| 31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
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| 20130192756 | SEALING APPARATUS FOR A PROCESS CHAMBER - A sealing apparatus is provided herein. In some embodiments, the sealing apparatus includes an annular body including a first portion having a circular cross-section and a second portion extending radially outward from the first portion, wherein the second portion has a rectangular cross-section. In some embodiments, a sealing apparatus includes a body configured to be retained in a recess of a first surface; an arm extending from the body away from the first surface and configured to provide a force when deflected towards the body by a second surface to form a seal between the first surface and the second surface. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192757 | Web Processing Machine - A machine for processing of a web through a process tank containing process liquid and a tank containing wash water has in each tank an upper submerged guide and a pair of lower submerged guides, whereby the web passes on a sinusoidal path through the tank. Four drying guides are provided one above the over above the down-stream end of the processing tank. The guides have outlet slits | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192758 | High Resolution Plasma Etch - An apparatus for fabrication of microscopic structures that uses a beam process, such as beam-induced decomposition of a precursor, to deposit a mask in a precise pattern and then a selective, plasma beam is applied, comprising the steps of first creating a protective mask upon surface portions of a substrate using a beam process such as an electron beam, focused ion beam (FIB), or laser process, and secondly etching unmasked substrate portions using a selective plasma beam etch process. Optionally, a third step comprising the removal of the protective mask may be performed with a second, materially oppositely selective plasma beam process. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192759 | PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE - A plasma processing device according to the present invention includes a plasma processing chamber, a plasma producing chamber communicating with the plasma processing chamber, a radio-frequency antenna for producing plasma, a plasma control plate for controlling the energy of electrons in the plasma, as well as an operation rod and a moving mechanism for regulating the position of the plasma control plate. In this plasma processing device, the energy distribution of the electrons of the plasma produced in the plasma producing chamber can be controlled by regulating the distance between the radio-frequency antenna 16 and the plasma control plate by simply moving the operation rod in its longitudinal direction by the moving mechanism. Therefore, a plasma process suitable for the kind of gas molecules to be dissociated and/or their dissociation energy can be easily performed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192760 | MICROWAVE EMITTING DEVICE AND SURFACE WAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A microwave emitting device emits a microwave generated by a microwave generation unit into a chamber in a plasma processing apparatus for performing plasma processing by generating a surface wave plasma in the chamber. The device includes: a transmission line having a tubular outer conductor and an inner conductor disposed in the outer conductor to transmit the microwave; an antenna to emit the microwave transmitted through the microwave transmission line into the chamber through slots; a dielectric member to transmit the microwave emitted from the antenna to generate a surface wave; and a DC voltage application member to apply a positive DC voltage to a plasma generation region where a surface wave plasma is generated by the surface wave. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192761 | Rotary Substrate Processing System - A substrate processing system for processing multiple substrates is provided and generally includes at least one processing platform and at least one staging platform. Each substrate is positioned on a substrate carrier disposed on a substrate support assembly. Multiple substrate carriers, each is configured to carry a substrate thereon, are positioned on the surface of the substrate support assembly. The processing platform and the staging platform, each includes a separate substrate support assembly, which can be rotated by a separate rotary track mechanism. Each rotary track mechanism is capable of supporting the substrate support assembly and continuously rotating multiple substrates carried by the substrate carriers and disposed on the substrate support assembly. Each substrate is thus processed through at least one shower head station and at least one buffer station, which are positioned at a distance above the rotary track mechanism of the processing platform. Each substrate can be transferred between the processing platform and the staging platform and in and out the substrate processing system. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192762 | ADHESIVE FORCE DEVELOPMENT UNIT, ADHESIVE-LABEL ISSUE DEVICE, AND PRINTER - Provided are an adhesive force development unit, an adhesive-label issue device, and a printer which can develop a stable adhesive force regardless of a thickness of a functional layer made from a resin film or the like while suppressing an occurrence of a blocking phenomenon. A thermal head for adhesive force development having a plurality of heating elements arranged along a width direction of an adhesive label and heating the adhesive label from its adhesive layer side so as to form holes in an functional layer by the heating elements is provided, and heating means for heating at least hole-forming portions in the adhesive label is disposed at an upstream side or a downstream side relative to the thermal head along a carrying direction of the adhesive label. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192763 | TAPE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a tape guiding mechanism ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192764 | TIRE PLY APPLIER - The invention provides in a first aspect an applier apparatus for applying a sheet of flexible material to a cylindrical body such as a tire building drum. The apparatus includes a support frame; a conveyor table having one or more conveyor belts mounted thereon; said conveyor table further comprising a plurality of support legs, each support leg having an outer leg portion and an inner leg portion, wherein each inner leg portion is mounted to the support frame, said conveyor table being connected to each of the outer leg portion of the support legs; the outer leg portion of each support leg having a first end slidably received over the inner leg portion and a second end connected to a nut; and wherein the nut is mounted onto a linear screw which is rotatably mounted onto a second end of the inner leg portion; said linear screw being driven by a motor wherein the nut is raised and lowered by operation of the screw. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192765 | APPARATUS FOR A PLASTER TAPING DEVICE - The present invention resides in an apparatus for use with a plaster taping device, the apparatus comprising a base for removably attaching the apparatus to the plaster taping device and a frame having a first end coupled to the base and a second end for supporting a wheel member rotatably connected thereto, wherein the wheel member facilitates application of a tape material along an internal corner joint. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192766 | LABELLING MACHINE - A labelling machine comprises a main supporting frame ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192767 | TIRE LEVER - A unitary structure tire lever has an opening for the user to insert fingers and grab the lever when installing and removing a tire from a rim. The lever has a curved smooth installation hook at one end with a ridge to engage a lip of a tire rim during tire installation. The lever also has a curved smooth removal hook at the other end with a notch that enables the lever to pivot about the lip of the tire rim during tire removal. The removal hook also has a curved seat portion that engages with a bead of the tire during tire removal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192768 | STRUCTURE OF TIRE CHANGER - A tire changer is provided for mounting/dismounting a tire to/from a wheel rim. The tire changer includes a tire fixing device mounted to a support arm and including a transmission cylinder that is rotatably mounted to the support arm and driven by a power device, a first retention member, a second retention member, and a fastening member. The transmission cylinder receives therein a transmission shaft having an end projecting outside the cylinder and forming a fastening section. The first and second retention members are mounted to the transmission shaft and both form a slope that is set in abutting engagement with an inside surface of a fixing bore formed in the rim. The fastening member is coupled to the fastening section to be positioned against the second retention member to thereby secure the rim between the first and second retention members. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192769 | Bead Seater Apparatus and Method for Using the Same - An apparatus for seating a bead of the a adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed. The apparatus is disposable adjacent one or more of a tread surface and an outer sidewall surface of the tire. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192770 | Solar Window Shade - A solar window shade includes a frame for supporting louvers for shading at least one window of a building. Preferably, the frame is pivotally connected to the building above the window, and a frame drive system selectively pivots the frame upwardly or downwardly in accordance with the elevation of the sun. A louver drive system rotates the louvers within the frame to track east-to-west movements of the sun. The louvers are preferably provided as outer and inner louvers interlaced with each other, and such louvers nest with one another when the sun is hidden, or approaches from an acute angle, to maximize passage of indirect light rays to light the interior, while minimizing obstruction of the view through the window. The device is modular and is easily applied to aligned rows of windows and/or windows on multi-story buildings, with central control of the associated frame drive and louver drive systems. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192771 | FREE ARM UMBRELLA - A free arm umbrella includes a fixing plate ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192772 | DECORATIVE MULTI-SLAT SYSTEM - Implementations of the present invention relate to devices, systems, and methods related to mounting decorative slats. In particular, the present invention facilitates accurate mounting and installation of a decorative multi-slat system, which can provide aesthetic enhancement for a particular space. Furthermore, the method of installing the decorative multi-slat system can allow an installer to reduce likelihood of errors and misalignments of the system, which can occur during the installation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192773 | End Cap for Roller Blind Cassette - An end cap for enclosing or covering the end of a cassette of a roller blind or a roller shade. The cassette includes a roller having wound thereon a fabric having a bottom bar attached or otherwise secured thereto or thereover. The end cap comprises a wall portion and a bottom bar stop. The wall portion is releasably securable to an end of the cassette. The bottom bar stop is fixed to and extends outwardly from the wall portion and inhibits upward movement of the bottom bar beyond the elevation of the bottom bar stop when the end cap is secured to an end of the cassette. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192774 | SAFETY WINDOW BLIND DEVICE - A safety window blind device includes a bottomrail movable relative to a headrail to raise or lower a window shade therebetween, and a pair of lifting cords each having a vertical cord segment which runs between the headrail and the bottomrail and which is coupled with the bottom rail so as to be displaced therewith between states of long-length and short-length. A reel unit is coupled with a biasing unit to generate an incrementally increased biasing force for counteracting the weight of the bottomrail. With such structure, a sudden and inadvertent falling of the bottomrail can be prevented once the lifting cords are released. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192775 | WASHER PRESS WITH MULTIPLE NIPS AND MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT WASH ZONES AND METHOD - A washer press apparatus for washing and dewatering a wide range of solids concentrations of pulp in liquid suspensions includes multiple distinct displacement wash zones about a drum with multiple nips. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192776 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PROCESSING OF CELLULOSE FIBRES - The invention according to the present invention relates to the manufacture of paper and or boards and/or binding agents and a method and apparatus related to the same by providing for the defibrillation of cellulose fibres into a form in which the same can be subsequently sued to form the finished product directly or can be used to bind other materials together and then be formed into the finished product. The apparatus includes a twin screw conveyor through the material and liquid passes to be processed.. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192777 | BUILDING MATERIAL FOR FORMING AN ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COVERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A building material for use in forming exterior surface coverings. According to a preferred embodiment, the building material consists of the combination of a paper material, bonding agent, and water. The building material can either be formed directly upon a substrate, such as a wall or ceiling, or otherwise formed as a sheet of material or molding that can thereafter be affixed to a given surface or substrate. The building materials can be customized to have a specific type of color, shape and texture, and can further be utilized in a wide variety of building applications. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192778 | FILLER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A modified filler composition for use in composites, such as paper and paper board, which is produced by reacting a filler material with a binder and a reactant material. Also, a method to produce composites, such as paper and paperboard, produced containing the modified filler composition is disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192779 | PROCESSES TO PRODUCE SHORT CUT MICROFIBERS - A process for producing a microfiber product stream, the process comprising:
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| 20130192780 | PROCESSES TO PRODUCE SHORT CUT MICROFIBERS - A process for producing a microfiber product stream, the process comprising:
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| 20130192781 | BUILDING MATERIAL FOR FORMING AN ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COVERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A building material for use in forming exterior surface coverings. According to a preferred embodiment, the building material consists of the combination of a paper material, bonding agent, and water. The building material can either be formed directly upon a substrate, such as a wall or ceiling, or otherwise formed as a sheet of material or molding that can thereafter be affixed to a given surface or substrate. The building materials can be customized to have a specific type of color, shape and texture, and can further be utilized in a wide variety of building applications. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192782 | METHOD OF USING ALDEHYDE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS TO INCREASE PAPERMACHINE PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE SIZING - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to increase paper machine performance and enhance sizing. The compositions include a sizing agent, an emulsifier, and an aqueous component. The emulsifier may be an aldehyde-functionalized polymer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192783 | NON-CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING VATERITE AND METHODS THEREOF - Non-cementitious compositions and products are provided. The compositions of the invention include a carbonate additive comprising vaterite such as reactive vaterite. Additional aspects of the invention include methods of making and using the non-cementitious compositions and products. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192784 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SURFACE-TREATED CALCIUM CARBONATE MATERIAL AND USE OF SAME IN THE CONTROL OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a process for the production of a surface-treated calcium carbonate, the use of this surface-treated calcium carbonate in a process for the control of organic material in an aqueous medium, as well as to a composite of surface-treated calcium carbonate and organic material, such as a composite of surface-treated calcium carbonate and to the use of such a composite. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192785 | WEB TURN-UP CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A web turn-up cutting method and apparatus for severing a continuous web that is traveling in a travel direction. The apparatus comprising a first water nozzle and a second water nozzle that are mountable on respective nozzle carriages and transversely movable. The apparatus further comprising a water jet controller adapted to activate a water supply of the first and second water nozzles and a carriage controller adapted to actuate the nozzle carriages to provide a transversal movement of the first and second water nozzles. The first and second nozzles being adapted to define together a substantially X-shaped cut on the traveling continuous web. The substantially X-shaped cut defining at least a substantially V-shaped tail for ending a forming roll, an opposite substantially V-shaped start for starting a new spool, a detachable first wing and a detachable second wing. A method of manufacturing paper in a papermaking machine. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192786 | Method to Control Response Shape of Footprint for Zone Moisture Control on a Steambox and Maintain Screen Plate Cleanliness - A steam distributor includes multiple steam discharge chambers that are separated by laterally spaced apart partition panels that create corresponding profiling zones. The profiling zones are covered by a perforated screen plate through which steam passes onto a moving sheet that is traveling in the machine direction. One or more of the partition panels is not aligned in the machine direction so that one or more of the steam discharge chambers defines a non-rectangular profiling zone. The orientation of one or more of the baffles can he adjusted in order to control the response shape of the steam footprints on a moving sheet for zone moisture control. The panels can be articulated to allow dynamic adjustments of the profiling zones for cross direction response control. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192787 | PAPER MAKING SHOE PRESS BELT - A paper making shoe press belt includes a reinforcing fiber substrate and a polyurethane laminate. The reinforcing fiber substrate is embedded in at least one layer of the polyurethane laminate. At least one layer of the polyurethane laminate includes a polyurethane obtained by heat-curing a urethane prepolymer together with a mixed curing agent. The urethane prepolymer includes a terminal isocyanate group and is obtained by reacting a diisocyanate compound and a long-chain polyol. The diisocyanate compound includes at least one of toluene-diisocyanate, diphenylmethane-diisocyanate, and paraphenylene-diisocyanate. The mixed curing agent includes 70-99.5 mol % of dimethylthiotoluenediamine and 0.5-30 mol % of a curing agent. The curing agent includes at least one of 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-diethyl-3-chloroaniline), 4,4′-methylenedianiline, and 1,4-butanediol. An equivalent ratio of active hydrogen groups of the mixed curing agent to isocyanate groups of the urethane prepolymer is from 1.02 to 1.15. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192788 | PAPER MAKING SHOE PRESS BELT - A paper making shoe press belt includes a reinforcing fiber substrate and a polyurethane laminate. The reinforcing fiber substrate is embedded in at least one layer of the polyurethane laminate. At least one layer of the polyurethane laminate includes a polyurethane obtained by heat-curing a urethane prepolymer together with a mixed curing agent. The urethane prepolymer includes a terminal isocyanate group and is obtained by reacting a diisocyanate compound and a long-chain polyol. The diisocyanate compound includes at least one of toluene-diisocyanate, diphenylmethane-diisocyanate, and paraphenylene-diisocyanate. The mixed curing agent includes 70-99.5 mol % of dimethylthiotoluenediamine and 0.5-30 mol % of a curing agent. The curing agent includes at least one of diethyltoluenediamine and hydroquinone bis (β-hydroxyethyl) ether. An equivalent ratio of active hydrogen groups of the mixed curing agent to isocyanate groups of the urethane prepolymer is from 1.02 to 1.15. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192789 | Embossed Metallic Flakes Process And Product - A process for preparing embossed fine particulate thin metal flakes having high levels of brightness and color intensity. The process comprises forming a release coat on a flexible polymeric carrier film, embossing the release coat with a diffraction grating pattern that is monoruled at an angle above 45°, vacuum metalizing the embossed release surface with a highly reflective metal such as aluminum, and solubilizing the metalized release coat in a solvent for removing the metal from the carrier to form embossed metal flakes that replicate the embossment pattern. The flakes are recovered from the solution containing the solvent and release coat polymer while avoiding high shear, particle sizing or other application of energy that would excessively break up the flakes, so that the D50 particle size of the flakes is maintained at or above 75 microns. The flakes have application to coatings and printing inks that produce extremely high brightness characterized as an optically apparent glitter or sparkle effect in combination with high color intensity or chromaticity. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192790 | Method and Plant for the Energy-Efficient Production of Hot Steel Strip - A method is disclosed for continuously or semi-continuously producing hot steel strip which, starting from a slab guided through a slab-guiding device, is rolled in a roughing train having at least four-stands, the method comprising: casting a slab in a die, the slab being reduced to a thickness of between 60 and 95 mm in a liquid core reduction process by the adjoining slab-guiding device, a slab support length measured between the meniscus, i.e., the bath level, of the die and an end of the slab-guiding device facing the roughing train being between 12 m and 15.5 m, and a casting speed ranging from 3.8 to 7 m/min. The disclosed combination of casting parameters may ensure that the crater tip of the slab extends to the vicinity of the end of the slab-guiding device independently of the respective maximum casting speeds which are dependent on the particular grade of material. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192791 | MOLDING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING EQUIPPED WITH AGITATOR - There is provided a molding device for continuous casting equipped with an agitator which receives liquid-phase melt of a conductive material and from which a solid-phase cast product is taken out through the cooling of the melt. The molding device includes a casting mold and an agitator. The casting mold receives the liquid-phase melt from an inlet side and discharges the solid-phase cast product from an outlet side by cooling. The agitator is provided outside the casting mold, and includes an electrode unit and a magnetic field generation device. The electrode unit includes first electrodes positioned at the top and a second electrode positioned therebelow, and the magnetic field generation device includes a permanent magnet for applying a magnetic field to the liquid-phase melt. The first electrodes are provided so as to conduct electricity to the liquid-phase melt, and the second electrode is provided so as to conduct electricity to the solid-phase cast product. The first and second electrodes are adapted so as to conduct electricity in the vertical direction through the melt and the cast product provided therebetween. The magnetic field generation device is provided outside the casting mold and generates magnetic lines of force in a lateral direction so that the magnetic lines of force penetrate into the casting mold, reach the inside of the casting mold, and are applied to the melt in the lateral direction crossing the current. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192792 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems and Methods - In some embodiments, a thermal energy storage system includes multiple thermal energy storage containers adapted to store thermal energy storage media, the containers having high emissivity inner surfaces that are adapted to radiate heat into the stored thermal energy storage media. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192793 | DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A ROOM - A device for tempering a room includes at least one component that forms a thermal accumulator and has a surface oriented towards the room. Tubes that are thermally coupled to the component can be traversed by a heating or cooling medium. The tubes are integrated into a panel that contains expanded graphite or is made of expanded graphite. The panel is in areal thermal contact with the surface of the component that faces towards the room. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192794 | INTERCHANGEABLE COOLING SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CIRCUIT BOARD - Several apparatuses and methods for providing cooling system interchangeability. One apparatus includes a thermally conductive plate thermally coupled to an integrated circuit. The thermally conductive plate is configured to couple interchangeably to a liquid cooling assembly or an air cooling assembly, and the liquid cooling assembly and the air cooling assembly are separate devices. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192795 | COOLING SYSTEM HAVING ANTI-RECIRCULATION FEATURE - A cooling system is disclosed for use with an engine. The cooling system may have a heat exchanger fluidly connectable to the engine, and a fan situated adjacent the heat exchanger and configured to generate a flow of air through the heat exchanger. The cooling system may also include an anti-recirculation feature located adjacent the fan and configured to block the flow of air at a center of the fan and allow air to flow at a periphery of the fan. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192796 | HEAT MEDIUM HEATING DEVICE AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - The heat medium heating device includes: a casing in which the flat heat exchange tubes | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192797 | QUICK CONNECTOR AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM INCORPORATING SUCH A CONNECTOR - A quick connector having a first element including a piston with a valve for closing an inner duct of the first element and which piston is movable between a first position within a body of the first element and a second position forward of the body and wherein the valve is movable relative to the piston in a direction parallel to an axis of the first element. The connector includes a seal between the piston and the body of the first element and at least one movable member for locking the piston in the first position and a ring for maintaining the movable member in the first position when the first element is coupled to, and during separation of, a second element of the connector and as long as the valve is not closing the inner duct of the first element. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192798 | COOLED ELECTRIC ASSEMBLY - A cooled electric assembly includes a box that defines an interior space. An electrical conductor is located within the interior space. A cooling tube is attached to the box. A thermal conductor is located at least partially within the interior space and is in thermal contact with the electrical conductor and in thermal contact with the cooling tube. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192799 | Refrigerator Having a Disbursed Cooling Air Stream Directed Upwardly From a Pressurized Plenum - In a refrigerator, warm air is collected or drawn into a warm air return duct opening located at or near the top of the refrigerated space instead of the bottom. The warm air is passed through an evaporator where it cools. The cooled air is driven into a pressurized plenum located at the bottom of the refrigerated space. The plenum is defined by a screen extending across the bottom of the refrigerated space. Air in the plenum passes through holes in the screen and driven upward. The air flow inside the refrigerator is thus upwardly, i.e., from the bottom to the top. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192800 | COOLING SYSTEM WITH COOLANT CIRCULATION DUCT - This system (S) comprises a heat exchange plate ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192801 | RECONFIGURABLE FRONT AND UPPER ONE PIECE BAFFLES FOR DIRECTING INCOMING AIR FROM A VEHICLE FRONT FASCIA TO A RADIATOR COOLING MODULE - A baffle construction constructed of two or more individual sections, each exhibiting a two part/two shot injection molded material incorporating attachment details for establishing a structurally supporting framework mounting about the vehicle radiator. The baffle sections each include softer interconnecting hinges incorporating the attachment details which assist in creating the structurally self-supporting frame. The assembled baffle defines a four sided box-like structure mounted around a vehicle radiator for directing incoming air through a fascia opening and into a cooling module associated with the radiator. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192802 | THERMAL MODULE WITH AIRFLOW GUIDING FUNCTION - A thermal module includes a fan device having a fan and a fan housing for covering the fan. A vent is disposed on the fan housing. The thermal module further includes an airflow guiding device attached to the fan housing and disposed on a side of the vent for guiding airflow into the vent. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192803 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger including exchange components and fluid flow components ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192804 | DOUBLE PIPE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - A double pipe for a heat exchanger includes an inner pipe having a plurality of spiral projections extending radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the inner pipe. An outer pipe is disposed around the inner pipe. At least an inner peripheral surface of the outer pipe is at least substantially smooth and has an at least substantially circular cross section. The inner peripheral surface of the outer pipe contacts all of the projections of the inner pipe so as to define a plurality of peripherally-separated, outer flow paths between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. Fluid flowing within an inner flow path defined by the inner pipe exchanges heat with fluid flowing through the outer flow paths. Furthermore, an inscribed circle of the inner pipe has a first diameter (d | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192805 | Twist Vane Counter-Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger Apparatus And Method - A method for forming a manifold for use with a heat exchanger is disclosed. The method may involve forming a plurality of vanes. Opposing surfaces of each of the vanes may define a pair of adjacent flow channels for receiving portions of first and second fluids to be flowed through the flow channels. Each of the flow channels may have a changing aspect ratio along its length. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192806 | MULTILAYER HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - In a multilayer heat exchanger of the present invention, a plurality of heat exchange units for performing heat exchange of a fluid fed from a plurality of compressors is stacked. Each of the heat exchange units has a structure that pluralities of flow passage plates and cooling plates are stacked. Concave grooves formed on surfaces are formed as flow passages of the fluid in the flow passage plates and cooling plates. The flow passage plates and cooling plates are made of metal, the flow passages are formed by chemical etching, and the stacked metal flow passage plates and cooling plates are bonded to each other by diffusion-bonding. Further, each of the heat exchange units is in one-to-one correspondence with each of the compressors. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192807 | METHOD FOR COOLING A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK - Systems are disclosed for battery modules with cooling systems. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cooling system may be disposed against an external surface of a housing of the battery module. The cooling system may utilize a coolant to remove heat generated by cells within the battery module, to prevent the cells from aging prematurely. Embodiments of the cooling system may include cold plates, tubes, fins, and plates, or a combination thereof, which may route the coolant along the surface of the battery module housing. Such features may create a large effective cooling surface against the battery module housing to promote a high heat transfer rate from the cells to the coolant. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192808 | REFRIGERANT GUIDING PIPE AND HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING REFRIGERANT GUIDING PIPE - A refrigerant guiding pipe having a pipe wall in which an inner chamber is formed, an opening formed in the pipe wall, and a refrigerant guiding portion. At least a part of the refrigerant guiding portion is disposed to be substantially inclined with respect to an axial direction of the refrigerant guiding pipe to guide refrigerant passing through the opening. The refrigerant guiding pipe can distribute and guide refrigerant well to help avoid non-uniform distribution of refrigerant due to layering of gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192809 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING SAME - An air conditioner includes a compressor and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a first header pipe to have a refrigerant compressed by the compressor to flow therein, a heat exchange unit including a plurality of first refrigeration tubes and a plurality of second refrigeration tubes to thermally exchange the refrigerant with air, a plurality of first header branch pipes coupling the first header pipe with corresponding first refrigeration tubes in the heat exchange unit, a bypass pipe to have the refrigerant, thermally exchanged in the heat exchange unit, passing therethrough in the air cooling operation, and a second header pipe to have the refrigerant passing through the bypass pipe to flow therein. A plurality of second header branch pipes couples the second header pipe with corresponding second refrigeration tubes in the heat exchange unit, where at least two first refrigeration tubes have at least one second refrigeration tube therebetween. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192810 | TUBE AND BAFFLE ARRANGEMENT IN A ONCE-THROUGH HORIZONTAL EVAPORATOR - Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more inclined evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; where the inclined tubes are inclined at an angle of less than 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees to a vertical; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; and an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers; and a baffle system comprising a plurality of baffles; the baffle system being disposed adjacent to a tube stack so that the baffle system contacts a tube. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192811 | Heat Exchanger Tube, Heat Exchanger Comprising Such Tubes And Method For Producing One Such Tube - Heat exchanger tube ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192812 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH DIE-CAST ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger with die-cast elements, comprising a die-casting step for die-casting at least one element of a heat exchanger by means of at least one die, further comprising a positioning step for positioning at least one contoured duct inside the die, performed prior to the die-casting step. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192813 | Heat Radiation Sheet - Disclosed is a heat radiation sheet, including a thermoconductive adhesive layer, a thermal diffusion layer, an adiabatic adhesive layer formed on the thermal diffusion layer, and a graphite layer. The thermoconductive adhesive layer is formed by mixing a metal powder with a nonconductive resin adhesive, the thermal diffusion layer is formed of metal foil, and the adiabatic adhesive layer is formed by mixing a metal powder with a nonconductive resin adhesive. The heat radiation sheet is effective in that high-temperature heat generated from heat sources of various kinds of electronic appliances is rapidly absorbed by a thermoconductive adhesive layer and a thermal diffusion layer, and the absorbed heat rapidly spreads over the entire area of the heat radiation sheet, is stored, and is then slowly discharged to prevent the external temperature of the electronic appliance from rapidly increasing, preventing the deterioration of reliability attributable to the high-temperature heat. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192814 | TIRE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A tire temperature control device includes a temperature control unit that controls at least one of a tire temperature of front wheels and a tire temperature of rear wheels based on a temperature difference between the temperature of the tire on the front wheel and the temperature of the tire on the rear wheel of a vehicle. The temperature control unit controls, for example, the tire temperature corresponding to predetermined temperatures based on temperature characteristics that are related to maneuverability of the vehicle, fuel economy of the vehicle, and a friction coefficient. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192815 | DEVICE FOR DRILLING THROUGH A FORMATION - In order to reduce the risk of accidents in mechanically drilling through a stratum and to expand the range of applications of the device for drilling through a stratum, the invention provides that the control elements which ensure the in-feeding of the cutting rod and the return of the device to the position for being transported by means of interacting the ball-and-socket joint with the control bushing and the body—are embodied as two-stage figure projections on the lateral truncations of the ball-and-socket joint, which cooperate with cutouts in the control bushing and the body; and the line of pipes and the hydraulic motor of the suspension and of the pivot point are optionally replaced by a cable and by an electric motor combined with a hydraulic pump. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192816 | Single Well, Self-Flowing, Geothermal System for Energy Extraction - A renewable energy, single well, primarily self-flow, geothermal heat/power production system that acquires naturally occurring sub-surface geothermal heat to heat water and/or produce mechanical/electrical power using a heat exchangers or a turbine/generator. The sub-surface structures defining a working fluid flow path may be insulated, such as with vacuum insulation, to increase system efficiency and ensure a substantially self-generating working fluid flow. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192817 | Apparatus for Aligning Tubulars During Placement in a Well - Apparatus is provided for aligning tubulars when a drilling rig is used to lower a string of tubulars into a well. A joint of tubular can be moved to a vertical position above a connector to which it is to be joined and placed at the angle where threads on the joint and connector can be joined at low torque without damage to the threads. The apparatus can be used on a variety of drilling rigs and provides a safer environment for workers on the rig. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192818 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO DOWN HOLE OPERATIONS - Systems and method for improving down hole operations of well casings are disclosed herein. Systems and methods disclosed herein can comprise brushes, high pressure fluid outlets, and skids. Other systems and methods are disclosed herein. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192819 | SUBTERRANEAN WELL TOOLS HAVING NONMETALLIC DRAG BLOCK SLEEVES - Disclosed is a drag block assembly for use on a downhole tool for location in a cased wellbore. The tool has a hollow mandrel for suspension from a tubing string. The drag block, slips and packing elements mounted on the mandrel are moveable between the run and set positions by movement of the drag block, while engaging a lug on the mandrel. The drag block assembly comprises longitudinally spaced rings comprising resilient material connected together by longitudinally extending members. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192820 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE DEVICE FOR "IN SITU" EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN OR ULTRAHEAVY OIL FROM OIL SAND DEPOSITS - The device has at least one electrical conductor loop formed of a feed conductor, a return conductor and an inductor connected therebetween. At least the inductor is at least partially or completely disposed in the oil sand deposit. The device further has an alternating current generator that is electrically connected to the at least one conductor loop by at least two electrical contact points. The alternating current generator has a transformer with at least one primary and at least one secondary winding. The at least one secondary winding comprises a center tap to which a ground potential U | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192821 | MONITORING FIBER FOR A MACHINE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - An electric machine assembly and a method of installing an electric machine assembly, the electric machine including a downhole electric machine; and a fiber operatively arranged at least partially through a housing of the electric machine for sensing at least one parameter of the electric machine assembly. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192822 | Mine Dewatering System And Method - A system and method for efficiently and effectively removing water from mine areas is presented. In one embodiment, one or more directionally drilled dewatering wells are drilled into the geologic formation such that at least a portion of the dewatering well is positioned underneath the mine. In one embodiment, one or more of the dewatering wells may originate outside the perimeter of the mine so as not to interfere with mine operations. In one embodiment, a hydrogeologic assessment along with mine dewatering requirements may be used to generate a mine dewatering plan. In one embodiment, a hydrogeologic assessment along with a determination of the dewatering requirements of the mine and surrounding areas may be used to create a mine dewatering plan. In one embodiment, the mine dewatering plan provides design information pertaining to each dewatering well. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192823 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING WELLBORE CONDITIONS - A method includes releasing a flow device into a wellbore to travel towards a target device that is positioned in the wellbore and that is actuated by the flow device, monitoring for communications transmitted by the flow device. The method further includes identifying a condition of the wellbore from the communications. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192824 | COMPACT CABLE SUSPENDED PUMPING SYSTEM FOR DEWATERING GAS WELLS - A motor includes two or more sections. Each section includes a submersible tubular housing and a stator core disposed within the housing. The stator core has one or more lobes and each lobe has a winding wrapped therearound. The motor further includes a rotor disposed within the housing and including a shaft and a rotor core. The rotor core has two or more lobes. Each section is incrementally oriented so that the sections may be operated to mimic a multi-phase motor. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192825 | HYDROCARBON RESOURCE HEATING APPARATUS INCLUDING UPPER AND LOWER WELLBORE RF RADIATORS AND RELATED METHODS - A device for heating a hydrocarbon resource in a subterranean formation having at least one pair of laterally extending upper and lower wellbores therein may include a radio frequency (RF) source. The device may also include an upper wellbore RF radiator to be positioned in the laterally extending upper wellbore and including a plurality of first terminals. The device may further include a lower wellbore RF radiator to be positioned in the laterally extending lower wellbore and comprising a plurality of second terminals. The device may also include an interconnection arrangement configured to couple the RF source and the first and second terminals so that at least one of the upper and lower wellbore RF radiators heat the hydrocarbon resource in the subterranean formation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192826 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON FLUIDS FROM A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR - A composition comprising crosslinked expandable polymeric microparticles capable of hydrolysis at or below neutral pH and a method of modifying the permeability to water of a subterranean formation by introducing such compositions into the subterranean formation is disclosed and claimed. This invention further relates to compositions and methods for the recovery of hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir or formation subjected to CO | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192827 | PRESSURE ACTUATION ENABLING METHOD - A pressure actuation enabling method includes plugging a passage that fluidically connects an inside with an outside of a tubular with a plug, building differential pressure across the plug, actuating an actuator with the differential pressure and removing the plug. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192828 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING A PORTION OF A COMPONENT DISPOSED IN A WELLBORE - An apparatus and method are provided for substantially sealing an opening defined by a hydrocarbon well downhole component, wherein an interior portion of the downhole component is in fluid communication with a formation surrounding the hydrocarbon well. The apparatus includes a deformable plug adaptable to being injected into the wellbore and carried through the wellbore in a fluid. The fluid carrying the deformable plug can flow through the opening and the deformable plug is sized and configured such that at least a portion of the deformable plug can deform to the contour of the opening and seat in the opening. The deformable plug is capable of swelling, hardening, or compressing such that the deformable plug forms a substantially sealed relationship with the hydrocarbon well downhole component such that the interior portion of the downhole component ceases to be in fluid communication with the formation surrounding the well. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPENDABLE TUBING-CONVEYED PERFORATING GUN - Methods and apparatus are presented for a “disappearing” perforator gun assembly. In a preferred method of perforating a well casing, inserted into the well casing is a tubing conveyed perforator having an outer tubular made from a metallic glass alloy having high strength and low impact resistance. An inner structure is positioned within the outer tubular and holds one or more explosive charges. Upon detonating the explosive charges, the outer tubular is fragmented. The inner structure is preferably also substantially destroyed upon detonation of the one or more explosive charges. For example, the inner structure can be made from a combustible material, corrodible, dissolvable, etc., material. A disintegration-enhancing material is optionally positioned between the outer tubular and the inner structure. Additional embodiments are presented having gun housings which dematerialize upon detonation of the charges. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192830 | Limited Depth Abrasive Jet Cutter - Tools and methods for abrasively cutting downhole pipes and casing. The tools and methods are ideally suited for situations where the pipe to be cut or perforated is positioned partly or wholly inside another pipe and damage to the outer pipe must be avoided. The jet nozzles are positioned at a non-normal angle to the target surface to reduce the jets' effective cutting distance. While pumping the abrasive fluid, the jets are supported at a selected radial distance from the target surface so that within a predetermined operating time the jets will cut or perforate the inner pipe but leave the outer pipe substantially intact. The tool may be rotated with a motor to perform cutoff operations or held in a fixed position for perforating. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192831 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY, IN PARTICULAR IN-SITU RECOVERY, OF A CARBONACEOUS SUBSTANCE FROM SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - A device is provided for extracting a hydrocarbon-containing substance from a reservoir. Thermal energy can be applied to the reservoir in order to reduce the viscosity of the substance. The device includes at least one conductor loop for inductively supplying electric current, to provide electric and/or electromagnetic heating, and a fluid conducting device for transporting and introducing a solvent fluid into the reservoir, to further reduce the viscosity of the substance. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192832 | SELF-SUSTAINING ON-SITE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY AND/OR STEAM FOR USE IN THE IN SITU PROCESSING OF OIL SHALE AND/OR OIL SANDS - Oil shale and/or oil sands are utilized to generate electricity and/or steam at the site of the oil shale/sands deposit in an in situ process for recovering oil from the deposit. Bulk shale/sands material is removed from the deposit and combusted to generate thermal energy. The thermal energy is utilized to heat water to generate steam. The steam can be used directly in the in situ process or utilized to drive a steam turbine power generator located in close proximity to the deposit to generate electricity. The electricity generated on-site may be utilized to drive an in situ conversion process that recovers oil from the oil shale/sands deposit. Also, the exit steam generated by the on-site turbine generator can be used on-site to drive the in-situ conversion process. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192833 | OPENING OR CLOSING A FLUID FLOW PATH USING A MATERIAL THAT EXPANDS OR CONTRACTS VIA A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE - A device for opening or closing a fluid flow path comprises: a fluid inlet, wherein the fluid inlet comprises one end of the fluid flow path; an inlet covering, wherein the inlet covering is adjacent to the fluid inlet; and a material, wherein the material is capable of expanding or contracting via a change in temperature; wherein the expansion or contraction of the material causes movement to the inlet covering, and wherein the movement of the inlet covering either opens or closes the fluid flow path. A method for opening or closing a fluid flow path using the device comprises: allowing or causing a change in temperature to the material. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192834 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WELLBORE PRODUCTION TEMPERATURE - A method and system of controlling the temperature of fluids produced from a reservoir to prevent overheating of an adjacent geological formation. A cooling fluid is supplied through an annulus formed between a production tubing and a production casing, which are in fluid communication with the reservoir. The cooling fluid is mixed with the reservoir fluid, and the fluids are produced through the production tubing. The temperature of the produced fluids is controlled or reduced by heat exchange with the cooling fluid supplied through the annulus to prevent excessive heat dissipation to the geological formation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192835 | METHOD OF REDUCING DUST WITH SELF-ASSEMBLY COMPOSITES - Well treatment particulates are coated with polyionic material and a composite is formed comprising multiple layers of polyelectrolyte, each layer composed of polyionic material counter to the polyionic material of the polyelectrolyte layer to which it is adjacent. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192836 | WATER TREATMENT IN AT LEAST ONE MEMBRANE FILTRATION UNIT FOR ASSISTED RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS - A water treatment method includes:
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| 20130192837 | METHOD OF INCREASING EFFICIENCY IN A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATION - Multiple zones of a subterranean formation penetrated by a multi-zoned completed well may be fractured by pumping into one or more zones an acidizing solution at or above the fracturing pressure of the subterranean formation. After fractures are created or enhanced in the formation, a displacement fluid is pumped into the formation to farther advance the acidizing solution into the fractures. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192838 | NON-HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROCESSES - Methods and systems of fracturing subterranean formations to are provided comprising pumping metacritical phase natural gas into a subterranean formation to create or extend one or more fissures in the formation. Methods and systems may further comprise maintaining or increasing pressure of the metacritical phase natural gas in the formation by pumping more metacritical phase natural gas into the fissures to hold the fissures open. Methods and systems may further comprise delivering a proppant into the subterranean formation. Disclosed methods and systems may be used to extract hydrocarbons from subterranean formations without the use of liquids. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192839 | SELECTIVE FRACTURE FACE DISSOLUTION - A method is given for acid fracturing a subterranean formation for improving the flow of fluids. The principal source, optionally the sole source, of the acid is a solid acid-precursor, optionally injected with an additional solid that is inert and that masks a portion of the newly created fracture faces so that the fracture face etching by the acid is not uniform. The method ensures a good flow path for fluids between the fracture tip and the wellbore. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192840 | MULTILATERAL LOCATION AND ORIENTATION ASSEMBLY - A location and orientation assembly suitable for use in a multi-lateral wellbore may include a coupling portion, an upper muleshoe, a muleshoe spacer and a bottom muleshoe. The bottom muleshoe may connect to the coupling portion through a threaded connection. A method for locating and orienting in a multi-lateral wellbore includes providing a locating and orientation assembly. In the orientation assembly a coupling portion is provided and an upper muleshoe is inserted into the coupling portion. A muleshoe spacer is inserted into the coupling portion so as to matingly contact the upper muleshoe portion. Part of a bottom muleshoe is inserted into the coupling portion so as to matingly contact the muleshoe spacer. The coupling portion is jointed to the bottom muleshoe by a threaded connection. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192841 | DUAL GRADIENT MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING - A method of drilling a subsea wellbore includes drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid through a tubular string extending into the wellbore from an offshore drilling unit (ODU) and rotating a drill bit disposed on a bottom of the tubular string. The method further includes, while drilling the wellbore: mixing lifting fluid with drilling returns at a flow rate proportionate to a flow rate of the drilling fluid, thereby forming a return mixture. The lifting fluid has a density substantially less than a density of the drilling fluid. The return mixture has a density substantially less than the drilling fluid density. The method further includes, while drilling the wellbore: measuring a flow rate of the returns or the return mixture; and comparing the measured flow rate to the drilling fluid flow rate to ensure control of a formation being drilled. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192842 | Method and Apparatus to Perform Subsea or Surface Jacking - A jack system may provide subsea or surface operation. The jack system includes a top plate and a base plate with at least two pistons disposed between the base and top plate. The pistons are extendable to increase a separation distance between the base and top plate, and said pistons are retractable to decrease the separation distance between the base and top plate. The jack system also includes a bottom slip bowl assembly, a top slip bowl assembly, and rotary assembly. The top slip bowl and rotary assembly are rotateably coupled to the top plate wherein the rotary assembly and the top slip bowl assembly rotate relative to the top plate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID CONTAINMENT AND INTERVENTION OF A SUBSEA WELL BLOWOUT - A method and system for rapid containment and intervention of a subsea well blowout that can be performed in a rapid and efficient manner, where containment will minimize the damage to the environment and assets. The method can include disconnecting a riser from a subsea well after a blowout has occurred and moving the mobile offshore drilling unit away from the subsea well. Connecting a lower marine riser package with a blowout preventer, and diverting the well. The pressure and flow of the well fluid can be observed. At least of portion of the diversion path can be closed off and kill fluid and or cement pumped to the subsea well to kill and control the well. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192844 | PASSIVE OFFSHORE TENSION COMPENSATOR ASSEMBLY - A tensions compensator assembly for a slip type joint in an offshore work string. The assembly includes a chamber at the joint which is constructed in a manner to offset or minimize a pressure differential in a production channel that runs through the work string. Thus, potentially very high pressures running through the string are less apt to prematurely force actuation and expansiveness of the slip joint. Rather, the expansive movement of the joint is more properly responsive to heave, changes in offshore platform elevation and other outside forces of structural concern. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192845 | LINER DRILLING USING TEMPORARILY SEALED LINER - A drilling apparatus including a first cylindrical layer including a plurality of cylindrical members, and a second cylindrical layer including a plurality of elongate members, the plurality of cylindrical members and the plurality of elongate members arranged to form a plurality of spaces between an outer diameter of the first cylindrical layer and an inner diameter of the second cylindrical layer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192846 | Resettable Ball Seat - A device to allow a single ball size to actuate at least two downhole tools. Typically when a large number of ball actuated devices are run in a single well the total number of devices is limited by the increasing size of the balls required to actuate each sequential device. By having a mechanism that allows at least two tools to be actuated by each ball size the total number of ball actuated devices may be at least doubled. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192847 | SEAL ASSEMBLIES IN SUBSEA ROTATING CONTROL DEVICES - Rotating control device related oilfield pressure control is accomplished by upper and lower seal members configured to seal around a tubular, a chamber defined between the upper and lower seal members; and wherein fluid enters and/or exits the chamber via some device or structure. Such a device or structure could be a relief valve, a first accumulator, a pressure control valve, an orifice, and/or a void space in a seal member in a location which contacts the tubular. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192848 | COMPLETIONS ASSEMBLY WITH EXTENDABLE SHIFTING TOOL - A completions assembly that includes an extendable and retractable shifting tool at a lower end of an upper completion. Outfitted with this type of tool, the upper completion may be sealably landed out at an installed lower completion without prematurely opening an isolation valve that ensures well control thereat. Rather, the full completions assembly may be finished out and the valve later opened by extending of the shifting tool from the upper completion toward the isolation valve at the lower completion. Once more, this type of well control is achieved through use of hydraulic lines that are dedicated to the upper completion even though the isolation valve is located therebelow. As a result, the extended use of hydraulic couplings and other complex or wear-prone well control architecture may be largely avoided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELEASING GAS PRESSURE FROM A DRILL STRING - An apparatus for releasing gas pressure from a drill string includes a tubular housing having a circumferential sidewall, an axis, a first end, a second end and a central passage extending between the first end and the second end. A pressure member is positioned in the central passage along the axis of the housing. The pressure member is movable from a first position retracted within the housing to a second position extending past the second end of the housing. An actuator is provided to move the pressure member from the first position to the second position, where the pressure member exerts a force to move a valve member of a float valve to an open position, thereby allowing gas trapped in the drill string to flow through the central passage. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER, TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, AND OPERATION OF DOWNHOLE TOOLS IN A HORIZONTAL WELLBORE - A wireline extension assembly comprises a first tubing string housing a wireline extension electrically interconnecting wet connects at the upper and lower ends of the first string, with the lower wet connect being electrically connected to a downhole tool. The assembly is pushed into the horizontal leg of a deviated wellbore by forming a second tubing string extending upward from the upper end of the first string, thereby positioning the tool within the horizontal leg while leaving the upper wet connect disposed within the vertical leg. A primary wireline is then run from a surface wireline unit into the upper string and connected to the upper wet connect, thus providing electrical power, data communication, and/or other facilities to the tool. The tool can be repositioned within the horizontal leg by withdrawing the primary wireline, removing or upper string tubing sections, and then reinstalling the primary wireline. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192851 | PROVIDING COUPLER PORTIONS ALONG A STRUCTURE - A system or method includes providing coupler portions along a structure. The coupler portions are communicatively engageable with equipment in the structure. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192852 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - A downhole valve assembly including at least one membrane permeable to a flow of a downhole fluid, the at least one membrane defining a passage through a chamber. A quantity of particles is disposed in the chamber and the at least one membrane is impermeable to the particles. The particles are responsive to a magnetic field. At least one magnetic element is operatively arranged to produce the magnetic field for enabling the at least one magnetic element to selectively move the particles between a first position at which the particles impede the flow of the downhole fluid through the at least one membrane and a second position at which the particles do not impede the flow of the downhole fluid through the at least one membrane. A method of controlling a flow of fluid is also included. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192853 | WELLBORE PACKER BACK-UP RING ASSEMBLY, PACKER AND METHOD - A back-up ring assembly for a wellbore packer that acts as an extrusion limiter for a packing element and engages the wellbore bore, also operating as a slip to anchor the packer in place. A wellbore packer includes a single structure that acts both to back up the extrusion of the packing element and to engage the wellbore wall. For example, the structure is a back-up ring that includes a gripping structure on its outer wall-contacting surface. The wellbore packer includes: a mandrel, a deformable packing element surrounding the mandrel and adapted to be radially expanded out from the mandrel, the deformable packing element including an end; a back-up ring surrounding the mandrel and positioned adjacent the end of the deformable packing element, the back-up ring having an inner facing annular surface and an outer facing annular surface defining an outer diameter across the back-up ring, the back-up ring being expandable to increase the outer diameter to expand out from the mandrel along-side the deformable packing element and the outer facing annular surface including a gripping structure for biting into a constraining surface in a well. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192854 | DRAFT FORCE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A draft sensing mechanism includes a draft frame adapted to be attached to a frame of a vehicle. The draft frame has left and right supports adapted to be coupled to corresponding left and right draft links. A draft strap has a left end fixed to a front side of the left support and a right end fixed to a front side of the right support. The draft strap is deflectable in response to draft forces applied to the left and right supports. A draft sensor is attached to the draft strap. The sensor generates a draft signal in response to deflection of the draft strap. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130192855 | Interlocking Basket for Strip Tillage Machine - A strip tillage implement for movement over a crop berm has a frame configured to carry a coulter, a row cleaner, a shank and closing discs. The implement includes a basket assembly located behind the closing discs having a downwardly and rearwardly directed basket drawbar that forks into left and right support arms. The basket assembly includes a left basket half section rotatably attached to the left support arm and a right basket half section rotatably attached to the right support arm of the basket drawbar in cantilever fashion. Each of the basket half sections includes a support plate and a plurality of clod-breaking tines spaced about the periphery of the plate. Each plate is substantially perpendicular to the axis of its respective support arms such that the two plates form an upwardly diverging angle with the drawbar acting between the basket half sections to clean residue collected between the half sections. | 2013-08-01 |
