36th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100224306 | Systems And Methods for Making Multi-Wall Corrugated Pipe - A system is disclosed for manufacturing multi-wall corrugated polymer pipe. The system includes an extruder configured to co-extrude concentric annular tubes; a corrugator configured to form the concentric annular tubes into a dual-wall pipe having a smooth wall and a corrugated wall; a cross-head die configured to extrude an outer wall of pipe onto the corrugated wall of the dual-wall pipe; a vacuum punch configured to penetrate the outer wall of pipe and draw a vacuum between the corrugated wall and the outer wall, such that the outer wall of pipe deforms inward toward the corrugated wall of pipe between bell and spigot portions of the corrugated wall; and a cutter configured to cut the pipe into sections where the vacuum punch deformed the outer wall between the bell and spigot portions of the corrugated wall. A method of manufacturing multi-wall corrugated polymer pipe is also disclosed. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224307 | Fiberglass Splicing Method - A method of increasing the shear and tensile strength of spliced reinforcement panels used in roofing and waterproofing applications. The method is accomplished by facing and aligning at least two reinforcement panels in an end-to-end fashion on a roof deck in such a way that a seam is formed between the at least two reinforcement panels. A UV curable adhesive is then applied across the seam in a saw-tooth pattern and cured with a UV light source. The resultant spliced reinforcement panels will have a maximum load of approximately 34.4 to 48.8 lbf and a tensile strength of approximately 2.3 to 2.8%. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224308 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Medical Structure Embellishments - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for medical structure embellishments. The apparatus includes a medical structure that facilitates the mobility or healing of a patient. The apparatus also includes a heat source that outwardly radiates heat. Further, the apparatus includes a shrink-film structure cover that shrinks around a surface of the medical structure when the shrink-film structure cover is exposed to heat radiated from the heat source and a marking instrument adapted to mark the shrink-film structure with an embellishment. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224309 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN STRAND - A manufacturing apparatus of a fiber-reinforced resin strand including spreaders that spread a reinforcing fiber bundle and are provided inside a crosshead to which a molten resin material is supplied continuously from an extruding machine, twisting rollers provided at a downstream position from an exit nozzle of the crosshead and that pultrude a fiber-reinforced resin strand formed of a resin-impregnated fiber bundle from the exit nozzle while imparting twists thereto, and twist retaining rollers provided at a downstream position from the twisting rollers and that retain twists of the fiber-reinforced resin strand. The twisting rollers and the twist retaining rollers are made of metal with asperities being formed on the surface thereof. The manufacturing apparatus can achieve excellent durability and is capable of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin strand at a high production rate without causing slipping. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224310 | Method and apparatus for adhesive bond curing - Portable apparatus for curing a part includes a wheeled frame having sliding part supports that move the part from a loading position to a curing position. A part clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the frame to apply clamping pressure to the part when the part is in the curing position in order to compact the part during a cure cycle. The clamping assembly includes a set of electrically heated shoes that heat the part to a cure temperature. A fan is provided to accelerate cool down the part after curing is complete. The heating and cooling operations are automatically performed by a programmed controller. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224311 | Process For Producing Absorbent Core Structures - The present invention is method for forming a sandwich structure having a pattern of particulate material enveloped between a carrier material and a cover material. The method allows accurate forming of pre-determined pattern at high production speed. Such a method is particularly useful in the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles, such as baby diapers. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224312 | Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and method for attaching the same, and release liner - A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape does not generate wrinkles or floating on a release liner even when the tape is attached to an adherend having a bend or curve, with the release liner held and with the tape bent in a width direction. A method is for attaching the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape to an adherend having a bend and/or curve. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the present invention includes, on at least one side of a pressure-sensitive adhesive body, a release liner having a notch and/or slit in at least one edge in the width direction. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224313 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH MICROLENS ARRAY - A method of manufacturing a micro-lens array and light-emitting device, comprising forming a first structured polymer film with close packed surface cavities having a mean diameter of less than 20 micrometers and a relatively lower surface energy surface, forming a transparent second structured film with an array of microlenses formed thereon corresponding to the cavities of the first structured film, wherein the second structured film comprises a relatively high surface energy material and has a refractive index greater than 1.45, and wherein the microlenses are randomly distributed, separating the second structured film with the micro-lens array from the first structured polymer film, and attaching the second structured film to a transparent substrate or cover of a light-emitting device through which light is emitted. Use of microlens arrays formed from relatively high surface energy materials enables matching refractive index of microlens array to that of light-emitting devices substrate or cover through which light is emitted and relatively high elastic modulus providing good scratch resistance. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224314 | LAMINATING ROLL, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING METAL SHEET COATED WITH ORGANIC RESIN, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METAL SHEET COATED WITH ORGANIC RESIN - The present invention aims at the continuous and stable production of an organic-resin-coated metal sheet in producing the organic-resin-coated metal sheet by an extrusion method using a laminating roll which can prevent resin portions (ear portions) protruding from the metal sheet being wound around shaft portions of the laminating roll. Using a laminating roll in which a width (A) of a region thereof coated with a lining material satisfies a relationship of 0≦A−B≦20 mm with respect to a width (B) of the metal sheet, a thermally melted organic resin is extruded and is applied to the metal sheet such that end portions of the organic resin in the widthwise direction protrude from outer portions of the laminating roll applied with the lining material, and the resin portions in a semi-molten state which protrude from respective edges of the metal sheet are removed by press-cutting. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224315 | TAPE SYSTEMS FOR REFACING RACKS, SHELVES, LABELING SURFACES AND THE LIKE - A system and method of refacing or resurfacing racks, shelves, labeling surfaces and the like. A tape having a release coating on one side is adhesively secured to the object surface. The tape has properties that will completely mask or “block out” any labels or markings on the rack to provide a clean and uniform surface. Pressure sensitive labels can be placed on the exposed surface of the object. These labels may contain indicia related to the assigned location of the object, product stored, safety information and the like. When the status of this information changes, the label is removed and a new label may be substituted on the object. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224316 | HEAT-PEELABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR CUTTING LAMINATED CERAMIC SHEET AND METHOD FOR CUT-PROCESSING LAMINATED CERAMIC SHEET - The invention relates to a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for cutting a laminated ceramic sheet, which is used for temporary fixing at cutting of the laminated ceramic sheet, the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a base material and, formed on at least one surface of the base material, a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a foaming agent, in which the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a gel fraction of 50% by weight or more, and the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a glass transition temperature of −40° C. to 30° C. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224317 | METHOD FOR FORMING GRAFT POLYMER PATTERN AND METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATTERN - The invention discloses a method for forming a graft polymer pattern including disposing in a pattern a liquid containing a radically polymerizable unsaturated compound on a substrate surface capable of generating radicals by heating or exposure, and heating or exposing the substrate to form a graft polymer directly bonded to the substrate surface in a region where the liquid has been disposed. The invention also discloses a method for forming an electrically conductive pattern including attaching an electrically conductive substance to the graft polymer thus formed. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224318 | LIQUID APPLICATOR - A liquid applicator having a discharge roller ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100224319 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD - A method of assembling a pagewidth printhead. The method includes: aligning a multilayered adhesive film an said ink supply manifold such that ink supply holes in the film are aligned with respective ink outlets in the ink supply manifold; bonding a first adhesive layer of the film to a manifold bonding surface; heating a printhead integrated circuit and positioning the heated printhead integrated circuit on an opposite side of the film such that each ink supply hole is aligned with an ink inlet defined in a printhead bonding surface of the printhead integrated circuit; and repeatedly bonding printhead integrated circuits to the film to provide the pagewidth printhead. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224320 | APPARATUS FOR DE-BONDING FLEXIBLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DE-BONDING FLEXIBLE DEVICE - The invention provides an apparatus for de-bonding a flexible device and method thereof. The apparatus for de-bonding a flexible device includes a carrier to mount a carrier substrate thereon, a release layer thereon and a flexible device covering the release layer. A separation device disposed over the carrier is used to separate the flexible device from the release layer and the carrier substrate with air entering into an interface between the flexible device and the release layer. A vacuum device disposed over the carrier is used to suction the flexible device. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224321 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA REACTOR HAVING RF PHASE CONTROL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention generally provide an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reactor having a substrate RF bias that is capable of control of the RF phase difference between the ICP source (a first RF source) and the substrate bias (a second RF source) for plasma processing reactors used in the semiconductor industry. Control of the RF phase difference provides a powerful knob for fine process tuning. For example, control of the RF phase difference may be used to control one or more of average etch rate, etch rate uniformity, etch rate skew, critical dimension (CD) uniformity, and CD skew, CD range, self DC bias control, and chamber matching. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224322 | ENDPOINT DETECTION FOR A REACTOR CHAMBER USING A REMOTE PLASMA CHAMBER - An analysis chamber coupled to a processing chamber includes an actively switchable capacitive-inductive coupling apparatus providing excitation in a capacitively coupled mode and an inductively coupled mode. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224323 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE FOR SAME - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber that plasma processes a target object therein, first and second electrodes that are provided in the processing chamber to face each other and have a processing space therebetween, and a high frequency power source that is connected to at least one of the first and second electrodes to supply high frequency power to the processing chamber. At least one of the first and second electrodes includes a base formed of a metal, a dielectric material provided at a central portion of a plasma side of the base, and a first resistor provided between the dielectric material and plasma, and formed of a metal with a predetermined pattern. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224324 | PLASMA GENERATING APPARATUS, PLASMA GENERATING METHOD AND REMOTE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A compact plasma generating apparatus providing high efficiency of plasma excitation is presented. A plasma generating apparatus ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100224325 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE FOR SAME - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber in which a target object is processed by a plasma, a first and a second electrode that are provided in the processing chamber to face each other and have a processing space therebetween, and a high frequency power source that is connected to at least one of the first and the second electrode to supply a high frequency power to the processing chamber. And at least one of the first and the second electrode includes a base formed of a plate-shaped dielectric material and a resistor formed of a metal and provided between the base and the plasma. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224326 | GROUP FOR GLUING THE FINAL EDGE OF A LOG - A gluing group of a final edge of a log including in succession an introducing group into the gluing group of the logs one after the other, an unwinding group of the log associated with means for identifying the final edge, an opening group of the final edge from the log and a glue transfer group on the log, in which the opening group of the final edge and the glue transfer group are housed in a slide structure that is mobile with respect to the unwinding group by a predetermined amount dependent upon the diameter of the log, with rolling transfer means of the log from the unwinding group to the slide structure being foreseen. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224327 | PART SENSING HORN - A nodal sensing horn assembly for use in ultrasonic welding a first part to a second part that includes a nodal horn, a cavity formed within the nodal horn, and a sensing device at least partially disposed within the cavity. The sensing device senses a property, such as presence and/or orientation, of the first part and outputs a sensing signal in response thereto. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224328 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATION OF RFID BUILT-IN CABLE, AND DEDICATED RFID READING SYSTEMS - An RFID built-in cable manufacturing device including: an RFID applicator for sticking an RFID tag onto a composite strand; a sheath molder for providing sheath for the composite strand on which the RFID tag has been stuck at the RFID applicator with resulting an RFID built-in cable; an RFID reader for sequentially reading ID of the RFID tag as the RFID built-in cable is fed to a cable take-up drum; and a server for storing data having been read out by the RFID reader. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224329 | APPARATUS FOR STERILE CONNECTION OF TUBING - An apparatus for connecting together two sections of tubing using a laser. A pair of fixtures hold the two tubing sections in opposed, end-to-end relation so that axially facing surfaces of the tube sections at the ends are free from exposure to a surrounding environment. A photodiode laser emits an electromagnetic beam at a separate sheet of material positioned between the axial surfaces at the ends of the tubing sections. The sheet absorbs energy of the electromagnetic beam. The pair of fixtures move the two tubing sections to bring the respective axially facing surfaces of the two tubing sections into engagement with the sheet and after the axially facing surfaces of the two sections are brought into engagement with the sheet, the electromagnetic beam is directed onto the sheet for welding the two sections of tubing together. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224330 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR QUICKLY RELEASING CONTROL ROPES OF ROMAN SHADES - A safety device for Roman shades includes multiple loop members connected to the shade and multiple restriction members are connected to multiple loop members. Each restriction member includes two extensions which spirally wrap to each other so as to define an opening therebetween. Multiple engaging members are connected to the lowest loop members and each engaging member has two claws between which a through hole is defined. Each claw includes a slit defined axially in a distal end thereof. Multiple control ropes each have a top end connected to the top box and the lower end of each control rope extends through the openings of the restriction members and is connected to an insertion member which is inserted into the silts and engaged with the through hole of the engaging member corresponding thereto. When the control ropes are pulled laterally, the insertion members are disengaged from the engaging members. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224331 | Panels of Fabric and Associated Assemblies for a Window Treatment - Assemblies and valances for a window treatment are provided. The window treatment includes one or more panels of fabric, each panel including a rod pocket and a hanging portion extending from the rod pocket. The rod pocket defines a channel that extends between two openings for receiving a portion of the curtain rod. A portion of the panel of fabric defines a flange of the window treatment that is designed to extend along a support bracket such that, when in a hanging configuration, the support bracket is substantially covered by the flange. In this way, the flanges are designed to make the support brackets less visible to observers and thus make the window treatment more pleasing to view without the use of additional hardware. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224332 | Splice Structure for Aligning Two Portions of a Drapery Track - A drapery system comprises an elongated track having two track portions and an elongated rectangular splice structure for coupling the two track portions together. Each track portion has a splice channel and at least one track hole located in the splice channel. The splice structure has at least two splice holes extending through the splice structure and is adapted to be received within the splice channels. Screws are received through the splice holes and extend into the track holes in a direction perpendicular to the splice structure. The distance between the two splice holes is less than the distance between the two track holes when the two track portions are aligned adjacent each other and the screws are not installed. Each of the screws contacts an edge of the respective track hole to provide a longitudinal force on the respective track portion when the screws are installed in the splice holes and track holes, such that the track portions are forced together. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224333 | METHOD AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF MECHANICAL PULP - The invention provides a composition of matter and a method, which enhance the process of mechanically pulping paper precursors. The composition of matter includes a small quantity of a reducing agent and a source of alkali. When added to the pulped material, e.g., wood chips, before or during mechanical pulping, the composition reduces the energy cost of the operation. In addition, not only does the composition also does not reduce the brightness of pulp, the composition can also enhance the effectiveness of subsequent bleaching processes. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224334 | METHOD FOR TREATING LIQUID FLOWS AT A CHEMICAL PULP MILL - A method for treating liquid flows at a chemical pulp mill including at least an alkaline cooking process for producing pulp, treatment of brown stock generated in the cooking, a bleaching plant using ECF-bleaching, in which chloride-containing effluents are formed, an effluent purification plant for treating bleaching plant effluents and other effluents generated at the mill. At least a portion of the effluents is returned after the purification to the pulp production line as source of process water. More than one treatment line is arranged at the effluent purification plant for the mill effluents and effluents with different chemical compositions are purified in separate treatment lines so that the quality and amount of purified water from each treatment line is suitable for use in a stage or stages of the production process, whereto purified effluent is returned. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224335 | HEAT RECOVERY FROM SPENT COOKING LIQUOR IN A DIGESTER PLANT OF A CHEMICAL PULP MILL - A method for heating white liquor or a mixture of white liquor and another liquid for use in a digester system of a chemical pulp mill, the method including the steps of: producing black liquor in the digester system; extracting black liquor from the digester system, flashing the extracted black liquor and thereby generating flashed black liquor and flash vapor; directing the flash vapor through a heat exchanger to heat a white liquor flowing through the heat exchanger; the flashed black liquor flows to at least one of a heat recovery or evaporation stage, and the heated white liquor flows to the digester system. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224336 | PROCESS OF BLEACHING A WOOD PULP - A process of bleaching a wood pulp includes contacting the pulp with ozone to delignify the pulp in an ozone bleaching stage. A phosphonate chelant is added to the pulp so that the chelant is present with the pulp during the bleaching stage. The process excludes washing of the pulp to remove chelant between the chelant addition and the bleaching stage. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224337 | REFINER STEAM SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF DRYER EMISSIONS - A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned fiber material is discharged from the separator through an exit, which prevents a substantial portion of the waste steam from passing through the exit. A relay pipe communicates with the exit and a dryer duct, and transports cleaned fiber material therebetween. A resin input communicates with the relay pipe, and supplies resin therein. The resin is mixed with the cleaned fiber material prior to the cleaned fiber material being dried in the dryer duct. The present invention is also directed to a method of reducing VOC emissions generated during refining cellulosic fibrous material. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224338 | Multi-Ply Paper Towel - A multi-ply absorbent towel made from papermaking fiber comprising at least a first ply and a second ply bonded together, the towel having a basis weight of greater than 30 lbs per 3000 ft | 2010-09-09 |
20100224339 | SIZING COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SIZED PAPER OR SIZED PAPERBOARD AND SIZED PAPER OR SIZED PAPERBOARD - A sizing composition in the form of a water-based composition comprising at least one hydrophobic cellulose reactive sizing agent and an anionic, cationic or amphoteric polymer comprising a high amylopectin barley-starch. The invention also contains a method for the production of sized paper or sized paperboard, wherein said sizing composition is being used, and sized paper or sized paperboard which is produced using said sizing composition. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224340 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A MOVING WEB HAVING TRANSITIONS IN A SURFACE ADJACENT THE WEB - A web stabilizer adapted to stabilize a web moving across a span between two components of a web machine or machines, the stabilizer including: a surface facing and adjacent the moving web, and at least one transition in the surface of the stabilizer, wherein the transition is a protrusion or recess in the surface between a leading edge of the stabilizer facing a direction of web travel and a trailing edge of the stabilizer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224341 | SECONDARY COOLING APPARATUS AND CASTING APPARATUS - A secondary cooling apparatus capable of gradually cooling cast thin pieces and a cast apparatus that uses it are provided. A comb tooth-shaped device is arranged inside a vessel of the secondary cooling apparatus; the cast thin pieces are piled on the comb tooth-shaped device; and crushed small pieces are placed thereon. After the cast thin pieces and the crushed small pieces are gradually cooled, the cast thin pieces are crushed by a pressing device. The crushed small pieces are rapidly cooled by being in contact with a surface of a bottom wall and side faces of cooling teeth. Nd-rich phases or R-rich phases can be annealed by the gradual cooling, and after the crushed small pieces are rapidly cooled to its oxidation temperature or below, the crushed small pieces can be taken out to the air atmosphere. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224342 | METAL MOLD CASTING MACHINE OF A CASTING APPARATUS - The purpose of this invention is to provide a metal mold casting machine of a casting apparatus with which the worker can easily carry out his or her work, such as setting a core, cleaning a mold, taking out castings, etc. The casting apparatus comprises a turntable | 2010-09-09 |
20100224343 | WORK CARRIER - A work carrier includes a work carrying mechanism, a cooling pipe for cooling the work carrying mechanism by circulation of a coolant, a thermally-conductive elastic member held in contact with the work carrying mechanism and the cooling pipe, and a fixing element for fixing the cooling pipe to the work carrying mechanism. The elastic member is made of aluminum, for example. Before fixed, the elastic member is bent in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cooling pipe. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224344 | Vibration Proof Structure Of Fan - A vibration proof structure of a fan is provided. The vibration proof structure includes a frame, a plurality of buffer members, and a plurality of rigid rods. The frame is adapted for assembling with a blade assembly. The buffer members are assembled to the frame. The rigid rods are assembled inside the buffer members, respectively. Each of the rigid rods comprises an axially penetrated through hole. After the fan is secured to the object to which the fan is desired to be assembled, the vibration caused in the operation of the fan can be effectively absorbed by the buffer members, and thus the noises can be eliminated. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224345 | Method and Apparatus for Heating Products Dispensed from a Container - A method and apparatus for heating a product dispensed from a handheld container having a nozzle for discharging the product from the container utilizes a discharge assembly having a discharge housing that defines a reservoir and is in fluid communication with the nozzle when the discharge assembly is coupled to the container. The reservoir receives the discharged product from the nozzle and collectes the discharged product within the reservoir and allows the introduction of a warm liquid into the reservoir. A strainer allows the warm liquid introduced into the reservoir of the discharge housing to be separated from the discharged product by pouring the warm liquid from the discharge housing through the strainer. The strainer is configured so that at least a majority of the discharged product is retained within the reservoir after pouring out the liquid. A product access port allows the discharged product to be removed from the reservoir through the product access port of the housing. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224346 | CONTROLLING TRANSFER THROUGH ONE OR MORE TRANSFERRING ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a method of controlling the transferral of heat, substance, radiation or the like to or from at least a first fluid in a device. The device comprises a stage with a transferring element ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100224347 | Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger that includes a plurality of stacked frames. Between adjacent frames is sheet material that may be moisture pervious or impervious. Each frame has a plurality of baffles between which there is located a plurality of passages. The passages of adjacent frames are inclined by approximately 90°. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224348 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN EJECTOR NOZZLE TUBE - A method for manufacturing an ejector nozzle tube, includes forming an essentially rectangular plate-type blank | 2010-09-09 |
20100224349 | HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE - A heat exchange tube is constructed by forming, on a cylindrical tube peripheral wall, a plurality of projecting portions which project to an inside of the tube peripheral wall, and which are formed by pushing. The plurality of projecting portions are formed, respectively, into conical shapes across a tube axis, and are arranged along virtual spirals on the tube peripheral wall. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a heat exchange tube which facilitates formation of a plurality of projecting portions with the thickness hardly changed and without formation of protruded portions, and which is capable of contributing to enhancement of heat exchanging efficiency. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224350 | Heat exchangers with novel ball joints and assemblies and processes using such heat exchangers - What is disclosed herein deals with low to medium pressure, high temperature, all ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchangers, novel ball joints, high load-bearing ceramic tube sheets, and tube seal extenders for ceramic tubes that are useful in such heat exchangers. Also disclosed are new and novel systems used in new and novel industrial processes such as chemical processing, sludge destruction and the production of particulates such as, for example, carbon black. Systems utilizing several heat exchangers are also disclosed. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224351 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provide, in which a fin member and a tube member are joined each other, wherein the fin member includes a solder wetting film layer containing copper, in at least a part of a surface of a fin substrate made of aluminum or an alloy mainly composed of aluminum, where the fin member and the tube member are joined each other, and the tube member includes a solder film layer made of solder containing tin, in at least a part of a surface of a tube substrate made of copper or an alloy mainly composed of copper, where the tube member and the fin member are joined each other, wherein the fin member and the tube member are joined each other, through a diffusion bonding of a copper component of the solder wetting film layer and a tin component of the solder film layer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224352 | THERMAL CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus controls a temperature of a device by circulating a fluid through a heat sink in thermal contact with the device. The apparatus includes an adjustable cold input, which inputs a cold portion of the fluid having a first temperature, and an adjustable hot input, which inputs a hot portion of the fluid having a second temperature higher than the first temperature. The apparatus further includes a chamber, connected to the cold input and hot input, in which the cold and hot portions of the fluid mix in a combined fluid portion that impinges on the heat sink. The combined fluid portion has a combined temperature that directly affects a temperature of the heat sink. The cold input and hot input are adjusted to dynamically control the combined temperature, enabling the heat sink temperature to compensate for changes in the device temperature, substantially maintaining a set point temperature of the device. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224353 | METHODS AND APPARATUS INVOLVING COOLING FINS - A fin apparatus including a corrugated strip of material having, a first lower planar surface, a second lower planar surface, a first upper planar surface corresponding to the first lower planar surface and the second lower planar surface, wherein the first lower planar surface and the second lower planar surface are operative to be attached to a surface of a component, and a first fin portion connecting the first lower planar surface to the first upper planar surface. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224354 | Depositing carbon nanotubes onto substrate - To deposit carbon nanotubes onto a substrate, an at least partially porous film is prepared so that a surface of the film has a layer of carbon nanotubes thereon. The film is positioned in relation to a surface of the substrate such that the surface of the film having the layer of carbon nanotubes is brought into contact with the surface of the substrate. Pressure is applied to the film to attach the film, including the layer of carbon nanotubes, to the surface of the substrate. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224355 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF A MOUNTING TABLE, A PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND A PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A device for controlling a temperature of a mounting table for mounting thereon a target object includes a first and a second coolant passageway provided at the mounting table, a coolant circulator for circulating a coolant in the first and the second coolant passageway, channels, a coolant temperature controller for raising or lowering the temperature of the coolant, a channel switching unit for connecting, blocking and changing the channels among a first to a fourth port; and a channel controller. Various modes for controlling a temperature of the mounting table can be obtained by combining an ON/OFF state of the heating operation in the coolant temperature controller with ON/OFF states of opening/closing valves in the channel switching unit under the control of the channel controller. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224356 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER AND/OR DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN ROTATING COMPONENTS IN A DRILL STRING - A downhole tool includes a non-contact, electrical coupling device configured to transmit electrical power and/or data between relatively rotating components. In one embodiment, the coupling device includes at least first and second wound toroidal cores deployed about a shaft. At least one of the wound toroidal cores is rotationally fixed to the shaft, while at least one other is rotationally fixed to a housing in which the shaft is deployed. The shaft forms a portion of a conductive loop that extends through the toroids. A non-contact electrical pathway is advantageously provided for high power electrical transmission and/or high speed data transmission across a gap between first and second rotating members of a downhole assembly. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224357 | COMPACT SNUBBING UNIT - A snubbing apparatus for moving well tubing through a blowout preventer including a support frame, a standing tubular engaging assembly, a pair of linear actuators, and a traveling tubular engaging assembly. The actuators have a cylinder and a rod, and the cylinder has an upper end and a lower end. The cylinders are connected to the support frame in a diametrically opposing relationship to one another and with the lower ends of the cylinders extending downwardly beyond the lower end of the support frame and spaced apart from one another a distance sufficient so that the lower ends of the cylinders are positioned on opposing sides of the blowout preventer when the support frame is connected to the blowout preventer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224358 | Casing Device - A casing device for a borehole in the ground, in which an annulus is formed between the casing and the wall of the borehole, and in which the casing is provided with at least two packer groups, each including activatable packers, the packers being formed, in their active state, to seal the annulus, and at least one packer group of the activatable packers being connected to sliding sleeves, so that at least one group of packers is movable relative to the casing. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224359 | Subterranean Screen with Varying Resistance to Flow - A screen section is made with variable resistance to flow in the screen material to balance the flow along the screen length. In one variation different discrete zones have screens configured for different percentages of open area while all have the same particle filtration capability. In another variation discrete portions have differing amounts of overlapping screen portions so as to balance flow without affecting the particle size screened. The cross-sectional shape of a wire wrap underlayment for the screen is made closer to trapezoidal to decrease the angle of opening for the incoming flow paths toward the base pipe. In this manner flow resistance is reduced and flow is increased due to reduced turbulence. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224360 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION COMPENSATION USING WIRED DRILL PIPE - An apparatus, a system and a method for motion compensation use wired drill pipe to transmit downhole measurements from downhole tools to the surface. The wired drill pipe may transmit control signals from a terminal located at the surface to the downhole tools. In response to the control signals, a motion compensation component may enable the drill string to compensate for motion, such as, for example, heave. The motion compensation component may change a length of the drill string. A downhole tool having arms may be connected to the drill string and the wired drill pipe. The control signals may direct the downhole tool to move between an extended position and a retracted position. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224361 | Compositions and Methods for Treating a Water Blocked Well - The present invention includes a method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation having non-connate water, the method includes contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing clastic formation with a composition that includes a solvent and a surfactant wherein the solvent at least partially displaces or solubilizes the water in the formation. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224362 | Electromagnetic Imaging By Four Dimensional Parallel Computing - Method for organizing computer operations on a system of parallel processors to invert electromagnetic field data ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100224363 | Method of direct steam generation using an oxyfuel combustor - A gas generator is provided with a combustion chamber into which oxygen and a hydrogen containing fuel are directed for combustion therein. The gas generator also includes water inlets and an outlet for a steam and CO | 2010-09-09 |
20100224364 | WATER TREATMENT METHOD FOR HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION - A process for treating produced water to generate high pressure steam. Produced water from heavy oil recovery operations is treated by de-oiling the produced water to provide a de-oiled evaporator feedwater that is fed to an evaporator. The pretreated produced water stream is evaporated to produce (1) a distillate having a trace amount of residual solutes therein, and (2) evaporator blowdown containing substantially all solutes from the de-oiled produced water feed. The distillate may be directly used, or polished to remove the residual solutes therein, before being fed to a steam generator. Steam generation in a once-through steam generator, or in a packaged boiler such as a water tube boiler having a steam drum and a mud drum with water cooled combustion chamber walls, produces high pressure steam for down-hole use. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224365 | METHOD OF TREATING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION AND FORMING TREATMENT FLUIDS USING CHEMO-MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND PROCESS CONTROL - A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is carried out by preparing a treatment fluid at a surface location based upon an initial model of fluid properties for the treatment fluid. The treatment fluid is formed from a first fluid stream and at least one additive fluid stream that are combined to form a treatment fluid stream that is introduced into the wellbore in a substantially continuous process. A fluid property of at least one of the streams is monitored while forming the treatment fluid to provide at least one monitored fluid property of the at least one of the streams. The model is updated based upon the at least one monitored fluid property during the substantially continuous process. Optionally, at least one of the first fluid stream and the at least one additive stream is adjusted as necessary based upon the updated model. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224366 | Methods of Using Colloidal Silica Based Gels - Methods are provided, the methods comprising: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a colloidal silica component; optionally providing an activator; introducing the treatment fluid to a portion of a well bore that penetrates a subterranean formation; allowing the treatment fluid to flow into a permeable zone of the subterranean formation; allowing the colloidal silica component of the treatment fluid to be activated by the heat of the formation and/or by contacting the activator; and allowing the activated colloidal silica component to increase the viscosity of the treatment fluid in the permeable zone of the subterranean formation. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224367 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MILLING CASING IN JET DRILLING APPLICATIONS FOR HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION - An apparatus and method for improving control over the milling force applied to a milling bit that is turned through a rotary drive to form a hole in a wellbore casing. A bit-weighting sub is applied between the tubing used to lower the rotary drive's motor into the wellbore and the rotary drive itself, the sub serving to take the weight of the tubing off the rotary drive when the motor lands in operative connection with the drive, and further serving to apply a known milling force to the drive (and thus to the bit) independent of the weight of the tubing. In a preferred form the sub includes a spring that is compressed against the drive when the tubing and motor are landed. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224368 | DEPLOYMENT OF INSULATED CONDUCTORS FOR TREATING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS - A method for making a coiled insulated conductor heater to heat a subsurface formation includes pushing the insulated conductor heater longitudinally inside a flexible conduit using pressure. One or more cups are coupled to the outside of the insulated conductor heater. The cups maintain at least some pressure inside at least a portion of the flexible conduit as the insulated conductor heater is pushed inside the flexible conduit. The flexible conduit and the insulated conductor heater are coiled onto a coiled tubing rig. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224369 | Method for recovering energy in-situ from underground resources and upgrading such energy resources above ground - A method for recovering energy in-situ from underground resources such as coal and upgrading such energy above ground, comprising a first step consisting of injecting a hot recycling gas through said resource to devolatilize it to produce a raw hydrogen rich gas and an in-situ residual hot char wherein said hydrogen rich gas is brought above ground and is treated to become a cleaned, upgraded hydrogen rich gas serving as a feedstock to make a chemical and/or transportation fuel, and a second step consisting of injecting a waste greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide (CO | 2010-09-09 |
20100224370 | METHOD OF HEATING HYDROCARBONS - The present invention relates generally to a method and means of injecting hot fluids into a hydrocarbon formation using a combustion and steam generating device installed at or near the well-head of an injector well. The various embodiments are directed generally to substantially increasing energy efficiency of thermal recovery operations by efficiently utilizing the energy of the combustion products and waste heat from the generator. The generator apparatuses can be installed at the well-head which, in turn, can be located close to the producing formation. The combustion products may be injected into a well along with steam or sequestered at another location. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224371 | CIRCULATION CONTROL VALVE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A method of controlling flow between a flow passage of a tubular string and an annulus includes: constructing a valve having an opening for flow between the passage and annulus; permitting flow through the opening; then preventing flow through the opening in response to applying pressure to the valve; and then mechanically displacing a closure device, thereby allowing flow through the opening. Another method includes applying a pressure differential across a piston of a valve, thereby displacing a closure device; and then displacing the closure device relative to the piston, thereby allowing flow between the passage and the annulus. A valve includes an opening for flow between an interior and exterior of the valve, a closure device for permitting and preventing flow through the opening, and a piston which biases the closure device to displace, the closure device being mechanically displaceable relative to the piston. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224372 | HYDRAULICALLY RELEASED WINDOW MILL - An affixation and release arrangement includes a first component having a fluid pressure chamber; a piston mounted in the first component and exposed to the fluid pressure chamber; a second component affixed to the first component through the piston, the piston responsive to fluid pressure increase within the chamber to unaffix the second component from the first component. Methods are included. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224373 | Wellhead Conversion System and Method - Methods and systems relating to subsea wellhead orientation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a wellhead with an orientation key on an outer surface and an opening on an inner surface; providing the Christmas tree attached to a guide tube having an orientation profile configured to engage the orientation key; providing a lockdown sleeve with a mating profile on an inner surface, and a protuberance on an outer surface configured to engage the opening on the inner surface of the wellhead; providing the tubing hanger with a mating profile on an outer surface configured to engage the mating profile of the lockdown sleeve; moving the lockdown sleeve into engagement with the wellhead; moving the tubing hanger into engagement with the lockdown sleeve; and moving the Christmas tree into engagement with the wellhead and the tubing hanger. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224374 | Apparatus and Method for Lubricating and Injecting Downhole Equipment Into a Wellbore - An apparatus and method for lubricating and injecting downhole equipment into a wellbore includes a blowout preventer, a spool for enclosing the downhole equipment, a pressure isolation window, and a hydraulic cylinder. The blowout preventer is positioned above a wellhead. The spool is positioned above the blowout preventer. The pressure isolation window is positioned above the spool. The hydraulic cylinder is positioned above the pressure isolation window. The hydraulic cylinder comprises a rod connected to the downhole equipment, and the hydraulic cylinder is used to lower the downhole equipment into the wellbore. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224375 | RE-SETTABLE AND ANTI-ROTATIONAL CONTRACTION JOINT WITH CONTROL LINES - A downhole contraction joint. The downhole contraction joint can include at least one anti-rotation assembly. The anti-rotation assembly can include a first tubular member at least partially disposed within a second tubular member. An axial slot can be formed through at least a portion of the first tubular member, and at least one key can be at least partially disposed within the second tubular member and the axial slot. The downhole contraction joint can also have at least one resetting assembly disposed at a first end of the anti-rotation assembly. The resetting assembly can include a c-ring secured to the second tubular member. The first tubular member can be secured to the lock ring, and the lock ring can be aligned with the c-ring. The downhole contraction joint can also include at least one control line assembly disposed about a portion of the anti-rotation assembly. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING TUBULARS USING A TOP DRIVE - An apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars, said apparatus comprising a winch, at least one wire line, and a device for gripping the tubular, the arrangement being such that, in use, the winch can be used to winch said at least one wire and said device to position a tubular below said top drive. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224377 | FIRE-EXTINGUSHING SPRAY NOZZLE AND FIRE-EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT - Low-pressure fire-extinguishing liquid is converted into mist. A fire-extinguishing spray nozzle ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100224378 | BEVELED EDGER - An edger has a main frame that can be advanced controllably relative to a subjacent terrain, a cutting assembly on the main frame, a drive for rotating the cutting assembly around a first axis, and material repositioning structure on at least one of the main frame and cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is configured to produce a trench in underlying terrain as the cutting assembly is rotated by the drive in operation. The material repositioning structure controllably repositions material dislodged from underlying terrain by the cutting assembly to thereby avoid accumulation of dislodged material upon the edger as the edger is operated. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224379 | SOIL AERATOR - A soil aeration apparatus may include aeration tines that are actuated by a relatively compact gear system that reduces the size and weight of the apparatus. In addition, a soil aeration apparatus may operate without a centrally disposed support shaft, thus enabling the tine-holder shafts to be positioned closer to one another and reducing the size of the apparatus. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224380 | PNEUMATIC HAMMER MECHANISM AND CONTROL METHOD - A pneumatic hammer mechanism is disclosed. The hammer mechanism features: a flying mass, which is movable along an impact axis; an impact surface, which limits a movement of the flying mass along the impact axis in the impact direction; a hammer piston, which limits a movement of the flying mass along the impact axis opposite from the impact direction; a pneumatic chamber between the flying mass and hammer piston; a drive for periodically moving the hammer piston with a stroke along the impact axis, wherein the flying mass is excited to a periodic movement between the impact surface and hammer piston. The stroke is selected as a function of a maximum length of the pneumatic chamber such that the periodic movement of the flying mass on the path between an impact on the impact surface and a minimum approach of the hammer piston intermittently has a velocity of zero. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224381 | Mobile Self-Erecting Directional Drilling Rig Apparatus - An apparatus and method for horizontal drilling are provided. The apparatus has: (A) a thrust frame; (B) a carriage on the thrust frame; (C) a wheel truck, wherein a rearward portion of the thrust frame can be supported in a lowered position on the wheel truck; (D) a king pin for operatively connecting a forward portion of the thrust frame to a tractor; (E) a trailer-leg assembly that can be connected operatively between: (i) the forward portion of the thrust frame; and (ii) the ground; and wherein the trailer-leg assembly is capable of assisting in supporting the forward portion of the thrust frame: (a) in a raised position so a tractor can be connected for towing; and (b) in a lowered position where the forward portion of the thrust frame is in a lowered position adjacent the ground to assist in positioning the thrust frame in a position for drilling. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224382 | NOISE ELIMINATION BRAKE FOR AUTOMATIC SPINDLE LOCKING MECHANISM - A rotary power tool of the invention has a motor, a motor shaft driven by the motor, an output shaft coupled to the motor shaft via an automatic spindle locking mechanism, a housing portion surrounding the output shaft, and a braking member that is non-rotatable relative to the housing portion. The braking member exercises a braking torque on the output shaft whenever it rotates. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224383 | PNEUMATIC HAMMER MECHANISM - A pneumatic hammer mechanism is disclosed. The hammer mechanism features: a flying mass, which is movable along an impact axis; an impact surface, which limits a movement of the flying mass along the impact axis in the impact direction; a hammer piston, which limits a movement of the flying mass along the impact axis opposite from the impact direction; a pneumatic chamber between the flying mass and hammer piston; and a drive for periodically moving the hammer piston with a stroke along the impact axis. The flying mass is excited to a periodic movement between the impact surface and a minimum approach of the hammer piston. A length ratio of the maximum length of the pneumatic chamber to the stroke is selected as less than 1.55. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224384 | Portable handheld work apparatus - A portable handheld work apparatus has an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100224385 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR GROUNDING SUPPORT STRUCTURES USING AN INTEGRATED GROUNDING ELECTRODE - Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods, and systems for grounding outdoor light poles, as well as other structures, which may be exposed to lightning or other adverse electrical effects and may require a low impedance path to ground. Inventive aspects include a combination of apparatus integral to the pole or other structure and installation considerations whereby the ease of installation, reduction of onsite installation error, and reduction of impedance may be tailored to each installation. An apparatus can include a pre-installed earth grounding electrode at the lower end of the pole or structure to be inserted into the earth. A method can include installing an earth grounding electrode to/on/in a lower end of a pole or structure prior to insertion into the earth. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224386 | ELECTRONIC PARTS - The present invention is relates to an electronic part. The electronic part of the present invention has an external appearance defined by a case | 2010-09-09 |
20100224387 | Case cable management - The case cable management has a shell, a circuit board, multiple sockets and a cover. The shell has a bottom board and a sidewall. The circuit board is attached securely to the bottom board of the shell. The sockets are mounted through the sidewall of the shell and have multiple terminals connected securely to the circuit board. The cover covers the shell. Multiple power lines are mounted through the sidewall of the shell to connect the circuit board and sockets to a power supply and cables from computer apparatuses are connected to the sockets to receive electric power. Different cables can be distinguished clearly and conveniently for simplified cable routing to avoid confusion and facilitate replacement. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224388 | CABLE PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH PHOTOLUMINESCENT INDICIA AND RELATED METHODS - A cable protector may include a base member, at least one channel extending between opposing ends of the base member and structured to house at least one cable, and at least one indicia member positioned on the cable protector so as to be visible. The indicia member includes a photoluminescent portion. The cable protector may also include at least one side ramp removably attached to the base member, wherein at least one photoluminescent indicia member is positioned on the at least one side ramp. The photoluminescent portion of the indicia member may define a symbol, text, or strip. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224389 | Method and Apparatus For Manufacturing Mosaic Tape For Use In Communication Cable - Cable foil tape having random or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous metallic shapes and a method for manufacturing such patterned foil tape are provided. In some embodiments, a laser ablation system is used to selectively remove regions or paths in a metallic layer of a foil tape to produce random distributions of randomized shapes, or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous shapes in the metal layer. In some embodiments, the foil tape is double-sided, having a metallic layer on each side of the foil tape, and the laser ablation system is capable of ablating nonconductive pathways into the metallic layer on both sides of the foil tape. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224390 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURCUIT USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A multilayer structure including a transparent conductive thin film and a molybdenum metal thin film wherein difference of internal stress between the transparent conductive thin film and the molybdenum metal thin film is 1600 MPa or less. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224391 | Suspension board with circuit and production method thereof - A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting board, an insulating base layer formed on the metal supporting board, a conductive pattern formed on the insulating base layer, an insulating cover layer formed on the insulating base layer so as to cover the conductive pattern, and an insertion portion to be inserted into an E-block. A thickness of the insulating cover layer in the insertion portion is larger than a thickness of the insulating cover layer in a portion other than the insertion portion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224392 | Line pattern formation method - A line pattern is formed on a substrate by performing a first step and a second step. In the first step, a liquid material containing a pattern formation material dispersed or dissolved therein is dropped onto the substrate and dried. In the second step, the liquid material is dropped onto a dried body that has been obtained by drying the liquid material in the first step. In the second step, the liquid material is dropped at a smaller ejection amount than that of the first step. Further, the pitch of dropping the liquid material onto the substrate in the first step and the pitch of dropping the liquid material onto the dried body in the second step are less than or equal to a jaggy generation limit. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224393 | Display device - A display device with signal lines formed on a substrate and an organic insulation film which covers the signal lines and is formed over an upper layer side of the substrate, the display device further includes a terminal portion on which a conductive film is formed in a state that the conductive film covers portions of the signal lines which are exposed through openings formed in the organic insulation film, wherein the organic insulation film sets a film thickness thereof at a periphery of the terminal portion smaller than the film thickness at other portions, and a surface of small-film-thickness portion arranged in peripheries of the openings is formed into an uneven surface. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224394 | Module Substrate and Production Method - A module substrate includes a multilayer substrate that includes a plurality of layers, a bottommost of the layers being a ceramic layer. Solderable contacts, which include fired pads composed of a conductive paste, are applied to the bottommost ceramic layer. A covering layer overlies the pads. The covering layer covers all outer edges of the pads. A window is cut out of the covering layer. A metallic coating is applied to each pad exclusively within the window. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224395 | MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A multilayer wiring board includes a first wiring and a second wiring which are provided on both surfaces of an insulating board, a conductor passing through the insulating board for electrically connecting the first wiring to the second wiring, and an anchoring conductor passing through the insulating board. The anchoring conductor suppresses a distortion in the insulating board along the shearing direction of the insulating board and a deforming of the conductor, thus providing the multilayer wiring board with preferable electrical connection. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224396 | CERAMIC COMPOSITE MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC COMPOSITE MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A high-reliability ceramic composite multilayer substrate that has excellent flatness and few remaining pores, can be produced at a low cost while simplifying the manufacturing process, and can eliminate layer separation or separation from a mother board. The ceramic composite multilayer substrate includes a laminate containing a first ceramic layer and a second ceramic layer that is disposed so as to contact the first ceramic layer and suppresses firing shrinkage in the plane direction of the first ceramic layer. The laminate includes a resin/ceramic composite layer in which porous ceramic is impregnated with a resin formed on at least one principal surface of the laminate. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224397 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a substrate with an opening section, an electronic component having an electrode and arranged in the opening section, insulative material filled in the gaps between the substrate and the electronic component in the opening section, and a first conductive layer formed on the insulative material and including a first conductive pattern. A via hole is formed in the insulative material. The electrode of the electronic component and the first conductive pattern are connected by means of the via hole. The height of the via hole is set in the range of 5-15 μm and the aspect ratio of the via hole is set in the range of 0.07-0.33. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224398 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In order to easily inject underfill resin and perform molding with reliability, groove sections are formed on a surface of a circuit board such that the ends of the groove sections extend to semiconductor elements. Low-viscosity underfill resin applied dropwise is guided by the groove sections and flows between the circuit board and the semiconductor elements. The underfill resin hardly expands to regions outside the semiconductor elements. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224399 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING HEAT-RADIATION SHEET AND MANUFACTURED METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave shielding heat-radiation sheet allowing electricity and heat to be transferred from one side surface to the other side surface of the sheet, in which conductive protrusions formed by partially cutting a conductive layer laminated on an elastic support layer are bent toward the rear surface of the elastic support layer to pass through the elastic support layer and come in contact with the rear surface of the elastic support layer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224400 | OVERLAP HELICAL CONDUCTIVE SPRING - A cross-diametric compression spring includes a conductive ribbon formed into an overlapping helical coil wherein adjacent loops of the conductive ribbon overlap. The conductive ribbon has a width extending substantially parallel to length of the overlapping helical coil. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224401 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING CIRCUITRY FROM INTERFERENCE - This is directed to methods and apparatus for shielding a circuitry region of an electronic device from interference (e.g., EMI). A conductive dam may be formed about a periphery of the circuitry region. A non-conductive or electrically insulating fill may then be applied to the circuitry region within the dam. Next, a conductive cover may be applied above the fill. The cover may be electrically coupled to the dam. The dam may include two or more layers of conductive material stacked on top of one another. In some embodiments, the conductive cover may be pad printed or screen printed above the fill. In other embodiments, the conductive cover may be a conductive tablet that is melted above the fill. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224402 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING ARTICLE - A shielding article includes a polymeric conductive layer and a protective layer disposed adjacent the polymeric conductive layer. The polymeric conductive layer provides electromagnetic shielding characteristics so as to prevent receipt of data from a radio frequency information component by an external device when the component is located between the external device on one side and the polymeric conductive and protective layers on the other side. The shielding article may be shaped to substantially surround the radio frequency information component. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224403 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS - A power storage apparatus includes a power storage module having a plurality of power storage elements which are aligned in one direction; a device placed adjacently to the power storage module in the direction of the alignment of the power storage elements; a high-voltage cable used in charge and discharge of the power storage module; and a support structure configured to support the high-voltage cable at a plurality of points to position the high-voltage cable along a reference path. The high-voltage cable is configured to electrically connect an electrode terminal of the power storage module to the device. The electrode terminal is one of two electrode terminals of the power storage module and is located on a farther side of the power storage module from the device. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224404 | DUAL ACCESS LUMINAIRE JUNCTION BOX - A recessed fixture having a junction box positioned adjacent at least one ceiling support structure comprises a recessed luminaire fixture, the junction box mounted to the recessed luminaire frame, the junction box being horizontally oriented, the junction box having a first facing junction box door and a second junction box door, the first junction box door and the second junction box door being oppositely positioned and pivotally connected to a junction box housing, the first and second junction doors being in a substantially horizontal orientation in a closed position, one of the first junction box door and the second junction box door facing substantially upwardly and the other of the first junction box door and the second junction box door facing substantially downwardly, wherein the horizontal orientation allows the junction box doors to be positioned adjacent a ceiling structure without limiting opening of the junction box doors. | 2010-09-09 |
20100224405 | System and method for using magnets for protecting towed marine seismic equipment from shark bite - A system comprises marine seismic equipment adapted for towing through a body of water and at least one magnet attached to the marine seismic equipment. A method comprises towing marine seismic equipment having at least one magnet attached thereto. | 2010-09-09 |