| 36th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
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| 20080210410 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR OIL COOLER - The present invention provides a heat exchanger including a flow duct for a coolant and a flow duct for a medium to be cooled, a cover on one side of the heat exchanger, and a thermostat valve operable to regulate temperature-dependent throughflow in one of the flow ducts, arranged on an inflow or outflow duct, and covered by the cover. A temperature sensor of the valve is arranged in a housing, which is fastened in proximity to the inflow or outflow duct so that one of the medium to be cooled and the coolant can flow around an outer side of the housing, with the temperature sensor on an inner side of the housing reacting to a local temperature and correspondingly regulating throughput of an other of the medium to be cooled and the coolant through the heat exchanger. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210411 | Plate-type heat exchanger for drying a gaseous medium - A plate-type heat exchanger for drying a gaseous medium. The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210412 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different air flows, with total enthalpy heat exchange occurring between these two air flows via the partition members. The partition members comprise an air shielding sheet type material comprising a hydrophilic fiber and also including a moisture absorbent, and the air permeability (JIS P 8117) of the partition members is at least 200 seconds/100 cc. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210413 | Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger may be manufactured using a number of different methods, each having their own benefits and deficiencies. A method of making a monolithic heat exchanger having a plurality of conduits passing through it is provided and comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of successive layers of a material to be remelted and energy beam remelting predetermined regions of each layer in accordance with a predetermined design. The energy beam remelting of each layer is performed prior to the addition of a successive layer. The regions of each layer which are subjected to energy beam remelting form solid structures within the layer, and the energy beam remelting of each layer fuses the remelted regions of each layer to the remelted regions of the preceding layer. This results in the manufacture of a three-dimensional monolithic unit. The heat exchanger is manufactured to have a surface area density of at least 5000 m | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210414 | Heat Exchanger Plate, A Pair Of Two Heat Exchanger Plates, And Plate Package For A Plate Heat Exchanger - The invention refers to a heat exchanger plate ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210415 | Plate Heat Exchanger With Exchanging Structure Forming Several Channels in a Passage - The invention concerns a heat exchanger with brazed plates comprising a stack of parallel plates defining a plurality of generally flat fluid circulating passages, closure bars which delimit said passages and distributing means for distributing a fluid to each passage of a first series of passages and means for conveying another fluid to a second series of passages wherein at least one passage contains organized exchanging structures ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210416 | Guide rail system for a telescoping mast on a drilling rig - A guide track system for a tool that can be raised and lowered within a telescoping drilling rig tower is provided. The system includes parallel guide rails mounted on a fixed lower tower section and on a movable upper tower section of the drilling rig tower. The lower and upper guide rails are parallel to one another and overlap one another when the lower tower section is nested with the upper tower section. Guide wheels rotatably attached to the tool can have parallel grooves to roll on the guide rails. The grooves can have sidewalls that flare outward so that they do not scuff against the guide rails as the tool travels up and down within the tower. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210417 | GAS ANCHOR AND SOLIDS SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH SUCKER ROD PUMP - There is provided a gas anchor for use in admitting fluids into a downhole sucker rod oil pump. The gas anchor includes an outer shell positioned around a hollow core, which defines an interior region and an exterior region of the gas anchor. The gas anchor further includes an upper region and a lower region. The hollow core and outer shell have a plurality of holes passing through the hollow core and outer shell, and the holes provide fluid communication from the exterior region to the interior region of the anchor. The hollow core and outer shell further define at least one channel which is in fluid communication from the upper region to the lower region. Additionally, the plurality of holes are formed so as to induce a cyclonic rotation on fluids passing into the interior region of the gas anchor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210418 | Split Body Swelling Packer - A swelling packer system uses modules that can be joined together and mounted over a tubular using a vertical split that can be drawn closed with a tapered pin in overlapping loops. The pins are circumferentially spaced apart as between adjacent modules. End rings can protect the modules for run in and act as extrusion barriers during and after the swelling is complete. The module ends can be overlapped in an interlocking fashion which allows multiple elements to be joined together to make a packer assembly as long as desired with any combination of swelling elements in a single packer assembly. Optionally, interior grooves in the swelling material can hold split ring seals or o-ring type seals that are slipped over a tubular end before a module is clamped on. The sealing elements can be triggered with water or hydrocarbons or with other materials already in the wellbore or introduced to it or other surface or locally actuated triggers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210419 | Centralizer - A centraliser having a body with an inner surface provided with a friction-reducing slider, typically located in an annular recess on the inner surface of the body of the slider, spaced from the ends of the body. The slider can be formed separately from a body of the centraliser and subsequently attached thereto on the inner surface so that it is adapted to bear between the outer surface of the tubing to be centralised and the inner surface of the centraliser. This reduces rotational torque transmitted between the centraliser and the tubing, and assists in maneuvering of the tubular string into the desired position in the well. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210420 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE DETERMINATION OF EARTH FORMATION PROPERTIES - Methods and apparatus for improving the determination of at least one multiphase flow parameter of an earth formation comprising propagating within the formation a first salinity front, determining a first value of the at least one multiphase flow parameter, propagating in the formation a second salinity front and improving the determination of the at least one multiphase flow parameter from the first value for the at least one multiphase flow parameter and a saturation profile associated with the first and second salinity fronts within the formation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210421 | Tagged Propping Agents and Related Methods - A proppant composition comprises a non-radioactive, detectable tracer at least partially embedded in a ceramic composition. The composition may be prepared by agglomerating granules of the ceramic material and granules of the non-radioactive, detectable material to produce the particle by compression. Backflow of proppants in a fractured subterranean formation into which a plurality of particles of the proppant composition have been introducted may be tracked by analyzing a sample of the backflow by detecting for presence of the tracer in the sample. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210422 | Reservoir Stimulation While Running Casing - A method for stimulating a reservoir formation while running a casing string into the wellbore includes the steps of: connecting a stimulation assembly to a casing string, the stimulation assembly including a packer actuator in operational connection with a packer and a logging sensor; running the casing string into the wellbore and positioning the logging assembly proximate to a selected reservoir formation; logging the reservoir formation; positioning the stimulation assembly proximate to the reservoir formation; actuating the packer to substantially isolate the reservoir formation from the wellbore; performing the stimulation operation; releasing the packers from sealing engagement with the wellbore; positioning the logging assembly proximate to the reservoir formation; logging the reservoir formation; and disconnecting the stimulation assembly from the casing string. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210423 | Circulated Degradable Material Assisted Diversion - Circulated degradable material assisted diversion (CMAD) methods for well treatment in completed wells are disclosed. A slurry of solid degradable material is circulated in the well with return of excess slurry, a plug of the degradable material is formed, a downhole operation is performed around the plug diverter, and the plug is then degraded for removal. Degradation triggers can be temperature or chemical reactants, with optional accelerators or retarders to provide the desired timing for plug removal. In multilayer formation CMAD fracturing, the plug isolates a completed fracture while additional layers are sequentially fractured and plugged, and then the plugs are removed for flowback from the fractured layers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210424 | Apparatus and Method of Fracturing - A method and apparatus for fracturing a formation containing a wellbore comprising the steps of (a) injecting a gel into the wellbore; (b) permitting for the gel to increase viscosity and (c) fracturing the formation in the vicinity of the gel. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210425 | CONNECTOR FOR PERFORATING GUN TANDEM - A perforating gun connector comprising a first and second section connected together on one end. The two sections of the perforating gun connector that couple together are correspondingly tapered so that one end of one connector is tapered and fits into the corresponding tapered hollowed section of one end of the other section. The present invention also provides for the inclusion of shaped charges and booster charges within. Adjacent the charges are sealing bulkheads. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210426 | EROSIONAL PROTECTION OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A method and apparatus for preventing erosion of a cable for use in a wellbore is described herein. The cable has one or more optical fibers adapted to monitor and/or control a condition in the wellbore. The cable includes a layer of elastomeric material at least partially located on an outer surface of the cable. The elastomeric material is adapted to absorb energy due to the impact of particles in production fluid or wellbore fluid against the cable. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210427 | Methods Using Fluid Stream for Selective Stimulation of Reservoir Layers - A technique enables stimulation of a subterranean formation. A reactive fluid is delivered downhole into a wellbore. The reactive fluid is under sufficient pressure downhole to create a jet of the reactive fluid that is directed at a specific treatment section. The jet is maintained until a localized region of enhanced permeability is created. One or more jets can be created or moved to treat a plurality of low permeability zones. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210428 | Method of removing filter cake - A filter cake deposited by a drilling fluid, drill-in fluid or fluid loss control pill may be removed from a wellbore by introducing into the wellbore a dispersing agent of an organic amino phosphonic acid, ester or salt. The dispersing agent forms a dispersion containing at least a portion of the drilled solids. The dispersing agent may be introduced into the wellbore as a component of a filter cake removal treatment fluid or either prior to or after introduction of the filter cake removal treatment fluid. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210429 | System and method for stimulating multiple production zones in a wellbore - A system and method for selectively stimulating a plurality of producing zones of a wellbore in oil and gas wells, the system being cemented within the wellbore. The system includes a plurality of modules connected in a string wherein the modules can be selectively actuated to stimulate producing zones adjacent the modules. Each module includes a sleeve shiftable between a closed position and a treating position where a plurality of radial passageways are exposed to the central passageway of the assembly. The system includes a wiper plug that is adapted to pass through ball seats of various sizes in the plurality of modules and an acid solution pumped into the string to break down the cement at the producing zones. The system may include at least one natural rubber wiper ball to remove residual cement from the string. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210430 | WELLBORE SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING FLUID - A well system for producing fluid from an earth formation. A primary wellbore section produces the fluid from the well system to the surface. The primary wellbore section includes a cylindrical member having a number of apertures. At least one flanking wellbore runs substantially alongside the primary wellbore section. The flanking wellbore is in fluid communication with the apertures on the primary wellbore section through the porous earth formation. At least one lateral wellbore section joins the flanking wellbore section. Formation fluid flows into the lateral wellbore sections and then into the flanking wellbore section. The fluid is then transmitted from the flanking wellbore, through the porous earth formation, and is received by the apertures in the primary wellbore section. The fluid flows through the primary wellbore section to the surface. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210431 | FLAPPER LATCH - The present invention generally relates to a method and an apparatus for selectively isolating a portion of a wellbore. In one aspect, an apparatus for isolating a zone in a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a body having a bore. The apparatus further includes a first flapper member and a second flapper member, each flapper member selectively rotatable between an open position and a closed position. Additionally, the apparatus includes a flapper latch assembly disposed in the bore, the flapper latch assembly movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the flapper latch assembly is configured to hold the first flapper member in the closed position when the flapper latch assembly is in the locked position. In another aspect, a method for selectively isolating a zone in a wellbore is provided. In yet a further aspect, a flapper latch assembly for use with a flapper valve is provided. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210432 | System and Vessel for Supporting Offshore Fields - A system for supporting multiple-well-site, offshore, hydrocarbon-bearing fields, each well-site has one or more wells. In general, the system first comprises a floating vessel that is relocatable from a first subsea well-site to a second subsea well-site. The system also comprises two separate systems: (1) an operations control system for providing subsea well-site operations such as power and communications; and (2) an intervention system for conducting intervention services to an individual subsea well such as workover services and maintenance services. The operations system may provide control to wells and other subsea equipment at either the first well-site or the second well-site, regardless of the location of the floating vessel. The intervention system may provide workover and/or maintenance to subsea equipment or individual wells at the well-site at which it is located. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210433 | Subsea Well Communications Apparatus and Method Using Variable Tension Large Offset Risers - The current subject matter relates to compliant variable tension risers to connect deep-water subsea wellheads to a single floating platform in wet tree or dry try systems. The variable tension risers allow several subsea wellheads, in water depths from 1220 to 3050 meters, at lateral offsets from one-tenth to twice the depth or more, to tie back to a single floating platform. Also, the current subject matter relates to methods to counter buoyancy and install variable tension risers using a weighted chain ballast line. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210434 | Subsea Tanker Hydrocarbon Production System - A subsea and modular tanker-based hydrocarbon production system comprising a plurality of interlinked individual tank units which is wholly submersible, is wholly detachable from, and wholly re-attachable to, its associated subsea wellhead infrastructure. Modularity of the interlinked tank unit system allows for the processing, measurement, and storage of hydrocarbons from a wide variety of offshore hazard and water-depth related conditions and situations. In addition to being both detachable and re-attachable, the modularity of the system provides for a number of unit systems to be conjoined at surface and towed to market. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210435 | Subsea Trees and Caps for Them - A cap for a subsea tree having a re-entry hub ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210436 | Method for Delivering a Multi Phase Mixture and Pump Installation - The object of the invention is to improve delivery of the multi-phase mixture, in particular hydrocarbons from a well, and to limit the free gas volume. According to the invention, this object is attained in that a partial liquid flow ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210437 | Top drive with shaft seal isolation - A top drive system for wellbore operations, the top drive system including a main shaft having an upper shaft seal system with a raised platform for supporting the seal system, and, in one aspect, a shroud for covering a seal or seals. In one aspect, contaminants flow down from the seals since the seals are raised by the platform. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210438 | Downhole Safety Valve Apparatus and Method - The application discloses a safety valve including a flapper valve and a packer assembly to be installed in a bore to isolate a first zone from a second zone. Preferably, the safety valve includes a hydraulic conduit bypassing the flapper valve to allow communication therethrough when the valve is closed. Furthermore, the safety valve preferably allows unobstructed passage of tools and fluids therethrough when the flapper valve is open. The application discloses a method to install a safety valve in an existing string of tubing by deploying a packer assembly having an integral safety valve. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210439 | TUBULAR GRIPPING DEVICE - A tubular gripping device includes a mandrel including an upper end, a lower end and a long axis extending between through the upper end and the lower end; a threaded interval on an outer surface of the mandrel; and an annular force generating assembly carried on the mandrel and positioned between the upper end and the threaded interval adjacent the threaded interval and driveable to apply a load along the long axis toward the threaded interval. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210440 | Liner anchor for expandable casing strings and method of use - Expandable casing has an expandable slip used for completion of a mono-diameter wellbore. The expandable casing is run through the upper casing and has an upper end that overlaps a lower end of the upper casing to form a fluid flow path between the expandable casing and the upper casing. The operator expands the overlapping portion of the expandable casing to an intermediate position, causing the expandable slip to anchor the expandable casing to the upper causing without blocking the flow path. Cement is then pumped up around the outside of the expandable casing and wellbore fluid displaced by the cement and excess cement are permitted to flow through the fluid flow path and up the upper casing. After sufficient cement is in place, the expandable casing is further expanded, compressing the expandable slip into to the inner wall of the upper casing and sealing off the fluid flow path. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210441 | Method and Apparatus for Connecting, Installing, and Retrieving a Coiled Tubing-Conveyed Electrical Submersible Pump - A wellhead system has a wellhead of a subterranean hydrocarbon well, a coiled tubing hanger in the wellhead, a coiled tubing hanger extension connected to a top portion of the coiled tubing hanger, a first seal inside the coiled tubing hanger extension, the first seal and the coiled tubing hanger extension defining a sealed space in the coiled tubing hanger extension. Coiled tubing extends into the sealed space in the coiled tubing hanger extension and being suspended by the coiled tubing hanger and the coiled tubing hanger extension, the coiled tubing extending into the wellhead. A downhole electrical cable extends through the coiled tubing and into the sealed space in the coiled tubing hanger extension. An electrical connector extends through the seal and is connected electrically to the cable. The electrical connector has an electrical circuit having an electrically open and an electrically closed position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210442 | Process for Preparing Low-Viscosity Polymer Gels - The invention relates to a process for preparing low-viscosity polymer gels by mixing a water-absorbing polymer with water, in which the viscosity is reduced by adding a chelating agent, and also to the use thereof for firefighting. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210443 | Fire Suppression System and Emergency Annunciation System - A fire suppression and annunciation system using a flexible conduit and a wire rope is provided. The wire rope may be connected to a knob assembly at a universal pull station and to a release mechanism of the fire suppression system. An operator may pull a handle of the knob assembly at the universal pull station, thereby activating the release mechanism to release fire suppression agent. A flexible conduit may house the wire rope along at least a part of the connection from the universal pull station to the release mechanism. A material on the liner of the flexible conduit and/or on the wire rope may be used to reduce the coefficient of friction of wire rope in the flexible conduit. The fire suppression system may further include a pulley block system connected to the universal pull station. The pulley block system may comprise bearings, and may lower the force necessary to activate the release mechanism. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210444 | METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR SMOKE CLEARING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION - Methods of reducing smoke levels in smoke-affected areas, reducing the level of toxic compounds produced by fires, fire suppression, and increasing flame retardancy. In particular, methods according to the present invention comprise dispersing nanocrystalline particles in the areas affected by smoke for sorption of smoke particulates and toxic compounds produced from a fire. The nanocrystalline particles are also effective for use in methods of fire suppression and flame retardancy. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210445 | Bracket for golf green plow - A bracket for a greens mower plow. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210446 | DOZER BLADE TILT WITH INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONING LIFT CYLINDERS - This invention concerns a bulldozer blade having a blade tilt function effected by independently functioning lift cylinders thereby eliminating separate tilt hardware and controls. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210447 | Portable Hand-Guided Power Tool - A portable hand-guided power tool has a housing and a handle having a first leg and a second leg, wherein the handle is secured by the first and second legs to the housing such that the handle is pivotably connected by the first leg to the housing and the second leg is connected to the housing such that a pivoting movement between the handle and the housing is possible. A pressure spring is disposed between the second leg and the housing. A first pressure member is disposed at the handle and a second pressure member is disposed at the housing. The pressure spring is held with pretension between the first and second pressure members. The first pressure member has at least one hook element and, without the handle being mounted on the housing, the first pressure member is positive-lockingly hooked to the housing by engaging a receptacle of the housing so as to form a hook connection. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210448 | HAND POWER TOOL - A hand power tool, in particular a drill hammer and/or chisel hammer, has a housing, a first joining unit, and a switch device that has an actuating unit with a second joining unit corresponding to the first joining unit, the actuating unit being capable of being introduced without tools, by the second joining unit, into the first joining unit in a mounting position. The first joining unit and the second joining unit of the actuating unit are provided to perform protection of the actuating unit against being lost, in an installed state of the actuating unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210449 | Post drivers - A post driver with a rising mast (optionally with a hinging shield for the hammer or monkey/post interaction zone) where a mechanical advantage on movement of the hammer or monkey, (as the mast moves) arises from a carriaged pulley interposed between ram assemblies. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210450 | Power tool with a slip clutch - A power tool includes an output member ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210451 | Impact power tool - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for a reduction of an impact force cased by rebound of a tool bit after its striking movement in an impact power tool. The representative impact power tool includes a tool body, a hammer actuating member, a striker, a weight and an elastic element. A reaction force is transmitted from the hammer actuating member to the weight and the elastic element is elastically deformed when the weight moves ward by the reaction to absorb the reaction force. The invention is characterized in that the mass of the weight is set to about 40% or more of the mass of the stiker. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210452 | Extendable while-in-use cover - An expandable while-in-use cover includes: a cap having a pair of cap side walls, a first cap end wall, a second cap end wall and a top wall, which define a cap opening and a cap interior; a base having a pair of base side walls, a first base end wall, a second base end wall and a back wall, which define a base opening and a base exterior, wherein the base side walls and base end walls correspond to the cap side walls and cap end walls and wherein the cover is adapted to slidably and/or telescopically receive the base; a first and second prong on the interior of each of the cap side walls near the first and second cap end walls; a first and second slotted track on the exterior of each of the base side walls near the base end walls, wherein the first slotted track of each base side wall is adapted to receive the first prong of each cap side wall and the second slotted track of each base side wall is adapted to receive the second prong of each cap side wall; and an aperture in the back wall for accessing an electrical device. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210453 | Water-Soluble Polymer Coating for Use on Electrical Wiring - A water-soluble polymer coating for application to electrical wiring used in aircraft and other electrical structures is provided. The coating includes a water-soluble polymer such as polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, and methyl cellulose which is dissolved in water to form a solution. The solution may be applied to electrical wiring during manufacturing and dried to a film such that if the wire becomes damaged and exposed to water, a protective water-insoluble deposit is formed on the wiring. Alternatively, the solution may be applied to wiring which is already damaged to form a protective water-insoluble deposit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210454 | Composite Superconductor Cable Produced by Transposing Planar Subconductors - A method of forming a low AC loss, fully transposed cabled superconductor from multiple superconducting subconductors cut in a serpentine form from a wider superconducting tape is disclosed. By assembling pre-cut subconductor tapes a cable with a short transposition pitch length can be formed without excessive in-plane or out-of-plane deformation of the tape which could otherwise cause degradation of its superconducting performance. The transposition may be in either Roebel bar or Rutherford cable geometry. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210455 | Hermetically-Sealed Feed-Through Device and Method of Assembly - A method of making a hermetically-sealed feed-through device includes inserting an elongate conductor or conductors within a hollow portion or portions of a plastic insulator body and inserting the plastic insulator body within a hollow outer jacket to form an assembly. At least one of the conductor or conductors, insulator body, or jacket of the assembly has a plurality of circumferential grooves. Thereafter, the assembly is crimped and/or is swage-crimped at ambient temperature to cause the materials of the conductor or conductors, insulator body, and outer jacket to be displaced or extrude into the grooves thereby creating mechanical interlocks between the conductor or conductors, insulator body, and outer jacket. Additional methods and feed-through devices made by the methods are also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210456 | Method For Producing Electrically Conductive Patterns on a Non-Developable Surface of an Insulating Substrate, and Resulting Device - The invention concerns a method for producing electrically conductive patterns on a non-developable surface of an insulating substrate, and the resulting device. The invention is characterized in that it consists in: coating the non-developable surface ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210457 | Tape carrier for semiconductor device and method for making same - A tape carrier for semiconductor device has a resin tape provided with an opening section for bonding, and a wiring lead formed on the resin tape. The wiring lead has a notched section disposed in the opening section and including a notch width W | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210458 | Flexible substrate, multilayer flexible substrate and process for producing the same - A flexible substrate comprises:
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| 20080210459 | WARPAGE-PROOF CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE - The invention provides a warpage-proof circuit board structure, including: an inner layer circuit board; at least one dielectric layer formed on at least one surface of the inner layer circuit board; at least one first groove formed in the at least one dielectric layer corresponding in position thereto; a solder mask formed on the surface of the dielectric layer, a second groove formed in the solder mask and corresponding in position to the first groove formed in the dielectric layer; and a metal frame formed in the first and second grooves and protruding from the surface of the solder mask, thereby strengthening the circuit board to prevent it from warping in thermal processing and further using the metal frame as a heat-dissipating means for the package structure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210460 | Circuit board structure with capacitors embedded therein and method for fabricating the same - A circuit board structure with capacitors embedded therein and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The structure comprises at least two core layers individually comprising a dielectric layer having two opposite surfaces, circuit layers disposed on the outsides of the two opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer, and at least two capacitors embedded respectively on the insides of the two opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer and individually electrically connecting with the circuit layer at the same side; at least one adhesive layer disposed between the core layers to combine the core layers as a core structure; and at least one conductive through hole penetrating the core layers and the adhesive layer, and electrically connecting the circuit layers of the core layers. Accordingly, the present invention can improve the flexibility of circuit layout, and realize parallel connection between the capacitors to provide more capacitance. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210461 | CIRCUIT BOARD WITH A THREE-TERMINAL JUMBER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a circuit board includes the steps of: (a) defining a first jumper symbol and a second jumper symbol of a schematic circuit symbol library; (b) drawing the first jumper symbol and the second jumper symbol of the schematic circuit symbol library in a schematic circuit diagram for forming a three-terminal jumper symbol; (c) defining a first jumper pattern and a second jumper pattern of a PCB component pattern library; (d) calling the PCB component pattern library for drawing the first jumper pattern and the second jumper pattern in a PCB layout so as to define a three-terminal jumper pattern; (e) selecting a jumper symbol between the first jumper symbol and the second jumper symbol; and (f) mounting a jumper on the first jumper pattern or the second jumper pattern on the circuit board according to the PCB layout and a select result from step (e). | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210462 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT MODULES AND CIRCUIT MODULE - A module substrate defined by an aggregate substrate is prepared, and circuit components are mounted on the module substrate. An insulating resin layer is formed on substantially the entire top surface of the module substrate such that the circuit components are disposed in the insulating resin layer, and a top-surface-shielding layer is formed on the top surface of the insulating resin layer. First through holes are formed in the module substrate and the insulating resin layer at locations corresponding to portions of boundary lines of small substrates so as to extend in a thickness direction of the module substrate and the insulating resin layer. First electrode films are formed on the inner surfaces of the first through holes so as to be connected to the first shielding layer, and the first through holes are filled with a filling material. Next, second through holes are formed at locations corresponding to the remaining portions of the boundary lines of small substrates so as to extend in the thickness direction, and second electrode films are formed on the inner surfaces of the second through holes so as to be connected to the top-surface-shielding layer and the first electrode films. The filling material, with which the first through holes are filled, is cut along the boundary lines of small substrates, resulting in a division of the aggregate substrate into small substrates to obtain circuit modules. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210463 | Plastics Articles for Metalization with Improved Shaping Properties - Metalizable foils or sheets produced from a plastics mixture comprising, components A, B, C, and D, which gives a total of 100% by weight,
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| 20080210464 | STRAPPING BASE AND ASSEMBLY - A strapping base including a central portion having a generally flat surface, the central portion having a central hole pattern defined therein, an angled portion coupling the central portion to the lateral portion, and at least one lateral portion having a generally flat surface and having a plurality of lateral holes defined therein, wherein the lateral portion is offset from the central portion. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210465 | MODULAR WIRING SYSTEM - A modular wiring system and method. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising an electrical box having a first side wall, a second side wall and a back, and an opening through the first side wall (the side walls and the back define an internal cavity). The system further comprises an electrical backing insert comprising at least six electrically conductive paths, the at least six electrically conductive paths extending from a first end of the electrical backing insert to at least a medial portion of the electrical backing insert. The electrical backing insert is releasably coupled within the internal cavity, and wherein the at least six electrically conductive paths on the first end of the electrical backing insert are accessible through the opening on the first sidewall. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210466 | OFFSHORE THERMAL TREATMENT OF DRILL CUTTINGS FED FROM A BULK TRANSFER SYSTEM - A system for offshore treatment of drill cuttings that includes a first pressurized vessel configured to receive contaminated drill cuttings and adapted to allow a compressed gas be introduced therein as the sole means for inducing movement of said contaminated drill cuttings in the first pressurized vessel whereby at least a portion of the contaminated drill cuttings is discharged from the first pressurized vessel; and a reactor unit in fluid connection with the first pressurized vessel for separating the contaminated drill cuttings into drill cuttings and contaminants, wherein the reactor unit includes a processing chamber having at least one inlet and outlet; and a rotor mounted in the processing chamber, the rotor including a shaft; and a plurality of fixed rotor arms extending radially from the shaft is disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210467 | USE OF CUTTINGS TANKS FOR RECYCLING OIL BASED MUD AND WATER - A system for recycling a drilling fluid that includes a first cuttings storage vessel, a second cuttings storage vessel, and a module fluidly connected to the first and second cuttings storage vessels, the module having a valve configured to fluidly connect the first and second cuttings storage vessels. The module further includes a filter system configured to fluidly connect to at least the second cuttings storage vessel, and at least one pump to facilitate the flow of a fluid between the first and second cuttings storage vessels. Also, a module for use at a drilling location that includes a valve for directing drilling fluid between at least a first cuttings storage vessel disposed outside the module and a second cuttings storage vessel disposed outside the module. The module further includes a filter system for filtering the drilling fluid and at least one pump for facilitating the flow of the fluid between at least the first and second cuttings storage vessels. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210468 | DRILL HEAD CONNECTION AND METHOD - A drill head system and method of use is shown. Drill head systems shown provide for a secure drill head connection to a cylindrical portion or sonde housing, while still allowing for easy removal of a drill head without using pipe wrenches, breaker bars, etc. An internal fastener further provides easy assembly and disassembly of the drill head by protecting components from dirt or other debris. A tapered connection with male and female fittings are shown in one example that further provide a robust joint between components such as a drill head and a sonde housing. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210469 | ANGLE DRILLING DEVICE - In an angle drilling device for introducing or expanding wellbores that are inclined in relation to the horizontal, an angle-adjustable bore rig for a movable feed drive is arranged on a base frame that is movable for example. The bore rig is pivotally connected with the base frame while a connection, for example a link bar, extends between the feed drive and the base frame and has a constant length to effect during travel of the feed drive a change in incline of the bore rig as a consequence of the distance between both pivot points for the bore rig and the point of articulation of the connection. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210470 | System and Method for Reservoir Characterization Using Underbalanced Drilling Data - In an underbalanced drilling system and method, a change is induced in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore. Data of the surface flow rate of effluent is then measured in response to the induced change. This measured data is obtained using a multi-phase flow meter before a separator of the underbalanced drilling system. Algorithms in computer software analyze the flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured surface flow rate data and determine both permeability and formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore in real-time during the underbalanced drilling operation. Ultimately, portion of the wellbore is characterized with the determined permeability and formation pressure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210471 | Rotating control device docking station - A system and method is provided for converting a drilling rig between conventional hydrostatic pressure drilling and managed pressure drilling or underbalanced drilling using a docking station housing mounted on a marine riser or bell nipple. This docking station housing may be positioned above the surface of the water. When a removable rotating control device is remotely hydraulically latched with the docking station housing, the system and method allows for interactive lubrication and cooling of the rotating control device, as needed, along with a supply of fluid for use with active seals. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210472 | 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. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210473 | HYBRID CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED COMPOSITE BODIES - A composite body for cutting tools that includes a ductile phase; a plurality of carbide particles dispersed the ductile phase; and a plurality of nanotubes integrated into the composite body is disclosed. Methods of making such composite bodies and drill bits formed of such material are also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210474 | Motor vehicle having a touch screen - A motor vehicle includes a touch screen, which is disposed in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, for outputting a position signal. The position signal is dependent on the touch screen being touched. An actuator is provided for deflecting the touch screen. A control configuration evaluates the position signal for the purpose of recognizing a handwriting and for controlling the actuator in order to generate a haptic feedback for an operator of the touch screen. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210475 | Ink Editing Architecture - A system and process for capturing and rendering ink is described. An ink canvas object may contain none, one, or more objects or elements and may specify the z-order of the objects or elements. The ink canvas object may host a variety of objects or elements and, therefore, provide ink functionality to the objects or elements, even though the objects or elements themselves may not have ink functionality. The ink canvas object is attached to an ink editor that has an associated modifiable ink editor behavior, whereby ink specific behaviors are collected in the ink edit behavior. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210476 | CONTROLLER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN OPTICAL SENSING PEN WITH AN INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION (IRDA) INTERFACE - A controller arrangement for an optical sensing pen having a nib, the controller arrangement configured to operatively sense location data by sensing location tags on a page of printed media, and to calculate a nib-to-tag distance indicative of the location data. The controller arrangement includes an infrared (IR) illumination LED and image sensor assembly configured to transmit IR light onto, and receive IR light reflected from, respectively, the page of printed media. The arrangement also includes a force sensing infrared LED and photodiode assembly configured to detect when the nib contacts the page so that the sensor assembly is only activated when the nib is in contact with said page. The arrangement further has an infrared data association (IrDA) interface for short-range communication with a computing system, and a processor arranged in signal communication with, and configured to control, the sensor assembly, the photodiode assembly, and IrDA interface to operatively calculate the nib-to-tag distance and to transmit related location data to the computing system. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210477 | Leg Joint Assist Device of Legged Mobile Robot - An assist device | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210478 | Walking Beam Suspension for Tracked Vehicle - A suspension for a tracked vehicle includes a bogie wheel assembly which has a pair of bogie wheels mounted to a walking beam. The walking beam is coupled to a body of the vehicle by a transversely-extending arm. The arm may be coupled to the body by a spherical bearing which permits angular rotation in at least two directions. The walking beam is connected to the body by shear members arranged in an inverted-V configuration. The shear members may be elastomeric springs. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210479 | VEHICULAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED LOAD DISTRIBUTION - A vehicular wheel assembly includes a first bearing component including at least one frame connector configured to be coupled to a frame of a vehicle, a second bearing component rotatably coupled to the first bearing component, a motor including a stator and a rotor, the stator being coupled to the first bearing component and the rotor being coupled to the second bearing component such that rotation of the rotor relative to the stator causes the second bearing component to rotate relative to the first bearing component, the first bearing component and the motor being shaped such that a gap is formed between the at least one frame connector and the motor, and a brake mechanism coupled to the second bearing component to slow the rotation of the second bearing component and the rotor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210480 | Drive Train, Pertaining Operating Method and Motor Vehicle - Method is disclosed for operating a drive train having an electric machine and an internal-combustion engine with a supercharger having at least one additional electric machine for the optional drive of a power transmission. An optimal operating point of the at least one additional electric machine is selected as a function of the definable operating point of the internal-combustion engine such that the electric energy flowing during the operation of the at least one additional electric machine at the optimal operating point flows between electric machines without any detouring. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210481 | Electric Drive System Comprising Differential Steering for a Vehicle, Drive Unit and Vehicle - An electric drive system for a vehicle features two similar drive units, an electric energy source, an electronic control unit and a left and a right summation gear, which are configured as planetary gears. A drive unit drives the ring gear of the left summation gear, while the other drive unit drives the ring gear of the right summation gear. The ring gear of the left summation gear has a direct drive connection with the sun gear of the right summation gear, while the ring gear of the right summation gear has a direct drive connection with the sun gear of the left summation gear by way of a second mechanical gearset. A left sun gear shaft is proposed running through a left hollow shaft toward the center of the vehicle and a right sun gear shaft running through a right hollow shaft toward the center of the vehicle. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210482 | Hydraulic Drive Vehicle with Cooling System - A hydraulic drive vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, a bonnet, a prime mover, a hydraulic transaxle, a seat, a reservoir tank, and a cooling fan and a cooling duct. The bonnet is supported on one of front and rear portions of the vehicle frame, and provided therein with a first space. The prime mover is disposed in the first space. The hydraulic transaxle is driven by the prime mover. The seat is supported on the other of the front and rear portions of the vehicle frame, and is provided therebelow with a second space. The reservoir tank is fluidly connected to the hydraulic transaxle. The cooling fan is driven by the prime mover. The cooling duct is disposed in the second space. The cooling fan and the reservoir tank are disposed in the cooling duct so that the cooling fan cools the reservoir tank. A hydraulic pump for driving the hydraulic transaxle is disposed in the cooling duct so as to be cooled by the cooling fan. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210483 | Drive switching lever structure for vehicle - A drive switching lever device for a vehicle for a vehicle in which a single control lever can operate both two-wheel-drive/four-wheel drive switching means and a differential lock on/off switching mechanism includes a bell crank swingably supported by a vehicle body side. A pull rod adapted to operate a switching lever of a two-wheel-drive/four-wheel-drive switching means is connected to a lever bracket and a control cable adapted to operate a switching lever of a differential lock on/off switching mechanism is connected to the bell crank. When a control lever is swung independently of the lever bracket, the bell crank is swung in engagement with the shaft portion of the control lever. The resulting configuration provides flexibility for the layout of the linkage between the control lever and the operating portion of each switching mechanism. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210484 | Straddle-Type Vehicle with Belt Type Continuously Variable Transmission Having Resin-Block-Type Belt - A noise suppressor for a straddle-type vehicle provided with a belt type continuously variable transmission having a resin-block-type belt. A portion of an air passage for guiding air to a belt chamber is formed in a closed casing. The closed casing includes a dish-shaped first casing member and a dish-shaped second casing member. An inlet port and an exhaust port are formed in the second casing member. Partition walls in the form of curved plate pieces are formed in the first casing and second casing members. Air flow paths formed by the partition walls are U-shaped, thereby forming a serpentine flow. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210485 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FRAME-STEERING OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TWO STEERING CYLINDERS IN A FRAME-STEERED VEHICLE - A control system ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210486 | Energy attenuation device - An energy attenuation device for a liquid-conveying line, comprising metal tubing disposed in the liquid-conveying line, a spring disposed in the metal tubing, and a spring-retaining device associated with the metal tubing to prevent or limit movement of the spring in the metal tubing in a downstream direction. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210487 | Power steering assembly - The invention provides for a power steering assembly and method of actuation for assisting a driver in moving the steerable wheels of a vehicle. The power steering assembly includes a housing that defines a chamber. A steering rod is disposed in the chamber and is longitudinally moveable within the chamber. A shoulder is fixed to the steering rod and has opposing sides. A shaft is supported by the housing and engages the steering rod translating the rotational movement of the shaft into a longitudinal movement of the steering rod. A first actuator and second actuator are disposed in the chamber on opposing sides of the shoulder. The first and second actuators each have an excitable material that is controlled in a series of actuations to advance the actuators in a linear movement for pushing against the shoulder to move the steering rod longitudinally within the chamber. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210488 | Belayer/Descender Safety Device - The invention relates to a belayer/descender safety device ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210489 | Building Escape System - An escape system for a building, including a belting ladder formed by an endless band of a flat flexible reinforced belting material with a plurality of longitudinally-spaced apertures each with a substantially transverse edge portion forming rung-like features therealong for human engagement, and a control apparatus having (a) a support structure mountable to the building, the support structure having a central shaft and a rotatable pulley member secured thereto with the endless band therearound, (b) a speed limiter mounted with respect to the main shaft for restraining rotation of the pulley member during human descent by belt movement, and (c) a winder device adjacent to the pulley member and having at least one winder rod engageable with the belt and orbitable with an engaged portion thereof about the pulley member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210490 | Ladder System, Especially For Vehicles - The invention relates to a ladder comprising a single post ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210491 | Oil Pan and Lubricating Device - An oil pan is provided with an oil pan separator that partitions a first chamber that communicates with a moving part inside a cylinder block and a second chamber outside the first chamber. A communicating hole is provided to a bottom panel of the oil pan separator. The communicating hole is shielded from a strainer. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210492 | Communicating to Elevator Passengers Re Car Movement to Pit or Overhead - One of a plurality of cars ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210493 | Elevetor system - A method and a system for entering a destination floor call, for storing the call data of a destination floor call entered by the user, for allocating an elevator car to the user on the basis of the landing call data of the destination floor call and for transmitting a car call to the elevator car when the elevator is arriving at the landing. In the method, the user inputs a destination floor call using a destination call device. The destination floor call can be stored in the memory of the destination call device, in which case the call data transmitted to the control system comprises only the landing call, i.e. information specifying the user's starting floor and whether the destination floor given by the user is in the upward or downward direction. The destination floor call can also be transmitted directly to the elevator control system, which stores the call data of the destination floor call in the memory of the control system. The control system allocates an elevator suited to the user's requirements on the basis of the landing call data of the destination floor call. When the elevator car allocated to the user arrives at the floor, the control system transmits the a car call to the elevator serving the user. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210494 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for replacing the hoisting ropes of an elevator. By the method of the invention, the hoisting ropes ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210495 | Removable Corrosion Protection on an Elevator Guide Rail - A guide rail for an elevator system includes a plastic layer covering over at least guiding surfaces of a blade portion. The plastic layer is applied to protect selected surfaces during shipment and storage, for example. At an appropriate time during installation, the plastic layer is removable to expose the protected guiding surfaces. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210496 | Brake system - A brake system includes an electric brake force generator for braking a wheel of a vehicle by a driving force of an electric motor. A problem determination device is provided in which the problem determination device sends an electrical signal to the electric motor such that the electric motor rotates in a direction opposite that of the direction of rotation to generate a brake force. If a rotation of the electric motor is not detected, then the problem determination device determines that a problem has occurred. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210497 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a brake system and its control method for a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising a driving motor generating a regenerative braking torque; a hydraulic pressure supplying unit including a brake pedal, a booster and a master cylinder, a first hydraulic line, and a reservoir; a hydraulic brake adjuster for controlling a hydraulic braking pressure; a target braking force detection unit, including a pedal stroke sensor and a hydraulic pressure sensor, for detecting a target braking torque of a driver; and a control unit controlling the driving motor by calculating a maximum regenerative braking torque based on a rotational speed of the driving motor, etc. and controlling the hydraulic brake adjuster to change a hydraulic braking torque to meet the target braking torque in accordance with the thus calculated maximum regenerative braking torque by compensating an braking torque with the hydraulic braking torque. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210498 | Self-Applying Disc Brake - A self-energizing disc brake having an electric actuator in which an activation force applied to the actuator is amplified using a self-energizing device arranged between the actuator and brake lining is described. The device has a brake application unit for applying at least one brake lining to one side of a brake disc by carrying out an application movement of the brake lining relative to the brake disc, the application movement having at least a first movement component in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the brake disc and a second movement component in a direction tangential to the rotational axis of the brake disc. The device also has at least one electromotive drive for activating the brake application unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210499 | Vehicular Brake System - First hydraulic-pressure supply piping extended from an accumulator is connected to a first supply port (that is, to a second pressure chamber) of a cylinder, and to second hydraulic-pressure delivery piping of an ABS via third hydraulic-pressure supply piping having a third linear valve. When the braking hydraulic pressure Pf is reduced in the ABS, the degree and the period of time that the third linear valve is opened are set according to the amount of fluid discharged from the second hydraulic-pressure delivery piping to a reservoir tank through a pressure-reducing valve so that a certain amount of fluid is returned from the first hydraulic-pressure supply piping to the second hydraulic-pressure delivery piping via the third hydraulic-pressure supply piping. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210500 | Hydraulic Regenerative Braking System For a Vehicle - One embodiment of a hydraulic regenerative braking system for a vehicle having at least one drive wheel includes first ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210501 | Assistive Front Electric Brakes For Gas Or Electric Vehicles - A front electric brake assembly for assisting vehicle braking is provided. The front electric brake assembly includes a spindle that includes at least one mounting flange. A shaft extends substantially perpendicular from the spindle. An electric brake mounts to the at least one mounting flange of the spindle. A hub assembly rotates about the shaft and interconnects with the electric brake. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210502 | PRESSURE MEDIUM BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AS WELL AS A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pressure medium brake system for a motor vehicle such as a racing vehicle having at least one axle with two wheels and respectively assigned wheel brake cylinders includes devices for determining a cornering of the motor vehicle. A respective wheel brake cylinder of the axle can be controlled as a function of the curve. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210503 | Motor Vehicle Brake Power Proportioning Method and Device with an Elastic Element - A motor vehicle brake power proportioning device has a brake control force proportioned by a balance-beam-type device at a variable ratio onto different brake cylinders, particularly to the master brake cylinders of the front and rear axle of the motor vehicle. The balance-beam-type device is configured so that a lever arm adjustment, that is continuously a function of the brake control force, can be achieved for a constant course of the proportioning of the brake control force onto the brake cylinders. For achieving the lever arm adjustment as a function of the brake control force, at least one section of the balance-beam-type device is continuously deformable as a function of the brake control force. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210504 | Composite Brake Drum with Cgi Cast Liner and a Method for Manufacturing - A vehicle composite brake drum ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210505 | Method for Damping Relative Movements Occurring in a Work Vehicle During Advance - A method for damping relative movements occurring between a first and a second part of a work vehicle during advance of the vehicle, which parts are interconnected by means of at least one hydraulic actuator, includes detecting at least one operation parameter of the vehicle, determining whether a damping condition is present based on the detected operation parameter and if the determined damping condition is present, controlling a displacement of a variable displacement hydraulic motor arranged downstream of the actuator in such a way that energy from a hydraulic fluid transmitted from the actuator is converted to a rotational energy in the motor, and transmitting the recovered energy from the motor to a power source. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210506 | LUGGAGE HANDLE IDENTIFIER - A luggage handle identifier attachment has a panel adapted to be releasably secured around a luggage handle with the panel including an attachment portion having first and second fastener elements that fasten to each other. The panel further includes a pair of axial slits formed therein, each slit having a length, and the slits spaced apart by a first distance. The identifier attachment further includes a band, the band having a width less than the length of the axial slits and a band length greater than the first distance between the slits and the band having a band fastener for releasably securing the band to the panel and through the slits. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210507 | Electrical system - An electrical system comprises a housing containing a reel for an extension cord. The extension cord has cord station(s) along its length and a terminal outlet at one end. A detachable outlet can be plugged into a cord station, providing an electrical socket at the cord station. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210508 | Axle disconnect assembly with directional roller clutch - An axle disconnect assembly comprises a shaft extending axially along a central axis, a universal joint including an outer drive member having a substantially annular axial flange extending axially outwardly from the outer drive member coaxially with the central axis so as to form an annular space between the axial flange and the shaft, and a directional roller clutch disposed in the annular space. The directional roller clutch is provided for selectively drivingly coupling the shaft to the outer drive member of the universal joint. The directional roller clutch includes a plurality of rolling elements provided between the outer and inner race members. The rolling elements of the directional roller clutch radially support the outer drive member of the universal joint for rotation about to the shaft. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210509 | Method for Determining A Driving Torque Correction Factor for Compensating Cooperating Driving Torques of Different Drive Devices - A method and device for determining a driving torque correction factor for compensating the driving torques of a drive unit including a first drive device and a second drive device, both of which act with their driving torque on a common drive shaft. The method includes specifying and setting a desired driving torque for one of the two drive devices, adjusting a brake torque for the other of the two drive devices to a brake torque value, which is equivalent to the value of the actual driving torque (that occurs on the basis of the desired driving torque) of one of the two drive devices, and determining the correction value as a function of the specified desired driving torque of the one drive device and as a function of the brake torque value of the other drive device, the brake torque value being adjusted at the time of the compensation of the torques. | 2008-09-04 |
