| 35th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20100218898 | LAMINATION DEVICE METHOD FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PLATE MANUFACTURING - A pre-press flexographic plate laminator for laminating a masking film onto a pre-press flexographic printing plate. The apparatus can be used to apply a balanced, non-distorting force to a flexographic printing plate and masking film with an optimized lamination force to achieve optical contact while minimizing lateral film distortion. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218899 | DIE ATTACH AREA CUT-ON-FLY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for bonding integrated circuits uniquely suited to high volume tag production is described, where conductive material of a substrate at the die-attach-area is cut before an IC chip or transponder is placed on the conductive material over the cut and bonded. The apparatus performs the method of placing a first chip on a substrate having a conductive layer, measuring the location of the first chip on the substrate, cutting the conductive layer at a location of an expected subsequently placed chip to form a cut based on the measured location of the first chip, and placing the subsequently placed chip on the substrate over the cut. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218900 | Auxiliary Machine for Labelling Machines - An auxiliary machine for labelling machines of the type including a supply of labels ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218901 | PRINTER INCORPORATING ADHESIVE APPLICATOR - A printer includes a driving station for driving print media between a pair of pinch rollers; a printing station for printing upon the driven print media; an adhesive application station for applying an adhesive to the print media; a collection station for collecting a stack of printed print media bearing adhesive, and including a binding press configured to bind the stack together, the collection station further including a tray having a non-level floor, the tray having a lowermost corner lower than all other corners of the tray; and a vibrator provided beneath the lowermost corner of the tray. At least one of the printing station and the adhesive application station is configured to apply respective fluids to both sides of the print media. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218902 | APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING FIBER BUNDLES - A connection pipe | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218903 | SEALING DEVICE FOR HEAT SEALING FOIL MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for heat sealing two layers of foil material. To that end, the device comprises two blocks arranged opposite each other and conveying means for guiding the foil material between these blocks. Between the blocks, at least one heating element is provided, for heating the foil locally, and at least one circulating belt ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218904 | FUNCTIONAL TAG APPLICATOR - A functional tag applicator permitting stable attachment of functional tags is offered. The applicator includes a tag support mechanism for supporting the peeled functional tag. The tag support mechanism has a sliding member and a pair of left and right functional tag support members. The sliding member slides in an up-and-down direction when a control handle is operated. The tag support members are opened and closed in response to vertical motion of the sliding member. The tag support members have, at their lower ends, support portions for supporting the tag. The tag peeled off from the tape by a peeling member is supplied to the support portions of the functional tag support members. Downward motion of the sliding member spreads apart the tag support members, releasing the tag. Pressure is applied on the upper surface of the tag, so that the tag is stuck. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PLEATS IN CURTAINS AND PLEATED CURTAINS AND HANGING SAID CURTAINS USING SAID APPARATUS - A method and apparatus, for pleating curtains and pleated curtains using the apparatus, are described. The apparatus may be provided as a parts kit which includes a stiffener, pleat-forming members, and fasteners. The stiffener is attached to a curtain and bent into a series of pleat-shaped formations. The pleat-forming members and fasteners are used to hold the stiffener and support the curtain, forming the created pleats in place. The curtain may then be hung on a curtain rod by a separate hanging element which couples the pleat-forming members to a curtain rod. The hanging element may form an integral part of the pleat-forming member. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218906 | Modular Shade System - In an aspect of the invention there is a modular system for covering an object with a shade, the object having a dimension. The system comprising, a predetermined number of sized track members cut from at least one longer elongated track member, each sized track member defining a longitudinal channel therein; wherein the predetermined number is selected based on the dimension of the object, a plurality of brackets for supporting the sized track members in a substantially parallel and eccentric relationship, the plurality of brackets comprising at least one first bracket having the predetermined number of apertures to secure the predetermined number of sized track members, and a slider connected to each of the sized track members, the slider comprising a first end movably engaging the longitudinal channel of the sized track member and a second end adapted to be secured to an upper edge of the shade. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218907 | Non-Dried Continuous Bulk Packaged Roving For Long Fiber Thermoplastics And A System For Collecting Same - The formation and bulk packaging of continuous wet roving is provided. Glass fibers are attenuated from a bushing, gathered into a roving, and collected as a loose, wet mass in a container assembly. A rotating deflector assembly is used to reduce the velocity of the wet roving in-line and to direct the wet continuous roving into the container. The deflector is formed of a plurality of fingers extending radially from a central hub. The curved end of the fingers permits both for the capture and easy release of the roving from the deflector. A stripper assembly may be used to remove the wet continuous roving from the fingers. After being released from the fingers, the wet roving is permitted to fall into the container assembly under the force of gravity. The wet bulk continuous roving can be utilized in various processes that form long fiber thermoplastics and reinforced composite articles. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218908 | Fibrous web and process for the preparation thereof - The invention relates to a fiber web and a method for preparing it. The fiber web comprises a filler-containing base web, which is possibly coated with a pigment-containing coating layer. According to the invention, 5-100% of the filler in the base web is made up of cellulose fibrils or lignocellulose fibrils with light-scattering material particles deposited thereon. These coated cellulose fibrils or lignocellulose fibrils constitute at maximum approx. 70% of the weight of the base web. The base web according to the invention contains more than 20% less retention agents than does a web which has the same formation but in which more than 95% of the filler is made up of filler particles known per se. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218909 | Systems and Methods for Cleaning and Conditioning a Moving Surface Using Cleaning Apparatus with Plate Elements for Mounting to Doctor Blade Holders - A cleaning apparatus is disclosed for processing a moving surface. The cleaning apparatus includes at least one pad that is coupled to a support shoe. The support shoe is attached to a first end of a plate element, and the plate element includes a second end that is adapted to be received by a doctor blade holder. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218910 | COMPLIANT FILL TUBE ASSEMBLY, FILL TUBE THEREFORE AND METHOD OF USE - A fill tube assembly is for a casting mold. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube having a tubular member with a receiving end, a mold-engaging end and an intermediate portion. The mold-engaging end has a tapered flange radially extending therefrom, the remainder of the tubular member has a substantially, uniform cross-section. A clamping assembly is structured to maintain a substantially leakproof seal at the fill tube, casting mold interface while accommodating dimensional variations. The clamping assembly includes a gasket, a load ring, a clamping plate and a pre-load gap between the clamping plate and the casting mold and optionally includes a dimensional compensating ring. When tightened, the clamping plate biases the load ring against the flange thereby distributing a uniform load against the casting mold, compressing the gasket therebetween while narrowing the pre-load gap to accommodate dimensional variations. A method of use is also disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218911 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING WIDE STEEL STRIP - A method for producing a wide steel strip using thin slab continuous casting and rolling by the following steps a) casting a molten steel into a thin slab having a thickness of between 50 and 90 mm; b) cutting; c) soaking; d) heating by electromagnetic induction; e) descaling; f) rolling; g) cooling with laminar flow; and h) coiling. The method can effectively control the solution and precipitation of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfide in steel with a low cost. The process is easy and flexible, and steel can be produced in a wide range of categories. Further provided is a system for producing a wide steel strip with thin slab continuous casting and rolling. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218912 | METHOD, APPARATUS, HEADER, AND COMPOSITION FOR GROUND HEAT EXCHANGE - A subterranean ground heat exchange system, a method of installation, and a grout composition therefor. The grout composition is a pumpable slurry formed of from about 70 to about 85 parts by weight natural flake graphite and from about 30 to about 15 parts by weight bentonite. The solids content of the pumpable grout slurry is preferably at least 35% by weight and is more preferably at least 40% by weight. The ground exchange apparatus preferably utilizes an improved supply and return header comprised of supply and return ports which are provided through the vertically extending outer wall of a header housing. The header also includes an interior supply conduit which extends from the supply port into the interior of the header housing and includes a bend positioned in the interior of the housing for directing the heat transfer fluid downwardly. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218913 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE AND BRACKET THEREOF - A heat dissipating device includes a heat dissipating element and a bracket. The bracket includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion. The first fixing portion is to fix the heating dissipating element. The second fixing portion is movably mounted to the first fixing portion. The second fixing portion is configured to fix the bracket to another apparatus to adjust a distance between the heat dissipating element and the apparatus. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218914 | EXHAUST GAS COOLER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust gas cooler for a motor vehicle is provided that includes a first collector box on an inlet side and a second collector box on an outlet side, and a plurality of exchanger tubes extending between the collector boxes for exhaust gas to flow through. Air can flow around the exchanger tubes so as to cool the exhaust gas. At least one supporting member is attached to at least one of the collector boxes, a force produced by the thermal expansion of the exchanger tubes being passed into the supporting member. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218915 | Structure of LED Radiator - The improved structure of LED radiator comprises a radiator comprising with a better heat-dissipating plate bended through the machine as plurality of continuously arranged bottom area, side areas and top area. The length of the top area and the bottom area is the same. The top and the bottom areas are respectively vertical with the side area. The length of each side area is longer than each top and bottom area. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218916 | PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE SECONDARY COOLING SYSTEM - A system for utilizing heat generated by a component of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle includes a first component having a first coolant system extending therethrough. The first coolant circulation system includes a first radiator. The system also includes a second component having a second coolant circulation system extending therethrough. The second coolant circulation system is in fluid communication with the first coolant circulation system. The first coolant system is configured is to selectively direct heated coolant from the first component to the second component. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218917 | Refrigeration-Type Dryer Apparatus and Method - A drying device includes an air/air heat exchanger and an air/refrigerant heat exchanger. The air refrigerant heat exchanger includes a phase change material. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218918 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine including an edgewise coil formed of a rectangular wire is efficiently cooled. The edgewise coil is formed by winding the rectangular wire around a tooth ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218919 | Cooling Device - A control device accommodating unit ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218920 | System And Method For Airflow Dividers For Use With Cooling Systems For An Equipment Enclosure - A cooling system that has a fan having a plurality of fan blades disposed in a housing, with the fan having an input side and an exhaust side. A flow divider component may be disposed parallel to an axial center of the fan and positioned adjacent to the housing of the fan, and adjacent to one of the input side or the exhaust side. The flow divider may further project away from the fan blades for channeling an air flow created by the fan blades. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218921 | Metal foam heat exchanger - A heat exchanger includes one or more passages and one or more metal foam sections adjacent the passage to promote an exchange of heat relative to the passage. The metal foam section includes a nominal thermal conductivity gradient there though to provide a desirable balance of heat exchange properties within the metal foam section. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218922 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TURBULENCE APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS, AND TURBULENCE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a process for producing a turbulence apparatus and to an apparatus for producing the turbulence apparatus which is to be held in at least one flow duct of a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle, comprising the following process steps: in a first process step, at least one shaping operation is used to produce at least one substantially meandering turbulence apparatus ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218923 | COOLING / HEATING PANEL - A cooling/heating panel, which is capable of uniformly radiating heat, to achieve an enhancement in a cooling or heating efficiency, is disclosed. The disclosed cooling/heating panel includes a radiator including a plurality of corrugated plates stacked such that the adjacent corrugated plates extend orthogonally to each other. Each corrugated plate has a closed periphery. A corrugated diffusion passage is defined between the adjacent corrugated plates. The cooling/heating panel also includes a fluid supply/discharge unit for supplying a fluid to the cooling/heating panel such that the supplied fluid flows through each corrugated diffusion passage in a diffused manner, and discharging the fluid from the cooling/heating panel. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218924 | PARALLEL FLOW EVAPORATOR WITH SPIRAL INLET MANIFOLD - In a parallel flow heat exchanger having an inlet manifold connected to an outlet manifold by a plurality of parallel channels, a spirally shaped insert is disposed within the refrigerant flow path in the inlet manifold such that a swirling motion is imparted to the refrigerant flow in the manifold so as to cause a more uniform distribution of refrigerant to the individual channels. Various embodiments of the spirally shaped inserts are provided, including inserts designed for the internal flow of refrigerant therethrough and/or the external flow of refrigerant thereover. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218925 | EVAPORATOR FINS IN CONTACT WITH END BRACKET - A refrigerator is provided with an evaporator assembly located in a compartment. The evaporator assembly includes a pipe, a fan assembly, a plurality of fins, a first and second bracket. The pipe is configured to transport a refrigerant that exchanges heat with an air stream from the compartment. The plurality of fins is inserted on the pipe. The brackets each include apertures to receive bent end portions of the pipe. The brackets are configured to hold the pipe and the fins in a specific position, to mount the evaporator assembly within the compartment, and restrict the air stream exiting the evaporator assembly from mixing with the air stream entering the evaporator assembly. The fins include end fins that are placed in direct contact with the first end bracket and are configured to further restrict the air stream from flowing through the plurality of apertures of the brackets. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218926 | VEHICLE RADIATOR - The invention relates to a cooling fluid cooler for motor vehicles having a soldered cooling network ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218927 | Heat exchange surface - A heating surface element with a zig zag arrangement of longitudinal undulations which serve to minimize the skew flow of the gas. The angle of the undulations is preferably 15° to 35° to the primary flow direction of the gas. When used in combination with a notched heat surface element, the undulation preferably crosses no more than one opposing notch before changing direction. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218928 | Method and apparatus for rapidly cooling a gem - A cooling apparatus includes a container configured to contain a coolant within a space. The apparatus further includes a cooling block positioned substantially within the space and having a high heat capacity such that the space not occupied by the cooling block is filled with a coolant to a level at or below the top of the cooling block, and a placement structure having high thermal conductivity positioned on top of the cooling block and outside of the space. A method for cooling an object is also provided, which includes inserting a coolant into a container configured to contain the coolant within a space, and placing the object on a placement structure outside the space. For this method, the placement structure has a high thermal conductivity and is coupled to a cooling block, the cooling block having a high heat capacity and positioned substantially within the space. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218929 | Heat sink - A heat sink includes a radiator fin for dissipating heat of an electronic device provided on a printed board; a plurality of radiator fins included in the heat sink is formed in an arbitrary diameter size; and the radiator fins are connected to each other by inserting a pair of fastening screws through a through hole provided on each of the radiator fins, and a tip end of the fastening screws is screwed and fastened to a screw hole of a base heat sink fixed on the upper surface of an electronic device. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention generally relates to various types and/or structures of heat exchangers and to methods of making and/or using such heat exchangers. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a system and method for constructing a microchannel gas-to-working fluid heat exchanger. In another embodiment, there is disclosed a power generation cycle that employs a heat exchanger that serves as a regenerative heat exchanger. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218931 | HEAT EXCHANGE AND HEAT EXCHANGE PROCESS - Heat exchange process comprising sequential cooling a first fluid by indirect heat exchange with a second fluid and comprising the following steps:
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| 20100218932 | THERMALLY CONDUCTING FOAM INTERFACE MATERIALS - In one aspect, the invention provides a foam thermal interface material comprising a foamed film, the film comprising a blend of polymeric hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive having a number average molecular weight of greater than 25,000 and at least 25 percent by weight of thermally conductive filler, said film having a void volume of at least 5 percent of the volume of said foamed film. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218933 | Heat Exchange System and Method - A dual fluid heat exchange system is presented that provides a stable output temperature for a heated fluid while minimizing the output temperature of a cooled fluid. The heated and cooled fluids are brought into thermal contact with each other within a tank. The output temperature of the warmed fluid is maintained at a stable temperature by a re-circulation loop that connects directly to the mid portion of the tank such that the re-circulated fluid flow primarily warms only a re-circulation section of the tank. The other, lower flow rate, section of the tank may be positioned so that it has a cooler temperature and thus serves to increase the efficiency of the heat exchange by extracting extra heat energy out of the cooled fluid before it leaves the tank. Alternatively, the low flow rate section of the tank may be warmer than the re-circulated section, and thus allow the re-circulated section to be cooler than the output temperature of the warmed fluid. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218934 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A POWER TONG AT A PIPE JOINT - A drill fluid collecting device, in which a space between a power tong ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218935 | Pipe Handling apparatus - An arbor arranged for attachment to overhead support, such as a top drive or main rig hoist, is arranged to resiliently support a main body. The main body is arranged to support a wedge-lock type pipe gripper assembly on a second arbor that is resiliently supported by the main body. The two arbors are rotationally connected but only indirectly connected axially and, to a limited extent, can move independently. The actuator, or linear motor, that actuates the wedge-lock system has the ability to force release of the wedge-lock system when it has been set by massive pipe loads. The forced release actuation is independent of the load supporting features of the main body. Full range actuation of the main body linear motor will not actuate the wedge-lock release system. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218936 | SEAL CONFIGURATION FOR TOP DRIVE SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external supply source to the interior of the well string in the well bore without first discharging it through the top drive power unit including a mandrel extending through a sleeve which is sealably and rotatably supported thereon for relative rotation between the sleeve and mandrel. The mandrel and sleeve have flow passages for communicating the pumpable substance from an external source to discharge through the sleeve and mandrel and into the interior of the well string below the top drive power unit. The unit can include a packing injection system and novel seal configuration. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218937 | Seal For A Drill String - Sealing arrangement for dynamic sealing around a drill stem ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218938 | Heat exchanger system and method of use thereof and well drilling equipment comprising same - A bearing cooling system comprises a bearing assembly, a heat exchanger, a coolant flow circuit apparatus and a lubricant flow circuit apparatus. The bearing assembly is configured for being removably seated within a well drilling head housing and for having a stripper rubber assembly attached thereto. The bearing assembly includes bearings and a lubricant flow path configured for allowing lubricant to be circulated through the bearings. The heat exchanger has a lubricant core portion and a coolant core portion, which are jointly configured for allowing heat transfer between respective fluids of the core portions. The coolant flow circuit apparatus is coupled to the coolant core portion and is configured for circulating coolant through the coolant core portion. The lubricant flow circuit apparatus is coupled to the lubricant core portion and lubricant flow path, and is configured for circulating lubricant through the coolant core portion and the lubricant flow path. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218939 | HYBRID WELLHEAD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A hybrid wellhead system is assembled using a plurality of threaded unions, such as spanner nuts or hammer unions, for securing respective tubular heads and a flanged connection for securing a flow control stack to a top of a tubing head spool. The tubing head spool is secured by a threaded union to an intermediate head spool. The intermediate head spool is secured by another threaded union to a wellhead. Each tubular head secures and suspends a tubular string in the well bore. The hybrid wellhead system is capable of withstanding higher fluid pressures than a conventional independent screwed wellhead, while providing a more economical alternative to a flanged, or ranged, wellhead system because it is less expensive to construct and faster to assemble. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218940 | IN SITU LOOP ANTENNA ARRAYS FOR SUBSURFACE HYDROCARBON HEATING - An array of loop antennas for a heating subsurface formation by emission of RF energy and a method of heating a subsurface formation by an array of subsurface loop antennas is disclosed. The antennas are approximate loops and are positioned in proximity to adjacent loops. The antennas are driven by RF energy. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218941 | Determining the Use of Stimulation Treatments Based on High Process Zone Stress - Methods for determining whether to perform a stimulation treatment on a subterranean zone are disclosed. Process zone stress (“PZS”), indicative of a production potential of the subterranean zone, is determined, and a determination is made as to whether the PZS exceeds a preselected value. A PZS exceeding the preselected value may indicate a poor production potential, and a stimulation treatment of the subterranean zone may be avoided. As a result, a substantial cost saving associated with the avoided stimulation treatment may be realized. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218942 | GAS-CAP AIR INJECTION FOR THERMAL OIL RECOVERY (GAITOR) - A method for producing bitumen or heavy oil from a subsurface oil sands reservoir, the subsurface oil sands reservoir and an overlying gas zone in fluid communication, the method includes providing an in situ combustion process in the overlying gas zone, to create or expand a combustion front within the overlying gas zone, providing a thermal recovery process in the oil sands reservoir, to create or expand a rising hot zone within the oil sands reservoir, and selectively operating the thermal recovery process or the in situ combustion process or both such that the rising hot zone does not intersect the overlying gas zone until the combustion front has moved beyond that portion of the overlying gas zone at the intersection. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218943 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMATION EVALUATION - A method for acquiring a sample of a virgin fluid from a subsurface formation penetrated by a wellbore surrounded by a layer of contaminated fluid is disclosed. The method includes abutting a first packer against a wall of the wellbore, and extending at least a portion of a second packer beyond the first packer, wherein the second packer is at least partially disposed in the first packer. An inlet to a first flowline is at least partially defined by the first packer, and an inlet to a second flowline is defined by the second packer. The method further includes drawing one of virgin fluid, contaminated fluid and combinations thereof into the first flowline; and drawing virgin fluid into the second flowline. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218944 | DOWNHOLE FLUID SEPARATION - The invention includes systems and methods for operating, monitoring and controlling downhole fluid control system at a below ground location in a wellhole. The system may include a downhole fluid control system comprising at least one pump, a spoolable composite pipe comprising a fluid channel and at least one energy conductor, and a distal connection device adapted to couple a distal end of the fluid channel to the at least one pump and couple a distal end of the at least one energy conductor to the downhole fluid control system. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218945 | Recovery of Hydrocarbons From Oil Shale Deposits - This invention relates to recovering hydrocarbons from oil shale preferably in-situ where the temperature of the oil shale deposit is controlled to maximize recovery of hydrocarbons and minimize decomposition of carbonate minerals into carbon dioxide that might be released into the atmosphere. The process includes generating heat from hydrocarbon gases recovered from the oil shale and then later performing a controlled burn of the char that is left in the spent shale after the kerogens have been thermally cracked and the most of the recoverable hydrocarbons have been recovered. The burning of the char is also controlled based on the temperature of the oil shale in-situ, the temperature of the gases retuning to the surface from the oil shale and the carbon dioxide in the gases returning to the surface. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218946 | Water Treatment Following Shale Oil Production By In Situ Heating - A method for treating water at a water treatment facility is provided. In one aspect, the water has been circulated through a subsurface formation in a shale oil development area. The subsurface formation may comprise shale that has been spent due to pyrolysis of formation hydrocarbons. The method in one embodiment includes receiving the water at the water treatment facility, and treating the water at the water treatment facility in order to (i) substantially separate oil from the water, (ii) substantially remove organic materials from the water, (iii) substantially reduce hardness and alkalinity of the water, (iv) substantially remove dissolved inorganic solids from the water, and/or (v) substantially remove suspended solids from the water. The method may further includes delivering the water that has been treated at the water treatment facility re-injecting the treated water into the subsurface formation to continue leaching out contaminants from the spent shale. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218947 | Methods for Improving Low-Quality Proppant and Method of Using Low-Quality Proppant in Subterranean Operations - The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates and methods of making such improved particulates. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation, comprising providing a slurry comprising a treatment fluid and low-quality particulates at least partially coated with an aqueous tackifying composition, wherein the aqueous tackifying composition comprises an aqueous tackifier compound and an aqueous liquid; introducing the slurry into a subterranean formation; and, depositing the coated, low-quality particulates into the portion of this subterranean formation. A method of improving particulates, comprising at least partially coating low-quality particulates with an aqueous tackifying composition, wherein the aqueous tackifying composition comprises an aqueous tackifier compound and an aqueous liquid. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218948 | Conveyance Device and Method of Use in Gravel Pack Operations - The present invention provides for a conveyance device to bypass regions within a wellbore that may disrupt the desired distribution of gravel in a gravel pack. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218949 | Swellable Elastomers and Associated Methods - Methods are provided that include a method of reducing fluid loss in a subterranean formation comprising placing a lost circulation composition comprising a base fluid and a swellable elastomer in at least a portion of a subterranean formation comprising a lost circulation zone; allowing the swellable elastomer to at least partially swell upon contact with a fluid; and allowing the lost circulation composition to at least partially reduce the loss of fluid to the subterranean formation. Additional methods are also provided. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218950 | BIOCIDE FOR WELL STIMULATION AND TREATMENT FLUIDS - A well stimulation and or treatment fluid that includes water, other additives, and a biocide consisting of 3,5-dimethyl-1,3,5-thiadiazinane-2-thione in an amount effective to inhibit bacterial growth and minimize antagonistic reactions between the biocide and other additives. Also disclosed are well injection compositions, stimulations, squeezing, waterflood, packing, cement compositions, and methods for cementing. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218951 | Cementing with Electric Line Coiled Tubing - An open hole is drilled with coiled tubing that has an electric line. At the conclusion of drilling the drilling bottom hole assembly is removed and a liner running tool is connected between the coiled tubing and the liner. The electric line remains in the coiled tubing but spacers can be added to keep the lower end of the electric line away from the running tool. A wiper plug has a passage therethrough and a movable stinger that can hold open a pair of flapper valves. The liner is released from the running tool and cement is delivered through the stinger with a bit of excess that is above the running tool. The lifting of the stinger with the coiled tubing closes the flappers and allows circulation out of excess cement. Setting down on the coiled tubing allows a seal to re-engage in the deployment sleeve, allowing pressure to be placed against the wiper plug, such that it can be launched to displace the remaining cement within the liner into the annulus around the liner. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218952 | Method and apparatus to remove a downhole drill collar from a well bore - A method of severing a drill string or other tubular string that includes lowering a torch into the drill string, positioning the torch at a joint in the drill string, such that the joint may have a pin component engaged with a box component, igniting the torch to produce cutting fluids, and directing the cutting fluids into the joint in a direction that is along a length of the drill string to cut the joint. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218953 | USE OF A FLUID COMPOSITION WITH DELAYED CROSS-LINKING FOR HOLDING A CASING INSIDE A DRILL HOLE AND METHOD FOR REINFORCING A DRILL HOLE - The disclosure relates to the use of a cross-linkable composition with controlled cross-linking, preferably delayed cross-linking, as a material for fixing and thermally insulating tubes used for casing in drill holes, especially oil drill holes, during exploitation operations, such as oil extraction, in the hole. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218954 | Application of Reservoir Conditioning In Petroleum Reservoirs - Methods for recovering heavy oil are provided. In at least one embodiment, the process includes conditioning a reservoir of interest, then initially producing fluids and particulate solids such as sand to increase reservoir access (“slurry production”). The initial production may generate high permeability channels or wormholes in the formation, which may be used for heavy oil production processes (“hydrocarbon production”) such as cold flow (CHOPS) or enhanced production processes such as SAGD, or VAPEX. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218955 | OIL FIELD SYSTEM FOR THROUGH TUBING ROTARY DRILLING - An oil field system comprising a main body having a bore therethrough, the main body having a connection at one end of the bore for, in use, connecting the main body to an existing wellhead, tree or other oil field equipment, a transverse cavity through the bore, the cavity having at least one opening to the outside of the main body, a plurality of flow control devices for insertion, at different times, into the cavity in order to selectively control fluid flow through the bore, wherein the plurality of flow control devices includes a gate valve and drilling BOP rams. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218956 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SECURING A CENTRALIZER TO A TUBULAR - A bow-spring centralizer ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218957 | Fire Extinguishing Device and Extinguishing Head - The fire extinguishing device is equipped with double-flow extinguishing head including side and central header, water pump /P/ connected to an extinguishing liquid source, particularly to water tank /W | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218958 | DETONATION FLAME ARRESTER - A detonation flame arrester ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218959 | Method and device for suppression of fire by local flooding with ultra-fine water mist - A method and device for suppression of fires related to heating appliances, vent hoods and work benches through deployment of very fine mist droplets, preferably less 100 micron diameter, into the firebase. A low momentum, high mist loading fine mist stream is introduced about the firebase. Mist is discharged to the firebase through diffusers or swirl channels so that the mist surrounding the firebase will be entrained into the firebase to secure and suppress the fire. After the fire is suppressed, the fine mist is further discharged to the hot oil surface for cooling. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218960 | Method of Extinguishing Fires - A method for subduing a fire is described. A fire is intentionally set in front of a larger advancing fire to create a back burn. A vehicle supporting a jet turbine is moved to a front of the back burn. The jet turbine is operated to draw surrounding, ambient air therein and therethrough to form an exhaust. The burning of the back burn is accelerated by directing the exhaust either directly at or to the front of the of the back burn. The back burn leaves a swatch of burned land in the path of the advancing larger fire providing a reduced supply of fuel for the advancing larger fire to burn once the larger advancing fire reaches the swatch. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218961 | FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WITH FREEZE PROTECTION - A water and inert gas fire suppression system ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218962 | FIRE CONTAINMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A fire containment and monitoring system includes a control system that communicates with a fire protection system and an array of alarms, smoke detectors, heat detectors, ventilation dampers, fire dampers, fire doors, and manual call points. The system has particular usefulness for kitchens onboard watercraft, especially large ships, where fire containment is critical to the survivability of the vessel, passengers, crew, and cargo. The control system communicates with the alarms, smoke detectors, heat detectors, ventilation dampers, fire dampers, fire doors, manual call points, and fire protection system, and it initiates a comprehensive list of actions if a smoke detector, a heat detector, or a manual call point is triggered within the monitoring portion of the system. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218963 | Explosion Protection Valve - Disclosed is an explosion protection valve comprising a closing member ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218964 | COMPRESSED GAS-DRIVEN DEVICE WITH PASSIVE THERMODYNAMIC COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed generally to a system and method which employ a compressed gas-driven device with a passive thermodynamic composition. Certain embodiments provide a compressed gas-driven (e.g., CO | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218965 | ROTARY SWITCH - A rotary switch for shifting a switch element is disclosed. The switch includes a twist handle, a torsion spring, a rotatable actuating element and a common axis. The twist handle, the torsion spring and the rotatable actuating element are supported so as to be rotatable about the common axis. The twist handle and the rotatable actuating element are coupled with each other by the torsion spring in such a manner that a twisting of the twist handle relative to the rotatable actuating element twists the torsion spring. An eccentric is provided on the rotatable actuating element in order to convert a rotary motion of the rotatable actuating element into a shifting motion of the switch element. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218966 | Battery Pack-Operated Hand-Guided Power Tool with Throttle Lever - A hand-held power tool has a device housing and at least one grip disposed on the device housing. An electric drive motor is arranged in the device housing for operating a working tool. A battery pack provides electric energy for operating the electric drive motor. An electronic control unit is connected to the electric drive motor and the battery pack. An operating element disposed on the grip controls the electric drive motor. An electric actuator is acted upon by the operating element and the output signal of the electric actuator is supplied to the electronic control unit. Electric energy is applied to the electric drive motor by the electronic control unit as a function of a position of the operating element, wherein in a first dead travel range of the operating element that adjoins an inoperative position of the operating element the supplied electric energy is zero. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218967 | Electric Power Tool with Battery Pack - An electric power tool has a device housing with a rear grip extending in the longitudinal direction of the device housing. The device housing has first opposed housing sides and second opposed housing sides. An electric drive motor and its electronic control are arranged in the device housing. A battery pack compartment arranged in the device housing receives a battery pack that has a parallelepipedal shape and extends in a direction of a height axis, width axis and depth axis. The battery pack is arranged such that the width axis and the height axis extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the device housing. The battery pack has narrow sides extending approximately parallel and at a minimal spacing relative to the first opposed housing sides, respectively. The battery pack has opposed end faces neighboring the second housing sides, respectively. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218968 | Paste Extruded Insulator with Air Channels - The invention provides an insulated wire having a conductor and an insulator of paste extruded PTFE fine powder around the conductor. The paste extruded insulator has at least one closed continuous longitudinal air channel spaced apart from the conductor. The invention further provides a process for forming an insulator around a conductor by paste extruding lubricated PTFE fine powder in an extrusion device comprising a die, mandrel, and at least one channel-forming member. The die and mandrel form a converging chamber leading to an extrusion orifice and the channel-forming member is positioned in the orifice. The mandrel has a central bore for supplying the conductor. Lubricated PTFE fine powder is forced through the chamber and out of the exit of the orifice as a lubricated green extrudate around the conductor forming an insulator with at least one closed longitudinal air channel spaced apart from the conductor. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218969 | ADJUSTABLE PLASTER RING COVER - A power distribution system has an electrical box configured to attach a power cable, a plaster ring releasably mounted to the box and one or more electrical devices installed. A pre-wired ground extends from a first end physically and electrically connected to a ground terminal on the electrical device. The plaster ring is movable between a closed position proximate the box and an open position distal the box. The pre-wired ground is configured as a lanyard so as to support the plaster ring as a wiring platform in the open position for connecting wires between the power cable and the electrical device or devices. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218970 | Cable - A cable includes an insulated electric wire, a lateral winding layer formed by spirally winding an elemental wire having conductivity on a periphery of the insulated electric wire, a reversal lateral winding layer formed by spirally winding an elemental wire having conductivity in a direction intersecting with the winding direction of the lateral winding layer, a buffer layer formed between the lateral winding layer and the reversal lateral winding layer, and a sheath formed on a periphery of the reversal lateral winding layer. Each of a winding angle θ1 of the elemental wire forming the lateral winding layer and a winding angle θ2 of the elemental wire forming the reversal lateral winding layer is an acute angle, and an absolute value of difference between the winding angle θ1 and the winding angle θ2 is not more than 20 degrees. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218971 | FOLDABLE ELECTRIC CORD AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A foldable electric cord includes a flexible insulated strap, a wire in the flexible strap. The flexible strap includes at least one first fixing member and at least one second fixing member formed thereon. The first fixing member may be fixed to the second fixing member, to fold the flexible strap at least one time. An electrical connecting device including the foldable electric cord is also disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218972 | INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE - An insulated electric wire is composed of a conductor, and a lubricating layer containing a lubricant. The lubricating layer is formed around the perimeter of the conductor. The lubricating layer is not less than 0.06 and not more than 0.12 in an absorbance ratio A | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218973 | SEPARATOR FOR COMMUNICATION CABLE WITH GEOMETRIC FEATURES - A separator for a communication cable that has a body including at least one segment adapted to define at least first and second quadrants in the communication cable for separating wires. The at least one segment has at least one part with a first width. The at least one segment includes at least one geometric feature spaced from a terminal end of the segment. The geometric feature has a geometric shape defines a discrete portion of the segment. The geometric feature has a second width larger than the first width, whereby the difference between the first and second widths represents at least one reduced area of the body. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218974 | Multi-layer insulated conductor with crosslinked outer layer - An insulated conductor and method for making it are disclosed. The insulated conductor includes an elongate conductor and a two-layer insulation system. The two-layer insulation system has a first insulating layer including an aromatic thermoplastic material adjacent with the elongate conductor. The first insulating layer has a thickness along its length of less than about 0.051 mm (0.002 inch). The insulation system also includes a second insulating layer including a crosslinked fluoropolymer adjacent the first insulating layer. The volume of the first insulating layer is less than about 26% of the total volume of the insulation system. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218975 | Multi-layer insulated conductor with crosslinked outer layer - An insulated conductor and method for making it are provided. The insulated conductor includes an elongate conductor and an insulation system, the insulation system having an extruded inner insulating layer including an aromatic thermoplastic material adjacent the elongate conductor, an extruded intermediate layer adjacent the inner insulating layer, and an extruded outer insulating layer including a crosslinked fluoropolymer adjacent the intermediate layer. The inner insulating layer has a thickness along its length of less than about 0.051 mm (0.002 inch) and has a volume that is less than about 28% of the total volume of the insulation system. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218976 | PROTECTOR FOR WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD FOR FIXING PROTECTOR TO WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes a main line and branch lines. A protector has longitudinal ends with main line inlet and outlet ports and branch line ports between the ends. Branch line connectors are connected to the branch lines drawn out of the branch line ports. A main line connector is connected to the main line drawn out of the main line outlet port. The branch line connectors and the main line connector are connected to test connectors for a continuity test. Lengths of the branch lines and/or the main line are greater than required in the motor vehicle so that the main line and branch line connectors are connected to the test connectors. A wire additional length containing space is provided in the protector and communicates with the branch line ports and/or with the line outlet port for the lines having the additional lengths. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218977 | PACKAGED DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A packaged device includes a device substrate and a packaging unit. The device substrate includes a first surface and a device formed in the device substrate. The packaging unit includes an insulating layer which faces the device substrate. The insulating layer includes a second surface bonded to the first surface. A metal concentration of at least part of a peripheral surface in the insulating layer is higher than a metal concentration of an end surface on the device substrate side in the insulating layer. An outline of the first surface is retreated inward from an outline of the second surface. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218978 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - A layer of transparent conductive material is disposed on a surface of a substrate. Further layers of conductive material are deposited on the layer of transparent conductive material or on an opposite surface of the substrate. The layers are selectively etched to yield a layout of pads for mounting electrical components and conductive traces forming an electrical circuit. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218979 | Conductivity Enhanced Transparent Conductive Film and Method of Making the Same - Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a transparent conductive film, including preparing a carbon nanotube composite composition by blending a carbon nanotube in a solvent; coating the carbon nanotube composite composition on a base substrate to form a carbon nanotube composite film, and acid-treating the carbon nanotube composite film by dipping the carbon nanotube composite film in an acid solution, followed by washing the carbon nanotube composite film with distilled water and drying the washed carbon nanotube composite film to form a transparent electrode on the base substrate. The transparent conductive film can have excellent conductivity, transparency and bending properties following acid treatment, so that it can be used in touch screens and transparent electrodes of foldable flat panel displays. Further, the carbon nanotube composite conductive film can have improved conductivity while maintaining transparency after acid treatment. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218980 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board has an insulative board having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, a wiring formed on the first surface of the insulative board and having a pad and a conductive circuit contiguous to the pad, and a metal film formed on the pad. The pad is provided to mount an electronic component having a gold bump. The pad has a thickness which is greater than a thickness of the conductive circuit. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218981 | Solar cell lead, method of manufacturing the same, and solar cell using the same - A solar cell lead includes a strip plate conductive material that a surface thereof is coated with solder plating. The coated solder plating includes a concavo-convex portion on a surface thereof and a 0.2% proof stress of not more than 90 MPa by a tensile test. The coated solder plating includes a hot-dip solder plating layer formed by supplying a molten solder on the surface of the strip plate conductive material. A plating temperature is set to be not higher than a liquidus-line temperature of the used solder plus 120° C., and an oxide film on a surface of the hot-dip solder plating layer is set to be not more than 7 nm in thickness. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218982 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG USING THE EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - It is an object of the present invention to provide an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy compound, a low-molecular-weight phenol-modified polyphenylene ether and a cyanate compound as essential components, the epoxy resin composition having excellent dielectric characteristics and exhibiting high heat resistance while maintaining flame retardancy. To achieve this object, the epoxy resin composition of the present invention is a thermosetting resin composition composed of a resin varnish containing (A) an epoxy compound having a number-average molecular weight of 1000 or less and containing at least two epoxy groups in the molecule without containing any halogen atoms, (B) a polyphenylene ether having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 or less, (C) a cyanate ester compound, (D) a curing catalyst and (E) a halogen flame retardant, wherein all of the components (A) to (C) are dissolved in the resin varnish, while the component (E) is dispersed without being dissolved in the resin varnish. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218983 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming a metal film on a surface of an insulative board, a plating resist on the metal film, and a plated-metal film on the metal film exposed from the plating resist, covering a portion of the plated-metal film with an etching resist, etching to reduce thickness of the plated-metal film exposed from the etching resist, removing the etching and plating resists, and forming a wiring having a pad for wire-bonding an electrode of an electronic component and a conductive circuit thinner than the pad by removing the metal film exposed after the plating resist is removed, a solder-resist layer on the surface of the board and wiring, an opening in the layer exposing the pad and a portion of the circuit contiguous to the pad, and a metal coating on the pad and portion of the circuit exposed through the opening. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218984 | PHOTOSENSITIVE DRY FILM RESIST, PRINTED WIRING BOARD MAKING USE OF THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - The present invention is to provide (i) a photosensitive dry film resist which allows water system development and which is excellent in resolution, flame retardancy, adhesiveness, moisture resistance, electric reliability, and preservation stability, (ii) a method for producing the photosensitive dry film resist, and (iii) usage thereof. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218985 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MOUNTED BOARD, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MOUNTED BOARD - An integrated circuit mounted board includes a printed wiring board and an integrated circuit bare chip mounted on the printed wiring board. The printed wiring board includes a metal base, an insulating member made of an insulating material and disposed on the metal base, and a wiring pattern disposed on the insulating member. The wiring pattern includes an electrode part to which the integrated circuit bare chip is electrically coupled. The insulating member includes an under region being opposite to the electrode part. The metal base includes a metal substrate and a metal portion protruding from the metal substrate. The metal portion is buried in the under region of the insulating member. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218986 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming a metal film on a surface of an insulative board, a plating resist on the metal film, and a plated-metal film on the metal film exposed from the plating resist, covering a portion of the plated-metal film with an etching resist, etching to reduce thickness of the plated-metal film exposed from the etching resist, removing the resists, and forming a wiring having a pad and a conductive circuit thinner than the pad by removing the metal film exposed through the removing of the plating resist, a solder-resist layer on the surface of the board and wiring, in the layer an opening exposing the pad and a portion of the circuit contiguous to the pad, a solder film on the pad and portion of the circuit exposed through the opening, and a solder bump on the pad by solder reflow. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218987 | THERMOFORMED EMI SHIELD - Systems and methods for minimizing the transmission and reception of electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) are provided. A member having first and second sides and at least one edge can be formed to correspond to the interior of an enclosure. At least one aperture can penetrate the member from the first side to the second side, forming at least one internal edge. A conductive layer can be disposed on or about the first side, the second side, the at least one edge, and the at least one internal edge of the member, thereby encapsulating the member. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218988 | Wildlife Flashover Preventer for High Voltage Electrical Transmission Structures - A conventional grounded steel tower, or other structure, supports multiple wires (e.g., 6) carrying multi-phase high voltage electricity (e.g., >100 kV). Each wire is supported by a ceramic insulator connected to a horizontal arm of the structure, where an angled strut helps support the arm. There are usually three tiers of wires. The closest distance between a wire and ground is typically between the wire and an angled strut below the wire, where the angled strut helps support a lower-tier wire. A guard formed of a dielectric is affixed to and covers the lower portion of the steel strut as well as any steel that outward extends beyond the strut. The guard prevents flashover between a wire and the underlying grounded strut if a large bird perches on the guard, since the bird will not be grounded by the strut. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218989 | Connector Module For A Door Actuator - A door operator with at least one base element, a first and a second front element and two lateral elements, the base, front, and lateral elements being interconnected and at least one of the elements being configured with a breakthrough for the passage of electrical connecting elements. At least one of the base, front, and lateral elements is disposed at the base element to be foldable. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218990 | Ground Strap for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a ground cable for motor vehicles, the ground cable being located between a vehicle body | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218991 | Cord Seal for Swimming Pool and Spa Light Niches - Provided is a cord seal for use in an underwater niche that comprises a seal cap and a main seal having a front side and a rear side and the main seal further includes a plurality of apertures that extend from the front side to the rear side. The cord seal can accommodate cords of two different sizes. The main seal also includes a plurality of splits to make it easier to install the cords. The main seal deforms to provide a water-tight seal despite the presence of at least one split in the main seal. In one embodiment, additional support structures are provided including a front seal support and a rear seal support. The front seal support has a plurality of projections that extend through the main seal and the rear seal support to connect each of the structures. The projections can be used to help spread apart the seal when it is desired to remove and replace a light assembly. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218992 | Moisture proof telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes with enhanced grounding, sealing, and continuity - A moisture proof, telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes and threaded rigid pipe with an enhanced grounding arrangement both internally and externally for electrically grounding and bonding the telescoping tube to the coupler body and improved continuity. A high conductivity metal plating on an internal cantered spring improves continuity and lowers voltage drop. Moisture proof sealing is improved by centering the electric metal tube within the coupler body adjacent the seal preventing possible leaking after securing the electric metal tube to one end. A modified arrangement utilizes a snap fitting retaining ring for securing an electric metal tube to the coupler body to provide for unidirectional insertion of an electric metal tube into the open end of a coupler body in a manner that prohibits unintentional separation of the tube and/or retainer ring from the coupler body. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218993 | Methods and Apparatus for Mechanical and Thermal Drilling - Methods and apparatus for excavation of a borehole in a geological formation are provided. Such methods may include providing a thermal system capable of providing substantially hot fluid, and comprising at least one jet nozzle, providing a mechanical drilling system comprising a drill bit, directing the substantially hot fluid through the jet nozzle towards the geological formation causing an altered portion of geological formation to form, and removing the altered portion using the drill bit, thereby creating cuttings and producing a borehole in the geological formation. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218994 | BOREHOLE DRILLING CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - One embodiment includes an apparatus comprising a steerable well bore drilling tool having a main tool body. The steerable well bore drilling tool includes an inertial measurement unit to output a measurement used to determine an azimuthal deviation and inclination of the steerable well bore drilling tool during a drilling operation. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218995 | BEARING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - In an embodiment, a bearing apparatus comprises a first bearing assembly including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced first bearing elements each of which includes a first bearing surface. The bearing apparatus further includes a second bearing assembly including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced second bearing elements each of which includes a second bearing surface oriented to engage the first bearing surfaces of the first bearing assembly during operation. At least one of the second bearing elements may be circumferentially spaced from an adjacent one of the second bearing elements by a lateral spacing greater than a lateral dimension of the at least one of the second bearing elements. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218996 | DIRECTIONAL SIDETRACK WELL DRILLING SYSTEM - This invention relates to drilling a sidetrack wellbore out of the side of an existing wellbore utilizing a drillable billet having a path formed in the billet to lead a bi-centered drillbit to kick-out from the wellbore and form a sidetrack wellbore. The bi-centered bit is arranged for the lands of the pilot section to follow the path of the billet while the wings of the ream out a portion of the billet and also ream out the earth to form the full dimension sidetrack wellbore. The bi-centered bit is used to drill the sidetrack wellbore to the target zone so that the entire drilling process extends from the existing wellbore to the target zone without a mandatory withdrawal of the drillstring from the wellbore. Tripping time is therefore less and drill time and rig time would inherently be less resulting in lower costs and increased profitability. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100218997 | CUTTING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE CUTTING STRUCTURES - A cutting device for downhole operations includes a first cutting structure, and a second cutting structure, wherein at least the second cutting structure is selectively presentable for operation. A method of performing a downhole cutting operation comprises running into a well bore a cutting device including a plurality of cutting structures, performing a first cutting operation with a first cutting structure of the cutting device, moving the first cutting structure to selectively present a second cutting structure of the cutting device, and performing a second cutting operation with at least the second cutting structure. The method may further include aligning movable cutting structures of the cutting device to allow the second cutting structure to be selectively presented. | 2010-09-02 |
