49th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110297378 | Wellbore servicing compositions and methods of making and using same - A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising cement, water and a polyuronide polymer, placing the wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore, and allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to set. A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a highly methylated pectin, cementitious material and water into the wellbore, placing the wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore, and allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to set. A wellbore servicing fluid comprising cement, water and a polyuronide polymer. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297379 | Slickline Run Hydraulic Motor Driven Tubing Cutter - A tubing cutter is run in with a bottom hole assembly that includes a seal and support within the tubing to be cut. A ported sub allows pressurized fluid pumped from the surface to enter the bottom hole assembly above the sealed support location and to be directed to set an anchor and to a fluid driven motor such as a progressive cavity motor that is in turn connected to the tubing cutter at the rotor of the progressive cavity motor. The rotation of the cutter with its blades extended cuts the tubular as the fluid exiting the stator goes to the lower end of the tubing being cut and can return to the surface through an annulus around the tubing to be cut. Other configurations such as cutting casing or cutting casing through tubing are also envisioned. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297380 | SELECTIVE CONTROL OF CHARGING, FIRING, AMOUNT OF FORCE, AND/OR DIRECTION OF FORCE OF ONE OR MORE DOWNHOLE JARS - Methods of jarring include communicating between a surface command device and jars in a drill string, the drill string composed of spaced apart jars positioned in a corresponding plurality of wired and/or wireless pipe sections. The methods include selectively controlling charging, firing, amount of force, and/or direction of force of the jars using digitally-controlled surface command devices. One method includes firing a sub-set or all of the jars in a controlled manner and determining depth of a stuck drill string section through analysis of behavior or performance of the fired jars. Other methods include subsequently firing one or more of the jars again below the stuck drill string section. Other methods include selectively firing, using digital signals from the surface command device, jars sequenced in time so that their forces meet in a constructive or destructive manner at a preselected point in the drill string. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297381 | MODERATION OF OIL EXTRACTION WASTE ENVIRONMENTS - An environment is moderated against microbial buildup, and especially bacterial buildup in an area where residual liquid wastes are collected or retained or added into natural ground formations. Water wastes are created, collected in storage areas or retained in natural land formations after the use of fluids to extract hydrocarbons contained in oil sand or oil shale or other hydrocarbon rich formations. The residual water wastes are of the type that generate or provide or promote in or above the fluid at least one waste selected from the group consisting of bacteria, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, mercaptans and organic acids. A combination is provided of at least one of i) a friction reducing polymer for oil extraction and/or a polymer capable of absorbing at least ten times its weight in water (preferably a super-absorbing polymer) and ii) a combination of salts that react to liberate I | 2011-12-08 |
20110297382 | PROCESS FOR TRANSPORTING FRACTURE ("FRAC") FLUID ADDITIVES TO OIL AND GAS WELLS UTILIZING ION EXCHANGE RESIN - There is disclosed a process for transporting fracture fluid additives underground to oil and gas wells by attaching a fracture fluid additive to an ion exchange resin and flowing the ion exchange resin underground and thereafter releasing the frac fluid additives from the ion exchange resins and also there is provided the use of an ion exchange resin as a proppant and a frac fluid lubricant. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297383 | Proppant - A proppant comprises a particle and a polycarbodiimide coating disposed on the particle. The polycarbodiimide coating comprises the reaction product of a polymeric isocyanate and a monomeric isocyanate, in the presence of a catalyst. A method of forming the proppant comprises the steps of providing the particle, providing the polymeric isocyanate, providing the monomeric isocyanate, providing the catalyst, reacting the polymeric isocyanate and the monomeric isocyanate in the presence of the catalyst to form the polycarbodiimide coating, and coating the particle with the polycarbodiimide coating. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297384 | VARIABLE FLOW RESISTANCE SYSTEM FOR USE IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL - A variable flow resistance system can include a flow chamber through which a fluid composition flows in a well, the chamber having an inlet and an outlet. The fluid composition enters via the inlet in a direction which changes based on a ratio of desired to undesired fluid in the fluid composition. A well system can include a variable flow resistance system through which a fluid composition flows between a tubular string and a formation, the flow resistance system including a flow chamber through which the fluid composition flows, with only one chamber inlet. The fluid composition flows more directly from the inlet to an outlet as a ratio of desired to undesired fluid in the fluid composition increases. Another flow resistance system can include at least one structure which influences portions of the fluid composition which flow circuitously between the inlet and the outlet to maintain such circuitous flow. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297385 | VARIABLE FLOW RESISTANCE SYSTEM WITH CIRCULATION INDUCING STRUCTURE THEREIN TO VARIABLY RESIST FLOW IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL - A variable flow resistance system for use in a subterranean well can include a flow chamber having an outlet and at least one structure which resists a change in a direction of flow of a fluid composition toward the outlet. The fluid composition may enter the chamber in the direction of flow which changes based on a ratio of desired fluid to undesired fluid in the fluid composition. Another variable flow resistance system can include a flow chamber through which a fluid composition flows, the chamber having an inlet, an outlet, and a structure which impedes a change from circular flow about the outlet to radial flow toward the outlet. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BLOWOUT LOCATION AT AN OFFSHORE OILFIELD - A system for controlling a blowout location at an offshore oilfield comprises:
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20110297387 | Integrated Installation Workover Control System - A subsea production system for controlling fluid flow from a well. The system includes a subsea production tree and a drilling riser engageable with the well. The tree includes electrical and hydraulic lines to communicate with equipment in the tree and downhole in the well. The system also includes a tieback tool that can be installed in the tree through the drilling riser to establish communication with the tree electrical and hydraulic lines and permit access into the well bore. The system also includes an umbilical connectable with the tieback tool and extendable inside the drilling riser to the surface. The umbilical can be used to communicate the tieback tool. The umbilical can also be used to communicate with the tree and downhole equipment through the tieback tool connection with the tree. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297388 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESSURE REGULATION OF A WELL - A method for the pressure regulation of a well ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110297389 | SUBSEA SYSTEM - A subsea system for intervention or deployment comprising a spool ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110297390 | SUBSEA WELL CONTAINMENT AND INTERVENTION APARATUS - A subsea well containment and intervention apparatus. The invention provides a rigid frame that includes a set of pilings for securely affixing the apparatus to the seafloor. Buoyancy modules included in the frame make the weight of the invention more manageable when in the water. Lifting eyes are provided on the frame for installation and removal. A series of tools are attached to the frame to eliminate the need for frequent trips to the surface to replace and replenish. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297391 | COMPACT CABLE SUSPENDED PUMPING SYSTEM FOR DEWATERING GAS WELLS - A method of unloading liquid from a reservoir includes deploying a pumping system into a wellbore to a location proximate the reservoir using a cable. The pumping system includes a multi-section motor, an isolation device, and a pump. The method further includes supplying a power signal from the surface to the motor via the cable and sequentially operating each section of the motor to mimic a multi-phase motor, thereby driving the pump and lowering a liquid level in the tubular string to a level proximate the reservoir. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297392 | SUB-SEA CHEMICAL INJECTION METERING VALVE - An apparatus that includes a chemical injection management system. The chemical injection management system may include an interface configured to couple the chemical injection management system to a mineral extraction system. In addition, the chemical injection management system may include an ultrasonic flow meter. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297393 | INTELLIGENT COMPLETION SYSTEM FOR EXTENDED REACH DRILLING WELLS - Apparatus and methods for completing, treating, and/or producing a wellbore are provided. The apparatus can include a tubular body defining an inner bore, one or more injection inflow control devices, and one or more production inflow control devices. The one or more injection inflow control devices can include one or more first check valves in fluid communication with the inner bore, with each first check valve being configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough from the inner bore to a region of the wellbore, and to substantially block a reverse fluid flow therethrough. The one or more production inflow control devices can include one or more second check valves coupled to the tubular body, each second check valve being configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough from the wellbore to the inner bore and to substantially block a reverse fluid flow therethrough. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297394 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL BLOWOUT PREVENTER - A Blowout Preventer comprising a housing, one or more magnets and a magnetic fluid is described. More particularly, a Magnetorheological Blowout Preventer with a Magnetorheological Ram Head that conforms to virtually any cross sectional shape is described with ultra-reliable termination of natural gas and/or oil effluent flow resulting. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297395 | REMOTE DRILLING AND COMPLETIONS MANAGEMENT - A methodology reduces the needed number of personnel on a rig by enabling performance of a variety of functions from a remote location. The method comprises utilizing a plurality of observation devices which monitor rig parameters remotely. Data from the observation devices is transmitted to a remote operations center used to analyze the data for determining operational changes to the rig. Control instructions may then be transmitted to the rig to implement the operational changes. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297396 | ENHANCED HYDROCARBON WELL BLOWOUT PROTECTION - Protection at a hydrocarbon well is enhanced by placing a blowout preventer over a well head. An adapter is connected to the blowout preventer. The adapter includes a valve that when turned off prevents non-production flow from the blowout preventer to a riser pipe. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297397 | DEPLOYMENT OF DOWNHOLE PUMP USING A CABLE - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method and a system to deploy a downhole pump within a well. The system includes the downhole pump disposed in a well, the downhole pump having a motor, and a cable having at least one strength member layer bonded to a cable core, in which a first end is connected to a power source disposed at a surface of the well and a second end is connected to the downhole pump. The cable is configured to support and power the downhole pump in the well. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297398 | INSTALLING A CABLE IN AN UNDERWATER WELL INSTALLATION - A method of installing a cable between a topside location of an underwater well installation and an underwater location of the installation is provided. The method comprises inserting an end of the cable into a passageway between the locations and using a fluid passed along the passageway to displace the cable along the passageway so that it extends between the locations. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297399 | INJECTION-POINT FLOW CONTROL OF UNDAMAGED POLYMER - A device that allows gradually regulation, i.e., non-destructively controlling the flow of injected polymer flooding enhanced oil recovery fluids at each point of injection, using: at least one conduit providing a variable length flow path combined with the centrifugal and other retarding or decelerative forces accessible to a formation engineer by configuring and otherwise arranging the spatial orientation and relative position of each section of such conduit, so as to achieve a never before attained degree of non-damaging flow control density within a compact space. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297400 | Expandable Packer Construction - A technique involves a packer formed as an expandable packer with an internal expandable bladder. The expandable bladder is formed with a section that is radially enlarged relative to an axial end of the expandable bladder when the bladder is in a relaxed state. The bladder configuration enables use of a reduced expansion ratio while still allowing expansion of the packer to a desired large diameter. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297401 | SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM - A smoke detector system includes a smoke detector sensor and oxygen sensor mounted to a housing. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297402 | Fire-Suppressing Ceiling Panels - Fire-suppressing ceiling panels compatible with standard ceiling materials like gypsum drywall and drop-in suspended ceiling panels, which provide improved structural integrity and ease of installation while providing for long-term isolation of fire suppression agents from moisture. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297403 | ENVIRONMENTALLY BENEFICIAL AND EFFECTIVE HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON COMPOSITIONS FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPLICATIONS - Compositions are described which are useful in many applications such as fire extinguishing or refrigeration. The compositions may include a hydrochlorofluorocarbon such as 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane, a dispersant such as CF | 2011-12-08 |
20110297404 | CONVERTIBLE WEEDLESS ROTARY HOE AND TILLER AND METHODS OF USE - A convertible rotary hoe and tiller apparatus for weeding and loosening soil without being prone to clogging with weeds during normal use. The convertible rotary hoe and tiller apparatus generally comprises a tilling assembly connected to a power differential, the tilling assembly comprising a plurality of tines operably connected to a hub, wherein at least some of the tines are curved, rearwardly facing relative to the direction of rotation, and turned in a direction outside the plane of the hub. During normal hoeing operation, the curved portion of the tines makes initial contact before the ends of the tines, such that the convertible rotary hoe and tiller apparatus in the hoe configuration functions in a more efficient manner to weed the soil and vegetation as opposed to digging or tilling the soil. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297405 | BOX BLADE - A tractor-based box blade is used to move and condition soil. The box blade has a plurality of rippers, which are forwardly- and downwardly-extending shanks terminating in relatively narrow teeth that extend into the ground. Each ripper is deployable to extend into the ground independent of the other rippers, and each ripper is stowable away from the ground independent of the other rippers. At least one scraping blade is disposed behind the rippers for smoothing soil. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297406 | FRAME FOR ATTACHING AN IMPLEMENT TO THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - A frame for mounting an implement to a vehicle having wheels includes elongated frame members for supporting the implement and drive members that are mounted on the elongated frame members. The drive members contact the wheels of the vehicle and receive a driving force from the wheels. The frame is mounted to the vehicle only on the vehicle wheels, and is able to pivot to follow the steering motion of the vehicle wheels. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297407 | ELECTRIC HAMMER - In an electric hammer, ridges are provided in an outer surface of a barrel, grooves are provided in an inner surface of a front cover, and rotation of the front cover with respect to the barrel is prevented by fitting the ridges in the grooves. A flange, which is latched on a stepped portion provided in front of the ridges and the grooves in the inner surface of the front cover, is provided in a peripheral edge of a lock ring, and forward movement of the front cover is restricted by latching the flange on the stepped portion. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297408 | DRIVE FOR A ROD-SHAPED MACHINE ELEMENT - A drive for a machine element having an elongated shape including an elongated, flexible traction element ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110297409 | Hand-Held Power Tool - A hand-held power tool is disclosed. The power tool has a tool receptacle for holding a tool along an axis. A housing has a grip area for a first hand. The grip area has a support section for the thumb and index finger in a plane with the axis and a shaft section for gripping around on one side of the plane. A contact surface for a second hand, which is arranged facing away from the tool receptacle and on another side of the plane, is inclined between 80 degrees and 100 degrees to the plane. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297410 | ELECTRIC TOOL - In an electric disc grinder, there is provided, between a driven gear and a spindle in a torque transmission system, a C-shaped spring member capable of elastic deformation in a diameter enlarging direction. With respect to the rotating direction, the spring member is engaged with a driving protrusion of the driven gear and a driven protrusion of a joint sleeve of the spindle; when transmitting the rotation of the driven gear to the spindle, the spring member undergoes elastic deformation in the diameter enlarging direction depending on the driven side load, thereby mitigating the starting shock. An abutment surface of the driven protrusion is formed as an inclined surface causing an end portion of the spring member contacting with the abutment surface to slide radially outwards. As a result, the spring member can easily undergo elastic deformation in the diameter enlarging direction. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297411 | LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY PACK FOR A HAND HELD POWER TOOL - A method for conducting an operation including a power tool battery pack. The battery pack can include a housing, a first cell supported by the housing and having a voltage, and a second cell supported by the housing and having a voltage. The battery pack also can be connectable to a power tool and be operable to supply power to operate the power tool. The method can include discharging one of the first cell and the second cell until the voltage of the one of the first cell and the second cell is substantially equal to the voltage of the other of the first cell and the second cell. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297412 | ROTATIONALLY DRIVEN AIR TOOL - A rotationally driven air tool configured to be capable of retaining a lubricant in a gear of a rotation transmitting mechanism as long as possible has an air motor ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110297413 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure of an electronic device includes a plate. The plate defines a number of through holes. Each through hole has a pair of tabs connected to each other and with the through hole. Each pair of tabs are slantingly bent towards an inside of the enclosure. The enclosure with the shields can shield the electronic device from electro-magnetic interference. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297414 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes an enclosure body, a bezel, a resilient locking clip, and an unlocking clip. An opening is defined in the enclosure body. The bezel assembly is mounted to the enclosure body and covers the opening. The resilient locking clip is attached to the enclosure body. A protrusion is located on the resilient clip. The unlocking clip is attached to the bezel assembly and is operable along a first direction. The unlocking clip is capable of being rotated from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the resilient locking clip blocks the bezel assembly from moving along the first direction. In the second position, the resilient clip is disengaged from the bezel by the unlocking clip. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297415 | WIRE HARNESS - In a double-layered construction corrugated tube | 2011-12-08 |
20110297416 | CONNECTING MEMBER - A connecting member includes an elastic element and a cable assembly. The cable assembly includes a flexible cable. The flexible cable is attached to the elastic element along an extension direction of the elastic element. The elastic element is elastically deformable between an original state and an extended state. In the original state, the elastic element and the cable are in a spiral. In the extended state, the elastic element and the flexible cable are extended within a plane. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297417 | LEAD SHEATH - A lead sheath, including an upper jaw, and a lower jaw, the upper jaw and the lower jaw are buckled with each other. A wire outlet hole is formed at the outside of the connection between the upper jaw and the lower jaw. A wire inlet hole is formed at the inside of the connection between the upper jaw and the lower jaw. A cavity is formed between the wire outlet hole and the wire inlet hole. A protruding wire pressing rib is disposed on one of the upper jaw or the lower jaw, and the wire pressing rib extends into the cavity. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297418 | FLEXIBLE CABLE WITH STRUCTURALLY ENHANCED CONDUCTORS - In an electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is mixed within the conductor insulation such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297419 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode for an electricity storage device ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110297420 | High Performance Redox Capacitors Using Materials Possessing Non-Stoichiometry and Defect Chemical Equilibrium - A pseudocapacitor employs plates having an active material of a nanoparticles sized ceramic mixed ionic-electronic conductor such as may have the nominal formula of ABO | 2011-12-08 |
20110297421 | Cassu-guard - The Cassu-guard is electrical safety apparatus that is created to prevent electrical shortage, shock & movement of broken wires and eliminate the use of electrical tape in insulating socket outlets and light switches when installing these devices in metallic boxes. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297422 | Circuit board and apparatus for processing defect in circuit board - Provided are a circuit board and an apparatus for processing a defect in a circuit board. The circuit board includes at least one non-defective cell including a non-defective circuit pattern, at least one defective cell including a defective circuit pattern, and a short line printed on the circuit pattern of the at least one defective cell. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297423 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a printed circuit board, including a base substrate, a first bump including a first metal layer formed on the base substrate and a second metal layer formed on the first metal layer, and a second bump including a third metal layer formed on the base substrate, in which the first bump has a height greater than that of the second bump. Because the heights of the first bump and the second bump are different, even when the printed circuit board warps, an electrical connection between the printed circuit board and an external substrate does not become broken. A method of manufacturing the printed circuit board is also provided. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297424 | WIRING BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGE, AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - A wiring board which uses both conductor patterns and reflection members provided at gaps therebetween to suppress unevenness in the reflection rate so as to raise the overall reflection rate and provide a reflection function on the surface of the wiring board at the side where an electronic device is mounted; facilitates shaping of the reflection members, controlling of the thickness of the reflection members, and controlling of the surface shape of the reflection members so as to stabilize the reflection rate; and secures close contact between the reflection members and sealing members so as to improve reliability. The wiring board comprises a plurality of wiring layers provided with conductor patterns disposed on base members, and base members which electrically insulate the plurality of wiring layers. At the outermost wiring layer among the plurality of wiring layers, reflection members are formed on the portions of the base member where there are no conductor patterns, the surface of these reflection members and the surface of the conductor patterns are made level and the surface of the conductor patterns are exposed from the reflection members. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297425 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wiring substrate includes a plurality of insulating layers; and a plurality of wiring layers being alternately laminated, wherein an opening portion is formed in an outermost insulating layer to expose a part of the outermost wiring layer to an outside, a cross-sectional shape of a sidewall of the opening portion is concaved and curved, and the outermost wiring layer has a recess on a side exposed to the outside. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297426 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wiring substrate includes a wiring layer made of copper, an electrode layer made of copper, and an insulating layer arranged adjacent to the electrode layer. The wiring layer is stacked on the electrode layer and the insulating layer. The insulating layer and the wiring layer are stacked with an adhesive layer interposed between the insulating layer and the wiring layer. The electrode layer and the wiring layer are stacked with a copper alloy layer formed adjacent to the adhesive layer and interposed between the electrode layer and the wiring layer. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297427 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND A 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 metal layer divided into a plurality of regions; a build-up layer formed on at least one surface of the metal layer; and a penetrating part penetrating through the metal layer including the build-up layer and electrically separating each of the plurality of regions of the metal layer. The metal layer is configured of the plurality of regions, the ground layers and the power layers that have different functions, thereby making it possible to be thin, and the plurality of regions of the metal layer are connected through a bridge and are then penetrated through by the penetrating part, thereby making it possible to easily manufacture the printed circuit board. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297428 | FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE - The present invention provides a flexible flat cable which utilizes a first metal plate disposed on the lower surface of at least one end of a first metal shielding layer to achieve the functions of grounding and a reinforcement plate. Besides, since a metal connecting part can be plugged directly into an external socket without additional plastic connector, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297429 | SLIDING CONTACT ASSEMBLY - A sliding contact assembly includes a printed circuit board having a substrate on which is arranged at least one contact pad. The at least one contact pad is made of several layers including a thin external layer essentially made of gold. The gold layer is deposited on the at least one contact pad through a gold flash type process. The assembly also includes a movable contact element including a support member. The support member has a contact surface provided with a protective coating and the contact surface is biased against the said contact pad when the movable contact element is moved in relation to the contact pad. The protective coating includes a palladium alloy layer. Methods to manufacture a sliding contact assembly are also presented. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297430 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wiring substrate includes a wiring layer made of copper, an electrode layer made of copper, and an insulating layer arranged adjacent to the electrode layer. The wiring layer is stacked on the electrode layer and the insulating layer. The insulating layer and the wiring layer are stacked with an adhesive layer interposed between the wiring insulating layer and the wiring layer. The electrode layer and the wiring layer are stacked without the adhesive layer interposed between the electrode layer and the wiring layer. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297431 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A connection structure includes a circuit board and a terminal. The circuit board includes an insulation base member containing thermoplastic resin, and a wiring portion arranged in the insulation base member. The wiring portion has a conductor pattern and an interlayer connector electrically connected to the conductor pattern. The terminal is electrically connected to a part of the wiring portion, and has a first section arranged inside of the insulation base member. The first section of the terminal is tightly contact with the thermoplastic resin of the insulation base member, such that the terminal is connected to the circuit board. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297432 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes signal layers, ground layers, and a power layer, which are superposed. A closed trace is set along edges of each of the signal layers and the power layers. A number of vias are defined in each trace at intervals. Each via extends through the signal layers, the ground layers, and the power layer. Each via is electrically connected to the traces of the signal layers and the power layer, and electrically connected to the ground layers. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297433 | SOLDER BUMP FORMATION ON A CIRCUIT BOARD USING A TRANSFER SHEET - A method of forming solder bumps on electrodes of a circuit board without producing bridging using a solder transfer sheet which does not require alignment includes superposing a circuit board and a solder transfer sheet having a solder layer adhered to at least one side of a supporting substrate, performing heating under pressure to a temperature lower than the solidus temperature of the solder to selectively perform solid phase diffusion bonding of the solder layer to electrodes, and peeling the transfer sheet from the circuit board. The solder layer is in the form of a continuous solder coating or in the form of a monoparticle layer of solder particles which are adhered to the supporting substrate by an adhesive layer. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297434 | VACUUM HERMETIC ORGANIC PACKAGING CARRIER - A vacuum hermetic organic packaging carrier is provided. The organic packaging carrier includes an organic substrate, a conductive circuit layer, and an inorganic hermetic insulation film. The organic substrate has a first surface. The conductive circuit layer is located on the first surface and exposes a portion of the first surface. The inorganic hermetic insulation film at least covers the exposed first surface to achieve an effect of completely hermetically sealing the organic packaging carrier. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297435 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure includes a ventilation plate. The ventilation plate defines a number of through holes. Two hollow bulges extend from an edge bounding each of the through holes at two opposite sides of the plate. A top of each of the bulges defines an opening. The openings of the two bulges and the corresponding through hole define a passage for ventilation and elongate a path that electromagnetic signals must travel to pass through the ventilation plate. The enclosure can better shield the electronic device from EMI. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297436 | NET-LIKE METAL FINE PARTICLE MULTILAYER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A network-like fine metal particle multilayer film has a network-like fine metal particle layer at least on one surface of a film substrate, which has an average total light transmittance of 70% or more, a total light transmittance variation of 5% or less, and a length of 2 m or more. The film is a long network-like metal fine particle multilayer film having high transparency, being suppressed in the occurrence of moiré and having small variations in the total light transmittance. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297437 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING SAME - An electronic component device for electrically and mechanically connecting to a lead wire includes a base and a cover. The base includes a receiving body, at least one electronic component, and two spaced stripping connectors. The receiving body defining an installation groove. The at least one electronic component and the stripping connectors are received in the receiving body. Each stripping connector is in electrically connected with the at least one electronic component. The stripping connector defines a stripping slot for extension of the core therethrough, which has a size smaller than or equal to the diameter of the core. The cover includes a pressing surface and an electrically insulating cutting body. The cutting body is used for cutting off the lead wire. The pressing surface is configured for pressing the lead wire into the stripping slot, thus making the core in electrical connection with the at least one electronic component. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297438 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An enclosure of an electronic device includes a ventilation plate. The ventilation plate is a grid including a number of crisscrossed connection bars and a number of through holes defined by the connection bars. A tab is formed at each of the connection bars bounding each of the through holes. The tabs are substantially angled from a plane of the grid to elongate a path electromagnetic signals must travel to pass through the ventilation plate. The enclosure with the shields can shield the electronic device from EMI. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297439 | Full Perimeter Laser Beam Button Weld of Dissimilar Materials - Terminal pins comprising a refractory metal forming a full perimeter weld connected to a terminal block comprising a dissimilar metal incorporated into feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies are discussed. The feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies are particularly useful for incorporation into implantable medical devices such as cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and the like, to decouple and shield internal electronic components of the medical device from undesirable electromagnetic interference (EMI) signals. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297440 | Cable Assembly With Protector, and Accompanying Method - An improved cable assembly includes at least a first elongated signal-carrying cable and a protector that comprises an elongated covering apparatus that is connected with the signal-carrying cable. The covering apparatus comprises a resilient portion having a number of corrugations. The signal-carrying cable is received within the covering apparatus, and the resilient portion is moved from a free state to a collapsed state. The signal-carrying cable and the covering apparatus are received at least partially in an uncured quantity of potting compound, and the compound is then permitted to cure. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297441 | IMPLOSIVE JOINT AND DEAD-END APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of fusing cables and a dead end assembly and a cable are provided. A joint assembly for fusing cables and a dead end fusing assembly for fusing a cable and a forge assembly are provided. The method includes cutting back strands of a cable, exposing the core; inserting the core of cables into a core grip; positioning the joint assembly over the core grip within certain marked sections of the cables; wrapping the joint assembly with one wrap of detonation cord; securing a detonator to the detonation cord explosive charge and detonating the detonator, such that the core grip fuses the cables together. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297442 | CABLE CONNECTING DEVICE - A cable connecting device has a housing and an electrically conductive bypass element; a first electrical line, which has an internal current-carrying core and an insulating covering, is routable through the housing of the cable connecting device via the bypass element in that the line can be inserted into at least one first recess of the bypass element, with the size of the first recess corresponding to or being slightly smaller than the diameter of the current-carrying core of the electrical line, and the bypass element has at least one second recess for at least one second electrical line, which has an internal current-carrying core and an insulating covering, with the size of the second recess being adapted to or slightly smaller than the cross-section of the current-carrying core of the second electrical line. It can be used to simply and quickly produce high-quality electrical connections between at least two lines. The electrical connection is in particular electrically insulated and externally protected from environmental influences such as humidity, particularly when the housing interior is filled with an insulating filler material. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297443 | EXPANDABLE REAMER APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole, wherein a laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body may be selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The laterally movable blade, held inwardly by blade-biasing elements, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith by way of an actuation sleeve disposed within the tubular body. Alternatively, a separation element may transmit force or pressure from the drilling fluid to the movable blade. Further, a chamber in communication with the movable blade may be pressurized by way of a downhole turbine or pump. A ridged seal wiper, compensator, movable bearing pad, fixed bearing pad preceding the movable blade, or adjustable spacer element to alter expanded blade position may be included within the expandable reamer. In addition, a drilling fluid pressure response indicating an operational characteristic of the expandable reamer may be generated. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297444 | CORE BARREL RESTRAINT - A core barrel restraint adapted to prevent inadvertent dropping of a core barrel assembly during retrieval of a core sample can include a cup adapted to fit over an overshot and a brace adapted to be coupled to a core barrel assembly. A cable can connect the cup and brace and prevent the core barrel from falling if the overshot latch mechanism holding the core barrel assembly and overshot together fails. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297445 | TOP DRIVE - A method and apparatus for manipulating and deploying lengths of pipe when drilling wells is provided. The apparatus has a motor assembly with a rotor shaft coupled to a drive gear, and a torque assembly with a planetary gear set coupled to the drive gear of the motor and an annular gear. Planet gears are coupled to a torque converter, which is coupled to a stub for connecting to pipe joints. The torque converter has inclined surfaces for circulating lubricant through the gear assembly, and the planet gears have openings in registration with the inclined surfaces. A drilling fluid pipe is disposed through the rotor shaft of the motor assembly, and is coupled to the torque converter. Lead-screw linear actuators position an elevator, which hangs from links hooked to the apparatus, to manipulate the drill string, and a self-locking pipe jaw handles pipe joints. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297446 | TRAVELING AND LOCKING CENTRALIZER - A drill system for use with a drill rod includes a support member, and a drill assembly movably associated with the support member and configured to be connected to the drill rod. The system further includes a centralizing device movably associated with the support member and configured to receive the drill rod. The centralizing device includes a movable jaw and a latch arm connected to the jaw and configured to move the jaw between an open position and a closed position for retaining the drill rod. Furthermore, the latch arm has a locking feature configured to hold the latch arm in a locked position to thereby hold the jaw in the closed position. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297447 | Pressure Reversing Valve Assembly For a Down-the-Hole Percussive Drilling Apparatus - A pressure reversing valve for a down-the-hole percussive drilling (“DHD”) apparatus has a first valve pressure surface, a second valve pressure surface and a third valve pressure surface. The first valve pressure surface engages an internal surface of a housing of the DHD hammer. The second valve pressure surface is in communication with a high pressure port of the DHD hammer. The third valve pressure surface is in communication with a passageway that extends through a distributor within the DHD hammer. The valve also includes a valve passageway that extends through the valve and which is in communication with a first volume of the DHD hammer. The first volume is formed by surfaces of the distributor and the third valve pressure surface. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297448 | ROCK BIT HAVING A MECHANICAL SEAL WITH SUPERIOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE - A drill tool includes a bit body, at least one bearing shaft extending from the bit body and a cone mounted for rotation on the bearing shaft. A mechanical seal is disposed between the bearing shaft and the cone in a seal gland. The mechanical seal includes a rigid seal ring having a dynamic sealing surface with the cone and another non-sealing surface exposed to an aperture in the seal gland. The mechanical seal further includes at least one cooling channel formed in the another non-sealing surface of the rigid seal ring, the cooling channel having an open end in fluid communication with the aperture in the seal gland. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297449 | TOOL WITH WELDED CEMENTED METAL CARBIDE INSERTS WELDED TO STEEL AND/OR CEMENTED METAL CARBIDE - A wear insert comprised of cemented metal carbide is welded to a workpiece made of steel or cemented metal carbide without causing fracturing of the carbide or creating residual stresses that reduce the impact resistance of the part. The part is fabricated using a microwave sintering process prior to welding. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297450 | ULTRA HARD/HARD COMPOSITE MATERIALS - The invention provides for an ultra hard or hard composite material comprising a primary ultra hard or hard particulate material and at least one secondary ultra hard or hard particulate material dispersed in a matrix material. The primary ultra hard or hard particulate material has a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of the matrix material and the at least one secondary ultra hard or hard particulate material has a thermal expansion coefficient greater than that of the matrix material. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297451 | Rotational Drill Bits and Drilling Apparatuses Including the Same - A roof-bolt drill bit. The roof-bolt drill bit may include a bit body rotatable about a central axis and at least one cutting element coupled to the bit body. The bit body may comprise a forward end, a rearward end axially opposite the forward end, and an internal passage defined within the bit body, with the internal passage extending to at least one opening defined in a side portion of the bit body. The bit body may also comprise a channel defined in a peripheral portion of the bit body, with the channel extending along a path between the rearward end of the bit body and a side portion of the bit body. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297452 | DETRITUS FLOW MANAGEMENT FEATURES FOR DRAG BIT CUTTERS AND BITS SO EQUIPPED - Rock detritus created by a drag bit cutter shearing subterranean formation material may flow under the cutter and attach itself to the side surface of the cutter barrel by differential pressure-induced sticking, and dilate. This attached material, confined by hydrostatic pressure, can create and strengthen a barrier between the cutter and the virgin rock being cut. The detritus barrier absorbs bit weight and reduces cutter efficiency by impairing contact of the cutter with the virgin rock formation. Increasing friction between the rock detritus and a side surface of the cutter barrel inhibits detritus flow, reduces build up, and allows hydrostatic pressure to contribute to, rather than inhibit, the cutting process. Similar beneficial results may be obtained when hydrostatic pressure drilling fluid is permitted to communicate through holes in the side surface of the cutter, or through an otherwise permeable side surface alleviating detritus sticking due to differential pressure effects. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297453 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS AND RELATED DRILL BITS - In an embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”) comprises a cemented carbide substrate including a first cemented carbide portion and a second cemented carbide portion bonded to the first cemented carbide portion and exhibiting an erosion resistance that is greater than the first cemented carbide portion. The PDC further comprises a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table bonded to the first cemented carbide portion. The PCD table includes a plurality of bonded diamond grains exhibiting diamond-to-diamond bonding therebetween, with the plurality of bonded diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297454 | ROLLING CUTTER ASSEMBLED DIRECTLY TO THE BIT POCKETS - A drill bit having a bit body, a plurality of blades extending radially from the bit body, a plurality of cutter pockets disposed on the plurality of blades, at least one rolling cutter disposed in one of the cutter pockets, wherein each rolling cutter has a substrate, a cutting face, a cutting edge, and a side surface, and at least one blocker positioned adjacent to each of the at least one rolling cutters on a leading face of the blade, wherein each blocker has a retention end and an attachment end is disclosed. The retention end of each blocker is positioned adjacent to a portion of the cutting face of each rolling cutter to retain the rolling cutter in the cutter pocket and the attachment end is attached to a portion of the blade. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297455 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING WEIGHT UTILIZING THE SAME - An object is weighed using a portable electronic device. Placement of an object on a touch panel of the portable electronic device provides measurement of the weight of the object. In the measurement, the portable electronic device sends information to the touch panel to request a user to input a unit price of the object. The portable electronic device then detects a weight of the object placed on the touch panel. The portable electronic device calculates a total price of the object by multiplication of the input unit price and the detected weight of the object. The total price of the object can be then output. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297456 | Scales Displaying Nutritional Information - A scale provides a user with a display of a nutritional parameter on the basis of the weight of the food being weighed. The values for a plurality of food items can be accumulated and a single nutritional parameter characterizing a complete meal or recipe may be displayed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297457 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PEN WITH A MULTI-FUNCTIONS TAIL PART - The present invention relates to a multi-function electromagnetic pen, and particularly relates to an electromagnetic pen with a multi-function tail part. This electromagnetic comprises a body, a pen-tip part, and a multi-function electromagnetic ring. The pen-tip part is disposed on the front part of the electromagnetic pen and the multi-function electromagnetic ring is disposed on the tail part (or rear end part) of the electromagnetic pen. The multi-function electromagnetic ring can emit different electromagnetic signals with different frequencies. These electromagnetic signals with different frequencies are defined by a tablet to represent different functions (or modes), for example erasing function (or mode), magnifying function (or mode), and palette knife function (or mode). A user can control and change the frequency of the electromagnetic signal emitted form the multi-function electromagnetic ring by pressing the switch on the body of the electromagnetic pen. By this way, the function of the multi-function electromagnetic ring can be controlled and changed. Therefore, it has no need to perform or start the function (or mode) of the tail part of the electromagnetic pen (or the multi-function electromagnetic ring) by the contact between the back part the electromagnetic pen (or the multi-function electromagnetic ring) and the tablet. Accordingly, the tail part the electromagnetic pen (or the multi-function electromagnetic ring) can work above the tablet without contact with the tablet, and it can prevent the tail part the electromagnetic pen from the damage caused by the contact. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297458 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PEN WITHOUT A BATTERY - The present invention relates to a new electromagnetic pen without a battery, and particularly relates to a new electromagnetic pen without a battery, which has two coils inside. An oscillator circuit and a resonance circuit are formed in the new electromagnetic pen respectively by the two coils. The oscillator circuit is formed for emitting electromagnetic signals to a tablet, and the resonance circuit is formed for receiving the electromagnetic energy emitted from the tablet. Therefore, unlike the conventional electromagnetic pen without a battery, which only receive the electromagnetic energy and emit the electromagnetic signals in a short period, the new electromagnetic pen of this invention can receive the electromagnetic energy emitted from the tablet continuously, so the oscillator circuit can emit the electromagnetic signals to the tablet continuously. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297459 | SOLAR POWERED ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLE - The electric car is practically entirely covered in solar cells. Further, transparent solar cells are incorporated into the windshield and into the other windows of the car. The various features of the car give it considerable autonomy. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297460 | DIRECT POWER REVERSING DRIVE AXLE - A drive axle assembly includes a drive axle configured to rotate with a driving torque, a first clutch pack assembly located at an end of the drive axle, and a second clutch pack assembly located at an opposite end of the drive axle. A first drive wheel assembly is operatively connected to the first clutch pack assembly, wherein the first clutch pack assembly is configured to convert the driving torque of the drive axle to a first driving torque of the first drive wheel. A second drive wheel assembly is operatively connected to the second clutch pack assembly, wherein the second clutch pack assembly is configured to convert the driving torque of the drive axle to a second driving torque of the second drive wheel. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297461 | LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT | 2011-12-08 |
20110297462 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL - An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297463 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL - An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297464 | SELF PROPELLED TOOLBOX - A self propelled toolbox is provided with a plurality of storage compartments for storing tools. The toolbox is supported by two pairs of wheels. Each wheel of one of the pairs of wheels is a driven wheel that is mechanically coupled to an electric motor that causes the driven wheel to rotate about an axis to propel the toolbox. Each wheel of the other pair of wheels is a castor that is not operably linked to an electric motor and can pivot about an axis for steering the toolbox when the toolbox is in motion. The toolbox contains an energy reservoir in circuit communication with the electric motor for providing power to the electric motor. The quantity of power provided to the electric motor is controlled by a current controlling means that is accessible external of the toolbox by an operator of the self propelled toolbox. The two driven wheels may each be driven by the same electric motor, or they may each be driven by an electric motor that is mechanically coupled to only that wheel. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297465 | Retrofit Assembly for Self-Mobilization of a Transport Unit - A motorized, two-wheeled retrofit assembly converts a portable, four-wheeled transport unit, such as a scaffold, to a self-propelled, power driven unit for directional movement from one location to another. The retrofit assembly is attached to the transport unit in a manner that immobilizes or replaces the front wheels of the transport unit. The retrofit assembly comprises a drive assembly and a steering assembly. The drive assembly includes a pair of freely rotating wheels that are spaced apart from each other and share a common axle. Each freely rotating wheel is disposed adjacent to and detachably engaged with a corresponding slip drive wheel that is fixed to the axle for driving the freely rotating wheels. The drive assembly further comprises a motor; a drive mechanism that operatively interconnects the motor with one of the slip drive wheels for turning the retrofit assembly axle; a power source for the motor; and a base communicating with the axle for carrying the assembly motor and power source. The steering assembly comprises a vertically adjustable steering column. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297466 | LOW CONTENT EXTENDED-RANGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - An extended-range electric vehicle includes drive wheels, an engine having an output shaft, a planetary gear set having a node driven by the output shaft of the engine when the engine is on, and first and second electric machines. The first electric machine is connected to another node, and operates as a generator when the engine is on. A one-way clutch is connected to the remaining node. The second electric machine is connected to an output side of the one-way clutch, with a shaft connecting the drive wheels to the second electric machine. A controller provides a forward electric-only (EV) mode, a reverse EV mode, power-split mode(s), and series mode(s). The series mode(s) provide a direct mechanical path between the engine and drive wheels, with the one-way clutch overrunning in the forward EV mode. The one-way clutch may be activated passively or by a PRNDL device. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297467 | VEHICLE BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A plurality of batteries ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110297468 | ADJUSTABLE RADIATOR GRILL ARRANGEMENT - An adjustable radiator grill arrangement for a motor vehicle comprises at least one air channel, through which an air flow for the incident flow of a radiator can be guided. The grill arrangement has a first grill element and a second grill element, which are moveable relative to one another, in order to open or to close the air channel. The first grill element comprises a closing edge, which is disposed at a distance from a counter-edge when the air channel is opened and adjacent to the counteredge when the air channel is closed. The first grill element comprises an elastically deformable closing element, which forms the closing edge. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297469 | BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTROMOTIVE VEHICLE - Plural battery modules mounted on a first mount portion of a battery unit which is positioned below a front floor portion are arranged in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that the longitudinal direction of each of the battery modules matches a vehicle width direction and the short side of a rectangular section of each of the battery modules extends in a vehicle vertical direction, and plural battery modules mounted on a second mount portion which is positioned below a rear floor portion are arranged in the vehicle width direction such that the longitudinal direction of each of the battery modules matches the vehicle longitudinal direction and the long side of the rectangular section of each of the battery modules extends in the vehicle vertical direction. Accordingly, the plural battery modules can be arranged efficiently. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297470 | Electric Vehicle Battery System - The electric vehicle includes a battery pack that can be exchanged at a battery exchange station. At the battery exchange station, an at least partially spent battery pack is exchanged for an at least partially charged battery pack. A battery bay is configured to be disposed at an underside of the electric vehicle. The battery bay includes a frame which defines a cavity. The cavity is configured to at least partially receive the battery pack therein. The battery bay comprises at least one latch rotatably pivoted about an axis substantially parallel with a plane formed by the underside of the vehicle. The latch is configured to lift, retain the battery pack at least partially within the cavity. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297471 | Spring Device At A Swivelable Hatch of A Motor Vehicle - A spring device at a swivelable hatch of a motor vehicle, having a gas spring and a helper spring between the body of the motor vehicle and the hatch. The hatch is a front hood which can be raised into a pedestrian protection position prior to an impact of a pedestrian on the front hood, by an actuator activated by a sensor device. The helper spring is preloaded with a preloading force which, in case of a malfunction in which the gas spring has no gas pressure or a reduced gas pressure, is sufficient to adjust the front hood into the raised pedestrian protection position and to hold the front hood in the raised pedestrian protection position prior to the impact. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297472 | Device for pressing on a gear rack - A device for pressing a steering rack onto a pinion engaged with the steering rack, in particular for a steering system of a motor vehicle, comprises a pressure piece which can be loaded in the direction of the steering rack and is displaceably guided in a housing and an adjustment unit for compensating for play occurring in the steering system. A spring washer is disposed between the adjustment unit and the pressure piece, wherein the adjustment unit comprises a projection and the pressure piece comprises a recess, or the pressure piece comprises a projection and the adjustment unit comprises a recess, in the region of the spring washer. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297473 | HYDRO-MECHANICAL STEERING UNIT WITH INTEGRATED EMERGENCY STEERING CAPABILITY - A steering system includes a steer-by-wire (SBW) valve, a main steering pump, a steering actuator, and a steering control unit (SCU). The SCU is in fluid communication with the actuator via a pair of fluid conduits, and includes upper and lower portions. The upper portion contains a first solenoid valve and a cross-over check valve assembly. The lower portion contains a fluid control valve. An ECU generates a steering input signal in response to steering wheel rotation, and transmits the signal to the SBW valve. The SCU controls the first solenoid valve to deliver fluid from the lower portion to the actuator via the cross-over valve assembly in an emergency steering mode, and also controls the first solenoid valve to prevent flow into the actuator and allow recirculation of fluid within the lower portion in a torque feel mode. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297474 | STATOR, BUS BAR UNIT, MOTOR, AND POWER STEERING DEVICE - A stator includes a core and a coil group. The core includes a ring portion, and a teeth portion preferably including twelve teeth portions projecting from an inside of the ring portion toward a center thereof. The coil group preferably includes twelve coils arranged in each of the teeth portions. The core is defined by coupling twelve cores which respectively include a teeth portion. The coil group preferably includes six coil pairs each including two coils joined to each other by a single conductive line. When the core is divided into a phase region and a neutral region equally along the axial direction, a first group of coils in each of the six coil pairs are arranged in the phase region, and the other coils are arranged in the neutral region. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297475 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - A motor control device and an electric power steering system that make it possible to suppress occurrence of voltage saturation with a simple configuration are provided. A current limiting value computing unit computes a current limiting basic value of which the value is lower as a rotation angular velocity of a motor increases, and computes a voltage gain of which the value is smaller as a power voltage value, detected by a first voltage sensor provided at an electric power line that constitutes an electric power supply line to the motor, decreases. In addition, the current limiting value computing unit computes a difference between a control voltage value, detected by a second voltage sensor provided at a control line independent of the electric power line, and the above power voltage value, and computes an output gain of which the value is smaller as the difference increases. Then, by multiplying the output gain by the current limiting basic value together with a voltage gain, a current limiting value is computed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297476 | MARINE MECHANICAL SEISMIC SOURCE - A marine seismic source comprises a housing having a central axis, an open end, and a closed end opposite the open end. In addition, the source comprises a piston coaxially disposed within the housing. In addition, the source comprises a flywheel disposed within the housing and axially positioned between the closed end and the piston. The flywheel is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. Further, the source comprises a connecting rod moveably coupling the piston to the flywheel. The connecting rod has a first end pivotally coupled to the piston and a second end pivotally coupled to the flywheel. The second end of the connecting rod has a first position at a first distance measured radially from the rotational axis, and a second position at a second distance measured radially from the rotational axis. The first distance is less than the second distance. | 2011-12-08 |
20110297477 | ASSEMBLY AND NOISE SUPPRESSOR FOR FIREARMS - An assembly for a firearm ( | 2011-12-08 |