| 21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20100126628 | WOOD CHIPPER WITH IMPROVED FEED ROLLER AND ADJUSTABLE LEGS - A wood chipper includes a motor, a drive shaft, a feed roller, a feed chute, a chipping device | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126629 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR A FINGER JOINTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a transport device for a system ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126630 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FLAT CHIPS OUT OF WOOD - The invention relates to a method of producing flat chips for structurally-oriented wood materials. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126631 | CARBON NANOTUBES SOLDER COMPOSITE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERCONNECT - An embodiment of the present invention is an interconnect technique. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are prepared. A CNT-solder composite paste is formed containing the CNTs and solder with a pre-defined volume fraction. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126632 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HIGH-CONCENTRATION CARBURIZED STEEL - This invention provides a process for producing a high-concentration carburized steel which can realize dispersion of a large amount of fine and spherical carbides without causing lowered service life of a furnace, deformed steel products, and lowered working efficiency. The production process comprises (i) a primary carburization step for carburizing a steel product having a predetermined composition at a primary carburization temperature (T | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126633 | Agent for the Production of Anti-Corrosion Layers on Metal Surfaces - An agent for the production of anti-corrosion layers on metal surfaces, produced by the following steps:
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| 20100126634 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN AIRBAG INFLATOR BOTTLE MEMBER - An airbag inflator bottle member comprising a tubular body having a reduced-diameter portion at an end portion for fitting an initiator or the like thereto in which the reduced-diameter portion has a good low temperature toughness comparable to that of the portion which is not reduced in diameter is manufactured by the following method. A steel tube having a composition comprising C: 0.05-0.20%, Si: 0.1-1.0%, Mn: 0.10-2.0%, Cr: 0.05-2.0%, sol. Al: at most 0.10%, Ca: 0.0003-0.01%, optionally one or more elements selected from Cu: at most 1.0%, Ni: at most 1.5%, Mo: at most 1.0%, V: at most 0.2%, Nb: at most 0.1%, and Ti: at most 0.1%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities in which P: at most 0.025% and S: at most 0.010% is subjected to cold working, then it is cut to a predetermined length, and the cut steel tube is subjected to reducing in at least one end portion thereof and then to quenching and tempering. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126635 | MACHINED COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ENHANCED LOW CYCLE FATIGUE LIFE - A manufacturing method includes providing a component, such as a superalloy aircraft component, with a substrate surface having damaged brittle compound particles from machining. The manufacturing method removes the damaged compound particles from the substrate surface without producing significant amount of new damaged compound particles in the substrate surface. In one example, the damaged compound particles are removed with an abrasive media. The method results in a machined substrate surface free from damaged intermetallic component particles. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126636 | ZIRCONIUM ALLOY RESISTANT TO CORROSION IN DROP SHADOWS FOR A FUEL ASSEMBLY COMPONENT FOR A BOILING WATER REACTOR, COMPONENT PRODUCED USING SAID ALLOY, FUEL ASSEMBLY, AND USE OF SAME - A zirconium alloy that is resistant to shadow corrosion for a boiling water nuclear reactor fuel assembly component, the alloy being characterized in that:
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| 20100126637 | Aluminum-Copper-Lithium Products - The present invention relates to extruded, rolled and/or forged products. Also provided are methods of making such products based on aluminum alloy wherein a liquid metal bath is prepared comprising 2.0 to 3.5% by weight of Cu, 1.4 to 1.8% by weight of Li, 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of Ag, 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of Mg, 0.05 to 0.18% by weight of Zr, 0.2 to 0.6% by weight of Mn and at least one element selected from Cr, Sc, Hf and Ti, the quantity of said element, if it is selected, being 0.05 to 0.3% by weight for Cr and for Sc, 0.05 to 0.5% by weight for Hf and 0.01 to 0.15% by weight for Ti, the remainder being aluminum and inevitable impurities. The products and methods of the present invention offer a particularly advantageous compromise between static mechanical strength and damage tolerance and are particularly useful in the field of aeronautical design. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126638 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRANKSHAFT, IN PARTICULAR FOR DIESEL ENGINES - The invention relates to a method for producing a crankshaft, in special for diesel engines, wherein a crankshaft blank is produced from austempered ductile cast iron, the casting blank is subjected to heat treatment matched to the austempered ductile cast iron whereby the blank acquires high strength and hardness. According to the invention, surfaces which form bearing surfaces for connecting rods and shaft bearings are undersized before the ADI heat treatment. Following the heat treatment a coating is applied to the bearing surfaces, the layer thickness being matched to the undersize and dimensional deviations as a result of the heat treatment. The coated bearing surfaces are finally finish-machined to the finished size without the need of machining the bearing surfaces of the casting blank after the heat treatment. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126639 | MAGNESIUM-CONTAINED HIGH-SILICON ALUMINUM ALLOYS STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - The magnesium-contained high-silicon aluminum alloys for use as structural materials, including profiles, bars, sheets, and forgings, are manufactured by a process including the steps of: casting an alloy ingot by direct chill casting, preheating the ingot to disperse eutectic Si phase particles, and thermal-plastic processing and heat-treating to obtain the product with a final shape and a modified microstructure. The aluminum alloys contain 0.2˜2.0 wt % of Mg and 8˜18 wt % of Si, and have homogeneous and fine microstructure, wherein the aluminum matrix is equiaxed with an average grain size less than 6 μm, and the silicon and second phase particles are dispersed with an average size less than 5 μm. Without adding any modifiers, they are low-costly produced by incorporating the direct chill casting with thermal-plastic processing and heat treatment, which give rise to good plasticity and relatively high strength. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126640 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR HOT FORMING A METAL WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a hot forming tool ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126641 | Method of Producing Bicycle Ratchet Bushing - A method of producing bicycle ratchet bushing is provided, wherein an alloyed fundamental material is applied to the processes of a modeling process and a detailing treatment to form a product of bicycle ratchet bushing. Wherein, when the processes of drilling and tapping a hole of the modeling process are completed, the tapped hole of the workpiece is connected to a screw rod, and the screw rod is clamped by a drawing machine, so that the workpiece can be penetrated through the mold of the drawing machine to proceed with the drawing process. When the drawing process is working, it is not necessary to apply a head-hitting process to the workpiece as the conventional drawing method does, therefore the outer teeth of the ratchet of the workpiece will not be deformed by an external force, and can penetrated into the mold for further drawing process, therefore the whole manufacturing processes can be controlled efficiently. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126642 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR HARDENING THE SURFACE LAYER OF COMPONENTS HAVING A COMPLICATED SHAPE - The invention relates to the hardening of the surface layer of parts of machines, plants and apparatuses and also tools. Objects for which the application is possible and advantageous are components which are subjected to severe fatigue or wear stresses and are composed of hardenable steels and have a complicated shape and whose surface has to be hardened selectively on the functional surfaces or whose functional surface has a multidimensional shape. The process for hardening the surface layer of components having a complicated shape is carried out by means of a plurality of energy input zones. According to the invention, it is characterized in that the energy input zones are conducted on different curved parts separately in space and time and by means of cooperatively working transport systems so that superposition of the individual temperature fields forms a uniform temperature field which completely covers the functional surface of the component and within which each surface element of the later hardening zone of the component attains the selected austenite formation temperature interval ΔT | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126643 | STEEL ROD AND HIGH STRENGTH WIRE HAVING SUPERIOR DUCTILITY AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - The present invention inexpensively provides with high productivity and good yield a steel rod superior in drawability and a steel wire superior in twistability using the same as a material, that is, draws a high strength steel rod superior in ductility where the chemical components contain C: 0.80 to 1.20%, Si: 0.1 to 1.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, Al: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.01% or less, one or both of W: 0.005 to 0.2% and Mo: 0.003 to 0.2%, N: 10 to 30 ppm, B: 4 to 30 ppm (of which, solute B is 3 ppm or more), and O: 10 to 40 ppm, which has a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, has an area percentage of pearlite structures of 97% or more, has a balance of non-pearlite structures, and has a total of the area percentage of the non-pearlite structures and the area percentage of the coarse pearlite structures of 15% or less, to obtain high strength steel wire superior in ductility having a tensile strength of 3600 MPa or more and a number density of voids of lengths of 5 μm or more at the center of 100/mm | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126644 | FERRITIC-AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT IN CORROSION RESISTANCE AND WORKABILITY ANDMETHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - The present invention relates to ferritic-austenitic stainless steel oriented to have low Ni which is excellent in corrosion resistance, particularly in corrosion resistance in a neutral chloride environment, and has high “uniform elongation”—a factor governing workability—and a method of production for the same. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126645 | MOTORCYCLE TIRES AND METHOD TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND WEAR RESISTANCE OF MOTORCYCLE TIRES - Pairs of motorcycle tires and a method for improving performance and resistance to wearing, consists of a tread including grooves, the tread consisting of a central area, sided by intermediate side areas and by projection areas, the latter being adjacent to the external borders of such tread. The sea/land ratio in the central area of the front tire is between 15% and 30%; the sea/land ratio in such central area of the rear tire is substantially lower than that of the other areas of the tire, the value being lower than 70%; the sea/land ratio in the intermediate side areas of the front tire and rear tire is between 20% and 40%; and the sea/land ratio in the projection areas of the front tire and rear tire is between 10% and 30%. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TIRE INNER LINER MEMBERS, AND TIRE HAVING INNER LINER - A process for producing easily in high efficiency an inner liner having strip pieces obtained by cutting a ribbonlike rubber strip at given length arranged in parallel relationship in the across-the-width direction, aligned in the direction of tire circumference and bonded together. The process comprises spirally winding ribbonlike rubber strip ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126647 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire using as an air permeation prevention layer a film consisting of thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending thermoplastic resin with elastomer, wherein the film is prevented form being peeled off to prevent entry of a release agent into the interior and the internal view of the tire is improved. An air permeation prevention layer ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126648 | SAFETY TIRE - In order to provide a safety tire which is improved in a riding comfort characteristic to a large extent while maintaining run flat durability at a practicable level, assumed is a constitution of a safety tire A comprising a left and right pair of the bead parts | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126649 | RADIAL TIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A radial tire that has excellent weight balance and appearance quality and that can be produced at excellent productivity. These are achieved by forming a carcass layer ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126650 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PREPARATION FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION - A process for producing an oral preparation containing a first water-swellable gel-forming layer and a second water-swellable gel-forming layer as outermost layers, a medicine being sealed in an inner space formed by bonding the periphery of the first water-swellable gel-forming layer and the periphery of the second water-swellable gel-forming layer either directly or via an adhesive layer, the process including (a) a step of forming a first water-swellable gel-forming layer, (b) a step of forming a recess in a predetermined area of the first water-swellable gel-forming layer, (c) a step of filling the recess with a medicine to obtain a medicine-containing body, and (d) a step of forming a second water-swellable gel-forming layer over the medicine-containing body directly or via an adhesive layer so that the first water-swellable gel-forming layer and the second water-swellable gel-forming layer are bonded around the recess, and a process for continuously producing the oral preparation are disclosed. According to the above process for producing an oral preparation, an oral preparation in which the medicine is completely masked so that the medicine can be administered without a problem of bitterness and odor of the medicine can be efficiently produced without causing the medicine to deteriorate due to heat history, without a loss of the medicine, and without a limitation to the amount of the medicine to be added. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126651 | ELASTOMERIC WATERPROOFING AND WEATHERPROOFING PHOTOVOLTAIC FINISHING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention is for a system and method of creating a continuous, seamless, waterproof, weatherproof, electrically generating surface that can be applied over a great variety of structural components. The method comprises coating the selected surface with a base elastomeric coating thus sealing holes, cracks and other surface imperfections. In one embodiment, the base elastomeric coating is allowed to dry and at least one photovoltaic module is placed on the base elastomeric coating by using another coat of elastomeric material applied to the underside surface of the photovoltaic module or on the surface of the base elastomeric coating where the photovoltaic module will be applied. Another layer of an elastomeric coating is applied covering the perimeter edges of the photovoltaic module creating a continuous, seamless, waterproof, weatherproof surface capable of generating electricity. Other embodiments include various strengthening elements to create durable, weatherproof surfaces with the photovoltaic modules integrated therein. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126652 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-OR MULTI-LAYERED FIBER PREFORMS BY THE TFP PROCESS - The invention relates to a method for producing single- or multi-layered fibre preforms | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126653 | LITHOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED ADHESION MICROSTRUCTURES - A method for adhering two layers of materials is described. An additional layer of material deposited on one of the layers is used. The additional layer of material is perforated and undercut by etching away one of the layers thereby generating anchor shaped holes. The other layer is then deposited on the additional layer filling the anchor shaped holes therefore, providing adhesion. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126654 | WORKING APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TAPE, AND TAPE MEMBER ADDING METHOD - In adhesive tape applying process for transferring, along a tape transfer path, a tape member with an adhesive tape applied on one side of a release tape, cutting the adhesive tape into a specified length, peeling the adhesive tape from the release tape, and applying the adhesive tape to a substrate, the process includes: placing a terminal end portion of an in-use first tape member and a leading end portion of a newly added second tape member in superimposition on each other in their thicknesswise direction by an apparatus for applying adhesive tape; and pressuring and heating a superposition region of end portions of the first and second tape members at least partly in a widthwise direction of the tape members to partly fuse and join together the terminal end portion of the first tape member and the leading end portion of the second tape member at their superposition regions. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126655 | BALLOON CATHETER HAVING IMPROVED BALLOON SEAL - The end cap is preferably formed of a relatively high durometer material with an inner surface on an outer surface of the shaft and on an outer surface of the balloon skirt section, and contacts a compression member on the balloon outer surface. The configuration prevents or inhibits failure at the balloon seals which otherwise results from the compression member moving or the balloon pulling off the shaft and out from under the compression member during inflation of the balloon. As a result, the balloon catheter of the invention has an improved consistent burst pressure and/or failure mode. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126656 | IMAGE-FORMING METHOD BY HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SYSTEM - An image-forming method, containing: providing a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having at least one heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles and at least one receptor layer containing at least one latex polymer, in this order on a support, and a heat-sensitive transfer sheet having a thermal transfer layer containing a thermal transferable dye; feeding the sheets through, between a rotatable platen roller and a thermal head having heating elements aligned in a main scan direction, to move the sheets in a sub scan direction approximately perpendicular to the main scan direction, to form an image on the image-receiving sheet, in which the thermal head has a glaze provided with the heating elements and formed in a convex shape, and the glaze's convex vertex is shifted to an upstream side in the sub scan direction, with respect to the center's position of the heating elements. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126657 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CAPACITOR AND MULTILAYER CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing a multilayer capacitor comprises a first layer forming step, a first electrode forming step, a second layer forming step, a second electrode forming step, a separation step, an element forming step and a terminal forming step. In the first layer forming step, a first ceramic green layer is formed on a supporting body. In the first electrode forming step, a first electrode pattern is formed on the first ceramic green layer. In the second layer forming step, a second ceramic green layer is formed laminated on the first ceramic green layer. In the second electrode forming step, a second electrode pattern is formed at the second ceramic green layer. In the separation step, the support body is separated from the laminated body. In the element forming step, elements are formed by laminating a plurality of the laminated bodies. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126658 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A Z-SECTION COMPONENT FROM COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a Z-section component from composite material uses a mould having a convex mould portion and a concave mould portion. The method includes the preparation of a vacuum bag for a polymerization cycle, including the covering the fresh component with a layer of peel ply formed from a plurality of strips of peel ply and fixing the layer of peel ply perimetrically to the mould using an adhesive tape. A line of sealant is positioned perimetrically above the adhesive tape around the fresh component and a separator film is positioned above the layer of peel ply so as to cover the layer of peel ply and the perimetric line of sealant. A ventilation textile is placed perimetrically on the mould, the textile having an aperture which is positioned so as to leave uncovered an underlying part substantially coinciding with the fresh component. A vacuum bag is applied for the polymerization cycle. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126659 | Process for manufacturing a fuel tank equipped with an internal accessory - Process for manufacturing a fuel tank equipped with an internal accessory and having a plastic wall produced from a parison, said process comprising, in order, the following steps: a) the accessory ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126660 | Method of making graphene sheets and applicatios thereor - A method of making graphene sheets having a desired thickness. The method starts with Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (“HOPG”). A plurality of graphene layers are pulled off of the HOPG and attached to a substrate. An adhesive device is then used to pull a selected number of graphene layers off of the HOPG sample attached to the substrate. The number of layers selected determines the thickness of the graphene sheet produced. The graphene sheet has many applications. It is particularly suitable as an X-ray window. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126661 | Method for Manufacturing Inflatable Footwear or Bladders for Use in Inflatable Articles - The present invention is a method for manufacturing inflatable articles, or bladders for inflatable articles, that is time-efficient, simple, inexpensive and permits the uninterrupted manufacture of numerous and even customized article or bladder configurations and sizes, without expensive configuration-specific, metal tooling. The method includes the steps of applying a barrier material to a side of a first film, providing a second film with the first film so that the barrier material is disposed between the first and second films, adhering the first film to the second film so that the films are sealed together in areas except where the barrier material has been applied to form at least one inflatable compartment and sealed peripheral edge, and cutting along the sealed peripheral edge to form an inflatable article or bladder for use in an article of manufacture. The barrier material may be a paint, ink, paper or surface treatment that effectively prevents the first film from adhering to the second. The inflatable article or bladder of the present invention may be used as or in athletic equipment, for example, including footwear. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126662 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HYBRID COMPONENTS FOR AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINES - When manufacturing hybrid components, especially the fan blades or stator vanes of an aircraft gas turbine including a metallic enveloping structure and a supporting structure in fiber-composite material, the mating faces of the metallic structure are cleaned and roughened with plasma prior to fitting the fiber-composite material and the metallic molecules activated so that high attractive forces take effect and an intimate, extremely strong adhesive connection is produced between the metal and the fiber-composite material. Fan blades or stator vanes of the fan structure of a gas-turbine engine which are manufactured according to this method are capable of transmitting high loads and feature a long service life. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126663 | METHOD OF FORMING A ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING A CERAMIC BASE MATERIAL AND RECYCLED ROOFING MATERIAL - A method of forming a roofing product can include providing a ceramic base material having an open structure. The method can also include filling the open structure of the ceramic base material with a bituminous material, wherein the bituminous material has no greater than approximately 5 weight % of abrasive particles. The method can further include applying a recycled roofing material adjacent to the ceramic base material after filling the open structure of the ceramic base material with the bituminous material. In a particular embodiment, an open structure of the ceramic base material is filled with a bituminous material that has no greater than approximately 2 weight % of abrasive particles or 0.1 weight % metal content. The recycled roofing material can be applied along one or both sides of the ceramic base material. The bituminous material may have a characteristic particle size that is smaller than a characteristic particle size of the recycled roofing material. In another embodiment, the roofing product having the recycled roofing material can have tear strength characteristics as compared to a different roofing product having a substantially the same construction but having abrasive particles embedded within the ceramic base material. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126664 | Polyester Polyols for Polyurethane Adhesives - A polyester polyol prepared from a composition including a phthalic acid based material containing more than 10% by weight of ortho-phthalic or derivatives thereof, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (e.g., dodecanedioic acid), and a polyol (e.g., a glycol). A polyurethane adhesive, such as a polyurethane reactive hot-melt adhesive, is made using the polyester polyol, which exhibits improved initial bonding strength, shortened setting time, and ability to bond to low surface energy substrates such as ABS. The methods to prepare the polyester polyol and the polyurethane adhesive, and the method to use them are also disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126665 | LASER-BASED METHODS OF STRIPPING FIBER OPTIC CABLES - Laser-based methods of stripping different types of fiber optic cables ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126666 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus; a refrigerant flow passage being formed in the sample table and constituting an evaporator of a cooling cycle and the in-plane temperature of the sample to be processed is controlled uniformly by controlling the enthalpy of the refrigerant supplied to the refrigerant flow passage and thereby keeping the flow mode in the refrigerant flow passage, namely in the sample table, in the state of a gas-liquid two-phase. If by any chance dry out of the refrigerant occurs in the refrigerant flow passage because the heat input of plasma increases with time or by another reason, it is possible to increase speed of a compressor and inhibit the dry out from occurring in the refrigerant flow passage. Further, if the refrigerant supplied to the refrigerant flow passage is liquefied, it is kept in the gas-liquid two-phase state. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126667 | CAPACITIVE CVD REACTOR AND METHODS FOR PLASMA CVD PROCESS - A decoupled capacitive CVD reactor is described, which provides improved CVD capabilities, including processing at lower temperatures, performing alternating deposition and etching steps, and performing in situ cleaning of the chamber, without the need for a remote plasma source. Two RF frequencies are coupled to the susceptor, while the anode is grounded. The high frequency RF source is operated so as to control the plasma density, while the low frequency RF source is operated to control species bombardment on the substrate, so as to control the properties of the film being deposited. Additionally, both RF sources may be controlled, together with selection of gasses supplied to the chamber, to operate the chamber either in deposition mode, partial etch mode, etching mode, or cleaning mode. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126668 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode for supporting a wafer disposed opposite each other within a process chamber. A first RF power supply configured to apply a first RF power having a relatively higher frequency is connected to the upper electrode. A second RF power supply configured to apply a second RF power having a relatively lower frequency is connected to the lower electrode. A variable DC power supply is connected to the upper electrode. A process gas is supplied into the process chamber while any one of application voltage, application current, and application power from the variable DC power supply to the upper electrode is controlled, to generate plasma of the process gas so as to perform plasma etching. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126669 | VACUUM TREATMENT APPARATUS - Provided is a vacuum treatment device capable of uniformly treating the whole of a substrate in a vacuum container. In the vacuum treatment device in which the substrate is placed and held in the recess of a substrate holder, the difference between the heights of the surface of the substrate holder and the surface of the substrate to be treated is set to be equal to or shorter than 0.2 mm, and the distance between the side surface of the substrate and the inner surface of the recess of the substrate holder is set to be equal to or shorter than 5 mm. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126670 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING EXTRUDED COILED TUBES FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - An apparatus for manufacturing extruded coiled tubes for medical purposes is provided which includes rotary shafts protruding from a spindle, each rotary shaft being coupled to a respective flexible shaft resting on a series of supporting elements substantially equidistant to each other and supported by a main central shaft; at least an extrusion head to extrude a ribbon, and at least an extrusion head to extrude a rib; the ribbon and the rib being co-extruded, side by side, and being wound on an ideal surface formed by the external surfaces of the flexible shafts. The apparatus is characterized in that for changing the pitch with which the rib is wound on a base tubular element, formed on its turn by the winding coil of the ribbon, at least two twisting bars operated by a crank are used to rotate the supporting elements with a pre-defined angle. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126671 | Double-sided adhesive tape dispenser available for diverse widths - A double-sided adhesive tape dispenser available for diverse width includes a main body and a winding mechanism installed inside the main body. The winding mechanism has a driving gear and a recycling gear fitted with a recycling wheel. The driving gear and the recycling gear are respectively mounted with a first adjusting member and a second adjusting member that have a certain height. A tape disk is fitted on the first adjusting member. With or without the first adjusting member and the second adjusting member, adhesive tapes with diverse widths can be applied by the adhesive tape dispenser of the invention without using an additional conventional adhesive tape dispenser. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126672 | Apparatus for laminating a solar module - The apparatus for laminating a solar module ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126673 | Window Covering Having at Least One Cord Release Device - A window covering includes a plurality of lift cords extending from a headrail and window covering material connected to the headrail or the lift cords. At least one lift cord release device is attached to the window covering material. Each cord release device includes a clip portion, a first member and a second member. The clip portion is attached to the first and second members. The first and second members are sized and configured to releasably interconnect such that the first and second members at least partially define an opening sized to receive and releasably hold at least one lift cord when the first and second members are interconnected. The first and second members are also configured to separate and release the at least one lift cord when a release force exerted by any lift cord that is within the opening acts on the first or second member. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126674 | Roman Shade Having Child Safety Cord Release - A Roman shade is provided with a child safety device that includes a plurality of release devices configured for attachment to the shade material of the Roman shade. Each release device includes a female member and a male member that releasably connect together such that one member is attached to the shade material and the other member has an opening through which a lift cord passes. The male member and female member of each release device are sized and configured to separate when a release force acts on at least one of the female members and male members. A kit for retrofitting Roman shades to include such safety devices is also disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126675 | RETRACTABLE SHADE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126676 | DEVICE FOR DARKENING A CABIN WINDOW - A device for darkening a cabin window, with a drive shaft ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126677 | Window Covering - A window covering includes a plurality of lift cords extending from an upper rail and window covering material connected to the upper rail or the lift cords. A plurality of safety devices are attached to the window covering. Each safety device includes a male member and a female member. One of the members is attached to a respective lift cord and the other of the members is attached to a portion of the window covering material or a lower rail. The male and female members are configured to be attached together such that the male and female members separate from each other when a release force acts on at least one of the male member and female member. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126678 | WINDOW COVERING - A window covering includes a plurality of lift cords extending from an upper rail and window covering material connected to the upper rail or the lift cords. A plurality of safety devices are attached to the window covering. Each safety device includes a male member and a female member. One of the members is attached to a respective lift cord and the other of the members is attached to an upper rail, a portion of the window covering material or a lower rail. The male and female members are configured to be attached together such that the male and female members separate from each other when a release force acts on at least one of the male member and female member. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126679 | Kit for a Roman Shade - A Roman shade is provided with a child safety device that includes a plurality of release devices configured for attachment to the shade material of the Roman shade. Each release device includes a female member and a male member that releasably connect together such that one member is attached to the shade material and the other member has an opening through which a lift cord passes. The male member and female member of each release device are sized and configured to separate when a release force acts on at least one of the female members and male members. A kit for retrofitting Roman shades to include such safety devices is also disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126680 | Method For Controlling Enzymatic Decomposition Of Peroxide and Products Thereof - A method is described controlling enzymatic decomposition of peroxide comprising contacting a composition containing a peroxide decomposing enzyme with an aldehyde functional polymer added in an amount effective to control the enzyme. There also is a method described for bleaching cellulose pulp, such as recycled paper pulp or other pulps, with an aldehyde functional polymer introduced in an amount effective to control peroxide decomposing enzymes present in the pulp being bleached. Paper products containing the aldehyde functional polymer used to control peroxide decomposing enzymes in a bleaching treatment of cellulose pulp are also provided. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126681 | PAPER INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Paper embedded with a semiconductor device capable of communicating wirelessly is realized, whose unevenness of a portion including the semiconductor device does not stand out and the paper is thin with a thickness of less than or equal to 130 μm. A semiconductor device is provided with a circuit portion and an antenna, and the circuit portion includes a thin film transistor. The circuit portion and the antenna are separated from a substrate used during manufacturing, and are interposed between a flexible base and a sealing layer and protected. The semiconductor device can be bent, and the thickness of the semiconductor device itself is less than or equal to 30 μm. The semiconductor device is embedded in a paper in a papermaking process. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126682 | Absorbent sheet - A method of making a cellulosic web includes: forming a nascent web from a papermaking furnish, the nascent web having a generally random distribution of papermaking fiber; b) transferring the web having a generally random distribution of papermaking fiber to a translating transfer surface moving at a first speed; drying the web to a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent including compactively dewatering the web prior to or concurrently with transfer to the transfer surface; fabric-creping the web from the transfer surface at a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent utilizing a creping fabric with a patterned creping surface, the fabric creping step occurring under pressure in a fabric creping nip defined between the transfer surface and the creping fabric wherein the fabric is traveling at a second speed slower than the speed of said transfer surface, the fabric pattern, nip parameters, velocity delta and web consistency being selected such that the web is creped from the transfer surface and redistributed on the creping fabric such that the web has a plurality of fiber-enriched regions arranged in a pattern corresponding to the patterned creping surface of the fabric, optionally drying the wet web while it is held in the creping fabric. Preferably, the formed web is characterized in that its void volume increases upon drawing. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126683 | Paper Dyeing Process - This specification discloses an improved paper dyeing process in which paper pulp stock is prepared and subjected to a hot dispersion process, adding a sulphur dye after the hot dispersion process, and acidifying the dyed pulp stock to fix the dye. The dye can be added at any suitable time immediately following hot dispersion, and may be added just prior to or during the treatment of the pulp by disperser plates or the like. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126684 | METHOD OF INCREASING FILLER CONTENT IN PAPERMAKING - The invention provides a method of producing paper with a higher proportion of mineral filler particles than is otherwise be possible without the expected loss in paper strength. The method allows for the use of the greater amount of filler particles by coating at least some of the filler particles with a material that prevents the filler materials form adhering to a strength additive. The strength additive holds the cellulose fibers together tightly and is not wasted on the filler particles. The method is particularly effective when the filler particles are a PCC-GCC blend and when the GCC particles are coated with the adherence preventing coating. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126685 | Paper Products - A paper product includes a paperboard comprising a substrate layer, a filler layer, and a cap layer, wherein the filler layer is disposed between the substrate layer and the cap layer, wherein the filler layer includes a filler material, wherein the cap layer includes a polylactic acid based resin, and wherein the cap layer is substantially free of filler material. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126686 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING GAS IN CONNECTION WITH A PAPER MACHINE OR CORRESPONDING - An apparatus in connection with wire water treatment in the approach system of a paper machine, board machine or corresponding web formation machine, which apparatus includes a deaeration tank connected to devices for generating a vacuum inside the deaeration tank. At least one wire water feed pipe extends into the tank, which pipe opens into a vacuum space above the liquid surface level in the tank. A wire water discharge duct is connected to the bottom part of the tank. The feed pipe extends above the liquid level in the tank so that the wire water overflows the edge of the feed pipe onto the liquid level in the tank and the wire water discharge conduit extends downward and is connected to a pump. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126687 | ONE-PIECE CORE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SWING BOLSTER AND SIDEFRAME OF LORRY - An integer cored craftwork of lorry with swing bolster and sideframe includes: a baroque top mold ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126688 | METHOD FOR FILLING METAL INTO FINE SPACE - The present invention includes a step of cooling a molten metal within a fine space present in the inside of an object and hardening it while applying a forced external force exceeding atmospheric pressure to the molten metal. The fine space is opened on the outer surface of the object in terms of one end thereof. The forced external force is given by at least one member selected among a pressing pressure, an injection pressure and a rolling compaction and applied to the molten metal from the opening surface side on which the fine space is opened, in a state that the other end side of the fine space is closed. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126689 | MANUFACTURE OF TOP PLATE FOR AN ELASTOMERIC RAIL FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A top plate for an elastomeric rail fastening assembly has a downwardly tapering lower wall terminating in an inwardly-directed lip defining a mouth leading into a well. The cavity of the well extends upwardly to provide the interiors of rail-holding mounts between which a bottom flange of a rail may be located. The mounts have open-ended sockets for receiving spring clips used to hold the rail in position between the mounts, and the sockets and well communicate with one another. This form of top plate allows less metal to be used for its construction, requires less dressing after casting, and precisely locates the sockets with respect to one another. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126690 | USE OF AMINE BLENDS FOR FOUNDRY SHAPED CORES AND CASTING METALS - The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing foundry shapes by the cold box process, a process for making cores and moulds and a process for casting metals, carrying out as curing catalyst system a blend comprising at least two tertiary amines. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126691 | A COMPRESSOR - Disclosed, amongst other things, is a compressor, a heat recovery device, and a plant, configured to practice heat recovery from a compressible media for performing useful work in driving a heat-driven chiller. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126692 | INTEGRATED HYBRID HEAT EXCHANGER WITH MULTI-SECTIONAL STRUCTURE - An integrated hybrid heat exchanger with a multi-sectional structure, may include a first radiator and a second radiator, and/or at least a coolant bypass member disposed between the first and second radiators, the coolant bypass member connecting one end portion of the first radiator and the other end portion of the second radiator so as to fluid-communicate between the first radiator and the second radiator. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126693 | COOL CAP FOR OUTDOOR HEAT EXCHANGERS - A new apparatus, which may be referred to as a “cool cap,” for use with an outdoor heat exchanger (e.g., a heat pump or an air conditioning condenser) having an air inlet vent and an air outlet vent, the apparatus comprising a top having an exhaust vent complementary to the air outlet vent; and a surrounding wall attached to the top, wherein the surrounding wall is at least about eight inches from the outdoor heat exchanger upon installation, and wherein the surrounding wall has an intake opening having an airflow being equal to or greater than the exhaust vent and forming a substantially unimpeded air pathway through the apparatus through the outdoor heat exchanger and out the exhaust vent; wherein the surrounding wall and top are thermally insulating. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126694 | SILO FOR STORING BULK PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR DRIED SLUDGE FROM WATER TREATMENT PLANTS - The invention relates to a silo for storing dried bulk products containing organic materials, in particular for storing dried sludge from residual water treatment plants, said products being subject to self-heating phenomena, wherein said silo includes an outer shell ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126695 | 3-In-1 Portable Beverage Chiller and Warmer - A portable device/appliance for cooling and heating beverages on a center circular metallic object/pad. The appliance body is of square shape made of hard plastic with a circular metallic pad that includes an assembly that heats and cools beverages with the help of a switch. It has an electrical means by plug/adapter for connecting to a source of direct current and for enabling the polarity of the direct current provided to be reversed so that the device can either heat or cool the beverage container that is placed on the circular metallic object/pad. It also has the ability to heat and cool beverages by battery and by USB cable connected to a PC/Computer with a USB outlet. These 3 ways of power give the device it's portability. The fact that it operates via battery power also makes it a true portable device. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126696 | SIDECAR IN-ROW COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE - A system and method for integrating sidecar liquid cooling components in-row with associated computer equipment enclosures is disclosed. It includes a fail-safe baffle to exhaust air, a transition frame and containment plenum. It uses standard hose configurations and includes a thermo-mechanical switch, not requiring power to open the component door. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126697 | HEAT SINK MODULE - A heat sink module includes a heat transfer tube, a plurality of radiation fins respectively riveted to locating grooves around the periphery of the heat transfer tube, and a heat transfer panel fastened to the bottom side of the heat transfer tube and the radiation fin set and kept in contact with a heat source, such as a CPU or a light emitting unit of a LED lamp for transferring heat from the heat source to the radiation fins for quick dissipation. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126698 | Heat exchanger including selectively activated cathodic protection useful in sulfide contaminated environments - A heat exchange system including a heat exchanger having a housing and a cooling core disposed within in the housing. The cooling core is adapted to receive a flow of a liquid cooling media. The heat exchanger includes at least one iron anode projecting into a flow path of the liquid cooling media. The heat exchange system also includes an electronic control module operatively connected to the iron anode. The electronic control module is adapted to control the selective delivery of electrical current or grounding to the iron anode in response to predetermined conditions indicating the presence of sulfide constituents in the cooling medium. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126699 | HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR MICROSTRUCTURES - A multiple-layered microfluidic device comprises at least a first fluid path and at least a second fluid path, wherein the first fluid path comprises a layer or portion of a layer of the microfluidic device. The first path has multiple rows of serpentine wall segments positioned there along. The wall segments extend in a direction along the first path. The rows extend along a direction cross-ways to the first path. Adjacent ones of wall segments within a row are arranged such that concave portions face concave portions of adjacent ones of segments, while convex portions face convex portions of adjacent ones of segments. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126700 | HEAT-RADIATING BASE PLATE AND HEAT SINK USING THE SAME - A heat-radiating base plate includes an aluminum-made upper base plate, a copper-made lower base plate, and a heat pipe unit. The upper base plate has a first face, an opposite second face, and a slotted pattern extended through the upper base plate in a thickness direction to communicate the first face with the second face. The heat pipe unit is set in the slotted pattern, and has a thickness equal to a depth of the slotted pattern. The heat pipe unit has a first and a second heat-conducting flat face flush with the first and the second face of the upper base plate, respectively. The second face and the second heat-conducting face are attached to the lower base plate, which has another flat face in contact with a heat-producing unit. A radiating fin assembly can be mounted to a top of the heat-radiating base plate to provide a heat sink. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126701 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plate-type heat pipe includes a base plate having a first wick structure secured thereon and a covering plate mounted on the base plate. The base plate includes a central heat-absorbing plate and a pair of extending plates angling upwardly from opposite ends of the heat absorbing plate. The first wick structure includes a first adhering portion securely fixed to a top surface of a central portion of the heat absorbing plate, two second adhering portions angling upwardly from opposite ends of the first adhering portion and securely fixed to the top surface of lateral portions of the heat absorbing plate and top surfaces of the extending plates. The first adhering portion is thinner than the second adhering portion, and the second adhering portion thins from a central portion to opposite ends thereof. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126702 | STRUCTURE COOLING METHOD - The present invention provides a high-efficient method for cooling a structure by spraying water. An air/water mixture ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126703 | Motor device with heat dissipating capability - A motor device includes a motor body and a set of heat-conducting pipes. The motor body includes a motor casing that defines a chamber, a stator that is disposed in the chamber, and a rotor that is rotatably disposed in the chamber. Each of the heat-conducting pipes has a heat-absorbing end that extends into the motor body, and a heat-dissipating end that is opposite to the heat-absorbing end and that extends outwardly of the motor body. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126704 | Heat Exchanger with Direct Flow Path Modules - A heat exchanger including an inlet tank with an internal manifold space and a plurality of modules including a core having a plurality of tubes. The modules are in fluid communication with the inlet tank and the tubes terminate inside the manifold space so that a cooling media can flow in a direct path from the manifold space into the tubes. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126705 | HEATING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A heating and hot water supply apparatus is provided with a heat pump unit ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126706 | THERMAL STORAGE DEVICE - An objective of the present invention is to store heat into a thermal storing material using a plurality of thermal transport mediums, in a thermal storage device utilizing natural convection of a thermal storage material resulting from temperature difference of the thermal storage material. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126707 | COOLING/HEATING PANEL - A cooling/heating panel has a planar radiation panel ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126708 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE PHONE - A heat dissipating structure and a portable device are provided, which enable that heat is dissipated from a heat generating part without causing a user to feel discomfort. A heat transfer member is configured to transfer heat generated in a heat generating body and a thermal storrage unit is thermally connected to the heat transfer member. The thermal storrage unit includes a pack with stretching property and a thermal storrage medium which is filled in the pack and a volume of which changes with a change in temperature. The pack is arranged such that there is a gap between the pack and a first heat dissipating portion at normal temperature and the pack contacts the first heat dissipating portion when the thermal storrage medium expands with a change in temperature. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126709 | Heat Dissipating Module - A heat dissipating module is provided. The heat dissipating module includes a first heat dissipating unit and a second heat dissipating unit. The first heat dissipating unit has a first connecting portion. The second heat dissipating unit has a second connecting portion corresponding to the first connecting portion. The second connecting portion and the first connecting portion are connected to each other tightly. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126710 | Stroker Tool - A stroker tool for providing an axial force in an axial direction of a downhole tool. The stroker tool has a pump, a driving unit for driving the pump, and an axial force generator. The generator has an elongated piston housing having a first and a second end, and a piston provided on a shaft, and the shaft penetrates the housing for transmitting the axial force to another tool. The piston is provided in the piston housing so that the shaft penetrates the piston and each end of the piston housing and divides the housing into a first and a second chamber, and the first and the second chamber are each fluidly connected to the pump via at least one duct so that the pump can pump fluid into one chamber by sucking fluid from the other chamber for moving the piston within the housing, and thereby moving the shaft back and forth. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126711 | DOWNHOLE MODULATOR APPARATUS - A modulator is disclosed for creating a pressure pulse in a fluid-filled well. The modulator comprises a tool body on which a plurality of extendable arms are mounted. The arms may be retracted into a stowed position substantially adjacent the tool body, or may be extended to meet the wall of the borehole. The arms are preferably resilient bowsprings that may be flexed outwards from the tool by means of an actuator pushing on at least one end of the springs. A flexible valve sleeve or bag is suspended between the arms and cooperates with a valve mounted adjacent the sleeve on the tool body. The valve sleeve creates a fluid-flow path through the valve, and in operation, the valve closes one end of the valve sleeve to create the pressure pulse. Sealing of the valve sleeve against the wall of the well is a result of the fluid pressure inflating the sleeve against the well wall. As a result, sealing takes place over an extended area of the bag and is dynamically responsive to changes in fluid flow or pressure. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126712 | Tubing Weight Operation for a Downhole Tool - A downhole tool has housing components that are relatively movable. One of the components is supported downhole while a control line provides fluid pressure to move the other housing component relative to the supported component to put the tool in a first position. Loss of control line pressure allows the weight of tubulars bearing on the upper housing or rods to move it to put the tool in another position. The tubing weight overcomes the hydrostatic pressure in the control line even when there is no applied pressure in the control line to cause relative housing or rods movement to operate a tool. In that sense the tool can be fail safe to shut off flow, for example, on loss of control line pressure while reducing or elimination the need for a large return spring to offset hydrostatic pressure. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126713 | Fluid Collecting Apparatus - A fluid collecting apparatus inserted in a borehole for collecting fluid in the borehole. The fluid collecting apparatus may include a first packer and a second packer which are selectively adhered to an inside of the borehole, a first supply pipe and a second supply pipe which supply expansion fluid to each of the first packer and the second packer, and a guide tube which guides fluid in a collecting space between the first packer and the second packer to an outside of the borehole. Also, the second supply pipe moves with the second packer in a longitudinal direction of the borehole, and a passage which does not communicate with the first supply pipe is formed. Accordingly, the fluid collecting apparatus may independently control the first and second packers, and thus fluid in a desired depth and region within the borehole may be easily collected. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126714 | Plug Device - A plug device for closing of a pipe bore where the plug comprises an exterior sleeve formed in a flexible material, and a setting mechanism, and where the setting mechanism comprises wedges which between their passive position and their active position are displaced along a curved path. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126715 | Device or Actuating a Bottom Tool - The invention relates to a bottom tool comprising a tubular body ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126716 | Actuator For Downhole Tools - An apparatus, method, and system for actuating a wellbore tool includes a body having a chamber in which a movable member is disposed. The movable member may connect to a selected wellbore tool. Within the chamber is a controllable fluid that substantially prevents relative movement between the body and the movable member when exposed to an applied magnetic field. A generator applies the magnetic field to the fluid and may change the applied magnetic field in response to a first control signal to release the movable member from the body. A driver displaces the movable member relative to the body once the movable member is released from the body. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126717 | INSTRUMENTED FORMATION TESTER FOR INJECTING AND MONITORING OF FLUIDS - An example instrumented formation tester for injecting fluids and monitoring of fluids described herein includes a downhole tool which can be deployed in a wellbore via a wireline or a drill string. The downhole tool may facilitate the injection of fluids into an underground formation, and the monitoring of the directions in which the injected fluids flow in the formation in an open hole environment. In particular, the downhole tool may be configured for removing the mud cake from a portion of the wellbore wall for facilitating a fluid communication with the formation to be tested. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126718 | CEMENT EVALUATION METHOD AND TOOL - The invention relates to a cement evaluation method and tool. In particular, the invention relates to a method of producing a wellbore cement bond log for evaluating a condition of cement in cased or lined portions of wellbores, and to a corresponding cement bond logging assembly. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of producing a wellbore cement bond log is disclosed which comprises the steps of running a cement evaluation tool ( | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126719 | INCREASING OIL PRODUCTION - A method of recovering petroleum from dormant oil wells or increasing the production of oil wells is disclosed. An alkali or alkali earth carbonate is introduced into a water layer associated with a subterranean petroleum reservoir and/or an explosive composition is introduced into an oil layer associated with a subterranean petroleum reservoir. CO | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126720 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PREFERENTIAL SPECIFIC INJECTION DISTRIBUTION FROM A HORIZONTAL INJECTION WELL - A method for distributing injection fluid in a horizontal well bore in fluid communication with hydrocarbon bearing formation begins by determining flow resistance characteristics of the formation along at least a portion of the length of the horizontal well bore. An injection tubing string having a sidewall defining a tubing bore is injected into the horizontal well bore. The tubing string is provided with ports having a selected distribution and geometry. The annulus geometry is selectively controlled along the length of the tubing string through at least one of axial distribution of eccentricity and flow area of the annulus, so as to provide selected flow restriction characteristics along the annulus, such that when injection fluid is pumped into the tubing, a resulting flow resistance network is formed by the tubing bore, the ports, the annulus and the formation, resulting in a desired distribution of the fluid into the formation. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126721 | SUBTERRANEAN WATER PRODUCTION, TRANSFER AND INJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus is provided for diverting a ground water supply source located in a stratum that is hydraulically separated from a hydrocarbon-containing reservoir formation for injection into the reservoir proximate the oil-water interface to enhance the flow rate and production of the hydrocarbons through one or more well bores without pumping the injection water to the earth's surface. A submersible electric pump (ESP) and Y-tool assembly is positioned in the well bore at the level of the ground water supply and water is pumped down the well casing for injection into the formation, e.g., below the hydrocarbon-containing reservoir rock. Suitable seals, packers and cement plugs are provided to isolate the high pressure injection water from the ground water drawn into the first upper portion of the casing. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126722 | WELLBORE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPLETING A WELLBORE - A wellbore system comprises a borehole formed in an earth formation, the borehole having a borehole section containing a volume of gravel pack particles and at least one body of a swellable material. Each body of swellable material is adapted to expand from an unexpanded state to an expanded state upon contact of the swellable material with a selected fluid, wherein a flow passage is present in said borehole section allowing fluid to bypass the volume of gravel pack particles when the body of swellable material is in the unexpanded state. The body of swellable material is arranged to substantially close the flow passage upon expansion of the body of swellable material to the expanded state. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126723 | Fluid Loss Control - A fluid loss control method uses a fluid loss control pill in a well in advance of a completion operation. An embodiment of the fluid loss control pill comprises polyester solids that are hydrolysable and can exhibit plastic deformation at formation conditions. An embodiment of the method comprises spotting the fluid loss control pill in the well adjacent to a formation to form a filtercake to inhibit fluid entry from the well into the formation, performing a completion operation comprising contacting the filtercake with overbalanced wellbore fluid, and degrading the filtercake wherein the polyester particles are hydrolyzed to remove formation damage. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126724 | Method and apparatus for isolating a jet forming aperture in a well bore servicing tool - An embodiment of a well bore servicing apparatus includes a housing having a through bore and at least one high pressure fluid aperture in the housing, the fluid aperture being in fluid communication with the through bore to provide a high pressure fluid stream to the well bore, and a removable member coupled to the housing and disposed adjacent the fluid jet forming aperture and isolating the fluid jet forming aperture from an exterior of the housing. An embodiment of a method of servicing a well bore includes applying a removable member to an exterior of a well bore servicing tool, wherein the removable member covers at least one high pressure fluid aperture disposed in the tool, lowering the tool into a well bore, exposing the tool to a well bore material, wherein the removable cover prevents the well bore material from entering the fluid aperture, removing the removable member to expose a fluid flow path adjacent an outlet of the high pressure fluid aperture, and flowing a well bore servicing fluid through the fluid aperture outlet and flow path. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126725 | COILED TUBING BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY WITH PACKER AND ANCHOR ASSEMBLY - A bottom hole assembly (BHA), adapted to be positioned in a casing and to isolate a portion of a wellbore, which includes a packer assembly with a first sealing element extending between first and second portions of the packer assembly. A method of setting a BHA in a casing which includes increasing a BHA pressure to activate an anchor assembly, applying a mechanical force to mechanically deform a first sealing element to thereby establish an initial seal between the first sealing element and an interior surface of the casing, and increasing a pressure in a space between the BHA and the casing and in a cavity within the BHA to increase a differential pressure across the first sealing element and thereby establish a pressure-energized seal between the first sealing element and the interior surface of the casing. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126726 | ALKALINE BETA-MANNANASE CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS USEFUL FOR THE HYDROLYSIS OF GUAR IN HIGH pH ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Methods and compositions of fracturing formations are provided. The fracturing fluid includes an enzyme breaker that decreases the viscosity of the fracturing fluid over time. The enzyme breaker can be used in environments having a pH value ranging from about 7 to about 12. | 2010-05-27 |
| 20100126727 | IN SITU RECOVERY FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to a part of the formation such that heat from the one or more heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons within the part. Hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation. | 2010-05-27 |
