30th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180209192 | SLIDING DOOR - A sliding door arrangement comprising a sliding door ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209193 | FURNITURE HINGE - A furniture hinge includes a first fitting portion, a second fitting portion, and a hinge lever connecting the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion. An adjustment screw adjusts a position of the furniture hinge relative to the furniture carcass and/or the movable furniture part, and the adjustment screw is actuable by a screwdriver introduced into a recess. A spring device can move the furniture hinge from a predetermined angular position into a fully closed position and/or a fully open position. A control curve interacts with the spring device from the predetermined angular position into the fully closed position and/or the fully open position, and an intermediate portion allows the spring device to interact with the control curve. The intermediate portion has an opening flush with the recess of the hinge lever, so that the screwdriver can be introduced through the recess and through the opening of the intermediate portion. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209194 | DEVICE FOR MANUALLY AND/OR ELECTROMOTIVELY ADJUSTING OR SECURING A FIRST VEHICLE PART AND A SECOND VEHICLE PART RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER - A device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting or securing a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part relative to each other is provided. The device comprising an adjustment part which has a joint for pivotable arrangement on the first vehicle part, wherein the adjustment part is to be arranged on the first vehicle part in such a manner that, when the vehicle parts are adjusted relative to each other, the adjustment part moves relative to the second vehicle part, a traction cable which is fastened at a first end and at a second end to the adjustment part, and a cable drum which is to be arranged on the second adjustment part, is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and on which the traction cable is arranged. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209195 | DOOR COMPONENT COMPRISING A CONTROLLABLE DAMPING DEVICE - A door component has a controllable damping device containing a magnetorheological fluid as a working fluid. Two connection units can move relative to one another. One of the two connection units can be connected to a support structure and the other of the two connection units can be connected to a moveable door unit of a vehicle in order to damp a movement of the door unit between a closed position and an open position under control of a control device. The damping device has an electrically adjustable magnetorheological damping valve which is current-less in its adjusted state. A damping property of the damping device is continuously adjusted as needed via an electrical adjustment of the damping valve. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209196 | Improvements in Hinge Assemblies - A hinge assembly is provided having first and second parts pivotally connected together, with one of the parts having a hinge cup ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209197 | PIVOT BIN WITH LIFT ASSIST ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A method of pivoting an aircraft storage bin that includes a bucket that pivots with respect to an upper housing. The method includes pivoting the bucket from a closed position to an intermediate position and placing weight that exceeds a predetermined weight threshold in the bucket, thereby causing the bucket to move to an open position. Movement of the bucket to the open position causes a lift assist unit to activate. A first end of the lift assist unit is connected to the bucket and a second end of the lift assist unit is connected to the upper housing. The method also includes pivoting the bucket from the open position to the closed position. The lift assist unit provides assistance as the bucket is pivoting from the open position to the closed position. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209198 | FLEXIBLE DOOR SAFETY LIGHT CURTAIN - A flexible transmitter light bar and a flexible receiver light bar may be used, in conjunction with a controller, to prevent or reverse closure of a door, such as an elevator door, when an object blocks the transmission of light from the transmitter light bar to the receiver light bar. By using flexible light bars, shipping costs, storage footprints and installation efforts are significantly reduced as compared to rigid light bars currently in use. The light bars may be applied with an adhesive and may further include one or more mounting holes. The light bars may be sealed to be water proof and permit easy cleaning thereof. The light bars may be useful in retrofit applications as well as in newly installed doors. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209199 | BACKUP POWER UNIT FOR POWERED BARRIER OPERATORS - A powered barrier operator includes an actuator for moving a movable barrier, such as a garage door, a controller for regulating the operation of the actuator, the controller and actuator being adapted to be energized by a primary power supply. The operator further includes a housing enclosing the actuator and controller, and a secondary power supply assembly, which includes a secondary power supply, such as a rechargeable battery, and a carrier removably attachable to an exterior portion of the housing and adapted to retain the secondary power supply. The controller is operatively connectable to the primary power supply and secondary power supply, and configured to be powered by the secondary power supply when the power from the primary power supply is interrupted and be powered by the primary power supply whether or not the controller is operatively connected to the secondary power supply. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209200 | DOOR POSITION DETECTION DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC DOOR OPENER - The invention relates to a door position detection device for an electric door opener, comprising a housing, in which an input gear in connection with a driving device is mounted and an output gear is further mounted; the input gear and the output gear are linked through a reduction gear unit, a magnet is fixed on the output gear, a magnetic angle sensor circuit board is fixed on the housing above the magnet, and a magnetic angle sensor chip perpendicularly corresponding to the magnet is arranged on the magnetic angle sensor circuit board; the door position detection device is simple and reasonable in structure, has long service life and high precision and can detect any position immediately. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209201 | DRIVE FOR A ROTATABLE WING - A drive for a rotatable wing, the drive including an electric motor, a transmission, an output shaft, which is coupled to the electric motor by means of the transmission and can be coupled to the wing in order to move the wing between a closed position and an open position by means of the electric motor, and a force device for applying a force to the output shaft. The drive can have a compact design in that the force on the output shaft produces a torque that has a threshold value which must be overcome in the currentless state of the electric motor in order to move the wing from the closed position to the open position and that disappears in the open position of the wing, and/or in that the force device has a spring arranged transversely to the axis of the drive shaft of the electric motor and transversely to the axis of the output shaft. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209202 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SUNROOF OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides a control apparatus and a control method for a sunroof of a vehicle, and the vehicle including the control apparatus. The control apparatus includes an acquisition device, a sensor and a control device. The acquisition device is configured to acquire a precipitation probability value at a place where the vehicle is located, the sensor is configured to measure a humidity value outside the sunroof, and the control device is configured to compare the precipitation probability value and the humidity value with a preset precipitation probability threshold and a preset humidity threshold respectively, so as to control the sunroof. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209203 | Door With a Door Access System | 2018-07-26 |
20180209204 | Tandem Windows for High Energy Efficiency - A configuration of tandem high efficiency primary windows is disclosed as both a structure and method to enhance the energy efficiency of windows. Each of the tandem windows is separately installed, respectively, on the exterior and interior of a building window opening. Each window may be separately operable for opening, closing, and cleaning. The interior window can include a cover, surrounding any part of the frame that protrudes into the interior space, the cover having an air gap for interior air to circulate and remove moisture from the interior surfaces of the interior window and its frame. The space between the windows is vented for removal of water vapor, if necessary, by a tube that extends from the space to the outside or to the cold side of the window opening, the tube having features that prevent the entry of outside into the space between the windows. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209205 | FLASHING PANEL FOR ELECTRICAL BOX - A flashing panel is provided for use with an electrical junction box having a boarder having a defined contour. The flashing panel includes a panel body having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a panel body opening extending from the first surface to the second surface. A resilient seal element is coupled to the panel body and extends radially inward from the panel body into the panel body opening. The resilient seal element includes a seal element opening having a defined contour complimentary to the defined contour of the boarder of the electrical junction box, the seal element opening being sized to allow the electrical junction box to at least partially extend therethrough, with the resilient seal element deforming as the electrical junction box is extended through seal element opening so as to form a fluid tight seal around the boarder of the electrical junction box. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209206 | Trackless Free-Swinging Bi-fold Door - A trackless free-swinging bi-fold door that eliminates the standard guide tracks of conventional bi-fold doors and replaces them with two pivot pin hinges, a simple door modification and a magnet catch. The door modification consists of a spring mechanism connecting the two door panels. The door can be opened as a straight swinging door, and as a conventional bi-fold door. A hinge attaches the door to a door panel that allows the door to swing entirely out of the way of the door portal. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209207 | INTERLAYER FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS - There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the flexural rigidity of laminated glass can be enhanced and the sound insulating properties of laminated glass can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes first, second, and third layers containing a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer, Cloud point 1 concerning the first layer is lower than each of Cloud point 2 concerning the second layer and Cloud point 3 concerning the third layer, each of Absolute value XA of a difference between the Cloud point 1 and the Cloud point 2 and Absolute value XB of a difference between the Cloud point 1 and the Cloud point 3 is 118° C. or more, and when a content of the plasticizer in the interlayer film for laminated glass relative to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin in the interlayer film for laminated glass is defined as Y, XA, XB, and Y satisfy the equations of Y≤−0.16XA+60 and Y≤−0.16XB+60. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209208 | ADJUSTABLE PLANTATION SHUTTERS - Adjustable plantation shutters and methods for forming and installing the same. A shutter includes a frame that includes a base portion with a hub and an arch portion coupled to the base portion. The shutter further includes a plurality of louvers extending from the hub toward the arch portion, each louver including a pivot axis. The shutter is configured to selectively transition between a closed orientation and an open orientation by rotating each louver about the pivot axis. In some embodiments, each louver is operatively coupled to the arch portion via a magnetic coupling. In some embodiments, each louver is coupled to the hub via a corresponding drive pin, and the shutter further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to each louver to pivot each louver about the respective pivot axis. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209209 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprising, a housing comprising a storage compartment, a door configured to open or close the storage compartment, a rotating bar provided at the door to be rotatable and configured to be located at a first position when the door opens the storage compartment and to be located at a second position lower than the first position when the door closes the storage compartment, and a guide part provided at the housing and configured to guide rotating of the rotating bar. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209210 | System of vehicular access for a pet - The system of vehicular access for a pet is an apparatus that allows a pet to enter and exit a vehicle without any assistance from a user. The apparatus includes a vehicle, a pet door, at least one door actuator, a control unit, at least one control panel, and a power source. The vehicle transports the user, passengers, and the pet. The vehicle includes a main door and an access opening. The access opening allows the passage of the pet into and out of the vehicle through the main door. The pet door closes and opens the access opening. The at least one door actuator allows the user to automatically operate the pet door. The control unit processes the commands from the at least one control panel which are inputted by the user with the at least one control panel. The power source provides the necessary power to the at least one door actuator. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209211 | VERTICAL CELLULAR DRAPE FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE - A vertical cellular drape configured for use as a covering for an architectural structure may include a front drape panel and a rear drape panel. The front and rear drape panels may be coupled to each other so that the drape panels are configured to be moved laterally between an extended position and a retracted position to cover or expose an adjacent architectural structure, as desired. In addition, the drape panels may be configured to be positioned relative to each other such that a plurality of vertically oriented, internal cells are defined between the drape panels. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209212 | SLAT WITH PRESSURE CONTACT PART AND BLIND USING SAME - A slat for use in a window frame having opposing walls may include a wing portion structured to block light, the wing portion having a first end in a longitudinal direction and a second end opposite to the first end; and a first pressure contact part provided at the first end and a second pressure contact portion provided at the second end, the first pressure contact part and the second pressure contact part being structured to press the wing portion against the opposing walls of the window frame to thereby hold the wing portion in place. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209213 | ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR WINDOW BLINDS AND SHADES - A mounting system for a roller blind includes a tension bar for mounting under pressure between first and second sides of a windows frame. The tension bar may provide both long and short adjustment of mounting system width. The tension bar extends through a hollow roller tube of the roller blind, and through a clutch mechanism of the roller blind, and is coupled to end mounting fixtures. The length of the tension bar may be adjusted as a long adjustment of mounting width. Various mechanisms may be associated with one or both of the end mounting fixtures for short adjustment of mounting width, such as a latch mechanism, wedge mechanism, spring-loaded mechanism, or turn-buckle system. End pads at the ends of the blind provide friction and absorb excess pressure. The mounting mechanism serves as a universal window blind bracket and support rod, which requires no screws or nails to install. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209214 | WIRING ARRANGEMENT FOR MOTORIZED WINDOW SHADE - A mounting assembly for a roller window shade includes a mounting bracket, a motor coupled with a shade tube of the shade, and a wire. The mounting bracket includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and a protrusion fixedly coupled with the body and extending perpendicularly from the second surface. The first surface bears against a flat surface. A passage extends between the first surface and the second surface. The motor defines a recess that receives the protrusion. The wire extends through the passage and couples with the motor. The mounting bracket and the motor obscure the wire from view. The passage extends at least one of proximate and through the protrusion such that the wire extends into the recess when the wire is coupled with the motor and when the recess receives the protrusion. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209215 | LADDER KNEE REST - A ladder knee rest comprising a padded frame with top and bottom lateral arms separated by a central support column. The frame can be hung in front of a ladder with a positioning strap, and the length of the positioning strap can be adjusted to move the frame vertically up or down the ladder. Securing straps extending from the lateral arms can be connected behind the ladder and tightened to prevent side-to-side movement. A user's knees can be placed between the padded top and bottom lateral arms to reduce pain and/or discomfort in the user's legs while the user works on the ladder. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209216 | RESONANT TRANSFORMER FOR DOWNHOLE ELECTROCRUSHING DRILLING - A downhole drilling system is disclosed. The downhole drilling system may include a pulse-generating circuit electrically coupled to a power source to provide power at a frequency, the pulse-generating circuit comprising an input stage tank circuit electrically coupled to the power source, the input stage tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; a series tank circuit electromagnetically coupled to the input stage tank circuit, the series tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; and an output stage tank circuit electromagnetically coupled to the series tank circuit, the output stage tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; and a drill bit including a first electrode and a second electrode electrically coupled to the output stage tank circuit to receive an electric pulse from the pulse-generating circuit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209217 | HIGH-POWER FUSE-PROTECTED CAPACITOR FOR DOWNHOLE ELECTROCRUSHING DRILLING - A downhole drilling system is disclosed. The downhole drilling system may include a drill bit including a first electrode and a second electrode. The downhole drilling system may also include a pulse-generating circuit coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode. A capacitor within the pulse-generating circuit may include a plurality of electrode sheets and a plurality of dielectric sheets interleaved with the plurality of electrode sheets. Each of the dielectric sheets may include a composite material including a polymer matrix formed from a polymer component and a nanoparticle component that increases the dielectric constant of the composite material above that of the polymer component. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209218 | ADVANCED DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - New systems and methods capable system for drilling are disclosed. An example system can include a vertically-moving platform supporting a gyrotron capable of transmitted electromagnetic energy down a waveguide such that, as the vertically-moving platform moves downward, energy transmitted by the gyrotron through the waveguide will progressively drill a borehole in the earth. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209219 | Well Liner - A tracer-liner portion comprises an inner tube and an outer tube, each including at least one wall having an internal surface and an external surface, the walls of the inner tube and the outer tube being impermeable to fluid flow, the outer tube having an internal diameter which is larger than the outer diameter of the inner tube, the inner tube being arranged coaxially within the outer tube such that at least a portion of the external surface of the inner tube is covered by the outer tube; the internal diameter of the outer tube exceeds the outer diameter of the inner tube by an amount sufficient to form a space between the external surface of the inner tube and the internal surface of the outer tube, and a tracer material containing a tracer compound is present in the space. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209220 | Bend Stiffener - The invention concerns a bend stiffener ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209221 | Composite cable gripper - An apparatus includes a housing. The apparatus includes a first end and a second end. The apparatus includes a first wedge having a first groove. The first wedge is contained in the housing. The apparatus includes a second wedge having a second groove. The second wedge is contained in the housing and is positioned adjacent the first wedge. A gripper profile is formed along the length of the first wedge and the second wedge by the first groove and the second groove. The gripper profile has a first shape at the first end and tapers along a length of the first wedge and the second wedge to form a second shape, different from the first shape, at the second end. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209222 | DOUBLE WALL PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEM - In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a double wall pipe connection system for a production tubing joint is disclosed. The double wall pipe connection system including a box adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a first base pipe and a first screen joint; a pin adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a second base pipe and a second screen joint and the second end of the box adaptor coupled to the second end of the pin adaptor to form a junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor; and a communication sleeve positioned across the junction between the box adaptor and the pin adaptor. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209223 | ROTATING STAGE COLLAR - The disclosed embodiments include a rotating stage collar. The rotating stage collar includes an upper collar configured to couple to a first length of tubular, a lower collar configured to couple to a second length of tubular, and an inner sleeve disposed within the upper collar and the lower collar, wherein the upper collar and the lower collar are rotationally fixed to one another when the inner sleeve is in a first position within the upper collar and the lower collar, wherein the upper collar and the lower collar are rotationally independent of one another when the inner sleeve is in a second position within the upper collar and the lower collar, and wherein the second position is axially beneath the first position relative to a longitudinal axis of the rotating stage collar when the rotating stage collar is positioned within a wellbore. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209224 | ONE TRIP TREATING TOOL FOR A RESOURCE EXPLORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TREATING A FORMATION - A method of treating a first bore and at least one second bore connected to the first bore in one downhole trip includes guiding a treating tool including a seal assembly defining and a shroud extending about the seal assembly downhole, guiding the seal assembly and the shroud along a diverter positioned near an intersection of the first bore and the at least one second bore into the at least one second bore, shifting the shroud relative to the seal assembly exposing the seal assembly in the at least one second bore, performing a first treatment in the at least one second bore, positioning the seal assembly and the shroud uphole of the diverter, passing the seal assembly through an opening in the diverter having a diverter opening, and performing a second treatment in the first bore. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209225 | Lifting device for picking up a member from the bottom of the sea - The invention relates to a lifting device for picking up a member from the bottom of the sea, the lifting device comprising;
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20180209226 | ELEVATOR LINK COMPENSATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for running casing into a wellbore with a casing running tool (CRT), such as a casing drive system (CDS), that is equipped with single joint elevator links and elevators. For example, in certain embodiments, a system includes a joint elevator configured to engage a joint of a tubular element. The system also includes an elevator link comprising an upper link and a lower link. The lower link is configured to couple to the joint elevator. In addition, the lower link is configured to fit telescopically within the upper link. The system further includes a compensator cylinder configured to couple to the upper link and the lower link, and configured to adjust a position of the lower link with respect to the upper link. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209227 | DIRECTIONAL DRILL STEM ROD LOADER AND METHOD - A directional drill stem loader and associated methods are shown. In one example, the drill stem loader operates in a linear motion. In one example, a drill stem gripper is configured to move the completely to one side of a drill stem during a retraction operation. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209228 | HIGH PRESSURE TEST PUMP SYSTEM FOR OFFSHORE CEMENTING SKID - A high pressure fluid pump system of a fluid injection system includes a large volume displacement system, having a large volume pump, and low volume displacement system, having a low volume pump, a programmable logic control (PLC) computer coupled with each displacement system. The large volume displacement system is configured to incrementally or continuously increase a pressure of a fluid in a downhole to a predetermined pressure setting below a maximum pressure setting, and the low volume displacement system is configured to increase the pressure of the fluid from the predetermined pressure setting to a pressure setting above the predetermined pressure setting and at or below the maximum pressure setting. The functioning of the high pressure fluid pump system can be monitored, controlled and tested by the PLC computer. One or more graphical user interfaces can be coupled to the PLC computer for user input. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209229 | FLOW DIVERSION SUB FOR A DOWN-THE-HOLE DRILL HAMMER - A flow diversion sub for a down-the-hole drill comprising a housing assembly that includes a housing body, a cap extending from the housing body, and a drive shaft having an upper central blind hole and a lower central blind hole spaced from the upper central blind hole, wherein the drive shaft is received within the housing assembly. In operation, one of the housing assembly and drive shaft moves between a first position and a second position relative to the other of the housing assembly and drive shaft. In the first position the upper central blind hole is in fluid communication with the lower central blind hole, and in the second position the upper central blind hole is blocked from being in fluid communication with the lower central blind hole. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209230 | LOAD SHOULDER SYSTEM - A system including a load shoulder system, including a shoulder setting tool, including a shoulder coupling system configured to couple to a load shoulder, and a shoulder energizing system configured to couple the load shoulder to a tubular of a mineral extraction system. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209231 | DOWNHOLE APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209232 | WHIPSTOCK/BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A whipstock/bottom hole assembly (BHA) arrangement including a whipstock, a BHA, an interconnection arrangement releasably securing the whipstock to the BHA, a fluid flow configuration in the BHA, the configuration directed at the interconnection arrangement. A method for releasing a whipstock from a whipstock/bottom hole assembly (BHA) arrangement as in any prior embodiment including flowing fluid through the fluid configuration, eroding the interconnection arrangement with the fluid, and separating the whipstock from the BHA. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209233 | WHIPSTOCK/BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY INTERCONNECTION AND METHOD - A whipstock interconnection body including a whipstock interface, a bottom hole assembly (BHA) interface, the BHA interface including a feature configured to inherently grip the BHA. A whipstock interconnection body including a whipstock interface, a bottom hole assembly (BHA) interface, the BHA interface configured for attachment to a back surface of the whipstock. A whipstock/BHA assembly including a whipstock, a BHA, a whipstock interconnection body releasably securing the whipstock to the BHA, the whipstock interconnection body including a whipstock interface, a bottom hole assembly (BHA) interface, the BHA interface including a feature configured to inherently grip the BHA. A whipstock/BHA assembly including a whipstock, a BHA, a whipstock interconnection body releasably securing the whipstock to the BHA, the whipstock interconnection body including a whipstock interface, a bottom hole assembly (BHA) interface, the BHA interface configured for attachment to a back surface of the whipstock. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209234 | Iris Fishing Tool Overshot Catch - A gripping assembly for a fishing tool which includes first and second end members and a plurality of gripping members which are retained by the first and second end members and which are moveable between a radially expanded configuration and a radially restricted configuration by rotation of the second end member with respect to the first end member. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209235 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING WELL OPERATIONS - A method for performing operations in a well comprises sensing a condition at, adjacent, or within a wellhead arrangement located at an opening of the well and performing a safety procedure in response to the sensed condition to improve the safety of the well operations. The method may comprise sensing the condition when a tool is located at, adjacent to, or within the wellhead arrangement. The sensed condition may be associated with a status of the tool. The sensed condition may be associated with an emission, field or signal transmitted to and/or from the tool, extending to and/or from the tool, and/or coupled to and/or from the tool. Performing the safety pro cedure may comprise controlling a position or status of the tool or controlling an environment at, adjacent to, or within the wellhead arrangement. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209236 | Methods for Conducting a Subsea Well Intervention, and Related System, Assembly and Apparatus - A method for conducting a subsea well intervention at a subsea well, and a related system. In particular embodiments, an assembly is provided comprising a wireline drum pressure container unit, a lubricator package having a lock chamber tube enclosing a tool string and having at least one valve in a vertical bore, and a connector used to connect the assembly to a well control package on a well head of the well. In such an embodiment, the method can include displacing well fluid in a cavity between the valve of the lubricator package and a valve of the well control package, using a clean fluid, while the valve of the lubricator package is closed. The assembly can then be disconnected from said well control package at the connector and retrieved to the surface, whereby contamination of seawater due to disconnection can be reduced or minimized. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209237 | STUFFING BOX CONTAINMENT APPARATUS - A containment device for containing leakage from a stuffing box is provided. The containment device can have a base defining an interior space, a structural member positioned substantially vertically with an interior passage sized to allow a polish rod to pass through and a lid. The containment device can be adapted for connection to the stuffing box so that a bottom of the structural member rests on the stuffing box when the containment device is installed on the stuffing box. The containment device can be installed by removing a dust cap from the stuffing box and attaching the containment device to a top of the stuffing box with the interior passage aligning with the stuffing box. The dust is installed on top of the lid and the lid placed on the base. The polish rod can then be run through the interior passage of the containment device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209238 | Cut to Release Packer Extension - A string from the surface is connected to a packer extension with a thread to provide a metal to metal seal for production or injection through the packer. The thread provides a metal to metal seal. The initial string is released from the packer extension by a tubular cut made with a cutting tool above the thread that provides the metal to metal seal to the packer extension. An outer sleeve surrounds an expanded length of wall which is the target cut zone above the threaded connection. A cut through the tubular does not cut the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve features a left handed square thread to engage a known released tool run in on a string to connect to the packer release mechanism and release the packer for removal with the release tool suspended from a string. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209239 | APPARATUS AND METHOD USABLE FOR OPEN-WATER RIGLESS AND RISERLESS PLUG AND ABANDONMENT (P&A) WORK - In one system, there is an emergency pipe stroker tool, wherein the emergency pipe stroker tool is configured to act as a first mechanical barrier for a well. Further, there is an emergency quick disconnect tool in communication with the emergency pipe stroker tool, wherein the emergency quick disconnect tool comprises a connector assembly and a fluid conduit in communication with the well, and further wherein the connector assembly is configured to simultaneously detach from the well and to seal the well. Further still, there is a cement retainer in communication with the emergency quick disconnect tool and the emergency pipe stroker tool, wherein the cement retainer is configured to act as a second mechanical barrier for the well, wherein, the emergency pipe stroker tool, the emergency quick disconnect tool, and the cement retainer act in coordination to seal a well while establishing the multiple mechanical barriers. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209240 | WELL INTERVENTION METHOD USING A CHEMICAL BARRIER - A well treatment fluid containing borated galactomannan may be used to isolate a pre-determined productive zone in an oil or gas well. The fluid is pumped into the well in a substantially non-hydrated form and forms a temporary seal. The fluid may be used as a chemical packer in place of a mechanical packer. After the pre-determined productive zone is isolated, a well intervention operation may be performed within the isolated pre-determined zone. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209241 | PACKING ELEMENT WITH TIMED SETTING SEQUENCE - The disclosed embodiments include a packing element and a sealing element. In one embodiment, the packing element includes a sealing element positioned on an outer surface of a mandrel deployed in the wellbore, where the sealing element is disposed in an annulus between the mandrel and a portion of the wellbore. The sealing element includes a first cavity on an inner surface of the sealing element, where the first cavity has a first size and is positioned proximate a first end of the sealing element. The sealing element also includes a second cavity on the inner surface of the sealing element, where the second cavity has a second size that is different from the first size, and is positioned proximate a second end of the sealing element. The packing element also includes a first and second gauge rings positioned at first and second ends of the sealing element, respectively. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209242 | RESETTABLE PRE-SET MECHANISMM FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A downhole tool for use in a subterranean well having a casing therein. The downhole tool has a mandrel, a wedge, a slip bank and a pre-set mechanism. The wedge is disposed about the mandrel and in sliding relationship with the mandrel such that the wedge can slide between an unset position and a set position. The slip bank is associated with the wedge such that, when the slip wedge is in the unset position, the slip bank is in a radially inward position and does not engage the casing, and when the slip wedge is in the set position, the slip bank is in a radially outward position and engages the casing. The pre-set mechanism has a first detent ring located between the first wedge and the mandrel and positioned at least partially in a groove in the mandrel. The detent ring prevents the wedge from moving from the unset position to the set position until a load on the mandrel exceeds a predetermined force. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209243 | PLUGGING DEVICE DEPLOYMENT - A method of deploying plugging devices in a well can include a spacing between the plugging devices by controlling a ratio flow rates through intersecting pipes. A deployment apparatus can include an actuator and a release structure that releases the plugging devices into a conduit connected to a tubular string in the well. Another method of deploying plugging devices in a well can include operating an actuator, thereby displacing a release structure, and the release structure releasing the plugging devices into the well in response to operating the actuator. Another deployment apparatus can include intersecting pipes and a valve that selectively permits and prevents displacement of the plugging devices through one of the pipes. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209244 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A DEGRADABLE PIN FOR ISOLATION SYSTEM IN AN ANNULAR BARRIER - The invention relates to a fluid control device ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209245 | FLOAT VALVE SUB - A concave section such as an extension section, a cutting section, and a notch section is provided to receive a lid of a float valve in an inside of outer tube assembly of a drill string. Thus, when the float valve is provided for the drill string, it is made possible to collect a core with a larger diameter by a thinner drill string, by expanding the inner diameter of the drill string. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209246 | Tubular Isolation Valve Resettable Lock Open Mechanism - A safety valve features a flow tube operated flapper for the normal open and closed positions that can be obtained with one or two control lines to a principal operating piston. Pressure applied to the piston moves the flow tube to rotate the flapper open behind the flow tube. Release of pressure to the principal piston allows a closure spring to return the flow tube up to let the flapper close. A secondary piston can drive the flow tube with applied pressure through a control line. Cycling the applied pressure in combination with an indexing mechanism allows the flapper to be locked open and then released to normal operation. The pistons act as backup for each other as they both drive the flow tube. The flow tube has a clearance fit to the body in the locked open position to exclude debris from the flapper. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING CABLES WITHIN COIL TUBING - A method of hanging a cable within a coiled tubing string includes the steps of determining a length of coiled tubing required within a well having a wellhead; determining a length of a cable required within the coiled tubing, the cable having a structural component along the length of the cable sufficient to support the weight of the cable; cutting the tubing string and installing a hanger sub in the coiled tubing string toward the wellhead attachment section relative to the downhole end, the hanger sub comprising an inner shoulder that extends radially into the hanger sub and defines an opening; and attaching an outer shoulder to the cable and inserting the cable into the coiled tubing string until the outer shoulder of the cable engages the inner shoulder of the hanger sub such that the inner shoulder positions the cable below the outer shoulder. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209248 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF PRODUCTION AND INJECTION WELLS IN A HYDROCARBON FIELD - In a hydrocarbon field including multiple production wells and injection wells, at a hydrocarbon field level, a long-term field-level target and optional long-term well-level targets for the field are received by a field-level processor. The long-term field-level target including a long-term field-level production target indicating a quantity of hydrocarbons to be produced and a long-term field-level injection target indicating a quantity of fluid to be injected into the field. The field-level processor determines short-term individual production targets for the production wells and short-term individual injection targets for the injection wells to achieve the long-term field-level target. At an individual well level, individual hydrocarbon productions of the production wells or individual fluid injections of the injection wells are controlled, by at least one individual well-level processor independent of the field-level processor, to achieve the long-term field-level target. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209249 | Well Placement Plan Optimization - A well placement plan optimization ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209250 | PERFORATING GUN FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS - A perforating gun, perforating gun system, and method for producing the same is provided. The perforating gun includes a body and at least one cavity liner. The body has an axial length extending between a first axial end and a second axial end, and an outer radial surface extending between the first and second axial ends, an inner bore, and at least one shaped charge cavity disposed in the outer radial surface. The at least one shaped charge cavity is in fluid communication with the inner bore. The at least one cavity liner is disposed in the shaped charge cavity and is configured to retain an explosive material within the shaped charge cavity. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209251 | Low-Debris Low-Interference Well Perforator - A low-debris low-interference semi-solid well perforator having selectively variable free volume and method for providing such is disclosed according to one or more embodiments. The perforator may include a charge tube holding an independently floating axial stack of selectively variable divider segments, each having one or more concavities formed in upper and lower sides. The segments are arranged so that concavities of adjacent segments form sockets, into which shaped charges are located. The segments provide support to minimize deformation of shaped charge cases yet provide less than 360 degrees circumferential contact about the shaped charges to form selectively variable voids for collecting debris and spall resulting from detonation. The voids and floating segments attenuate detonation shock interference. A debris guard prevents debris from entering the wellbore. Relieving slots in the debris guard attenuates transmission of shock interference through the debris guard. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209252 | Systems and Methods of Power Transmission for Downhole Applications - A power transmission system and method for transmitting power over a three-phase power system on a multi-conductor power cable between a surface and a sub-surface location are provided. A surface system includes a power supply providing a direct current (DC) power signal to the power cable. A sub-surface system includes a downhole system coupled to a Y-point of a downhole motor. The downhole system is configured to be powered by (i) the DC power signal provided by the surface system, (ii) alternating current (AC) power drawn from the Y-point, and (iii) a combination of the DC power and the AC power. The downhole system is powered by the DC power when the power cable does not have an insulation fault, and the downhole system is powered by the AC power or the combination of the DC power and the AC power when the power cable has an insulation fault. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209253 | OMNIRISE HYDROMAG "VARIABLE SPEED MAGNETIC COUPLING SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA PUMPS" - A unique low cost and efficient submersible, hermetically sealed, variable speed system intended to drive submersible boosting units. The system includes a unique combination of a liquid filled electrical motor connected to a hydraulic coupling and a magnetic coupling driver section, in a hermetically sealed container, with a magnetic coupling follower driving a booster unit. The system further includes integrated cooling, lubrication and control functionality. The drive unit has an actuating system connected to internal guide vanes which controls the liquid flow between the pump impeller and turbine wheel of the hydrodynamic coupling and hence the torque and speed. The combined system is a sealed seal-less and topside-less submersible drive unit that can operate in harsh subsea environments. The drive unit opens up for use of thin walled pressure casings and low pressure electrical penetrators. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209254 | FRAC SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULIC ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM - A frac system that includes a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209255 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATED DRILLING, SLOTTING AND OSCILLATING THERMAL INJECTION FOR COAL SEAM GAS EXTRACTION - A method for combining integrated drilling and slotting with oscillating thermal injection to enhance coalbed gas extraction, applicable to managing gas extraction from microporous, low-permeability, high-adsorption coal seam areas. A number of slots are formed within a thermal injection/extraction borehole by means of integrated drilling and slotting technology; a steam generator, is then used to three high-pressure, cyclically temperature-changing steam into said borehole; the steam passing through a spinning, oscillating-pulse jet nozzle forms an oscillating superheated steam, heating the coal body. The present method overcomes the limitations of simple permeability-increasing techniques, the slotting by means of hydraulic. pressure significantly increasing the pressure relief range of a single borehole and forming a fracture network that provides channels for passage of the superheated steam, while oscillating variation in steam temperature and pressure also promote crack propagation and perforation of the coal body; the combined effect of the two enhances the efficiency of gas desorption and extraction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209256 | Y-GRADE NGL STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE - A method of recovering hydrocarbons from a (non-bitumen) heavy crude oil bearing reservoir with structural relief uses the combination of Y-Grade NGL and steam assisted gravity drainage. The method includes injecting steam and Y-Grade NGL into the reservoir through a vertical injection wellbore, displacing hydrocarbons within the reservoir using a combination of the steam, the unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture, and gravity drainage, and then producing the displaced hydrocarbons from the reservoir through a horizontal production wellbore that is positioned structurally lower than and offset from the vertical injection wellbore. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209257 | REMOTE MANIFOLD VALVE AND PUMP PAIRING TECHNIQUE FOR A MULTI-PUMP SYSTEM - A technique for remote pairing of pumps and manifold valves at an oilfield. The technique takes advantage of a control unit having remote capability of opening and closing manifold valves. The control unit may also be in simultaneous communication with an individual sensor for each pump. Thus, unique protocols of valve opening and closing at the manifold in conjunction with monitoring of fluid-based detections by the unit may be used to establish pairing between specific pumps and manifold valves. Similarly, the system may also be inspected for leaks at particular locations through unique valve opening and closing sequences in conjunction with fluid monitoring. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209258 | Method of Forming Lateral Boreholes From a Parent Wellbore - A method of forming a lateral borehole in a pay zone located within an earth subsurface is provided. The method includes determining a depth of a pay zone in the earth subsurface, and then forming a wellbore within the pay zone. The method also includes conveying a hydraulic jetting assembly into the wellbore on a working string. The assembly includes a jetting hose carrier, and a jetting hose within the jetting hose carrier having a nozzle connected at a distal end. The method additionally includes setting a whipstock in the wellbore along the pay zone, and translating the jetting hose out of the jetting hose carrier to advance the nozzle along the face of the whipstock. The method then includes injecting hydraulic jetting fluid through the jetting hose and connected jetting nozzle, thereby excavating a lateral borehole within the rock matrix, and further injecting the fluid while further translating the jetting hose and connected nozzle along the face of the whipstock without coiling or uncoiling the hose, thereby forming a lateral borehole that extends at least 5 feet from the wellbore. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209259 | METHOD FOR GAS EXTRACTION ALTERNATING OSCILLATING PULSE HIGH ENERGY GAS EXTRACTION WITH THERMAL INJECTION - A gas extraction method in which high energy gas fracturing technology is used to form a fracture network in a thermal injection borehole. Then high-pressure, cyclically temperature-changing steam is injected into the borehole using a spinning oscillating-pulse jet nozzle to form oscillating superheated steam, alternatingly impacting and heating the coal body. The high energy gas forms a fracture network that provides channels for passage of the superheated steam, while oscillating changes in steam temperature and pressure also promote crack propagation and perforation of the coal body; the combined effect of alternation of the two enhances gas desorption and extraction efficiency. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209260 | Method to Consolidate Solid Materials During Subterranean Treatment Operations - Compositions include (1) aggregating compositions capable of forming deformable partial or complete coatings on formation surfaces, formation particle surfaces, downhole fluid solid surfaces, and/or proppant surfaces, where the coatings increase aggregation and/or agglomeration propensities of the particles and surfaces to form particles clusters or pillars having deformable coatings, and (2) aggregation stabilizing and/or strengthening compositions capable of altering properties of the coated clusters or pillars to form consolidated, stabilized, and/or strengthened clusters or pillars. Methods for stabilizing aggregated particle clusters or pillars include (1) treating the particles with an aggregating composition to form aggregated clusters or pillars and (2) treating the aggregated particle clusters or pillars with a stabilizing or strengthening composition to form consolidated, stabilized, and/or strengthened clusters or pillars. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209261 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING CASING IN A BLIND HORIZONTAL WELL - A system and method for installing casing in a blind horizontal well for blind horizontal directional borings. The system and method may include an example of an offset transmitter sonde assembly that contains an open central passage through which well casing can be inserted, and an example of a drill bit assembly that may be remotely uncoupled from a drill string, leaving the bit in the bore created. Remote uncoupling of the drill bit assembly tends to allow a casing to be installed in the bore while the drill string and bit remain in the bore for support during casing installation. After installation of the casing the drill bit assembly may be uncoupled from the drill string, allowing the drill string to be withdrawn from the bore, with the drill bit assembly remaining in the bore. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209262 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING HYDRAULIC FRACTURE ORIENTATION AND DIMENSION - Method for characterizing subterranean formation is described. One method includes inducing one or more fractures in a portion of the subterranean formation. Determining a poroelastic pressure response due to the inducing of the one or more fractures. The poroelastic pressure response is measured by a sensor that is in at least partial hydraulic isolation with the portion of the subterranean formation. Monitoring closure of the one or more fractures via the poroelastic pressure response. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209263 | Determination of Radiation Tracer Distribution Using Natural Gamma Rays - Various apparatus or methods are arranged to operate a tool downhole in a well, where the tool has a detection package operable to detect gamma rays. Spectra peaks of the detected gamma rays can be determined in each of selected energy windows. Distribution of radiation tracer can be determined in one or more regions around the tool from ratios of the spectra peaks. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods having a gamma ray detection package can operate in a variety of applications. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209264 | DOWNHOLE TELEMETRY - A telemetry system with a plurality of controllers and telemetry systems, where the controllers are configured to obtain information from one or more sensors and transmit that information on one or more of the plurality of telemetry systems. The configuration of a controller may be changed so as to change which information is transmitted on a given telemetry system. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209265 | Inspection of Wellbore Conduits using a Distributed Sensor System - Methods and systems are included that relate to the detection and monitoring of defects in wellbore conduits using a distributed sensor system and a wireline transmitter. A method for inspection of wellbore conduits may comprise: running a wireline transmitter into a wellbore; generating an electromagnetic field using the wireline transmitter, wherein the electromagnetic field penetrates one or more conduits disposed in the wellbore, and wherein the electromagnetic field induces emission of at least one secondary electromagnetic field from the one or more conduits; generating at least one signal in response to the secondary electromagnetic field, wherein the at least one signal is generated using a distributed sensor system, and wherein the distributed sensor system comprises electromagnetic field sensors installed in the wellbore and distributed along the one or more conduits; and identifying a pipe electromagnetic or geometric property of the one or more conduits based on the at least one signal. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209266 | MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS AND MAGNETIC GRADIOMETERS - Embodiments generally relate to a measuring instrument. The measuring instrument may comprise: a sensor to measure a property of the local environment; a mechanism configured to cause the sensor to move along a predetermined path relative to a fixed reference frame of the instrument; and a signal processing system configured to receive a processor sensor signal generated by the sensor, perform a Fourier transform on the sensor signal to identify frequency components of the sensor signal, and compare the frequency components of the sensor signal with frequency components associated with the predetermined path to determine a measurement of the property of the local environment. The mechanism may comprise a first member having a first axis and a second axis that is different from the first axis. The mechanism may be configured to cause the first member and the sensor to rotate about the first axis, and to cause the sensor to rotate about the second axis. The sensor may be spatially offset from the first axis. The sensor may be configured to measure one or more vector components of a local force field, such as a magnetic field, for example, and the measuring instrument may comprise a magnetometer or magnetic gradiometer, for example. The measuring instruments disclosed may be suited to downhole applications, such as in a measurement while drilling system, for example. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209267 | Integrated Workflow For Feasibility Study Of Cuttings Reinjection Based On 3-D Geomechanics Analysis - Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure for feasibility study of cuttings reinjection (CRI) process based on three-dimensional (3-D) geomechanical analysis. A location of an injection well for CRI can be first determined along with a true vertical depth (TVD) interval of an injection section along a trajectory of the injection well. Then, a window of values for an injection pressure for hydraulic fracturing performed in association with the injection well can be calculated. Analysis of fault reactivation due to the hydraulic fracturing can be performed, and a volume of a fracture generated by the hydraulic fracturing can be calculated. CRI for the volume of the fracture can be performed at the determined location of the injection well for the TVD interval, by taking into account the injection pressure window and the analysis of fault reactivation. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209268 | Apparatus and Method for Downhole In-Situ Determination of Fluid Viscosity - An apparatus to determine fluid viscosities downhole in real-time includes a housing and an excitation element positioned therein. Electrical circuitry provides a drive signal that excites an excitation element into rotational oscillations. A detector produces a response signal correlating to the detected oscillating movement of the excitation element. Circuitry onboard the apparatus utilizes the drive and response signals to determine the fluid viscosity. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209269 | Cutting Bit Carrier for Cutting Bits - The present disclosure relates to a cutting bit carrier for hard rock mining applications. Usually, replacing worn cutting bits may take much effort and may be time consuming. The present cutting bit carrier may comprise a first carrier member including a first supporting portion configured to contact a cutting bit shank of a cutting bit for supporting the cutting bit, and a second carrier member including a second supporting portion configured to contact the cutting bit shank of the cutting bit for supporting the cutting bit. The second carrier member may be detachably mountable to the first carrier member. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209270 | Energy Harvesting Heat Engine And Actuator - A rotary heat engine including a central crankshaft and a plurality of cylinder assemblies and a heat exchanger assembly. At least one of the plurality of cylinders, and preferably all of the plurality of cylinders includes a cylinder member, a piston member slidably positionable within the cylinder member, a connecting rod and a rolling diaphragm. The rolling diaphragm is positioned between the piston and the cylinder assembly to define a working volume which is in fluid communication with an opening that is in communication with the heat exchanger body. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209271 | AN INTELLIGENT VACUUM PUMP WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - A vacuum pump for automobiles used for brake application is provided wherein a method of reducing power consumption and running torque in a vacuum pump of a motor vehicle is explained. The present invention also provides a vacuum pump for automobiles comprising an actuator, a new vane locking assembly, a new vane and rotor assembly, a new non return valve assembly, the controlled oil supply means and a reed stopper assembly that reduces power loss and unnecessary frictional forces and to maintain a controlled oil supply to the vacuum pump. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209272 | PNEUMATIC MOTOR WITH DUAL AIR INTAKE - A pneumatic motor with dual air intake includes a pneumatic cylinder and a rotor. The pneumatic cylinder includes a cylinder body, and an elliptic-cylinder-shaped accommodating room located in the cylinder body. The cylinder body has two air inletting paths, two air venting paths, two air venting holes and a front axial hole, which communicate with the accommodating room and outside. The rotor includes a rotor body rotatably accommodated in the accommodating room of the pneumatic cylinder, a plurality of grooves parallel provided on the rotor body, a plurality of vanes accommodated in the grooves respectively, and a front axle extended from the rotor body and inserted through the front axial hole. As a result, the pneumatic motor with dual air intake is lowered in friction of the rotor when it rotates, raised in power output, and lowered in vibration when in use. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209273 | ROTOR THRUST BALANCED TURBINE ENGINE - The present disclosure is directed to a rotor thrust balanced turbine engine that may increase engine performance and efficiency while managing thrust mismatch or imbalance in a low pressure (LP) spool between a fan assembly and a turbine rotor assembly. The gas turbine engine defines a radial direction, a longitudinal direction, and a circumferential direction, an upstream end and a downstream end along the longitudinal direction, and an axial centerline extended along the longitudinal direction. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine rotor assembly and a turbine frame. The turbine rotor assembly defines a first flowpath radius and a second flowpath radius each extended from the axial centerline. The first flowpath radius is disposed at the upstream end of the turbine rotor assembly, and wherein the second flowpath radius is disposed at the downstream end of the turbine rotor assembly. The turbine frame and the turbine rotor assembly together define a seal interface radius inward of the turbine rotor assembly along the radial direction and concentric to the axial centerline, and wherein the turbine rotor assembly defines a ratio of the first flowpath radius to the seal interface radius less than or equal to approximately 1.79. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209274 | Thermal Isolation Structure for Rotating Turbine Frame - The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine engine defining a radial direction, a circumferential direction, an axial centerline along a longitudinal direction, and wherein the gas turbine engine defines an upstream end and a downstream end along the longitudinal direction. The gas turbine engine includes a first turbine rotor comprising an inner shroud, an outer shroud outward of the inner shroud in the radial direction, at least one connecting airfoil coupling the inner shroud and the outer shroud at least partially along the radial direction, and an outer band outward of the outer shroud in the radial direction and extended at least partially in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of connecting members couples the outer shroud and the outer band. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209275 | MISTUNED BLADED ROTOR AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - Mistuned bladed rotors and associated manufacturing methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes forming two or more blades of the bladed rotor where the two or more blades have substantially identical external aerodynamic surfaces and have different internal configurations causing the two or more blades to have different natural frequencies. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209276 | TURBO-MACHINE IMPELLER MANUFACTURING - A method of manufacturing a turbo-machine impeller, which includes a hub and a plurality of blades, using powder material in an additive-manufacturing process. The method includes: applying energy to the powder material by way of a high energy source, and solidifying the powder material. At least one bulky portion of the hub is irradiated such that the powder material solidifies in a lattice structure surrounded by an outer solid skin structure enclosing the lattice structure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209277 | INVESTMENT CASTING CORE - An apparatus relating to engineering the geometry for a ball-chute support feature in an investment casting core. The investment casting core is for an airfoil region having at least one serpentine feature and at least one inlet feature coupled to the at least one serpentine feature by a ball-chute support feature. The investment casting core is leached out to form cooling passages in the airfoil. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209278 | COOLING ARRANGEMENTS IN TURBINE BLADES - A rotor blade ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180209279 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MASKING UNDER PLATFORM AREAS OF AIRFOIL COMPONENTS - A fixture for masking a gas turbine engine blade, the blade having a root, a platform and an airfoil, the platform having inner and outer surfaces and peripheral faces extending between the surfaces, the fixture including a base with a receptacle for receiving the root of the blade; a removable sidewall mountable to the base to form a masking box with the receptacle that shields the root; a first removable Z plane detail mountable to the base, the first removable Z plane detail providing a first electrical contact point to the root; and a second removable Z plane detail mountable to the removable sidewall, the second removable Z plane detail providing a second electrical contact point to the root | 2018-07-26 |
20180209280 | BLADED DISC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 2018-07-26 |
20180209281 | BLADED DISC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 2018-07-26 |
20180209282 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine combustor and a gas turbine; wherein inclined surfaces are provided on inner surfaces of side walls neighboring in a circumferential direction at downstream end portions of transition pieces of combustors, the inclined surfaces being configured to increase a passage area of the transition pieces, a ratio (S/P) is from 0 to 0.2, where (P) is a pitch dimension of first stage vanes, and (S) is a circumferential dimension from an intermediate point between neighboring transition pieces to an upstream end of a first stage vane closest in the circumferential direction; and a ratio (L/P) is from 0.3 to 0.55, where (P) is the pitch dimension, and (L) is an axial dimension from a downstream end of the transition piece to the upstream end of the first stage vane. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE HYBRID CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-PIECE PARTS - A multi-piece part includes multiple pieces fabricated via different types of fabrication processes, wherein the multiple parts are configured to be coupled to one another to form the assembly. At least one of the multiple parts is fabricated via an additive manufacturing method. The multi-piece part also includes a holder assembly that couples and holds together the multiple pieces of the multi-piece part, wherein the holder assembly comprises a reversible, mechanical-type coupling. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209284 | TURBINE ENGINE INDUCER ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209285 | COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPONENT - A component including a channel and an insert is provided. The channel is configured to extend through a wall thickness of the component from an inner surface of the component to an outer surface of the component. The channel is defined by an inner channel surface. The insert is configured to permit flow cooling fluid such as air and has an outer insert surface corresponding to and attached to the inner channel surface. The component may be a turbine component. Also provided is a method for forming the component. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209286 | TRAILING EDGE PRESSURE AND FLOW REGULATOR - A gas turbine engine component comprises a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a radial span. One internal channel in the body provides an upstream supply pressure. Another internal channel in body receives the upstream supply pressure and provides a downstream supply pressure. At least one axial rib separates an internal area adjacent to the trailing edge into a plurality of individual cavities. At least one pressure regulating feature is located at an entrance to at least one individual cavity entrance to control downstream supply pressure to the trailing edge. Exits formed in the trailing edge communicate with an exit pressure. The rib and pressure regulating features cooperate such that the downstream supply pressure mimics the exit pressure along the radial span. A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component and a method of controlling flow in a gas turbine engine component are also disclosed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209287 | INTERNALLY COOLED ENGINE COMPONENTS - A component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The component may include an external surface with a skin cavity adjacent the external surface. The skin cavity may be defined by a hot-side surface and a cool-side surface with the hot-side surface between the cool-side surface and the external surface. A flat portion may be disposed on the hot-side surface and may, for example, define a wall-thickness check region. A protrusion may be disposed on the cool-side surface opposite the flat portion on the hot-side surface. The hot-side surface and the cool-side surface may tend to increase a heat transfer coefficient along the flat portion of the hot-side surface, which may also define a wall thickness check region. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209288 | BRAZE SYSTEM, BRAZED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING A BRAZED ARTICLE - A braze system is disclosed, including a first surface, a second surface, a gap disposed between the first surface and the second surface, a capillary matrix disposed in the gap, and a braze material disposed in contact with the capillary matrix. The capillary matrix includes a matrix structure forming a plurality of capillaries. A brazed article is disclosed in which the braze material is disposed within the plurality of capillaries and contacts the first surface and the second surface. The braze material, the capillary matrix, the first surface, the second surface, and the gap form a brazed portion including less than about 20% voiding. A method for forming a brazed article includes disposing the capillary matrix into the gap, and infusing a braze material into the plurality of capillaries and in contact with the first surface and the second surface, forming the brazed portion. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209289 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MACHINE - A machine having a shaft with a stage having a first shaft section having a first diameter, a second shaft section having a second diameter that is shorter than the first, forming a radially extending rotatable shaft end surface; a housing; and a bearing supporting the shaft on the housing by its second shaft section, and lubricated by a lubrication fluid. A sealing chamber has a sealing fluid that prevents the lubrication from leaving the bearing, and is axially limited by the shaft end surface and bearing end side, and radially inwardly limited by the second shaft section released from the bearing. A radially extending and stationary separator plate is in the sealing chamber to achieve an aerodynamic shielding of the bearing end side from the shaft end surface. When the shaft is rotating, the region between the separator plate and the bearing end side is substantially non-rotational. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209290 | GAS TURBINE SEAL - A labyrinth seal includes a first annular member positioned on a center axis and a second annular member disposed circumferentially around the first annular member. A seal land is disposed on one of the first annular member and the second annular member. The seal land is positioned radially between the first annular member and the second annular member relative the center axis. A seal plate is disposed on the other of the first annular member and the second annular member. The seal plate extends radially toward the seal land and includes a plate body extending between a base and a tip of the seal plate. The plate body extends along a majority of a radial span of the seal plate on a first plane. The tip of the seal plate extends axially and radially away from the plate body on a second plane. | 2018-07-26 |
20180209291 | AIRCRAFT TURBINE-ENGINE MODULE CASING, COMPRISING A HEAT PIPE ASSOCIATED WITH A SEALING RING SURROUNDING A MOVABLE IMPELLER OF THE MODULE - An aircraft turbine-engine module casing including an external module casing and at least one sealing ring intended to surround a movable impeller of the module and arranged radially towards the inside with respect to the external casing. The casing includes at least one capillary heat pipe, a first end which is fixed to the sealing ring, and a second end which, opposite to the first, is fixed to a casing element arranged radially towards the outside with respect to the ring. | 2018-07-26 |