| 29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20110174432 | Refastenable Absorbent Article - An absorbent article is provided that comprises a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the back waist region, a front waist end edge, a back waist end edge, a longitudinal axis extending from a mid-point of the front waist end edge to a mid-point of the back waist end edge, a first longitudinally extending side edge, a second longitudinally extending side edge, an exterior surface, an interior surface, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. A portion of the front waist region and a portion of the back waist region are joined in a surface to surface relationship to form a pant comprising a first permanent side edge seam and a laterally opposed second permanent side edge seam. The first and second permanent side edge seams define an initial waist opening circumference and a pair of leg openings. The absorbent article comprises a first fastening component comprising a first fastening surface and a first attachment surface. The first attachment surface is disposed on the interior surface or the exterior surface of the absorbent article in the front waist region. The absorbent article comprises a second fastening component comprising a second fastening surface. The second fastening component is disposed on or forms a portion of the same surface of the absorbent article on which the first attachment surface is disposed. The initial waist opening circumference formed by the first and second permanent side edge seams is configured to be opened. The first fastening surface and the second fastening surface are configured to be refastenably engaged and separated with each other. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174433 | High Pressure Barrier Hose And Method Of Manufacture - Novel flexible hoses are disclosed that are capable of handling high pressure fluids and providing high barrier against permeation loss. The hoses comprise (from innermost to outermost layer) a thermoplastic veneer; a tie layer; a metal-polymer laminate; a braid under-layer of a thermoplastic or thermosetting elastomer; a reinforcing braid layer; and an outer layer of an elastomeric material. The hoses are suitable for use in air conditioning, refrigeration, fuel handling, hydraulic and similar systems requiring the transport of high pressure fluids. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174434 | Preparation of film coating of PLA biodegradable materials and its setup - A manufacturing method of coating film PLA biodegradable material and its setup using PLA biodegradable granule through drying machine to process water content before heating granule to molten on one hand and entering lamination head on the other hand through conveyer and squeezing out a thin film, then pushes lamination machine to fixed location and position lamination head between two rollers, than through lateral cylinder to control its displacement so that lamination head locates at center of two rollers, same time control rolling machine so that lamination point ascends to proper distance from outlet; while paper web or thin wood paper board surface heating through heater and enlarging pores, then using surface treatment so that pores are further enlarged to facilitate PLA thin film easy to coat film for providing fast lamination and increase yield and producing all kinds of paper containers and achieve natural degradation. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174435 | Microwell Sampling Tape Sealing Apparatus and Methods - A sealing station ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174436 | Thermal conductivity treatment - Often it is beneficial to divert the heat generated in an electronic device away from some specified spots. If the substrate on which the device is fabricated has a high thermal conductivity (e.g. silicon), considerable amounts of heat can be transferred to unwanted regions by conduction. The transferred heat might cause unwanted processes or damages to the device. In one embodiment, the present invention successfully diverts heat from protected areas by anisotropy induced by fabrication of grooves or other features in the substrate. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174437 | PITCH RESISTANT HOT MELT POLYURETHANE - The present invention relates to hot melt polyurethanes. The polyurethane can include a polyol and both a pure and polymeric polyisocyanate. Generally the polyurethane can be used to improve pitch resistance in building materials. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174438 | ADHESIVE IMPREGNATED CARRIER - An adhesive impregnated carrier comprising a carrier impregnated with uncured adhesive resin is provided. The carrier material and overall impregnated carrier can be any desired thickness, as further described herein. Also provided is a method of bonding materials together comprising: positioning an uncured adhesive impregnated carrier between materials to be bonded; and curing the adhesive impregnated carrier, wherein the materials are bonded. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174439 | VAPOR DISPERSIBLE PLASTIC FILM WITH PAINT ADHERENCE & CLING - A co-extruded plastic film comprises an outer layer formed of a high density polymer or co-polymer having a high surface energy, such as a medium molecular weight high density polyethylene that is corona treated or includes a relatively polar polymer, a core layer preferably formed of a polyolefin, which can include linear low density polyethylene or a foamed polymer preferably produced by an endothermic blowing agent, and an inner layer formed of a polymer having good cling properties that includes a filler of sufficiently large particle size and in a sufficiently large amount that vapors can escape laterally from under the film. This film allows vapors to disperse and can also be moisture absorbent and vapor permeable. The film also has the benefit that one surface has high paint adherence and the opposite surface clings to a substrate while having good lateral transmissivity of vapors. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174440 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum evacuable processing chamber; a first electrode for mounting thereon a substrate to be processed in the processing chamber; a second electrode facing the first electrode in parallel in the processing chamber; and a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas to a processing space between the first and the second electrode. The apparatus further includes a first high frequency power supply for applying a first high frequency power for generating a plasma of the processing gas to at least one of the first and the second electrode; and a cavity plasma generation unit, having a cavity formed in one of the first and the second electrode, for generating a plasma of a discharging gas in the cavity. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174441 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a plasma processing apparatus wherein an electrode embedded in a mounting table is supplied with high frequency power for biasing. A surface, which is exposed to plasma and is of an aluminum cover functioning as an opposite electrode to the electrode of the mounting table, is coated with a protection film, preferably a Y | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174442 | BONDING APPARATUS - A bonding apparatus includes: a bonding head having a bonding tool for sucking and holding an electronic part; elevator means lifting up/down the bonding head; a stopper provided to the bonding head; a stopper support that regulates a descending height of the bonding head with engagement with the stopper; distance detection means that detects a distance between the stopper and the stopper support; stopper support elevator means that lifts up/down the stopper support independently from the bonding head; and control means that controls the stopper support elevator means. The control means controls a height of the stopper support so as to keep the distance between the stopper and the stopper support at a predetermined distance by using a signal from the distance detection means until the bump is melted in heating and pressing the electronic part to the substrate. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174443 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP - A method (and apparatus) of assembling a die on an electronic substrate, includes processing an assembly including a substrate and a die, and during the processing, introducing a pre-stress to the assembly during a cure process. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174444 | Nozzle including a Jointed Application Pallet | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174445 | SEMI-AUTOMATED REWORKABILITY EQUIPMENT FOR DE-BONDING A DISPLAY - A device is disclosed for use with a method for reworking a bonded display (e.g., a LCD) having a substrate (e.g., plate or film) adhesively bonded to a face (e.g., front face) of the LCD. Use of the device provides for efficient and clean removal of the substrate from the display when necessary (e.g., when defect(s) are present) without damage to the display such that the display can subsequently be re-bonded as a component in a device being manufactured. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174446 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE ON A RIM TO FORM A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL AND FOR DEMOUNTING A TYRE FROM A RIM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - The invention concerns a method for mounting a tyre on a rim to form a motor vehicle wheel and for demounting a tyre from a rim with at least one fitting or removal tool, wherein images of the wheel ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174447 | COMPACT WASTEWATER CONCENTRATOR USING WASTE HEAT - A compact and portable liquid concentrator includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. Fresh liquid to be concentrated is also introduced into the re-circulating circuit at a rate sufficient to offset the amount of liquid evaporated in the flow corridor. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174448 | Golf Cart Curtain Assembly - A portable golf cart curtain assembly that is able to be installed by one golfer in a matter of minutes on any golf cart and provide a substantial barrier to the elements. Its extensible framework is designed for quick attachment to a plethora of different carts and to remain in place despite the twisting of the golf cart frame and any jostling of the golf cart as it traverses about the course. A set of rubber grommets keeps any movement of the assembly quiet as metal on metal contact is eliminated. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174449 | RAPID SAFETY CORD CONCENTRATOR - The present invention provides a rapid safety cord concentrator, and more particularly a cord concentrator, having application in window curtains, which binds the free ends of pull cords, and enables the external force produced at the outset of the pull cords being operated by accident to be transmitted linearly into the cord concentrator. Accordingly, the binding stationary state gripping force of the cord concentrator on the pull cords is easily broke apart, thus causing the cord concentrator to instantly lose its gripping force on the pull cords and rapidly separating therefrom, thereby immediately releasing entangled limbs or torso from the pull cords. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174450 | CONSTANT VISCOSITY SPEED REDUCER - A speed reducer assembly for rolling screen systems includes a speed reducer chamber. A resistance element is mounted for movement within the speed reducer chamber. A non-viscous resistance material is provided in contact with the resistance element within the speed reducer chamber. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174451 | Process for Delignifying and Bleaching Chemical Pulp - The delignification and bleaching of chemical pulp by a bleaching stage, in which the chemical pulp is reacted first with chlorine dioxide and, after reaction of the chlorine dioxide, is further reacted without intermediate washing with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a molybdate or tungstate, permits the production of chemical pulp having a whiteness of at least 89.5%, having improved stability to yellowing and reduced oxidative damage. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174452 | BASE PAPER OF ARAMID FIBER HONEYCOMB CORE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A base paper of aramid fiber honeycomb core and its manufacturing method are provided. The base paper comprises 11-90 parts by weight of structural fiber, 10-70 parts by weight of crosslinking fiber, and 0-19 parts by weight of additive fiber, wherein the structural fiber is poly(p-phenylene terephthal amide) fiber, the crosslinking fiber is poly(m-phenylene isophthal amide) fibrid, and the additive is polyester fiber. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174453 | POLYMER DISPERSION - The invention relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising an anionic water-soluble dispersion polymer comprising in polymerized form a monomer mixture comprising (i) one or more anionic monomers, (ii) a first non-ionic vinyl monomer which is acrylamide, and (iii) at least one second non-ionic vinyl monomer; a water-soluble salt and a stabilizer, wherein the water soluble salt is present in an amount of at least 2.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the dispersion. The invention further relates to a process for producing the aqueous polymer dispersion, use of the aqueous polymer dispersion as a flocculating agent in papermaking or for water purification, and a process for producing paper which comprises adding one or more drainage and retention aids comprising the aqueous polymer dispersion to an aqueous suspension containing cellulosic fibres and then dewatering the obtained suspension. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174454 | PAPERMAKING METHOD USING ONE OR MORE QUATERNIZED DIALKANOLAMINE FATTY ACID ESTER COMPOUNDS TO CONTROL OPACITY AND PAPER PRODUCT MADE THEREBY - A method for making an opacity relevant grade paper or paperboard product, such as a communication type paper used for printing and writing applications, utilizes an effective amount of quaternized alkanolamine fatty acid ester compounds as an opacification aid to control the optical properties of the paper or paperboard product as a wet-end additive to a papermaking operation. Using the quaternized alkanolamine fatty acid ester compound can improve the opacity of the paper or paperboard product, maintain the opacity of the paper while reducing the use of other opacification aids, such as inorganic fillers and/or pigments, and allow for a reduction in paper grammage without a compromise in opacity. The improvements in paper optical properties are achieved without adversely affecting other characteristics of the paper product such as bulk value, tensile strength, tear index, and the like. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174455 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PAPER PRODUCTION - Oxidative compositions and processes that preserve and enhance the brightness and improve color of pulp or paper when applied during different stages of the papermaking process are identified. The oxidative composition and method maintains and/or enhances brightness, prevents yellowing, and enhances the performance of paper products. Used in combination with optical brighteners and/or chelants the oxidative agents produce a synergistic effect not previously identified in the paper process. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174456 | FORMING FABRIC WITH EXTENDED SURFACE - A method of forming a structured fibrous web including the steps of supplying a fiber slurry to a nip, the nip being formed by a structured fabric and a forming fabric; dewatering the fiber slurry through the forming fabric to create a web; retaining the web with the structured fabric through at least one dewatering process, the forming fabric including a woven fabric having a paper side and a roll side, the paper side having a paper side surface and said roll side having a roll side surface; and providing a polymer material deposit extending above the paper side surface, the polymer material deposit having at least one of a random pattern, a random motif, a pseudo-random pattern, a pseudo-random motif, a predetermined pattern and a predetermined motif. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174457 | PROCESS FOR OPTIMIZING STEEL FABRICATION - A process for optimizing steel fabrication. The process includes optimization of treatment in the ladle based on accurate determination of steel weight, slag carryover and furnace heel. The unification of the dip test process together with ladle profiling using information from the slag, side and bottom regions of the ladle results in the quantitative determination of key factors to optimize steel composition with minimum slag carryover in the absence of scales to determine required masses of metal charge and ladle weight as examples. Caprices of the process include significant improvements in ladle refractory and specification steel quality. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174458 | CASTING METHOD - A molten metal is fed from a distributor provided in a molten metal introduction portion of a casting die to a cavity of the casting die so as to perform a casting operation. A portion of the distributor to be in contact with the molten metal is made of a copper or a copper alloy. The casting is performed while setting a cavity temperature of the casting die in an initial stage of casting to a predetermined temperature and setting a temperature of the distributor in the initial stage of casting to 65° C. or lower. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174459 | MOLD ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING REMOVABLE INSERTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Mold assemblies and associated methods and components for forming battery grids for lead acid batteries are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a battery grid mold assembly includes a first die block that is movable relative to a second die block between an assembled position and an unassembled position spaced apart from the second die block. The mold assembly also includes a first insert plate having a first side that is removably coupled to the first die block and a second side opposite the first side. The second side of the first insert plate includes a first recess. The mold assembly further includes a second insert plate having a third side removably coupled to the second die block and a fourth side opposite the third side. The fourth side includes a second recess. When the first and second die blocks are in the assembled positions, the first and second recesses at least partially define a grid cavity that is configured to receive a flowable material for forming a battery grid. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174460 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CASTING FOR MOLD FOR MOLDING TIRE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a casting for a mold for molding a tire, wherein twist and warp deformation of each block of the casting is less likely to occur when the casting shrinks, the difference between the degrees of shrinkage of cope and drag is small, the casting, even if large-sized, can be produced in a relatively short molten metal solidifying time, and healthy castings can be easily obtained. A method of manufacturing a casting for a mold for molding a tire of a sectional mold type in which the mold is opened and closed by dividing the mold into a plurality of pieces in the circumferential direction comprises a process of manufacturing each of divided block castings ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174461 | FURNACE HEADER BOX HAVING BLOCKED CONDENSATION PROTECTION, A FURNACE INCLUDING THE HEADER BOX AND A BLOCKED CONDENSATION PROTECTION SYSTEM - A header box, a furnace and a blocked condensation protection system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the header box includes: (1) a first channel having a first channel supply port positioned to be in fluid communication with an inlet of a combustion air blower and a first pressure port couplable to a first input of a pressure sensing device, the combustion air blower and the pressure sensing device associated with the cold end header box and (2) a second channel having a second channel supply port positioned to be in fluid communication with the inlet of the combustion air blower, a second pressure port couplable to a second input of the pressure sensing device and a pressure reference inlet, the second channel in fluid communication with the first channel and configured to have about a same pressure as the first channel when the pressure reference inlet is blocked. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED COOLING OF A HEAT SINK USING A SYNTHETIC JET - A system for cooling a device includes a heat sink comprising a substrate having a plurality of fins arranged thereon, a fan positioned to direct an ambient fluid in a first direction across the heat sink, and a first synthetic jet assembly comprising one of a multi-orifice synthetic jet and a plurality of single orifice synthetic jets. The first synthetic jet assembly is configured to direct the ambient fluid in a second direction across the heat sink, wherein the second direction is approximately perpendicular to the first direction. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174463 | Water Heating System - A water heating system, in which water from a relatively low pressure closed-loop heated water circuit flows through a heat exchanger, through which a relatively high pressure mains cold water feed also flows, to supply both a demand for hot water from the high pressure circuit and/or a demand from heated water consumers such as radiators or showers, is characterised by the feature that the low pressure heated water always flows first through the heat exchanger before supplying any of the heated water consumers; or by the feature that flow restrictors are incorporated into the heat exchanger circuit infeed; or both. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174464 | FLAT HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary flat heat pipe with an evaporator section and a condenser section at opposite ends thereof includes a hollow flat casing, a first wick structure and a solid and sintered second wick structure. The first wick structure includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate. The first wick structure is received in the casing, and extends from the evaporator section to the condenser section. The second wick structure is disposed in the casing at the evaporator section. The second wick structure contacts the top and bottom plates and joins the first wick structure. A method for manufacturing the heat pipe is also provided. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174465 | FLAT HEAT PIPE WITH VAPOR CHANNEL - An exemplary flat heat pipe with an evaporator section and a condenser section includes a hollow casing, and a first wick structure and a second wick structure in the casing. The second structure contacts an inner surface of the casing at the evaporator section. The first structure at the evaporator section includes a first contact portion contacting an inner surface of the second structure, and a first isolated portion from the inner surface of the second structure. The first isolated portion and the inner surface of the second structure define a first channel therebetween. The first structure at the condenser section includes a second contact portion contacting the inner surface of the casing, and a second isolated portion from the inner surface of the casing. The second isolated portion and the inner surface of the casing define therebetween a second channel communicating with the first channel. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174466 | FLAT HEAT PIPE - An exemplary flat heat pipe with an evaporator section and a condenser section includes a casing, and a first wick structure and a second wick structure in the casing. The casing defines a first vapor channel within the evaporator section. The first wick structure contacts an inner surface of the casing at the condenser section. The first wick structure includes a contact portion in contact with the inner surface of the casing, and an isolated portion from the inner surface of the casing. The isolated portion and the inner surface of the casing cooperatively define therebetween a second vapor channel in communication with the first vapor channel. The second wick structure contacts the inner surface of the casing at the evaporator section. The second wick structure joins the first wick structure at a joint between the evaporator section and the condenser section. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174467 | HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND USE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER IN AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - In a heat exchanger having a bank of capillary tubes, in which a fluid to be cooled and/or heated is conducted through capillary tubes and in which the capillary tubes are wetted, in concurrent flow with the fluid, by water or by a hygroscopic sorption solution, and in which air flows around said capillary tubes in countercurrent flow in relation to the fluid, the bank of capillary tubes is composed of at least one tube mat, the capillary tubes of which have a hydrophilic or water-dispersing surface with a contact angle of less than 20°. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174468 | OZONE REDUCING HEAT SINK HAVING CONTOURED FINS - Ion wind fans generate ozone. To more effectively catalyze ozone, in one embodiment, the present invention includes a heat sink having contoured heat sink fins that are coated with an ozone catalyst. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174469 | DOUBLE-PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER - A double-pipe heat exchanger is provided. The double-pipe heat exchanger may include a first heat exchange tube having a first hollow portion, and a second heat exchange tube disposed inside the first heat exchange tube, so as to be co-axial with the first heat exchange tube and having a spiral part in which multiple ridges and grooves are formed at an inner surface of the spiral part. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174470 | SPIRAL HEAT EXCHANGER - A spiral heat exchanger includes two assembled covers defining a chamber therebetween for receiving a spiral unit therein. The spiral unit includes a first and a second spiral member separately spirally extending from a central outlet to a peripheral outlet on the two covers to respectively form a first and a second flow passage. A driving unit is assembled to and drives the assembled covers to rotate at the same time, so that cold and hot airflows respectively enter and flow through the first and second spiral members from the central outlet to the peripheral outlet under a centrifugal force to exchange heat at the spiral unit. The spiral unit provides extended flow passages and increased heat exchange area, giving the spiral heat exchanger increased heat transfer capacity and heat exchange efficiency and allowing omission of fans and radiating fin assembly to eliminate operating noise and accumulated dust. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174471 | HEADER BOX FOR A FURNACE, A FURNACE INCLUDING THE HEADER BOX AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A FURNACE - A CEHB, a furnace and a method of constructing a furnace are disclosed. In one embodiment, the CEHB includes: (1) a fixed orifice configured to regulate air flow through a heat exchanger of the furnace, wherein a combustion air inducer induces the air flow and (2) a negative pressure channel including a negative channel supply port that communicates with an inlet of the combustion air inducer, a negative pressure port configured to connect to a negative input port of a pressure switch and bleed ports configured to reduce a pressure received through the negative channel supply port at the inlet to a targeted range at the negative pressure port, the pressure switch configured to monitor a combustion pressure through the heat exchanger. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174472 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH EXTRUDED MULTI-CHAMBER MANIFOLD WITH MACHINED BYPASS - The present invention heat exchanger with extruded multi-chamber manifolds includes at least two panels, with each panel having a row of at least one channel which communicates fluid. The heat exchanger includes a first manifold and a second manifold, the first manifold and the second manifold each having at least two manifold chambers. Each panel is attached to a manifold chamber of the first manifold and a manifold chamber of the second manifold, with each chamber having an inner wall and outer wall. The outer wall has a surface exposed outside the manifold chambers. There is also an opening through the outer wall including a bypass slot. The bypass slot allows fluid communication between the chambers. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174473 | Methods of forming enhanced-surface walls for use in apparatae for performing a process, enhanced-surface walls, and apparatae incorporating same - This invention relates generally to: (1) methods of forming enhanced-surface walls ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174474 | VAPOR CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This invention discloses a vapor chamber and a method for manufacturing the same. The vapor chamber is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a metal casing. The vapor chamber includes an upper cover, a working fluid, a waterproof layer, and a wick structure layer. The upper cover is disposed on inner walls of the metal casing to define a containing space. The working fluid is filled into the containing space. The waterproof layer is formed on inner walls of the containing space. The wick structure layer is formed on the waterproof layer. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174475 | APPARATUS AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN A PLURALITY OF ZONES IN A BUILDING | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174476 | Method and Device for Setting a Temperature Control System - A method of setting a temperature control system, in particular a hot water heating system, having a plurality of heat transfer devices through which a heating or cooling agent flows, includes the following steps:
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| 20110174477 | Full Gauge Milling Bottom Hole Assembly with Optimal Contact Force and Build Rate Capability - A milling bottom hole assembly (BHA) for use in cutting a full gauge window in a wellbore casing wall, the resultant length of the window being greater than or equal to the whipstock ramp length. A milling BHA is described which includes two shaft portions, a window mill and two bearing mills. The design, which involves strategically placed bearing mills, allows the milling BHA to stay on the whipstock ramp for the entire casing window milling operation and, thereafter, to optimally rapidly build angle and move laterally away from the whipstock and casing, creating a significantly long window which allows for easy passage of directional drilling BHAs through the milled window. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174478 | Apparatus for continuous downhole fluid release and well evaluation - An apparatus, capable of being conveyed on wireline, for continuous downhole injection of foaming agent(s) and/or beneficial chemical(s), comprising a reservoir and means for dispensing foaming agent(s) and/or beneficial chemical(s) from the reservoir of such apparatus and into the surrounding wellbore environment. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174479 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING TUBULARS USING A TOP DRIVE - An apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars, said apparatus comprising a winch, at least one wire line, and a device for gripping the tubular, the arrangement being such that, in use, the winch can be used to winch said at least one wire and said device to position a tubular below said top drive. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174480 | Pressure Relieving Transition Joint - A method of completing a wellbore having a branch wellbore extending outwardly from a window in a parent wellbore is provided. The method comprises positioning a tubular string in the window, wherein the positioning comprises deflecting the tubular string from the parent wellbore into the branch wellbore. The method also comprises providing a particulate barrier outside and against the tubular string proximate the window, the particulate barrier substantially excluding transport of particulate matter from the branch wellbore into the parent wellbore outside of the tubular string through the window. The method also comprises the tubular string passing fluid into the tubular string proximate the window from a formation proximate to the window while substantially excluding transport of particulate matter from the formation proximate to the window into the tubular string. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174481 | Connector for Mounting Screen to Base Pipe without Welding or Swaging - A subterranean screen system features openings in a base pipe and sleeve sections of a porous material that preferably swells in the borehole to span an annular space around the base pipe. Retainers are mounted to the base pipe in a desired location and mechanically fixated using an internal grip system actuated through the wall of the retainer. A wedging action of slip segments is initiated by an angularly advancing assembly through the wall of the retainer. The retainer can have end rings extending past one or both ends over which the screen sleeve extends. Flat or ridges on the exterior of the retainer or end rings make assembly easier with hand tools to allow for rapid field assembly, if needed. Filtration occurs through the sleeves that abut the borehole wall and into the base pipe openings and to the surface. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174482 | COMPONENT FOR DRILLING AND OPERATING HYDROCARBON WELLS - A component used for drilling and operating hydrocarbon wells which is substantially tubular in form, and including a first end configured to be connected to a second end of another component also used for drilling and operating hydrocarbon wells. The first end includes a terminal portion including a first abutment surface configured to cooperate by interference with a corresponding abutment surface on the second end, and including a sealing surface configured to cooperate by interference with a corresponding sealing surface on the second end, the terminal portion being preceded by a threaded zone configured to be made up into a corresponding threaded zone of the second end. A compressible volume is provided in the thickness of the first terminal portion and partially beneath the sealing surface, to reduce radial stiffness of the terminal portion by at least 20%, while conserving at least 60% of axial stiffness. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174483 | APPARATUS FOR GRIPPING A TUBULAR ON A DRILLING RIG - Methods and apparatus are provided for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A tubular handling system having a tubular gripping apparatus having a gripping mechanism and a sensor adapted to track movement of the gripping mechanism, wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller when the gripping apparatus is in a position that corresponds to the gripping apparatus being engaged with the tubular | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174484 | WELL TOOLS OPERABLE VIA THERMAL EXPANSION RESULTING FROM REACTIVE MATERIALS - Methods of actuating a well tool can include releasing chemical energy from at least one portion of a reactive material, thermally expanding a substance in response to the released chemical energy, and applying pressure to a piston as a result of thermally expanding the substance, thereby actuating the well tool, with these steps being repeated for each of multiple actuations of the well tool. A well tool actuator can include a substance contained in a chamber, one or more portions of a reactive material from which chemical energy is released, and a piston to which pressure is applied due to thermal expansion of the substance in response to each release of chemical energy. A well tool actuator which can be actuated multiple times may include multiple portions of a gas generating reactive material, and a piston to which pressure is applied due to generation of the gas. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174485 | Treatment Fluids for Wetting Control of Multiple Rock Types and Associated Methods - Improved methods of oil and/or gas production by employing mixed surfactants to treat formations comprising multiple rocks. In one embodiment the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid, a first surfactant having a charge, a second surfactant having an opposite charge, and a compatibilizer; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of the subterranean formation. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174486 | Wellbore Perforation Tool - A wellbore perforation tool is provided. The tool comprises an explosive charge, a tool body containing the explosive charge, and a flowable material carried with the tool. The flowable material is released by detonation of the explosive charge and, after perforation of the tool body by the explosive charge to form an aperture in the tool body, flows to form at least a partial barrier of the aperture. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174487 | OPTIMIZING WELLBORE PERFORATIONS USING UNDERBALANCE PULSATIONS - A perforating system and method for use in a wellbore. In operation, the perforating system is disposed in the wellbore and used to form perforations in the wellbore. Thereafter, the perforating system is used to perform a sequence of underbalance pulsations in the wellbore, wherein a first underbalance pulsation has a first underbalance signature and a second underbalance pulsation has a second underbalance signature that is different from the first underbalance signature such that perforating tunnel clean up can be optimized based upon wellbore conditions and without causing damage to the perforating tunnels. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174488 | ACCELERATED START-UP IN SAGD OPERATIONS - A method of initiating or accelerating the establishment of fluid communication between horizontal wells located in a formation of very limited fluid mobility, such as an oil sand at original temperature or an infill well completed in an immobile hydrocarbon region located between surrounding well patterns in which a gravity-dominated recovery process is or has been operated. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174489 | FRACTURING/GRAVEL PACKING TOOL SYSTEM WITH DUAL FLOW CAPABILITIES - A fracturing/gravel packing tool system with dual flow capabilities. A method of treating a well includes the steps of: flowing a fluid into the well through a work string while simultaneously flowing another fluid into the well through an annulus; and directing each of the fluids to the exterior of a well screen in the well. A well treatment system includes a slurry and a fluid flowed into a well. The slurry has an initial density, but the fluid is mixed with the slurry in the well, thereby causing the slurry to have a reduced density in the well. Another method of treating a well includes the steps of: installing a gravel packing assembly including a well screen in the well; flowing a slurry and a fluid into the well; mixing the slurry with the fluid, thereby reducing a density of the slurry in the well; and flowing the reduced density slurry about an exterior of the well screen. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A FRACTURE OPERATION ON A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - A system and method for performing a fracture operation on a well site having a subterranean formation with a reservoir therein is provided. The method involves measuring at least one seismic wave before and after stimulating the subterranean formation, comparing the seismic waves measured before the stimulation of the subterranean formation to the seismic waves measured after stimulation of the subterranean formation, and determining at least one fracture parameter of the subterranean formation from the compared seismic waves. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174491 | BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY WITH PORTED COMPLETION AND METHODS OF FRACTURING THEREWITH - A ported completion and method for use in fracturing multi-zone wells. A casing assembly having a plurality of casing lengths and one or more collars positioned so as to couple together the casing lengths. The collars may be a tubular body having an inner flow path, one or more fracture ports configured to provide fluid communication between an outer surface of the collar and the inner flow path, one or more valve holes intersecting the fracture ports, one or more valve vent holes positioned to provide fluid communication between the valve holes and the inner flow path, and one or more valves positioned in the valve holes for opening and closing the fracture ports. The valves are configured to open when a pressure differential is created between the fracture ports and the valve vent holes. The valve vent hole may be an annulus around the perimeter of the tubular body. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174492 | Surfactants and Friction Reducing Polymers for the Reduction of Water Blocks and Gas Condensates and Associated Methods - Improved treatment fluids and methods for use in subterranean operations including the treatment of low permeability shale formations. In one embodiment the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a controlled wetting system that comprises: a water soluble polymer having a charge, a surfactant having an opposite charge, and a compatibilizer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174493 | Multi-acting Anti-swabbing Fluid Loss Control Valve - The multi-acting valve design features an outer collet around a mandrel with the collet spring biased to a first position where one set of flow ports on one side of a seat with a captive ball can be closed so that the valve acts to prevent fluid loss. When the collet engages a profile and the mandrel is set down the ports above and below the seated ball allow a bypass path around the central path of the mandrel where the ball is seated on a seat. The ports above and below the seated ball communicate into an annular space provided by a sleeve around the mandrel that is supported by the collet assembly that finds temporary support on a profile in a surrounding tubular. The mandrel has an exterior detent to selectively hold the bypass open when the collet assembly is landed on another support to advance it above the mandrel detent. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174494 | CABLE PROTECTOR - The present invention relates to protector apparatus ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174495 | Latch System for Friction-Locked Tubular Members - A technique for securing drilling riser joints in a drilling riser string is presented. The drilling riser joints have a tubular housing that has a box configuration on one end and a pin configuration on the other end. The drilling riser string is assembled by connecting the pin end of one drilling riser joint to the box end of an adjoining drilling riser joint. A moveable ring is used to connect adjoining drilling riser joints. The moveable ring is used to drive a fastener, such as a dog, of one drilling riser joint against the adjoining drilling riser joint. The moveable ring is driven axially from a first position, where the fastener is not engaged against the adjoining drilling riser joint, to a second position where the fastener is engaged against the adjoining drilling riser joint. A latch is used to prevent the moveable ring from moving inadvertently from the second position. This prevents the drilling riser joints from disconnecting inadvertently. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174496 | IN SITU METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION OF OIL FROM SHALE - A process for retorting and extracting sub-surface hydrocarbons. The process comprises drilling an energy delivery well extending from the surface to a location proximate a bottom of the hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbons are heated from the bottom to form a retort, the retort extending along a portion of the energy delivery well. A vapor tube is extended to a location proximate the retort, the vapor tube having an entrance corresponding to the region of the retort along the energy delivery well that is nearest the surface exit. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING WATERBOTTOM SUBSIDENCE - A system for monitoring subsidence and/or rising of a waterbottom has pressure sensors along the interior of a sealed tube that rests on the waterbottom and is filled with a low pressure liquid so that subsidence or rising of the waterbottom can be deduced from subsidence and/or rising of a section of the tube and associated pressure variations measured by the sensors due to variation of the hydrostatic pressure of the liquid in the tube. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174498 | HYDROCARBON RECOVERY PROCESS FOR FRACTURED RESERVOIRS - Steam-Over-Solvent Injection in Fractured Reservoirs (SOS-FR) is carried out by treating a fractured hydrocarbon bearing formation penetrated by a well with a first phase of injecting a formation compatible aqueous fluid into the fractured hydrocarbon bearing formation through the well, a second phase of injecting a hydrocarbon solvent into the fractured hydrocarbon bearing formation through the well and at least a third phase of repeating the first phase after the second phase. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174499 | FLOW REGULATOR FOR DOWNHOLE PROGRESSING CAVITY MOTOR - A system for regulating the flow of fluid through a progressing cavity motor includes an annulus restriction ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174500 | CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - A connecting assembly ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174501 | CABLE BYPASS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED ENTRY OF A TUBING STRING AND A CABLE ADJACENT THERETO - A system and methodology for controlled entry of a tubing string, and cable adjacent thereto, into a wellbore. A stationary housing is fit to a wellhead and has a bore in communication with the wellbore. The cable can be laterally displaced from the bore into a cable access formed into the housing's side wall for fitting a sealing assembly to the bore and engages a sealing surface therein. The sealing assembly seals tubulars passing therethrough. The cable access interrupts the sealing surface. A cable bypass sub is fit to the cable access and permits the cable to extend sealingly from above the sealing surface to the wellbore wherein the cable bypasses the sealing assembly and sealing surface. A seal reconstitutes the interrupted portion of the sealing surface at the cable access. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174502 | PIPE SECTION GUIDE SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE MEMBER - A pipe handling system includes a lifting mechanism coupled to an upper end of a pipe above a free end of the pipe, and a guide system operable to engage the pipe and control lateral movement of the pipe as it is moved between a storage position and a well center position, the guide system including a pair of support members including extendable end portions and a flexible pipe guide coupled between the extendable end portions. In some embodiments, the guide system includes a pair of rotatable support arms having first pivot ends and second ends and an expandable pipe guide connecting the second ends. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A WIRELINE FOR LOGGING OR OTHER OPERATIONS IN AN UNDER-BALANCED WELL - An improved apparatus and a method to insert a wireline through a blow out preventer to log an underbalanced open hole well without killing the well or causing formation damage while maintaining well control during the process. A dual throated blow out preventer ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174504 | WELL TOOLS OPERABLE VIA THERMAL EXPANSION RESULTING FROM REACTIVE MATERIALS - Methods of actuating a well tool can include releasing chemical energy from at least one portion of a reactive material, thermally expanding a substance in response to the released chemical energy, and applying pressure to a piston as a result of thermally expanding the substance, thereby actuating the well tool, with these steps being repeated for each of multiple actuations of the well tool. A well tool actuator can include a substance contained in a chamber, one or more portions of a reactive material from which chemical energy is released, and a piston to which pressure is applied due to thermal expansion of the substance in response to each release of chemical energy. A well tool actuator which can be actuated multiple times may include multiple portions of a gas generating reactive material, and a piston to which pressure is applied due to generation of the gas. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174505 | BALL DROP MODULE - A pressurizing device includes a main housing having a central bore therethrough and a ball drop module removably disposed within the main housing, the ball drop module including a ball seat hingedly attached within the ball drop module and configured to receive a dropped ball, wherein the ball seat is configured to rotate about a hinge from a closed position to an open position when a pressure above the ball seat exceeds a preset limit. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174506 | Wellhead Annulus Seal Assembly - A ring like seal assembly for a wellhead assembly that seals between a pair of coaxial tubulars. The seal assembly includes a spring member for exerting an axial force on the seal. The spring member projects from an end of the seal assembly substantially parallel to the axis of the seal assembly and is compressed when installing the seal assembly between the tubulars. Compressing the spring member maintains an axial force on the seal assembly to keep the seal assembly radially deformed so that it can maintain sealing contact with both coaxial tubulars. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174507 | CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN DEPLETED OIL SHALE DEPOSITS - A method and apparatus are described for sequestering carbon dioxide underground by mineralizing the carbon dioxide with coinjected fluids and minerals remaining from the extraction shale oil. In one embodiment, the oil shale of an illite-rich oil shale is heated to pyrolyze the shale underground, and carbon dioxide is provided to the remaining depleted oil shale while at an elevated temperature. Conditions are sufficient to mineralize the carbon dioxide. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174508 | CEILING-ONLY DRY SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING A STORAGE OCCUPANCY FIRE - A ceiling-only dry sprinkler system configured to address a storage occupancy fire event with a sprinkler operational area sufficient in size to surround and drown the fire. The system and method preferably provide for the surround and effect by activating one or more initial sprinklers, delaying fluid flow to the initial activated sprinklers for a defined delay period to permit the thermal activation of a subsequent one or more sprinklers so as to form the preferred sprinkler operational area. The sprinklers of the operational area are preferably configured so as to provide sufficient fluid volume and cooling to address the fire-event with a surround and drown configuration. The defined delay period is of a defined period having a maximum and a minimum. The preferred sprinkler system is adapted for fire protection of storage commodities and provides a ceiling only system that eliminates or otherwise minimizes the economic disadvantages and design penalties of current dry sprinkler system design. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174509 | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR EXPANDED POLYMERS - The present invention relates to versatile multi-layer (A)(B) coating systems for anti-flame purposes especially for protection of expanded organic polymers (C) leading to improved fire retardant properties together with low smoke generation, the process for manufacturing of such systems, the application of such systems on substrates and the use of such systems and resulting composites. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174510 | POWER TOOL - A hand-operated power tool, particularly a hammer drill ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174511 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING EQUIPMENTS FOR THE DRILLING OF THE GROUND - A handling system ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174512 | PRESSURISED AIR PICK DEVICE WITH VARIABLE CONTROL - Pressurised air pick device with variable control that comprises a cylinder and piston assembly for actuating a picking member, and a distribution portion with variable control of the pressurised air to said cylinder and piston assembly, the distribution portion including an upper body, a lower ring and a movable fluid-distribution slider capable of sliding between the body and the ring, characterised in that the distribution portion is housed in the cylinder of the cylinder and piston assembly at the upper portion thereof and coaxially therewith, the variable control for the fluid is housed in the head of the cylinder closing the upper portion of the cylinder connected to a fluid-supply section, and said upper portion of the cylinder includes two channels for conveying pressurised air in tight communication with the distribution portion through the radial channels thereof. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174513 | Shielding Device for Wires Located in Light-Emitting Apparatuses - A shielding device is provided for protecting wires, cables and the like from rays, heat and the like, in a wire harness manufacturing assembly. The shielding device comprises at least one wire-covering member, such as a tube through which the wire extends. The tube is adapted to be displaced between a wire-revealing position and a wire-concealing position, wherein in the former position, the tube allows the wire to be exposed to the rays, whereas in the latter position, the tube is in a ray-exposure area and at least partly shields the wire from the rays. Typically there are two aligned tubes slidably displaceable towards and away from each other so as to respectively assume the wire-concealing and wire-revealing positions. A compressed air source, in fluid communication with an inside of the tubes, cools the wire when in the wire-concealing position. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174514 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can restrain noises from leaking through a support member and can advantageously secure a fixing strength onto the support member in the electrical junction box fixed on a support member by inserting an arm section projecting from a box main body into an attaching aperture in the support member. An arm section is loosely inserted into a support member. The arm section is provided on its extending distal end with an engaging portion that is pushed through an attaching aperture in the support member into an interior of the support member to be engaged with a rear surface of the support member. The arm section is integrally provided with a first wall portion opposed through the support member to the engaging portion. The first wall portion covers the attaching aperture. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174515 | SPACER FOR USE IN A FLAT CABLE - This is directed to a cable for use with an electronic device. The cable can be substantially flat, such that all of the conductive wires of the cable are substantially in the same plane. A spacer can be placed between the wires to ensure that wires conducting signals remain a minimum distance apart to avoid signal degradation. The spacer can also control the bending of the cables to favor bending in a preferred direction while reducing or limiting bending in a less preferred direction. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174516 | DATA COMMUNICATION CABLE - Disclosed is a data communication cable, in which pair units include at least two conducting wires twisted spirally and an outer jacket surrounds the pair units, comprising an integral module of a separator for physically and electromagnetically separating the pair units from each other and a spacer for physically and electromagnetically separating the pair units from the outer jacket. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174517 | LOW NOISE OXIMETRY CABLE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE CORDS - In an embodiment, one or more conductive cable cords are twisted with the sensitive signal carrying cables. The cords may advantageously comprise dummy wires, or very flexible hollow cables without an inner conductor. As the conductive cords do not carry and inner conductor, the conductive cords are individually flexible and small, resulting in a twisted bundle that more is flexible while potentially having a smaller outer diameter. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174518 | HALOGEN-FREE FLAME-RETARDANT CABLE - A halogen-free flame-retardant cable includes a multi-core twisted wire including a plurality of insulated wires twisted together, the plurality of insulated wires each including a conductor and an insulation layer on an outer periphery of the conductor, an inner layer formed on an outer surface of the multi-core twisted wire, and an outer layer formed on the inner layer. The outer layer includes a resin composition including not less than 30 parts by mass of a flame retardant with respect to 100 parts by mass of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The inner layer includes a resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) with a vinyl acetate (VA) content of not less than 33%, and the outer layer is subjected to cross-linking treatment. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174519 | CNT-INFUSED FIBER AS A SELF SHIELDING WIRE FOR ENHANCED POWER TRANSMISSION LINE - A wire includes a plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers in which the infused carbon nanotubes are aligned parallel to the fiber axes. An electromagnetic shield for a wire includes a plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers, in which the infused carbon nanotubes are aligned radially about the fiber axes. The plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers are arranged circumferentially about the wire with the fiber axes parallel to the wire. A self-shielded wire includes 1) a wire that includes a plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers in which the infused carbon nanotubes are aligned parallel to the fiber axes; and 2) an electromagnetic shield that includes a plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers in which the carbon nanotubes are aligned radially about the fiber axes. The axes of the carbon nanotube infused fibers of the wire and the carbon nanotube infused fibers of the electromagnetic shield share are parallel. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174520 | INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE - Disclosed is an insulated electric wire having a conductor and one or more insulating layers covering the conductor, the insulated electric wire comprising a polyester-based resin composition which constitutes at least one layer of the insulating layers and comprises a polyester-based resin (A) containing a liquid crystal polymer in an amount of 5-25 parts by mass relative to 75-95 parts by mass of a polyester-based resin other than liquid crystal polymers. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174521 | Flame retardant, low smoke emission, halogen free 600 V energy cable with polyolefin insulation and polyamide jacket - Flame retardant, low smoke emission and halogen free energy cable with silane cross-linked polyolefin insulation and polyamide jacket for electrical installations up to 600 V, based on: a) an electric conductor core made of copper or aluminum; b) an insulating layer made of silane cross-linked polyethylene; and c) a flame retardant nylon-6 jacket with low smoke emission; characterized in that said core a) is based on a plurality of soft copper wires with electrical resistivity no greater than 17,241 nOhm.m (0.15328 Ohm.g/m | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174522 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A prepreg comprising resin and at least one fibre layer and further comprising an electrically insulating layer and an electrically conducting layer is provided, and particularly wherein the conductive layer is at or near the top surface, beneath that is the insulating layer and beneath that is a fibre/resin interleaf structure. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174523 | Arrangement for Energy Conditioning - Circuit arrangement embodiments that use relative groupings of energy pathways that include shielding circuit arrangements that can sustain and condition electrically complementary energy confluences. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174524 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS - The present invention provides a circuit creation technology that improves conductive line manufacture by adding active and elemental palladium onto the surface of a substrate. The palladium is disposed in minute amounts on the surface and does not form a conductive layer by itself, but facilitates subsequent deposition of a metal onto the surface, according to the pattern of the palladium, to form the conductive lines. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174525 | Method and Electronic Assembly to Attach a Component to a Substrate - A method and an electronic assembly for attaching a component to a substrate, or printed circuit board, is recited. The printed circuit board comprises a solder-nonwettable surface and a bond pad being formed of a solder-wettable surface. The printed circuit board defines a through hole extending through the printed circuit board and the bond pad. A plate lining a first portion of the through hole in the printed circuit board is formed of a solder-wettable material. Solder paste is applied to the bond pad and into the through hole. A component including a terminal overlies the bond pad in an arrangement. Reflowing the solder paste forms a solder fillet that bonds the terminal to the bond pad. The solder fillet extends within the through hole attaching the component to the printed circuit board. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174526 | CIRCUIT MODULE - A circuit board includes a recess in a principal surface thereof. An IC chip is mounted in the recess. An insulating resin is filled in the recess. Via-hole conductors are provided in the insulating resin. A ground electrode covers the recess filled with the insulating resin. First ends of the via-hole conductors are in contact with the ground electrode. Second ends of the via-hole conductors are in contact with the IC chip. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174527 | ELEMENT MOUNTING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE ELEMENT MOUNTING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is of a PoP structure such that first electrode portions provided in a first semiconductor module and second electrode portions provided in a second semiconductor module are joined together by solder balls. The first electrode has a first conductor having the same thickness as that of a wiring layer provided in an insulating layer, a second conductor formed on the first conductor, a gold plating layer provided on the second conductor. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174528 | METHOD OF FORMING CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTION, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTION FILM HAVING FILM THICKNESS LARGER THAN WIDTH THEREOF - A method of forming a circuit interconnection on a circuit board includes: forming a trench that corresponds to a shape of the circuit interconnection on an interconnection base material that forms the circuit interconnection; distributing a catalyst for forming a conductive layer on the trench; and forming a conductive circuit interconnection film that forms the circuit interconnection by distributing a plating solution in a range that includes the trench and depositing a conductive material from the plating solution through the catalyst for forming the conductive layer. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174529 | STRUCTURE HAVING MULTI-TRACE VIA SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a multi-trace via substrate is disclosed. A substrate at least having a first surface and a hole is provided, wherein the hole has a hole wall. A first conductive layer is formed on the entire surface of the substrate and the hole wall. A photoresist layer applied over the entire surface of the first conductive layer is selectively patterned to define a plurality of laterally separated regions on the first conductive layer. A patterned photoresist layer is used as a mask and a second conductive layer substantially thicker than the first conductive layer is electroplated on the laterally separated regions. The patterned photoresist layer is removed. The portion of the first conductive layer not covered by the second conductive layer is substantially removed to form a plurality of laterally separated traces extended on the first surface and through the hole. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174530 | Solder Ball Pin - A solder ball pin substantially includes a pillar pin body and an insulator whose opposite end facing a solder ball is formed by a soldering end. On the soldering end, a solderable metal layer is disposed concentrically with the insulator. A small opening whose dimension fits to a diameter of the pin body is defined on a center of the solderable metal layer. A reball end of the pin body penetrates the small opening on the solderable metal layer for fixing to the insulator body. The shape of the pin body could be alternatively formed by a terrace or shaped like a light beam without limitation of apertures with any varied diameters, which results in a flexible structure and the enhanced productivity. The solderable metal layer on the insulator allows the insulator to be solderable; a connection between the pin body and the insulator with the solderable metal layer becomes more compact, and the reliability of the soldering is promoted. Except the soldering part of the pin body, other non-soldered part of the pin body is wrapped in the insulator, which prevents the pin body from the oxidization and an inferior quality. Moreover, the assemblage of the insulator and the pin body does not readily deviate in view of any external force even after the soldering is processed. Thus, the assemblage is precise and controllable. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110174531 | CABLE WITH TWISTED PAIRS OF INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A cable includes first and second twisted pairs of insulated conductors and a central core. The central core includes a hub and a separator extending outwardly from the hub to an end segment. The separator extends between the first and second twisted pairs to separate the first and second twisted pairs along at least a portion of a length of the cable. The cable also includes a conductive shield extending at least partially around the first and second twisted pairs and the central core. The end segment of the separator extends between the shield and the first twisted pair and is engaged with the shield. The first twisted pair is spaced apart from the shield. | 2011-07-21 |
