stream and a first injection stream; and compressing the first injection stream in a compressor placed at a selected location below a surface of a sea; wherein the location of the subsea compressor relative to a nearest inhabited area is determined based on a bubble plume trajectory of a model leak of the first injection stream from the compressor; and wherein the bubble plume trajectory is determined using one or more crossflow momentum parameters is disclosed herein. Also disclosed are hydrocarbon processing facilities having subsea compressors placed at such selected locations, processes for designing such hydrocarbon processing facilities, and a mathematical model useful in such methods, processes, facilities. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131048 | Method and Device for Supply of Liquids for Kill and Scale to a Subsea Well - A method and apparatus are for supplying liquids for scale treatment and killing to a subsea well, where the subsea well is provided with a tree which has a swab valve and a coupling for a tree cap. The method comprises: arranging an upgrading module on the tree after the tree cap has been removed, the upgrading module comprises an electric control unit and a tree cap which via an intermediate conduit is coupled to a top valve at the upper portion of the upgrading module, coupling a coupling column comprising at least two column valves and a quick-releasable coupling to the top valve, the coupling column communicates with a vessel via a hose connection; coupling the control unit to the vessel via a signal wire running within or close to the hose connection, thereafter the tree and the upgrading module is controlled via the signal wire; opening the swab valve, the top valve and column valves; and pumping liquid from the vessel via the hose connection, coupling column and upgrading module down into the subsea well. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131049 | SUBSEA ENERGY STORAGE FOR BLOW OUT PREVENTERS (BOP) - A subsea energy storage for well control equipment, wherein stored energy near a well on the sea floor monitors and activates well control equipment independently of, or in conjunction with, hydraulic energy. Energy to the subsea energy storage can be supplied by surface umbilical, remotely-operated vehicle, or by subsea electrical generation from stored hydraulic energy. Stored electrical energy may also recharge stored hydraulic energy. A subsea control system is configured to record data, compare the data to predetermined event signatures, and operate the well control equipment with stored electrical energy. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131050 | METHOD OF MAKING AND USING A FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT COMPOSITE TOOL - A method of making a composite downhole article is disclosed. The method include forming at least one removable core member comprising a first metallic material that is removable in a wellbore fluid at a first removal rate; and disposing at least one outer member on the core member, the outer member comprising a second material that is removable in the wellbore fluid at a second removal rate, wherein the removable core member has a composition gradient or a density gradient, or a combination thereof, and wherein the first removal rate is substantially greater than the second removal rate. A method of using a composite downhole article is also disclosed. The method includes forming a composite downhole article as described above; using the article to perform a first wellbore operation; exposing the article to the wellbore fluid; and selectively removing the second removable member. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A TUBULAR - A method of running tubulars includes attaching a load collar to a first tubular; landing the load collar on a load support member; connecting a second tubular to the first tubular; removing the load collar from the first tubular; and lowering the first tubular and the second tubular. In one embodiment, at least one of the first tubular and the second tubular is a screen. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131052 | INTEGRATED CASING DRIVE - An integrated casing drive system combines a top drive having a rotary drive portion, a pipe handler having a casing gripper wherein the pipe handler is rotationally mounted to the top drive, and a selectively actuable casing drive lock for locking the rotary drive portion to the pipe handler. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131053 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADIALLY EXPANDING A TUBULAR ELEMENT IN A WELLBORE - The invention provides a method and system for radially expanding a tubular element below a previous tubular element. The method includes: connecting a downhole section to an uphole section of the tubular element, the downhole section having a smaller diameter than the uphole section; bending a downhole end of the downhole section radially outward and in axially reverse direction to form a start expanded tubular section extending around an unexpanded part of the downhole section; arranging said start expanded tubular section at least partially within a downhole end of the previous tubular element; anchoring said start expanded tubular section to the previous tubular element; and increasing the length of an expanded tubular section of the tubular element by pushing an unexpanded tubular section downhole relative to said start expanded tubular section to expand the unexpanded tubular section by bending the wall of the unexpanded tubular section radially outward and in axially reverse direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131054 | SLOTTED METAL SEAL - A seal for sealing an annulus between an outer tubular wellhead member and an inner tubular wellhead member is described. In embodiments, the seal is an annular sealing ring that has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart sealing ring grooves extending at least from a first end to a second end of the sealing surface of at least one of the wellhead members. When the seal is energized, fouling on the sealing surface is urged toward and then through the slot, axially away from the sealing surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131055 | Method and apparatus for improving fire prevention and extinguishment - The instant invention relates to an eductor assembly for mixing polymeric material with water for fire extinguishment and retardation. An eductor assemblage provides a means of introducing the polymeric material to the flow of water. The eductor assemblage comprises of a source of super absorbent polymeric material and an eductor member. The eductor member is comprised of an inlet connectable to a source of water, an outlet connected to either the intake on a fire truck or a discharge line on a fire truck, and a conduit positioned between the inlet and outlet for addition of the dry polymeric material. The flow of water from the inlet to outlet through a removable nozzle educts the super absorbent polymers through the conduit by venturi and flows into the cylindrical housing forming a mixture for dispensing through the outlet onto combustible sources. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131056 | Multiple Orientation Particulate Discharge Vessel - A multiple orientation particulate discharge apparatus including an outer vessel, having first and second ends, and an interior vessel forming a void and substantially sealed to the outer vessel proximate the first end. A single-action discharge valve selectively seals an outlet through the outer vessel. An outlet manifold spans the outlet and has a plurality of radial passageways that place the outlet in communication with the void. An inlet with an inflation valve is provided into the void through the outer vessel for filling the interior vessel with particulate and for pressurizing the interior and outer vessels. A plate proximate the second end has a plurality of angled bores and is interposed between the outer and interior vessels. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131057 | FLAP AND ROLL POSITIONER FOR A SOD HARVESTING APPARATUS - A sod harvester may include a cutting head for cutting the strip of sod from a field, a transport conveyor located behind the cutting head for conveying the strip of sod from the cutting head, and a roll-up mechanism operatively connected to the transport conveyor. The roll-up mechanism may be adapted to form the strip of sod into the sod roll. An accumulator may be disposed downstream from the transport conveyor. The accumulator may include a receiving surface to receive the sod roll from the transport conveyor. A guide member may be positioned above the accumulator. The guide member may be adapted to contact an outer surface of the sod roll when the sod roll is transferred from the transport conveyor to the receiving surface, thereby inhibiting unrolling of the sod roll. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131058 | LOCKOUT MECHANISM - A power tool including a power base and a tool head. The power base includes a trigger and a motor such that the trigger actuatable to drive the motor. The tool head is driven by the motor, and includes a lockout mechanism that inhibits actuation of the trigger in a locked. The lockout mechanism is manually rotatable from the locked position to an unlocked position in which the trigger is actuatable to drive the motor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131059 | HIGH-POWER CORDLESS, HAND-HELD POWER TOOL INCLUDING A BRUSHLESS DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR - A cordless, hand-held power tool, such as a hammer drill/driver, a drill/driver, an impact driver, an impact wrench, etc., that includes a brushless direct current (“BLDC”) motor. Each of the hand-held power tool includes a removable and rechargeable battery pack, electronics, and a BLDC motor that have been designed and balanced to produce a high-performance-capable (e.g., high-power, high-current, high-torque) hand-held power tool. The hand-held power tool is capable of delivering high instantaneous (i.e., short duration) current to the BLDC motor for short-duration high power operation and high continuous (i.e., long duration) current to the BLDC motor for long duration high power operation. Additionally, the short and long duration power is capable of being provided in a smaller (in size) and lighter (in weight). | 2014-05-15 |
20140131060 | POWER SCREWDRIVER AND/OR DRILL - A power screwdriver and/or drill has a drive unit and an operating unit that has a first operating surface which is oriented substantially perpendicularly to an actuating direction of the first operating surface. The drive unit is at least activatable by the actuation of said first operating surface. The operating unit also has at least one second operating surface which is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the actuating direction of the first operating surface and is arranged at a distance from the first operating surface in the actuating direction, the drive unit is at least activatable by the actuation of said second operating surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131061 | ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX - The invention provides an electric junction box with an enhanced thermal insulation between neighboring part-receiving chambers without causing excessive increase in the size of a case. In order to attain the objective, there is provided an electric junction box, which includes a case provided with a case body, a lower cover coupled to the lower end of the case body, and first and second upper covers and coupled to the upper end of the case body. The case includes neighboring first and second part-receiving chambers and. A through-hole is located between the first and second part-receiving chambers and extends from an upper end of the case to a lower end of the case. The through-hole has an enlarging portion, which is disposed at a lower end thereof and has increasing cross-sectional area as approaching to the lower end of the through-hole. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131062 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD OF MAINTAINING SHAPE THEREOF - A wire harness includes a conduction path, and a flexible sheathing member through which the conduction path passes and which has recessed sections and protruded sections. The recessed sections and the protruded sections extend in a circumferential direction on the surface of the sheathing member and are formed alternately along a longitudinal direction of the sheathing member. A curing-type adhesive or resin containing the adhesive is supplied to the recessed sections of a bent part which is formed when the wire harness is bent, and cured while the bent part is maintained in a bent shape. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131063 | SPLIT LB10 CONDUIT - A split LB 10 conduit that includes a base LB 10 conduit that includes a top half, a bottom half, a horizontal orifice and a vertical orifice, the base LB 10 conduit is split open into the top half and the bottom half and a plurality of electrical wires that are placed within the top half and the bottom half of the base LB 10 conduit, the electrical wires are sealed between the top half and the bottom half of the base LB 10 conduit, the electrical wires are sealed with a plurality of removable threaded screws that are extended through a plurality of threaded apertures. The split LB 10 conduit also includes a method for installing a plurality of electrical wires with a split LB 10 conduit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131064 | FLAT CABLE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The objective of the invention is to provide a thin and flexible flat cable suited for being arranged in a narrow space such as a vehicle, as well as, a method for stably preparing such a flat cable. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131065 | TOUCH ELECTRODE DEVICE - A touch electrode device includes a substrate and at least one electrode layer. The electrode layer is disposed above a surface of the substrate. The electrode layer includes non-transparent conductive material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131066 | PROTECTIVE SHEATH DEVICE WITH MOUNTING PIECE FOR LEAD WIRE CABLES - A protective sheath device for use in protecting lead wire cables from contamination during use in a hospital or other medical setting is described. A glove-like component having fingers, with each finger intended to protect one lead wire, is placed on a base or mounting piece. The base has extensions that fit within the fingers, and the fingers are gathered to reduce their length. This facilitates placement of a lead wire cable within each finger. Once the cables are placed within the fingers of the glove-like component, the base can be discarded and the terminal heads of the lead wire cables are grasped and pulled to extend the fingers of the glove-like component and to protect a length of the lead wire cables. If the base is a mounting piece, it is preferably retained for later uses and is made of a material such as rubber or plastic that can be sanitized and reused. The lead wire cable heads can be snapped directly onto sensor pads and will function through the material of the glove-like component, which is preferably a plastic. After use, the glove-like component is discarded and the lead wire cables and heads remain uncontaminated. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131067 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate, a conductive mesh, and an insulating protective layer, which are laminated in that order, wherein the conductive mesh is formed on the transparent substrate, and a surface of the insulating protective layer away from the transparent substrate is flat. Such transparent conductor avoids the use of indium tin oxide, thus the cost of the transparent conductors is lower. A method of preparing the transparent conductor is also provided. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131068 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a circuit board including: a core layer; first and second layers sequentially stacked on the core layer, wherein prominence-depressions having different sizes are formed on a surface of the first layer in each region of the core layer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131069 | TOUCH-SENSING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a touch-sensing electrode structure, which includes a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes. Each of the touch-sensing electrodes includes a main body and a connecting portion connected to an end of the main body; wherein the width of the connecting portion is not less than a half width of the end of the main body. The touch-sensing electrode structure also includes a plurality of signal-transmitting wires, each of which includes a head portion and a tail wire connected to the head portion. The head portions of the signal-transmitting wires is superimposed on the connecting portions and electrically connected to the connecting portions respectively. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing the above touch-sensing electrode structure is also provided. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131070 | TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a touch panel structure includes the following steps. A first conductive layer is formed on a mounting surface of a substrate, and the first conductive layer has multiple first electrodes. A first electrical-insulation layer is formed on the mounting surface of the substrate, and the first electrical-insulation layer covers each of the first electrodes of the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed on the first electrical-insulation layer; the second conductive layer has multiple second electrodes, and each of the second electrodes crisscrosses each of the first electrodes. A second electrical-insulation layer is formed on the first electrical-insulation layer, and the second electrical-insulation layer covers each of the second electrodes of the second conductive layer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131071 | WIRING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - A wiring material includes conductors, each of which has a cross section having a thickness and a width not less than the thickness, a trunk portion in which the conductors are spaced parallel in a direction of the width thereof, a branch portion in which each conductor is bent and branched from the trunk portion in the direction of the width or in a direction that intersects the direction of the width, and a covering member for covering the trunk portion and the branch portion to expose both ends of the conductors. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131072 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR A SUBSTRATE AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THE CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A connection structure for a substrate is provided. The substrate has a plurality of connection pads and an insulation protection layer with the connection pads being exposed therefrom. The connection structure includes a metallic layer formed on an exposed surface of each of the connection pads and extending to the insulation protection layer, and a plurality of conductive bumps disposed on the metallic layer and spaced apart from one another at a distance less than or equal to 80 μm, each of conductive bumps having a width less than a width of each of the connection pads. Since the metallic layer covers the exposed surfaces of the connection pads completely, a colloid material will not flow to a surface of the connection pads during a subsequent underfilling process of a flip-chip process. Therefore, the colloid material will not be peeled off from the connection pads. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131073 | MULTI-LAYER WIRING BOARD - A multi-layer wiring board includes a resin base, a wiring pattern, an adhesive layer, and a via. The wiring pattern includes a land provided on the resin base. The adhesive layer is stacked on the resin base. The via is formed in the adhesive layer and has an end connected to the land. At least a portion of a side surface of the land contacts the via. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131074 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE - A wiring substrate has a frame including a metal material and having a connecting portion, and a piece substrate connected to the connecting portion of the frame and having a metal pattern. The metal pattern of the piece substrate has a contour which is corresponding to an outer edge of the connecting portion of the frame. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131075 | WIRED ELECTRODE OF TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - Disclosed is a wired electrode of touch screen panel for transmitting a touch signal sensed by a signal sensing pattern of touch screen panel to an external driving circuit, wherein the wired electrode formed on a substrate includes at least one curved portion, and a plurality of fine protrusions are formed on an inner surface of a groove of a resin layer on the substrate. The groove is filled with a conductive material to form the wired electrode. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131076 | CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITE - In the present invention, a ceramic substrate composite comprising, on a ceramic substrate, a conductor pattern composite and an insulating layer is provided. The ceramic substrate composite of the present invention is characterized in that the conductor pattern composite and the insulating layer are provided on the ceramic substrate with each other so that the insulating layer overlaps a part of the conductor pattern composite; and wherein the conductor pattern composite is composed of a conductor portion and an insulating portion that exists locally in the conductor portion, the insulating portion being an insulating material that constitutes the insulating layer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131077 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MOLECULES USING CNT-NANOPARTICLE-MOLECULE-NANOPARTICLE-CNT STRUCTURE - A method of forming an electrode is disclosed. A carbon nanotube is deposited on a substrate. A section of the carbon nanotube is removed to form at least one exposed end defining a first gap. A metal is deposited at the at least one exposed end to form the electrode that defines a second gap. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131078 | Method of Manufacturing A Patterned Transparent Conductor - Method of manufacturing patterned transparent conductor is provided, comprising: providing a silver ink core component containing silver nanoparticles dispersed in a silver carrier; providing a shell component containing a film forming polymer dispersed in a shell. carrier; providing a substrate; coelectrospinning the silver ink core component and the shell component to form a core shell fiber, wherein the silver nanoparticles are in the core; depositing the core shell fiber on the substrate; selectively treating a portion of the deposited core shell fiber to provide a patterned transparent conductor, wherein the patterned transparent conductor has a treated region and a non-treated region; wherein the treated region comprises a plurality of electrically interconnected silver miniwires and wherein the treated region is an electrically conductive region; and, wherein the non-treated region is an electrically insulative region. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131079 | Conductive Nano Ink Composition and Electrode Line and Transparent Electrode Using the Same - Disclosed is a conductive nano ink composition which contains 0.05 to 15 parts by weight of a high molecular compound having a molecular weight of 100,000 to 1,000,000 and comprising at least one between a natural high-molecular compound and a synthetic high-molecular compound; 1 to 6 parts by weight of a wetting dispersant; and 10 to 100 parts by weight of an organic solvent, per 100 parts by weight of a conductive nano structure, thereby providing an electrode line having a narrow line width due to its uniform viscosity and excellent electrical properties. Further, it is possible to provide a transparent electrode excellent in light transmittance and electric conductivity as it is patterned using the conductive nano ink composition. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131080 | SURFACE TREATING COMPOSITION FOR COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY AND UTILIZATION THEREOF - A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131081 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board, including: a base substrate on which a connection pad is formed; a dam spaced apart from one side of the connection pad; and a protective layer formed to surround the dam. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131082 | MULTILAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR, MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING MULTILAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR MOUNTED THEREON, AND PACKING UNIT FOR MULTILAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - There is provided a multilayered ceramic capacitor, including: a ceramic body; an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes; an upper cover layer; a lower cover layer, the lower cover layer being thicker than the upper cover layer; a dummy electrode formed inside at least one of the upper and lower cover layers; and first and second external electrodes, wherein, when A is defined as ½ of an overall thickness of the ceramic body, B is defined as a thickness of the lower cover layer, C is defined as ½ of an overall thickness of the active layer, and D is defined as a thickness of the upper cover layer, a ratio of deviation between a center of the active layer and a center of the ceramic body, (B+C)/A, satisfies 1.063≦(B+C)/A≦1.745. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131083 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board, including: a mounting substrate having a cavity formed therein; an electronic component inserted into the cavity; and a base substrate formed at least one of an upper part and a lower part of the electronic component, inserted into the cavity, and having an upper substrate pad and a lower substrate pad extended outwardly thereof and connected to each other. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131084 | CAPACITOR EMBEDDED SUBSTRATE - A capacitor embedded substrate that can implement low impedance over a wide frequency band and improve heat radiation performance and signal transmission performance at the same time by embedding a plurality of capacitors having different capacitances in a laminated core and connecting the capacitors in parallel. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131085 | CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING TIE BAR BURIED THEREIN AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is a circuit board having a tie bar buried therein. The circuit board includes a dielectric stack, at least a first tie bar, at least a first gold finger and at least a first microvia. The dielectric stack includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is located on the second dielectric layer. The dielectric stack includes a wireline region and a gold finger region. The first tie bar is buried in the gold finger region between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The at least a first gold finger is located in the gold finger region on the first dielectric layer. The first microvia is located in the gold finger region in the first dielectric layer, and electrically connects the first gold finger to the first tie bar. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131086 | Lead Frame Strip with Half (1/2) Thickness Pull Out Tab - A metal lead frame strip is provided for use in manufacturing a packaged electrical device. A ½ thickness engagement portion of the lead frame strip is encapsulated together with the electrical device in a block of encapsulating material to physically secure the lead frame strip to the device package. The device package is later physically separated from the lead frame strip without leaving residual metal exposed on the separated device package. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131087 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A SPACE ADJACENT TO A MAGNETIC SOURCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE - To protect a space adjacent to a magnetic source from magnetic energy radiated by the source, a device includes one or two sheets of ferromagnetic material. Each sheet extends between the space and the source. The device further includes one or two sheets of a diamagnetic or paramagnetic electrically-conductive material, one of which extends between the sheet and the space being protected, and the other additional sheet extending between the sheet of ferromagnetic material and the magnetic source. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131088 | RECESSED POKE-THROUGH FITTING - A poke-through device includes a tubular main body sized for insertion into a hole formed through a concrete floor. A device frame is mounted in the tubular main body for mounting one or more electrical devices. An intumescent insert is mounted in the tubular main body below the device frame. A junction box assembly is mounted to a bottom end of the tubular main body. A cover assembly is configured to enclose an opening in a top end of the tubular main body. The intumescent insert is mounted in the tubular main body so as to not contact the device frame to allow intumescent material to flow around the device frame in the event of a fire. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131089 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical junction box allowing a hollow cavity portion and a component receiving portion to be easily distinguished from each other so that the workability upon inserting components is improved. The electrical junction box includes a cassette block. Electronic components such as relay or fuse are mounted on an upper surface of the cassette block, and a bus bar and a terminal are inserted into a lower surface of the cassette block. The lower surface of the cassette block is provided with a bus bar receiving portion into which the bus bar is inserted, a terminal receiving portion into which the terminal is inserted, and a plurality of hollow cavity portions adjacent to the bus bar receiving portion and the terminal receiving portion and into which no component is inserted. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131090 | ARC-RESISTANT SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE WITH VENT ARRANGEMENT OF A LOWER COMPARTMENT - An arc-resistant switchgear enclosure is designed so that an arc explosion in any interior compartment is isolated from the remaining interior compartments and vented to the exterior of the enclosure. The enclosure has upper and lower front compartments and a rearward compartment. The lower front compartment vents to the exterior of the enclosure between the upper front compartment and the rearward compartment. An extension extends across this vent between the upper front compartment and the rearward compartment, the extension being part of one of the upper front compartment or the rearward compartment. The extension houses electrical connections between the rearward compartment and the upper front compartment. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131091 | PHASE TRANSFORMATION COATING FOR IMPROVED SCRATCH RESISTANCE - A scratch-resistant glass substrate is prepared by forming a phase-transformable, scratch-resistant layer over a major surface of the substrate. The phase-transformable layer can comprise the metastable, tetragonal polymorph of zirconium oxide. Under the application of an applied scratch, such as during a scratch event, the tetragonal phase can undergo a phase-transformation and concomitant volume expansion to the monoclinic phase. The volume expansion can reduce and soften the physical dimensions of the scratch, which can make the scratch less visible. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131092 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus for binding cables includes a mounting plate and a cable clamp. The mounting plate defines an opening for receiving the cables. The cable clamp includes a resilient position member. The cable clamp is attached to the opening, the position member is abut to the cables received in the opening. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131093 | WIRE HARNESS - An attachment orientation of a fixating member is stabilized, and the fixating member is able to be attached in an accurate position in a case where a non-woven member is hot pressed around a wire harness main body to form a protective member. The wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The protective member is formed by hot pressing a non-woven member in a state where the non-woven member covers at least a portion of the wire harness main body. A flat support surface is formed on at least a portion of an outer circumference of the protective member and at least one positioning surface is formed so as to be adjacent to the flat support surface in a direction orthogonal to an axis direction of the wire harness main body and so as to project further than the flat support surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131094 | WIRE HARNESS PRODUCTION METHOD AND WIRE HARNESS - An object is to inhibit heating of a wire as much as possible during hot-pressing of a nonwoven material around the wire. A portion of a wire harness main body is covered by a nonwoven material. The nonwoven material is placed in a mold in a state where at least an end portion of the nonwoven material projects from the mold. The nonwoven material is hot-pressed in the mold to form a protection member. Thereby, a wire harness is produced in which the nonwoven material is hot-pressed at least in a portion of the wire harness main body. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131095 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes one or more conductive paths, and a conductive path protection member that covers the conductive path. The conductive path protection member is formed into a cylindrical shape by spirally winding a metal wire material and portions of the metal wire material positioned to be adjacent to each other contact with each other at side end faces opposed to each other. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131096 | HYBRID CARBON NANOTUBE SHIELDING FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRICAL CABLES - A cable comprising hybrid carbon nanotube (CNT) shielding includes at least one conducting wire; at least one insulating layer covering at least one of the at least one conducting wire; a metallic foil component configured for lower frequency shielding function; and a CNT tape component configured for higher frequency shielding function. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131097 | Pressure Limiting Device for Well Perforation Gun String - A perforation gun. The perforation gun comprises a tool body, the tool body defining at least one shouldered hole wherein the shouldered hole comprises a hole through a wall of the tool body and a shoulder that is thinner than the wall of the tool body and at least one perforating explosive charge disposed within the tool body. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131098 | Method For Motion Compensation Using Wired Drill Pipe - A method for motion compensation includes obtaining measurements related to heave at a surface of a rig, transmitting the measurements to a processor, automatically transmitting a control signal from the processor to a motion compensation component in response to the measurements wherein the motion compensation component is a slip joint and is attached to a drill string located in the wellbore, activating the motion compensation component to compensate for motion in response to the signal, and preventing axial or rotational movement of a portion of the drill string below the motion compensation component. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131099 | System And Method For Managing And/Or Using Data For Tools In A Wellbore - A system and a method manage and use data related to a wellbore or a drill string. The system and the method may provide remote access to tools in a drill string using a network. In addition, the tools have access to the data. In a disclosed embodiment, the tools are able to automatically access the data needed to optimize or improve function of the tools. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131100 | ELECTRONICALLY ACTIVATED JARRING WITH TRAVELING RELEASE - An impact apparatus conveyable in a tool string via conveyance means within a wellbore. The impact apparatus comprises a first portion, including a first interface coupled with a first tool string component, a first engagement feature, and a first impact feature. The impact apparatus also comprises a second portion, including a second interface coupled with a second tool string apparatus, a second engagement feature in selectable engagement with the first engagement feature, and a second impact feature positioned to impact the first impact feature in response to disengagement of the first and second engagement features and a tensile force applied across the tool string by the conveyance means. A release member positionable between first and second positions in response to a signal carried by the conveyance means prevents disengagement of the first and second engaging features when in the first position but not the second position. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131101 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ENHANCED EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY AND INTERVAL SOLIDS CONCENTRATION IN A WELL SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE SENSORS - Multiple sensors on a drill string can be utilized to perform equivalent circulation density (ECD) analysis. By utilizing multiple ones of the sensors, the pressure drop in each section of the wellbore can be classified. Additionally, the inclusion of multiple sensors in the drill string allows a wellbore to be sectioned into intervals bounded by any two sensors. Pressure events occurring in a single section of the wellbore bounded by any two sensors can be isolated and analyzed. The isolation can be achieved by subtracting the pressure measured on the shallower sensor from that measured on the deeper sensor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INCREMENTAL PROGRESSION BETWEEN SURVEY POINTS WHILE DRILLING - A system and method for surface steerable drilling are provided. In one example, the system receives toolface information for a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and non-survey sensor information corresponding to a location of the BHA in a borehole. The system calculates an amount of incremental progress made by the BHA based on the non-survey sensor information and calculates an estimate of the location based on the toolface information and the amount of incremental progress. The system repeats the steps of receiving toolface information and non-survey sensor information and calculating an amount of incremental progress to calculate an estimate of a plurality of locations representing a path of the BHA from a first survey point towards a second sequential survey point. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131103 | ESTABLISHING POSITIONS OF LOCATING FIELD DETECTORS AND PATH MAPPING IN UNDERGROUND BORING TOOL APPLICATIONS - Specific apparatus and associated methods are described for use in establishing the positions of locating field detectors and for path mapping within a region for the purpose of tracking and/or guiding the movement of an underground boring tool. In one aspect, an improvement is provided forming part of an arrangement for tracking the position and/or guiding the boring tool using an electromagnetic locating signal which is transmitted from the boring tool as the boring tool moves through the ground. At least two detectors are located at fixed positions within the region, each being operable in a transmit mode and in a receive mode such that each one of the detectors in the transmit mode is able to transmit a relative locating signal to the other detector for use in determining the relative position of one detector in relation to the other and such that both detectors receive the electromagnetic locating signal in the receive mode for use in determining the position of the boring tool within the region. Provisions are also described for extending drilling range by using additional detectors by moving a limited number of detectors. In another aspect, a system is provided including at least two above ground detectors for sensing the locating signal. The detectors are located at initial positions in the region. Electromagnetic data is generated by the detectors with the boring tool at multiple positions to generate electromagnetic data which is used to identify the positions of the detectors. A selected flux pathline steering technique is introduced. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131104 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HIGH DENSITY SWEEP ANALYSIS USING MULTIPLE SENSORS - Multiple sensors in a wellbore can be utilized in a high density sweep analysis. In particular, annular pressures, recorded by the multiple sensors as the sweep is circulated, can be utilized to analyze the performance of a high density sweep. The high density sweep analysis can be used to create a prediction of the impact of circulating a high density sweep. The high density sweep analysis can calculate the position of the high density sweep in the well during the circulation by utilizing the multiple sensors and derive information about the presence of solids in the well, their likely location and whether or not the wellbore is clean prior to tripping out of the well. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131105 | Double Shaft Drilling Apparatus with Hanger Bearings - A drilling apparatus includes a housing that defines a longitudinal axis. A power section of the apparatus includes rotor adapted to move with eccentric rotary motion with respect to the longitudinal axis in response to the passage of drilling fluids through the power section. A power transmission shaft has an upper end coupled to the rotor and movable with the eccentric motion of the rotor, and a lower end constrained to rotate in a concentric manner with respect to the longitudinal axis. A generally rigid torsion rod has upper and lower ends constrained to rotate in a concentric manner, and the upper end of the torsion rod is coupled to the lower end of the power transmission shaft. A mandrel including a connection for a drill bit is interconnected with the lower end of the torsion rod such that a torque may be transmitted from the torsion rod to the mandrel to drive a drill bit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131106 | ROTARY STEERABLE DRILLING APPARATUS - A rotary steering apparatus for a drill string in which a bending section induces a bend in a portion of the bottom hole assembly of the drill string by using the rotation of the drive shaft that drives the drill bit during normal drilling, while operating at a reduced or zero drilling mud flow rate, to drive a reduction gear that rotates a nut or cam so as to place a tension tube into tension. The tension tube abuts a flexible housing and places the flexible housing in compression. The flexible housing has a local weakening formed in it that causes it to preferentially bend in a predetermined direction. Compression in the flexible housing causes the housing to bend, which bends a portion of the bottom hole assembly so as to alter the direction of drilling. Rotation of the drive shaft at reduced or zero mud flow rate also causes the drive shaft to drive rotation of a second reduction gear the output of which rotates the bent portion of the bottom hole assembly thereby altering its tool face angle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131107 | Device and method usable in well drilling and other well operations - Systems and methods usable for drilling wells and performing other well operations include a drilling tool having inner and outer, counter-rotating drill bits. Opposing reactive torques generated by the inner bit and the outer bit can reduce or cancel the net reactive torque transmitted upwell, through the drill string. Counter rotation of the inner and the outer drill bits can be achieved by a gear system, which transfers torque from a single rotating tubular shaft to a tubular sleeve positioned concentrically about the tubular shaft. The gear system transfers torque from a first gear to a second gear, at a one-to-one rotation/torque ratio, but with an opposite direction of rotation. Tools connected to the tubular sleeve and tubular shaft can thereby be provided with opposing rotational motion. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131108 | UNDERREAMER FOR INCREASING A WELLBORE DIAMETER - An underreamer for increasing a diameter of a wellbore. The underreamer includes a body having an axial bore extending at least partially therethrough. A sleeve is arranged and designed to move a first axial distance within the body. A cutter block is movably coupled to the body. The cutter block is arranged and designed to move at least the first axial distance with respect to the body to contact the sleeve in response to hydraulic pressure in the bore. The cutter block moves from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter as the cutter block moves the first axial distance. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131109 | ADJUSTABLE DIAMETER UNDERREAMER AND METHODS OF USE - An underreamer for increasing a diameter of a wellbore. The underreamer includes a body having an axial bore extending at least partially therethrough. An annular sleeve may be coupled to the body and adapted to move with respect to the body. The sleeve may include a plurality of grooves formed therein that are circumferentially offset from one another. A pin may be coupled to the body. The sleeve may be adapted to move with respect to the pin to transition the pin from a first groove in the sleeve to a second groove in the sleeve. The sleeve may be in a first axial position with respect to the body when the pin is positioned in the first groove, and the sleeve may be in a second axial position with respect to the body when the pin is positioned in the second groove. The underreamer also includes one or more cutter blocks. The radial cutting diameter of the one or more cutter blocks depends on the axial position of the one or more cutter blocks and may be determined therefrom. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131110 | Make-Up/Break-Out Device For Drilling Hammers - A make-up/break-out device for use with a hammer used in horizontal directional drilling operations. The hammer comprises a drill bit assembly and a housing that are connected via low helix angle threads. The make-up/break-out device is used with the hammer to tighten or loosen the connection between the drill bit assembly and the housing. The make-up/break-out device comprises a vise arm, a lever arm, and drive arm. The drive arm reacts torque on both the vise arm and the lever arm which in turn react torque on the drill bit assembly and the housing | 2014-05-15 |
20140131111 | TWO-CENTRE ROTARY BORING BIT AND METHOD FOR DEEPENING AN EXISTING WELL - Two-centre rotary boring bit for boring wells, comprising, on the one hand, a pilot tool ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140131112 | Apparatus for Keeping a Downhole Drilling Tool Vertically Aligned - An apparatus for keeping a down hole drilling tool vertically aligned has a tubular body having an axis, an inner bore, at least one perpendicular channel and at least one set of steering elements disposed on opposed sides of the tubular body and engaging the at least one perpendicular channel of the tubular body. The at least one perpendicular channel permits the steering elements to move perpendicularly to the axis of the tubular body and restricts movement parallel to the axis of the tubular body. The first and second steering elements are engaged such that movement of the first or second steering element toward an extended position relative to the tubular body moves the other steering element toward a retracted position relative to the tubular body. Actuators are carried by the tubular body that selectively actuate the steering elements toward the extended position to steer the down hole drilling tool. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131113 | Drilling Unit Operator Station - A horizontal directional drilling system with a removable operator station having a frame, a carriage, a base, and a removable cab. The carriage is moveable relative to the frame to provide thrust and rotation to a drill string. The base is located on the frame and has an attachment point and a fitting. The removable cab has a control system for controlling functions of the carriage and the frame and a bracket moveable between a first position and a second position. The bracket is connectable to the attachment point. The cab is moveable relative to the base when the bracket is disconnected from the attachment. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131114 | SIEVE CLOTH AND METHOD OF USING SAME - This invention relates to a sieve cloth and a method of connecting the sieve cloth to a sieve apparatus of a type having an endless sieve cloth supported by a support belt which, in operation, is structured in a manner allowing it to rotate around at least two spaced-apart turning rollers. The method includes the steps of providing at least one sieve cloth sheet having an upper side, a lower side, two side portions and a first end portion and a second end portion extending between the side portions; bringing at least a portion of the sieve cloth sheet into engagement with a portion of the support belt; positioning the sieve cloth sheet against the support belt by moving the support belt around the turning rollers; bringing at least two adjoining end portions into engagement with each other until the at least one sieve cloth sheet forms an endless sieve cloth. A method of controlling the separation of solid particles from a fluid is also described. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131115 | Method For Reducing Intermetallic Compounds In Matrix Bit Bondline - An apparatus and method for manufacturing a downhole tool that reduces failures occurring along a bondline between a cemented matrix coupled around a blank. The cemented matrix material is formed from a tungsten carbide powder, a shoulder powder, and a binder material, wherein at least one of the tungsten carbide powder or the shoulder powder is absent of any free tungsten. The blank, which optionally may be coated, is substantially cylindrically shaped and defines a channel extending from a top portion and through a bottom portion of the blank. The absence of free tungsten from at least one of the tungsten carbide powder or the shoulder powder reduces the reaction with iron from the blank, thereby allowing the control and reduction of intermetallic compounds thickness within the bondline. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131116 | NON-ROTATING DRILL BIT FOR A DOWN-THE-HOLE DRILL HAMMER - A non-rotational drill bit for a down-the-hole drill hammer is provided that includes a head and a shank extending from the head. The head includes a plurality of axisymmetric cutting members about its working face. The drill bit also includes a porting system that includes a central through hole, an air inlet port, an exhaust outlet port and a central exhaust port for exhausting air from an interior of the drill hammer and for clearing drilling debris from the face of the drill bit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131117 | SINTERING OF THICK SOLID CARBONATE-BASED PCD FOR DRILLING APPLICATION - A method of making a polycrystalline diamond compact includes forming multiple layers of premised diamond particles and carbonate material, where the carbonate material includes an alkaline earth metal, carbonate, and where each layer has a weight percent ratio of diamond to carbonate that is different from adjacent layers. The layers are subjected to high pressure high temperature conditions to form polycrystalline diamond. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131118 | METHOD OF USING SPRING LOADED BLOCKER TO RETAIN ROLLING CUTTERS OR MECHANICAL LOCK CUTTERS - A cutting element assembly may include a sleeve; an inner cutting element in the sleeve; and a blocker retained in the sleeve with at least one locking device and covering a portion of a cutting face of the inner cutting element. Cutting tools may include a tool body; a plurality of blades extending radially from the tool body, each blade comprising a leading face and a trailing face; a plurality of cutter pockets on the plurality of blades; at least one cutting element in one of the cutter pockets; and at least one blocker positioned adjacent to a cutting face of the at least one cutting element and the leading face of the blade, the blocker being retained to the cutter pocket with at least one locking device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131119 | POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS INCLUDING METALLIC ALLOY COMPOSITIONS IN INTERSTITIAL SPACES BETWEEN GRAINS OF HARD MATERIAL, CUTTING ELEMENTS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Polycrystalline compacts include a polycrystalline material comprising a plurality of inter-bonded grains of hard material, and a metallic material disposed in interstitial spaces between the inter-bonded grains of hard material. At least a portion of the metallic material comprises a metal alloy that includes two or more elements. A first element of the two or more elements comprises at least one of cobalt, iron, and nickel. A second element of the two or more elements comprises at least one of dysprosium, yttrium, terbium, gadolinium, germanium, samarium, neodymium, and praseodymium. The metal alloys may comprise eutectic or near-eutectic compositions, and may have relatively low melting points. Cutting elements and earth-boring tools include such polycrystalline compacts. Methods include the formation of such polycrystalline compacts, cutting elements, and earth-boring tools. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131120 | FOOT PAD DEVICE AND METHOD OF OBTAINING WEIGHT DATA - A foot pad device includes a foot pad, force sensors that provide force data, sensor electronics coupled to the force sensors, and a processor. The foot pad includes a ball region configured to be located under a ball of the foot of the user or a heel region configured to be located under a heel of the foot of the user. At least a portion of the force sensors is located in the ball region or the heel region of the foot pad. The sensor electronics include a flexible circuit with force sensor connection paths adapted to transmit force data from the force sensors and are configured to condition the force data to be within a conditioned force data range. The processor is configured to calculate a weight value based on the conditioned force data, a gain value, and an offset value. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131121 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SAME - In an electric vehicle, a power unit is installed in an internal space region of a tire of each of front and rear wheels. The unit has a plurality of power elements arranged on an inner peripheral surface of a ground contact portion of the tire. Each of the elements includes a core made of a permalloy, and a power coil wound around the core. When a periodically-changing magnetic field is generated in a region above a road by an electric supply arrangement installed in the road, each of the elements generates electric power. This electric power is supplied to a motor of the vehicle through a power distribution system. The motor drives front wheels. The electric vehicle can continuously run over long distances without charging a battery at a buttery station. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131122 | Front Wheel Drive Control - A front wheel power system which may enable independent control of power to each wheel as well as yield direct control over average and differential front wheel speeds. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131123 | AUTONOMOUS CLEANING DEVICE - Provided is an autonomous cleaning device that is capable of embodying various travelling motions, improving an obstacle avoidance capability, and stably travelling, the autonomous cleaning device including: a case in which an accommodation part and a hole are formed; and a wheel assembly accommodated in the accommodation part, wherein the wheel assembly includes: one wheel, of which part is exposed to an outside through the hole; a first motor that drives and travels the wheel; and a second motor that rotates the wheel so as to change a travelling direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131124 | Hybrid vehicles - A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all controlled by a microprocessor in accordance with the vehicle's instantaneous torque demands so that the engine is run only under conditions of high efficiency, typically only when the load is at least equal to 30% of the engine's maximum torque output. In some embodiments, a turbocharger may be provided, activated only when the load exceeds the engine's maximum torque output for an extended period; a two-speed transmission may further be provided, to further broaden the vehicle's load range. A hybrid brake system provides regenerative braking, with mechanical braking available in the event the battery bank is fully charged, in emergencies, or at rest; a control mechanism is provided to control the brake system to provide linear brake feel under varying circumstances. | 2014-05-15 |
20140131125 | COMPLIANCE STRUCTURE FOR A DISTENSIBLE FUEL TANK - A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle, comprising a housing and a compliance structure coupled to the housing, the compliance structure including a support element coupled to a first side of a structural element and a reinforcing element coupled to a second opposing side of the structural element. | 2014-05-15 |