37th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120227951 | HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN TRACER AND PIPE - A heat transfer element includes curved mounting surfaces configured to mate with an outer surface of a pipe for attachment thereto; and a channel configured to receive a tracer therein. The heat transfer element is configured to effect conductive heat transfer from the tracer to the pipe, or to process flowing through the pipe, when attached with heat transfer cement (HTC) to both the pipe and the tracer. A system includes a pipe and a tracer; HTC; and a heat transfer element having curved mounting surfaces configured to mate with an outer surface of the pipe and attached thereto via the HTC, and a channel in which the tracer is received and secured via HTC. The heat transfer element is configured to effect conductive heat transfer from the tracer to the pipe, or to process flowing through the pipe, when attached with HTC to both the pipe and the tracer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227952 | RADIATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATOR - A radiator including: a plurality of radiation fins; and a radiation fin support base having a heater element mounted to one surface thereof and a plurality of parallel fin grooves to which the radiation fins are installed and a projection configured to fix the radiation fin formed to the other surface thereof, wherein a top of the projection pushes one side surface of the radiation fin to push the other side surface of the radiation fin toward a side surface of the fin groove, and wherein the fin groove and the projection are each divided in a plurality of pieces in a longitudinal direction of the fin groove, and each of the divided fin grooves and each of the divided projections have a same length in the longitudinal direction of the fin groove and are paired with each other. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227953 | ENERGY-SAVING CENTRAL HEATING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An energy-saving heating and hot water supply system includes a main heat exchanger, a circulation pump, a hot water supply heat exchanger and a hot water distributor. The main heat exchanger produces heating water through a heat exchange. The circulation pump circulates the heating water produced in the main heat exchanger so that the heating water is supplied to and collected from each household or floor. The hot water supply heat exchanger produces hot water through a heat exchange between water for hot water supply and the heating water supplied from the main heat exchanger and circulates the produced hot water in a floor coil through the hot water distributor or directly circulates the produced hot water in the floor coil. The hot water distributor receives the heating water and circulates the received heating water in the floor coil provided for each household or floor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227954 | LOOP HEAT PIPE SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A loop heat pipe system includes: a loop heat pipe (LHP) including an evaporator, a condenser, a vapor line, and a liquid; a temperature sensor to measure temperature of part of the LHP, a working fluid portion in which has different phases in a situation where the LHP functions as a heat transport device and in a situation where the LHP dose not function as a heat transport device and a liquid phase of the working fluid dose not exist in the evaporator; a heater to heat a heating target part of the vapor line; and a controller, in order to start the LHP, to turn on the heater, to monitor temperature of the heating target part using the temperature sensor, and to turn off the heater when detecting a change caused by condensation of a vapor phase of the working fluid in the monitored temperature. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227955 | SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided are a substrate temperature control method and a plasma processing apparatus using the method. The method includes: disposing a substrate on a placing table provided in a vacuum processing chamber; supplying a heat conduction gas between a rear surface of the substrate and the placing table; detecting a pressure of the heat conduction gas; comparing the detected pressure value with a set pressure value; controlling the supply of the heat conduction gas so that the detected pressure value becomes the set pressure value; and alternately repeating a first period where the set pressure value is set to be a first set pressure value that is higher than a low pressure value and equal to or higher than the lowest limit pressure value and a second period where the set pressure value is set to be a second set pressure value that is lower than the low pressure value. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227956 | WELLHEAD ISOLATION TOOL AND WELLHEAD ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE SAME - A wellhead assembly is provided including a casing and a tubular member mounted over the casing. A flange extends from the tubular member. A generally elongated annular member is provided in the tubular member. The generally elongated annular member has a first end portion above the tubular member and second end portion below the first end portion. A hanger may be suspended within the tubular member. In such case, a seal may be formed between the elongate annular member and the hanger. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227957 | Expandable Isolation Packer - An expandable packer features a sealing element in an exterior recess that is straddled by projections or bumps. Upon expansion the bumps move out against the borehole wall as an anchor support. Optionally, the bumps may be covered with a sealing material and may be constructed to assist in their radial movement to the borehole wall as a result of expansion particularly if the mandrel is expanded in compression. The bumps are not necessarily expanded with the swage and their radial growth can be induced from longitudinal shrinkage resulting from radial expansion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227958 | Sealing Feed Through Lines for Downhole Swelling Packers - A swelling element on a packer has a trough formed on a longitudinal axis. The control line or cable or conduit that needs to run along the string where the packer is mounted is first wrapped in a preferably non-swelling underlayment that can be a loose scroll or have its seam sealed. A swelling cover is placed over the underlayment using a seam that can be longitudinal or spiral to allow rapid deployment. The covering assembly for the control line or conduit is placed in the slot of the swelling element of the packer. The line or cable continues out opposed ends and can be secured to the tubular string with clamps. The control line can be covered with a swelling material and forced into a groove that runs the length of the packer swelling element. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227959 | EXPANDABLE CENTRALIZER FOR EXPANDABLE PIPE STRING - A close-tolerance expandable bow spring centralizer | 2012-09-13 |
20120227960 | Determination of Coal Bed Natural Gas Production Factors and a System to Determine Same - Well fluids in coalbed natural gas reservoirs and other carbonaceous reservoirs are analyzed to determine production factors such as gas content, critical desorption pressure, and/or other reservoir and operational variables. In particular, the partial pressure of methane or a predictor substance, or a methane concentration, are measured and/or determined for the wells and production factors are determined therefrom. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227961 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL DURING DRILLING INCLUDING CORRECTION FOR DRILL STRING MOVEMENT - A method for determining annulus/wellbore fluid pressure, which is corrected for movement of a pipe string into or out of a wellbore, includes determining an initial annulus fluid pressure in the wellbore. Determining the initial annulus fluid pressure may include measuring a fluid flow rate into the wellbore and/or measuring a fluid pressure in the annulus proximate the surface. A rate of movement of a pipe string into or out of the wellbore is also determined. The initial annulus fluid pressure is adjusted to a corrected annulus fluid pressure by an amount which is a function of the rate of motion of the pipe string, a surface area of the outer wall of the pipe string and a surface area of the inner wall of the wellbore. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227962 | NON-INTRUSIVE FLOW INDICATOR - Perforating devices, temporary dissolvable plugs, and dissolvable indicator devices for downhole tools all having at least one tracer are disclosed. Upon detonation of the perforating charge, dissolution of the temporary plug, or actuation of a downhole tool, the tracer is released and carried to the surface as an indictor to the operators of the well that the perforating charge detonated, the temporary plug dissolved, or the downhole tool actuated. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227963 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FILLING TANKS WITH NO BACKFLOW FROM THE BOREHOLE EXIT - A method for sampling fluid from a subsurface formation includes retrieving fluids from the formation using a plurality of pumps, controlling a flow of the retrieved fluids using at least a first valve and a second valve, estimating an operating parameter of at least one pump of the plurality of pumps, and controlling the first valve and the second valve using the estimated operating parameter to initiate a fluid sampling event. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227964 | CARBON DIOXIDE GAS MIXTURE PROCESSING WITH STEAM ASSISTED OIL RECOVERY - Methods and apparatus relate to processing flue gas from oxy-fuel combustion. Steam generated without contact of the steam with the flue gas combines with the flue gas for injection into a formation to facilitate oil recovery from the formation. Fluids produced include the oil and carbon dioxide with a lower concentration of oxygen than present in the flue gas that is injected. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227965 | METHOD FOR ACCELERATING START-UP FOR STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD) OPERATIONS - A method for accelerating start-up for steam assisted gravity drainage operations comprising the steps of: forming a steam-assisted gravity drainage production well pair comprising an injection well and a production well within a formation; beginning a pre-soaking stage by soaking one or both of the wellbores of the well pair with a solvent; beginning a pre-heating stage by heating the wellbores of the well pair; beginning a squeezing stage by injecting steam into the wellbores of the well pair; and beginning steam-assisted gravity drainage production. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227966 | IN SITU CATALYTIC UPGRADING - A system and method for in situ upgrading of crude oil is provided. The system includes at least one injection well, at least two first production wells, and at least one second production well. The at least one injection well has a vertical portion and a plurality of non-vertical portions connected to the vertical portion. The at least two first production wells are preferably equi-spaced and each has a horizontal portion with a first axial direction, wherein each said horizontal portion of the first production wells is horizontally spaced apart. The at least one second production well has a horizontal portion with a second axial direction. The catalytic reactor is placed at the horizontal portion of the at least one second production well such that oil coming through the second production well will first go through the catalytic reactor for hydroprocessing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227967 | COATED PROPPANTS - Particles are provided in which proppant and gravel used in treating subterranean wellbores are coated with most or all of the chemical components needed to make the carrier fluids used to deliver them. The components come off the proppant or gravel during injection and viscosify the fluid. Components may be applied in layers, as uniform or non-uniform mixtures, or both. Particle coatings may include gas pockets that reduce the particle density. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227968 | Proppant Particles Formed From Slurry Droplets and Method of Use - Proppant material for hydraulic fracturing is provided. The particles of the proppant are formed by drip casting. A slurry of finely divided ceramic particles is flowed through nozzles and formed into droplets under the influence of vibration. Uniform sized, smooth surface, spherical green particles are formed. The green particles are dried and sintered to form the proppant. The proppant is used in the process of hydraulic fracturing of wells. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227969 | External Casing Packer - A method and apparatus for cementing a zone of borehole casing using an external casing packer (ECP). The method involves sealing the base of the ECP with a ball dropped in a seat, and then pressurising the casing to inflate an elastomeric packer sleeve through a one-way valve. When a design differential pressure is reached across the casing and elastomeric sleeve, a grout valve in the upper part of the packer opens to limit the sleeve inflation pressure and to provide a one-way valve through which cement grout passes to permit grouting of the annulus between the casing and the borehole. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227970 | Jarring Method and Apparatus Using Fluid Pressure to Reset Jar - A method and apparatus for delivering repetitive jarring impacts to a stuck object downhole. The jarring tool is deployed on coiled tubing or other tubular well conduit, and fluid pressure is used to cycle the jar without reciprocating the well conduit at the wellhead. The tool includes a hydraulic reset assembly. The hydraulic chamber is in fluid communication with the flow path through the tool. Thus, when the internal fluid pressure inside the tool exceeds the external pressure in the well, the fluid pressure drives the piston in the hydraulic chamber to urge the tool toward the contracted position. In this way, the reset assembly can overcome the tendency of fluid pressure to extend the tool. The reset assembly can be configured to balance or equalize the extension pressure, to prevent undesired cocking of the tool, or to overcome the extension pressure to contract the tool for recocking the jar mechanism. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227971 | Sulfates and Phosphates as Allosteric Effectors in Mannanohydrolase Enzyme Breakers - The allosteric effectors, sulfate and phosphate, can be used with mannanohydrolase enzymes to better control the break of gelled fracturing fluids in wellbore operations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227972 | SUBSEA ARRANGEMENT - A subsea arrangement comprising an external casing and a pressure equalizing valve for equalization of the fluid pressure in an internal space of the casing. The pressure equalizing valve is provided with a valve body including a base section displaceably received in an opening provided in the casing; and a valve member secured to the base section and arranged inside the casing, the valve member facing a valve seat surrounding said opening. The valve body is displaceable upwards, under the effect of an external fluid pressure, from a resting position, in which the valve member prevents fluid flow into and out of said internal space, to a raised position, in which the valve member allows fluid flow from the surroundings into said internal space for equalization of the fluid pressure therein when the subsea arrangement is lowered into the sea. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227973 | Tool with Multisize Segmented Ring Seat - A wellbore tool which includes a housing having an axial flowbore and a piston sleeve movably disposed within the flowbore. The tool is moveable between first and second operating positions by an actuation mechanism having a piston with a seat having a plurality of separate arcuate segments. The tool can be moved between first and second operating positions with the use of actuating plugs of different sizes that can be landed upon the seat. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULLING A CROWN PLUS - Provided is a method and apparatus for pulling a crown plug comprising: (a) providing a subsea lubricator having a longitudinal through bore and a jack attached to the subsea lubricator, the jack having a landing area; (b) providing a jacking string which includes a landing sub and a crown plug connector, the sub having a landing surface; (c) without the jacking string in step “b”, lowering the subsea lubricator of step “a”, to the horizontal christmas tree and attaching the lubricator to the christmas tree; (d) lowering the jacking string to the lubricator; (e) jacking up the jack such that the landing area of the jack contacts the landing surface of the landing sub; and; (f) while the lubricator remains attached to the christmas tree, raising the jacking string and crown plug through and out of the lubricator. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227975 | WATER INJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - There is disclosed a system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by passing the water through a first and a second nanofiltration module, and then injects the water into the well. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227976 | Offshore Well Intervention Lift Frame And Method - An improved motion compensator device that includes a compensated framework for various types of well intervention operations where a stable work area is required that is stationary to the sea bed and equipment in the annulus. The device is intended for use on offshore drilling vessels that are primarily either moored or dynamically positioned and therefore subject to the motions created by the sea. The device is designed to compensate for the vertical motion of the rig by means of two steel frame assemblies, pneumatic compensating cylinders, and a load and motion transfer apparatus. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227977 | TORQUE WRENCH SYSTEM HAVING A MULTIPLE TORQUE STATIONS - An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A SUBSEA WELL - A subsea mud pump can be used to return heavy drilling fluid to the surface. In order to provide a less stringent requirement for such a pump and to better manage the bottom hole pressure in the case of a gas kick or well control event, the gas should be separated from the drilling fluid before the drilling fluid enters the subsea mud pump and the pressure within the separating chamber. The mud pump suction should be controlled and kept equal or lower than the ambient seawater pressure. This can be achieved within the cavities of the subsea BOP by a system arrangement and methods explained. This function can be used with or without a drilling riser connecting the subsea BOP to a drilling unit above the body of water. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227979 | FLOW RESTRICTOR DEVICE - A flow restrictor device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227980 | SELECTIVE DART SYSTEM FOR ACTUATING DOWNHOLE TOOLS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Plug element systems comprise a tubular member having at least two seats. An eccentrically-shaped plug member comprises an upper end portion and a lower end portion. The upper end portion comprises an upper end diameter can be less than, greater than, or equal to a lower end portion diameter of the lower end portion. The eccentric shape of the plug member permits it to pass through a first seat and land on a second seat comprising a second seat length where both the first seat and the second seat comprise substantially equal inner seat diameters. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227981 | REAL TIME DOWNHOLE INTERVENTION DURING WELLBORE STIMULATION OPERATIONS - A method for completing a wellbore having a plurality of stimulation valves disposed therein at longitudinally spaced apart locations includes moving a spoolable rod into the wellbore. The rod includes a plurality of spaced apart sensors therein. At least one valve operating dart is applied to an exterior of the spoolable rod. The dart is configured to engage a selected one of the stimulation valves. A position of the at least one dart is estimated during pumping of fluid into the wellbore by measuring output of the sensors in the rod. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227982 | FLOW STOP VALVE - A flow stop valve ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227983 | SAFETY VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A safety valve control system may include a remotely operable control assembly, a first transducer, a valve assembly, and a compressor assembly in communication with the control assembly. The control assembly is operable to actuate the pump and valve assemblies to supply fluid to actuate the safety valve into open and closed positions, in response to one or more signals received from the first transducer. A method of operation may include maintaining the safety valve in an open or closed position while sensing a physical property with the control system; communicating a signal corresponding to the sensed physical property to the control system; and automatically closing or opening the safety valve in response to a comparison of the sensed physical property to a pre-set condition. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227984 | EXPANDABLE LINER TIEBACK CONNECTION - A method of connecting a first tubular member to a second tubular member located in a wellbore, the second tubular member including an upper end portion which has a greater diameter than the diameter of the first tubular member, the method comprising: lowering the first tubular member into the wellbore until the first tubular member is located at least within the bore of the upper end portion of the second tubular member; and expanding the first tubular member until the first tubular member is sealingly connected to the second tubular member. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227985 | METHOD FOR COUPLING OF A CASING TUBE TO A DRILL BIT - A method for connecting a casing tube to a drill bit. An annular groove is formed around an outer track of the bit. A drill shoe is utilized to connect the casing tube to the bit at a front edge of the bit. The connection ring is attached to the groove and the casing tube. If the connection ring is attached to the casing tube, at a first stage of the installation a chopped ring element is at least partially installed into the groove. At a second stage of the installation, the connection ring is pushed such that the ring element becomes strained simultaneously with moving into the groove, in which case when the connection ring is moved, the ring element moves in the groove and slides into the groove such that movement of the ring element to a deepest point of the groove is prohibited by a stopper. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227986 | TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT SWELLING OF A SWELLABLE MATERIAL - A swellable packer can include a material which swells when contacted with a swelling fluid, and a barrier comprising a highly crystalline polymer which is substantially impermeable to the swelling fluid. A method of controlling swelling of a material can include positioning the material and a barrier in a well, the barrier preventing contact between the material and a swelling fluid, the barrier comprising a polymer, and increasing a permeability of the barrier to the swelling fluid in response to the barrier polymer being heated to its crystallization temperature. A well system can include a material which swells in response to contact with a hydrocarbon gas, and a barrier which comprises a crystalline polymer, the polymer being substantially impermeable to the hydrocarbon gas, whereby the polymer initially prevents swelling of the material, but the polymer becomes increasingly permeable to the hydrocarbon gas when heated to its crystallization temperature. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING A WELLBORE - Methods and apparatuses for sealing a wellbore are provided. A seal assembly carried by a pair of opposing ram blocks of a blowout preventer is provided. The seal assembly includes a pair of seals carried by the pair of opposing ram blocks and a plurality of inserts carried by the pair of seals. The inserts include an upper body and a lower body with a rib therebetween. The upper and lower bodies each have an extended tip on a seal end thereof and a tip receptacle on a leading face thereof for receiving the extended tip. The extended tips are positionable in the tip receptacle of an adjacent inserts whereby an extrusion of a seal therebetween is restricted. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227988 | Metal Annulus Seal - A wellhead seal assembly forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members. A metal seal ring has inner and outer walls separated by a slot. An energizing ring has a C-ring captured on its outer surface. When the energizing ring is moved further into the slot, the C-ring is forced from its pocket and engages a profile on the seal ring, locking the energizing ring to the seal assembly. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227989 | Temperature-Based Fire Detection - A fire detection device and method therefore are able to provide automatic activation so as to extinguish a fire. The fire detection can be rapid and temperature-based. In one embodiment, a heat collector can be provided to enhance thermal responsiveness. Activation of the fire detection device can be electrically induced to release an extinguishing agent at the fire. The activation can be protected such that it is durable and unaffected by vibrations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227990 | Tractable, fire-resistant, thermo-insulated covers and enclosures - Protective covers made with fire-resistant and thermo-insulated blankets to shield diverse structures and objects from fire. Interconnective tent units forming protective surface passageways for sheltering and evacuating firemen at fire locations and for providing tactical shelter for security personnel. Novel tent configurations having optimal packaging and surface coverage characteristics. Ground-covering blankets for stopping ground-level fire and for diverse fire-fighting tactical applications. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227991 | SOIL CHOPPING AND LEVELING SYSTEM - A tillage implement equipped with a finishing attachment for chopping and leveling soil. The implement includes at least one soil engaging element (e.g., a shank) operable to form a trench with mounds on either side of the trench. The finishing attachment includes at least one soil chopping and leveling assembly that is operable to chop up clods of soil and crop remnants in the mounds and to level off the mounds by pushing the mounds at least partially into the trench. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227992 | AUTOMATIC DEPTH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural implement system is provided that includes an implement, and a fluid control unit configured to mount to a tow vehicle. The agricultural implement system also includes a depth control cylinder mounted to a frame of the implement and fluidly coupled to the fluid control unit. The depth control cylinder is configured to adjust a penetration depth of a ground engaging tool of the implement by varying a height of a ground engaging wheel. In addition, the agricultural implement system includes a sensor communicatively coupled to the fluid control unit and configured to output signals indicative of the penetration depth of the ground engaging tool. The fluid control unit is configured to automatically control fluid flow to the depth control cylinder based on the signals to maintain a user-selectable penetration depth. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227993 | Tillage Point - A tillage point ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227994 | CORDLESS TOOL SYSTEM - A tool discharges one battery pack and a charger simultaneously charges another battery pack to provide for continuous and circular operation of the tool. The ratio of the discharging time to the charging time is approximately 25:35. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227995 | Connecting Rod Drive Comprising an Additional Oscillator - An electric tool includes a striking mechanism assembly, which can be driven in and against a striking direction in a cyclic manner, and a counter-oscillator for compensating for vibrations of the electric tool, in particular of housing oscillations, comprising a balancing mass. The balancing mass can be driven in a movement direction by driving the striking mechanism assembly, wherein the movement direction extends at an angle to the striking direction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227996 | CABLE STRUCTURE WITH METAL DOPED FIBERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Cables with braided shields constructed from metal-doped fibers and methods for making the same are disclosed. This braided shield maintains the electrical conductivity of a conventional all-metal braided shield, but is less stiff. This allows for a much more flexible cable and increased cable flex life because the metal-doped fibers are not as sensitive to bending fatigue as their all metal counterparts. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227997 | MEDIUM-OR HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC CABLE - The present invention relates to an electric cable ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120227998 | SHIELDED PAIR CABLE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CABLE - The present invention concerns a cable for signal transmission and a method for producing such a cable. The cable comprises one or more wire pairs extending in a longitudinal direction, each of said wire pairs including two conductors each separately surrounded by a dielectric layer. At least one of said one or more wire pairs comprises a conductive shield being wrapped in a rotational direction along and about the longitudinal axis of the wire pair such that a longitudinal side of a wrap overlaps a preceding wrap. The conductive shield is applied with an angle (θ) that differs between different wraps such that the conductive shield lay length (L) varies along the length of said cable. | 2012-09-13 |
20120227999 | CABLE, CABLE DUCT AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CABLE AND CABLE DUCT - The present invention provides an electric wire having excellent weather resistance and durability. The present invention relates to: an electric wire, comprising: a conductor; an insulating layer formed around the periphery of the conductor; and an outer layer formed around the periphery of the insulating layer, wherein the outer layer is formed by application of a weatherproof coating material; and a production method thereof. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228000 | CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE HAVING MULTIPLE CURVED LEAD WIRES THEREIN - A conductive adhesive having multiple curved lead wires therein serves as an electrical contact medium between an object to be tested and a test system or between objects to be connected. The conductive adhesive has a resilient body and multiple lead wires dispersedly mounted in the resilient body, extending from a bottom surface to a top surface of the resilient body, and being curved. A direction determined by two end points of each lead wire is perpendicular to the top surface of the resilient body. Attributable to a bendable nature of the lead wires, the pressing force during a pressing test and electrical connection can be reduced. The sideslip occurring on a bottom end of each lead wire can be also lessened so that the stability of the test and connection can be enhanced and an effective vertical operating stroke range is increased to facilitate various IC tests and electrical connection devices. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228001 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus includes a securing board and a cable management element. The securing board defines a first slot and a second slot. An extending direction of the first slot is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the second slot. The cable management includes a base panel, a connecting portion, a positioning tab corresponding to the first slot, a resilient tab corresponding to the second slot, and a securing panel extending from the base panel. The securing panel includes a panel body and a securing portion. The connecting portion includes a first connecting panel and a second connecting panel. A receiving space is defined between the panel body and the first connecting panel. The second connecting panel has a free end. The second connecting panel is capable of moving relative to the first connecting panel to enable the free end to be engaged in the securing portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228002 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus includes a securing board and a cable management element. The securing board includes a board body and two positioning portions. Each positioning portion includes a neck portion and a head portion. A diameter of the neck portion is less than that of the head portion. The cable management element to hold cables captive includes a base panel, a first connecting panel, a first securing portion, a second connecting panel, and a second securing portion. The sides of the cable management element are squeezed together for attachment to and for disengagement from the board body. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228003 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A printed wiring board has an aperture with a continuous peripheral face. The aperture has a mounting hole portion and an insertion hole portion. The mounting hole portion is disposed adjacent to a side edge of the printed wiring board. The insertion hole portion is disposed between the mounting hole portion and the side edge of the printed wiring board. The insertion hole portion is spaced apart from the side edge of the printed wiring board by a distance that is at least equal to a thickness of the printed wiring board. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228004 | CARRIER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A carrier structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The carrier structure includes a substrate, an adhesive layer and a circuit board. The substrate has a plurality of adhesive regions. The adhesive layer is disposed on the adhesive regions. A thermal expansion coefficient of the adhesive layer corresponding one of the adhesive regions is greater than that of another adhesive region. The circuit board is disposed on the adhesive layer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228005 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RIGID-FLEXIBLE MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD AND COLLECTIVE BOARD - A method for manufacturing a rigid-flexible multilayer wiring board includes a step of forming a release layer such that the release layer covers a flexible portion forming region of a principal surface of a first thermoplastic resin sheet, a step of conducting surface modification on the principal surface of the first thermoplastic resin sheet while using the release layer as a mask, a step of laminating a second thermoplastic resin sheet such that the second thermoplastic resin sheet covers the release layer to form a laminate including the first and second thermoplastic resin sheets, a step of press-bonding the laminate, a step of forming a cut from at least either one of upper and lower surfaces of the laminate toward an outline of the release layer when seen in a plan view, and a step of removing a portion surrounded by the cut. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228006 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN FOR HIGH SPEED APPLICATION - A printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The PCB includes a substrate have a top surface and a bottom surface. A first conductive layer is disposed on the top surface of the substrate. The first conductive layer comprises a first signal net and a second signal net. An outermost insulating layer is disposed on the top surface of the substrate to cover the substrate and the first conductive layer. The outmost insulating layer comprises an opening to expose a portion of the second signal net. And, a second conductive layer is disposed on the outermost insulating layer and substantially covering at least a portion of the first signal net. The second conductive layer is filled into the opening to electrically connect to the second signal net which is able to provide one of a ground potential and a power potential. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228007 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFATURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a printed circuit board including a core substrate including core circuit layers on both sides thereof, a first build-up layer formed on one side of the core substrate, a second build-up layer formed on the other side of the core substrate, and first and second protective layers formed on the first and second build-up layers, respectively, wherein the first build-up layer includes a trench circuit layer as an outermost circuit layer formed by a trench technology, the trench circuit layer is embedded in the first protective layer, and an outermost circuit layer of the second build-up layer is embedded in an outermost insulating layer of the second build-up layer, and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board. Thanks to the formation of the outermost circuit layer by the trench technology, it is difficult to separate the outermost circuit layer from the outermost insulating layer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228008 | METHOD OF TRANSFERRING THIN FILM COMPONENTS AND CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING THE SAME - Various aspects of the present invention provide a transfer method for peeling off an MIM structure (comprising lower electrode/dielectric layer/upper electrodes) film formed on a supporting substrate and then transferring onto a transfer substrate with sufficiently uniform and low damage. Various aspects of the present invention also provide a thin film element provided with one or more thin film components which are transferred onto a substrate by using said method. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228009 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a flexible printed wiring board. The printed wiring board includes a plurality of insulating layers, a conductive layer, and a ground layer. The ground layer comprises a first conductive paste filled in a plurality of openings of a second insulating layer so as to cover a ground line exposed to bottoms of the plurality of openings. The ground layer further comprises a second conductive paste applied so as to continuously cover the first conductive paste and the second insulating layer. The first and second conductive pastes each contain conductive particles and binder resin that binds the conductive particles, and the second conductive paste has the conductive particles whose amount as compared to the binder resin is larger than the first conductive paste such that a volume resistivity of the second conductive paste becomes smaller than that of the first conductive paste. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228010 | PREPREG, LAMINATE, METAL-FOIL-CLAD LAMINATE, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR LED MOUNTING - Disclosed is a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven fabric base with a thermosetting resin composition, wherein the thermosetting resin composition contains 80 to 200 volume parts of an inorganic filler per 100 volume parts of a thermosetting resin, and the inorganic filler contains (A) gibbsite aluminum hydroxide particles having an average particle diameter (D | 2012-09-13 |
20120228011 | Semiconductor Load Board - Disclosed is a semiconductor load board, including a substrate, a plurality of connection pads, a patterned circuit layer, a dielectric layer, a plurality of solder pads, and a plurality of solders. The connection pads and the patterned circuit layer are located on the substrate. The dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, the connection pads and the patterned circuit layer, and has a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of connection pads. The solder pads are formed in the openings, and the width of the solder pads is smaller than or equals to the maximum width of the openings of the dielectric layer, and a protruding portion which has a width smaller than the minimum width of the openings of the dielectric layer can also be formed, such that the problems of short-circuit failure and electrical interference can be reduced. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228012 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board includes an insulation layer having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, an electronic component positioned in the insulation layer and having a terminal, a conductive pattern formed on the second surface of the insulation layer and electrically connected to the terminal, and an insulative film formed on the second surface of the insulation layer and on the conductive pattern. The terminal of the electronic component has a protruding portion which protrudes from the second surface of the insulation layer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228013 | DEFECTIVE CONDUCTIVE SURFACE PAD REPAIR FOR MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUIT CARDS - An electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) for repairing electrically conductive pad and trace interconnects and a method of repairing interconnect locations. The method of repairing at least one defect within the area of electrically conductive circuitized substrate traces and pads outside of a pristine center area incorporates an ECA and a forming gas plasma. The ECA contains a mixture of components that allow the adhesive to be adapted to specific requirements. Curing the adhesive results in effective electrical connections being formed between the adhesive and the base pad so that the metallurgies of the conductors and of the ECA are effectively combined to engage and repair the conductor defect. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228014 | CIRCUITIZED SUBSTRATE WITH INTERNAL THIN FILM CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A circuitized substrate for use in such electrical structures as information handling systems wherein the substrate includes a capacitive substrate as part thereof. The capacitive substrate includes a thin film layer of capacitive material strategically positioned on a conductive layer relative to added electrically conductive elements to in turn provide a plurality of internal capacitors within the final circuitized substrate during operation thereof. A method of making such a circuitized substrate is also provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228015 | PROCESS OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE - A process of electronic structure is provided. First, a carrier board is provided, in which the carrier board has a first surface. Next, a first release layer is formed on the first surface of the carrier board. The first release layer has property of withstanding high-temperature and temporary adhesion capability and the first release layer entirely or mostly overlays the first surface. Then, a built-up structure is formed on the first release layer. Finally, a separating process is performed so that the built-up structure is separated from the carrier board to form an electronic structure. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228016 | Pin That Inserts Into A Circuit Board Hole - A pin and a method of establishing contact between a pin and plating of a circuit board hole is provided. Embodiments include a pin comprising a pair of outwardly biased flexible beams that each extend from a body of the pin, the flexible beams connected at one end to one another at the body of the pin and separated from each other at an end opposite the end connected to the body, the separation between the pair of flexible beams forming an open slot, each flexible beam including a contact point that contacts the plating of the hole when the pin is inserted into the circuit board hole. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228017 | WIRING BOARD FOR ELECTRONIC PARTS INSPECTING DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A wiring board for an electronic parts inspecting device that can be designed and produced relatively quickly, inexpensively, and with a few number of jigs is provided. In certain embodiments the wiring board comprises a board main body having a front surface, a probe pad area having probe pads located in a central portion of the front surface, an outer connecting terminal area having outer connecting terminals located in a peripheral portion of the front surface, and wherein probe pads are connected to outer connecting terminals by front surface wirings formed between the probe pad area and the outer connecting terminal area. While certain embodiments further comprise inner wirings and first via conductors to connect the probe pads and outer connecting terminals, it is preferable to have no or a minimal amount of such inner wirings. Lastly, a method of manufacturing the same is provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228018 | Stretched Articles Suitable for Use as EMI Absorbers - An exemplary embodiment of a method of making an electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorber includes stretching a material that includes EMI absorbing particles along at least a first axis to align at least some EMI absorbing particles. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228019 | Apparatus and Associated Methods - A printed wiring board including a conductive layer, the conductive layer including a network of nanotubes with respective longitudinal axes, the nanotubes arranged such that their longitudinal axes are aligned substantially parallel to one another in a configuration such that electrical current passing through the conductive layer along a first axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the nanotubes experiences one degree of dissipation, and electrical current passing through the conductive layer along a second axis experiences a higher degree of dissipation. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228020 | Electromagnetically Shielded Enclosure With Operable Interfaces - An electromagnetically shielded enclosure with operable interfaces that is portable and lightweight. The electromagnetically shielded enclosure has operable interfaces including a tactile interface through the shielding material and optionally a shielded tactile window for viewing of a secured electronic device and also for operating the secured electronic device should it have a touch screen. An internal frame is optionally provided that prevents conductive interference of a secured electronic device touch screen by the shielded tactile window. An input/output assembly is further provided to allow signals and power to be brought in or out of the enclosure to connect with the secured electronic device without compromising radio silence. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228021 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF WIRE LEADING PORTION - There is provided a waterproof structure of a wire leading portion. A rubber cap is assembled with a wire connected to a circuit board. A housing accommodates the circuit board. A packing holder is accommodated next to the circuit board through an opening of the housing. A packing is assembled on an outer periphery of the packing holder to be in close contact with an inner surface of the housing. The packing holder includes: a wall formed in a direction that crosses an accommodation direction; a wire insertion hole formed to penetrate the wall; a rubber cap accommodation chamber communicating with the wire insertion hole and accommodating the rubber cap at an inner surface side of the wall; and an air hole formed to penetrate the wall and positioned above the wire insertion hole in a state where the housing is fixed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228022 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF WIRE LEADING PORTION - There is provided a waterproof structure of a wire leading portion. A rubber cap is assembled with wire connected to a circuit board. A housing accommodates the circuit board. A packing holder is accommodated next to the circuit board through an opening of the housing. A packing is assembled on an outer periphery of the packing holder to be in close contact with an inner surface of the housing. The packing holder includes: a rubber cap secession prevention wall formed in a direction that crosses an accommodation direction; a wire insertion hole formed to penetrate the wall; and a rubber cap accommodation chamber communicating with the wire insertion hole and continuing to an inner surface of the wall. The inner surface of the wall and a cross-section of the circuit board are formed to hold the rubber cap that is accommodated in the rubber cap accommodation chamber. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228023 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor includes a compression mechanism, an electric motor that drives the compression mechanism, a compressor housing that accommodates the electric motor and the compression mechanism, an inverter housing coupled to the compressor housing and including an inverter accommodation chamber that accommodates the inverter, and a sealed terminal arranged in the compressor housing. The sealed terminal electrically connects the inverter and the electric motor. The sealed terminal includes a terminal pin, which is formed from a conductive material, a terminal holder, which holds the terminal pin, and an insulative body, which insulates the terminal pin from the terminal holder. The insulative body includes a first insulative body, which is arranged in the inverter accommodation chamber and formed from a ceramic, and a second insulation body, which is arranged in the compressor housing and formed from glass. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228024 | WIRE HARNESS INCLUDING SHORT CIRCUIT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A wire harness capable of forming a short circuit by use of a plurality of electric wires and a joint connector while being slenderized and reduced in weight. The wire harness includes a plurality of circuit modules each forming a short circuit. Each of the circuit modules, includes a plurality of electric wires, and a plurality of external-connection connectors, connected to respective first ends of the electric wires, and a joint connector, connected to respective second ends of the electric wires to short-circuit the electric wires. The electric wires constituting the circuit modules are bundled together so that the joint connector of each of the circuit modules is discretely disposed so as to be located in a vicinity of at least one of the external-connection connectors included in the circuit module, around which electric wires a binding tape is wound. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228025 | Safety Device for Live Electrical Wire - The present invention provides a safety device for protecting a person from an electrical shock while working on a live electrical wire connected to a terminal within an electric meter or circuit breaker box. The safety device comprises an inner cylinder slideably engaged within an outer cylinder and a spring disposed between the two cylinders for extending the outer cylinder axially outwardly with respect to the inner cylinder. The cylinders are made of nonconducting material. The inner cylinder engages insulation that covers the wire proximate to a bare end of the wire, which is connected to the terminal by a screw. When the person loosens the screw and the wire becomes disconnected from the terminal, the spring forces the outer cylinder outwardly to cover the bare end of the wire, which helps to protect the person from electrical shock. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228026 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An anisotropic conductive film is obtained by dispersing conductive particles in an insulating adhesive composition including a (meth)acrylate-based monomer composition, a radical polymerization initiator, and a film-forming resin. The (meth)acrylate-based monomer composition includes a (meth)acrylate-based monomer which has a cyclic ester residue or a cyclic amide residue represented by the formula (1): | 2012-09-13 |
20120228027 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS USING FLUID PRESSURE RESPONSE DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS - A method for characterizing a subsurface formation using a fluid pressure response during wellbore drilling operations includes the steps of determining a change in wellbore pressure proximate the surface, calculating a change in volumetric flow rate out of the wellbore as a function of the change in wellbore pressure proximate the surface, determining a downhole fluid pressure in the wellbore corresponding to the change in wellbore pressure proximate the surface and determining a productivity index value as a function of the change in volumetric flow rate, the downhole fluid pressure and a reservoir pressure. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228028 | Apparatus And Method For Damping Vibration In A Drill String - An apparatus and method for damping vibration, especially torsional vibration due to stick-slip, in a drill string, Sensors measure the instantaneous angular velocity of the drill string at one or more locations along the length of the drill string. One or more vibration damping modules are also spaced along the length of the drill string. When torsional vibration above a threshold is detected, the damping module imposes a reverse torque on the drill that dampens the torsional vibration. The reverse torque can be created by imparting a frictional resistance to the rotation of the drill string. The frictional resistance can be created externally, by extending friction pads from the damping module so that they contact the bore hole wall and drag along the bore hole as the drill string rotates, or internally by anchoring a housing mounted on the drill string to the wall of the bore hole and then imposing frictional resistance on a fluid, such as a magnetorheological fluid, flowing within the drill string. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228029 | Method and Device for Reducing Friction Between Helical Members of a Downhole Damper - A method for reducing friction between interconnected outer and inner helical members of a downhole damper where the damper includes an outer damper body and an inner damper body, and where the outer and inner damper bodies are telescopically movable relative each other, the outer and inner damper bodies being biased in the extending direction, and where one of the outer and inner damper bodies are connected to a drill bit workable at a borehole face, and where the other of the outer and inner damper bodies is connected to a torque and force transmitting member, and where the outer and inner helical parts are arranged so as to retract the bit from the face when torque applied by the torque and force transmitting member exceeds a preset value, wherein the method includes letting a relative movement between the inner and outer body force lubricant to flow between the helical members. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228030 | Subsea Solids Processing Apparatuses and Methods - In a dual-gradient drilling apparatus, a subsea solids processing unit includes a housing, a solids processing mechanism disposed in the housing between a drilling mud inlet and a drilling mud outlet, and a flushing mechanism configured to flush the solids processing mechanism with a flushing fluid. A subsea solids processing unit may be controlled by rotating the solids processing mechanism in a forward direction and increasing a drive torque when a measured speed of the solids processing mechanism is below a desired rotation speed. The desired rotation speed may be decreased when a measured torque exceeds a selected maximum and a rotation direction of the solids processing mechanism may be reversed when the measured speed falls below a selected minimum. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228031 | RAM BORING DEVICE - The invention relates to a ram boring device for creating horizontal boreholes, having an impact piston which moves in an oscillatory manner within a casing of the ram boring device and of which the impact frequency or impact intensity can be varied by displacing the center position of the impact piston inside the casing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228032 | EXPANDABLE WINDOW MILLING BIT AND METHODS OF MILLING A WINDOW IN CASING - A method of milling a window through a casing in a primary well bore and drilling an enlarged sidetracked well bore comprises running into the primary well bore a drilling assembly comprising at least one cutting apparatus adapted to drill an enlarged borehole, milling a window through the casing, and drilling the enlarged sidetracked well bore, wherein the milling and drilling steps are performed in one trip into the primary well bore. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228033 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BOREHOLE - A jetting nozzle for forming boreholes or for cleaning out other tubular formations has a vibration-inducing mechanism that maximizing penetration rates and expands the diameter of the boreholes. The vibration-inducing mechanism can be an internal turbine responsive to the flow of pressurized jetting fluid through the nozzle. The nozzle has forward openings defining a voraxial spray pattern for the forward-directed jetting portion of the fluid exiting the nozzle. The nozzle can also have a pointed end that is adapted to penetrate the formation. The vibration also reduces friction between the fluid supply hose and the borehole being jetted through the formation by the nozzle. A system for forming boreholes with the jetting nozzle and a method of forming boreholes is also disclosed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228034 | DRILL STEM COMPONENTS AND STRING OF COMPONENTS - A rotary drill stem component for exploration of a hydrocarbon well with drilling mud in movement around the component from a bottom of the well towards the surface includes a central tubular element having an axis of revolution and extended on either side respectively by a first and a second tool joint each respectively and successively including a first cylindrical portion connected to the tubular element, a second tapered portion, a third cylindrical portion with a radius greater than that of the tubular element, and a threaded end which can connect the component to another component, the component including a first shell provided with one or more functional zones, the first shell being mounted on one of the tool joints in a cohesive and removable manner. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228035 | DRILLING APPARATUS - A drilling apparatus including a housing, a drill bit having a head end, a connection end, and a bearing mandrel between the head end and the connection end, a bearing pack associated with the bearing mandrel and the housing for transmitting forces between the drill bit and the housing, the bearing pack including at least one bearing interposed between the bearing mandrel and the housing, and a drive mechanism connected with the connection end of the drill bit, for driving the drill bit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228036 | FIBER-CONTAINING DIAMOND-IMPREGNATED CUTTING TOOLS AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING SAME - Fibers for diamond-impregnated cutting tools and their associated methods for manufacture and use are described. A matrix is formed that contains fibers made from carbon, glass, ceramic, polymer, and the like. The matrix is then sintered to form a cutting portion of a drill bit. The type and concentration of the fibers can be modified to control the tensile strength and the erosion rate of the matrix to optimize the cutting performance of the tools. Additionally, the fibers may be added to the cutting section to weaken the structure and allow higher modulus binders to be used for the cutting tools at a lower cost, allowing the amount of fibers to be tailored to retain the diamonds in the cutting portion for the desired amount. As the cutting portion erodes, the fibers may also increase the lubricity at the face of the cutting portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228037 | SUPERABRASIVE ELEMENTS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING, AND DRILL BITS INCLUDING SAME - Methods of manufacturing a superabrasive element and/or compact are disclosed. In one embodiment, a superabrasive volume including a tungsten carbide layer may be formed. Polycrystalline diamond elements and/or compacts are disclosed. Rotary drill bits for drilling a subterranean formation and including at least one superabrasive element and/or compact are also disclosed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228038 | Railcar Weighing System - One or more sensors mounted on a railcar sense the effect of weight of the railcar and transmit the data, for example via a communication link, to a user for storage and feedback where needed. In one embodiment the sensors are mounted on one or more rail trucks that carry the car body. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228039 | STYLUS - A stylus may have a flat portion on a movable tip at one end for contact with a flat surface, or a stylus may have movable pins adjustable in response to contact pressure for use with a non-flat surface. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228040 | HYBRID VEHICLE WITH EXHAUST POWERED TURBO GENERATOR - A hybrid vehicle employing an internal combustion engine and an electric drive includes a turbine powered by exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine. The turbine drives a generator which provides electrical power to the electric drive motor and the electrical power storage system for the drive, usually comprising a battery. This exhaust gas energy recovery system may be used with either a serial hybrid system in which the internal combustion engine powers another generator or a parallel system in which both the mechanical outputs of the internal combustion and electric motor are combined to drive the vehicle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228041 | LAWN MOWER - The present invention relates to a lawn mower, comprising: a housing; a motor having a motor shaft connected to the housing; a blade having at least one cutting edge connected with the motor shaft for mowing; a power unit for supplying energy to the motor when the lawn mower works so as to drive the blade to rotate at a cutting speed; and a speed control device being selectively operated in a constant-speed control mode, when the speed control device is operated in the constant-speed control mode, the speed-control device keeping the cutting speed of the blade at a predetermined constant-speed value. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228042 | MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR - A motorized wheelchair includes a frame, a battery support assembly that supports a battery box and is connected to the frame, first and second power drive assemblies disposed on each lateral side of the wheelchair, first and second rear wheels driven by the power drive assemblies, first and second castor wheels driven by the power drive assemblies, and first and second castor wheels that are pivotally connected to said frame. The battery support assembly is pivotally connected to the frame by a first connecting arrangement, so that said battery support assembly can pivot around a first longitudinal axis. The battery support assembly is pivotally connected to the first connecting arrangement by a second connecting arrangement, so that the battery support assembly can pivot around a second lateral axis. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228043 | Machine Having Electrical Power System And Centered Drive Coupling For Same - A machine, such as an electrically powered track type tractor, includes an engine configured to rotate a generator. A drive coupling has a first element fixed to rotate with the engine and a second element fixed to rotate with the generator. The first and second elements are configured to rotationally couple together for transmitting torque from the engine to the generator, but configured to allow relative slip between the first and second elements. The relative slip may occur during engine start up as rotational rates pass through a range associated with the excitation of resonance torsional vibrations. A centering ring has a radial outer surface in contact with the first element and a radial inner surface in contact with the second element. The centering ring assists in avoiding an off center drive coupling arrangement while electrically isolating the first element from the second element. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228044 | WIND FLUX CONCENTRATION GUIDING DEVICE AND ENGINE ROOM LAYOUT THEREOF - An engine room layout using a wind flux concentration guiding device, may include an intake system having an air intake, a turbocharger, and an intercooler, and may be disposed in an engine room, a cooling module having a condenser and a radiator, a main duct that introduces wind passing through a front end part forming the front of the engine room and discharges the wind to the air intake and the intercooler, a sub-duct that introduces the wind passing through the front end part from different positions and discharges the wind to the intercooler, and a diverging duct that may be connected to a wind channel of the main duct to diverge some of the wind introduced into the main duct before the wind passes out of the main duct, and send the wind to the air intake. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228045 | INLINE SKATE INCLUDING A WHEEL-DRIVING UNIT - The present invention relates to an inline skate, and more particularly, to an inline skate including a wheel-driving unit which generates power when a foot pushes on the ground to rotate the wheels, and when the boot is lifted, the frame is spaced apart from the ground to further increase the time required for stepping forward on the ground or being pushed from the ground, thereby obtaining propulsive force such that the inline skate quickly advances. To this end, the inline skate including the wheel-driving unit according to the present invention includes a boot, as well as a frame, on which a plurality of wheels are installed, on the bottom surface of the boot. One side end of the bottom surface of the boot is hingedly coupled to the upper end of the frame. One end of a link is hingedly coupled to the other side of the bottom surface of the boot. A driving gear is disposed on one end of the frame. A connection gear is coaxially disposed on one wheel of the plurality of wheels installed on the frame, and is engaged with the driving gear to thereby be rotated. A driving unit for rotating the driving gear is disposed on the other end of the link. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228046 | SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-type vehicle includes: a water-cooled engine supported on a vehicle body frame; a radiator attached to the vehicle body frame and configured to cool the engine; an outer cowl provided at a lateral side of the vehicle body frame and radiator; and a layer cowl having a front portion disposed inward of a rear portion of the outer cowl in a vehicle width direction. In the saddle-type vehicle, the outer cowl has a slit portion extending upward from a rear lower edge of the outer cowl and the layer cowl has fixing portions which fix portions of the outer cowl in front of and behind the slit portion to improve the airflow exhaust performance while securing the function of the outer cowls as a windscreen and a rider's thermal comfort. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISABLING A VEHICLE - A system for disabling the operation of a vehicle when a driver of a vehicle is seated in a vehicle seat. The system includes an alcohol detection sensor configured to be contacted by the driver and to generate a detection signal based on contact between the driver and the detection sensor. The system also includes a sensing electrode located proximate to the occupant and a sensing circuit configured to provide a sensing signal to the sensing electrode. A controller is provided to detect a change in the detection signal resulting from contact between the driver and the detection sensor. The controller is configured to disable the vehicle when either the blood alcohol concentration of the driver of the vehicle exceeds a threshold or the controller does not detect a change in the detection signal resulting from contact of the driver with the detection sensor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228048 | VEHICLE ENERGY ABSORBER FOR PEDESTRIAN'S UPPER LEG - An apparatus is provided for improved pedestrian safety during impact by a vehicle, where the vehicle includes a bumper, a hood, and structural components located generally above the bumper and in front of the hood. The apparatus includes an energy absorber with at least one crush lobe attached to a horizontal top beam of the bulkhead in a low-visible position when the hood is closed, but with the energy absorber positioned to crush and absorb energy to reduce injury to a pedestrian's upper leg when a pedestrian is impacted by the vehicle. The energy absorber is made of polymeric material, and the crush lobe is hollow and shaped to crush upon impact for maximum energy absorption. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228049 | ARRANGEMENT OF A SILENCER ON A COMBUSTION MOTOR WITH IMPROVED COUPLING TO THE CYLINDER - In order to improve an arrangement of a silencer on a combustion motor, whereby the silencer has a connection piece which with an end area adjoins an outlet in the cylinder of the combustion motor forms a flow connection between a combustion chamber of the combustion motor and the silencer in such a way a disturbance-free flow connection between a combustion chamber in the cylinder and the silencer is made possible, and more particularly to simplify the mounting of a silencer on the cylinder of a combustion motor, the internal diameter of the end area is made larger than the internal diameter of the outlet. | 2012-09-13 |
20120228050 | HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR FOR A GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A resonator is provided, having an adaptable resonator frequency for absorbing sound generated by a gas stream of a gas turbine. The resonator includes a neck section, a chamber and a deformable element being deformable under influence of a change of a gas turbine temperature of the gas stream. The shape of the deformable element is predetermined with respect to a respective gas turbine temperature. The neck section and the chamber form a volume of the resonator. The neck section forms a passage coupling the volume with the gas turbine. The deformable element is thermally coupled to the gas turbine in such a way that the shape of the deformable element depends on the respective gas turbine temperature. The deformable element forms a spiral and is installed to the neck section in such a way that an effective diameter of the neck section depends on the gas turbine temperature. | 2012-09-13 |