| 27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20100170623 | Low cost dynamic insulated glazing unit - An insulated glazing unit has controllable radiation transmittance. Peripheries of first and second glazing panes are attached and spaced apart facing each other and then attached to a supporting structure. A conductive layer is atop the first glazing pane inner surface as a fixed position electrode. A dielectric is atop the conductive layer. A coiled spiral roll, variable position electrode is between the first and second glazing panes, a width of its outer edge attached to the dielectric. A first electrical lead is connected to the variable position electrode's conductive layer. A second electrical lead is connected to the conductive layer atop the first glazing pane. Applied voltage between the first and second electrical leads creates a predetermined potential difference between the electrodes, and the variable position electrode unwinds and rolls out to at least partially cover the first glazing pane, at least reducing the intensity of passing radiation. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170624 | Method for the Wet Drawing of Steel Cables for Reinforcing Tires - A process for the wet drawing of a steel wire intended for reinforcing a pneumatic tire. The process starts from a steel wire having a diameter greater than 0.6 mm. The wire is drawn through a series of dies of decreasing diameter, in the presence of a lubricant composition that is in the form of an aqueous dispersion, down to a predetermined final diameter of less than 0.5 mm. The aqueous dispersion comprises solid particles of an ester of a fatty acid comprising from 5 to 40 carbon atoms. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170625 | FASTENER AND A MANUFACTURE PROCESS THEREOF - The invention discloses a fastener made from a carbon/carbon composite and a manufacturing technique thereof. The fastener can be adopted in a high-temperature furnace or corrosive environment to replace a graphite fastener or a molybdenum fastener, and is made from carbon fiber via the steps of felt making, densifying, plastifying modification, machining and purifying. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170626 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMER-COATED METAL FOILS, AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for producing polymer-coated metal foils, comprising the following steps:
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| 20100170627 | LENS PAD, LENS PAD MANUFACTURING METHOD, LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ADHESIVE MEMBER - A lens pad includes a blank, first adhesive layer, and release sheet. The first adhesive layer is formed on one surface of the blank. The release sheet comes into tight contact with the surface of the first adhesive layer to protect this surface. The arithmetic average roughness of the surface of the release sheet on the side of the first adhesive layer is 0.1 μm or less. The surface of the first adhesive layer from which the release sheet is peeled off is attached onto a lens as an edging target. A lens pad, a lens pad manufacturing method, a lens manufacturing method, and an adhesive member are also disclosed. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170628 | FIBER BUNDLE ARRANGING DEVICE AND FIBER BUNDLE ARRANGING METHOD - A fiber bundle arranging device is provided that laminates fiber bundle layers formed of a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle is engaged with arranged pins to have straight parts. The device includes a press roller and a first moving device. The press roller includes a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion of the press roller depresses the straight parts of the fiber bundle engaged with the pins toward the roots of the pins in the vicinity of the pin. The first moving device moves the press roller in the arrangement direction of the pins such that the peripheral portion sequentially intersects the straight parts of the fiber bundle. The peripheral portion is located in the front of the press roller in the moving direction, and the press roller is moved to sequentially intersect the straight parts of the fiber bundle while being inclined such that, toward the front end in the moving direction of the press roller, the distance from the roots of the pins in the laminating direction of the fiber bundle layers increases. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170629 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PAINT ROLLER AND COMPONENT PARTS THEREOF - Described is a method of making a non-porous composite cover material formed of a pile material and an adhesive layer made from polypropylene or predominantly from polypropylene. A width of the pile material is advanced, and a layer of adhesive is applied thereupon. The adhesive is allowed to set, and the width of material is longitudinally cut into strips of composite cover material. Laminated paint rollers are thereafter made by helically one or two strips of polypropylene or strips made predominantly of polypropylene about a mandrel and applying a layer of adhesive made from polypropylene or predominantly from polypropylene on the strip or strips, and applying a non-porous composite cover material. A compressive force is applied upon the outer surface of the composite cover material to urge the composite cover material, the layer of adhesive and strip or strips of thermoplastic material together against the mandrel, thereby laminating the inner surface of the composite cover material and the strip or strips together and forming a continuous product that can be cut and finished to make paint rollers. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170630 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PAINT ROLLER AND COMPONENT PARTS THEREOF - Described is a method of making a laminated paint roller wherein a perforated strip of thermoplastic material is advanced, the perforated strip having holes there-through. A lubricant is applied to the inner surface of the advancing perforated strip of thermoplastic material. The lubricated, perforated strip of thermoplastic material is helically wound around a cooled mandrel so as to form a helically wound strip wherein the inner surface of the perforated strip faces the cooled mandrel and the outer surface of the perforated strip faces away from the cooled mandrel. The wound perforated strip is advanced along the cooled mandrel. A layer of adhesive is applied onto an outer surface of the wound perforated strip. A strip of composite cover material is helically wrapped about the wound strip and over the layer of adhesive, the outer surface of the composite cover material comprising a pile fabric, and the inner surface of the composite cover material comprising thermoplastic. A compressive force is applied upon the composite cover material to urge the composite cover material, the layer of adhesive and strip of thermoplastic material together against the cooled mandrel, thereby laminating the inner surface of the composite cover material to the outer surface of the strip. A method of making a composite cover material is also disclosed. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170631 | FOLDING AND SHAPE-FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPREG - Disclosed is a folding and shape-forming apparatus for a prepreg which includes a vacuum chamber which can generate a vacuum pressure in the inside thereof, an expanding portion disposed inside the vacuum chamber, provided with a prepreg thereon, and expanding because of the vacuum pressure inside the vacuum chamber, a heating portion disposed inside the vacuum chamber for heating the prepreg, a mandrel loaded at a portion of an upper surface of the prepreg, a first pressing portion which is brought into contact with an upper surface of the mandrel to press the mandrel, and a second pressing portion which simultaneously presses both another portion of the upper surface of the prepreg and the expanding portion. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170632 | MULTILAYER POLYMERIC ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A polymeric article may include a first layer and a second layer directly contacting the first layer. The first layer may include a low surface energy polymer and may have a contact index of at least 5%. The second layer may include an elastomer. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170633 | Method and Apparatus for Making a Tubular Composite Structure - A tool for making a composite tubular structure, such as the inner skin of an acoustic liner, includes a base on which are mounted a plurality of sectors, each having an outer panel provided with a predetermined shaped surface. The predetermined shaped surface corresponds to a portion of the contour of the tubular structure to be formed. At least one of the sectors is fixed relative to the base while the remaining sectors are movable in a radial direction and separable from all the other sectors. The sectors are provided with air bearings to facilitate movement along a radial direction. Splice plates are used to form a joint between the outer panels of adjacent sectors. After composite material is applied on the outer panels, a vacuum bag is formed to surround the composite material and also the joint areas on the inner surface of the tool. The entire tool may be placed in an autoclave for curing. The thus-formed composite tubular structure may be remounted on the tool for bonding to additional exterior layers. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170634 | LASER WELDING METHOD, LASER WELDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPELLER FOR BLOWER - A transmissive resin member and an absorptive resin member having lower optical transmittance than the transmissive resin member are superimposed together to form a superimposed part. Laser irradiation is performed from the side of the transmissive resin member while moving the irradiation position with respect to the superimposed part, and a noncombustible gas is blown onto the irradiation position from the side of the transmissive resin member in accordance with the movement of the laser light irradiation position. This laser welding method is particularly suited for manufacturing a resinous impeller for an air blower. A laser welding apparatus for the laser welding method includes a laser irradiation lens unit configured to irradiate resin members with laser light while an irradiation position is moved, and a discharge nozzle mounted on the laser irradiation lens unit and configured to blow a noncombustible gas toward the moving irradiation position. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170635 | Method for Blocking a Lens Blank, Adhesive Composition and Use of the Latter in Lens Blocking - A new lens blocking material (adhesive composition | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170636 | SEMI-INTERPENETRATING NETWORK HAVING A PHASE OF A LINEAR NONCROSSLINKED ISOBUTENE POLYMER - A description is given of a semi-interpenetrating network having a first phase of a linear noncrosslinked isobutene polymer and a second phase of a crosslinked polymer, wherein the crosslinked polymer is obtained by crosslinking molecular enlargement reaction in the presence of the isobutene polymer. The crosslinked polymer is preferably obtained by free-radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising at least one polyethylenically unsaturated monomer. The networks are suitable as molding compounds having gas and moisture barrier effect or as adhesives. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170637 | PRE-IMPREGNATED MATERIAL WITH SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MATRIX AND AMORPHOUS SURFACE LAYER - A pre-impregnated material includes a resin matrix reinforced with a fiber material. The matrix has a semi-crystalline layer based on semi-crystalline thermoplastic resin having a melting point T | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170638 | Process for Improving the Adhesion of Polymeric Materials to Metal Surfaces - An adhesion promoting composition and a process for treating metal surfaces with the adhesion promoting composition is described. The adhesion promoting composition comprises an oxidizer, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, a source of halide ions and a material selected from a mercapto propane sulfonate, mercapto propane sulfonic acid, and bis-sodium sulfopropyl disulfide. The adhesion promoting composition increases the adhesion of polymeric materials to the metal surfaces and also provides increased acid resistance. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170639 | APPARATUS FOR WET PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - An exemplary apparatus for wet processing a substantially rectangular substrate includes a conveyor, a supporting mechanism, an adjusting mechanism, a processing module and a dosing system. The conveyor is configured for conveying the substrate to a wet process work station. The supporting mechanism is configured for supporting the substrate away from the conveyor. The adjusting mechanism is configured for adjusting the orientation of the substrate. The processing module is configured for obtaining an area of a surface of the substrate. The dosing system communicates with the processing unit, and is configured for dispensing a corresponding amount of wet processing liquid to the substrate to wet process the substrate according to the area of the surface of the substrate from the processing module. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170640 | DETERMINING HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATING PARAMETERS IN A PLASMA SYSTEM - Determining a high frequency operating parameter in a plasma system including a plasma power supply device coupled to a plasma load using a hybrid coupler having four ports is accomplished by: generating two high frequency source signals of identical frequency, the signals phase shifted by 90° with respect to one another; generating a high frequency output signal by combining the high frequency source signals in the hybrid coupler; transmitting the high frequency output signal to the plasma load; detecting two or more signals, each signal corresponding to a respective port of the hybrid coupler and related to an amplitude of a high frequency signal present at the respective port; and based on an evaluation of the two or more signals, determining the high frequency operating parameter. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170641 | PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A device for plasma treating a surface comprises a movable plasma generator and an actuator for moving the plasma generator. The actuator may be configured to move the plasma generator in a first direction along a path and then in a second direction along substantially the same path (e.g. the same path, an ovular path, etc.). For example, the actuator may be configured to reciprocate the plasma generator back and forth along the path. Movement of the plasma generator may be made along a track. To facilitate movement along the track, the plasma generator may include bearings that cooperate with the track. The plasma generator may be configured to move from a first position to a second position through an intermediate position. The plasma generator may then be configured to move back towards the first position by traveling through the intermediate, or substantially the intermediate, position. The plasma generator could take many forms, including a generator that includes an input for a working gas, an electrode, a counter electrode (which may be the body or nozzle of the generator), and/or a vortex generator. The plasma generator may be configured into two parts—a moving portion and a stationary portion. Such a generator may include brushes configured to maintain electrical contact and/or spaces through which a working gas can flow. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170642 | Combined Type Screen - A combined type screen comprises more than one screen boards being connected laterally, characterized in that the combined type screen is formed by more than one layer of screen boards being connected vertically; the top or the bottom of each layer of screen boards, or both the top and the bottom of each layer of screen boards, is provided with several pin holes; the pin holes at the top of a lower layer of screen boards are corresponding to the pin holes at the bottom of an upper layer of screen boards; adjacent two layers of screen boards are connected by pins being inserted into the pin holes. The board face at the side of the pin holes can be provided with a screw hole; after an upper layer and a lower layer of screen boards are connected by the pins, the pins can be fastened by screws. The pins can also be provided with notches, and the notches are corresponding to the screws. The top or the bottom of the screen boards can be provided with locating holes, and the locating holes at the upper layer of screen board are corresponding to the locating holes at the lower layer of screen boards; two locating holes can be connected by locating pins. The height of the screen can be combined optionally to meet different using requirements to the screen; moreover, the height of the screen can be divided into multiple sections, so as to be good for storage and transport. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170643 | Device for the diversion of window coverings - This device is designed to give added functionality to existing windows. It works by creating a usable space between the window pane and the user's chosen window covering, such as drapes, shades or curtains. The device interferes with the normal path a window covering would take, thus moving it away from the window pane. This is done by using one or more diverter pieces either attached to the window sill or pivoting out from the window frame which are shaped to allow smooth opening and closing of the window covering. The space between the covering and the pane could then be used by plants, pets or any other number of items, while maintaining privacy in the user's room. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170644 | Decorative valance structure - A decorative valance structure for a vertical blind assembly is disclosed. The longitudinally extending portion and the return portions of the valance structure are cut to the desired length from a PVC extrusion. Corner members are utilized to join the opposite ends of the longitudinally extending portions to the return portions. A flexible extrusion is attached to the top edge and the bottom edge of the valance structure and a section of vertical blind material is received between the flexible extrusions so as to cover the valance structure. The vertical blind material utilized to cover the valance structure “matches” the material for the vertical blind assembly providing a decorative appearance to the valance structure. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170645 | VEHICLE ROOF BLIND ASSEMBLY - A vehicle roof blind assembly includes a guide rail having upper and lower slide grooves, a pull rod, and a slide member having a slide portion extending slidably into the upper slide groove. A fabric blind has a transverse end portion connected to the pull rod, and a longitudinal insert portion received slidably in the lower slide groove and including first and second insert parts, and an angled part interconnecting the first and second insert parts. A guiding device is connected to the slide member, and includes a guide insert projecting into the lower slide groove and into the angled part between the first and second insert parts so as to push the angled part transversely of the fabric blind and inwardly of the lower slide groove. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170646 | METHOD OF INCREASING ENZYME STABILITY AND ACTIVITY FOR PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION - Wood pulp is treated with an esterase formulation in combination with a metal ion or cationic polymer to increase the stability or activity or both of esterase enzymes at high temperature, or at extreme pH ranges of acidic and alkaline conditions. The treatment by esterase together with metals ion or cationic polymer can be used to treat pitch containing pulp at high temperatures prior to, during or after refining of wood chip/pulp, in order to enhance the reduction of pitch problems and facilitate in the manufacture of paper. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170647 | Multi-ply paper towel with absorbent core - A multi-ply absorbent sheet of cellulosic fiber with continuous outer surfaces is provided an absorbent core between the outer surfaces. The absorbent core includes a non-woven fiber network having: (i) a plurality of pileated fiber enriched regions of relatively high local basis weight interconnected by way of (ii) a plurality of lower local basis weight linking regions whose fiber orientation is biased along the direction between pileated regions interconnected thereby, and (iii) a plurality of fiber-deprived cellules between the fiber enriched and linking regions, also being characterized by a local basis weight lower than the fiber enriched regions. The cellules provide a sponge-like internal structure of low fiber density regions. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170648 | USE OF AN AQUEOUS POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR IMPREGNATING RAW PAPER - Use of an aqueous polymer composition for impregnating base paper. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170649 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING POLY(LACTIC ACID) BIO-COMPOSITES.... - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing bio-composites, in which biodegradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fibers are mixed, optionally along with general-purpose polypropylene fibers, using a carding process, and compression molded into bio-composites which overcome the problems of the PLA bio-composites manufactured by injection molding, and the PLA bio-composites manufactured thereby. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170650 | Printability improving agents and papers coated with them - A printability improving agent for use in a neutral newsprint base paper which is printed with ecological inks, containing (I) a cationic copolymer obtained by polymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomer unit(s) selected from styrenes and alkyl acrylates and/or alkyl methacrylates with a quaternary ammonium salt-containing monomer unit, and (II) a copolymer obtained by polymerizing 100 parts by weight of one or more hydrophobic monomer(s) selected from the group above in the presence of 1-10 parts by weight of a surfactant. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170651 | PRESS SECTION AND PERMEABLE BELT IN A PAPER MACHINE - A pressing arrangement including at least one first fabric and second fabric both being permeable. A paper web is disposed between the first fabric and the second fabric. A pressure producing element is in contact with the first fabric. A support surface of a supporting structure is in contact with the second fabric. A differential pressure is provided between the first fabric and the support surface that acts on the first fabric, the paper web, and the second fabric, whereby the paper web is subjected to mechanical pressure and experiences a predetermined hydraulic pressure so as to cause water to be drained from the paper web. The pressing arrangement is structured and arranged to allow air to flow in a direction from the first fabric through the paper web and through the second fabric. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170652 | PRESS FELT - The present invention relates to a press felt having a first surface provided by a nonwoven structure and a second surface opposite the first surface, as well as a load absorbing base structure which is bonded with the nonwoven structure and is arranged between the first and the second surface. The press felt according to the present invention further includes particulate polymer material which is penetrated into the nonwoven structure from the first surface in sections in the direction of the second surface and which is adhered to the fibers of the nonwoven structure in a manner that the press felt has a permeability of at least 5 cfm, for example, at least 10 cfm. The present invention is characterized in that at least one filter layer is arranged in the nonwoven structure or at the barrier surface between the nonwoven structure and the base structure which is permeable for fluid and is substantially impermeable for polymer material from, for example, a predetermined particle size on. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170653 | SOLIDIFICATION OF MOLTEN MATERIAL OVER A MOVING BED OF DIVIDED SOLID MATERIAL - Systems and methods for converting a powder to a solid mass are disclosed. A furnace is provided to melt the powder and deliver a stream of resulting molten material to a bed of beads on a vibratory conveyor. Cooling gas flows through nozzles positioned above and along the conveyor to cool the beads and liquid. The liquid solidifies and forms a solid mass, incorporating beads from the bed. The conveyor can be periodically stopped to produce a plurality of discrete solid masses. Masses and unincorporated beads fall into a collection container. Unincorporated beads pass through a screening device and are returned to the bed of beads. A make-up bead system adds beads to the bed as needed to maintain a suitable bed depth. In some embodiments, the powder and beads consist essentially of silicon, and the solid masses formed are suitable for preparing silicon ingots. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170654 | Casting Molds for Use in Directional Solidification Processes and Methods of Making - Casting molds suitable for directional solidification processes using a liquid cooling bath include a graded facecoat structure on a mold body. The graded facecoat structure includes an innermost layer and a delamination layer, wherein the delamination layer fractures upon cooling of the molten metal so as to separate the mold body from the innermost layer, which remains in contact with or in close proximity to the metal being cast. Also disclosed are directional solidification processes. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170655 | Air Supply Unit - The object of the invention is an air supply unit ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170656 | HYBRID REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - A hybrid water cooler for cooling water and air while heating water and storing heated water includes a refrigeration system, a first water tank, a water inlet and heat transfer unit for transferring heat from the refrigeration system into a portion of the water from the water inlet. The cooler also has a conduit for delivering heated water to a first insulated water tank and to a tap for drawing off heated water. In addition, the cooler has a water cooling system and a conduit for cooling a portion of the water from the water inlet and delivering the cooled water to a second water tank. A conduit is also provided for drawing water from the second water tank to a tap of cold water. Further, the cooler includes an air cooler that has a coil and a water pump for pumping cooled water through the coil plus a fan for blowing air across the coil to thereby cool the air. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170657 | Integrated blower diffuser-fin heat sink - An air-cooled heat exchange device for cooling an object such as an electronic device generating heat during use. The device includes a toroidal electric motor with a centrifugal blower for directing air flow in a downward and outward direction, a heat sink positioned to receive the air flow from the blower; and a spiral diffuser as part of the heat sink, the diffuser having vanes for directing the air flow spirally over the heat sink. The vanes may include microfabricated vibrating reeds and a plurality of microfabricated dimples on at least some of the vanes. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170658 | Dual-Pressure Dual-Compartment Fluid Tank - An improved dual-pressure dual-compartment tank for transferring heat energy between two solutions while physically isolating the solutions from each other is disclosed. The tank has one fluid compartment positioned within a second fluid compartment such that the transfer of heat energy between the compartments is facilitated. One of the compartments is structured to maintain a substantially higher pressure than the other compartment so that if a physical divider between the compartments were to fail, the lower pressure fluid would not contaminate the higher pressure fluid. Additionally, the divider may take a variety of shapes to improve fluid mixing by accelerating or decelerating the fluid, and/or to provide an amount of surface area between compartments that is inversely proportional to the local temperature gradient between the compartments. These designs may include shapes such as a cone, a corrugated cylinder, a corrugated cone, or a cone with an outer spiral for improving mixing, thermal transfer, or to simplify construction of the dual-compartment tank. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170659 | MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH HEAT RECOVERY - Apparatus and method for recapturing and reusing heat provided in the course of fabricating a molded product. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170660 | HEAT EXCHANGERS AND RELATED METHODS - Heat exchangers and related methods, e.g., methods of reducing heat from a load, are disclosed. In some embodiments, a device includes a stationary element defining a cavity, a movable element, and a first heat pipe in fluid communication with the cavity defined by the stationary element. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170661 | HEAT PIPE WITH AXIAL AND LATERAL FLEXIBILITY - A flexible heat pipe is disclosed for use with evaporator and condenser elements for removing heat from electronic components. The flexible heat pipe comprises a bellows member fixed at one end to a condenser member and at an opposite end to an evaporator member. A cable artery is disposed within the bellows and is fixed at one end to the evaporator, and slidingly engages the condenser at the opposite end. The bellows acts as a flexible vapor envelope, and the cable artery acts as a flexible wick for directing condensed working fluid from the condenser back to the evaporator. The sliding connection between the cable artery and the condenser allows relative axial movement, and the inherent flexibility of the cable artery allows relative lateral movement. Thus, the condenser and evaporator can move in all directions with respect to each other, which can provide desired vibration isolation of the two components. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170662 | CONDENSER FOR POWER MODULE AND POWER MODULE - A condenser for a power module combines a plurality of aluminum materials to form a casing equipped with a channel for coolant therein, thus making it possible to keep material costs low. Moreover, thanks to the excellent workability of the aluminum materials, it is possible to adopt a configuration with a complex concave-convex configuration for a superior heat radiation performance. A channel for coolant with high heat radiation performance can also be structured inside the casing. The relatively thick bottom plate secures the rigidity required by the casing, while the relatively thin top plate can have a rigidity intentionally structured lower. In this manner, stress generated on joining surfaces of the condenser and an insulative substrate can be mitigated due to active deformation of the top plate. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170663 | MODULAR ICE STORAGE FOR UNINTERRUPTIBLE CHILLED WATER - A backup cooling storage system comprising at least one cooling and storage unit configured to cool a liquid supply using a quantity of cooled material when a main chiller of the liquid supply is not operational, and at least one chilling element configured to generate the quantity of cooled material for the at least one cooling and storage unit when the main chiller of the liquid supply is operational. Additional embodiments and methods are further disclosed. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170664 | PARALLEL FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER WITH CONNECTORS - A parallel flow heat exchanger includes a plurality of connector tubes which fluidly interconnect the individual flat heat exchange tubes to a refrigerant delivery member such that the refrigerant flows along the lengths of the connector tubes and then flows in a direction orthogonal thereto to enter the flat heat exchange tubes to thereby provide improved refrigerant distribution thereto. The refrigerant distribution member may be an inlet manifold or an entrance port or a refrigerant distributor. The connector tubes may be connected so as to conduct the flow in parallel or in series, and an orifice may be placed at the entrance end thereof to improve refrigerant distribution. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170665 | Spiral heat exchanger for producing heating and/or sanitary use hot water, specifically designed for condensation applications - A spiral heat exchanger for producing heating and/or sanitary use hot water, specifically designed for condensation applications, characterized in that said spiral heat exchanger comprises a duct, preferably though not exclusively made of a thermally conductive material and having a contoured cross-section, called outer duct, inside which can be either arranged or not a second duct, preferably though not exclusive made of a thermally conductive material, called inner duct; the geometrical construction of said outer duct being defined as a resultant obtained by joining two different diameter circumferences, said circumferences being spaced from one another by a constant or variable radius junction pattern; the thus obtained single or double duct being coiled or spiral wound on a diameter substantially larger than the size of said duct thereby providing a hollow cylinder. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170666 | Heat Exchanger and Method of Making and Using the Same - A method of transferring heat from a warmer stream of gas to a cooler stream of gas comprises flowing the warmer stream of gas through a heat exchanger in a manner such that the warmer stream of gas converges as the warmer stream of gas flows through the heat exchanger. The method further comprises flowing the cooler stream of gas through the heat exchanger in a manner such that the cooler stream of gas diverges as the cooler stream of gas flows through the heat exchanger. Another method comprises forming a heat exchanger by solid state welding a plurality of laminate members to each other. The heat exchanger may be a heatsink. The heat exchanger may also condense gas into a liquid. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170667 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger has a fluid passage sharing a wall with a cooling fluid passage adjacent to the passage. The thermally conductive wall allows heat to be transferred from the fluid into the cooling fluid passage. The passage additionally has a set of at least one airfoil pin extending into the passage. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170668 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A PLASTIC COLLECTING TANK - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, such as, for example, a liquid cooler, charge air cooler or the like, having two-part collecting tanks which are composed entirely of plastic and have inlet or outlet connecting pipes. One collecting tank part can have openings for receiving the ends of tubes, with the tube ends being adhesively connected therein, and with the two collecting tank parts being welded to one another at a weld seam which runs around the periphery of their walls. The two tank parts form an oval to round collecting tank cross section between the tubes, and the weld seam is situated in a seam preparation which is formed as a thickened portion of the walls of the tank parts. As a result of the invention, the heat exchanger is of particularly pressure-resistant design and is very production-friendly. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170669 | ALUMINUM HEAT EXCHANGER WITH PIT RESISTANT BRAZE JOINTS - An aluminum braze alloy suitable for use in brazing aluminum alloy components for heat exchanger's which includes lesser amounts of silicon, and further including at least one of magnesium, calcium, a lanthanide series metal and mixtures thereof in a concentration sufficient to form a passivating film under corrosive conditions. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170670 | Advanced Cooling Method and Device for LED Lighting - A light emitting diode cooling device and method are disclosed for passively removing heat from the LED using liquid convection to cool the LED. The liquid convection cooling device operates to cool the LED by circulating a liquid cooling medium without consuming external power to move the medium. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION IN DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A downhole drilling tool includes a housing defining an axial passageway and a shaft mounted for rotation within the axial passageway such that the housing and shaft form an annular gap. An electrical connector provides a signal to the shaft. The electrical connector includes a first lead assembly coupled to the housing and the shaft, and a second lead assembly coupled to the housing and the shaft. Each lead assembly has an outer ring electrode fixed to the housing and an inner ring electrode fixed to the shaft for rotation therewith such that connector gaps are formed between the outer ring electrodes and the inner ring electrodes. Drilling fluid is pumped through the annular gap to flow through the connector gaps to complete electrical connections between the outer ring electrodes and inner ring electrodes. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170672 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - A method of recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir. The method includes drilling a substantially-vertical primary production well, drilling a plurality of offset production wells generally around the substantially-vertical primary production well in a radial orientation, and drilling a plurality of offset injection wells generally around the substantially-vertical primary production well in a radial orientation. The method further includes injecting, via the plurality of offset injection wells, a liquid to mobilize the hydrocarbons from the subterranean reservoir and inducing the mobilized hydrocarbons to migrate towards the plurality of offset production wells for secondary recovery and injecting, via the plurality of offset injection wells, a gas to mobilize the hydrocarbons from the subterranean reservoir and inducing the mobilized hydrocarbons to migrate towards the plurality of offset production wells for tertiary recovery. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE BLOWOUT PREVENTION - A system for monitoring and controlling fluid flow through a borehole in an earth formation is disclosed. The system includes: a downhole tool configured to be movable within the borehole; and a plurality of interchangeable modules disposed within the downhole tool, the plurality of interchangeable modules including at least a sensor module for detecting a property change in the borehole and a packer module for sealing a portion of the borehole in response to the property change. Each of the plurality of interchangeable modules includes a connection configuration, the connection configuration of one of the modules being removably engageable with at least another of the modules. A method of monitoring and controlling fluid flow through a borehole in an earth formation is also disclosed. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170674 | Injection well storage of carbon dioxide - A process and apparatus of separating CO | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170675 | DOWNHOLE CABLE GRIPPING/SHEARING DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatuses for gripping and shearing a downhole cable. In one embodiment, a line cutter mandrel includes: a tubular mandrel; a pocket disposed along an outer surface of the mandrel and longitudinally coupled to the mandrel; a channel disposed through the pocket for receiving a cable; and a line cutter. The line cutter includes a blade, is operable to engage an outer surface of the cable in a gripping position, is operable to at least substantially sever the cable with the blade in a cutting position, and is operable from the gripping position to the cutting position by relative longitudinal movement between the cable and the pocket. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170676 | METHODS FOR CLEANING OUT HORIZONTAL WELLBORES USING COILED TUBING - Methods for cleaning out horizontal wellbores using coiled tubing are provided for use during downhole operations. A coiled tubing having a bottom hole assembly is deployed into a horizontal wellbore. Fluid is circulated down the annulus of the wellbore and up the bottom hole assembly while the bottom hole assembly is moved upward at a selected rate and distance. This method may be used to remove downhole solids, such as formation sands and proppant. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170677 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTION STRING APPARATUS - A production tubing assembly for accessing multiple boreholes includes an outer shroud having an axial throughbore, a deflector disposed in the axial throughbore and releasably coupled to the outer shroud, and at least two tubular members releasably coupled to the deflector by extendable latch assemblies, wherein the deflector with the coupled tubular members is extendable from within the outer shroud to a position beyond the outer shroud, wherein, in the extended position, the latch assemblies extend to release the tubular members and latch the deflector to the outer shroud. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170678 | Mounting a Module on an Underwater Structure - A method of mounting a subsea control module ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERMINATING TUBING - A technique is provided for terminating tubing. In the technique, a tubing termination assembly is used to terminate control line tubing from a downhole safety valve at a wellhead component. The tubing termination assembly utilizes a seal ring to form a seal around control line tubing extending from a port through a wellhead component. A seating surface is provided in the seal ring, rather than in the wellhead component, to which a seal member is abutted to form the seal with the control line tubing. The seal ring also comprises a threaded portion to enable a threaded member to urge the seal member against the seating surface. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170680 | Modular Well Tool System - A well tool is adapted to couple to at least one of a wireline service tool and a tubing string and has an adapter component engaging portion adapted to couple to an adapter component. At least a first and a second interchangeable adapter components are operable to couple to the adapter component engaging portion. The first adapter component is adapted to perform a first function and the second adapter component is adapted to perform a second function. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170681 | TREE PLUG | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170682 | INFLATABLE PACKER ASSEMBLY - Conventional formation evaluation with dual inflatable packers includes the steps of pressurizing the packers so as to isolate an annular portion of the borehole wall, collecting one or more samples of formation fluid via the isolated portion of the borehole wall, and depressurizing the packers so as to permit movement of the mandrel within the borehole. A sampling method and apparatus that utilize one or more of the following to advantage is provided: restricting deformation of the packers during inflation using an annular bracing assembly; actively retracting the packers using ambient borehole pressure; and substantially centralizing the mandrel intermediate the packers so as to resist buckling of the mandrel. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170683 | GAS ACTIVITY ANALYSIS IN THE GROUND - A method of introducing a propellant gas into the ground is described, wherein a trace gas that can be analysed above the ground or the earth's surface is added to said propellant gas. According to the invention hydrogen is used as the trace gas, whereby the proportion of the trace gas hydrogen in the propellant gas/trace gas mixture is a maximum of 10% by vol., preferably a maximum of 5% by vol. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SODIUM AZIDE BASED SUPPRESSION OF FIRES - A fire suppressing gas generator includes a cylindrical housing comprising an array of discharge ports distributed generally uniformly therearound; a cylindrical filter disposed within the housing and spaced from the interior wall of the housing; a plurality of azide-based propellant grains inside the cylindrical filter; and at least one ignition device associated with the propellant grains. The propellant grains when ignited by the ignition device generate a fire suppressing gas which passes through the filter and out of the discharge ports of the cylindrical housing for delivery into a space. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170685 | Method Of Making A Flow Shaper For A Sprinkler Assembly - A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170686 | ASSEMBLY OF A TRACTION VEHICLE AND A SOIL TREATMENT MACHINE - An assembly of a traction vehicle and a soil treatment machine, such as a scrub clearing-plant shredding machine, includes a connecting mechanism including at least one articulated connecting rod of the same length as two other connecting rods forming a deformable parallelogram that maintains a parallelogram configuration, on either side of a closing plane, during vertical upward and downward movements of the soil treatment machine relative to a support arm. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170687 | Fastening Device for Coupling Ploughing Elements in Agricultural Cultivation Machines - Fastening device for coupling ploughing elements in agricultural cultivation machines, the ploughing elements including ploughshares, points, blades or any similar type of tool, the fastening device including an intermediate fastening element, formed by a solid body, which joins the ploughing element to the support arm, the intermediate fastening element being equipped with a fastening arrangement for linking thereof to the support arm; a guiding arrangement for insertion of the former inside the ploughing element; and an aperture, passable transversely with respect to the direction of the guiding arrangement and intended for insertion of a retractable pin which, in an insertion position for the pin, acts as a retaining element for the ploughing element with respect to the intermediate fastening element such that the fastening device enables the user/operator to manually replace or reposition the ploughing element, avoiding any need for accessory tools for this purpose. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170688 | BATTERING RAM WITH REPLACEABLE HEADS - A battering ram system includes an elongated tubular body with an open end and a pair of laterally-extending handles that can be grasped for swinging the body against a door to break a door down. Interchangeable impact heads are provided, each having an elongated male section fit into an open end of the body, a flange abutting the end when the male section is in the body, and an operative end configured to generate a desired impact against the door. A retainer threads into the body to retain the head to the body, but still the flange transfers energy to the body from the impact and not the retainer. The plurality of impact heads are particularly shaped for specific different tasks, such as oversize heads for weight and large surface, undersized heads for high force and damage, and wedge-shaped heads for prying/wedging. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170689 | Hydraulic Aggregate for Hydraulic Power Wrenches - The hydraulic aggregate comprises, within a container ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170690 | STATOR WITH INSULATION FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, INSULATION FOR A STATOR, AND ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - The invention is based on a stator having an insulation which is arranged around a coil winding package, wherein a stator packet is arranged on the insulation. It is proposed that the insulation means be embodied as a self-supporting sleeve. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170691 | COAXIAL CABLE - A coaxial cable includes an electric conductor, an insulating layer formed on a periphery of the electric conductor, wherein the insulating layer includes an insulating material including a fluorine-containing polymer obtained by grafting at least one compound selected from unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters of the unsaturated carboxylic acids to a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkylvinylether copolymer, a conductive layer formed on a periphery of the insulating layer, wherein the conductive layer includes a sintered product from a metallic nanoparticle paste, and an outer insulating layer formed on a periphery of the conductive layer. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170692 | SPIRAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE AND SLIDE-TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention discloses a spiral electrical connection device and a slide-type electronic device therewith. The slide-type electronic device includes a base, a cover, and the spiral electrical connection device. The cover is slidably connected to the base. The spiral electrical connection device includes an electrical connection member having a first end and a second end and two connecting portions. The two connecting portions are connected to the first end and the second end of the electrical connection member, respectively. The connecting portions are electrically connected to each other via the electrical connection member, and they are connected to the cover and the base, respectively. The electrical connection member winds around a winding direction to the first end. When the cover moves away from the base, the electrical connection member extends. When the cover moves toward the base, the electrical connection member gathers around. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170693 | Swellable tapes and yarns to replace strand filling compounds - A cable has a conductor and an insulator over the conductor. The conductor includes a first layer of at least one conductor element, a second layer of conductor elements, disposed over the first layer, and an intermediate water blocking layer, between the first and second conductor layers. The intermediate water block layering has at least one longitudinally applied water swellable yarn and at least one helically applied water swellable yarn. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170694 | THERMOPLASTIC-BASED, CARBON NANOTUBE-ENHANCED, HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY WIRE - A conductive wire includes a plurality of thermoplastic filaments each having a surface, and a coating material having a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed therein. The coating material is bonded to the surface of each thermoplastic filament. The thermoplastic filaments having the coating bonded thereto are bundled and bonded to each other to form a substantially cylindrical conductor. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170695 | THERMOPLASTIC-BASED, CARBON NANOTUBE-ENHANCED, HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY LAYERED WIRE - A conductive wire includes a thermoplastic filament having a circumference and a plurality of coating layers dispersed about the circumference of the thermoplastic filament. The coating layers include a plurality of conductive layers comprising aligned carbon nanotubes dispersed therein and at least one thermoplastic layer between each pair of conductive layers. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170696 | SPUTTERING TARGET, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE - A sputtering target which is composed of a sintered body of an oxide which contains at least indium, tin, and zinc and includes a spinel structure compound of Zn | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170697 | SIGNAL WIRE - A signal wire which at least comprises a flexible core and a metal layer is disclosed. The flexible core has a surface and a longitudinal direction, and the metal layer comprises a plurality of metal foil straps. The metal foil straps are directly and helically wound in parallel on the surface of the core to form a continuously, electrically conductive structure along the longitudinal direction. Thereby, the signal wire has both a decreased external diameter and decreased impedance. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170698 | HARNESS-ROUTING PROTECTOR - An object is to provide a harness-routing protector with a simple configuration that can be readily fabricated at low cost and can be readily attached to a harness so that the harness, which has a difficulty in maintaining a bent shape, can be readily routed without interfering with other components within a limited space. In a harness-routing protector ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170699 | PASSIVATED THIN FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A method of producing a passivated thin film material is disclosed wherein an insulating thin film layer ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170700 | SOLID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid printed circuit board is manufactured by bonding upper and lower printed circuit boards having different shapes and provided with wirings formed on surfaces thereof. A bonding layer is made of insulating material containing thermosetting resin and inorganic filler dispersed therein, and has a via-conductor made of conductive paste filling a through-hole perforated in a predetermined position of the bonding layer. This circuit board provides a packaging configuration achieving small size and thickness and three-dimensional mounting suitable for semiconductors of high performance and multiple-pin structure. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170701 | POLYAMIDEIMIDE RESIN, ADHESIVE AGENT, MATERIAL FOR FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE, FLEXIBLE LAMINATE, AND FLEXIBLE PRINT WIRING BOARD - A polyamide-imide resin obtained by a process comprising the step of reacting an aromatic diisocyanate with a diimide dicarboxylic acid containing 40 mol % or more of a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and 20 mol % or more of a compound represented by the following general formula (2). | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170702 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MODULE - An electrically conductive module is provided. The module includes a panel configured to engage with one or more conductive structural elements. The module further includes conductive layers formed on or in the panel. Each conductive layer has a terminal configured to be in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive structural elements. In one embodiment of the present invention, a first terminal is configured to be in electrical communication with a first conductive structural element and a second terminal is configured to be in electrical communication with a second conductive structural element. In another embodiment of the present invention, both a first terminal and a second terminal are configured to be in electrical communication with a first conductive structural element. In this embodiment, the first and second terminals are respectively configured to be in electrical communication with first and second conductive portions of the first conductive structural element. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170703 | RIGID-FLEX MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Rigid-flex-type circuit-board structure and manufacturing method, in which a flexible membrane ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170704 | FABRIC ABLE TO FORM ELECTRONIC ELEMENT - A cloth material that can form an electronic component includes a cloth material layer, which includes at least one crevice; and a conductive area included in the cloth material layer, wherein a shape of the crevice and a shape of the conductive area change with an outside force. A cloth material that can form an electronic component includes two cloth material layers stacked to form a crevice therebetween; and a conductive area located on the two cloth material layers spanning from one side of the crevice to the other side of the crevice, wherein a shape of the crevice and the conductive area changes with an outside force. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170705 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWDER FORSTERITE POWDER, FORSTERITE POWDER, SINTERED FORSTERITE, INSULATING CERAMIC COMPOSITION, AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A forsterite powder with superior characteristics which can be sintered at a relatively low temperature can be economically produced, when a magnesium source, a silicon source, and copper particles are mixed to prepare a mixed powder containing 300 to 2,000 ppm by weight of the copper particles, and the mixed powder is fired. The magnesium source used is preferably Mg(OH) | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170706 | ELECTRONIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC MODULE - An electronic module includes a first substrate having at least one electronic component, and a housing embedded in the substrate and designed as an injection molded housing or a transfer molded housing, and which includes electrical leads protruding from the housing, connected to the first substrate and designed as a pressed screen. At least one further second substrate provided with second electrical is embedded in the housing, the second leads being designed as a second pressed screen, and the two pressed screens being directly connected to each other in at least one location. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170707 | Optical article - An optical article and method of making the same are provided. The optical article has optical multi-aperture operation. The optical article has one or more electrically conductive and selectively passivated patterns. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170708 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR-EMBEDDED LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a capacitor-embedded low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate. A capacitor part is manufactured by firing a deposition including at least one high dielectric ceramic sheet to form a capacitor part. A plurality of low temperature co-fired green sheets are provided. Each of the low temperature co-fired green sheet has at least one of a conductive pattern and a conductive via hole thereon. A low temperature co-fired ceramic deposition is formed by depositing the low temperature co-fired green sheets to embed the capacitor part in the low temperature co-fired ceramic deposition. The embedded capacitor part is connected either to the conductive pattern or the conductive via hole of an adjacent green sheet. Then the low temperature co-fired ceramic deposition having the capacitor part embedded therein is fired. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170709 | ELECTRONIC CARRIER BOARD AND PACKAGE STRUCTURE THEREOF - An electronic carrier board and a package structure thereof are provided. The electronic carrier board includes a carrier, at least one pair of bond pads formed on the carrier, and a protective layer covering the carrier. The protective layer is formed with openings for exposing the bond pads. A groove is formed between the paired bond pads and has a length larger than a width of an electronic component mounted on the paired bond pads. The groove is adjacent to one of the paired bond pads and communicates with a corresponding one of the openings where this bond pad is exposed. Accordingly, a clearance between the electronic component and the electronic carrier board can be effectively filled with an insulating resin for encapsulating the electronic component, thereby preventing voids and undesirable electrical bridging between the paired bond pads from occurrence. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170710 | CONDUCTIVE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND TRANSPARENT ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FILM - An electromagnetic shielding film for plasma display which is excellent in electromagnetic shielding characteristics for effectively shielding electromagnetic waves, near infrared rays, stray light, external light, and the like and even when stored under a wet heat condition, is small in change of color tint and good in adhesion, with a blackening layer hardly peeled away, is provided by a transparent electromagnetic shielding film including a transparent support having thereon a conductive metal layer in a pattern-like state having an electromagnetic shielding ability and having a surface covered by a blackening layer, with the blackening layer made of an alloy of nickel and zinc in a nickel/zinc mass ratio of from 0.5 to 50. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170711 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL BOX IN DRYWALL - A device and method for mounting electrical boxes ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170712 | Device for Absorption of Noise - A device for absorbing the electrical noise in cables contains a housing with a feed-through for a cable, which in the fastened position projects out of both end-faces of the housing. Externally on each of the end faces there are two strips which between them form a slot, and these strips form fixing edges bounding the slot The strips are connected to the end-faces of the housing in such a way that they are able to turn away from one another, so that their fixing edges can be moved further away or nearer along the longitudinal direction of the cable. By this means the breadth of the slot can be adapted to the flexibility and/or the diameter of the cable. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170713 | Enclosure with tubular coupling for containing electronic components - An enclosure with a tubular coupling; for containing electronic components, circuits, and other components. The tubular coupling may provide both a support means for the enclosure, as well as a raceway for connecting external wiring. The enclosure is optimized for surface-mounting to an existing larger enclosure, utilizing a single hole in the wall of the larger enclosure. The single hole may be the size and shape of a standard electrical conduit knockout. The hole may be made with a standard hole punch intended for making holes in electrical enclosures for electrical conduits. The tubular coupling fits into the hole, and the inventive enclosure may be secured to the larger enclosure with a threaded nut (with a threaded tubular coupling), a retaining clip (with a notched tubular coupling), or other suitable hardware. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170714 | HOUSING WITH THERMAL BRIDGE - A hermetically sealed and/or ignition protection housing is provided with heat bridges at discreet points. The heat bridges form mounting faces in the interior space of the housing and also on the outer side. Heat from the interior of the housing generated by an item on the interior mounting faces is dissipated outwardly at the corresponding points by means of the heat bridges. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170715 | RECEPTACLES - The invention relates to a receptacle ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170716 | TERMINAL PLATE CIRCUIT USING A PRESSING MEMBER - The present invention provides a terminal plate circuit in which the reliability of an electrical connection state between a terminal plate and a rectangular wire is enhanced by a simple method. The present invention is a terminal plate circuit including a terminal plate, a rectangular wire, and a pressing member, characterized in that a hole through which the rectangular wire penetrates is provided in the terminal plate; the rectangular wire is inserted into this hole so as to establish an electrical contact between the terminal plate and the rectangular wire; and the contact state is maintained by a pressing force of the pressing member to the part of the surface of the rectangular wire on the side opposite to the part of the surface of the rectangular wire that is in contact with the terminal plate, and that the pressing member has a sandwiching part that can sandwich the end of the terminal plate, and the pressing force of the pressing member to the rectangular wire is generated by sandwiching the end of the terminal plate with this sandwiching part. Preferably, soldering or welding is carried out so as to cover a part at which the terminal plate and the rectangular wire are in electrical contact with each other. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170717 | FORMATION EVALUATION WHILE DRILLING - An apparatus comprising a fluid communication device configured to extend from a drill string and establish fluid communication with a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore in which the drill string is positioned, wherein the drill string comprises a passage configured to conduct drilling mud and an opening extending through an outer surface thereof and into a cavity. A sample chamber is coupled within the cavity and is in selectable fluid communication with the formation via the fluid communication device. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170718 | FORMATION EVALUATION WHILE DRILLING - An apparatus comprising a fluid communication device configured to extend from a drill string and establish fluid communication with a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore in which the drill string is positioned, wherein the drill string comprises a passage configured to conduct drilling mud and an opening extending through an outer surface thereof and into a cavity. A sample chamber is coupled within the cavity and is in selectable fluid communication with the formation via the fluid communication device. A retainer is configured to absorb axial loading of the sample chamber within the cavity. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170719 | REDUCED ABRASION DRILLING FLUID - A reduced abrasion drilling fluid system and method of drilling a borehole by circulating the reduced abrasion drilling fluid through the borehole is disclosed. The reduced abrasion drilling fluid comprises a drilling fluid, a first additive and a weighting agent, wherein the weighting agent has a particle size of at least 90% by volume less than 50 μm. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170720 | DRILL BIT - A drill bit usable with a fluid, the drill bit comprising a body section, the body section defining a body proximal end and a substantially longitudinally opposed body distal end, the body section defining a body passageway extending substantially longitudinally therethrough for receiving the fluid and conveying the fluid through the body section; a substantially annular crown section extending substantially longitudinally from the body section, the crown section defining a crown distal end and a substantially longitudinally opposed crown proximal end, the crown section extending from the body section with the crown proximal end located substantially adjacent to the body distal end, the crown section defining a crown passageway extending substantially longitudinally therethrough, the crown passageway being in fluid communication with the body passageway for receiving the fluid from the body passageway; and a flow directing component cooperating with the crown section to define a fluid flow channel, the fluid flow channel extending through the crown section substantially radially outwardly from the crown passageway, the fluid flow channel being self-modifiable upon the crown section reaching a predetermined wear threshold so as to modify a flow of the fluid through the fluid flow channel when the crown section reaches the predetermined wear threshold. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170721 | ADJUSTABLE WEIGHING SCALE - An adjustable weighing scale includes first and second scale sections deployable in a full-width configuration and an extended-width configuration. A connecting member extends between the scale sections. Load sensing apparatuses are mounted on the scale sections and output signals related to a portion of the full weight of an associated object on the scale. An output device receives the signals and communicates the full weight sensed by the scale in appropriate units. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170722 | LOAD DETECTING DEVICE, SEAT, AND LOAD SENSOR - A load detecting device includes: a load sensor which outputs a signal in response to a load; and a plurality of tensile members which support the load sensor in a state where the load sensor is tensioned in multiple directions and stretch the load sensor in the multiple directions by receiving the load, wherein the load sensor outputs a signal in response to the load received by the plurality of tensile members on the basis of tensile forces of the plurality of tensile members. | 2010-07-08 |
