| 33rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20090200019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY USING AN IN-SITU SEISMIC ENERGY GENERATOR - Disclosed are systems and methods for generating seismic acoustic waves, and more particularly a downhole electro-hydraulic seismic pressure wave source to enhance oil recovery. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200020 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING WELL PRODUCTION - Embodiments of the present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for operating an artificial lift well. In one embodiment, the well is operated between an on cycle and an off cycle. Preferably, the off cycle is determined by detecting an increase in the pressure differential between the casing pressure and the tubing pressure. In another embodiment, the well is optimized by measuring the production of the well in one cycle of operation. The measured production is compared to the production of a previous cycle. A controller then optimizes the well based on the increase or decrease of the production from the previous cycle. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200021 | PERFORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A signature element is attached to a downhole cable or other protected equipment and the signal from a signature position detector is used, at least in part, to control the orientation of a directed perforating device or other directional device. Signal emitting sources can include a radioactive material added to an encapsulating composition of a downhole cable. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200022 | CRYOGENIC TREATMENT OF GAS - Systems and methods of treating a gas stream are described. A method of treating a gas stream includes cryogenically separating a first gas stream to form a second gas stream and a third stream. The third stream is cryogenically contacted with a carbon dioxide stream to form a fourth and fifth stream. A majority of the second gas stream includes methane and/or molecular hydrogen. A majority of the third stream includes one or more carbon oxides, hydrocarbons having a carbon number of at least 2, one or more sulfur compounds, or mixtures thereof. A majority of the fourth stream includes one or more of the carbon oxides and hydrocarbons having a carbon number of at least 2. A majority of the fifth stream includes hydrocarbons having a carbon number of at least 3 and one or more of the sulfur compounds. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200023 | HEATING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS BY OXIDIZING FUEL ON A FUEL CARRIER - A method of heating a portion of a subsurface formation includes drawing fuel on a fuel carrier through an opening formed in the formation. Oxidant is supplied to the fuel at one or more locations in the opening. The fuel is combusted with the oxidant to provide heat to the formation. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200024 | Modified process for hydrocarbon recovery using in situ combustion - A modified method of in situ recovery of hydrocarbon from an underground hydrocarbon-containing formation. An “L” shaped production well, having a vertical upper section, and a lower horizontally-extending leg which is positioned low in the hydrocarbon formation, is provided. The horizontal leg connects to the vertical section of the production well at a heel portion and has a toe portion at an opposite end thereof. An oxidizing gas is injected into the formation proximate the vertical section of the production well. A vertical combustion front is created which is caused to sweep outwardly therefrom and laterally within the formation above the horizontal leg, from the heel to the toe of the horizontal leg, causing hydrocarbons in the formation above the horizontal leg to be upgraded and liquify, and thereafter to drain downwardly into the horizontal leg which is permeable, where such liquified hydrocarbons are then delivered to surface via production tubing. A non-oxidizing gas is injected into the heel portion of the horizontal leg via injection tubing contained within the vertical section of the production well. Benefits of the modified method of in situ recovery include decreased costs and lessened environmental impact. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200025 | HIGH TEMPERATURE METHODS FOR FORMING OXIDIZER FUEL - A method of treating a formation fluid includes providing formation fluid from a subsurface in situ heat treatment process. The formation fluid is separated to produce a liquid stream and a first gas stream. The first gas stream includes carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, hydrocarbons, hydrogen or mixtures thereof. Molecular oxygen is separated from air to form a molecular oxygen stream comprising molecular oxygen. The first gas stream is combined with the molecular oxygen stream to form a combined stream comprising molecular oxygen and the first gas stream. The combined stream is provided to one or more downhole burners. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200026 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS FROM A GROUP OF SUBTERRANEAN ZONES - A method for recovering natural gas from a group of subterranean zones containing natural gas, including injecting an amount of a displacing gas into a first subterranean zone, producing a first produced gas from the first subterranean zone, collecting an amount of the first produced gas wherein the quality of the collected first produced gas is higher than or equal to a threshold production quality for the first produced gas, injecting an amount of the first produced gas into a second subterranean zone wherein the quality of the injected first produced gas is higher than or equal to a threshold injection quality for the first produced gas, producing a second produced gas from the second subterranean zone, and collecting an amount of the second produced gas wherein the quality of the collected second produced gas is higher than or equal to a threshold production quality for the second produced gas. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200027 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GAS WELL TREATMENT - A microemulsion system is disclosed which comprises a solvent subsystem, a co-solvent subsystem and a surfactant subsystem comprises at least one monoalkyl branched propoxy sulfate anionic surfactant, where the microemulsion system are useful in drilling, producing, remediation, and fracturing application to reduce water blocks and water blocking in formation of a producing formation. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200028 | WELLBORE DELIVERY APPARATUS - An apparatus for delivering a material into a wellbore comprises a body adapted to be translated along a conduit within a wellbore, with a cavity formed in the body for containing a material to be delivered. The body defines an outlet adapted to be selectively opened to permit the material to be released from the cavity at the required location within the wellbore. In one arrangement the material includes swellable particles which expand upon contact with an activator. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200029 | Settable Compositions Comprising a Natural Pozzolan and Associated Methods - An embodiment of a method of cementing comprises: introducing a cement composition into a subterranean formation, wherein the cement composition comprises cement kiln dust, a natural pozzolan, and water; and allowing the cement composition to set. Another embodiment of a method comprises: introducing a cement composition into a subterranean formation, wherein the cement composition comprises a cement, a natural pozzolan, and water, wherein the cement comprises Portland cement interground with burned shale; and allowing the cement composition to set. Another embodiment includes a cement composition comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of cement, cement kiln dust, Portland cement interground with burned shale, and a combination thereof; a natural pozzolan; and water. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200030 | SELF ADJUSTING DEBRIS EXCLUDER SUB - A self adjusting excluder sub includes a first subassembly; a second subassembly with respect to which the first subassembly is axially movable; and a support disposed at the second subassembly and when actuated being resiliently disposed against the first subassembly while being laterally movable relative to the first and second subassemblies jointly and method. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200031 | IRREGULAR SPACING OF HEAT SOURCES FOR TREATING HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATIONS - A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes providing heat input to a first section of the formation from one or more heat sources located in the first section. Fluids are produced from the first section through a production well located at or near the center of the first section. The heat sources are configured such that the average heat input per volume of formation in the first section increases with distance from the production well. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200032 | System, method and apparatus for creating an electrical glow discharge - The present invention provides system, method and apparatus for creating an electric glow discharge that includes a first and second electrically conductive screens having substantially equidistant a gap between them, one or more insulators attached to the electrically conductive screens, and a non-conductive granular material disposed within the gap. The electric glow discharge is created whenever: (a) the first electrically conductive screen is connected to an electrical power source such that it is a cathode, the second electrically conductive screen is connected to the electrical power supply such that it is an anode, and the electrically conductive fluid is introduced into the gap, or (b) both electrically conductive screens are connected to the electrical power supply such they are the cathode, and the electrically conductive fluid is introduced between both electrically conductive screens and an external anode connected to the electrical power supply. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200033 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GAS WELL TREATMENT - A microemulsion system is disclosed which comprises a solvent subsystem, a co-solvent subsystem and a surfactant subsystem comprises at least one monoalkyl branched propoxy sulfate anionic surfactant, where the microemulsion system are useful in drilling, producing, remediation, and fracturing application to reduce water blocks and water blocking in formation of a producing formation. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200034 | COMPLETION TOOL - A differential pressure operated blanking tool comprises a Y-tool ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200035 | All Electric Subsea Boosting System - The present invention relates to an all electric subsea boosting system for well fluid boosting by compressing hydrocarbon gases and/or pumping hydrocarbon liquids where said system comprises one or more subsea boosting stations and one or more long step-out power supplies. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200036 | Method for Subsea Hydrocarbon Recovery - The invention relates to a method for subsea hydrocarbon recovery in which a wellbore is drilled using a base installed on the seabed, said base comprising a drilling guide, in which at least one pipeline is to be connected to a network for storage and/or processing operations. The method according to the invention includes the following steps:
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| 20090200037 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR REMOVING SOILS, PARTICLES OR FLUIDS FROM THE SEABED OR FROM GREAT SEA DEPTHS - A method for removing soils, particles or fluids from the seabed or from great sea depths, includes positioning a platform or a vessel above an offshore location, lowering a riser from the vessel or platform to the seabed or great depth, the riser being vented to the atmosphere, sucking soils, particles or fluids with inflow of fluid into the riser and removing them from the riser via an outlet in the riser, the outlet being at a level well below the water surface, by use of a pumping system with a flow return conduit running to a selected location, while keeping the level of the fluid in the riser at a level between the outlet and the surface corresponding with a pressure in the lower end of the riser substantially lower than the sea water pressure at the end of the riser. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200038 | HYDRAULIC CONNECTOR APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE WITH DOWNHOLE TUBULARS - A hydraulic connector to direct fluids between a lifting assembly and a bore of a downhole tubular includes an engagement assembly configured to selectively extend and retract a seal assembly disposed at a distal end of the hydraulic connector into and from a proximal end of the downhole tubular and a valve assembly operable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the valve assembly is configured to allow the fluids to communicate between the lifting assembly and the downhole tubular through the seal assembly when in the open position, and wherein the valve assembly is configured to prevent fluid communication between the lifting assembly and the downhole tubular when closed position, and a one-way valve to allow fluid communication from the downhole tubular to the lifting assembly. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING TO A DAMAGED WELLHEAD - A technique is provided for securing a subsea well that has had some of its components damaged as a result of a storm or other catastrophic event. The techniques utilizes a casing head assembly that may secured to the casing of the damaged well by tightening a plurality of set screws to drive slips into the casing. The casing head assembly may also comprise a tubing hanger. Tubing head set screws may then be tightened to activate the tubing hanger to secure the production tubing to the casing head. The casing head assembly may also comprise a latch-lock connector that may be secured to the casing head by stabbing the latch-lock connector into the casing head and rotating the connector approximately one-quarter turn. A corrosion cap may then be secured to the latch-lock connector to cover the end of the production tubing. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200040 | One Trip Liner Running, Cementing and Setting Tool Using Expansion - A tool is provided that allows in a single trip advancing the liner while more hole is made until the liner is properly positioned. Slips are actuated into the inside of the liner to grasp it as a swage is released to move to support the liner to the surrounding tubular. With the liner supported in the hole, the running tool can be picked up to test the release feature and then set down again for cementing. The tool is then picked up higher to release a flapper and re-pressurized to set a seal adjacent the support previously engaged by swage operation. The flapper has a rupture disc blown and the tool is removed. An emergency release is provided. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200041 | Expansion Cone for Expandable Liner Hanger - An expandable liner hanger system includes an expandable liner hanger and an expansion cone having a first outer diameter when driven through the expandable liner hanger in a first direction to expand the expandable tubing. The expandable liner hanger system also includes a polished bore receptacle having a lower end coupled to an upper end of the expandable liner hanger by a coupling, the coupling having an inner diameter smaller than the first outer diameter. In the run in condition, the expansion cone is positioned below the coupling. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200042 | RADIALLY SUPPORTED SEAL AND METHOD - A seal includes a mandrel having a plurality of radially directed openings therethrough; a plurality of members disposed within the openings and radially displacable therein; and an element disposed about the mandrel and radially displacable by the plurality of members and method. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200043 | VENTED PACKER ELEMENT FOR DOWNWELL PACKING SYSTEM - A packer system for a wellbore includes a tubular member and a packer element mounted on the tubular member. The packer element is formed of a swellable polymeric material, the packer element having a radially-outward external surface, the surface including a plurality of radially-inwardly extending recesses formed therein. The recesses provide additional surface area that can contact a swelling fluid, thereby increasing the swelling rate of the packer element. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200044 | Rooftop water sprinkler - Rooftop water sprinkler with a water sprinkler head, a pair rectangular frames, a pair of weight enclosing housings, a pair of hinge members and a straight water pipe. The water hose pipe is located between the rectangular frames. The hinge members are each comprised of three short tubular portions that form a triangular configuration. The water pipe is attached within the topmost tubular portion of the hinge member and a leg of each rectangular frame is attached to the bottom tubular hinge members. The sprinkler head is mounted mid way along the rigid water pipe. The water pipe terminates at one end in a garden hose fitting and at its opposite end in an a closure cap. The weight enclosing housings attach to the free portion of each of the rectangular frames. The frames straddle a roof ridgeline. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200045 | Foam Proportioning System with Low-End Controller - Embodiments of the invention provide a foam proportioning system. The foam proportioning system can include a foam pump, at least one foam line, a divert, and at least one controller. The divert can direct a portion of a flow of a liquid foam concentrate downstream of the foam pump back through the foam pump. The controller, which can be in communication with the foam pump and the divert, can be configured to automatically maintain a minimum flow rate of the liquid foam concentrate through the foam pump. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200046 | Novel cryogenic firefighting and hazardous materials suppression system - A cryogenic fire and hazardous materials suppression system is described for use by firefighting and hazardous material handling personnel in combating fires and hazardous materials spills. The cryogenic liquid fire and hazardous materials suppression system has at least one cryogenic liquid vessel for storing a cryogenic extinguishing agent that is one of a number of inert cryogenic liquids. The cryogenic extinguishing agent is dispersed through a removably attached cryogenic fluid supply conduit having two ends, said first end attached to the cryogenic liquid vessel, and a second end that is also removably mounted to a dispensing apparatus for controlling the flow of the cryogenic extinguishing agent toward a fire or hazardous material suppression target. The cryogenic fire and hazardous materials suppression system is used for delivering said cryogenic extinguishing agent to a target including fires and hazardous materials spills of all types that require heat or oxygen to burn including Class A, B, C, D, K, and pyrophoric material fires. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200047 | Modified box scraper system and apparatus with trench backfill blade - A modified box scraper system that is fitted with a first, second and third plurality of attachment means located on the rearward end and both sides of the box scraper allowing for the attachment of a variety of modified work implements, said modified work implements including a trench backfill blade that attaches to the box scraper and allows the operator to backfill a trench with increased precision because the trenched row material can be funneled back into the trench. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200048 | Modified box scraper system and apparatus with implement for fine grading - A modified box scraper system that is fitted with a first, second third and fourth plurality of attachment means located on the rearward end and both sides of the box scraper allowing for the attachment of fine grade box extensions thereto. The fine grade box extensions are mirror images of each other and each attaches to one side of the box scraper. The fine grade box extensions are substantially similar in shape to the box scraper main body. Included on the box scraper's main frame are a visual level and a laser for greater accuracy in grading. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200049 | Soil Conditioning Device - The instant invention is of a soil conditioning device having a series of peripheral ridge members having a leading and trailing prow shaped surface circumscribing a disc, wheel or drum. Optionally the prow shaped peripheral ridge members are joined by sub-ridge members forming a single ridge of varying heights circumscribing the disc, wheel or drum. The invention is also of a method for creating a permeable soil surface using the apparatus herein. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200050 | AERATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for aerating a ground, comprising a frame ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200051 | Three-Point Implement Mounting For An Agricultural Or Industrial Utility Vehicle - The present invention relates to a three-point implement mounting ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200052 | FURROW CLOSER - A furrow closer apparatus has a bracket extending down from an upper forward portion of an implement shank. Right and left spring arms with soil moving elements at lower ends thereof are attached at top ends thereof to right and left coil springs connected by a cross member. A spring tube extends through the coil springs and through the bracket aperture to attach the spring arms such that a spring arm extends rearward and downward on each side of a shank location. Clips are attached to the spring tube on each side of the bracket aperture and define clip apertures. The cross member extends through the clip apertures, and the clip apertures are larger than the cross member such that the cross member is movable in the clip apertures. Rotatable discs with a twine wrap inhibiting ring can provide the soil moving elements. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200053 | POWER TOOL - This invention relates to a power tool one having a driven member | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200054 | Power tool with a rotating and/or hammering drive mechanism - A handheld power tool has a housing, a tool receptacle, a motor having a motor shaft, an intermediate shaft, an element for transmitting a rotation of the motor shaft to a rotary motion of the intermediate shaft, a drive mechanism for a tool insertable into the tool receptacle, the drive mechanism being provided with an element for converting the rotary motion of the intermediate shaft into a rotary motion of the tool receptacle and an element for converting the rotary motion into the intermediate shaft into a hammering motion of the tool receptacle, wherein the motor shaft is coaxial with the intermediate shaft, and there is an element for coupling the motor shaft to the intermediate shaft. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200055 | BATTERY OPERATED CORDLESS VIBRATORY - A cordless vibratory pile driver (“vibro”) may use one or more batteries to provide the requisite power. The cordless vibro may sit in a stand that also recharges the unit while it is in the stand when the device is not in use. The replaceable batteries are mounted as part of the suppressor housing on top of the housing that contains the eccentrics. The batteries are balanced on both sides to distribute the weight evenly. A small battery powered electric hydraulic pump sits in the suppressor housing to provide oil to open and close the jaws. A digital hand held remote control sends the necessary signals to the machine to open and close the jaw and to start and stop the vibration. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200056 | VANDAL RESISTANT PULL BOX - A vandal resistant pull box to secure terminating utility cables and cable connections below ground surface. As a retrofit apparatus, brackets engage the bottom edges of the pull box container and a top cover securely engages the brackets. As a complete assembly, the container is included with the brackets and the cover. Any type of locking device may be employed to secure the cover to at least one of the brackets. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200057 | Rail Wiring Duct - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a DIN rail wiring duct. The DIN rail wiring duct has a top, a bottom, and a side. The DIN rail wiring duct includes a base. The base has a top wall, a bottom wall, a sidewall, and a divider wall, which define a channel and a channel opening for accessing the channel. The DIN rail wiring duct also includes a cover for the channel opening. The cover has a top wall and a sidewall substantially perpendicular to the top wall. The top wall of the cover is removably connected to the top wall of the base and the sidewall of the cover is rotatably connected to the sidewall of the base such that the channels are accessible through the channel openings from the top and the side of the DIN rail wiring duct when the cover is rotated from a closed position to an open position. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200058 | Cable For Stringed Musical Instruments - A center conductor having an effective outer diameter; a dielectric material around the center conductor, a semi-conductive layer around the dielectric material, an outer conductor, or shield, around the dielectric material; the shield having an effective inner diameter; wherein the center conductor has a cross-sectional area of 3.141×10 | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200059 | Cable Having Expanded, Strippable Jacket - An electric power cable contains a core and a jacket forming the exterior of the cable. The jacket is formed by extruding a first layer and a second layer over a plurality of concentric neutral elements, substantially encapsulating these elements. At least the first layer is an expanded polymeric material, by having its density reduced through the use of a foaming agent during extrusion. The second layer, which may also be expanded, is extruded around the first layer. The expanded polymeric material makes stripping the jacket easier, minimizes indentations in the cable's insulation layers, lightens the cable, and increases the cable's flexibility. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200060 | Communication cable comprising electrically discontinuous shield having nonmetallic appearance - A tape can comprise a dielectric film that has a pattern of electrically conductive areas adhering thereto. The conductive areas can be electrically isolated from one another. The tape can utilize means to obscure the metallic finish and can contain indicators to deter installers from grounding the tape at either end. The tape can be wrapped around one or more conductors, such as wires that transmit data, to provide electrical or electromagnetic shielding for the conductors. The resulting cable can have a shield that is electrically discontinuous between opposite ends of the cable. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200061 | HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE - A cable having one or more conductive members and one or more strength members. Each conductive member has a metal microwire having an outer diameter and an inorganic cladding having an inner diameter. The microwire is positioned within the cladding, and the outer diameter of the microwire is at least about 2 microns less then the inner diameter of the cladding. Each strength member has a plurality of inorganic fibers surrounding the conductive members or an inorganic rod. The conductive members are conductive while applying a voltage of 5000 V to the conductive members and while exposing the cable to a temperature of about 1000° C. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200062 | Electric supply device for slide structure - The present invention is to provide an electric supply device for a slide structure, which can prevent drooping of a wiring harness. The electric supply device for the slide structure has a wiring harness arranged to extend from a base body to a slide structure slidably provided on the base body, a guide rail arranged along a slide direction of the slide structure in one of the base body or the slide structure, a slider supporting one end of the wiring harness and slidabaly arranged on the guide rail, a supporting member supporting another end of the wiring harness and fixed in the other of the base body or the slide structure and an angel offset means. The angel offset means turns a derivation direction X leading the wiring harness from one of the slider or the supporting member above a horizontal direction H. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200063 | EMBEDDED SPARK GAP - A multilayer printed circuit board may include a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, the second layer being between the first layer and the second layer. The second layer may include a spark gap. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200064 | Method for mounting an electronic component on a preferably soft support, and resulting electronic entity, such as a passport - Method for mounting an electronic component, such as a silicon chip, on a support which consists in: providing an electronic component ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200065 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND POWER MODULE - A heat radiator | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200066 | BARE MICROELECTRONIC CHIP PROVIDED WITH A RECESS FORMING A HOUSING FOR A WIRE ELEMENT CONSTITUTING A FLEXIBLE MECHANICAL SUPPORT, FABRICATION PROCESS AND MICROSTRUCTURE - A microelectronic chip comprises two parallel main faces and side faces. At least one of the faces comprises a recess provided with at least one electrical connection element and forming a housing for a wire element. The wire element simultaneously constitutes both an electrical connection between the chip and the outside via said connection element and a flexible mechanical support for said chip. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200067 | WIRING SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC-COMPONENT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A wiring substrate K for an electronic-component inspection apparatus includes a substrate body ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200068 | SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate for mounting a semiconductor device comprises a first and a second group of input and output terminals and common terminals. The substrate further comprises conductive pads that use for inputting and outputting data from and to the semiconductor device, non-conductive pads that no use for inputting and outputting data from and to the semiconductor device, and common pads formed so as to correspond to the common terminals. The second group of input and output terminals are connected to the non-conductive pads and the common terminals are connected to the common pads when the first group of input and output terminals are connected to the conductive pads, while the first group of input and output terminals are connected to the non-conductive pads and the common terminals are connected to the common pads when the second group of input and output terminals are connected to the conductive pads. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200069 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A multilayer printed wiring board | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200070 | Cu-BASED WIRING MATERIAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component, including a wiring that contacts a glass or a glass ceramics member, for which a Cu-based wiring material capable of suppressing generation of bubbles in the glass or the glass ceramics member and having excellent migration resistance is used. The present invention provides an electronic component including a wiring that contacts a glass or a glass ceramics member. In the electronic component, the wiring material is formed of a binary alloy made of two elements of Cu and Al, and contains not more than 50.0% by weight of Al and a balance of unavoidable impurities. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200071 | RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARD - To provide a resin composition which is advantageous not only in that the resin composition can be produced at low cost, but also in that it is unlikely to thermally expand, a prepreg, a laminate, and a wiring board. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200072 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The wiring substrate | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200073 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH CAPACITOR - A printed wiring board includes a capacitor including a dielectric body having a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode provided on the first surface of the dielectric body, and a second electrode provided on the second surface of the dielectric body. The first electrode has an area facing and being smaller than the first surface of the dielectric body, and the second electrode has an area facing and being larger than the second surface of the dielectric body. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200074 | Circuit Substrate Having Post-Fed Die Side Power Supply Connections - A circuit substrate uses post-fed top side power supply connections to provide improved routing flexibility and lower power supply voltage drop/power loss. Plated-through holes are used near the outside edges of the substrate to provide power supply connections to the top metal layers of the substrate adjacent to the die, which act as power supply planes. Pins are inserted through the plated-through holes to further lower the resistance of the power supply path(s). The bottom ends of the pins may extend past the bottom of the substrate to provide solderable interconnects for the power supply connections, or the bottom ends of the pins may be soldered to “jog” circuit patterns on a bottom metal layer of the substrate which connect the pins to one or more power supply terminals of an integrated circuit package including the substrate. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200075 | Method and apparatus for concealed installation of wires, cables, fibers, pipes and the like within a structure - A method and apparatus for concealing and installing wires, cables, fibers, pipes and the like within a conduit is made from a flexible, paintable material, preferably plastic, metal, a composite paper material or the like. The conduit is customizable in size and shape from its original convenient flat state for installation within a structure. The size and shape of the conduit may be adjusted by cutting the conduit in its flat state to the desired length, and bending the conduit along scored indentations to allow for shaping the conduit into the desired form. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200076 | Compressor Having Wire Retainer - A compressor comprising a shell, a compression mechanism disposed within the shell, a drive shaft for operating the compression mechanism, and a motor for driving the drive shaft. A terminal is secured to the shell for delivering electric current to at least one of the compression mechanism and the motor. A terminal block is engaged with the terminal, and a wire carries the electric current from the terminal and the terminal block. A wire retainer located relative to the compression mechanism supports the wire in a predetermined orientation within the shell. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200077 | Method and apparatus for joining ends of wires and the like - A method of joining the interfacing ends of cables, one to another, wherein each comprises a plurality of conductor strands, comprising (i) providing each of the ends with an enlarged terminal portion of greater diameter than the cable adjacent the end, (ii) inserting the ends into a connecting tube having an outer layer of an explosive charge, and (iii) detonating the explosive layer so as to compress the connecting tube around the conductor strands. The method offers a cheaper, faster and simpler method of joining a bundle of wires and the like than prior art methods. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200078 | Method of drilling a well at or under balance using a electrical submersible pump - A drilling system for use in a well bore consists of a drill string, an electrically powerable pump ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200079 | DOWNHOLE WASHOUT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method of detecting a downhole washout. The method includes, positioning a plurality of sensors along a downhole drillstring, communicatively coupling the plurality of sensors to a processor, and analyzing data sensed by the plurality of sensors with the processor for relationships indicative of a washout. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200080 | Impact excavation system and method with particle separation - A system and method for excavating a subterranean formation, according to which a suspension of liquid and a plurality of impactors are introduced into at least one cavity formed in a body member and are discharging from the cavity so that the impactors remove a portion of the formation. The impactors are separated from at least a portion of the fluid, and are passed to a conduit so that the impactors accumulate in the conduit before being removed from the conduit. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200081 | SHEAR CUTTER DRILL BIT - A shear cutter drill bit for drilling a subterranean formation is provided having a bit body; a bit face on the bit body having at least a center zone, an efficiency zone, and an outer zone, the efficiency zone being located between the center zone and the outer zone; and a plurality of cutters having a backrake angle located on the bit face; wherein a majority of the cutters located in the efficiency zone of the bit face have a more aggressive backrake angle than a majority of the cutters located in the center zone of the bit face and a majority of the cutter located in the outer zone of the bit face. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200082 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING DIRECTIONAL WELLS BY PERCUSSION METHOD - The present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for impact drilling. A drilling tool with a housing and a piston is provided. The drilling tool may be configured to impact while simultaneously rotating a drill head, independent from the rotation of a drill string. The drilling tool may include a rolling key assembly disposed between the housing and the piston that includes a bearing adapted to roll during a first direction of the piston and slide during a second direction of the piston. The drilling tool may include a clutch mechanism configured to rotate the drill head as the piston is directed in the first direction. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200083 | Method and Apparatus for Processing and Injecting Drill Cuttings - An improved cuttings system located adjacent a drilling rig's shale shaker system utilizing a vacuum collection/gravity fed processing system, thereby eliminating expensive and complicated cuttings transfer systems. The use of a vacuum cuttings collection system combined within a common fluid-filled open tank and submersible grinding pumps eliminate the need for extensive circulating and holding systems. Cuttings are sized and chemically prepared within the same tank and fed directly to an injection pump for discharge to cuttings transport tanks or injected down hole. Other improvements include non-restrictive cuttings sizing, filtering, and an injection pump cuttings relief system. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200084 | Injection System and Method - An injection system and method is described. In several exemplary embodiments, the injection system and method may be a part of, and/or used with, a system and method for excavating a subterranean formation. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200085 | System for drilling under-balanced wells - A system and method for drilling a well bore with an under-balanced hydrostatic pressure. The system comprises a tubular containing a first port and wherein a well bore annulus is formed between the well bore and the tubular member, and a compression member disposed about the outer portion of the tubular member, the compression member having extending therefrom an internal sliding mandrel, and wherein the internal sliding mandrel contains a second port. The system further comprises an external sliding sleeve operatively associated with the internal sliding mandrel, wherein the external sliding sleeve containing a third port, and wherein in a closed position the first, second and third port are misaligned and in an open position the first, second and third port are aligned. The system also includes a compressible seal disposed about the external sliding sleeve and in contact with the internal sliding mandrel, the compressible seal responsive to a longitudinal weight transferred to the compression member. Also, a work string may be included, with the work string positioned within the tubular, with the work string having a drill bit attached at a distal end of the work string, and wherein a work string annulus is formed relative to the tubular and the work string. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200086 | Subsoil automatic rotary drilling system for drilling oil, mineral and water wells - A subsoil automatic rotary drilling system for drilling oil, mineral and water wells, characterized in that said system comprises, on a single system substructure, at least a triple-transmission hydraulic arrangement for lowering and raising a plurality of pipe elements to be introduced into and removed from a wellbore, said arrangement including a plurality of operating cables, each said cable having a dead end fixed to a cylinder carriage also supporting a plurality of transmission pulleys to handle together, while providing a triple stroke of pulling and pushing cylinders, two, three, four drilling pipe elements, having each a length of about 9.20 m (range 2). | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200087 | Mixing-Weighing Combination Weigher - A mixing-weighing combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of kind-based groups (G | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200088 | SENSOR PIXEL AND TOUCH PANEL THEREOF - A sensor pixel and a touch panel using the same are provided herein, wherein the touch panel has m scan lines and n readout lines. The sensor pixel includes a sensing capacitor, a readout transistor, a reset transistor, a base transistor, and a photo transistor. The photo transistor included in the sensor pixel produces a photo leakage current when it is exposed to a light. The light obstruction characteristic of the photo transistor is utilized to detect the locations of the touched sensor pixels. By proper timing control, the present invention not only can be applied to the multi-finger detection, but also is easy to be implemented. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200089 | WIND-POWERED, BATTERY-ENERGIZED ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vehicle has a frame with a body including a front and roof. The vehicle includes an electric motor energized by a battery pack, containing batteries, and connected to a battery charger/regulator. A driveshaft operatively connected to and driven by the motor propels the wheels of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes at least a pair of venturi effect air nozzle windstream accelerators comprising the design of the front of the vehicle, the front of the vehicle being wedge-shaped, having a sharp edge, generally horizontal and close to the surface or road upon which the vehicle travels, the front sloping backward and upward to the roof of the vehicle, thereby scooping up the horizontal headwind column of air developed upon vehicle movement. The accelerators further include at least a pair of venturi effect structures mounted on the roof, each containing a wind-electric generator, operatively connected to the battery charger/regulator. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200090 | Multiple-point grounding type foot portion supporting mechanism, biped walking robot equipped with the same, and control structrure therefor - The present invention provides a multiple-point grounding type foot portion supporting mechanism having excellent reliability, in which the respective supporting points passively follow unevenness of the grounding surface such as a road surface, and which is capable of quickly supporting foot bottoms at polygonal points and preventing falling over even on a grounding surface having level differences by fixing the supporting points when all supporting points are grounded. The multiple-point grounding type foot portion supporting mechanism includes: base portions each disposed on the foot bottom of the foot portion of a walking robot; three or more foot bottom supporting portions each having its one end part disposed and protruding downward from the bottom face of the base portion, each of which independently moves upward when being grounded and is slidably or rotatably supported; grounding sensors each disposed at the base portion or the foot bottom supporting portion, which detect grounding of the respective foot bottom supporting portions; and lock mechanisms disposed at the base portion, which control and brake the movements of all foot bottom supporting portions when the grounding sensors detect grounding of all foot bottom supporting portions. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200091 | Track Connection System for Mobile Vehicles, Including Lift Cranes - A crawler has a track connection system. The crawler includes a crawler frame; at least one drive tumbler supported on the frame; a track made of a plurality of track shoes connected in series to produce a track having a first end and second end that can be connected together to form the track into an endless track. The track is wrapped around the frame, with the first and second ends spaced apart but each adjacent a section of the frame. The track connection system is mounted to the frame and includes a mover device connected to the frame; and a track engagement member coupled between the mover device and the track; iii) whereby actuation of the mover device causes the track engagement member to move the track into a position where the first and second ends can be connected. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200092 | METHODS OF STEERING HEAVY MOBILE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Methods for steering mobile medical equipment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes supporting medical equipment with a base above a floor over which a left steerable wheel, a right steerable wheel, and a pair of front wheels roll; receiving an input steering angle other than zero; linearly sweeping a long link in response to the input steering angle, pivoting a pair of short links in response to the linearly sweeping of the long link; pivoting a pair of cam plates in response to the pivoting of the pair of short links; transferring the pivoting of one of the pair of cam plates to a left wheel assembly to position the left steerable wheel at a left wheel angle; and transferring the pivoting of another one of the pair of cam plates to a right wheel assembly to position the right steerable wheel at a right wheel angle. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200093 | Circumferential Movement Device - The invention relates to circumferential movement field, including all circumferential movement devices such as transport vehicle, toy vehicle, space vehicle, blender etc, especially including energy-saving vehicles utilizing gravitational force. The energy-saving vehicle utilizes gravitational force as driving force, the vehicle body connects with the wheel by swing structure method or eccentric swing structure to utilize more gravitational force. The invention also provides solutions about two-wheel gravitational vehicle and multi-wheel vehicle and train connected by integrated vehicles or two-wheel vehicles. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200094 | DRIVE UNIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH HYBRID DRIVE IN A LONGITUDINAL ARRANGEMENT - A drive unit for motor vehicles with hybrid drive and a drive train in a longitudinal arrangement, between the internal combustion engine and the first axle, comprising a housing piece, a through driveshaft, an electric motor, surrounding the through driveshaft with a first clutch before the electric motor and a second clutch thereafter, whereby a second axle is also to be driven with minimal space requirement. A first electric motor is thus physically combined with the first clutch, surrounding a second electric motor and the through driveshaft and is connected to the second axle by means of a third clutch, an offset gear and a shaft. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200095 | Power output apparatus and vehicle - A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine that can output power to a drive gear; a CVT that can steplessly change the speed of power inputted to a primary shaft and output the power to a secondary shaft; a planetary gear mechanism including a sun gear connected to the secondary shaft, a ring gear that can rotate in a direction opposite to a rotational direction of the drive gear in conjunction with the drive gear, and a carrier connected to a carrier shaft; a clutch that connects and disconnects the drive gear to and from the primary shaft; a motor that can input and output power to the primary shaft; and a battery that can supply and receive electric power to and from the motor. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200096 | Power drive for a bicycle - An auxiliary power drive system is incorporated into a bicycle either as a retrofit or in initial construction. The power for the drive system is derived either from an electric motor or an internal combustion engine. The power developed by said motor or engine is delivered to the rear wheel of the bicycle by a flexible drive shaft which either drives a friction wheel operating on the tire of the rear wheel or to worm gear affixed to the rear wheel. The flexible drive shaft includes a friction clutch which discontinues the power of the drive shaft from driving the rear wheel when normal pedaling is resumed. The flexible drive shaft also includes a telescoping coupling to compensate any change in lengths of the drive shaft due to impacts on the rear wheel caused by the terrain the bicycle is riding on. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200097 | ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An electronic steering system for a vehicle includes a generally freely rotating steering column, a sensor for determining a rotational position of the steering column and a controller for turning tires on the vehicle based upon the rotational position of the steering column. When the vehicle is switched to one of various steer modes the controller electronically resets the rotational position of the steering column to a zero rotational position without physically turning the steering column. A steering brake limits over-rotation of the steering column to prevent the tires on the vehicle from turning beyond a safe distance. The controller electronically resets the rotational position of the steering brake when the steer mode is changed. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200098 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - In an electric power steering device, if the temperature of a specific site that increases due to the driving of a steering assist motor exceeds a threshold, the motor current is controlled to be equal to or below a current restriction value. The temperature Toff of the specific site detected when an engine is stopped, and the current restriction value Ioff provided when the engine is stopped are stored into a storage. A temperature difference Ta between the temperature detected when a starter switch is turned on and the temperature Toff is computed. If the temperature of the specific site when the starter switch is turned on is above the threshold, the current restriction value is set to be equal to or above the current restriction value Ioff stored in the storage, according to the temperature difference Ta, over a time following the turning-on of the starter switch. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200099 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM - An electric power steering control system for a vehicle that has a steering device coupled by a steering assembly to at least one tire steered by the steering device. The control system controls a current in a motor for generating torque applied to the steering assembly. The control system comprises a feed-forward component that generates a torque target signal representative of the torque applied by the motor to the steering assembly. The torque target signal is proportional to a multiplication of a steering torque from the steering device. There is also a sensor component that senses the motor current and provides a motor current signal. A motor control component receives the torque target signal and the sensed motor signal. The motor current signal is driven towards a value wherein the torque target signal is equal to a multiplication factor of the motor current signal. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200100 | Motor Vehicle Steering System Comprising a Differental Drive Provided with a Swash Unit - The invention relates to a motor vehicle steering system comprising a differential drive, said differential drive having a carrier structure ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200101 | Acoustic transducer made of pure beryllium with directed radiation, with a concave-shaped diaphragm, for audio applications, in particular for acoustic enclosures - A loudspeaker for acoustic enclosure, in particular a tweeter or a medium-frequency loudspeaker, which consists of a spherical diaphragm with direct radiation, with a front side that is concave in relation to the spool, and onto which is attached at a certain level, for example at mid-height or approximately at mid-height, the moving spool so as to achieve an optimal mechanical coupling capable of reproducing frequencies lower than 1 kHz with a high efficiency. Material such as pure beryllium or a Be/Al alloy or similar alloys is used to make the diaphragm. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200102 | Loudspeaker enclosure utilizing a rigid foam core - A novel construction of lightweight loudspeaker enclosure wherein the interior is substantially filled with rigid open-celled foam as a structural core. The speaker enclosure is comprised of two basic parts, the structural foam core, and a relatively thin exterior shell. The rigid foam core eliminates acoustic reflections within the interior of the enclosure and prevents flexure or vibration of the exterior shell thereby producing a loudspeaker enclosure of light weight, and high rigidity. Further this construction makes practical the manufacture of very thin or unusually shaped loudspeaker enclosures. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200103 | SONIC ABSORPTION DEVICE FOR AN AIR PIPELINE OF AN AIRCRAFT, IN PARTICULAR OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT - A sonic absorption device for an air pipeline of an aircraft, which sonic absorption device comprises at least one curved pipe section whose respective interior wall is clad with a sound absorption material, wherein within the curved pipe section at least one air guidance means is arranged for a flow optimisation, wherein for further weight-neutral sound absorption the air guidance means arranged within the curved pipe section comprises a microperforation on at least one side surface. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200104 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING ENERGY ALONG A CONDUIT - A device for attenuating energy along a conduit, comprising a first member having an essentially semi-cylindrical outer surface and a first cavity extending substantially longitudinally from end to end. A second member having an essentially semi-cylindrical outer surface is provided, with the outer radii of the first and second members being the same. The second member also has a longitudinally extending cavity. When the two members are secured to one another to form the device, the two cavities face one another to form a bore that extends from end to end and has respective opposed tapered portions having a circular cross-sectional configuration that decreases in diameter inwardly. The bore also has a central, cylindrical portion disposed between the tapered portions and having an axial length that is no greater than one third of the overall axial length of the device. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200105 | SILENCER APPARATUS WITH DISPOSABLE SILENCER CARTRIDGE UNIT - A silencer apparatus for attenuating noise in gas flow systems. The apparatus generally includes a housing having an interior cavity and a gas flow inlet and outlet that are adapted to be connected to a passage such that a gas flowing through the passage enters and exits the cavity of the housing through the inlet and outlet, respectively. A silencer cartridge unit is removably disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and defines a gas flow path fluidically connected to the inlet and outlet of the housing. The silencer cartridge unit has at least one sound-attenuating element that surrounds the gas flow path. The housing is further equipped with a closure that sealingly closes a portion of the housing, and is releasable from the housing to provide an access opening through which the silencer cartridge unit can be removed. The apparatus can also be adapted to include a filtration medium. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200106 | Rapid extraction body harness with extendable drag straps - A body harness having an adjustable waist strap; a shoulder strap having a first distal end affixed to a right side of said waist strap and a second distal end affixed to a left side of said waist strap generally opposite from said first distal end so that said shoulder strap is carried by said waist strap in a looping arrangement; a back strap affixed between said waist strap and shoulder strap, wherein said back strap extends approximately between a midpoint of said waist strap and a midpoint of said shoulder strap for supporting the back of the user when being dragged; an elongated drag strap carried by said back strap and disposed generally at the intersection of said back strap and said shoulder strap for extending to facilitate dragging of the user; and, a hand grip carried by said drag strap for increased grip. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200107 | SECURING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a securing device for protecting individuals against falling, with two stop elements which can be attached releasably to a positionally fixed securing element and can be connected via a connecting element to the individual. Each stop element has a locking device which can be adjusted between an unlocking state, in which the stop element can be attached to the securing element or released therefrom, and a locking state, in which the stop element cannot be released from the respective securing element. A coupling device is coupled to the locking devices of the stop elements in such a manner that, in the unlocking state, the locking device of the other stop element is blocked in its locking state. A preferred construction of the coupling device has a blocking lever which can be pivoted into a blocking position for blocking the locking device in its locking state. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200108 | Height reducible electronic enclosure compatible entrance platform - The subject invention features an entrance module for a height adjustable enclosure with a top portion movable with the respect to a bottom portion. The preferred entrance module comprises a hingedly attached platform movable between a stowed folded position and a deployed unfolded position. A locking assembly releasably locks the platform in the folded position independent of the position of the top movable part of the shelter. The preferred locking assembly includes a rail attached to the top movable portion of the shelter, one of a female and a male portion of a lock attached to and slideable along the rail, and the other of the female and the male portion of the lock attached to the platform. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200109 | Energy Absorber - An energy absorber, for use with a safety cable attached to a structure, comprises an elongate slide member ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200110 | LADDER ANTI-SLIP PLATFORM - A system of ladder accessories that enhance the resistance of an extension ladder from slipping on a wide range of support surfaces is disclosed. The invention provides anti-slip surfaces for gripping to hard, granular, smooth, porous, non-porous and irregular ladder supporting surfaces using light and easy to carry ladder accessories. The system also includes ladder stabilizers that reduce the horizontal forces acting upon the anti-slip surfaces for further resistance to slipping. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200111 | Ladder attachment for hitch - An attachment ( | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200112 | Safety Coupling - Safety coupling consisting of a base part and a coupling part. The base part is designed to be fitted on a building construction, such as a roof, window frame and the like. Furthermore, the safety coupling comprises a coupling part that can be connected to a facility. A facility is understood to be a ladder, scaffolding, but also a person's harness. The coupling part consists of a protruding part designed to be accommodated with a tight fit in a seat in the base part. To prevent the protruding part releasing from the seat, there is also a locking part that can be made active and inactive with a button. Preferably the construction is designed such that in the unlocked position the coupling part is completely free of the base part and also drops out of the latter. The intention is to fit a large number of base parts on buildings and other building constructions, whilst coupling to a facility by means of the coupling part is always easily possible. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200113 | LADDER ASSEMBLIES - An extension ladder includes a pair of nested outer and inner ladder rails. Ladder rungs connected between and the inner rails define a plurality of supporting openings and the inner rails include outer bearing surfaces associated with the supporting openings. An extension latch mechanism having a pivoting dog is coupled to an outer rail and engages the supporting openings and outer bearing surfaces to support the ladder in an extended position. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200114 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SAME - A thermal management system and wind turbine are provided comprising a gearbox containing a lubrication medium and a pump for circulating the lubrication medium. A gearbox lubrication suction pipe is used for transporting the lubrication medium from the gearbox to the pump. At least one pump outlet pipe can be used for transporting the lubrication medium from the pump to other components of the wind turbine. A thermal wrap is in thermal connection to, at least a portion of, at least one of, the gearbox, pump, gearbox lubrication suction pipe and pump outlet pipe. The thermal wrap is used to heat or cool, at least a portion of, the lubrication medium. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200115 | Lubrication of Sail Edge Channels - The device lubricates a sail edge channel, such as a luff channel in a luff channel extrusion fitted to a forestay of a sloop. The device comprises a slide arranged for insertion into and for sliding along the channel and a reservoir for containing a lubricant. A web connects the slide to the reservoir and extends from the slide out of the sail edge channel so that the slide can slide in the channel with the reservoir outside the sail edge channel. A passageway extends from the reservoir and through the web to at least two outlets from the slide arranged at different angular positions around the slide. The lubricant can be expelled from the reservoir into the passageway so that the lubricant is expelled from the outlets into the sail edge channel. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200116 | MULTI-FUNCTION JOYSTICK FOR FORKLIFT CONTROL - A multi-function joystick system controls forklift mast, tilt and fork functions. The system includes a single joystick pivotable about two axes and having first, second and third buttons and a trigger. Combinations of pivoting the joystick alone or in combination with pressing buttons and triggers performs eight forklift functions including negative lift/lower, free lift/lower, maximum lift/lower, tilt forward/backward, left fork left/right, right fork left/right, both forks left/right, and fork open/close. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200117 | SLIDER SCISSOR LIFT FOR A VEHICLE OPERATOR CONSOLE - An improved slider scissor lift results in forward or backward movement of a raised work platform. The forward or backward movement is achieved by positioning upper pins and sliders oppositely from lower pins and sliders. This oppositely pinned configuration results in an operation whereby the base of the scissor lift is moved toward the rear of the base platform and the work platform is drawn toward the rear of the scissor lift. | 2009-08-13 |
| 20090200118 | ELEVATOR CAR PANEL CONNECTION STRUCTURE - An elevator car panel connection structure for connecting car panels constructing elevator car is provided with a first channel-shaped bent portion disposed along a connection edge portion of a first car panel and having a channel-shaped cross-sectional configuration defining an opening and an inner space with a width larger than that of the opening, and a second channel-shaped bent portion disposed along a connection edge portion of a second car panel and having a channel-shaped cross-sectional configuration defining a base portion width that is larger than the width of the opening of the first car panel and that is smaller than the width of the inner space of the first car panel. The second channel-shaped bent portion is pressure fitted into the inner space of the first channel-shaped bent portion through the opening so that the first and the second channel-shaped bent portion are elastically connected and held together. The first channel-shaped bent portion includes a first side wall, a bottom wall and a second side wall and is disposed along the inner space and the connection edge portion. The second channel-shaped bent portion may have a configuration similar to the first channel-shaped bent portion or may have two side walls folded over one another. | 2009-08-13 |
