42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120261089 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH ADDITIONAL LIQUID CONTROL IN SHELL SPACE - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120261090 | Energy Recovery System and Method - A system and method for converting otherwise wasted energy produced in the form of heated gases as a byproduct of an industrial process into electrical energy. At least some waste gases are diverted from a typical exhaust structure through a heat exchanger and back into the exhaust structure. The amount of gases flowing through the heat exchanger is monitored and regulated by a controller. A heat source liquid is simultaneously circulated under pressure through the heat exchanger and through an organic Rankine cycle system. The amount of heat source liquid being circulated is also monitored and regulated by the controller. The ORC system converts the heat from the heat source liquid into electricity. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261091 | LOW-ENERGY BUILDING, ESPECIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT ZERO-ENERGY HOUSE - The invention relates to a system which can be used to air-condition buildings and other useable areas used by humans, in a completely self-sufficient manner. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261092 | COMPRESSOR INTER-STAGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A method, system and apparatus for providing temperature control of compressed gases between stages of a multiple-stage compressor, by selectively manipulating a valve which can cause at least a portion of the compressed gases to flow through an air-cooled heat exchanger. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261093 | HEAT PIPE - A heat pipe comprises a housing that has a heating section that is made of metal and is contacted by a heating element, a cooling section that is made of metal and is cooled by a cooling element, and a plurality of refrigerant flow channels formed inside the housing from the heating section to the cooling section; refrigerant that is enclosed inside the plurality of refrigerant flow channels; and heat-insulating layers that are disposed between the plurality of refrigerant flow channels located at least at the heating section in the housing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261094 | DISSIPATION UTILIZING FLOW OF REFRIGERANT - Technologies are generally described for devices, methods, and programs for heat dissipating utilizing flow of refrigerant. An example heat dissipating device includes a conductive chamber to receive a fluid refrigerant, and the conductive chamber itself includes an evaporation portion having an interior layer and an exterior layer that is in contact with a heat generating unit, a condensation portion, and a rotatable brush that is configured inside of the conductive chamber to have an axis that is parallel to the interior layer of the evaporation portion and that is further configured to sweep across the interior layer of the evaporation portion to form a thin film of the fluid refrigerant. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261095 | THERMAL MODULE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thermal module structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The thermal module includes a plastic layer and at least one heat pipe. The plastic layer has at least one channel and multiple locking sections. The heat pipe is disposed in the channel. The locking sections are locked on a heat source to assemble the thermal module with the heat source. The heat pipe serves to conduct the heat generated by the heat source. Due to the plastic layer, the thermal module as a whole has a much lighter weight and is manufactured at lower material cost. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261096 | RADIATING FIN STRUCTUREAND THERMAL MODULE USING SAME - A radiating fin structure includes a main body being angularly upward extended from a first surface to form at least a first and a second ascending airflow-guiding section, so that a first and a second exterior angle are respectively contained between a line extended from an opposite second surface of the main body and the first and the second ascending airflow-guiding section. A thermal module using the radiating fin structure is also disclosed. The thermal module includes at least one heat pipe, a plurality of the above-described radiating fins sequentially extended through by an end of the heat pipe, and a base receiving another end of the heat pipe therein. An ascending airflow passage is defined between any two vertically adjacent first ascending airflow-guiding sections and any two vertically adjacent second ascending airflow-guiding sections to enhance natural convection and accordingly largely upgrades the natural cooling efficiency of the thermal module. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261097 | COMPACT TWO SIDED COLD PLATE WITH FLOATING TRANSFER TUBES - A structural cold plate assembly includes cold plates mounted to opposing sides of a panel and in fluid communication through fluid passages that extend through the panel. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261098 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided and includes a housing disposed proximate to a heat source, the housing having sidewalls forming an enclosure, a baffle defining in the enclosure a ventilation circuit thermally communicative with the heat source, and central walls defining a main channel bisecting the ventilation circuit along which cooling media flows and a tube extending through a bisected portion of the ventilation circuit and fluidly coupled to the main channel and a housing exterior to direct the cooling media from the main channel, through the bisected portion of the ventilation circuit and to the housing exterior. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261099 | Heat Exchanger - A low cost heat exchanger exhibits high performance in relation to heat resistance, pressure resistance, prevention of fluid leakage, and heat exchange efficiency. The heat exchanger is equipped with a stacked plate assembly having a plurality of stacked plates, and a hollow tubular casing, which accommodates the stacked plate assembly and extends in the stacking direction. The stacked plate assembly includes the plurality of plates, sealing members for preventing leakage of fluid from fluid paths, and a fixing tool fastening together the plural plates at a position along the central axis thereof. In the heat exchanger, two types of fluids that undergo heat exchange flow in arcuate paths in the interior of hollow portions formed between two adjacent plates, without causing mutual mixing to occur between the two fluids. Adjacent hollow portions are connected in series through bypasses. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261100 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes: a plurality of heat generators, at least some of which are arranged within a wind tunnel portion; and a housing for enclosing the wind tunnel portion through which a cooling air flows. The wind tunnel portion includes a first and second duct each having a cooling air inlet and outlet port, a cooling air flow path, and a blower fan. Further, the cooling air flow paths overlap with each other in a parallel arrangement relationship; the cooling air inlet ports of the first duct and the second duct, and the cooling air outlet ports of the first duct and the second duct are arranged adjacent to each other; and the heat generators divisionally arranged within the first duct and the second duct. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261101 | AIR BLOWER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An air blower includes a plurality of fans including a first fan and a second fan. The first fan has a plurality of fins. The second fan has a plurality of fins. The number of the plurality of fins of the second fan is different from that of the plurality of fins of the first fan. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261102 | Thermosyphon Heat Recovery - A thermosyphonic heat recovery unit for thermosyphonic heat transfer of heat from a hotter first fluid to a cooler second fluid comprising a heat exchanger including a first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit, optimized means for connecting fluids to the two conduits to optimize heat transfer and fluid flow, a pressurized cold fluid input and hot fluid output, whereby the second fluid thermosyphonically flows through said second conduit as the first fluid flows through said first conduit. Said system having an optimized heat exchanger tube-on tube spirally wound, with wind direction to take advantage of the Coriolus force effect, for optimized refrigerant and other fluid turbulence and therefore optimized heat transfer, and optimum location of said heat exchanger and sizes of connecting tubes to minimize refrigerant friction related pressure loss, and to optimize heat transfer, refrigerant flow and thermosyphonic second fluid flow through said heat exchanger. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261103 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH CENTRAL PIPE AND RING CHANNEL - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120261104 | Microchannel Heat Exchangers and Reactors - A method of making a core of, or a micro-channel heat exchanger includes making constructs from wire and sheet material. The constructs are then stacked together according to the desired orientation of the channels for the core. The stacked constructs are then bonded together to form the core. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261105 | LED HEAT SINK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An LED heat sink and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The LED heat sink includes a main body having a heat receiving section and an extended heat transfer section. The heat transfer section is externally provided with a plurality of receiving grooves for correspondingly connecting with a plurality of radiating fins. The LED heat sink manufacturing method includes the steps of molding a main body using a half-molten metal material and cooling the main body, so that the cooled main body is connected with a plurality of radiating fins to form an integral unit. With the LED heat sink manufacturing method, it is able to manufacture an LED heat sink having a relatively complicated radiating fin structure or being formed of two or more types of materials, and to largely reduce the time, labor and material costs of the LED heat sink. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261106 | Non-Isotropic Structures for Heat Exchangers and Reactors - A Non-Isotropic Structure for a Heat Exchanger (NISHEX) that forms fins from nested woven wire meshes. The wire meshes are shaped into channels that are stacked on top of each other to produce a non-isotropic fin structure having multiple fin layers. The fin structure exhibits a high heat coefficient while maintaining relatively high fin efficiency through the selection of fin lengths in proportion to the wire diameter in the mesh fins. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261107 | DEVICE FOR COOLING BATTERIES - A device for cooling batteries includes a cooling plate for receiving at least one battery thereon and at least one heat transfer element in heat transfer relationship with the cooling plate. A mechanical stress produced by a contact force causes the at least one heat transfer element to thermally abut the cooling plate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261108 | COUPLING SYSTEM BETWEEN A WASTE-HEAT GENERATOR AND A WASTE-HEAT RECEIVER - A coupling system as a thermal interface between a waste-heat generator and a waste-heat receiver includes a first body having a first contact area, and a second body having a second contact area, with the first and second contact areas abutting one another for heat exchange. A tongue and groove connection having at least one tongue and at least one groove extends in a longitudinal direction for connecting and tensioning the first and second contact areas. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261109 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN ENERGY BUFFERED BUILDING CONTROL UNIT - A thermostat includes a plurality of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connectors for receiving a plurality of HVAC control wires corresponding to an HVAC system. The thermostat also includes a thermostat processing and control circuit configured to at least partially control the operation of the HVAC system and a powering circuit coupled to the HVAC wire connectors and configured to provide an electrical load power to the thermostat processing and control circuit. The powering circuit has a power extraction circuit configured to extract electrical power from one or more of the plurality of received HVAC control wires up to a first level of electrical power, a rechargeable battery, and a power control circuit. The power control circuit is configured to provide the electrical load power using power from the power extraction circuit and the rechargeable battery. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261110 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - A composite heat exchanger includes a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between feed air and a refrigerant, and a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the feed air and engine coolant. The composite heat exchanger is integrated so as to enable heat transfer between discharge refrigerant flowing through the first heat exchanger and the coolant flowing through the second heat exchanger. Furthermore, the composite heat exchanger is configured to change an amount of the heat exchanged among the feed air, the discharge refrigerant and the coolant in the composite heat exchanger by changing at least one of a volume of the feed air, a refrigerant discharge capacity of the compression mechanism, and an inflow amount of the heat medium. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261111 | Down-hole Liquid Level Control for Hydrocarbon Wells - This invention provides for an apparatus that controls a liquid level down-hole of a hydrocarbon producing well by physically monitoring the liquid level down-hole having a down-hole liquid level measurer and a signal device connected to the liquid level measurer that causes a pump to adjust its current liquid output based on the liquid level down-hole as measured by the down-hole liquid level measurer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261112 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OIL BENEATH THE GROUND - A system and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. A system includes a gasifier, an injection well and a production well. The gasifier creates high pressure, high temperature syngas. The pressurized syngas flows through an injection well into a deposit of oil under the ground to crack and hydrogenate the oil to produce upgraded oil with a reduced density and viscosity. The production well of the system receives the reduced density and viscosity oil, transports it above the ground where it may be further separated into a portion that may be sold and a portion that can be gasified in the gasifier. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261113 | Cobble/small boulder debris device in borehole excavating - A cobble and small boulder debris removal device including a quiescently open 3 prong claw, and a series of springs and cables within or affixed to a shaft to close the prongs in gripping and holding such cobbles when encountered in the pre-clearance of a borehole, to be then removed by being lifted away and released via a relaxation of a lever connected with a main actuating cable. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261114 | DOWNHOLE MAGNET TOOL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A downhole magnet tool is disclosed comprising a top sub having an inner bore terminating in a downhole facing open end, the inner bore defining a centralizer receptacle of smaller width than a width of the downhole facing open end, a mandrel terminating upwardly in a centralizer stem, the centralizer stem being fitted in the centralizer receptacle of the top sub, and a magnet mounted on a downhole facing surface of the mandrel. A method of assembly of a downhole magnet tool is also disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261115 | BALL SEAT HAVING BALL SUPPORT MEMBER - Apparatuses for restricting fluid flow through a well conduit comprise a tubular member having an inner wall surface defining a bore and a seat in sliding engagement with the inner wall surface. Operatively associated with the seat is a plug element support member having an expanded position when the apparatus is in a run-in position and a contracted position when the apparatus is in a set position. A plug element adapted to be disposed into the bore and landed on the seat to restrict fluid flow through the bore and the well conduit is used to move the seat which in turn moves the plug element support member from the expanded position to the contracted position, thereby providing support to the plug member landed on the seat. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261116 | Expandable Liner Hanger with Helically Shaped Slips - A liner hanger uses a spirally shaped slip member that makes at least one revolution about the mandrel being expanded. The slip member is disposed in a groove with tapered end walls that approach each other during radial mandrel expansion due to shrinkage of said mandrel in the longitudinal direction. The shrinkage binds the slip to the mandrel as the slip member approaches the surrounding tubular. The tapered side walls of the groove moving together cam out the slip member into enhanced contact with the surrounding tubular to support the liner or other string below the hanger. The slip member and groove have preferably the same pitch to allow easy mounting with an applied rotational force. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261117 | Systems and Methods of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery - A method of microbial enhanced oil recovery from an oil-bearing formation that involves treating the water that is to be injected into the oil-bearing formation to enable microbial activity and adding oxygen to aid microbial activity. The treatment applied to the water is based, at least in part, upon establishing at least one condition in the oil-bearing formation favorable to microbial activity that enhances movement of oil from the oil-bearing formation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261118 | Method and apparatus to transport subterranean oil to the surface - A method to extract oil for a pool of oil in the ground utilizes an interconnected series of rotating helical blades extending from the surface of the ground through a canted bore to the pool of oil. The blades can be staggered and interconnected with a gear arrangement that moves oil from pool to pool and up to the surface of the ground. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING CARBON DIOXIDE IN SITU - A system and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. A system includes injecting carbon dioxide and syngas into a deposit of oil under the ground to crack and hydrogenate the heavy oil to produce upgraded oil with a reduced density and reduced viscosity. The carbon dioxide acts as a pressurization agent to further reduce the viscosity of the heavy oil. The method transports the reduced density and reduced viscosity oil aboveground. The carbon dioxide is left underground after the reduced viscosity oil is transported aboveground. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261120 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF HEAVY OIL FROM AN UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR - A process for the recovery of heavy oil from an underground reservoir, comprising: injecting an oil-in-water nanoemulsion into one or more injection wells; recovering said heavy oil from one or more production wells. Said process is particularly advantageous for enhancing the recovery of heavy oils from underground reservoirs within the range of technologies for tertiary recovery, usually known as “EOR” (Enhanced Oil Recovery”). | 2012-10-18 |
20120261121 | METHOD OF REDUCING OIL BENEATH THE GROUND - A system and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. A method for extracting oil from underground deposits includes generating a high pressure, high temperature syngas. The method injects the syngas into a deposit of oil under the ground to crack and hydrogenate the oil to produce upgraded oil with a reduced density and viscosity. The reduced density and viscosity oil is extracted from the underground deposits to transport the reduced viscosity oil aboveground. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LOW VISCOSITY OIL FROM AN OIL FIELD - A system, apparatus and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. An apparatus for extracting low viscosity oil from an oil field includes a gasification unit to generate syngas adapted to hydrogenate and hydrocrack high viscosity oil to produce low viscosity oil. At least one injection well injects the syngas belowground to a location near an upper portion of an oil deposit. At least one production well for recovering and bringing aboveground at least some low viscosity oil that was high viscosity oil that was at least partially hydrogenated and cracked by the syngas to produce the low viscosity oil. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VOLUME OF HYDROGEN INPUT AND THE AMOUNT OF OIL TAKEN OUT OF A NATURALLY OCCURRING OIL FILED - A system and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. A method includes injecting a mixture of oxygen, steam and oil into an injection well to upgrade oil in an oil deposit below ground to decrease the viscosity of the oil to product upgraded oil. The upgraded oil is extracted with a production well to bring upgraded oil aboveground. The method monitors at least one characteristic of the upgraded oil to determine when the at least on characteristic exceed a threshold. The mixture of oxygen, steam and oil is adjusted when the at least one characteristic exceeds the threshold value so that the mixture of oxygen, steam and oil does not exceed the threshold. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261124 | RECOVERY OF OIL - A method of recovering oil from a subterranean formation which includes an association production well involves contacting oil in the formation with a treatment fluid formulation which includes polyvinylalcohol and collecting oil which is being contacted with said treatment fluid formulation by said production well. Use of the polyvinylalcohol, optionally in combination with other materials, facilitates recovery of oil from subterranean formation, particularly those involving medium or high viscosity oils. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261125 | Horizontal In-Well Treatment System and Source Area Bypass System and Method For Groundwater Remediation - The application relates to a sustainable and green remedial approach for in situ remediation. The system and method use directionally drilled horizontal wells filled with granular reactive media generally installed in the direction of groundwater flow for groundwater remediation. “Flow-focusing” behavior is leveraged to capture and passively treat proportionally large volumes of groundwater in situ. The system and method perform well in low hydraulic conductivity environments where the success of other in situ remediation methods is controlled by aquifer injectability. Reactive media are selected according to the contaminants to be treated and site characteristics. Energy conservation and other considerations result in considerable cost savings compared to current in situ remediation systems. Also disclosed is a source area bypass system comprising one or more horizontal wells, constructed in a manner to allow unimpacted or cleaner groundwater to bypass a nonaqueous phase liquid zone or high-concentration source area of contamination and discharge downgradient. Reactive media may or may not be used in a source area bypass system. In some configurations, groundwater pumps may be installed to enhance performance. Core elements of green remediation according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency are achieved. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261126 | Methods and Compositions for Controlling Formation Fines and Reducing Proppant Flow-Back - Provided herein are methods for controlling the migration of particulates within a portion of a subterranean formation that comprise aqueous tackifying treatment fluids, curable resin compositions, and/or noncurable resin compositions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261127 | SLIDING STAGE CEMENTING TOOL AND METHOD - A downhole tool provided within a casing string for use in cement staging operations. The tool includes a sleeve in the tool that selectively slides downward under pressure to expose ports formed in a side wall of the tool. Also, an annulus through the tool is selectively blocked so that cement in the casing string flows radially outward through the ports and into an annulus between the tool and a wellbore. An inflatable packer is included that is integral to the body of the tool and is inflated with a fluid that is pushed into the packer as the sleeve slides downward. An optional expanding agent can be included in the packer that is a metal oxide and is activated with the addition of water. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261128 | Oil Shale Processing - A method of in-situ processing of a subterranean oil shale formation to produce hydrocarbons comprising contacting the oil shale with (i) a carbon monoxide/water mixture or (ii) a carbon monoxide/water/hydrogen mixture together with at least one liquefaction promoter, under pressure and heat to produce hydrocarbons. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261129 | Electromagnetic Wave Treatment Method And Promoter - A method involving exposing a substance to a promoter, the promoter being made from a liquid carrier and a metal salt component, the metal salt component, having at least (i) a magnetic susceptability above 1000 or (ii) an ionization potential below about 500 volts, or (iii) both (i) and (ii), and applying electromagnetic wave energy to the substance while the substance is in the presence of the promoter, for a period of time and at a frequency and amplification sufficient to promote the modification of at least one physical property of the substance. A related method of treating a well in a subterranean formation, a tank or a pipeline, and the well treatment promoter composition, are also described. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261130 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTILATERAL CONSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION OF A WELL - A multilateral access system for a multilateral well including a main well bore and at least one lateral well bore includes a tubular workstring having an inner string and an outer string. The outer string includes a diverter body having a cylindrical housing with a lateral window, the diverter body being shaped and dimensioned to direct the inner string the lateral window and into the at least one lateral well bore. The system is used by positioning the tubular workstring within a multilateral bore. The method further includes positioning the diverter body such that the window of the diverter body faces a milled casing window of the lateral well bore and moving the inner string upwardly above the diverter body. Subsequently, the inner string is lowered back though the diverter body, wherein the diverter body exerts a lateral force on a lower end of the inner string urging the lower end of the inner string toward the milled casing window. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261131 | Assembly for Actuating a Downhole Tool - A valve seat assembly for actuating a connected downhole tool. The connected downhole tool may be mechanically connected, such as a sleeve positionable between flow ports through a housing, or hydraulically connected, such as through establishing a fluid communication path to the tool to cause actuation thereof. The valve seat assembly generally has a seating element with an having an inlet and an outlet; and a counting element configured to keep a tally of the number times a first pressure at the inlet exceeds a second pressure at the outlet by at least a pre-determined amount. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261132 | LEAD IMPRESSION WEAR BUSHING - A wear bushing having a lead impression block is landed axially above a casing hanger and actuated to test an elevation of lock ring grooves formed in a wellhead. Then, drilling operations are performed through the wear bushing. The wear bushing includes a first tubular member having an axis and a second tubular member coaxial with the first tubular member. The second tubular member moves down to actuate a lead impression assembly to measure an elevation within the wellhead with the lead impression block. After the drilling operations are completed, the deformed lead impression block is retrieved along with the wear bushing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261133 | BROKEN PIPE BLOCKER - An apparatus for blocking or capping a pipe end is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tubular body defining a central cavity having an inlet, an outlet, and an axis. The apparatus also includes a plurality of conical blocker rings mounted to an inner diameter surface of the tubular body within the cavity, at least some of the blocker rings being rigid and some of the blocker rings being compliant. The blocker rings are adapted to seal to a pipe end inserted into the central cavity. The rigid blocker rings have an outer diameter joined to an inner diameter of the central cavity, and the compliant blocking rings have an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the rigid blocker rings and are adapted to seal around an exterior of the pipe when inserted from the inlet. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261134 | WELLHEAD WICKER REPAIR TOOL - A wicker repair tool lands on a casing hanger within a wellhead. The wicker repair tool engages cutters with the inner diameter of the wellhead and rotates to reform wickers in the wellhead. The wicker repair tool includes a tubular member having an upper end that couples to a tubing string. A tubular tool head is formed on a lower end of the tubular member. At least one cutter is coupled to the tool head and is radially moveable between an engaged and a disengaged position. The cutters are adapted to engage an inner diameter surface of a wellhead so that rotation of the tool head relative to the wellhead will reform the wickers. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261135 | Shape-Based Metrics In Reservoir Characterization - Method for the segmentation and classification of seismic or other geophysical data. Curves or surfaces are identified in the geophysical data ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120261136 | Selectively activatable and deactivatable wellbore pressure isolation device - An apparatus comprising a tubular body defining a flowbore, a first valve that, when activated, restricts fluid communication via the flowbore in a first direction and allows fluid communication in a second direction, and, when deactivated, allows fluid communication in the first and second directions, a first sleeve slidable from a first to a second position that, when in the first position, the first valve is activated, and, when in the second position, the first valve is deactivated, a second valve, that, when activated, restricts fluid communication in the first direction and allows fluid communication in the second direction, and, when deactivated, allows fluid communication in the first and second directions, and a second sleeve slidable from a first to a second position, that, when in the first position, the second valve is deactivated, and, when in the second position, the second valve is activated. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261137 | FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM - A technique facilitates controlling flow of fluid along a flow passage. A flow control assembly is placed along a flow passage, and a bypass is routed past the flow control assembly. Flow along the bypass is controlled by a flow bypass mechanism which may be operated via a pressure or other interventionless application. The pressure, or other interventionless application, is used to actuate the flow bypass mechanism so as to selectively allow flow through the bypass. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261138 | CIRCULATION AND ROTATION TOOL - A tool circulates drilling fluid through and rotates a pipe string while making up or breaking out a stand of pipe. The tool includes a tubular member defining a central bore having an axis, wherein the tubular member comprises an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member, and wherein the upper tubular member and the lower tubular member are configured to alternately rotate independently and in unison. The tool also includes a central bore valve coupled to the upper member, and at least one radial valve coupled to the upper tubular member axially below the central bore valve. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261139 | PRESSURE EQUALIZATION APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A pressure equalization apparatus can include separate longitudinal bores which form a continuous flowpath, the flowpath alternating direction between the bores, and the bores being interconnected at opposite ends thereof. A well system can include a well tool with a chamber therein containing an assembly in a dielectric fluid, and a pressure equalization apparatus including a flowpath having one end connected to the chamber, and the other end connected to a source of a another fluid, the flowpath extending in opposite directions between the flowpath ends through multiple separate bores. A method of installing a well tool can include attaching a mandrel to the well tool, then lowering the well tool at least partially into the well suspended from the mandrel, and then securing a pressure equalization apparatus to the mandrel, a flowpath of the apparatus being connected to a chamber of the well tool containing an assembly. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261140 | DEVICES FOR REDUCING BALL IMPACT INTO BALL SEATS AND METHODS OF REDUCING BALL IMPACT INTO BALL SEATS - Seats for receiving a plug member comprise a tubular member having a seat disposed therein and a fluid flow reduction member that reduces the velocity of the fluid flowing through the tubular member as it approaches the seat so as to reduce the impact of the plug member landing on the seat. The fluid flow reduction member may be disposed on a fluid flow reduction device, such as on an inner wall surface of a sleeved insert, or formed in the inner wall surface of the tubular member. The fluid reduction member can comprise one or more longitudinal channels, one or more apertures, or one or more curved-shaped grooves disposed either on the inner wall surface of the tubular member or on a fluid flow reduction device, such as on an inner wall surface of a sleeved insert disposed within the tubular member. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A CATALYST OCCURRING NATURALLY IN AN OIL FIELD - A system and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. A method includes injecting syngas into the oil deposit for processing the oil to produce upgraded oil with a reduced density and viscosity. A natural catalytic bed of the oil deposit is utilized to aid a rate of processing the oil into upgraded oil. The upgraded oil with reduced density and viscosity is extracted from the underground oil deposit by transporting the upgraded oil aboveground. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261142 | METHOD OF CREATING CARBONIC ACID WITHIN AN OIL MATRIX - A system and method for cracking, hydrogenating and extracting oil from underground deposits is presented. A system includes injecting syngas into a oil deposit to crack and hydrogenate the oil to produce upgraded oil with a reduced density and viscosity. An acid is created to increase the geological matrix within the oil deposit to allow an increase volume of upgraded oil to flow through the geological matrix. For example, condensing the syngas in the oil deposit produces condensed syngas and this can be combined with combining carbon dioxide with the condensed syngas to produce carbonic acid. The upgraded oil with reduced density and viscosity is extracted from the underground deposit to transport the upgraded oil aboveground. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261143 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A HORSESHOE TO A HOOF - Fasteners are configured to anchor a horseshoe to a hoof. The fasteners are used in conjunction with wrapping, banding and/or casting material to secure a horseshoe to a hoof. Methods of anchoring a horseshoe to a hoof employ fasteners and wrapping, banding and/or casting material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261144 | Fire Management System - A method and apparatus for managing fires. A computer system is configured to receive fire related information from at least a first portion of a plurality of assets and analyze the fire-related information to generate a result. The computer system is configured to coordinate an operation of a second portion of the plurality of assets using the result. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261145 | Hydraulic Walking Beam - A hydraulic walking beam method of a pull-type implement, the method comprising: receiving hydraulic fluid at a first hydraulic cylinder associated with a first gauge wheel assembly from a second hydraulic cylinder associated with a second gauge wheel assembly, the first and second gauge wheel assemblies coupled to a frame of a pull-type implement; extending a cylinder rod associated with the first hydraulic cylinder responsive to receiving the hydraulic fluid; and retracting a cylinder rod associated with the second hydraulic cylinder concurrently with the extending. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261146 | LIFT ASSIST WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A wheel attachment assembly ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120261147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AND PICKING UP SOD - A sod harvester includes a sod cutting knife, a sod carrier, and an inclined conveyor for carrying a sod piece from the sod cutting knife to a horizontal conveyor, where the inclined conveyor moves at faster than ground speed. The sod carrier is movable between a first location above the horizontal conveyor and a second location. In the first location, the sod piece is removably secured to the sod carrier when the sod piece is on the horizontal conveyor. In the second location, the said sod carrier releases the said sod piece. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261148 | Machete rake - A gardening tool described as a rake with the ability to cut through vegetation thus allowing easier removal and collection of unwanted weeds. The cutting rake gardening tool comprises a regular or ergonomically reworked rake handle, and a special rake part secured to the handle. The rake part incorporates a cutting plane and is designed in a way that it can cut, pull, and collect unwonted vegetation in one motion, minimizing physical stress of a person using the tool and the method of removing weeds. The cutting rake gardening tool operation is secured with a built-in safety device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261149 | FLOATING APPARATUS FOR CLEARING CROP DEBRIS - A debris clearing apparatus for use with a farm implement tool bar with at least one trailing planter row unit, includes a frame extension connectable to the row unit and having a forward projecting mounting point relative to a direction of travel, the mounting point including first and second pivot mounts defining transverse pivot points. A parallelogram linkage has two arms, each arm having a first pivot connection for attachment to one of the first and second mounts and an opposite second pivot connection. A debris clearing module is attachable to the opposite second pivot connections behind the mounting point in the direction of travel, the module having a foot structure for supporting at least one disk mount having at least one clearing disk. The parallelogram linkage enables the debris-clearing module to generally float behind the mounting point as the implement is pulled in the direction of travel. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261150 | POWER TOOL - Disclosed is a striking tool technology that contributes to reducing clutch sizes. The striking tool causes a tool bit to perform a striking operation in the long axis direction and to perform a rotational operation about the long axis, thereby causing the tool bit to carry out a predetermined machining operation. The striking tool comprises a tool body; a motor which is housed in the tool body and drives the tool bit; and a clutch which, on a route where the torque of the motor is transmitted to the tool bit, is disposed in a high rotational speed and low torque region that is a stage prior to where the rotational speed of the motor is reduced, which transmits the torque of the motor to the tool bit in a normal state, and which cuts off the transmission of torque generated about the tool bit long axis in the tool body if the torque exceeds a predetermined torque level. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261151 | AIR HAMMER FOR A BORING MACHINE - An air hammer for a boring machine is provided, including: a main body including a hollow portion; a socket coupled to a side of the main body; a first bushing member including a sealing part coupled to the main body and a piston guide part extending from the sealing part in parallel with a lengthwise central axis of the main body and defining an air supply passage and discharge holes in an outer surface thereof to communicate with the air supply passage; a second bushing member installed at an end on the opposite side of the main body; a bit unit installed at an end of the second bushing member; a piston hammer, top and bottom ends of which are supported by the guide part and the second bushing member so as to be moved up and down, the piston hammer having a guide hole formed therethrough in the lengthwise direction and partitioning a main body compartment between the first and second bushing members into first and second chambers; a pneumatic discharge part formed at the top end of the second bushing member to discharge air in the second chamber when the piston hammer is moved upward; and a pneumatic pressure distribution part formed on the piston hammer to selectively supply to the first or second chamber, in conjunction with the socket, the pneumatic pressure supplied through a pneumatic pressure supply passage and the discharge holes of the piston guide part of the first bushing member. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261152 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer includes a housing supporting a striking device, a motor arranged in the housing, a transmission mechanism driven by the motor and an impact assembly. The impact assembly includes an impact wheel and an intermediate shaft for supporting the impact wheel where an impact portion of the impact wheel is provided for impacting on a striking shaft of the striking device. The intermediate shaft is supported on a first supporting member and a second supporting member which are located at the opposite sides of the impact assembly. The axis of the intermediate shaft is substantially perpendicular to the output axis of the motor, and the proportion of the axial length of the intermediate shaft to the diameter of the motor is in a range of approximately 1 to 1.4. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261153 | POWER TOOL - A power tool capable of performing vibration damping action in working operation, without an increase in size. The working tool includes a motor, a housing in which an internal mechanism driven by the motor is stored, a tool bit disposed on one end of the housing, a hand grip continuously connected to the other end of the housing, and a dynamic damper. The dynamic damper is disposed by utilizing a space between the housing and the internal mechanism so that the damping direction of the dynamic damper faces the longitudinal direction of the tool bit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261154 | STRUCTURE FOR ADJUSTING POSITIVE OR REVERSE ROTATION OF PNEUMATIC TOOL - A structure for adjusting positive or reverse rotation of a pneumatic tool is proposed to be mainly composed of an outer casing, a driving device and a knob. An air controlling part arranged on the outer casing leads air to be transmitted from an air incoming chamber in the outer casing to the driving device through a reducing air intake. A bearing seat is arranged in the driving device. The knob arranged on the outer casing extends with an annular wall for separating air incoming from air discharging. An armature slot formed at the annular wall connects to and communicates with the bearing seat. The annular wall has a protrusion formed with a first air intake allowed to communicate with a positive or reverse air intake. Thereby, the first air intake can adjusted to be aligned with the positive or reverse air intake by rotation of the knob. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261155 | CONNECTORS - The present invention relates to a connector comprising a cylindrical base and a top structure. The cylindrical base comprises of at least one circular groove in axial and plural radical gaps on the surface of the open end. A spring and a metal ring plate are pre-compressed in the circular groove in order. The metal ring plate is positioned by placing its edge bulges into the gaps on the surface of the open end of the cylindrical base and can not rotate. By the wire through the gaps, the metal ring plate can be connected to the power or signal source outside. The top structure, which is installed at the open end of the cylindrical base, can rotate relative to the cylindrical base. There is at least one conductive pillar extended from the inner side of the top structure toward the cylindrical base. The conductive pillar, located in the circular groove, pressing the metal ring plate at the bottom side, forms an electric conduction link. Besides, each conductive pillar transmits electric current or signals from one side of the conductor to the other side through a wire installed through the conductor. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261156 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A CABLE CONNECTION - The present invention is directed to a low profile protection device for protecting a cable connection. The protection device includes an elastomeric base layer, a gel sealant material coated on the elastomeric base layer; and a closure mechanism disposed along the protection device such that the protection device exerts a compressive force around the cable connection when disposed in its assembled state. The elastomeric base layer has a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the first and second longitudinal edges are substantially parallel in an assembled state and wherein a portion of the first longitudinal edge is obliquely oriented to a portion of the second longitudinal edge in an unassembled state. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261157 | Divided Conduit - A divided conduit containing a thermoplastic conduit and at least one strip-shaped textile. The strip-shaped substrate may be a strip-shaped textile or a strip-shaped film and has a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge which are adhered to or embedded into the inner surface of the conduit forming at least two flexible, longitudinal channels for enveloping cables or other elongated structures. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261158 | Electrical Transmission Cables With Composite Cores - The present invention discloses electrical cables containing a cable core and a plurality of conductive elements surrounding the cable core. The cable core contains at least one composite core, and each composite core contains a rod which contains a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix, and surrounded by a capping layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261159 | ELECTRICAL LINES - An electrical line with at least two leads composed of conductors surrounded by insulation ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120261160 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING WIRE, WIRE PRE-PRODUCTS AND WIRES - Exemplary methods for manufacturing a wire and resultant wires are disclosed herein. The method includes extruding a cross-linkable polymer that is substantially free of curing agent about a conductive core, then adding a curing agent to the extruded wire pre-product, then heat-curing the extruded wire pre-product. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261161 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING WIRE, MULTI-LAYER WIRE PRE-PRODUCTS AND WIRES - Exemplary methods for manufacturing a wire and resultant wires are disclosed herein. The method includes extruding a receptor cross-linkable polymer that is substantially free of curing agent about a conductive core and extruding a donor polymer in association with a curing agent. The method includes disposing the donor polymer about the receptor polymer and conductive core to create a multi-layer wire pre-product. The method also includes heat curing a multi-layer wire pre-product to form a wire. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261162 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, AND CAPACITOR - Provided are an electrode structure capable of suppressing a leakage current, having a high capacitance, allowing an electrical short circuit caused through contact with an electrolyte to be suppressed, and operable to be applied as an anode of a capacitor; a method for manufacturing the electrode structure; and a capacitor including the electrode structure. The method for manufacturing the electrode structure includes: a covering layer formation step of forming on a surface of an aluminum material a covering layer of a dielectric precursor including valve metal; and a reduction heating step of heating in a reducing atmosphere including no carbon the aluminum material having the covering layer formed thereon. The electrode structure includes: an aluminum material; a covering layer being formed on a surface of the aluminum material, including valve metal, and having an electrically conductive portion; and an interposing layer being formed between the aluminum material and the covering layer and including aluminum and oxygen. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261163 | HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS - Disclosed is a halogen-free, flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition based on polypropylene and one or more thermoplastic elastomers with an organic nitrogen- and/or phosphorus-based intumescent flame retardant comprising a piperazine component. The composition is processed easily to make a wire and cable sheath exhibiting a balance of high flame retardancy, good flexibility, high wet electrical resistance and excellent heat deformation properties, and which passes the VW-I flame retardancy test, the UL1581 heat deformation test at 150° C. and the wet electrical resistance test, and also exhibits good tensile and flexibility properties. Also disclosed is a wire and cable sheath made from the composition. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261164 | Electric fence wire insulator - An insulator for supporting an electrically charged fence wire on a T-post having a post flange and a post web. The insulator having a shank separating a web clip on one shank end and a flange clip on the other shank end to enable the insulator to protrude from either the flange or the web side of the post. Two pairs of wire support fingers are provided, each of the pairs protruding from a respective one of either the web clip or the flange clip, the fence wire being attached to the pair of support fingers on the web clip or the flange clip that is not joined to the T-post. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261165 | INTERCONNECT DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - An interconnect device and a method for fabricating same. An embodiment of the invention includes sequential steps of providing a flexible substrate, forming vias through the flexible substrate, applying a conductive seed layer including first and second portions, applying conductive materials including first and second portions, copper plating the substrate, and then removing the second portions of the conductive seed layer and the conductive materials. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261166 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes: a base substrate having a via hole for signal transfer and a via hole for heat radiation formed therein and having circuit layers formed on both surfaces thereof, the circuit layers including connection pads; a signal via formed in an inner portion of the via hole for signal transfer by performing a plating process using a conductive metal; and a heat radiation via formed in an inner portion of the via hole for heat radiation by performing a plating process using a conductive metal, wherein the heat radiation via is formed to have a diameter larger than that of the signal via. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261167 | Transparent Electrodes, Electrode Devices, and Associated Methods - Transparent electrodes, devices incorporating such electrodes, and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method for fabricating a transparent electrode can include providing a carbon-insoluble support substrate, forming a carbon-soluble layer on the support substrate, and applying a carbon source to the carbon-soluble layer to form a plurality of graphene layers on the carbon-soluble layer. In another aspect, the method can further include providing a transparent substrate having an adhesive surface, applying the adhesive surface to the plurality of graphene layers such that the transparent substrate is adhered thereto, and removing the carbon-soluble layer and the support substrate from the plurality of graphene layers. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261168 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY ON ULTRA-THIN PLASTIC FILMS - In accordance with the teachings of one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of forming high-density metal interconnects on flexible, thin-film plastic includes laminating a dry photoresist layer to a substrate. The photoresist-laminated substrate is baked. An assembly is formed by laminating a plastic film to the baked, photoresist-laminated substrate. One or more electrically conductive interconnect layers are processed on a first surface of the laminated plastic film. The processing of the one or more electrically conductive interconnects includes photolithography. The assembly is baked and soaked in a liquid. The processed plastic film is then separated from the substrate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261169 | INTERCONNECT-USE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention enables additional processes required for forming vertical wiring and rewiring in a double face package (DFP) or a wafer level chip size package (WLCSP) to be implemented through use of a component for vertical wiring and rewiring, to thereby simplify the manufacturing process and reduce cost. An electronic component for interconnection is incorporated into an electronic device package in which a circuit element including a semiconductor chip is disposed and which has external electrodes connected to the circuit element via vertical interconnects and horizontal interconnects. This electronic component for interconnection is composed of a wiring substrate which includes horizontal interconnects and vertical interconnects connected to the horizontal interconnects and extending therefrom in a vertical direction; and a support plate to which the wiring substrate having the horizontal interconnects and the vertical interconnects is bonded through use of an adhesive which can be separated with water. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261170 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING BACKBOARD ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a printed circuit board, an electronic element, and a backboard assembly. The printed circuit board defines a plurality of first through holes. The electronic element is mounted on a top surface of the printed circuit board. The backboard is assembly secured to a bottom surface of the printed circuit board. The backboard assembly includes a back plate, an electrically insulative sheet, and a connection element. The electrically insulative sheet defines a plurality of second through holes. The connection element includes a plurality of first engaging structures on a first side thereof to engage with the back plate and a plurality of first clasps on a second side of the connection element opposing to the first side to engage with the electrically insulative sheet. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261171 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, JOINED STRUCTURE, AND CONNECTING METHOD - To provide an anisotropic conductive film, which contains: an electric conductive layer containing Ni particles, metal-coated resin particles, a binder, a polymerizable monomer, and a curing agent; and an insulating layer containing a binder, a monofunctional polymerizable monomer, and a curing agent, wherein the metal-coated resin particles are resin particles each containing a resin core coated at least with Ni. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261172 | STRUCTURE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD OF TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT - A structure and manufacturing method of transparent conductive circuits, comprises a base material, ink layer provided with absorbing polymer liquid characteristics and a conductive layer composed of a conductive polymer coating. The ink layer is attached to the areas on the surface of the base material not requiring electrical conductivity, and heat energy or radiation is used to accelerate drying and hardening of the ink layer. The conductive layer with an area larger than that of the ink layer is attached to and contacts the ink layer, thereby enabling the ink layer attached to the surface of the base material to increase electrical resistivity of conductive layer in contact therewith. The areas relative to the conductive layer on the surface of the base material not in contact with the ink layer are provided with electrical conductivity. Accordingly, the required conductive circuits or patterns are formed on the base material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261173 | METHOD FOR SHIELDING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The present invention provides a method for shielding a printed circuit board and a printed circuit board. The method includes: providing a substrate; manufacturing at least one layer of copper foil on the substrate; forming a first solder mask layer on the surface layer of copper foil; and forming a carbon oil layer to cover the first solder mask layer, so as to shield wirings of all copper foil layers below the carbon oil layer on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes: a substrate; at least one layer of copper foil, manufactured on the substrate; a first solder mask layer, formed on the surface layer of copper foil; and a carbon oil layer, covering the first solder mask layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261174 | CONDUCTIVE CONNECTING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, ELECTRONIC MEMBER WITH CONDUCTIVE CONNECTING MATERIAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Disclosed is a conductive connecting material | 2012-10-18 |
20120261175 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes a first circuit area, a second circuit area, a plurality of connectors, and a connecting terminal. The first circuit area is electrically connected to the second circuit area via the connectors. The connecting terminal is placed on one side of the first circuit area for electrically connecting with a load. An imaginary center line of the connecting terminal is perpendicular to the one side of the printed circuit board. The less a horizontal distance between the center line of connecting terminal and one of the connectors, the larger a vertical distance between the side of the printed circuit board and the one of the connector. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261176 | CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE AND PACKAGING STRUCTURE COMPRISING THE CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE - A circuit board structure at least includes a patterned solder mask, a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern adjacent to the first conductive pattern and in direct contact with the patterned solder mask and a passivation respectively covering the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261177 | DEVICE PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND DEVICE PACKAGING METHOD - Provided is a device packaging structure including: an interposer substrate including a substrate, and a plurality of through-hole interconnections formed inside a plurality of through-holes passing through the substrate from a first main surface toward a second main surface, the first main surface being one main surface of the substrate, the second main surface being the other main surface thereof; a first device which includes a plurality of electrodes and is arranged so that these electrodes face the first main surface; and a second device which includes a plurality of electrodes of which an arrangement is different from an arrangement of each of the electrodes of the first device, and is arranged so that these electrodes face the second main surface. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261178 | INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE DESIGN SUPPORTING DEVICE, METHOD OF DESIGNING INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE, PROGRAM, AND INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE - A via disposition information acquiring unit acquires via disposition information indicating a disposition of the plurality of first vias ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120261179 | INTERPOSER SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An interposer substrate of the present invention includes a planar substrate, and through hole wiring that is formed by filling a through hole that connects together a first main surface and a second main surface of this substrate with a conductor. When the through hole is viewed in a vertical cross-sectional view of the substrate, the through hole has a trapezoidal shape whose side walls are formed by an inside surface of the through hole, and two side faces of the trapezoid are not parallel to each other. The two side faces of the trapezoid are both inclined towards the same side relative to two perpendicular lines that are perpendicular to the first main surface or the second main surface at two apex points forming a top face or a bottom face of the trapezoid. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261180 | Circuit Board - A circuit board is capable of reduce the effect of bowing. The circuit board comprises a substrate, a plurality of first vias, a plurality of second vias, and a plurality of first blocks. The substrate comprises a conductive layer outside the first blocks. The first vias pass through the substrate and the conductive layer. The first blocks would comprise the second vias, which passes through the substrate. The first vias and the first blocks can be individually or jointly disposed in a central area of the substrate, around a fastening hole, or around a circuit component. The fastening hole can be connected to at least one of the second vias by a conducting wire when the first block with the second vias is disposed around the fastening hole. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261181 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING METHOD AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FILM - An electromagnetic shielding method includes the steps of disposing a flexible electromagnetic shielding film including a laminate of at least an insulating layer and a conductive metal layer to cover a portion to be electromagnetically shielded on a printed wiring board so that the insulating layer faces the printed wiring board, the conductive metal layer having a higher melting temperature than that of the insulating resin layer; and heating the electromagnetic shielding film to a temperature to melt and contract the insulating layer, thereby bonding the conductive metal layer to a grounding conductor of the printed wiring board and electrically connecting the conductive metal layer to the grounding conductor. The heating temperature is higher than the melting temperature of the insulating layer and lower than the melting temperature of the conductive metal layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261182 | LIQUID-REPELLENT, LARGE-AREA, ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITE COATINGS - A polymeric composition including a blend of poly(vinylidine fluoride) (PVDF), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), carbon nanofibers, and poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) particles is described and claimed. The polymeric composition may be coated onto a substrate and dried to form a film adhered to the substrate. The film optionally exhibits an electrical conductivity of about 10 Siemens per meter (S/m) to about 310 S/m and an electromagnetic interference shielding of about 32 decibels. Further, a coated substrate is provided including a substrate and a film adhered to the substrate, where the film includes a polymeric composition comprising a blend of PVDF, PMMA, carbon nanofibers, and PTFE particles. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261183 | LEAD FEEDTHROUGH AND ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONAL UNIT - A lead feedthrough of an electrical functional unit, in particular a capacitor or medical electronic implant, which comprises a hollow conductive flange and a contact piece disposed in the cavity thereof and which is electrically insulated and sealed with respect to the flange, wherein the flange can be connected to a lead of a first type, and the contact piece can be connected to a lead of a second type in the functional unit, wherein, in a circumferential section of the flange, a tangentially extending gap is provided, which is delimited on one side by a flange body and on the other side by a tab integrally formed on the body, or by a separate pressure piece, for the tangential insertion and affixation of the lead of the first type. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261184 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE OF WIRE HARNESS - A wire group of a branch line or a trunk line of a wire harness is covered with a corrugated tube in proximity to an external interfering material projecting from a vehicle body panel. A corrugated clamp is fit fixedly on an end side of the branch portion of the corrugated tube, an outer surface of a vehicle body locking box of the corrugated clamp is brought into abutment with the vehicle body panel having the external interfering material projecting therefrom, and the distance between an outer surface of the wire group covered with the corrugated clamp and the corrugated tube fitted thereon and the external interfering material is larger than the dimension of projection of the external interfering material from the vehicle body panel. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261185 | WIRING HARNESS - Provided is a wiring harness that has favorable radiation performance, is capable of achieving a reduced space for wiring, and allows an easy wiring task. A wiring harness includes three single flat cables, each of which has a flat shape in cross section in a width direction and includes a conductor having a flat shape and an insulator with which the conductor is coated, wherein the single flat cables are disposed in parallel in the width direction in a protection member where the flat cables are prevented from overlapping each other. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261186 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING HARNESS, AND WIRING HARNESS - Provided is a method for producing a wiring harness including a sealing member having higher airtightness, the method including a coat formation step of forming a coat of a composition solution by providing the composition solution that contains at least a photo polymerization initiator, a thermal radical polymerization initiator, a redox catalyst and a polymerizable compound to an exposed bunched portion and a coated bunched portion that is adjacent to the exposed bunched portion of the bunch of electric wires, and a light irradiation step of irradiating the coat formed on the exposed bunched portion and the adjacent coated bunched portion with light to photocure the coat. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261187 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS AND FILTER SWITCH - A power converting apparatus includes a switching element, a filter substrate, a housing, a main body, an air duct, and a filter switch. The switching element is configured to convert and output power. The filter substrate includes a filter circuit configured to reduce transmission of noise generated in the switching element to an input power source. The housing includes a housing base having a first surface and a second surface. The main body is on the first surface of the housing base, and includes the filter substrate and a plurality of electronic components. The air duct is disposed on the second surface of the housing base, and cooling air flows through the air duct. The filter switch is on the first surface of the housing base. The filter switch is configured to switch between making and breaking electrical conduction between the filter circuit and the housing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120261188 | METHOD OF HIGH POWER LASER-MECHANICAL DRILLING - There is provided a laser-mechanical method for drilling boreholes that utilizes specific combinations of high power directed energy, such as laser energy, in combination with mechanical energy to provide a synergistic enhancement of the drilling process. | 2012-10-18 |