| 40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20080236744 | Plasma etching equipment - To provide a plasma processing equipment that can reduce the particles or contamination in a sample by suppressing the occurrence of an abnormal electric discharge during processing. The plasma processing equipment that employs a plasma process using a halogen-based gas in fabricating a semiconductor device, wherein a plasma sprayed coating film is applied to a surface of a well, such as a wall in a processing chamber, which plasma is in constant with, and wherein a conductor is incorporated into a material of this plasma sprayed coating film, thereby making the plasma sprayed coating film conductive. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING OR ALTERING MICROSTRUCTURES USING LOCAL CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS - A method and apparatus for fabricating or altering a microstructure use means for heating to facilitate a local chemical reaction that forms or alters the submicrostructure. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236746 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE MOUNTING STAGE ON WHICH FOCUS RING IS MOUNTED - A substrate processing apparatus that can prevent a heat transfer sheet from becoming attached to a focus ring mounting surface of a substrate mounting stage. The substrate mounting stage is disposed in a housing chamber of the substrate processing apparatus, and a substrate is mounted on the substrate mounting stage. A focus ring that surrounds a peripheral portion of the mounted substrate is mounted on the focus ring mounting surface. The heat transfer sheet is interposed between the focus ring and the focus ring mounting surface, and a fluorine coating is formed on the focus ring mounting surface. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236747 | GAS ANALYZING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A gas analyzing apparatus includes a measurement chamber having a mounting member for mounting thereon a substrate on which a sample is adsorbed; a depressurizing mechanism for depressurizing the inside of the measurement chamber; and a heating unit for heating the substrate having the adsorbed sample thereon and mounted on the mounting member. The apparatus further includes: a mass spectrometer inserted in the measurement chamber, for detecting gas molecules escaping from the sample with an increasing temperature; and a temperature measuring unit for measuring a temperature of the substrate having the adsorbed sample thereon by using an interferometer which detects an optical thickness of the substrate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236748 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus including a processing chamber, a high-frequency power supply needed for plasma production, a unit that feeds a gas to the processing chamber, a shower plate, an exhausting unit that depressurizes the processing chamber, a stage on which a sample to be processed is placed, and a focus ring, the temperature of the focus ring can be regulated. A unit that measures a gas temperature distribution in the processing chamber is included. Based on the result of measurement of the gas temperature distribution, the temperature of the focus ring is controlled so that the gas temperature in the surface of the sample to be processed will be uniform. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236749 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to face each other, a high frequency power supply unit for applying a high frequency power to either the first electrode or the second electrode, a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas to a processing space, and a main dielectric member provided at a substrate mounting portion on a main surface of the first electrode. A focus ring is attached to the first electrode to cover a peripheral portion of the main surface of the first electrode and a peripheral dielectric member is provided in a peripheral portion on the main surface of the first electrode so that an electrostatic capacitance per unit area applied between the first electrode and the focus ring is smaller than that applied between the first electrode and the substrate by the main dielectric member. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236750 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a first electrode and a second electrode attached to the processing chamber via an insulator. To generate a plasma of a processing gas in the processing space, a high frequency power supply unit applies to the first electrode a high frequency power having a predetermined high frequency. Further, to control energy of incident ions on the first and the second electrode from the plasma, a first low frequency power supply unit applies to the first electrode a first low frequency power having the frequency lower than the frequency of the high frequency power, and a second low frequency power supply unit applies to the second electrode a second low frequency power having the frequency lower than the frequency of the high frequency power. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236751 | Plasma Processing Apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus wherein a layer structure consisting of plural layers formed in stack one upon another on a semiconductor wafer placed on the sample holder located in the process chamber, is etched with plasma generated in the process chamber by supplying high frequency power to the electrode disposed in the sample holder, the apparatus comprising a ring-shaped electrode disposed above the electrode and around the periphery of the top portion of the sample holder, an outer circumferential ring of dielectric material disposed above the ring-shaped electrode and opposite to the plasma, and a power source for supplying power at different values to the ring-shaped electrode depending on the sorts of layers of the layer structure. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236752 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus capable of, over a prolonged period of time, controlling a decrease in the value of a DC current flowing within an accommodating compartment. The plasma processing apparatus comprises an accommodating compartment adapted to accommodate a substrate and perform a plasma treatment thereon, a high-frequency power source adapted to supply high-frequency power to the inside of the accommodating compartment; a DC electrode adapted to apply a DC voltage to the inside of the accommodating compartment, a ground electrode provided within the accommodating compartment and used for the applied DC voltage, and an exhaust unit adapted to evacuate the inside of the accommodating compartment. The plasma processing apparatus further comprises a shielding member disposed in the accommodating compartment so as to extend along the flow of exhaust gas, interpose between the flow of exhaust gas and the ground electrode, and form a cross-sectionally elongated groove-shaped space between the shielding member and the ground electrode. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236753 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; a high frequency electrode provided in the processing chamber; a high frequency power supply for applying a high frequency power to the high frequency electrode; a facing electrode attached to the processing chamber in an electrically floating state; and a facing ground potential portion provided around the facing electrode. The apparatus further includes an impedance controller for variably controlling an impedance of a high frequency power transmitting pass extending from the facing electrode to a ground potential; a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas into a processing space between the high frequency electrode and the facing electrode, and the facing ground potential portion; and a dielectric plate arranged within the processing chamber for covering a surface of the facing ground potential portion. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236754 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus, which generates a plasma by a radio frequency discharge in a processing chamber, includes a first member having a first front surface facing the plasma, and a first mating surface extending from the first front surface; and a second member having a second front surface that forms an angled portion together with the first front surface of the first member in a manner to face the plasma, and a second mating surface facing the first mating surface of the first member with a gap therebetween. In the angled portion, an opening portion of gap and an inner portion extending from the opening portion to at least an intermediate location of the gap are oriented along an extended straight line that bisects an angle between the first front surface of the first member and the second front surface of the second member. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236755 | Single-wafer type substrate processing apparatus having a carry-in port provided with first and second placement tables arranged in a line - A single-wafer type substrate processing apparatus includes: a plurality of process modules connected to a substrate transfer chamber; a carry-in port having a plurality of first placement tables arranged in a horizontal direction so that a substrate carrier is placed thereon; a second placement table installed on the left or right of an area where the first placement tables are arranged in the horizontal direction so that the substrate carrier is temporarily placed thereon; and a transfer mechanism transferring the substrate carrier from the second placement table to one of the first placement tables. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, an outer end of the second placement table in the horizontal direction is inside one of a maintenance area and a footprint area of the plurality of single-wafer type process modules as a whole, which one area is larger than the other in the horizontal direction. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236756 | Web Welding System - An object of the present invention is to provide a welding system wherein the positional accuracy of welding and the quality of welding are improved. The present welding system includes an ultrasonic welder for welding a plurality of webs W together while carrying the webs W. The ultrasonic welder includes: an anvil roller | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236757 | SHEET LAMINATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a sheet laminating apparatus for laminating plural sheet articles. The transmitting speed of the sheet laminating apparatus is determined according to the thickness of the sheet articles. By adjusting the transmitting speed, the possibility of getting jammed is minimized. A laminating time upper limit is determined according to the thickness of said sheet articles according to the transmitting speed. The laminating time upper limit is used as an index of discriminating whether a jam event occurs. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236758 | Pagewidth Digital Printer Incorporating Bindery - Provided is a wall-mountable pagewidth printer and glue wheel assembly which includes a support structure defining a media path, print engines arranged on the support structure to print on sheets of media passing along the media path, and a media feed assembly for feeding the sheets of media along said media path. Also included is a glue wheel assembly arranged on the support structure and configured to apply glue to printed media received from the media feed assembly. The glue wheel assembly includes a glue wheel, a partially hollow axle driving the glue wheel, said axle having a rotating coupling for a glue supply hose from a cartridge of the printer, and a camshaft arrangement for operatively exposing the glue wheel to the sheet of media. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236759 | STEAM CORRUGATOR SYSTEM - A system is configured to process steam. The system includes a steam supply line, a corrugator system, a heat sink, and one or more return lines. The corrugator system includes two corrugating rolls. The corrugating rolls each have a plurality of bores formed therethrough. The bores extend substantially longitudinally through the corrugating rolls. The heat sink is configured to draw steam through the corrugator system. The one or more return lines are in fluid communication with one or both of the corrugator system or the heat sink. The one or more return lines are configured to receive condensate communicated from one or both of the corrugator system or the heat sink. A steam trap assembly may also be positioned between the heat sink and a return line. The steam trap assembly may include a steam trap and a bypass line that is operable to selectively bypass the steam trap. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236760 | Wall board tape and mastic dispenser construction - A dispenser for a flexible drywall joint tape and an adhesive mastic for securing such tape to adjacent edges of abutting wall boards comprises a housing within which is a chamber into which mastic from a source thereof may be introduced via an inlet. The housing has two spaced apart mastic outlets through which mastic from the chamber may be dispensed simultaneously. A tape passageway extends through the chamber for guiding a tape from a source thereof through a discharge opening which is positioned between the two mastic outlets. A squeegee is coupled to the housing for smoothing and spreading dispensed mastic. The arrangement is such that the tape and two layers of mastic may be dispensed simultaneously with the tape occupying a position between the mastic layers. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236761 | CREDENTIAL SUBSTRATE LAMINATOR HAVING A CARTRIDGE POSITION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - One embodiment of a substrate laminator comprises a housing that includes a cartridge receiver, a substrate transport, a cartridge and a cartridge position adjustment mechanism. The substrate transport mechanism is configured to feed substrates along the processing path in a lengthwise direction. The cartridge is received in the cartridge receiver and includes a ribbon supply. The cartridge position adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust the position of the cartridge in a widthwise direction relative to the substrate processing path. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236762 | Metering Device and Auxiliary Film Applicator For a Metering Device - A metering device which, for the purpose of forming an adhesive medium sump ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236763 | MOTORIZED WINDOW SHADE SYSTEM - An electronically-controlled roll-up window shade that can easily be installed by a homeowner or general handyman is disclosed. The motorized shade includes an internal power source, a motor, and a communication system to allow for remote control of the motorized shade. One or more motorized shades can be controlled singly or as a group. In one embodiment, the motorized shades are used in connection with a zoned or non-zoned HVAC system to reduce energy usage. In one embodiment, the motorized shade is configured to have a size and form-factor that conforms to a standard manually-controlled motorized shade. In one embodiment, a group controller is configured to provide thermostat information to the motorized shade. In one embodiment, the group controller communicates with a central monitoring system that coordinates operation of one or more motorized shades. In one embodiment, the internal power source of the motorized shade is recharged by a solar cell. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236764 | Heavy window covering - The present invention is related to an improvement of heavy window covering including an upper elongated member, a lower elongated member, a blind-rope set, an electric transmission module, and an auto-folding device, wherein the electric transmission module includes a motor mounted inside the upper elongated member and decelerate set. The connection between a mechanical device at one side of the decelerate set and one side of the folding spring set inside the auto folding device achieves a synchronous turning, so that the auto folding device can assist the motor of the electric transmission module in folding the window covering so as to effectively reduce the loading of motor, and furthermore, when unfolding the heavy window covering, the weight of the window covering also can help reducing the motor loading. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236765 | Door Frame Mounted Expandable/Collapsible Accordion Warehouse - This invention describes an expandable and collapsible accordion warehouse that is mountable onto the frame of any existing entrance door. This novel design enables man-free pick-up from and delivery into customer sites. Embedded electromechanical authentication and locker mechanism provide ultimate security and prevent unauthorized intrusion. The inner door limits access to be only within warehouse area, upon authentication. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236766 | WINDOW COVERING - In a window treatment having vertical blind elements individually suspended from associated hanger elements, each of the vertical blind elements being connected by a connecting panel, an improved hanger is disclosed. The improved hanger includes a hanger body and a bonding portion located near a lower portion of the hanger body. The bonding portion is configured to receive the vertical blind element. Also included is an aperture for hanging the window treatment, the aperture being located near an upper portion of the hanger body, the aperture being spaced at a position substantially at a center of gravity of the vertical blind element with the connecting panel. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236767 | Roman shade apparatus - A “Roman Shade” apparatus featuring a roller mechanism roller mechanism for taking up and releasing the operating cords attached to the rear of the material making up the shade. The roller mechanism in turn comprises a bracket supporting the roller and serves as the head rail for the shade apparatus. The “Roman Shade” apparatus of the present invention thus may be operated in the same manner as a conventional roll-up shade. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236768 | Portable Safety Screen - Is a portable, extendable (in two dimensions, length and height) and retractable screen which is easy to deploy, collapse and store into a convenient storage rack (mounted on vehicle or kept separately within the vehicle). The PSS (Portable Safety Screen) is designed for fast deployment by 1 (one) person with aerodynamic features which allow for the rush of oncoming air (sudden increase in ambient pressure) to pass through the screen while maintaining the integrity of the screen. The Portable Safety Screen (PSS) design includes the ability for additional counter-weights (stored on the mounting system or kept in storage case) to be affected (increasing the stability of the screen in high wind) (caused naturally or by passing vehicles). | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236769 | Biological De-Inking Method - A method of de-inking wastepaper by pulping the paper in the presence of an enzyme is disclosed. The enzyme dislodges the ink particles from the paper fibers. The preferred enzymes are the acid resistant carbohydrases. The de-inking medium is an aqueous solution of the enzyme, preferably maintained at a pH less than about 7 and at a temperature between about 20° C. and about 60° C. No conventional chemical de-inking agents are required. The dislodged ink particles may be removed by any conventional method, such as flotation or washing. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236770 | RAPID FATTY ACID ASSAY FOR USE IN PULP PITCH CONTROL - Methods are provided for determining the surface fatty acid content in a wood pulp or whitewater sample. The methods comprise reacting free fatty acids which are present on the surface of the wood pulp fibers in the sample or in the whitewater with one or more reagents to form a measurable species, and determining the fatty acid content from the quantitative measurement of the measurable species. The method is useful as a quick, portable, accurate and low cost assay for assessing the fatty acid content present at various sample points in pulp and paper mills. The method for determining the free fatty acid content can be conducted in a batch process (e.g., where samples are collected periodically and the test is conducted offline). Alternatively, the method for determining the free fatty acid content can be conducted in a continuous or semi-continuous process (e.g., online sampling/analysis). | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSOR INCLUDING A DIGESTER UTILIZING TIME-BASED ASSESSMENTS - A system for controlling a processor having at least one sampling port connected to a stage of the processor in order to sample a reactant product from the processor. The system includes a controller configured to control a processing parameter of the processor based on measurements of at least one property of the reactant product such that changes to the processing parameter maintain a target value for the at least one property of the reactant product. The system further includes a dead time compensator. The dead time compensator is configured, based upon a prescribed dead time related to a time before at least one effect of at least one change to the processing parameter is fully realized, to evaluate the reactant product to determine if the effect has been realized at a plurality of sequential times offset from the dead time. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236772 | Fabric Crepe process for making absorbent sheet - A process for making absorbent cellulosic paper products such as sheet for towel, tissue and the like, includes compactively dewatering a nascent web followed by wet belt creping the web at an intermediate consistency of anywhere from about 30 to about 60 percent under conditions operative to redistribute the fiber on the belt, which is preferably a fabric. In preferred embodiments, the web is thereafter adhesively applied to a Yankee dryer using a creping adhesive operative to enable high speed transfer of the web of intermediate consistency such as a poly(vinyl alcohol)/polyamide adhesive. An absorbent sheet so prepared from a papermaking furnish exhibits an absorbency of at least about 5 g/g, a CD stretch of at least about 4 percent, and an MD/CD tensile ratio of less than about 1.1, and also exhibits a maximum CD modulus at a CD strain of less than 1 percent and sustains a CD modulus of at least 50 percent of its maximum CD modulus to a CD strain of at least about 4 percent. Products of the invention may also exhibit an MD modulus at break 1.5 to 2 times their initial MD modulus. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236773 | Method and Device For Joining Plies of Paper - The device for joining at least two plies of paper (V | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236774 | Machine And Method For Producing A Fibrous Web - A process for producing a web ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236775 | Method and apparatus in a paper or board machine for confining pulp flow from the headbox - A method in a paper or board machine for confining a pulp flow coming from the headbox ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236776 | Method For the Production of a Paper Web, Especially Rotogravure Paper - The invention relates to a method for producing a paper web or another fibrous web. According to said method, the fibrous web is impinged upon by pressure in the penultimate press nip and then in a last press nip of a press section. One face of the fibrous web is in contact with a smooth surface when penetrating the penultimate press nip while the other face of the fibrous web is in contact with a smooth surface the when penetrating the last press nip. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236777 | Method and apparatus for monitoring liquid and solid contents in a froth - A method and apparatus are presented for determining the quantity of liquid and solid content in a removal stream of a froth created from a suspension that is generated during a froth flotation operation. Specifically, electrodes are immersed in the froth generated from a suspension having a known quantity of fiber particles, and the conductance of the froth is measured to establish a relationship between the measured conductance and the quantity of fiber particles. The electrodes are then submerged in a froth generated from a suspension having an unknown quantity of fiber particles, and the froth conductance is measured. The quantity of fiber particles in the froth can then be determined from the pre-established relationship between conductance and solid particle content. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236778 | Wire injection lance nozzle insert - A lance nozzle insert for a refractory lance for feeding an additive wire into a quantity of molten metal below the surface of the molten metal surface is made of a material comprising stabilized zirconium oxide and graphite substantially increasing the corrosion resistance of the lance nozzle insert. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236779 | VERTICAL HEAT TREATMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for forming and heat treating metal castings is provided with a vertical heat treatment unit positioned adjacent and downstream from a pouring station at which a series of molds are filled with a molten metal to form the castings. The vertical heat treatment unit includes a vertically oriented furnace chamber in which the castings are received, and which has a reduced footprint to reduce the manufacturing floor space required for the vertical heat treatment unit, and to enable the vertical heat treatment unit to be positioned in close proximity to the pouring station. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236780 | Adjusting the Mode of Electromagnetic Stirring Over the Height of a Continous Casting Mould - In a mold for the continuous casting of flat metal products with a submerged nozzle having lateral outlets, said mold being equipped on each of its long sides | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236781 | Heat Exchanger, Particularly a Charge-Air Cooler for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly a charge-air cooler for motor vehicles, comprised of a heat exchanger block ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236782 | THERMAL DISSIPATION IN CHIP - A system for dissipating heat from a semiconductor board includes a first substrate including an opening formed therein, a second substrate attached to a surface of the first substrate, and a microchip positioned in the opening and bumped to the second substrate. The system further includes a heat sink directly adhered to the microchip. A method of manufacturing a heat dissipating semiconductor board includes forming an opening in a first substrate and positioning a microchip in the opening. The method further includes directly adhering the microchip to a heat sink, bonding the microchip to a second substrate and boding a surface of the first substrate to the second substrate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236783 | COOLING DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE ENGINE - To enable the close arrangement of right and left cooling fans that are common to each other and rotate in the same direction. A radiator is disposed forward of an engine, is horizontally lengthwise and is formed such that the center thereof bends to protrude rearward. A pair of right and left cooling fans is provided on the rear surface of the radiator. The left and right cooling fans have the same specifications, rotating in the same direction. A support plate is provided to surround the cooling fans, that is, to close left and right sides of, the upper side of and the rear of the cooling fans and open the lower side thereof. A partition portion is formed to project from the center of a rear wall to partition between the left and right cooling fans. Thus, the adjacent cooling fans can be prevented from interfering with each other and can be arranged close to each other. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236784 | Pipe arrangement - A pipe arrangement for geothermal probes includes at least two pipes having at least one layer each that surrounds a lumen. One of the pipes functions as inflow pipe and the other pipe functions as return flow pipe. At least one of the pipes is produced at least in part from a non cross-linked polymer material and is distinguished in that the polymer material of the at least one layer for the pipes has a FNCT value (full notched creep test) according to ISO 16770 of at least 3000 hours. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236785 | Device For Treatment Of Indoor Air - The invention concerns a device ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236786 | MICRO FLUID DEVICE - A micro fluid device in which a plurality of units with fine channel therein are integrally coupled together to bring the fine channels of the units into communication with each other to cause fluid to flow into the fine channels to perform desired unit operations, and at least one of the plurality of units is a temperature controlling unit for controlling the temperature of the fluid, comprises: a heat insulator which has a through hole equal in diameter to the fine channels and is interposed between the temperature controlling unit and an adjacent unit substantially adjacent to the temperature controlling unit; and a positioning mechanism which positions the heat insulator so as to bring the fine channels into communication with the through hole at the time of coupling the units. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236787 | METHOD TO COOL BAKE PLATES IN A TRACK LITHOGRAPHY TOOL - A method of reducing a temperature of a bake plate within a semiconductor processing tool includes (a) providing a substrate and (b) transferring the substrate to a position adjacent the bake plate. The bake plate is characterized by an initial bake plate temperature greater than a set point temperature. The method also includes (c) reducing the temperature of the bake plate by a first predetermined amount and (d) transferring the substrate from the position adjacent the bake plate to a position adjacent a chill plate. The chill plate is characterized by a chill plate temperature less than the set point temperature. The method further includes (e) transferring the substrate from the position adjacent the chill plate to the position adjacent the bake plate, (f) reducing the temperature of the bake plate by a second predetermined amount, (g) monitoring the temperature of the bake plate, and (h) repeating steps (d) through (g) until the bake plate temperature is within a predetermined tolerance of the set point temperature. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236788 | Thermosiphon for laptop computer - A heat exchanger assembly for cooling an electronic element includes an oblong condensing tube extending between ends to define an upper chamber downwardly bowed through an upwardly extending arc and a lower chamber upwardly bowed through a downwardly extending arc for dissipating heat. A continuous sheet extends in v-shaped fins between and engaging said arcs of said chambers. The internal fins extend from a center axis of the tube to reverse bends defining the opposite ends of the tube. A continuous sheet extending in sinuous corrugations extends around the exterior of the endless loop between opposite sides of a heat transfer area, which receives the electronic element. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236789 | High performance compact thermosiphon with integrated boiler plate - A thermosiphon cooling assembly includes a plurality of hairpin condenser tubes that extend into openings of a boiling chamber for collection of refrigerant vapor from a boiler housing. The distal ends of the tubes extend into the chamber from a cover the least distance midway between the ends of the boiler housing and increase in distance in opposite directions toward the ends. The hairpin tubes are in groups with each tube in a group having the same length and the groups having respectively different lengths and at least one group includes more than one tube. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236790 | Thermosiphon for laptop computer - A heat exchanger assembly is provided including a multi-function boiling chamber having a top wall and a bottom wall parallel to the top wall and a first side wall and a second side wall both extending inwardly from the bottom wall to the top wall and a pair of end walls closing the chamber. First and second condensing tubes attached to the first and second side walls, respectively, of the boiling chamber have an elongated width presenting an upper surface and a lower surface and extend in opposite respective directions to distal ends of the tubes at an inclined angle relative to the bottom wall of the boiling chamber. The condensing tubes include a plurality of channels across the width and extending from the boiling chamber to the distal end of the tube. A tank disposed at each of the distal ends of the condensing tubes is in fluid communication with the channels tubes. Upper air fins extending upwardly in a plane containing the top wall of the boiling chamber and lower air fins extending downwardly in a plane containing the bottom wall of the boiling chamber engage the respective upper and lower surfaces of both condensing tubes between the respective side walls of the boiling chamber and a position adjacent the respective distal ends of the condensing tubes. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236791 | HEAT SINK WITH ANGLED FINS - A heat sink with angled fins comprising a first set of fins forming air channels, a second set of fins forming air channels and a heat sink base coupled to the first set of fins and the second set of fins. The first set of fins and the second set of fins are separated by a region along a length of the heat sink base. The fins in the first set of fins are at a first angle with respect to the length of the heat sink base and the fins in the second set of fins are at a second angle with respect to the length of the heat sink base. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236792 | Heat exchanger and method - A heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger for transferring heat energy between first and second working fluids. The heat exchanger can include a housing, a plurality of tubes extending through the housing, and a baffle integrally formed with the housing. The baffle can include one or more fingers that can extend between at least two of the plurality of tubes. The method can include forming a baffle integrally from a side of a housing and positioning the baffle such that it extends into the interior space defined by the housing. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236793 | WATER BLOCK - A water block is used to be adhered to a heat-generating element and includes a cavity. The cavity has a chamber therein. One side or both sides of the chamber is provided with an inlet pipeline and an outlet pipeline respectively, thereby communicating with the chamber. Further, the chamber is provided therein with a heat-exchanging means for performing a heat-exchanging action with a working fluid. Finally, the top face of the cavity is provided with a membrane. An activating element is adhered on the membrane for driving the membrane to swing up and down, thereby forcing the working fluid within the chamber to circulate in single direction. The activating element is used as a power source, and in addition, the water block can be made much thinner. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236794 | Heat-removal device - A heat-removal device for removing heat from a hot surface includes a housing containing a cooling fluid. The housing has a heat-absorption section, which is in contact with the hot surface. The housing also has a heat-dissipation section, which is cooled by natural or forced convection with ambient air. An internal impeller circulates the cooling fluid in a closed loop between the heat-absorption section and the heat-dissipation section to transport heat away from the hot surface to the ambient air. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236795 | LOW-PROFILE HEAT-SPREADING LIQUID CHAMBER USING BOILING - Systems and fabrication methods are disclosed for a heat spreader to cool a device. The heat spreader has first and second opposing proximal surfaces defining a chamber having a liquid therein; and one or more structures mounted in the chamber to induce a liquid flow pattern during a boiling of the liquid to distribute heat. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236796 | Vapor Augmented Heatsink with Multi-Wick Structure - A heat transfer device includes a base chamber, a fin chamber, and at least one fin. The chambers can be thermally coupled. The heat transfer device also includes a wick structure. The wick structure can include a multi-wick structure. The multi-wick structure can include a three-dimensional wick structure and/or a spatially varying wick structure. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236797 | Cooling unit - A cooling unit has a heat receiving unit that receives heat from a body radiating heat; a radiator disposed at a distance from the heat receiving unit and radiating recovered heat; a liquid coolant transporting heat generated at the heat receiving unit to the radiator; and a hollow tube disposed so that the liquid coolant circulates between the heat receiving unit and the radiator, a circulating flow of the liquid coolant formed by an elevating force of air bubbles generated from the heat received at the heat receiving unit, the radiator having an air pocket forming one part of the circulation path of the liquid coolant together with the hollow tube and capable of collecting the air bubbles. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236798 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE WITH HEAT PIPE - A heat dissipation device includes a base ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236799 | PUMP EXPANSION VESSEL - A pump comprising: a housing defining therein an inner chamber of fixed volume; an inlet through the housing providing communication to the inner chamber; an outlet through the housing providing communication to the inner chamber; a pumping mechanism in the inner chamber; and a resiliently, compressible member accommodating a portion of the fixed volume of the inner chamber. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236800 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING A FLUID - A method for heating a fluid in a turbine engine is provided. The method includes channeling an exhaust flow through an exhaust duct of the turbine engine and coupling a panel to the exhaust duct. The panel includes a first wall and an opposite second wall that is spaced a distance from the first wall such that at least one passageway is defined within the panel. The fluid is supplied to the at least one passageway through an inlet defined at a first end of the passageway, such that heat is transferred from the exhaust flow to the fluid flowing through the panel. The fluid is injected into the turbine engine. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236801 | BRAZED CHANNEL PLATE - A brazed channel plate includes a plurality of brazing sheets stacked on top of one another and bonded to each other with a channel formed therebetween, in which occurrence of clogging of the channel due to molten brazing material is suppressed. At least one of the outermost brazing sheets in the stacking direction has a brazing material escape aperture extending to a bonding surface facing the channel space. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236802 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger, composed of trough-shaped heat exchanger plates which are stacked one in the other and whose edges bear against one another. The plates can have flow ducts, located between the heat exchanger plates for a cooling fluid and for another fluid. The flow ducts are fitted with inserts in the form of turbulator plates. The heat exchanger can include at least four inlet and outlet openings in the corners of the heat exchanger plates which form two vertical ducts for the cooling fluid and two vertical ducts for the other fluid in the stack. The inserts in the flow ducts for the cooling fluid are embodied in one part or a plurality of parts. The flow ducts for the cooling fluid are equipped, in the regions around the openings, with plate-like inserts which have guide ducts with a width, and are provided with the turbulator plate in a central region between the plate-like inserts. The openings can be arranged right in the corners in such a way that only a narrow strip remains, which is occupied by a guide duct which is formed in the plate-like inserts and which has a significantly smaller width than the width of the other guide ducts. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236803 | FINNED TUBE WITH INDENTATIONS - A tube used for heat transfer has adjacent fins extending from an outer surface of the tube with a channel between the fins. The fins include a roof formed over the channel, and holes penetrate the roof into the channel. The fin, including the roof, is monolithic with the tube body. Helical ridges are formed on a tube inner surface, and the tube body includes an indentation in the outer surface which extends the tube body inner surface towards a tube axis. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236804 | ELECTROTHERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL ENHANCER - Vertically oriented carbon nanotubes (CNT) arrays have been simultaneously synthesized at relatively low growth temperatures (i.e., <700° C.) on both sides of aluminum foil via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The resulting CNT arrays were highly dense, and the average CNT diameter in the arrays was approximately 10 nm, A CNT TIM that consist of CNT arrays directly and simultaneously synthesized on both sides of aluminum foil has been fabricated. The TIM is insertable and allows temperature sensitive and/or rough substrates to be interfaced by highly conductive and conformable CNT arrays. The use of metallic foil is economical and may prove favorable in manufacturing due to its wide use. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236805 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR LIQUID MEDICINES - In a temperature control device for liquid medicines provided with a flow path block having flow paths for liquid medicines at both of front and back surfaces, heat-transmitting plates respectively disposed at both of the front and back surfaces of the flow path block in a manner so as to face the flow paths, and thermo-modules for performing a cooling operation or a heating operation on the liquid medicines that flows through the flow path via the heat-transmitting plates, respectively, at least one ridge of mountain-shaped sealing projection portion surrounding a periphery of the flow path are integrally formed with the flow path block at sealing surfaces respectively surrounding the flow paths at both of the front and back surfaces of the flow path block, and the heat-transmitting plates are fixed to the flow path block in a state of pressure-contacting the sealing projection portion. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236806 | Laminated Body - A laminated body comprises a thermally conductive sheet, a protective sheet, an auxiliary sheet, a carrier sheet and a coating sheet. The thermally conductive sheet comprises a main sheet body and an adhesive layer. The coefficient of static friction of the main sheet body is 1.0 or lower. The adhesive layer has high adhesiveness in comparison with the main sheet body, and has an outer shape smaller than that of the main sheet body. The protective sheet is formed having an outer shape larger than that of the adhesive layer, and provided with a cutting line extending toward the adhesive layer from the peripheral portion of the protective sheet so that the protective sheet can be cut along the cutting line. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236807 | Heat pipe for long distance - The present invention relates to a heat pipe for long distance and, in particular, to a heat pipe constituted by an evaporating unit for evaporating working fluid to form vapor, a condensing unit spaced at a long distant from the evaporating unit and discharging heat from a transferred vapor to the outside, and a transferring unit formed as a connecting tube of a general form having a single function connecting the evaporating unit and the condensing unit to transfer only the evaporated fluid vapor, wherein a working fluid supplier is formed in the evaporating unit in order to supplement the evaporated working fluid from the outside and a condensation liquid discharging unit is formed in the condensing unit in order to discharge condensation liquid generated by condensing the vapor to the outside. Accordingly, a recovery pipe formed for a condensation liquid carrying function of a connecting tube in the prior art is removed, making it possible to perform a long distance heat supply irrespectively of a ground landscape feature on which the transferring unit may lie. Also, the pipe connecting tube of a general form having a single function is formed with a heat insulator in order to prevent heat loss during the long distance transfer, whilst making it possible to reduce fabrication and material cost. As such, the heat pipe for long distance of the present invention comprises: an evaporating unit absorbing heat from the outside to evaporate working fluid contained therein; a transferring unit transferring vapor generated from the evaporating unit; and a condensing unit discharging the heat of the vapor transferred through the transferring unit to the outside, wherein the condensation liquid generated from a heat-discharge heat exchanger in the condensing unit is not recovered through a recovery path or a separate recovery pipe. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236808 | Wellbore System - A wellbore system is provided for the production of hydrocarbon fluid from a hydrocarbon fluid reservoir ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236809 | DRILLING, COMPLETING AND STIMULATING A HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION WELL - An apparatus and method for drilling a well in a heavy oil or bitumen reservoir for in situ recovery of heavy oil and bitumen is provided. More particularly, an apparatus and method for drilling, completing and/or stimulating a heavy oil or bitumen well in a heavy oil or bitumen reservoir is provided, comprising: providing a concentric drill string having an inner tube and an outer tube defining an annulus therebetween, the outer tube further having a plurality of slots sealed with a temporary filler material; drilling a borehole into the reservoir using a drilling member connected at the lower end of the concentric drill string and delivering drilling medium through one of the annulus or inner tube and extracting the exhaust drilling medium through the other of the annulus or inner tube; leaving the concentric drill string in the well after drilling of the borehole is completed; and removing the temporary filler material to expose the plurality of slots in the outer tube and form a slotted liner. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236810 | System for Power Supply to Subsea Installations - A system for power supply to subsea installations and plants for production of hydrocarbons, comprising a preferably heat insulated pipeline ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236811 | EQUIPMENT FOR PRESSURIZED ADSORPTION OF GASEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE FROM BOILER FLUE GAS FOR OIL RECOVERY BY WELL INJECTION - An equipment for the pressurized adsorption of gaseous carbon dioxide from boiler flue gas for oil recovery by well injection comprising a boiler for generating high pressure steam, a high pressure water pump, a tower scrubber, a compressor, an absorber, a separation tank, a flash pot, a solvent pump, a stripper, an air pump, a carbon dioxide compressor, a purifier, a carbon dioxide pressurizer, a drying beds, a membrane module, a nitrogen pressurizer and a mixing tank. With rational design and handsome practicability, the comprehensive mate equipment, when producing steam by the boiler, can obtain carbon dioxide liquid and nitrogen, thus realizing “single injection”, “double injection” or “triple injection” of steam, gaseous carbon dioxide and nitrogen and thereby gaining favorable results of crude oil output increase as well as environment protection. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236812 | OIL RECOVERY BY INJECTION OF STEAM, CARBON DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN - Equipment for oil recovery can include three systems: a steam system, a carbon dioxide system and a nitrogen system. The three systems can include one or more of a steam pressure regulator, a steam thermometer, a steam pressure gauge, a steam flowmeter, a carbon dioxide pressure regulator, a carbon dioxide compressor, a carbon dioxide thermometer, a carbon dioxide pressure gauge, a nitrogen compressor, a nitrogen pressure regulator, a nitrogen thermometer, a nitrogen pressure gauge, assembled valves, a gas injection tube and a chemical agent valve. The three systems can be connected into a heavy oil well via the assembled valves, the gas injection tube and a down-hole tube. The equipment can integrate three pressurizing and metering systems of steam, carbon dioxide and nitrogen together. With the equipment, one, two or three of the gases may be injected into oil wells to achieve favorable results of output increase. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236813 | Shoe - A tubing shoe ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236814 | USE OF MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) IN WELL TREATMENTS - A method comprising placing a sealant composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors in a wellbore and allowing the sealant composition to set. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a MEMS interrogator tool in the wellbore, beginning placement of a sealant composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors into the wellbore, and terminating placement of the sealant composition into the wellbore upon the interrogator tool coming into close proximity with the one or more MEMS sensors. A method comprising placing a plurality of MEMS sensors in a wellbore servicing fluid. A wellbore composition comprising one or more MEMS sensors, wherein the wellbore composition is a drilling fluid, a spacer fluid, a sealant, or combinations thereof. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236815 | Method and apparatus for continous downhole fluid release and well evaluation - A method and apparatus, capable of being conveyed on wireline, for continuous downhole injection of foaming agent(s) and/or beneficial chemical(s), comprising a reservoir and means for dispensing foaming agent(s) and/or beneficial chemical(s) from the reservoir of such apparatus and into the surrounding wellbore environment. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236816 | Method for detecting fluid leakage fro a subterranean formation - A method for the detection of a carbon dioxide leak from a plugged well extending from a surface of the earth to penetrate a subterranean formation which contains carbon dioxide by logging a collection chamber positioned in the plugged well. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF FUEL PRODUCTS FROM SUBTERRANEAN CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS VIA AN ELECTRIC DEVICE - A system for gasification of carbonaceous deposits below the ground surface comprising: an injection well assembly comprising one end positioned at the ground surface and the opposite end of the injection well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit; a production well assembly comprising one end positioned at the ground surface and the opposite end of the production well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit; a non-vertical reaction shaft assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit a distance below ground surface, the non-vertical reaction shaft having a length and comprising an injection end in communication with the end of the injection well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit and a production end in communication with the end of the production well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit; and a mobile electric device configured to move within the non-vertical reaction shaft assembly. A method for gasifying underground carbonaceous deposits using an electric device. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236818 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Manufacture of Well Treatment Fluid - A method and apparatus for controlling the production of well treatment fluid is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a sand system, a water system, a pumping system, a blender tub, and a virtual rate control system. The method includes determining an output rate from a sand system; sensing an output rate from a water system; sensing an output rate from a pumping system; sensing the height within a blender tub of a mixture of sand from the sand system and water from the water system; providing a virtual rate control system; and producing a drive signal to the pumping system using the virtual rate control system using a desired rate of well treatment fluid to be delivered to a well, the output rate of the sand system, the output rate of the water system, and the output rate of the pumping system. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236819 | POSITION SENSOR FOR DETERMINING OPERATIONAL CONDITION OF DOWNHOLE TOOL - Downhole tools, such as a sliding sleeve or an openhole type packer, include position indicators. The position indicators can include one or more magnets disposed in predetermined positions in the outer housing and the insert of the sliding sleeve. A casing collar locator (CCL) can be used to detect the magnets and determine the relative positions of the housing magnets and insert magnets. The relative positions of the magnets can be used to determine the operational condition of the downhole tool, i.e., whether a sliding sleeve is open or closed or how much a sealing element of an openhole type packer had to expand to seal an annulus. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236820 | PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS FROM HYDRATES - Methods and apparatus for producing methane gas from a hydrate formation. A column of modified material substantially filling a wellbore extending into the hydrate formation. The column of modified material is permeable to gases. A heat source extends into the column of modified material and is operable to provide heat to the hydrate formation so as to release methane gas from the hydrate formation. Methane gas flow through the column of modified material to a gas collector, which regulates the flow of gas to a production system. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236821 | MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF OPERATING PARAMETERS FOR A DOWNHOLE OIL/WATER SEPARATION SYSTEM - A method for operating a downhole oil water separator and electric submersible pump includes measuring fluid pressure proximate one of the pump intake, separator intake and a bottom of a wellbore. At least one of flow rate and pressure is measured at the separator water outlet. Pump and a water outlet restriction are controlled to maintain an optimum fluid pumping rate and an optimum injection rate of separated water. A flow control system includes a controllable valve disposed in a water outlet of the separator. At least one of a pressure sensor and a flowmeter is operatively coupled to the water outlet. A controller is in signal communication with the at least one of a pressure sensor and flowmeter and in operative communication with the valve. The controller operates the valve to maintain at a selected pressure and/or a selected flow rate through the water outlet. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236822 | System and method for separating, monitoring and sampling coiled tubing flow back returns - The invention relates to a system and method for separating, and safely monitoring and sampling flow back fluid returns from coiled tubing operations in oil and natural gas wells. The system comprises a flow back tank; one or more gas diffusers; one or more shale shakers; and a chute, which diverts flow from the gas diffusers to a sampling site positioned near the perimeter of the flow back tank. The system also has a volume level indicator on or near the perimeter of the flow back tank. The method comprises piping fluid returns from a wellbore, separating the trapped gases from the fluid returns, directing the degassed fluids to a shale shaker to separate the solids and directing the separated solids and liquids into separate tanks for analysis and reconditioning, if necessary. Cleaned liquids may be recirculated back to the wellbore. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236823 | Degradable Fiber Systems for Stimulation - A method for minimizing the amount of metal crosslinked viscosifier necessary for treating a wellbore with proppant or gravel is given. The method includes using fibers to aid in transporting, suspending and placing proppant or gravel in viscous carrier fluids otherwise having insufficient viscosity to prevent particulate settling. Fibers are given that have properties optimized for proppant transport but degrade after the treatment into degradation products that do not precipitate in the presence of ions in the water such as calcium and magnesium. Crosslinked polymer carrier fluids are identified that are not damaged by contaminants present in the fibers or by degradation products released by premature degradation of the fibers. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236824 | Zirconium-base cross-linker compositions and their use in high pH oil field applications - A zirconium cross-linking agent produced by a process which comprises contacting a zirconium triethanolamine complex with a mixture of polyols, which mixture comprises a hydroxyalkylated diamine and a hydrocarbon polyol. There is further provided a cross-linking composition which comprises (a) an aqueous liquid, (b) a cross-linkable organic polymer, and (c) a solution of a zirconium cross-linking agent which is produced by a process which comprises contacting a zirconium triethanolamine complex having a molar ratio of 1:2 to 1:5 of zirconium to triethanolamine with a mixture of polyols, which mixture comprises a hydroxyalkylated diamine and a hydrocarbon polyol wherein the molar ratio of zirconium to hydroxyalkylated diamine is 1:0.5 to 1:1 and the molar ratio of zirconium to hydrocarbon polyol is 1:0.5 to 1:1.5. The composition can be used in oil field applications for hydraulic fracturing and plugging of permeable zones and leaks in subterranean formations. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236825 | Particulate Material for Proppant Flowback Control - Particulate material used for proppant flowback control from the fracture, where the material is a polymer which increases its hardness under downhole conditions. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236826 | METHODS OF USING WELLBORE SERVICING COMPOSITIONS - A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing in the wellbore a composition comprising a calcium aluminate cement and at least one gelation inhibitor, and allowing the composition to set. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising adjusting the thickening time of calcium aluminate cement by contacting the cement with a salt and a gelation inhibitor, wherein the gelation inhibitor comprises a copolymer comprising one or more sulfonated aromatic monomers and one or more acrylate monomers, placing the cement in the wellbore, and allowing the cement to set. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising preventing premature gelation of calcium aluminate cement by contacting the calcium aluminate cement with a gelation inhibitor comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, at least one methallyl sulfonic acid monomer, at least one copolymerizable nonionic monomer, and at least one copolymerizable olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, placing the cement in the wellbore, and allowing the cement to set. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236827 | Fluid Communication Nipple - A fluid communication nipple including a tubular mandrel having an interior surface defining an internal bore and a passageway extending substantially lengthwise along a portion of the mandrel. The passageway is defined by an exterior wall section and an interior wall section, wherein the interior wall section extends outward from the interior surface into the bore. When it is desired to establish fluid communication through the passageway between the exterior and interior of the nipple an opening is formed through the internal wall section. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236828 | Tubular cutting device - The pipe cutter disclosed herein is useful for severing downhole tubulars and comprises a drive system, a pivoting system, a cutting head, and a cutting member. Cutting is accomplished by rotatingly actuating the cutting head with an associated motor, and then radially extending the cutting blades away from the cutting head. In one embodiment, the cutting head includes a cutting member that pivotally extends from the cutting head upon rotation of the cutting head. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236829 | Casing profiling and recovery system - A casing cutting and recovery tool having a cutting assembly, an expansion assembly having one or more deforming members, and a recovery assembly is used to cut a window in wellbore casing, secure a removable segment of wellbore casing that was previously disposed within the window, and recover the removable segment of wellbore casing with the tool. One or more cutting assemblies provides one or more cuts in the wellbore casing. The deforming members of the expansion assembly then expand outwardly at least two portions of the wellbore casing shaped by the cut or cuts. The recovery assembly secures the removable segment of the wellbore casing to the tool so that the tool and the removable segment of wellbore casing can be recovered together from the wellbore. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236830 | Optimized machining process for cutting tubulars downhole - The tubular cutter disclosed herein is useful for severing downhole tubulars and comprises a drive system, a pivoting system, a cutting head, and a cutting member. Cutting is accomplished by rotatingly actuating the cutting head with an associated motor, and then radially extending the cutting blade away from the cutting head. In one embodiment, the cutting head includes a cutting member that pivotally extends from the cutting head upon rotation of the cutting head. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236831 | Condensing vaporized water in situ to treat tar sands formations - Methods for treating a tar sands formation are described herein. Methods may include heating at least a section of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from a plurality of heaters located in the formation. Heat may be allowed to transfer from the heaters to at least a first portion of the formation. Conditions may be controlled in the formation so that water vaporized by the heaters in the first portion is selectively condensed in a second portion of the formation. At least some of the fluids may be produced from the formation. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236832 | Method for Treating Subterranean Formation - A method is for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is given which comprises injecting into the subterranean formation a well treatment fluid having a high pH. The well treatment fluid comprises a viscoelastic surfactant having a degradable linkage, a hydrolysable fiber and a pH control material | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236833 | Fluid-flow system, device and method - Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for combining fluids of different pressures and flow rates in, for example, gas gathering systems, gas wells, and other areas in which independently powered compressors or pumps are not desired. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236834 | WIRELINE BAILING SYSTEM FOR REMOVING LARGE VOLUMES OF LIQUID FROM A BOREHOLE - An electrical wireline conveyed baling system for removing large volumes of liquids from a well borehole with a single trip of a bailer tool string. The system also utilizes one or more blow out preventers thereby allowing wireline bailing operations to be carried out while controlling well pressure. A bailer tool string that is conveyed by the wireline comprises a tool head containing a pump, at least one carrier section, and a no-return valve. Once deployed in the borehole, a first signal transmitted via the wireline from the surface activates the pump thereby reducing pressure within the carrier section. A second signal transmitted via the wireline from the surface opens the no-return valve thereby allowing liquid to flow from the borehole into the carrier section. The bailer tool string containing liquid is subsequently retrieved via the wireline thereby removing liquid from the borehole. A plurality of carrier sections can be axially stacked and deployed thereby increasing liquid bailing capacity while still maintaining well pressure control. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236835 | Hydraulically Operated Protector For Downhole Devices - It is provided a tool and its operating procedure, to protect any device while lowering into a well, and especially hydraulic devices such as sensors with expandable arms or inflatable elements such as packers. The protection is mainly important in the open hole of highly deviated or horizontal wells, for any device equipped with external seal element, delicate sensor or articulated parts. This tool features an automatic sequence controlled by a single dart or a single ball launched into the running string from the surface: when the dart or the ball lands on its seat, the pressure build-up is initially applied to a piston to extract the device from the protector without exposing it to any differential pressure, then it is automatically applied to the device itself for actuation as soon as the device is entirely pulled out of the protector. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236836 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Determining Injected Fluid Vertical Placement - An apparatus, system, and method are provided for determining injected fluid vertical placement in a formation. The apparatus includes a borehole drilled through a formation, and an injection conduit within the borehole. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a fiber optic cable within the borehole wrapped helically around the injection conduit such that the fiber optic cable reads temperatures at specific depths and radial angles throughout the borehole. The apparatus includes a thermal insulation layer interposed between the injection conduit and the fiber optic cable such that the fiber optic cable detects the formation temperature rather than the injection conduit temperature. The apparatus includes a computer programmed to determine the vertical placement of the injected fluid within the formation based on the temperature readings. The apparatus detects an induced hydraulic fracture height, and detects whether an induced hydraulic fracture has deviated from the plane of the borehole. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236837 | COMMUNICATING MEASUREMENT DATA FROM A WELL - To communicate measurement data from a well, data corresponding to measurement data collected by multiple sensors in a well is transformed downhole and passed to an intermediate communications device, which device in turn passes a subset of that data to a destination communications device. The destination communications device applies a second transformation to the data received from the intermediate communications device. The first and second transformations are designed such that meaningful data can be recovered at the destination communications device even though only a subset of the original transformed data has been received. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236838 | Tool Trap Assembly and Method - An apparatus ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236839 | CONTROLLING FLOWS IN A WELL - A technique includes providing equipment in a well and downhole in the well, regulating a ratio of flows provided to the equipment. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236840 | THERMAL ACTUATOR - An embodiment of a system for disconnecting a first element from a second element at a desired position in a wellbore includes a disconnect tool containing an expandable material, the disconnect tool being actuatable from a locked position, wherein the first and the second elements are interconnected, to an unlocked position, wherein the first and the second element are disconnected, upon a determined expansion of the expandable material in response to a temperature at the desired position. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236841 | Downhole Swivel Sub - A swivel sub for connection in a work string between a workstring and a downhole apparatus is disclosed. The sub has a first substantially cylindrical body, including a sleeve portion having one or more teeth and a second substantially cylindrical body being partially located within the sleeve portion. The bodies are arranged to rotate relative to each other. A sliding sleeve, having one or more teeth arranged mutually engage with the first teeth is axially moveable between disengaged and engaged positions, in one embodiment by a pressure differential being created in the sub. Methods of running the tool are described, with particular application to setting and hanging of liners and screens. The invention also offers advantages for drilling applications. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236842 | DOWNHOLE OILFIELD APPARATUS COMPRISING A DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATING AND METHODS OF USE - Downhole apparatus and methods of using the apparatus are described, the apparatus comprising at least one metallic component having a DLC coating thereon, the coating present at least on one or more internal passageways of the base metal or alloy to be exposed to downhole environments. Methods of using an apparatus in downhole oilfield operations are also described. This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080236843 | INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention generally relates to the control of fluid flow in a wellbore. In one aspect, a flow control device for use in a wellbore is provided. The flow control device includes an inner member having at least one aperture formed therein. The flow control device also includes an outer member disposed around the inner member such that a flow path is defined between the inner member and the outer member. Additionally, the flow control device includes an elastomer member disposed within the outer member adjacent a portion of the flow path, wherein the elastomer member is capable of swelling upon contact with an actuating agent. In another aspect, a method of controlling fluid flow in a wellbore is provided. In yet a further aspect, an apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid in a wellbore is provided. | 2008-10-02 |
