43rd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080257478 | Tire Molding Apparatus with Folding Mechansim and Method of Folding in Molding Tire - A tire molding apparatus folds the periphery of bead portions at a low speed with an increased pressing force. The tire molding apparatus has folding mechanisms including fingers to fold the tire component to the periphery of bead cores. Folding fingers ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257479 | Process for Producing Adhesive Type Heater - A process for producing an adhesive type heat-generation according to the present invention comprises an adhesive layer forming process | 2008-10-23 |
20080257480 | Method for Manufacturing Multilayer Printed Wiring Board and Multilayer Printed Wiring Board Obtained by the Same - The object of the present invention is to provide: a method for manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board which enables the dielectric layers to have excellent thickness uniformity, the capacitor circuits to have high registration accuracy and the unnecessary dielectric layer is removed as large as possible; and a multilayer printed wiring board with an embedded capacitor circuit manufactured by the method. To achieve this object, a method is employed in which a multilayer printed wiring board with an embedded capacitor circuit is manufactured through: a first-conductive-metal-layer laminating step where a dielectric layer and a first conductive metal layer are provided on both sides of a core material having base electrode circuits; an top-electrode forming step where the first conductive metal layer(s) locating as outer layer(s) is(are) processed into top electrodes and the dielectric layer(s) in the area other than those of circuit portions is(are) exposed; a dielectric-layer removing step where the exposed dielectric layer(s), which is(are) in the area other than those of circuit portions, is(are) removed; a second-conductive-metal laminating step where the gaps among the top electrodes are filled in and an insulating layer and a second conductive metal layer are provided on the top electrodes; and an outer layer circuit forming step where the second conductive metal layer(s) is(are) processed into outer layer circuits. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257481 | Sealing of plastic containers - An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the coating. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257482 | Composite Pipes and Method Making Same - Reinforced composite pipes and methods for making the same, generally employ at least one polymeric reinforcement phase, typically provided as an intermediate form | 2008-10-23 |
20080257483 | Method for the production of a filter element - A process for production of a filter element includes forming a cylinder by bending a flexible filter mat having a series of folds adjacent to one another at least in individual end areas on longitudinal end edges thereof such that the end areas overlap with end edges being aligned along a length of the cylinder, joining the end areas on an exterior of the cylinder along a junction seam, and reversing the cylinder inside out such that an annular filter element is formed with the junction seam on an interior thereof. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257484 | METHOD OF WORKING END PORTION OF TUBE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - It is an object of the invention to provide a method of working an end portion of a tube for a medical instrument capable of being worked easily in a short period of time and capable of providing a smooth end portion of an outer surface thereof. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257485 | REVERSIBLE DRY ADHESIVES - One embodiment of the invention includes product comprising an elastomeric epoxy dry adhesive with a pull-off strength of 1-200 N/cm | 2008-10-23 |
20080257486 | MULTILAYER THERMO-REVERSIBLE DRY ADHESIVES - One embodiment includes a multilayer thermo-reversible dry adhesive system comprising of at least one layer of soft dry adhesive and one layer of shape memory polymer. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257487 | Interposer and electronic device fabrication method - An interposer | 2008-10-23 |
20080257488 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INDUCTOR - A method of manufacturing an inductor includes a lamination step, a division step, a firing step, and a plating step. In the lamination step, a laminate including an insulator, a coil body, and external electrodes is formed. That is, in the lamination step, insulating layers having wide filling conductors, insulating layers having narrow filling conductors, and conductor patterns having external electrode patterns are laminated. As a result, the conductor patterns form the coil body, and the wide filling conductors, the narrow filling conductors, and the external electrode patterns form the external electrodes. The narrow filling conductors have a width that is less than the widths of the wide filling conductors and the external electrode patterns, and recesses and projections are provided in the external electrodes. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257489 | Method for laser welding - A laser welding method, for resin members, comprising using a kit. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257490 | STRINGER HOLDING DEVICE - In accordance with the present invention an apparatus for securing a plurality of stringers to a mandrel during lay-up is provided, the plurality of stringers and mandrel forming a lay-up surface. The apparatus includes a vacuum source and a first vacuum attachment assembly comprising a first vacuum cup assembly and a first flexible tube assembly in communication with said vacuum source to tightly secure down against the lay-up surface. A second vacuum attachment assembly comprises a second vacuum cup assembly and a second flexible tube assembly in communication with the vacuum source to force it tightly down against the lay-up. A flexible spacer is in rigid communication with the second vacuum cup assembly and includes an extended end in communication with the first vacuum cup assembly such that the flexible spacer presses one of the stringers against the mandrel. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257491 | REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING A HOLLOW CARRIER - A system and method for reinforcing at least a portion of a structural member, including at least one hollow carrier, having an exterior shell and an interior portion, which substantially conforms to the dimensions and geometry of the structural member being reinforced; and a lightweight, low density material for filling the interior portion of one or more of the carriers. The material filling one or more of the carriers of the present invention can be a reinforcement material, self-curing material, or a heat activated expandable material. The carrier can be produced by blow molding or rotational molding and has an adhesive material disposed along at least a portion of the exterior shell used to place, adhere, and affix the carrier to a targeted portion of the structural member selected to be structurally reinforced. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257492 | Primer for cyanoacrylate adhesive - Some of α-cyanoacrylate adhesive does not achieve practical bond (adhesion) strength and any objective materials do not have adhesion with the same. The inventor provides a primer which is not harmful against human body and shows when applied sufficient adhesion strength even on those materials hard to have adhesion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257493 | MONOMERS DERIVED FROM PENTACYCLOPENTADECANE DIMETHANOL - The invention is based on the discovery that certain well-defined compounds derived from pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol are useful components in adhesive formulations. In particular, the invention compounds described herein provide high Tg values and low shrinkage. Compounds of the invention are useful as adhesives for use in the semiconductor packaging industry. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257494 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus capable of rapidly raising and lowering the processing temperature of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus has a mounting stage adapted to be mounted with a substrate and to control the processing temperature of the mounted substrate. The mounting stage comprises a temperature control device disposed in a mounting surface of the mounting stage for mounting the substrate thereon, a coolant inflow chamber into which a coolant is flowed, and a heat transmission/insulation switch-over chamber disposed between the temperature control device and the coolant inflow chamber so that a heat-transmitting gas is flowed into and vacuum-exhausted from the heat transmission/insulation switch-over chamber. The temperature control device has therein a gas inflow chamber into which a hot gas is flowed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257495 | TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, the line widths within a substrate of an etching pattern are measured for a substrate for which photolithography processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished. The line width measurement results are converted into the line widths of a resist pattern using relational expressions which have been obtained in advance. From the converted line widths of the resist pattern, coefficients of a polynomial function indicating variations within the substrate are calculated. Next, a function between line width correction amounts for the resist pattern and temperature correction values is used to calculate temperature correction values for the regions of the thermal plate to bring the coefficients of the polynomial function close to zero. Based on each of the calculated temperature correction values, the temperature for each of the regions is set. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257496 | TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A temperature setting method of the present invention includes the steps of: measuring states of an etching pattern within the substrate for a substrate for which a series of photolithography processing including thermal processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished; calculating temperature correction values for regions of a thermal processing plate from measurement result of the states of the etching pattern within the substrate using a function between correction amounts for the states of the etching pattern and the temperature correction values for the thermal processing plate; and setting the temperature for each of the regions of the thermal processing plate by each of the calculated temperature correction values. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257497 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A process for manufacturing a hollow silicon structure is simplified. A device for manufacturing the silicon structure is a device that manufactures the hollow silicon structure by processing a silicon structure, the silicon structure consisting of a silicon oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate, the silicon oxide layer being covered by a silicon layer. The device is provided with first gas supply members | 2008-10-23 |
20080257498 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber | 2008-10-23 |
20080257499 | ADHESIVE FILM DISPENSER - An ergonomic dispenser of a roll of adhesive film facilitates application of that film to a surface with minimum manipulation by the user. The dispenser has a low profile where the cutting blade, axis of rotation of the adhesive film roll and dispenser handle lie in closely aligned planes. This creates a low profile dispenser which places the roll of adhesive film in close proximity to the application surface. A flexible shield overlies the cutting blade to prevent unwanted user contact with the blade. Various means are used to manage the loose end of film after it is cut off the roll so that it does not adhere to the roll or double over on itself. Unidirectional movement of the roll is also used to manage the loose end of tape after cutoff. Optionally, blade means may be added to the dispenser's handle for use in opening cartons, cutting string or the like. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257500 | Apparatus for the manufacture of a contoured insole construction - An apparatus for the manufacture of a contoured insole construction includes a driving mechanism for moving a sheet of continuous material along a cutting path by a pair of closely spaced apart form factor rollers and then using them to simultaneously deform the sheet of continuous material and to guide a flexible continuous knife belt disposed within the cutting path into cutting engagement with the sheet along a desired contour formed by the pair of rollers to separate a contoured single piece footwear construction from the sheet of continuous material. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257501 | Tire changer apparatus - Tyre changer apparatus having a horizontally extended frame ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257502 | Novel systems furniture and method of manufacture - The present invention provides a customizable cubicle skin and a method of manufacture. A pre-selected image is digitized and manipulated by imaging software to create a template with the image and a border. The template is printed onto a canvas using known large format printing processes and the canvas adhered onto a planar core with the border portion wrapped around the edges, and onto the back of, the core. Attachment means are affixed to the back of the core, the canvas is coated with a protectant, and the skin is mounted onto a cubicle frame. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257503 | High-Speed Door With a Flexible Curtain - This high-speed door is provided for closing a bay made in a wall ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257504 | Safety Device For Roller Blinds, Sun, Awnings, Gates or the Like - Method—and device for the implementation thereof intended to provide a protection system for barriers which are movable along an operating path and actuated by a motor, such as roller blinds, gates or the like, comprising the steps of connecting the barrier, with play, to a fixed part ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257505 | ROLLER BLIND MECHANISM - A roller blind mechanism | 2008-10-23 |
20080257506 | High capacity and high efficiency filter deck assembly system and method of use and replacement - A rotary drum filter has a plurality of longitudinally extending division grids mounted about the outer circumference of a drum. A plurality of corrugated sheets are provided, with the leading and trailing edges of each sheet mounted to circumferentially adjacent pairs of division grids to define filtrate compartments. An equivalent number of perforated filter plates are also provided. Each filter plate is attached to the top of a corrugated sheet and has a leading edge and a trailing edge that are set back from the leading edge and trailing edge of the corrugated sheet. A seal clip is positioned near the leading edge of each corrugated sheet. A seal member or seal members is/are held in place by the seal clip and is/are positioned at the face of the leading edge of each corrugated sheet or beneath and near the face or each corrugated sheet. A perforated cap strip can be removably attached to the top of each division grid to thereby retain for confined movement each filter plate and corrugated sheet combination (filter deck and drainage deck) during rotary drum filter operation and to allow easy replacement of the filter plate and corrugated sheet combination(s) and/or cap strip(s) when the rotary drum filter is not in operation. This rotary drum filter design and operation has increased capacity and efficiency. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257507 | ACIDIFIED POLYAMIDOAMINE ADHESIVES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND USE FOR CREPING AND PLY BOND APPLICATIONS - A paper adhesive composition includes a cationic non-crosslinked acidified solution of a polyamidoamine with the repeating units | 2008-10-23 |
20080257508 | Stackable ink-jet media - A print medium for ink-jet printing comprises a base substrate, a micro-porous ink-receiving layer, and a backing layer. The base substrate can include raw base paper and a moisture barrier layer between the raw base paper and ink receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer can be a micro-porous type, and can be applied onto the moisture barrier at the first side of the base substrate and the backing layer can be applied to a second side of the base substrate. The backing layer can include an extruded coated polymer layer and can be configured to transport solvent vapor to the base substrate at the rate of at least 15 g/m | 2008-10-23 |
20080257509 | Method for an Arrangement at a Paper Machine - The present invention relates to a method for reducing the spreading of additional agent(s) which is/are introduced into the process at a papermaking machine. A flowable paper pulp including fibres and a process liquid and having a consistency of not more than 10% is conducted towards the paper machine's headbox ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257510 | Method and Apparatus for Heating a Roller - A method and an apparatus for heating a roller used in the production and/or finishing of a web of material, particularly a paper web or paperboard web, are provided. According to the method, a roller is heated from the outside by a heated gas. The apparatus is configured to heat a roller used in the production and/or finishing of a web of material according to the method. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257511 | OUTLET DEVICE FOR A PRESSURIZED VESSEL HAVING A COMBINED RADIAL BEARING AND HYDRAULIC DRIVE MOTOR - An outlet device and motor assembly for a pressured vessel is disclosed, where the assembly includes: a generally vertical drive shaft extending below and through the vessel and coupled to a rotating mechanism within the vessel; a stationary outlet housing supporting the drive shaft; a thrust bearing mounted on the outlet housing and around the drive shaft to rotationally engage the drive shaft; a hydraulic drive coupled to rotationally drive the drive shaft, and a radial bearing mounted around the drive shaft to rotationally engage the drive shaft and said radial bearing is at or below the hydraulic drive. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257512 | Single Ply Tissue Products Surface Treated With A Softening Agent - Tissue products are described that have been topically treated with a chemical additive, such as a softener. The softener may be, for instance, a polysiloxane. The polysiloxane is topically applied to a tissue sheet, such as a single ply sheet, so as to form a Z-directional gradient in the sheet. Particular, most of the polysiloxane remains on the surface of the tissue product as opposed to migrating to the center of the sheet. In this manner, tissue sheets are formed with improved softness at lower levels of polysiloxane and without the need for applying any surfactants to the sheet. A system for applying chemical additives to tissue sheets is also described. The system includes a chemical additive applicator, such as a meltblown die that emits the chemical additive through a plurality of orifices. In one embodiment, the system includes a device for periodically cleaning the orifices during application of the chemical additive. The cleaning device may be, for instance, a brush that traverses across the die head when desired. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257513 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A FIBROUS WEB, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRODUCING A TISSUE PAPER WEB - The present invention provides an apparatus the surface of the web supporting face and/or the material forming the web supporting face are selected with a view to little crêping belt wear caused by operation of the apparatus, in particular with a view to a small coefficient of friction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A FIBROUS WEB, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRODUCING A TISSUE PAPER WEB - Apparatus for treating a fibrous web, in particular for producing a tissue paper web, with at least one crêping nip which is limited on the one side by a crêping belt and on the other side by a web supporting face formed in particular by a mating roll and through which the fibrous web can be passed, whereby a relative speed is provided between the crêping belt and the web supporting face, whereby in order to achieve a good crêping effect with simultaneous little crêping belt wear the material and/or the structure of the web supporting face and the surface of the crêping belt are coordinated with each other with a view to reducing the crêping belt wear caused by operation of the apparatus. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257515 | Pre-Tensioned Sand Core - Provided are methods of replacing drilling holes in castings by pre-tensioning sand cores. This methods are used in long cylindrical shaped sand cores in cold core box processes. The urethane sand core is placed in compression to increase the core strength during handling, placing inside of the mold. The pre-tensioned urethane sand core is set in a casting mold so as to form a cavity in the casting mold. The molten metal is poured to form the cavity inside of the casting. The pre-tensioned urethane sand core maintains its initial shape during casting. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257516 | PRESSURE VESSEL, COMPRESSOR AND PROCESS FOR CASTING CYLINDER BLOCK - A pressure vessel of the present invention is such that at least part thereof comprises a metallic composite material | 2008-10-23 |
20080257517 | MOLD ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A LIQUID METAL COOLED DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION FURNACE - A mold assembly for a liquid metal cooled directional solidification furnace having a cooling chamber provided with liquid metal and a heating chamber includes a mold member having a main body portion that defines an interior mold cavity. The mold member is adapted to be positioned in the heating chamber. The mold assembly also includes a chill-plate formed from a material having a thermal diffusivity a 600° K greater than approximately 10 E-6 m2/s, inert to at least one of molten tin and molten aluminum and adapted to be at least partially immersed in the liquid metal. The chill-plate includes a main body portion having a first surface extending to a second surface through an intermediate portion. The chill-plate is adapted to establish a thermal gradient between the mold member and the heating chamber. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257518 | Piston Mold Assembly and Method of Constructing a Piston Therewith - A mold assembly for forming a piston and method of molding a piston therewith includes a pair of mold halves moveable toward and away from one another along a linear path that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal central axis of the piston between an engaged position to provide at least a portion of a mold cavity for forming an outer periphery of the piston and a disengaged position to allow extraction of the piston from the mold cavity. The assembly also has a pair of cooling gallery mandrels moveable along a linear path into an engaged position between the pair of mold halves to form an undercut cooling gallery of the piston. The pair of cooling gallery mandrels are movable to a disengaged position to allow extraction of the piston vertically along the axis. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257519 | Alloy Casting Apparatus - Apparatus for gravity flow and feeding of alloy in a casting operation has a supply vessel for holding a supply of alloy, a furnace in which the vessel is contained and in which the vessel is heatable to maintain the supply of alloy at suitable casting temperature, and a die mounted laterally outwardly from the vessel in relation to the furnace. A conduit provides communication between the vessel and the die. The apparatus further includes means for reversibly tilting an assembly including the furnace, the vessel and the die about a substantially horizontal axis to enable or prevent the flow of the alloy from the vessel to a die cavity defined by the die. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257520 | Method and Device for Core Pulling and Insertion in Synchronization with the Opening and Closing of the Mold - A method for core pulling and insertion in synchronization with the opening and closing of the mold which is used in a cavity constituted by a fixing half and a moving half, or a cavity constituted by a fixing half, a fixing half and several cavity plates installed between fixing half and fixing half as well as the cores moving reciprocally inside the cavity, wherein it is characterized to be completed step by step. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257521 | Component of a Steelworks, Such as a Continuous Casting Installation or a Rolling Mill, Method for Producing Such a Component and Installation for Creating or Processing Semifinished Metallic Products - In order to increase the endurance and lifetime of highly loaded components ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257522 | Csp Continuous Casting System With a Roler Hearth Furnace and Pivoting Conveyors - The present invention relates to a continuous casting plant ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257523 | PRODUCTION OF THIN STEEL STRIP - A method of continuously casting metal strip for a twin roll caster may include steps of sensing images of a casting pool in the casting area indicative of the casting pool depth, displaying the sensed images to an operator, and controlling a flow of molten metal from a metal supply system into the casting pool responsive to the sensed images indicative of the casting pool depth. The method may include producing separate electrical signals corresponding to the sensed images and controlling the flow of molten metal from the metal supply system into the casting pool responsive to one or more of the electrical signals. The electrical signals may be processed to determine the casting pool depth in each of the plurality of locations and the casting pool depth displayed to the operator. One or a combination of the electrical signals may be selected for providing a determined casting pool depth, and the flow of molten metal may be controlled responsive to the determined casting pool depth. The determined casting pool depth may be an average of casting pool depths from the selected electrical signals. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257524 | Delivery Device and Method for Using the Same - Discharge device for discharging liquid steel into a roller crystallizer for the continuous casting of thin strip capable of reducing turbulence at the meniscus to a minimum so as to eliminate the relative defects on the cast strip by passing the steel between two crystallizer rollers. A relative casting process is also described, said process providing for particular expedients for improving the steel feeding from the tundish to the crystallizer. Advantageously, the feeding of guided steel jet streams inside the nozzle, or delivery nozzle, eliminates the disturbance at the meniscus caused by the air bubbles which form when free-falling jet streams come into contact with the air, as occurs in the known devices and plants. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257525 | THERMAL CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed is a thermal control apparatus which comprises a base plate associated with a target object in a heat-exchangeable manner therebetween, at least one heat-exchange paddle attached to the base plate in such a manner as to be selectively deployed and retracted, paddle drive means provided at an end of the base plate and adapted to drive a deployment movement and a retraction movement of the heat-exchange paddle so as to change an angle of the heat-exchange paddle, and a heat transport element provided to connect the base plate and the heat-exchange paddle. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257526 | Device for Thermal Control of Recirculated Gases in an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a device for thermal control of recirculated gases in an internal combustion engine, comprising a liquid coolant circuit ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257527 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY HAVING A FIN ALSO FUNCTIONING AS A SUPPORTING BRACKET - A heat sink assembly ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257528 | Slot adapter for cleaning heat exchanger system and machine using same - A machine having a heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger guard including first and second sidewalls. The first sidewall is adjacent a core of the heat exchanger system. A first slot adapter is positioned over an opening formed in the first sidewall. The first slot adapter is vertically oriented and includes a first slot opening for receiving a compressed air cleaning wand therethrough. A cover is fixedly attached to the first slot adapter and is movable between an open position and a closed position. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257529 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a cabinet, a first heat generating member, a second heat generating member, a fan unit, a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe. The first and second heat pipes are each formed by sealing an operation fluid which shifts its phase between gas and liquid into a pipe-like main body. In the second position, the first end portion of the first heat pipe is located at a position lower than that of the second end portion and the one end portion of the second heat pipe is located at a position higher than that of the other end portion. The second heat pipe includes a conveying mechanism that conveys the operation fluid in liquid phase from the other end portion to the one end portion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257530 | Sorber Heat Exchanger Wall and Sorber Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a sorber heat exchanger wall comprising a fluid side ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257531 | Engine and cooling system arrangement for a harvester - The engine and cooling system arrangement includes an engine supported between the forward and rear ends of the frame of a harvesting machine, in an engine compartment. A cooler box containing at least one heat exchanger is disposed higher than and vertically offset from, the engine, and has an inlet opening facing sidewardly and covered with an air screen. A discharge opening faces in an opposite side direction. A fan generates a sideward air flow through the filter screen, cooler box and at least one heat exchanger, and outwardly through the discharge opening, away from an operator cab of the machine. A portion of the air flow will be directed into an air flow duct extending downwardly and forwardly to the engine compartment to create a positive air pressure condition therein, to limit infiltration of unfiltered air. The air is discharged from the engine compartment away from the cab. An engine exhaust duct and one or more fluid lines from the engine can extend through the air flow duct, for contamination protection and enhanced cooling. The engine air intake can also be routed through the cooling system for reducing contamination. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257532 | Compressed Air Aftercooler With Integral Moisture Separator - A system for providing cooled compressed air free of entrained moisture. A housing surrounds a heat exchanger and has an inlet for passage of hot compressed air into an input plenum of the housing and an outlet plenum having an outlet for the cooled and dried compressed air. The bottom of the output plenum extends below the bottom of the heat exchanger to form a trough which collects condensate that collects on the plates of the heat exchanger, flows to the bottom of the heat exchanger, and is pushed by the flow of the compressed air to the output plenum. A shield is placed between the outlet and the heat exchanger to prevent condensate spewed from the plates of the heat exchanger from passing directly across the outlet opening or directly into the outlet opening. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257533 | Method of Producing a Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Heat Exchanger - An aluminum heat exchanger having increased resistance to galvanic corrosion. The exterior of one end of the aluminum tube or connector is coated with a metal or metal alloy. This end is brazed onto a copper or copper alloy inlet or outlet tube. The metal or metal alloy coating inhibits the formation of galvanic corrosion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257534 | Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a heat exchanger provided with channels ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257535 | Shower trap heat recovery apparatus - A plurality of isolated heat pipe cells ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257536 | Heat Exchanger, Especially Oil/Coolant Cooler - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, especially a stacked plate oil cooler ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257537 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A temperature control apparatus that controls a temperature of a target object by a heat exchange between a temperature control liquid and the target object. The apparatus includes a pressurizing unit that pressurizes the temperature control liquid to increase a boiling point thereof; a heating unit that increases a temperature of the temperature control liquid to become higher than or equal to a boiling point of the temperature control liquid observed at a normal pressure; and a heat exchanging unit that exchanges heat between the target object and the temperature control liquid whose temperature has been increased to become higher than or equal to the boiling point of the temperature control liquid observed at the normal pressure. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257538 | Heat Exchanger With Temperature-Controlled Valve - The invention relates to a heat exchanger with a temperature sensor and especially a heat exchanger usable for heating hot water using district heating water. The heat exchanger ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257539 | Well tubular running tool - A casing running tool comprising an integral elevation module and make-up/torque module. In accordance with one aspect or the invention, the tool is adapted to automatically engage a collared end of a tubular structure such as a casing string segment. The integral make-up/torque module is actuated by hydraulic control lines to exert compression force upon the outer diameter of a tubular, such as a casing string segment. This compression force is sufficient to enable torque to be applied to the tubular without slippage. In one embodiment, the make-up/torque module comprises an outer body carrying a plurality of hydraulically-actuable pistons, such that the tool is actuable from the rig floor to grasp the tubular with sufficient force that rotational force (torque) supplied via a drive motor in a top-drive rig. In accordance with another embodiment, the multifunction tool further includes an internal ball valve assembly for selectively allowing or restricting fluid flow through the tool. The elastic strength of biasing means on either end of the ball valve assembly takes into account possible over- or under hydraulic pressures which may exist within the tubulars already deployed | 2008-10-23 |
20080257540 | Multipart frac head with replaceable components - A multipart frac head with replaceable components permits the frac head to be refurbished in the field. In one embodiment, a bottom leg of the multipart frac head is replaceable. In another embodiment, inlet ports of the frac head are also replaceable. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257541 | Wellhead isolation tool including an abrasive cleaning ring - A wellhead isolation tool includes a lower mandrel sized and shaped for insertion through a wellhead into a length of wellbore tubing. The wellhead isolation tool includes an improved sealing assembly connected to the lower end of the mandrel. The sealing assembly includes a conventional elastomeric cup deployed about a cup carrier for sealingly engaging an inner surface of the tubing. The sealing assembly further includes an abrasive cleaning ring deployed below the cup (e.g., between the cup carrier and the bull nose). Corrosion products, scale, and/or other debris may be advantageously removed from the tubing via the abrasive action of the cleaning ring, thereby promoting a better seal between the cup and the tubing. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257542 | Low Carbon Steel Expandable Tubular - A low carbon steel expandable tubular ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257543 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - A method for recovering hydrocarbons from a reservoir includes separating air into a nitrogen-rich gas and an oxygen-rich gas, oxidizing a hydrocarbon fuel with at least part of the oxygen-rich gas to produce steam and a CO2-rich gas, injecting at least part of the steam through an injection well into the reservoir to heat the hydrocarbons, purging the injection well with at least part of the nitrogen-rich gas, and injecting at least part of the CO2-rich gas into the reservoir containing the heated hydrocarbons. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257544 | System and Method for Crossflow Detection and Intervention in Production Wellbores - A system and method for managing a production from a wellbore that includes taking measurements relating to one or more selected parameters for each of the production zones over a time period and determining the occurrence of the cross flow in the wellbore using a trend of the one or more of the measurements. The system includes a processor that receives information relating to the measurements made over time relating to the selected parameters, wherein the processor determines or predicts the occurrence of the cross flow from a trend of at least one of the measurements. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257545 | Determination of well shut-in time for curing resin-coated proppant particles - A laboratory test method employs maximum acoustic wave velocity to determine cure time of a sample of curable resin-coated proppant (CRCP) that are packed in a pressurized chamber to simulate conditions in a reservoir rock formation during fracturing in which the CRCP will be used. The pressurized CRCP is subjected to a varying temperature profile that replicates the reservoir temperature recovery during shut-in of the fractured zone in order to develop maximum proppant pack strength and minimize proppant flow back following completion of the fracturing operation and to determine shut-in time to complete curing of the resin. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257546 | Autonomous Downhole Control Methods and Devices - Autonomous control of a wellbore tool is provided by programming a memory module of a processor with a database having data relating to a selected parameter of interest; conveying a sensor and the processor along the wellbore; and activating the wellbore tool if the processor determines that a measurement provided by the sensor correlates with the database data. The processor may correlate the sensor measurements with a predetermined pattern associated with the data, a preset value, and/or a preset range of values. Well tool activation may occur when the processor finds: a substantial match between a predetermined pattern and at least one measured value; a present value and at least one measured value, and/or a preset range of values and at least one measured range of values. Also, activating the well tool may occur only if a measurement from a second sensor meets a preset criteria. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257547 | Gas assisted lift system - A gas lift system for use in marginal well and small diameter production tubing is disclosed. The system uses compressed natural (produced) gas to lift formation fluids thereby enhancing produced gas. Incorporated in the system is a plurality of differential pressure control valves which provide the required lift capability for a standard jet pump, located at the bottom of the wellbore, to continue to lift produced fluids. The methods of use are described. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257548 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING COMPONENTS OF DOWNHOLE TOOLS - Disclosed herein is a surface controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSV) that includes a moveable component of the SCSSV and a stationary component of the SCSSV. A sensor element is also included which is configured to sense position of the moveable component relative to the stationary component. Further disclosed herein is a method for sensing position of an object which includes placing a component comprising magnetostrictive material in a location calculated to be contacted by a separate component and causing a stress on the material with the separate component. The method further includes measuring a change in magnetic permeability of the material. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257549 | Consumable Downhole Tools - A downhole tool having a body or structural component comprises a material that is at least partially consumed when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The material may comprise a metal, such as magnesium, which is converted to magnesium oxide when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The downhole tool may further comprise a torch with a fuel load that produces the heat and source of oxygen when burned. The fuel load may comprise a flammable, non-explosive solid, such as thermite. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257550 | Method and Device for Separation of Particles from Injection Water - Abstract: A method and device for separating particles from injection water, the injection water being used for the stimulation of a petroleum reservoir. The water is drawn from a water reservoir, cleaned and typically treated by means of additives before being led into the petroleum reservoir. The injection water is first led into a closed space ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257551 | Methods of Chemical Diversion of Scale Inhibitors - A method of treating a hydrocarbon-containing formation including injecting a scale inhibiting well treating fluid into a well, wherein the well treating fluid includes a self-diverting acid that includes about 1% to 20% by volume of at least one viscoelastic surfactant selected from a family of compounds described by | 2008-10-23 |
20080257552 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for in-situ extraction of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon bearing formation. The system includes a well drilled through a hydrocarbon bearing formation, and a completion unit that places an injection tube near a fluid injection of a target zone and a production tube near a fluid production point of the target zone. The injection tube comprising a tube with an inner diameter between about 1 inch and about 2 inches. The system includes a heat source, and a thermal conduit fluid that delivers heat from the heat source to the target zone. A mixer mixes an oxygen mixture and an injection unit injects the oxygen mixture into the depleted target zone to combust a coke remainder within the target zone. The system further includes a recycling unit configured to circulate a cool gas through the heated target zone to absorb the thermal energy disposed in the heated target zone. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257553 | Aggregating reagents, modified particulate metal-oxides and proppants - A method for treating solid materials is disclosed, where the treating compositions coats surfaces or portions of surfaces of the solid materials changing an aggregation or agglomeration propensity of the materials. Treated solid materials are also disclosed. The methods and treated materials are ideally suited for oil field applications. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257554 | FOAMED FLUID ADDITIVE FOR UNDERBALANCE DRILLING - A method of drilling or gas-lifting is disclosed where the methods including the use of a foaming agent and a gas, where the foaming agent is a keratin and the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid in the well is for a portion of the drilling or gas-lift operation less than an hyrdrostatic pressure of the formation being drilled or under production. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257555 | Linear Drive Assembly with Rotary Union for Well Head Applications and Method Implemented Thereby - A drive assembly for a progressive cavity pump includes a frame supported by the wel piping and a polish rod connected to the sucker rod. The polish rod is received by a rotary union formed by a sleeve portion rotatable with respect to a body portion with a seal structure that seals the sleeve and body portions during rotation. A mechanical drive, such as a hydraulic motor, electric motor or engine, has an output shaft that is linear with the polish rod and that has an axial passageway which receives the polish rod. A coupler mechanically couples an upper portion of the polish rod to the output shaft. The invention also includes a method of rotating a progressive cavity pump by this assembly. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257556 | NON-AQUEOUS FOAM COMPOSITION FOR GAS LIFT INJECTION AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A hydrocarbon drilling fluid system is disclosed including a hydrocarbon fluid and a foaming composition, where the foaming composition includes a polymer, a gelling agent and its cross-linking agent, an optional foaming agent, or mixtures or combinations thereof. Uses of this drilling fluid system in a variety of downhole application are also disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257557 | Wellbore Control Device - A wellbore control device ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257558 | Shifting apparatus and method - A device for shifting a sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve is concentrically positioned within a well, and wherein the well is in communication with a hydrocarbon reservoir. In the most preferred embodiment, the device comprises an outer housing forming an annulus with the well and a power piston slidably disposed within the outer housing. The power piston includes an upper shoulder configured to form an annular chamber and a tubular chamber relative to the outer housing, a lower shoulder configured to form an atmospheric chamber relative to the outer housing. The device further comprises a first latch for preventing upward movement of the power piston, a second latch for preventing downward movement of the power piston, and wherein movement of the power piston shifts the sliding sleeve. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257559 | Hybrid Control System And Method - A hybrid process control system including electrical transmission of power to a sub-sea hydraulic power unit, which in turn provides hydraulic power for control of hydraulic actuators. A circulation system using small bore tubing in the umbilical cord in combination with a traditional topside hydraulic power unit provides for active control of hydraulic fluid quality with respect to contamination caused by the sub-sea hydraulic actuators, especially process gas from down hole safety valves. Thus, a more economical power transmission is achieved without reduction of fluid quality, which is essential to system integrity and reliability. Also, a significant enhancement of power transmission without a dramatic increase in the size of hydraulic supply and return lines is achieved. Fluid environmental issues are reduced to a negligible aspect. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257560 | Running Tool for Expandable Liner Hanger and Associated Methods - A running tool includes subassemblies which release the running tool from the liner hanger in response to application of alternating tensile and compressive forces after application of left-hand torque. A running tool includes subassemblies which set the liner hanger in response to left-hand torque followed by increased pressure, and in response to increased pressure without prior left-hand torque being applied. A running tool includes threaded connections, without torque transmitted through the running tool being transmitted by the threaded connections. A method of setting a liner hanger includes applying a compressive force to the running tool; then applying left-hand torque to the running tool; and then applying a tensile force to the running tool. A method of releasing a liner hanger includes applying left-hand torque to the running tool; and then releasing the running tool from the liner hanger by applying a tensile force to the running tool. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257561 | Casing coupler liner hanger mechanism - A liner hanger has a housing with a pocket disposed on an inner wall surface and a slip slidingly engaged within the pocket. The liner hanger housing is secured in the string of casing. Both a setting mechanism and a liner engagement member are connected to the slips and are also located in the pocket. A releasable latching mechanism maintains the slips in the run-in position until the releasable latching mechanism is actuated. As the liner is moved through the casing coupler, the liner engagement member engages the liner through frictional force to cause the setting mechanism to move with the liner so that the latching mechanism can be disengaged and the slips can move axially downward. As the setting mechanism moves downward, the slips move radially inward and grip the liner. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257562 | FARRIER TRAINING SYSTEM - A farrier training system includes an artificial leg portion attached to an artificial hoof portion. The hoof portion is removably attached to the lower end of the leg portion. The leg is articulated with at least one spring-loaded joint to simulate a real horse's leg and train the farrier in proper shoeing techniques. The removable hoof portion is replaceable with hoof portions exhibiting typical hoof diseases and abnormalities. The hoof portion is carvable and indicates through color changes when the hoof portion has been carved too deeply. The hoof portion is also nailable and includes the ability to indicate when nails have been inserted too deeply. Horseshoe stock is provided along with tools for forming the stock into horseshoes fitted to the removable hoof portion. A support platform is provided to allow the upper end of the leg portion to be removably attached to a fixture, building or ground surface. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257563 | Orthotics and prosthetics for shodding a horse and methods of fabrication and measurement therefor - A method for shodding a horse with a variety of orthotic and prosthetic shoes is provided, which includes the use of a laser mounted on a vertically variable staging platform to measure the differences in length of a horse's legs. The laser-based measurements are then combined with observed hoof pitch dimensions in order to determine the height and angle of appropriate build-ups for a horseshoe, of which a mold is than made. A conventional horseshoe is placed in a shoe mold, and a polyurethane or other durable but initially pliable material is selectively poured so as to build up portions of the shoe. The build ups correct both the differences in leg length and variations and inconsistencies in the shape of the horse's hooves, thereby creating an appropriate orthotic or prosthetic shoe suitable for shodding. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257564 | EXTENDED COVERAGE ORDINARY HAZARD HORIZONTAL DRY TYPE SPRINKLER AND SYSTEM - A dry sidewall sprinkler and system and methods of installation provide extended coverage for ordinary hazard commodities. The preferred sprinkler and systems provide for sidewall ordinary hazard fire protection beneath a sloped or horizontal overhang extending from a structure by at least ten feet proximate to a garage or loading dock in accordance with applicable sections of NFPA-13 (2007). | 2008-10-23 |
20080257565 | Fire alarm system/ using fireproofing material/UL listed - This alarm system has a constant source of AC/DC power source from an electrical cable fireproofed [see FIG. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257566 | PORTABLE LIFE PROTECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a portable life protection apparatus comprising: a portable unit; a fire sensor attached to the portable unit; a fire alarm in communication with the fire sensor; a fire retardant material dispenser in communication with the fire sensor; and a reservoir of fire retardant material connected to the fire retardant material dispenser. A corresponding method for protecting life through operation of the life protection apparatus is also provided. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257567 | DECORATIVE SUPPORT PANEL - The invention features an apparatus and method for positioning and supporting a sprinkler head in a ceiling, floor, or wall. In one aspect of the invention, a sprinkler head may be received by a sleeve extending through a broad surface of the plate. The plate may be configured to be removably attached to a support structure in the ceiling, floor, or wall and having an exterior surface exposed to the room or the plate may be attached to a decorative panel which is configured to be removably attached to a support structure in the ceiling, floor, or wall and having an exterior surface exposed to the room. The sleeve may be defined by an opening in the plate or it may be a separate structure permanently or removably attached to the plate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257568 | Fire-Extinguishing System in an Air Filter System and Method Therefor - Fire-extinguishing system in an air filter system has an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber with a filter wall therebetween. The system includes a first and second sensor, a first and second fire extinguisher, and a control unit, the first sensor and the first extinguisher being disposed in the inlet chamber, the second extinguisher in an outlet chamber and the second sensor being disposed in an outlet of the outlet chamber. The control unit is connected to the first and second sensors, and to the first and second extinguishers. The control unit records a first and second fire-detection signal in the inlet chamber and the outlet, respectively; compares the first and second signals to an associated threshold value for fire; determines at which location within the inlet and outlet chamber the fire is burning, depending on the comparison; selects which of the first and at least one second extinguisher is located near the determined position, and activates one or more selected extinguishers. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257569 | ELECTRONIC DRAFT CONTROL FOR TRAILED IMPLEMENTS - A draft load control system for an agricultural tractor towing a trailed, ground-engaging implement that monitors implement height using sensors located on the tractor or sensors coupled to an on-board control communications system and adjusts the implement position in relation to the ground based on draft load, implement height, and tractor wheel-slip to maintain a more accurate, consistent draft load on the tractor while maintaining the implement engaged with the ground and preventing the tractor-implement ground speed from being reduced to zero. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257570 | ELECTRONIC DRAFT CONTROL FOR SEMI-TRAILED IMPLEMENTS - A draft load control system for an agricultural tractor coupled to a semi-trailed, ground-engaging implement that monitors implement height using sensors located on the tractor or sensors coupled to an on-board control communications system and adjusts the implement position in relation to the ground through coordinated action of the three-point hitch and the on-implement position actuator based on draft load, implement height, and tractor wheel-slip to maintain a more accurate, consistent draft load on the tractor while maintaining the implement engaged with the ground and preventing the tractor-implement ground speed from being reduced to zero. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257571 | Frame Orientation Control Device for an Aeration Apparatus - According to the invention, there is provided a grass treatment apparatus (an aeration device), including a support, a ground treatment implement mounted on the support, means for sensing the operating position of the ground treatment implement relative to the ground in use, means for adjusting the ground treatment implement in response to the sensed position of the ground treatment implement to maintain the ground treatment implement at a desired operating position following the contour of the ground, over which the ground treatment implement travels in use. Alternatively, the invention is an aeration device having a frame that supports reciprocating tines, and a frame orientation control for an aeration device, and includes a means for sensing or tracking the ground that is operatively connected to a means to control a ram and the associated ram. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257572 | Systems for Aerating Soil - Systems for aerating soil are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes: a plurality of aerating members, each of the aerating members having circumferential ends, longitudinal end portions, an aerating portion and aerating stud members, the end portions of the aerating members being angled with respect to the aerating portion; and a plurality of aerating stud members extending from the aerating portion of the aerating members; the aerating members being configured such that a circumferential end of a first of the aerating members attaches to a corresponding circumferential end of an adjacent one of the aerating members. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257573 | PLANTER WITH REMOTE HYDRAULIC FEED - An agricultural implement, such as a planter, having a telescoping tongue for placing the implement in either a transport or field use configuration, includes an hydraulic pump located on the planter frame, preferably toward the rear, for powering the planting functions. A mechanical drive line from the PTO of the tractor to the remote hydraulic pump is disengaged as the planter frame begins to move from the planting position. The drive line permits the tractor to make full 90° turns in the field. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257574 | Goal Plow Technology (GPT) - The GOAL PLOW TECHNOLOGY (GPT) is an agricultural method, with great impact on the physical and biological behavior of the ground. GPT makes horizontal cuts in the soil, without inverting the soil's layers. GPT achieves this by following the terrain's contours as originally formed by Nature. GPT's angles and devices successfully move the soil in the opposite direction of the earth's gravity. GPT is adaptable to any kind of soil, for cultivation or tillage, and can easily be used by itself, or used in combination with other farming systems. The presently existing agricultural implements destroy the natural structure of the soil. As their use diminishes, GPT will yield maximum benefits. In addition, GPT is the ideal technology for organic food production, as it favors the accumulation of biomass at the ground's level. GPT helps to lessen the greenhouse effect on planet earth, this in turn, produces a great impact on the environment and on better human health; thereby, having the desired effect of turning into reality the ultimate purpose of acquiring healthy foods at affordable prices. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257575 | IMPLEMENT FOR REMOVING WEEDS FROM PAVIOURS JOINTS - An implement for use in removing weeds, moss or other matter from the joints between paviours (P), comprises an elongate handle carrying a blade ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257576 | RIPPER PLOUGH FOR SOIL TILLAGE - A ripper plough for soil tillage includes a body having an upper mounting attachment end, a lower soil engaging end, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and opposed sides. A ploughshare support extends outwardly from the body from the leading edge toward the trailing edge at a plough angle of between 40 degrees and 55 degrees and extends outwardly and downwardly relative to the body at a thrust angle of between 40 degrees and 50 degrees. Ploughshares are mounted on the ploughshare support. The ploughshares have a length between a leading edge and a trailing edge of at least 1.5 feet and are spaced apart at the trailing edge by at least two feet, to provide an average lift angle of upward lift of between 10 degrees and 15 degrees. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257577 | Power tool - A power tool includes a driving unit for performing screw tightening operations; a motor for rotatably driving the driving unit; a rechargeable battery pack; a trigger switch for turning on and off the motor; and a control circuit, accommodated in a main body of the power tool, for monitoring the screw tightening operations. The control circuit has a screw tightening completion detection unit for detecting completion of a screw tightening operation, a screw tightening count unit for counting the number of detected tightening operations, a screw tightening number setting unit for presetting the number of screws to be tightened, a screw tightening completion notifying unit for notifying completion of the screw tightening operations when the number of detected tightening operations reaches the preset number. Further, the screw tightening number setting unit and the screw tightening completion notifying unit is disposed at a lower front portion of a grip portion. | 2008-10-23 |