37th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140251558 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR INCREASING FIXING FORCE OF A CURTAIN - A support structure for increasing fixing force of a curtain. The support structure includes an insert body including a main body with a central hollow structure and a metal pin body. The metal pin body can be plugged into the hollow structure of the main body. The metal pin body has a protruding cylindrical rod section. The insert body is received in a central socket of the curtain control seat. The curtain control seat has two protruding engagement bodies disposed on two sides of the central socket. The protruding cylindrical rod section of the metal pin body is inserted into the through hole of the fixing bracket and the engagement bodies are correspondingly fixedly engaged with rectangular perforations of the fixing bracket. Accordingly, the fixing force of the curtain is increased and the stability of the curtain sheet is enhanced. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251559 | Deployable Vision Obstructer - A deployable vision obstructer for use in lockdown drills and procedures. A flexible shade is attached to a door surface above a window by means of a mounting assembly connected to a proximal end of the flexible shade. The flexible shade is configurable between a retracted position and a deployed position and is opaque such that when in the deployed position, the flexible shade obstructs the field of view through the window. The flexible shade is rolled up into the retracted position and is held in place by a shade retaining assembly, such that the flexible shade may readily be deployed as needed. An at least one weight is connected to a distal end of the flexible shade, being positioned opposite the proximal end, in order to assist in deploying the flexible shade. Additionally, a security key is coupled to the distal end for locking the door. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251560 | MAGNETIC CURTAIN ADAPTED FOR ATTACHMENT TO A MAGNETIC AND/OR A NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL OR SURFACE - The present invention describes a window covering which is useful for securing to objects having windows without using permanent attachment devices. The window covering preferably contains a plurality of magnets arranged along the upper end and along the lower end. The magnets are arranged so that they are coupleable or securable to a metal part of a window itself or a metal surface which houses the window as well as one or more additional magnets positioned within the window covering. The window covering further comprises one or more non-magnetic surface adapters constructed and arranged to secure to at least one magnet along a first surface and to a second, non-magnetic surface along a second surface. The window covering provides at least one contact point for securing to at least one non-magnetic surface. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251561 | FIBER COMPRISING POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE - The present invention relates to a fiber comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone, and a web employing such a fiber. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251562 | STABLE AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL SILICA PRODUCT, AND METHODS TO MAKE AND USE SAME - An aqueous colloidal silica product, a method of using the aqueous colloidal silica product, and a method of producing an aqueous colloidal silica product, are disclosed. The method of producing the aqueous colloidal silica product incorporates semi-batch addition of alkali metal silicate, which is capable of achieving an aqueous colloidal silica product having desirable physical and chemical characteristics. The aqueous colloidal silica product has been found to be particularly useful as an additive in a papermaking process. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251563 | USE IN PAPER COATINGS OF A MIXTURE OF A SECONDARY POLYMERIC DISPERSION AND OF A PRIMARY DISPERSION OF AN EMULSION POLYMER - The use in paper coatings is described of a mixture of an aqueous secondary dispersion of a polymer selected from polyalkylene carbonates, polyesters and polyethylene and an aqueous primary dispersion of an emulsion polymer having a glass transition temperature of below 50° C. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251564 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SURFACE-TREATED CALCIUM CARBONATE MATERIAL AND USE OF SAME IN THE CONTROL OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a process for the production of a surface-treated calcium carbonate, the use of this surface-treated calcium carbonate in a process for the control of organic material in an aqueous medium, as well as to a composite of surface-treated calcium carbonate and organic material, such as a composite of surface-treated calcium carbonate and to the use of such a composite. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251565 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH SOLIDS COLLOIDAL SILICA - The invention provides a method for improving the effectiveness of colloidal silica. The method involves removing enough charged impurities from the colloid to prevent the charged particles from causing the colloid to become a viscous gel. The method however also involves not removing too many charged particles so the silica material doesn't gel by cross-linking with itself. This method is quite effective because it recognizes that materials that have accumulated during the formation of the colloid do perform an important function, but they can perform better at a lower concentration. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251566 | Papermaking Clothing Defining a Width of a Paper Web and Associated System and Method - A clothing for supporting a wet paper web for dewatering is provided, comprising a dewatering fabric extending in a machine direction and formed only from a woven material to have a single, substantially consistent, permeability. A pair of laterally-spaced strip portions extend along the dewatering fabric in the machine direction, with each being substantially and consistently impermeable to air and forming a substantially and consistently smooth non-water-retaining surface. The strip portions define a permeable web-carrying portion of the dewatering fabric therebetween, wherein the paper web carried thereby extends over the entire width thereof. The permeable web-carrying portion allows air to flow therethrough, exclusively of the impermeable strip portions, such that the wet paper web carried only by the permeable web-carrying portion is dewatered. The width of the permeable web-carrying portion thereby defines the width of the wet paper web dried thereon. Associated systems and methods are also provided. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251567 | TWO CAVITY MOLDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A GOLF CLUB HEAD - A method of manufacturing a golf club head can include: creating a mold of the golf club head; forming two or more portions of a model of the golf club head using the mold, each of the two or more portions of the model include a part of a body of the golf club head and at least one first alignment mechanism; assembling the model of the golf club head using the at least one first alignment mechanism of each of the two or more portions of the model to align the two or more portions of the model, the model comprises the body of the golf club head and a joined alignment mechanism, the joint alignment mechanism comprises the at least one first alignment mechanism of each of the two or more portions of the model; using the model of the golf club head to create a cast for the golf club head; removing the model of the golf club head from the cast; and using the cast of the golf club head to create the golf club head with the joined alignment mechanism; and removing the joined alignment mechanism from the golf club head. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251568 | METHODS OF MELTING AND INTRODUCING AMORPHOUS ALLOY FEEDSTOCK FOR CASTING OR PROCESSING - Various embodiments provide apparatus and methods for melting and introducing alloy feedstock for molding by using a hollow branch having a constraint mechanism therein. In one embodiment, a hollow branch can extend upward from a cold chamber that is substantially horizontally configured. The hollow branch including a constraint mechanism can be capable of containing an alloy feedstock for melting into the molten alloy in the hollow branch and introducing the molten alloy to the cold chamber for molding. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251569 | DIE-CASTING METHOD, DIE-CASTING DEVICE, AND DIE-CAST ARTICLE - A die casting method and apparatus are provided, thereby making it possible to produce a thin diecast product that has hitherto been considered impossible to realize, and a diecast product is also provided. A semi-solidified metallic material is formed having particles in solid phase of a particle size less than 30 μm, and is thereupon injected into a die. A die casting machine has a sleeve into which a melt of metallic material is poured, and the semi-solidifying material there when it has a certain proportion of solid phase reached is injected into the die with a plunger to which pressure is applied. The melt of metallic material is poured into the sleeve so that the material occupies inside the sleeve at a proportion in vertical cross-sectional area of 30% or less. The particle size in this semi-solid material is held unvaried in a product as diecast. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251570 | CENTRIFUGAL CASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A centrifugal casting apparatus includes a rotatable assembly to rotate about a rotation axis. The rotatable assembly includes a sprue chamber positioned about the rotation axis and is shaped to receive a supply of molten material. A first gate and a second gate are positioned to receive molten material from the sprue chamber in a general direction of centrifugal force. A first cavity and a second cavity are stacked and are respectively positioned to receive molten material from the first gate and the second gate in the general direction of centrifugal force. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251571 | CASTING CORE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR CASTING USING SAID CORE - A casting core resulting from alkaline earth metal oxide particles having an average particle size of 0.8-4 mm being dispersed in a water-soluble alkali metal salt matrix. The casting core can be efficiently produced using a method of dispersing alkaline earth metal hydroxide particles having favorable disintegration properties and a particle size in the range of 1-5 mm in a molten water-soluble alkali metal salt, converting to alkaline earth metal oxide particles by means of dehydration, and casting in a mold, cooling, and hardening. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251572 | Vacuum or air casting using induction hot topping - A method and apparatus for vacuum or air casting a molten superalloy, or other metal or alloy, containing an oxygen-reactive alloying element to form a cast part involves introducing the molten metallic material (melt) into a preheated mold having a melt reservoir, such as for example a mold pour cup, and gating for feeding the melt to one or more mold cavities. An induction coil disposed locally adjacent to the mold pour cup is energized in a manner to locally heat excess melt left in the melt reservoir to maintain it molten as the melt solidifies under vacuum or in air in the mold cavity to avoid shrinkage defects in the cast part. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251573 | MECHANICAL SEAL COOLER - A mechanical seal cooler having a solid body; a continuous first conduit within the body defining first conduit side walls; and a continuous second conduit disposed within the body defining second conduit side walls. The first conduit is spaced from and juxtaposed with the second conduit. A first fluid inlet port extends through the body and cooperates with an input end of the first conduit. A first fluid outlet port extends through the body, cooperating with an outlet end of the first conduit. A second fluid inlet port extends through the body, cooperating with an input end of the second conduit. A second fluid outlet port extends through the body cooperating with an outlet end of the second conduit. Concavities are through the first conduit and second side walls. A coupling attaches the solid body to a heat source device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251574 | COOLING SYSTEMS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR COOLING COMPUTER COMPONENTS - Computer systems having heat exchangers for cooling computer components are disclosed herein. The computer systems include a computer cabinet having an air inlet, an air outlet spaced apart from the air inlet, and a plurality of computer module compartments positioned between the air inlet and the air outlet. The air inlet, the air outlet, and the computer module compartments define an air flow path through the computer cabinet. The computer systems also include a heat exchanger positioned between two adjacent computer module compartments. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange elements canted relative to the air flow path. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251575 | GAS HEAT SUB-BASE FOR PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER - A gas heat sub-base for use in conjunction with a PTAC or similar HVAC terminal unit, the sub-base having a housing with a front side, back side, top and bottom all defining an interior space. The top is configured to mate with the bottom of the PTAC unit. The sub-base also includes a plurality of air intake louvers on the front side of the housing and a heat exchanger located within the interior space of the housing. The gas heat sub-base is separate from, but is integrated with, the PTAC unit. A heating and cooling unit includes a PTAC unit with the gas heat sub-base. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251576 | ADJUSTABLE FURNACE MOUNTING SYSTEM - An assembly for mounting a replacement heater with an air conditioner unit. The assembly includes a base member that defines an opening and is mounted on the floor. The assembly further includes a telescoping member that extends out of the opening over a range of positions so that replacement heaters of different sizes can be positioned and maintain proximate the air conditioner unit. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251577 | COOLING FRAME WITH INTEGRATED HEAT PIPES - A heat-transfer system is provided for conveying heat from a heat source, the heat-transfer system generally including a frame for coupling to the heat source, wherein the frame is insertable into a first slot of a cooling chassis, and a heat-transfer rail extending parallel to the frame at an offset distance, wherein the offset distance is dimensioned such that the heat-transfer rail is insertable into a second slot of the cooling chassis. At least one heat-transfer device couples the heat-transfer rail to the frame. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251578 | ADJUSTABLE HEAT EXCHANGER - The adjustable heat exchanger provides precise control of oven temperature in a pyrolysis reaction. The heat exchanger includes two sets of hollow non-circular discs, the discs of a movable set being interleaved with the discs of a stationary set. A first working fluid circulates through a heat source oven and through the hollow stationary discs, and a second working fluid circulates through the hollow rotating discs and a pyrolysis oven. The two fluids do not mix with one another, but are always completely separate from one another. Heat transfer depends upon the relative surface area of the rotary discs interleaved between the stationary discs. Minimum heat transfer occurs when the rotary discs are rotated to a position clear of the stationary discs, and maximum heat transfer occurs when the rotary discs are completely interleaved with the stationary discs. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251579 | HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM AND HEAT EXCHANGER - An exhaust gas heat recovery system may include a housing, a valve member, and a heat exchanger. The housing may include an inlet, an outlet, a first exhaust gas pathway in communication with the inlet and outlet, and a second exhaust gas pathway in communication with the inlet and outlet. The valve member may be disposed within the housing and may be movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the valve member may allow fluid flow through the first exhaust gas pathway and substantially prevent fluid flow through the second exhaust gas pathway. In the second position, the valve member may allow fluid flow through the second exhaust gas pathway. The heat exchanger may be in communication with the second exhaust gas pathway and may include a conduit containing a fluid in thermal communication with exhaust gas when the valve member is in the second position. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251580 | METHOD FOR CLOSING A COLLECTING TANK - A method for closing a fillable collecting tank, in particular a fillable collecting tank of a heat exchanger for storing a fluid, having walls forming the collecting tank, wherein one of the walls is formed as a baseplate having openings for receiving pipes, wherein a filling opening for adding the fluid is provided in one of the walls, wherein the filling opening can be closed by the provision of a closure element that can be inserted into the filling opening or can be placed onto the filling opening after the fluid has been added to the collecting tank. A heat exchanger is also provided. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251581 | HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR COOLING APPARATUS - An air cooling system consisting of several different known technologies brought together in combination to provide a complete cooling process. The invention may consist of several parallel and series stages in combination where each stage comprises an adiabatic stage which feeds a conventional heat exchanger. The conventional exchange of heat within the heat exchanger is assisted by an evaporation process where the water for the evaporation is supplied from water jets contained in the adiabatic stage and these jets are adjusted so that the water pressure is higher than is required for the adiabatic zone alone. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251582 | FLUID HEAT EXCHANGER CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE A SPLIT FLOW - A fluid heat exchanger can define a plurality of microchannels each having a first end and an opposite end and extending substantially parallel with each other microchannel. Each microchannel can define a continuous channel flow path between its respective first end and opposite end. A fluid inlet opening for the plurality of microchannels can be positioned between the microchannel first and opposite ends, a first fluid outlet opening from the plurality of microchannels can be positioned adjacent each of the microchannel first ends, and an opposite fluid outlet opening from the plurality of microchannels can be positioned adjacent each of the microchannel opposite ends such that a flow of heat transfer fluid passing into the plurality of microchannels flows along the full length of each of the plurality of microchannels outwardly from the fluid inlet opening. Related methods are disclosed. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251583 | LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - A liquid cooling system for a computer may include a cold plate configured to be positioned on a heat generating electronic device of the computer and adapted to pass a coolant therethrough. The cooling system may also include a leak detection system configured to detect a coolant leak in the computer, and a control system coupled to the leak detection system. The control system may be configured to take remedial action when the coolant leak is detected by the leak detection system. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251584 | System For Precision Temperature Control of Thermal Bead Baths - A system and apparatus for precision temperature control of thermal bead baths used in biological laboratories to heat biological samples is disclosed. The system has an insulated outer shell and an inner shell sealed together to form a recirculation pathway. The inner shell has an air extraction port opening into the recirculation pathway and at least one air injection port opening into the recirculation pathway. A fan is in the recirculation pathway and is positioned to draw air through the air extraction port. At least one thermal sensor is connected to a control and is disposed in close proximity to one of the air injection ports. Beads used in thermal bead baths are placed in a mesh basket inside the inner shell. The fan draws air from the inner shell through the beads and into the recirculation pathway, where the air is heated by a thermal element. The air flows past the thermal element and through the air injection ports back into the inner shell. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251585 | Micro-lattice Cross-flow Heat Exchangers for Aircraft - An aircraft micro-lattice cross-flow heat exchanger and methods are presented. A first aircraft fluid source inlet provides a first fluid from a first aircraft system, and a second aircraft fluid source inlet provides a second fluid from a second aircraft system. A structural body supports aviation induced structural loads and exchanges heat between the first fluid and the second fluid. The structural body comprises hollow channels forming two interpenetrating fluidically isolated volumes that flow the first fluid within the hollow channels and flow the second fluid external to the hollow channels isolated from the first fluid. The hollow channels comprise a hollow three-dimensional micro-truss comprising hollow truss elements extending along at least three directions, and hollow nodes interpenetrated by the hollow truss elements. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251586 | DIMPLE PATTERN GASKETED HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a gasketed heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates comprises a plurality of dimples. The dimples comprise tops and bottoms. Furthermore, the tops of at least one heat exchanger plate are connected to the bottoms of another neighboring heat exchanger plate. In order to prevent plastic deformations of the heat exchanger plates under external forces and internal fluid pressures the dimples are elastically deformable. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251587 | DOUBLE DIMPLE PATTERN HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates comprises a plurality of dimples. The dimples comprise tops and bottoms. Furthermore, the tops of at least one heat exchanger plate are connected to the bottoms of a neighboring heat exchanger plate. In order to improve the efficiency and stability of the heat exchanger at least part of the dimples are connected to at least one adjacent dimple by a wall section. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251588 | HEAT-DISSIPATING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a heat dissipating member containing a fluorine resin and a thermally-conductive filler and having good adhesive properties. The present invention is a heat dissipating member including: a porous base material containing a fluorine resin and a thermally-conductive filler; and an adhesive material contained in pores of the porous base material. The fluorine resin contains polytetrafluoroethylene. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251589 | AIR COOLED CONDENSER APPARATUS AND METHOD - An air cooled condenser (ACC) system is described having a first street having at least one air cooled condenser module and a second street having at least one air cooled condenser module. The system employs a steam inlet conduit provides steam to the first and second streets. The air cooled condenser system has a standard vacuum system for providing suction pressure to the first and second street. The air cooled condenser system also has an auxiliary vacuum system that provides suction pressure to the first and second streets. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251590 | SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for preventing the temperature of liquid inside a seal support system from falling below the freezing point of the liquid while maintaining substantially constant pressure inside the seal support system, includes a pressure vessel in closed loop fluid communication with a mechanical seal. The closed loop includes a feed line to the mechanical seal and a thermostatic valve for releasing liquid when the temperature of the liquid falls below a predetermined temperature. A regulating valve supplies additional liquid to the vessel by way of an external supply line. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251591 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system includes a first detection module, a second detection module, a control module connected to the first detection module and the second detection module, and a fan connected to the control module. The first detection module is used to detect a first temperature value and input a first voltage value to the control module according to the first temperature value. The second detection module is used to detect a second temperature value and input a second voltage value to the control module according to the second temperature value. The control device is used to control the fan according to a difference value between the first voltage and the second voltage. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251592 | ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD DOWNHOLE POWER GENERATION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a downhole rotating magnetic field generator, wherein a stator assembly is formed by fixedly connecting a guiding stator, windings, and a body together, and a rotor assembly is formed by mounting a turbine rotor and a permanent magnet together. Between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, sliding bearings are arranged and small mud passages are formed. There is no metal isolation between the rotor and the stator for cutting through the magnetic lines of force, so that the eddy current loss is relatively small. Meanwhile, with mud flowing through the passages as lubricant, overheating of the generator can be prevented and high power output can be ensured. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251593 | Shear Member Post Shear Segment Retention Apparatus - Shear member designs in various formats are presented with additional features for segment retention and subsequent removal after a shearing event and removal of the tool from a subterranean location. In some embodiments a portion of the shear member is retained by threads so that the segment stays in the part and then can be removed at the surface with putting a notch in the segment and removing it with a screwdriver. In another embodiment a retaining pin in an intersecting bore can hold onto a sheared remnant of the shear pin by pushing the remnant laterally in the bore that it is mounted. Another design for a shear ring uses a split design with the right angle portion of the ring that gets sheared appearing in segments so that the ring can be rapidly snapped into a groove at its outer periphery followed by a retaining cap facilitating removal. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251594 | Millable Fracture Balls Composed of Metal - A ball is used for engaging in a downhole seat and can be milled out after use. The ball has a spherical body with an outer surface. An interior of the spherical body is composed of a metallic material, such as aluminum. The spherical body has a plurality of holes formed therein. The holes extend from at least one common vertex point on the outer surface of the spherical body and extend at angles partially into the interior of the spherical body. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251595 | ROLLED TUBULAR CENTRALIZER - A method of forming a centralizer where a flat plate is created into a tubular where the flat plate is typically rolled so that two sides of the plate contact one another and are then linked, typically by welding. Openings are then created in the tubular such that there are no corners or other points that stress cracks may originate. Once the openings are created the remaining material between adjacent openings forms ribs. The openings created in the tubular are generally aligned with the long axis of the tubular. The material at the upper and lower end of the flat plate where openings were not created serve as circumferential collars. The ribs may be radially outwardly expanded in order to provide adequate stand-off. In many instances the ribs will also be hardened by heat treating or other hardening processes. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251596 | SINGLE VERTICAL OR INCLINED WELL THERMAL RECOVERY PROCESS - The present disclosure describes a single well predominantly gravity-dominated recovery process for producing viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean oil sands formation. The process operates a single vertical or inclined well within a formation, the wellbore having an injection means and a production means, the injection means being positioned in the wellbore closer to the surface than the production means. The process provides an area of high mobility adjacent the production means. A mobilizing fluid is injected through the injection means into the formation to mobilize the viscous hydrocarbons in the formation while substantially concurrently producing hydrocarbons through the production means. The gravity dominated process may be SAGD and the present process may be a single vertical or inclined well SAGD process. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251597 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING HYDROCARBON RESOURCES WITH MAGNETIC RADIATOR AND RELATED METHODS - An apparatus is for heating hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therein. The apparatus includes an RF source, and a magnetic field radiator including a ferromagnetic body having an aboveground portion and a belowground portion coupled thereto. The magnetic field radiator includes a conductive wire coil surrounding the aboveground portion and coupled to the RF source so that an RF current through the conductive wire coil magnetizes the ferromagnetic body and generates a magnetic field from the belowground portion to heat the hydrocarbon resources. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251598 | RADIO-FREQUENCY ENHANCEMENT AND FACILITATION OF IN-SITU COMBUSTION - Radio frequency radiation is introduced downhole to heat one or more components of an in-situ hydrocarbon mixture. The mixture is heated to a temperature conducive to auto-ignition. Upon heating, an oxidant is introduced at conditions supportive of auto-ignition. The combined oxidant/hydrocarbon mixture is then allowed to auto-ignite and combust to form a partially upgraded mixture. Certain embodiments include introducing an ignition agent to facilitate auto-ignition. The radio frequency radiation may be supplemented, continued, or varied as desired to maintain, facilitate, or manage the resulting combustion process. In some cases, an activator is introduced to the formation to interact with the generated radio frequency radiation to enhance hydrocarbon heating. Advantages of certain embodiments include lower cost, reduced heating/ignition equipment, higher efficiencies, increased hydrocarbon recovery, and fewer auto-ignition failures. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251599 | Method For Developing Deposits And Extracting Oil And Gas From Shale Formations - A method for developing deposits and extracting oil and gas from formations is provided including pumping electrically conductive fluid under pressure into a first heating well and a second heating well, creating an electrically conductive zone between the first heating well and the second heating well, positioning at least one first electrical current source into the first well and at least one second electrical current source into the second well such that the first and second electrical current sources come into contact with the electrically conductive fluid, applying alternating current to the at least one first electrical current source and the at least one second electrical current source, and generating an electric arc in the electrically conductive zone. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251600 | ENCAPSULATED MICROSENSORS FOR RESERVOIR INTERROGATION - In one general embodiment, a system includes at least one microsensor configured to detect one or more conditions of a fluidic medium of a reservoir; and a receptacle, wherein the receptacle encapsulates the at least one microsensor. In another general embodiment, a method include injecting the encapsulated at least one microsensor as recited above into a fluidic medium of a reservoir; and detecting one or more conditions of the fluidic medium of the reservoir. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251601 | MODELING ACID DISTRIBUTION FOR ACID STIMULATION OF A FORMATION - A method of evaluating a stimulation operation includes: receiving parameter information for the stimulation operation, the stimulation operation including injecting an acid stimulation fluid into an earth formation along a selected length of a borehole from a tubular disposed in the borehole; and generating, by a processor, a thermal model based on one or more energy balance equations that account for at least a first heat source and a second heat source, the first heat source expected to produce heat during the stimulation by a chemical reaction between an acid in the stimulation fluid and the formation, and the second heat source including expected geothermal heat from the formation. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251602 | System And Method For Obtaining Load Measurements In A Wellbore - A technique for determining conditions downhole in a well, particularly load conditions acting on a well tool, e.g. a bottom hole assembly. The loads acting on a bottom hole assembly or other well tool during a well related operation are measured. Load data is collected and may be transmitted uphole in real time for evaluation at a surface control unit. Based on the load data and other possible data related to the downhole operation, corrective actions can be taken to improve the operation. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251603 | CEMENT PLUG LOCATION - The disclosure describes a system and a method for locating a cement plug within a wellbore. The system includes a signal transmitter mounted to the cement plug, a receiver at the opening to the wellbore, one clock positioned on the cement plug and in communication with the transmitter, a second clock which is synchronized to the first clock and in communication with the receiver, and a controller for triggering the transmittal of the signal. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251604 | Sampler Chamber Assembly And Methods - An apparatus comprising a fluid communication device, a sample chamber, and a coupling assembly. The fluid communication device is operable to establish fluid communication between a downhole tool and a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore in which the downhole tool is positioned. The sample chamber is in selectable fluid communication with the formation via the fluid communication device. The coupling assembly mechanically couples the sample chamber within the downhole tool and comprises a cam rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein the cam preloads the sample chamber when in the first position is disengaged from the sample chamber in the second position. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251605 | DEFOAMING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GAS WELL TREATMENT - The present invention is directed to the use of non-silicon containing alcohol compositions that are capable of breaking a foam and preventing the formation of a foam for application to industries such as oil/gas extraction, production and refining. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251606 | Method For Increasing Hydrocarbon Extraction And For Ensuring The Continuous Operation Of Wells - A method for increasing extraction of oil, gas and gas condensates from deposits is provided, including the steps of pumping a working fluid into a well, wherein the working fluid is an organic solvent comprising at least one aromatic hydrocarbon, at least one carboxylic acid and at least one organic acid, adjusting a density of the working fluid based at least in part on a density of formation fluid, and adjusting a viscosity of the working fluid based at least in part on desired degree of penetration of the working fluid into surrounding formation layers. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251607 | NONIONIC SURFACTANTS FOR ENHANCED CRUDE OIL RECOVERY - The present disclosure provides methods of using a nonionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery, where the nonionic surfactant is prepared with a double metal cyanide catalyst. The present disclosure also provides for an emulsion that includes carbon dioxide, a diluent and the nonionic surfactant. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251608 | SINGLE VERTICAL OR INCLINED WELL THERMAL RECOVERY PROCESS - The present disclosure describes a single well predominantly gravity-dominated recovery process for producing viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean oil sands formation. The process operates a single vertical or inclined well within a formation, the wellbore having an injection means and a production means, the injection means being positioned in the wellbore closer to the surface than the production means. The process provides an area of high mobility adjacent the production means. A mobilizing fluid is injected through the injection means into the formation to mobilize the viscous hydrocarbons in the formation while substantially concurrently producing hydrocarbons through the production means. The gravity dominated process may be SAGD and the present process may be a single vertical or inclined well SAGD process. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251609 | Assembly for Toe-to-Heel Gravel Packing and Reverse Circulating Excess Slurry - A treatment assembly treats zones of a horizontal borehole. For example, the assembly can gravel pack a zone by delivering slurry down a workstring. The slurry exits the workstring's outlet and pass to the borehole annulus of the zone through a flow port in the assembly. The gravel in the slurry can pack the borehole in an alpha-beta wave from toe to heel, and the fluid returns from the borehole flow through a screen back into the assembly. After gravel packing, operators remove excess slurry from the workstring by reverse circulating down the assembly to carry the excess slurry uphole through the workstring. Closures on the assembly prevent the reverse circulation from communicating through the screens to the borehole annulus. Additionally, flow valves can be used on the flow ports to selectively open and close them. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251610 | Method of Enhancing Fracture Conductivity - The method disclosed herein includes the introduction of proppant-free stage and a proppant laden stage into the wellbore and/or subterranean formation. The method increases the effective fracture width and enhances fracture conductivity within the formation. Either the proppant-free stage or the proppant laden stage contains a breaker. At least one of the proppant-free stage or proppant laden stage contains a viscosifying agent to which the breaker has affinity. The viscosifying agent may be a superabsorbent, a viscosifying polymer (other than a superabsorbent) or a viscoelastic surfactant. The breaker has greater affinity for the viscosifying agent not present in the same stage as the breaker. Either the proppant-free stage or the proppant laden stage may be foamed. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251611 | Methods of Transporting Proppant Particulates in a Subterranean Formation - Methods of treating a wellbore in a subterranean formation including providing an oil-external treatment fluid, wherein the oil-external treatment fluid is a 3D-network comprising a chemical interaction between a hydrocarbon fluid, an aqueous fluid, and a surface modification agent; providing proppant particulates; suspending the proppant particulates in the oil-external treatment fluid; and introducing the oil-external treatment fluid comprising the proppant particulates into the wellbore in the subterranean formation. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251612 | CONSUMABLE DOWNHOLE PACKER OR PLUG - A packer or plug for use in a wellbore includes: a tubular mandrel made from a composite material including a pyrotechnic composition; an expandable seal disposed on an outer surface of the mandrel; and an igniter operable to initiate combustion of the mandrel. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251613 | Inflow Control Valve - A valve and valve assembly are provided to allow opening of flow channels through the wall of a tubular by increasing and then decreasing pressure in the tubular. Slidable seals having different areas are used to apply an axial force to a shuttle in the valve in response to differential pressure across the valve when in the closed position. The axial force shears a pin, releasing the shuttle. A decrease of pressure in the tubular can allow the valve to open in response to a spring force. Multiple valves may be placed along a tubular string and the valves may be opened all at substantially the same time or at time intervals determined by pressures applied inside the tubular. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251614 | Alkyl Polyglycoside Derivative as Biodegradable Foaming Surfactant for Cement - A cement composition: (a) a hydraulic cement; (b) water; and (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of: sulfonates, betaines, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing. A method comprising the steps of: (A) forming the cement composition; and (B) introducing the cement composition into the well. Preferably, the cement composition is foamed. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251615 | WINDOW MILLING SYSTEMS - A window milling system can include a window mill having selectively retractable and extendable blades, and a whipstock assembly having a receptacle therein, the window mill being secured relative to the whipstock assembly the blades are received in the receptacle. A method of cutting a window through a wellbore lining can include cutting through the lining with a window mill, then retracting blades of the window mill, and then outwardly extending the blades in a whipstock assembly, thereby securing the whipstock assembly to the window mill. A window mill can include multiple blades adapted for cutting through a wellbore lining, the blades being outwardly extendable relative to a body of the window mill in a well. Another method of cutting a window through a wellbore lining can include a window mill drilling a wellbore outward a substantial distance from the window after the window mill cutting through the lining. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251616 | DOWNHOLE TOOL FOR REMOVING A CASING PORTION - A packoff device is disclosed for sealing an annulus within a wellbore, and for bypassing the sealed annulus. The packoff device may include a mandrel having a bore formed axially therethrough and first and second ports extending radially from the bore. A sealing element that extends radially-outwardly from the mandrel may be positioned axially between the first and second ports, and may create a seal within an annulus between the mandrel and a casing, to isolate a portion of the annulus above the sealing element from a portion below the sealing element. A sleeve within the bore may, with the mandrel, form a channel providing fluid communication between the first and second ports. The sleeve may be movable between open and closed states. The first and second ports may be unobstructed by the sleeve in the open state, one or more may be obstructed in the closed state. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251617 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING UNEXPANDED SHOE - A method of removing an unexpanded shoe comprises disposing a tool in a wellbore. The tool includes a latch assembly and a mill body. The latch assembly is engaged with a shoe assembly that is coupled to the wellbore by a tubular having an expanded portion and an unexpanded portion. The mill body is rotated relative to the latch assembly so as to mill the unexpanded portion of the tubular until the shoe assembly is uncoupled from the wellbore. The tool and the shoe assembly are then pulled through the expanded portion and out of the wellbore. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251618 | METHOD TO IMPROVE CONFORMANCE CONTROL IN CARBON DIOXIDE FLOODING - This invention generally relates to the field of oil recovery from reservoirs. More specifically, it relates to enhancing the recovery of oil using carbon dioxide flooding processes. In general, the invention provides a process to improve oil recovery from a reservoir by injecting through a well into a reservoir a heavy oil slug composition that includes heavy oil that is mixed carbon dioxide. Following injecting the heavy oil slug composition, a carbon dioxide slug that includes carbon dioxide is injected through the well into the reservoir. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251619 | Method and Apparatus for Establishing Injection into a Cased Bore Hole using a Time Delay Toe Injection Apparatus - An apparatus and method for providing a time delay in injection of pressured fluid into a geologic formation. In one aspect the invention a toe valve activated by fluid pressure that opens ports after a predetermined time interval to allow fluid to pass from a well casing to a formation, providing a time delay before fluid is passed through the ports, allowing multiple valves to be used in the same well casing and providing a focused jetting action to better penetrate a concrete casing lining. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251620 | Method and Apparatus for Establishing Injection into a Cased Bore Hole using a Time Delay Toe Injection Apparatus - An apparatus and method for providing a time delay in injection of pressured fluid into a geologic formation. In one aspect the invention is a toe valve activated by fluid pressure that opens ports after a predetermined time interval to allow fluid to pass from a well casing to a formation, providing a time delay before fluid is passed through the ports. This time delay allows multiple valves to be used in the same well casing and providing a focused jetting action to better penetrate a concrete casing lining. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251621 | THROUGH TUBING PERPENDICULAR BORING - Methods for extracting more fluids from oil and gas wells reservoirs than is currently possible using the current art of drilling and hydraulic fracturing wells may be accomplished with methods and apparatuses to directionally control the construction of a plurality of substantially perpendicular boreholes from a common wellbore at a plurality of positions along said common wellbore. One method may include drilling a plurality of the substantially perpendicular boreholes off a previously constructed common wellbore using underbalanced methods and producing the reservoir fluids while drilling the substantially perpendicular boreholes. In some methods, injection of fluids from surface into subterranean reservoirs may be used for the purpose of sequestering fluids or recovering fluids to the surface. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251622 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AUTHIGENIC ROCK MINERAL FOR ALTERING ROCK HYDROLOGY - The present disclosure relates to methods of reversibly altering the rock hydrology in systems, such as oil reservoirs, by inducing authigenic mineral-precipitating bacteria to produce authigenic rock mineral. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251623 | FRACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WELLBORE - Systems, units, and methods usable to stimulate a formation include a first supply subsystem adapted to provide a first medium to the formation and a pressure subsystem that includes a pump in communication with the first medium to pressurize the first medium to a pressure sufficient to stimulate the formation. Usable media can include non-gelled liquid alkanes, halogenated hydrocarbons, foamed hydrocarbons, propylene carbonate, a fluidized solid proppant material that behaves as a liquid under threshold conditions, or a liquid material adapted to solidify under threshold conditions. A proppant can be supplied in addition to the first medium when performing fracturing operations. Usable proppant can include materials having a size or density adapted to facilitate buoyancy, hollow materials, composite materials, porous materials, or crystalline materials. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251624 | METHOD OF SERVICING A WELLBORE WITH AN AQUEOUS GEL CONTAINING A FRICTION REDUCER - A well may be serviced with a fluid formulated with components comprising a friction reducer having at least one polymer unit chosen from acrylamide groups, acrylate groups, sulfo groups, and maleic acid groups; and an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant and an aqueous base capable of forming a viscoelastic gel. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251625 | FOAMED FRACTURING FLUIDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HYDROCARBON BEARING FORMATIONS - Disclosed herein is a foamed fracturing fluid comprising a carrier fluid; a polymer that is soluble in the carrier fluid; the polymer being a synthetic polymer, wherein the synthetic polymer comprises a labile group that is operative to facilitate decomposition of the synthetic polymer upon activation of the labile group; a foaming agent; and a gas constituent, the synthetic polymer, foaming agent and gas constituent being operative to increase the viscosity of the carrier fluid to about 50 centipoise or greater at 100 s | 2014-09-11 |
20140251626 | METHOD OF ENHANCING THE COMPLEXITY OF A FRACTURE NETWORK WITHIN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - The complexity of a fracture network within a subterranean formation may be enhanced by pumping a high breakdown pressure fluid followed by a low breakdown pressure fluid into the formation. The method increases the Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV) of the formation and provides for a network of ancillary fractures within the formation. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251627 | Mechanically Adjustable Flow Control Assembly - A flow control assembly can be mechanically adjusted, rotationally or translationally, inside a tubing downhole between multiple positions by an intervening tool from the surface to change resistivity to flow through the flow control assembly. The positions among which the flow control assembly can be adjusted can include a closed position, a fully open position, and positions at which fluid experiences various resistances prior to flowing to an inner area of the tubing. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251628 | Anti-Rotation Assembly for Sliding Sleeve - A sliding sleeve has an inner sleeve that moves in a housing. For example, the inner sleeve can move open relative to a port in the housing when a deployed ball engages a seat in the inner sleeve. Because the seat and the ball (if remaining) are preferably milled out of the inner sleeve after use, the inner sleeve preferably does not rotate in the housing during milling operations. To accomplish this, an anti-rotation clutch assembly in the sliding sleeve helps prevent the inner sleeve from rotating. A wedged cone is formed on a distal end of the inner sleeve and press fits into a cupped shoulder on the inside of the sleeve's housing. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251629 | Expandable Ball Seat for Hydraulically Actuating Tools - A downhole tool has a housing, a mandrel, a seat, and a piston. The housing defines a first bore, and the mandrel is movably disposed in the first bore and defines a second bore. The mandrel has first and second mandrel sections or upper and lower cones, and the first mandrel section defines a cross-port communicating the second bore with an annular space between the mandrel and the housing. The seat is disposed in the first bore of the housing between the first and second mandrel sections. The seat is movable to a constricted state in the first bore to catch a dropped ball and is movable to an expanded state in the first bore to pass a dropped ball. The piston is disposed in the annular space and at least temporality supports the seat in its constricted state. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251630 | WELLHEAD SEAL ASSEMBLY LOCKDOWN SYSTEM - A seal assembly ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140251631 | Riser Breakaway Connection and Intervention Coupling Device - A breakaway connection for a subsea riser, the connection including a tubular stabbing member having a central axis, an upper end, a radially outer cylindrical surface, a radially inner surface, and an annular recess in the outer cylindrical surface. The breakaway connection also includes a tubular female member having a central axis, a lower end, a radially outer surface, a radially inner surface defining a receptacle extending axially from the lower end, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced threaded holes extending radially from the radially outer surface to the receptacle, wherein the stabbing member is disposed in the receptacle and coaxially aligned with the female member. The breakaway connection further includes a plurality of shear pins, wherein each shear pin is threadably disposed in one threaded hole, and wherein each shear pin has a radially inner end seated in the annular recess. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251632 | SUBSEA HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A subsea oil and/or gas production system comprises a host production facility and a plurality of subsea wells. A fluid conveying network is provided that connects each subsea well to the host production facility. A separate electrical power and data network is provided for conveying direct current electrical power and data, operatively connected to each subsea well for providing each subsea well with data transfer and electrical power services. The use of direct current ensures that the electrical power and data network can provide power over much greater distances than currently available, and the use of separate networks for conveying fluids and for providing electrical power and data transfer allows for a much more flexible system. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251633 | Subsea Well Intervention System and Methods - A system for performing an intervention on a subsea wellhead, the system including a production tree having a central axis, a first end, a second end, and a first flow bore extending axially from the first end to the second end. The production tree includes a master valve disposed along the first flow bore, a swab valve disposed along the first flow bore between the master valve and the first end, and a shearing device disposed along the first flow bore between the master valve and the second end. The second end of the production tree comprises a connector configured to releasably couple to the subsea wellhead, and the shearing device is configured to shear a component extending through the first flow bore. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251634 | Subsea Wellhead System With Hydraulically Set Seal Assemblies - A wellhead system, the system including a wellhead housing having a central axis, an upper end, and a radially inner surface extending axially from the upper end. The system also includes a first casing string disposed within the wellhead housing. The first casing string includes a casing hanger and casing extending axially from the casing hanger. The system further includes a first ram block movably coupled to the housing and a second ram block movably coupled to the housing and radially opposed to the first ram block. Each ram block has a withdrawn position radially spaced apart from the casing hanger of the first casing string and an advanced position sealingly engaging the casing hanger of the first casing string. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251635 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR GAS EXTRACTION FROM RESERVOIRS - Apparatuses and methods for extracting gas from a reservoir including a well bore having a large cross sectional area which may be determined by dividing a target flow rate of the reservoir by an actual sustained flow rate and multiplying a result by a flow path area for the actual sustained flow rate. A method of converting a well of a low pressure gas reservoir is further provided. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251636 | Downhole Tools, System and Method of Using - The present disclosure relates to downhole tools, including downhole valves, which actuate via a pressure differential created across a shifting element having one or more pressure surfaces isolated from fluid, and fluid pressure, flowing through the interior flowpath. Embodiment downhole tools of the present disclosure may actuate in response to, among other signals, fluid pressure in the interior flowpath of the tool and fluid pressure communicated to a pressure surface of the shifting sleeve from the exterior of the tool. Certain embodiments may also have an outlet connector whereby fluid pressure from the downhole tool may be communicated to its exterior, including to additional tools in the tubing strings via flowlines connecting the two tools. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251637 | Gripping Dies for Continuous Coiled Rod Injectors and Fabrication and Use Methods Relating to Same - Gripper dies for a continuous coiled rod injector are machined from a single, unitary, integral steel body forming both the base portion for connection to the injector drive chain and the gripping portion for engagement of the continuous coiled rod. Lower skate pressure is required relative to conventional aluminum dies, increasing the lifespan of injector components while providing improved performance and avoiding damage to the coiled rod by use of alternating grooves and ridges in the gripping face of the die and smoothly radiused transitions the ends thereof. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251638 | TUBULAR APPARATUS FOR MAKING RIGID TUBULAR STRUCTURES, AND CORRESPONDING INSTALLATION METHOD - Described herein is a tubular apparatus for making rigid tubular structures, comprising a flexible cylindrical wall ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140251639 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR CENTRALIZING A CASING - New apparatus and methods are provided for positioning and attaching centralizers to the inside sidewalls of a wellbore. One or more centralizers are maintained in the interior of a pipe that is transported downhole into a well for deployment. Preferrably, the pipe is also the wellbore's casing and the centralizers are deposited in a top-down manner as the casing travels downhole. The centralizers of the present invention are constructed to have an at least partially circular structure with a central hole. The preferred centralizer has an expanding circular structure wherein the diameter of the centralizer is substantially uniform so as to form an annular construction. Once deployed, the annular centralizer expands to engage the wellbore sidewall with the central hole expanded for passage of the well casing. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251640 | Extended Length Packer with Timed Setting - A device and method to control the rate of radial expansion of a compressible sealing element on a packer over the longitudinal length of the sealing element. By varying the rate of compression of the element, the rate of radial expansion of the corresponding portions of the element may also be controlled. Additionally, the rate of radial expansion may also be controlled by controlling the direction and amount of radial expansion along the length of the sealing by reinforcing certain portions of the sealing element while decreasing the rigidity of the reinforcement for other portions. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251641 | EXPANDABLE AND DEGRADABLE DOWNHOLE HYDRAULIC REGULATING ASSEMBLY - A hydraulic regulating mechanism for disposal in a well. The mechanism includes a degradable metal based element and a swellable component for hydraulic regulation. The mechanism is configured for ease of setting and removal by allowing degrading of the metal based element upon exposure of certain downhole conditions to trigger shrinking of the swellable component. Further, the swellable component may be initially set by exposure to downhole conditions as well. Ultimately, a mechanism is provided which may effectively regulate high pressure applications downhole and yet, as a practical matter, be removed via a displacement or drill out that may take less than 15 to 30 minutes to achieve. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251642 | SHOE FOR USE ON ANIMALS - A shoe for the foot | 2014-09-11 |
20140251643 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING AN AGENT INTO A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM - An exemplary device for introducing an agent into a fire suppression fluid includes a housing having an inlet configured to receive the agent into the housing. The housing also has an outlet configured to release the agent from the housing. A stopper is moveable between a closed position where the stopper prevents passage from the inlet to the outlet and an open position where the inlet is in communication with the outlet. A vane causes movement of the stopper from the closed position to the open position responsive to contact between the vane and fire suppression fluid flowing past the vane. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251644 | FIRE RETARDING APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM - An appliance having the capability to assist in retarding a fire external to the appliance. One or more nozzle may be incorporated within the appliance or provided externally to provide a fluid mist. The main appliance pump or a separate pump may provide pressurised fluid to the one or more nozzles or a pressurised supply to the appliance may be used directly. A control circuit for controlling one or more pumps and or valves may be incorporated in the main appliance control circuitry or provided separately. One or more fire detection sensors may be provided within or external to the appliance and may communicate with the control circuit via a wireless signal, over power lines, via a sound signal or over communication lines. Where a nozzle is incorporated into an appliance it may be located on a surface of an appliance that is exposed when the appliance is installed. A pop-out nozzle may be provided behind a burst panel. The appliance may also include an internal fire suppressing system. The appliance may be a cleaning appliance (such as a washing machine, dishwasher etc. with an internal pump), a waste disposer, a coffee maker, a plumbed fridge, an ice maker, a boiler or like appliance. Where the appliance is a waste disposer a pump may be included driven by the waste disposer motor. A popup nozzle may be included in the waste disposer that extends out of the waste disposer when pressurised fluid is provided thereto. A control circuit of the waste disposer may control the supply of fluid to the waste disposer during operation of the waste disposer. A nozzle located remote from the waste disposer may also be plumbed to the pump of the waste disposer. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251645 | Method and apparatus to collect cores from golf green - A method to collect soil cores from a green comprises the steps of providing a soil core collector, extracting soil cores from a green, allowing the cores to dry for at least fifteen minutes, and utilizing the core collector to gather the cores from the green. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251646 | HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED ROTARY HARROW FOR TILLAGE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A tillage apparatus having a rotary harrow mounted thereon with mounting elements utilizes a cooperative combination of: a compressible material at the mounting element to permit relative motion between the harrow and the mounting element in response to a motion of the harrow; and, a hydraulic actuator operated under a first pressure to lower the rotary harrow and maintain engagement of the rotary harrow with the ground. A pressure relief element is utilized to reduce back pressure in response to the harrow striking a hard impediment on the ground during operation of the tillage apparatus in a field. The combination cooperates to reduce damage to the harrow and/or other parts of the tillage apparatus when the harrow strikes a hard impediment such as a rock. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251647 | AGRICULTURAL TOOL WITH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DOWNPRESSURE SYSTEM - An agricultural tool for a tractor tool bar comprises a unit, such as a planter unit, that includes a ground contacting member for performing a working operation on the ground for changing the state of the soil, such as by opening a furrow to receive a seed from the planter unit. A downpressure system for the tool includes a two part telescopic air shock extending between the tool bar and a parallelogram linkage that attaches the unit to the tool bar. A sensor is operatively connected to the portion of the air shock that is attached to the parallelogram linkage for sending a signal representative of the length of the shock to an electronic controller. The controller operates through a feedback loop to attempt to maintain the air shock at a predetermined length which corresponds to a desired amount of downpressure. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251648 | MOTOR GRADER CIRCLE DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides a circle drive assembly for a motor grader. The circle drive assembly includes a circle member being rotatable about a rotation axis, a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder for rotatably driving the circle member, and a first and second coupling mechanisms. The first hydraulic cylinder has a first end coupled to the first coupling mechanism and the second hydraulic has a second end coupled to the second coupling mechanism. The first coupling mechanism and second coupling mechanism can be controllably moved between a clamped position and an unclamped position. The first hydraulic cylinder rotatably drives the circle member when the first coupling mechanism is in the clamped position and the second hydraulic cylinder rotatably drives the circle member when the second coupling mechanism is in the clamped position. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251649 | POWER TOOL ASSEMBLY, POWER TOOL, AND AUXILIARY HANDLE MEMBER - A power tool assembly includes a power tool and an auxiliary handle member. An outer surface of a main body portion of the power tool includes first and second engagement structures. A fixing portion of the auxiliary handle member is fixed to the main body portion of the power tool with the fixing portion surrounding more than 180 degree of a circumference of the main body portion when viewed along a longitudinal axis of the main body portion. The fixing portion includes a first arm part with a first engagement section engaging with the first engagement structure and a second arm part with a second engagement section engaging with the second engagement structure. The first arm part and the second arm part are movable relative to each other to change a distance between the first engagement section and the second engagement section. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251650 | POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL ACCESSORY MEMBER - A power tool includes a motor unit, a main body portion, a grip portion and a female thread part. The main body portion accommodates the motor unit therein. The grip portion extends from the main body portion. The female thread part is retained to the main body portion. The female thread part includes a female thread configured and arranged to engage with a male thread of a male thread part of a power tool accessory member. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251651 | BRAIDED-SHIELDED CABLE - A braided-shielded cable includes a braided shield including a shield wire braided. The shield wire includes a twisted wire including seven or nineteen wires twisted together. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251652 | COMMUNICATION CABLE - Cables including central insulators and/or center separators. Each of at least some of the central insulators includes a first wire channel configured to receive a first wire of a wire pair, a second wire channel configured to receive a second wire of the wire pair, and an intermediate portion positioned between the first and second wire channels. Each of at least some of the center separators includes a longitudinally extending central portion as well as first, second, third, and fourth portions extending outwardly from the central portion. Optionally, the first, second, third, and/or fourth portions may include laterally extending through-holes. Optionally, the central, first, second, third, and/or fourth portions may include an air-filled longitudinally extending channel. Central insulators for use with coaxial cables and cables that conduct three-phase signals are also provided. Methods of forming central insulators are also described. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251653 | Hybrid Conductor Core - An electric conductor may be provided. The electric conductor may comprise a conductor core and a plurality of conductor strands wrapped around the conductor core. The conductor core may comprise a plurality of core strands comprising an overall number of strands. The plurality of core strands may comprise a first portion of core strands and a second portion of core strands. The first portion of core strands may comprise a first number of strands. The first portion of core strands may comprise steel. The second portion of core strands may comprise a second number of strands. The second portion of core strands may comprise a composite material. A ratio of the first number of strands to the overall number of strands and a ratio of the second number of strands to the overall number of strands may be optimized to give the conductor core a predetermined characteristic. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251654 | Direct Current (DC) Transmission System Comprising A Thickness Controlled Laminated Insulation Layer And Method Of Manufacturing - A direct current transmission system and a method for preparation including an electrical conductor layer, an inner semiconductive layer covering the conductor layer, an insulation layer provided on the semi-conductive layer including laminated polymer material and impregnated with a high viscosity fluid, and including an inner part, a middle part, an outer part, and an outer semi-conductive layer covering the insulation layer. The inner part has a first thickness, the middle part has a second thickness and the outer part has a third thickness, whereby the second thickness is greater than the first thickness and greater than the third thickness. The laminated polymer material within each part has a constant thickness and constant ratio of polymer to laminated material and wherein at least one of the parts has a thickness ratio of less than 35%. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251655 | STABILIZATION AGENTS FOR SILVER NANOWIRE BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS - Boric acid has been found to provide anticorrosion properties when incorporated into silver nanowire containing films. Such compounds may be incorporated into one or more silver nanowire containing layers or in one or more layers disposed adjacent to the silver nanowire containing layers. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251656 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a core structure including a core substrate, and a buildup structure formed on the core structure and including an interlayer insulating layer and a conductive layer. The interlayer insulating layer does not contain inorganic fiber and includes a resin and an inorganic filler, and the conductive layer is formed on the interlayer insulating layer such that the inorganic filler in the interlayer insulating layer is not in contact with the conductive layer. | 2014-09-11 |
20140251657 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention provide a printed circuit board, including a base member, an insulating layer formed on each of both surfaces of the base member so that the surfaces of the base member are flattened, a circuit layer formed on the insulating layer, and a via for connecting the circuit layer formed on one surface of the base member with the circuit layer formed on the other surface of the base member. A method of manufacturing the printed circuit board is also provided. | 2014-09-11 |