51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130333789 | APPARATUS WITH A LIQUID-IMPREGNATED SURFACE TO FACILITATE MATERIAL CONVEYANCE - Described herein are conduits for conveying fluids and/or solids, the conduits having an interior surface that provide a high-slip boundary condition, thereby facilitating the flow of material therethrough. In some embodiments, the conduit has an interior surface with an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between the solid features, the interior surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the interior surface and regardless of flow, passage, or removal of fluids and/or solids through, into, or out of the conduit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333790 | PROCESS FOR COATING A THREADED TUBULAR COMPONENT, THREADED TUBULAR COMPONENT AND RESULTING CONNECTION - The invention concerns a threaded tubular component for drilling or working hydrocarbon wells, said tubular component having at one of its ends ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333791 | Weaving Machine Having Movable Limiting Means, and a Method for Producing a Woven Fabric - Weaving machine ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333792 | STABILIZED FABRIC SEAM FOR FLAT-WOVEN CONTINUOUS FABRIC BELTS - A continuous fabric belt with intersecting threads and a method to produce the belt, so that within fabric seam region at least two strip-shaped regions which extend over the entire width of fabric seam and contain meeting points are arranged between strip-shaped fabric regions in which there are crossovers between warp- or machine directional threads and weft or cross-machine directional threads. The crossovers are materially connected by transmission welding. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333793 | FIBROUS STRUCTURE FOR A PART MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HAVING A COMPLEX SHAPE - A reinforcing fiber structure woven as a single piece for fabricating a composite material part and including: first and second fiber substructures, each fiber substructure including at least one independent portion obtained by multilayer weaving between a plurality of layers of warp yarns and a plurality of layers of weft yarns that are independent from the other substructure; and an assembly portion between the least first and second fiber substructures in which a plurality of adjacent layers of warp yarns of the first fiber substructure are interlinked by at least some of the warp yarns of the second fiber substructure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333794 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A FABRIC, AND FABRIC - The subject of the invention is a device for manufacturing a fabric comprising a plurality of automatically working apparatus arranged next to one another on at least one carrier for manufacturing a leno weave (a leno weave apparatus), wherein two leno threads are fed to each leno weave apparatus; wherein the device for manufacturing the fabric has at least one weft thread picking device; wherein the weft thread is introduced into the shed of leno threads raised by a plurality of leno weave apparatus; wherein the weft thread is bound using at least two leno threads at a plurality of points behind the weft thread over the width of the fabric; wherein at least one of the leno weave apparatus arranged in the end region of the fabric carries out a higher number of interlacings for achieving a homogenized warp tension distribution over the width of the fabric than at least one leno weave apparatus arranged in the central region of the fabric; and/or wherein the lowering of the shed is carried out by the leno weave apparatus over the width of the fabric at different times for achieving a homogenized warp tension distribution. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333795 | CONCENTRATE CONTAINER HAVING SUPPORTING ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a container for dialysis concentrates, in particular acidic dry concentrates. When these dry concentrates are dissolved directly by the dialysis machine to form liquid concentrates, the containers must provide a volume of 4-12 liters. To impart the required stability to these containers, they have integral supporting elements, which manifest their supporting function only when the container is used on the dialysis machine. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333796 | DEVICE WITH PENETRABLE SEPTUM, FILLING NEEDLE AND PENETRABLE CLOSURE, AND RELATED METHOD - A device has a sealed chamber; a first penetrable septum in fluid communication with the chamber that is formed of an elastic material and is penetrable by a first injection member to fill the first chamber with a substance therethrough; and a second penetrable septum movable between first and second positions. In the first position, at least a portion of the second septum is spaced away from the first septum to allow the injection member to penetrate the first septum and aseptically or sterile fill the chamber with a substance therethrough. In the second position, the portion of the second septum overlies and seals a resulting injection aperture in the first septum after withdrawal of the first injection member therefrom, and is penetrable by a second injection member to penetrate the first and second septums and withdraw a filled substance from the chamber and through the second injection member. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333797 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A QUANTITY OF LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for transporting quantities of lost circulation material. The system includes at least one pump, at least one intake assembly, at least one exhaust assembly, and can also include at least one intake member operably connected to the intake assembly, and at least one exhaust member operably connected to the exhaust assembly. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333798 | HOPPER VALVE FOR EXTRUSION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A hopper valve for transferring particles from a supply container to a hopper, the hopper valve comprising a valve body coupled to the supply container, a fill tube moveably coupled to the valve body, and a foot member moveably coupled to the fill tube and configured to engage the hopper. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333799 | LNG REFUELING SYSTEM AND BOIL-OFF GAS TREATMENT METHOD - Provided is an LNG refueling system which can deliver LNG to an LNG-fueled ship and an LNG-refueled ship or can introduce the LNG from an LNG carrier, and more particularly, an LNG refueling system which separately has a low-temperature LNG tank and a high-temperature LNG tank such that both a low-temperature LNG and a high-temperature LNG can be handled, prevents an increase in pressure in the low-temperature LNG tank, and increases stability, and includes a flashing drum to change a high-temperature LNG to a low-temperature LNG such that both the high-temperature LNG and the low-temperature LNG can be supplied. Further, the present invention relates to an LNG refueling system including a boil-off gas treatment system to facilitate treatment of boil-off gas and a boil-off gas treatment method. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A POURABLE PRODUCT - There is disclosed a filling system for filling a container with a pourable product, in particular a pourable product having an electrical conductivity below 15 μS, comprising: a tank filled, in use, with a pourable product; at least one filling valve selectively available in a configuration in which it allows the filling of the container with the pourable product; and at least one duct interposed between the tank and the filling valve; the system comprises a vortex flowmeter interposed along the duct. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333801 | Metering disk and capsule filling device with metering disk - A metering disk of a capsule filling device for filling capsules with powder products as has a plurality of metering openings. The metering disk has a disk base member and at least one thickness adaptation sheet connectable detachably with the disk base member. The metering opening penetrates the disk base member and the at least one thickness adaptation sheet. In a corresponding capsule filling device, the metering disk and in particular a tamping ring arranged below the metering disk are mounted in a fixed vertical position. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333802 | METHOD FOR SAFE FILLING WITH CARBON NANOTUBES, FILLING SYSTEM AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT EMPLOYING THIS METHOD - The invention relates to a method for filling a receptacle ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333803 | PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE - A pressure regulator valve arrangement may include first and second regulator valves for closing a fluid passage in the event of over-pressure. The valve members may each have pressure ports for sensing the pressure, and the ports may be located downstream of the valve members to minimise interaction between the valves. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333804 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING A FLUID, ESPECIALLY LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, BETWEEN A FIRST SURFACE INSTALLATION AND A SECOND SURFACE INSTALLATION - The invention present disclosure relates to a system ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333805 | Method and system for detecting the quality of debarking at the surface of a wooden log - A method and system for detecting and controlling the quality of debarking at the surface of a wooden log provide information on main parameters related to the debarking quality of the log surface, including fiber loss and residual bark. The debarking quality detecting method and system involve measurement of three-dimensional profile of at least a portion of the log surface to generate corresponding profile image data, which is processed to generate data indicative of the texture of the log surface. The texture data is then analyzed to generate resulting data on the debarking quality parameters. That quality indicative information can be generated on a continuous basis to provide an objective assessment of the quality performance in real-time in view of target productivity, and may then be used to perform optimal adjustments of the debarker operating parameters, either manually by the operator or automatically through feedback control. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333806 | FLUX - To provide flux which has a property of suppression of sedimentation of the solder powder, dissolves by heating at the time of the soldering to remain no residue and does not block any wettability of the solder. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333807 | FLUX - To provide flux for producing solder paste, viscosity of which is prevented from varying. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333808 | NITRIDED STEEL MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a nitrided steel member and manufacturing method thereof. the nitrided steel member including: an iron nitride compound layer formed on a surface of a steel member made of carbon steel for machine structural use or alloy steel for machine structural use, in which with regard to X-ray diffraction peak intensity IFe | 2013-12-19 |
20130333809 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There are provided a magnesium alloy material and a method for producing the magnesium alloy material. In a magnesium (Mg) alloy material (e.g., Mg alloy sheet) having a sheet-shaped portion with a thickness of 1.5 mm or more, when a region having ¼ the thickness of the sheet-shaped portion in a thickness direction from a surface of the sheet-shaped portion is defined as a surface region and a remaining region is defined as an internal region, the ratio O | 2013-12-19 |
20130333810 | IRON- AND NICKEL-BASED BRAZING FOIL AND METHOD FOR BRAZING - An amorphous, ductile brazing foil is produced with a composition of Fe | 2013-12-19 |
20130333811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A STEEL ARTICLE - A method for forming and treating a steel article of a high strength and high ductility alloy particularly suited for use as armor plate. The method includes the steps of providing a starting material for the steel article, heating the starting material to a peak temperature range in less than ten seconds, holding the heated steel composition at the peak temperature range for between two and six seconds, quenching the heated steel composition from the peak temperature range to below 100° C. (212° F.) at a temperature rate reduction of 400 and 3000° C./sec (752 and 5432° F./sec), removing residual quench media from the surface of the quenched steel composition, tempering the quenched steel composition at a temperature of 100 to 260° C. (212 to 500° F.); and air cooling the tempered steel composition to less than 100° C. (212° F.) to form a steel having desired mechanical properties. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333812 | COPPER ALLOY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COPPER ALLOY - To provide a copper alloy of the FCC structure containing Ni: 3.0 to 29.5 mass %, Al: 0.5 to 7.0 mass %, and Si: 0.1 to 1.5 mass %, with the remainder consisting of Cu and incidental impurities, wherein the copper alloy is of the high strength, but is excellent in workability, and has high electrical conductivity, and can control property thereof, by precipitating a γ′ phase of the L1 | 2013-12-19 |
20130333813 | PUNCH FOR COLD BACKWARD EXTRUSION FORGING | 2013-12-19 |
20130333814 | TITANIUM-BASED BULK AMORPHOUS MATRIX COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THEREOF - A Ti-based bulk amorphous matrix composite including a composition represented by Formula 1, in at %: | 2013-12-19 |
20130333815 | NON-LETHAL PAYLOADS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - Non-lethal payloads including at least one of boron and silicon, at least one fuel, and at least one oxidizer. The non-lethal payload may be a single-component or dual-component payload. Methods of producing the non-lethal payloads are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333816 | TIRE - In the tire ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333817 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE VALVE AND TIRE VALVE - A tire valve for snap-in mounting in a valve hole in a wheel rim, having a resilient member surrounding and bonded to at least a portion of the valve body, wherein the resilient member is a vulcanized rubber composition comprising ethylene alpha-olefin elastomer, carbon black, high-density inert filler, and an efficient vulcanization cure system. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333818 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire | 2013-12-19 |
20130333819 | TIRE CASING - A tire casing wherein when a distance from an end part of the tread member joint surface to an end part of the bottom surface of the bead part along the surface of the sidewall part is defined to be 1, the tire casing has a side rubber member (A) extending in a proportion of from 0.09 to 0.30 of the distance along the surface of the sidewall part from the end part of the tread joint surface, and side rubber member (A) contains 100 parts by mass of a rubber component comprising at least one or more selected from the group consisting of a natural rubber, a synthetic isoprene rubber, a polybutadiene rubber, and a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, and from 40 to 100 parts by mass of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (N | 2013-12-19 |
20130333820 | MULTILAYER BUILD PROCESSES AND DEVICES THEREOF - A process to form devices may include forming a seed layer on and/or over a substrate, modifying a seed layer selectively, forming an image-wise mold layer on and/or over a substrate and/or electrodepositing a first material on and/or over an exposed conductive area. A process may include selectively applying a temporary patterned passivation layer on a conductive substrate, selectively forming an image-wise mold layer on and/or over a substrate, forming a first material on and/or over at least one of the exposed conductive areas and/or removing a temporary patterned passivation layer. A process may include forming a sacrificial image-wise mold layer on a substrate layer, selectively placing one or more first materials in one or more exposed portions of a substrate layer, forming one or more second materials on and/or over a substrate layer and/or removing a portion of a sacrificial image-wise mold layer. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333821 | NON-VINYL RESILIENT FLOORING PRODUCT AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described herein are methods for manufacturing resilient floor coverings made from non-vinyl materials. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333822 | Methods For Routing An Optical Fiber Or Cable Inside A Building Or Living Unit of Customer Premises - Methods for routing an optical fiber over a desired span on a structural surface at a given premises are provided. When the optical fiber is unwound from a container, the optical fiber attaches to the structural surface by an adhesive material. The adhesive material can be applied along the desired span before, during, or after the optical fiber is routed over the desired span. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333823 | STRUCTURAL MAT FOR REINFORCING A WIND TURBINE BLADE STRUCTURE, A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE - The invention relates to a structural mat for reinforcing a wind turbine blade structure. The structural mat comprises two,or more groups of bonded fibres, the fibres being bonded by a matrix substantially preventing relative movement of said fibres and wherein said groups are connected to each other by connection means limiting the relative movement of said groups. The invention further relates to a wind turbine blade and a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333824 | AUTOMATIC ZIPPER DEVICE FOR SHEET MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET PRODUCT - An automatic zipper device having a pair of bevel gears for biting and joining joint end portions of a sheet member wound around a periphery of the molding drum and having a plurality of magnet attractive metallic cords, and the device is provided with an inclined portion following cylinder which is attached to a lateral movement device laterally moving on the molding drum so as to be laterally movable and which adjusts a height of the bevel gear in accordance with an inclined surface of the sheet member to be joined, a clamping cylinder for adjusting a bitten amount of the bevel gears, and introduction magnet rollers for taking in the sheet member, and a member contact position stabilizing magnet for maintaining a constant position of the sheet member so that the sheet member to be joined can be brought into contact with the bevel gear at a constant angle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333825 | EXPANDABLE BLADDER FOR TYRE-CURING APPARATUSES, A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - An expandable bladder has at least one first layer of butyl material and one second layer of silicone material, radially external to the first layer. The first and second layers have an undulated interface profile defining mechanical-engagement elements between the first and second elastomer materials. A process for manufacturing bladder as well as a tyre moulding and vulcanising apparatus incorporating the bladder. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333826 | FORMING METHOD OF ANNULAR RUBBER MEMBER AND FORMING EQUIPMENT OF ANNULAR RUBBER MEMBER - A forming method of an annular rubber member comprises the step of forming a laminated body in which a plurality of layers overlap in a thickness direction, by continuously extruding a sheet-like rubber via a mouth piece provided in a leading end side of an extruder, and winding the extruded sheet-like rubber around a rotation support body. The layers having different widths are overlapped by changing an opening width of the mouth piece, at a time of changing from a stage of forming the layer which is positioned relatively at an inner peripheral side, to a stage of forming the layer which is positioned relatively at an outer peripheral side. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333827 | Method of Manufacturing A Contoured Fluid-Filled Chamber With A Tensile Member - A fluid-filled chamber may include an upper barrier portion, a lower barrier portion, and a tensile member. An upper tensile layer of the tensile member may be secured to the upper barrier portion, and a lower tensile layer of the tensile member may be secured to the lower barrier portion. The upper barrier portion and the lower barrier portion may have first areas and second areas. The first areas may be indentations extending into the chamber, and the second areas may be protrusions extending outward from the chamber. At least a portion of the first areas may be unbonded with the upper barrier portion and the lower barrier portion. Accordingly, one or more properties of the chamber, such as a flexibility, stiffness, rigidity, tensile response, compressibility, or force attenuation property, may be altered. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333828 | PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE OF LONG FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC STRAND - A long fiber reinforced plastic strand production device is provided with: a rotary type haul-off machine which forms a long fiber reinforced plastic strand by drawing out a reinforcing fiber bundle which has been impregnated with a plastic from an impregnation head while rotating the reinforcing fiber bundle around the axis thereof to apply twists in the reinforcing fiber bundle, and draws in the formed long fiber reinforced plastic strand; and a rotary type winding-up machine which introduces the long fiber reinforced plastic strand drawn from the rotary type haul-off machine to a winding bobbin while rotating the long fiber reinforced plastic strand around the axis of the strand in the same direction as the rotation direction of the reinforcing fiber bundle rotated by the rotary type haul-off machine, and winds the rotated long fiber reinforced plastic strand around the winding bobbin. The rotary type winding-up machine is constituted to be capable of rotating the long fiber reinforced plastic strand at a number of rotation smaller than the number of rotation of the reinforcing fiber bundle by the rotary type haul-off machine. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333829 | METHOD TO MAKE ARMS IN A COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONCRETE AND ARM THUS OBTAINED - Method to make an arm in a composite material for articulated or telescopic modular structures for the distribution of concrete, which comprises a first step in which one or more layers of fiber ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333830 | Flexible Compactor with Reinforcing Spine - A device for compacting a contoured elongate composite layup includes flexible first and second fiber reinforced resin flexible sections flexible along their lengths. The first section is flexible within a first plane and the second section is flexible within the first plane as well as within a second plane. The second section includes flexible joints reinforced by a spine. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333831 | Films and Drug Delivery Systems Made Therefrom - The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. The films contain a polymer component, which includes polyethylene oxide optionally blended with hydrophilic cellulosic polymers. Desirably, the films also contain a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent with no more than a 10% variance of the active agent pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent per unit area of the film. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333832 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS OR COPOLYMERS IN A TUBULAR REACTOR WITH AT LEAST TWO REACTION ZONES HAVING DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT - Process for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator and at least one chain transfer agent at pressures in the range of from 110 MPa to 350 MPa and temperatures in the range of from 100° C. to 350° C. in a tubular reactor with at least two reaction zones having different concentrations of the chain transfer agent, wherein the concentration of the chain transfer agent in the first reaction zone is less than 70% of the concentration of the chain transfer agent in the reaction zone with the highest concentration of the chain transfer agent, ethylene homopolymers or copolymers obtainable by such a process, the use of the ethylene homopolymers or copolymers for extrusion coating and a process for extrusion coating a substrate selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, polymeric film, and metal, with such ethylene homopolymers or copolymers. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333833 | PERFORATED SUPPORT PLATE - To provide a perforated support plate with high rigidity, the perforated support plate for supporting a surface of a wafer by interposing an adhesive layer comprises a reinforcing part for deflection prevention. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333834 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY - In one aspect, a method of manufacturing a display device including: forming a preliminary resin layer of a liquid on the display panel; semi-hardening an edge of the preliminary resin layer; aligning a window on the preliminary resin layer; and fully hardening the entire preliminary resin layer to form a resin layer is provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333835 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING GAS PERMEATION BARRIER MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE - Hybrid inorganic-organic, polymeric alloys are prepared by combining atomic layer deposition and molecular layer deposition techniques provide barrier protection against intrusion of atmospheric gases such as oxygen and water vapor. The alloy may be formed either directly on objects to be protected, or on a carrier substrate to form a barrier structure that subsequently may be employed to protect an object. The alloy thus formed is beneficially employed in constructing electronic devices such as photovoltaic cell arrays, organic light-emitting devices, and other optoelectronic devices. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333836 | BALLOON DILATION CATHETER SHAFT HAVING END TRANSITION - A catheter includes a balloon and a shaft having a coaxial portion including an outer tubular member having a bore, a transition neck, an access fitting adjacent the proximate end of the catheter shaft for directing a guidewire into the catheter shaft, an inflation port, a guidewire tubular member disposed coaxially in the outer tubular member, the outer tubular member and guidewire tubular member defining a first, annular inflation/deflation lumen fluid communication with the inflation port, at least one second inflation/deflation lumen separate from and non-coaxial with the guidewire tubular member and having a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the first inflation/deflation lumen and opening at a proximate end into the first inflation/deflation lumen and at the distal end of the transition neck. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333837 | METHOD OF BONDING A THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENT TO A CARPETED COMPONENT - A method of bonding a thermoplastic component to a carpeted component is provided. The method includes providing a base component, a thermoplastic component and a fibrous carpet or mat between the components. The carpet has a large number of cavities. The carpet is made of a thermoplastic material adapted to bond to the thermoplastic component in response to heat at the interface between the thermoplastic component and the carpet. The method also includes heating the thermoplastic component and the carpet at the interface between the thermoplastic component and the carpet for a period of time to soften the carpet. The method finally includes pressing the components and the softened carpet together under a pressure to cause the softened carpet to flow and at least partially fill the cavities. The carpet at the interface is transformed into a solid bonding layer to bond the components together to create a finished structure. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333838 | LOW TEMPERATURE CURABLE EPOXY TAPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A low temperature curable epoxy tape is provided that can be useful as a semi-structural adhesive tape in the automotive, aerospace, and electronics industries to form metal-to-metal and metal-to-plastic bonds. The provided epoxy tape includes a curative layer. The curative layer includes a scrim, a binder layer at least partially enclosing the scrim, and a latent curative dispersed in the binder layer. The curative layer is coated and then dried of solvent. Then an epoxy layer is laminated to a top and a bottom of the curative layer. The epoxy tape is placed between two parts being bonded together and then heated to temperatures of bottom up to about 110° C. to activate and disperse the active curative. A semi-structural bond is formed. Also, a method of making the epoxy tape is provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333839 | METHOD OF CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURE OF A COMPOSITE HOLLOW BOARD MATERIAL, AND MACHINE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method of continuous manufacture of a composite hollow board material comprising a first surface and a second surface, and between the first and second surfaces a plurality of distance members is disclosed. The method comprises providing material for the first surface from a first reel via a first guide roller towards an output lane; providing material for the second surface from a second reel via a second guide roller towards the output lane; and providing material for the distance members from a third reel towards the output lane such that the distance members comprises strips arranged, at any cross section perpendicular to the first and second surfaces and the direction of the output lane, perpendicular to the first and second surfaces and continuous along the output lane. The providing of material for the distance members comprises guiding at least some of the strips in a meandering pattern, and applying an adhesive to contact the strips on opposite edges thereof such that adhesion to the material of the first and second surfaces is enabled. The first and second guide rollers press the material of the first and second surfaces to the opposite edges of the strips, respectively, such that the material of the first and second surfaces are adhered to the strips. A machine for continuous manufacture of the composite hollow board material, and a computer program for controlling a machine for continuous manufacture of the composite hollow board material are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333840 | POLYETHER HYBRID EPOXY CURATIVES - This invention relates to a polyether-amido-amine corn-pound, obtainable by a two-step reaction of a poly-etheramine with an alkyl acrylate and a polyalkyle-neimine, whereas the polyetheramine and the polyalkyleneimine have at least one primary or secondary amine group, in which the first step comprises the reaction of the polyetheramine with the alkyl acrylate and the second step comprises the reaction of the polyalkyleneimine with the product of the first step. The invention also relates to a method for synthesising a polyether-amido-amine compound by a two-step-reaction. Another object of this invention is a curable composition containing at least one polyether-amido-amine-compound of this invention and a method for coating the surface of a substrate or for binding at least two substrates together using such a curable composition. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333841 | PLASMA GENERATOR AND CLEANING/PURIFICATION APPARATUS USING SAME - A plasma generator ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333842 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SEALANT OF AN INSULATING GLASS UNIT - A method and apparatus for heating and/or pressing sealant of an insulating glass unit. The apparatus may include an oven and a press. The oven includes a detector that detects an optical property of the insulating glass unit. The detected optical property is used to regulate the amount of energy applied to the insulating glass unit to adjust the amount of energy applied to the sealant. The press may include a displacement transducer that detects a pre-pressed thickness of the insulating glass unit. The measured pre-pressed thickness is used to automatically select a press thickness from a set of pressed IGU thicknesses. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333843 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for manufacturing a camera module, the apparatus including: a base jig holding a PCB from below; a rim tool picking up an image sensor and attaching the image sensor onto the PCB; and a housing bonding tool picking up a housing assembly and attaching the housing assembly onto the PCB so that the image sensor attached onto the PCB is received in the housing assembly, wherein a PCB holding unit is formed integrally with an image sensor pickup part of the rim tool outside the image sensor pickup part, the PCB holding unit being contacted with the PCB to hold the PCB when the image sensor is picked up by the image sensor pickup part and attached onto the PCB. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333844 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE APPLICATOR, THE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE APPLICATOR HAVING AN ACCUMULATING MEMBER AND AN APPLICATION MEMBER AND A SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY SUPPORTING AN OBJECT - There is provided an electrostatic support applicator, which comprises a body including: a first body portion and a second body portion; the first body portion including an electrostatic generating sub-assembly; the second body portion being implemented as an accumulating member for accumulating electrostatic charge; and an application member mounted onto said accumulating member and spaced away from said accumulating member by a separating distance “d”, said separating distance “d” being within an electric field of said accumulating member such that said application member gets charged from said accumulating member, when in use, by means of corona discharge. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333845 | METHOD FOR WRAPPING A FLEXIBLE COVER SHEET ON A PANEL - A process and apparatus for simultaneously securing opposite parallel edge flaps of a flexible cover sheet to opposite parallel edge faces of a wall panel. A pair of wiping devices move downwardly and wipe the edge flap against the edge faces and transversely tension the cover sheet. Top sweep devices move down into holding contact with the cover sheet adjacent the parallel edge faces to maintain the transverse tension in the sheet. The edge flaps are then deflected and adhesive applied to the edge faces and back surfaces of the edge flaps. The wiping devices then again wipe the flaps downward into pressed contact with the edge faces to create an adhesive securement therewith. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333846 | Awning Motor Override - A retractable awning having a roller, a flexible canopy having one end secured to the roller and rollable onto the roller, and a motor operable to rotate the roller to roll the flexible canopy onto or off the roller. The motor includes a protective housing, with a manual motor override on the motor within the housing. An aperture in the housing proximate the override is aligned with and permits access to the override through the aperture. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333847 | DOOR WITH RETRACTABLE SCREEN - A door system including a door frame with first and second sides spaced from each other across a width of the frame, top and bottom edges spaced from each other across a height of the frame, and a central opening, and a retractable screen member movable from the first toward the second side of the frame or from the top to the bottom edges of the frame, wherein the screen member includes a cassette and a flexible screen member that is retractable and extendable relative to the cassette. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333848 | MOTORIZED ROLLER SHADE CONFIGURED FOR LARGER SHADE APPLICATIONS - A motorized roller shade includes a shade tube, including an outer surface upon which a shade is attached, an inner surface defining an inner cavity and two end portions, and a motor having an output shaft coupled to a support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to a mounting bracket. The motorized roller shade further includes a counterbalancing unit configured to provide a counterbalancing force to the shade, a power supply unit, electrically coupled to the motor, configured to supply power to the motor, and an adaption component including at least one of a length adaptation component and a diameter adaptation component arranged within the shade tube and configured to adapt at least one of the motor and the counterbalancing unit to be used with a larger shade tube. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333849 | Window Treatment having an Adjustable Bottom Bar - A window treatment includes mechanisms allowing for easy leveling of a bottom bar of the window treatment without the use of tools and without requiring any portion of the window treatment to be disassembled. The mechanisms allow for incremental adjustment of the amounts of each of two lift cords that extend from the bottom bar to a drive shaft to thus provide fine-tuning adjustment of the levelness of the bottom bar. The mechanisms may be hidden from view on the sides of the bottom bar, such that the mechanisms do not detract from the attractive, aesthetically pleasing appearance of the window treatment. Each lift cord extends from the drive shaft to a pulley of the respective mechanism and wraps around the pulley, such that the amount of the lift cord that extends from the drive shaft to the mechanism may be adjusted in response to rotations of the pulley. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333850 | PRIVACY CURTAINS FOR PENAL INSTITUTIONS - A shower and toilet stall privacy screen system for users in penal system environments. The system comprises hook and loop fastener pads affixed to adjacent walls of the stalls and co-operating hook and loop fastener pads affixed to flexible, non-clear sheet materials sized and adapted to extend across the opening of the stall. Feet and head areas of users are unobstructed so that security personnel can view same to ensure single use occupancy of each stall. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333851 | FRAME ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF SELF-STRETCHING FABRICS EVENLY - A frame assembly capable of self-stretching fabric evenly has an outer frame, a demountable inner frame mounted in the outer frame and a positioning mechanism with retaining flaps and engaging sections disposed between the inner frame and the outer frame. A patterned fabric covers a front of the inner frame and is wrapped on an outer annular surface of the inner frame. The inner frame is then pushed into the outer frame, so the fabric is held between the outer frame and the inner frame, and is stretched and evenly smoothed by the positioning mechanism of the frame assembly. When the inner frame is pushed out of outer frame, the fabric can be changed and replaced with another fabric with a different pattern. Therefore, replacing the fabrics on the frame assembly is easy and the fabrics are not damaged. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333852 | FLUTABLE FIBER WEBS WITH HIGH DUST HOLDING CAPACITY - The fiber webs described herein may be incorporated into filter media and filter elements. The fiber webs may exhibit a high dust holding capacity. The fiber webs may also exhibit a low thickness. The fiber webs may be sufficiently flexible and/or deformable so that they may be processed to include a series of waves (also known as flutes) that extend along the cross-machine direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333853 | Composition containing a multivalent cationic metal and amine-containing anti-static agent and methods of making and using - A fluff pulp or other pulp, comprises a multivalent cationic metal ion selected from the group consisting of Al | 2013-12-19 |
20130333854 | Engineered Molded Fiberboard Panels and Methods of Making and Using the Same - A fiberboard panel is formed from at least one corrugated sheet of molded cellulose fiber material having alternating ribs and grooves. The corrugated sheet or panel is formed by a wet processing method including successive cold and hot press steps in which a wet mat is pressed between an opposing perforated platen and non-perforated, elastomeric material platen of cross-sectional shape substantially matching the desired panel shape and dimensions. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333855 | INVESTMENT CASTING UTILIZING FLEXIBLE WAX PATTERN TOOL FOR SUPPORTING A CERAMIC CORE ALONG ITS LENGTH DURING WAX INJECTION - An investment casting process wherein the wax pattern tool ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333856 | PIPING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a piping communication system. A vibration preventing member covering the refrigerant piping is provided between an outdoor unit case or an indoor unit case and a refrigerant piping. Thus, although vibration is transferred to the refrigerant piping, the vibration is absorbed or suppressed by the vibration preventing member fixed to the outdoor unit case or the indoor unit case, thus reducing the amplitude of the refrigerant piping, whereby although the signal transmission unit is installed within the outdoor unit case of the indoor unit case, the signal transmission unit can be prevented from being brought into contact with neighboring components and shorted. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333857 | HEAT EXCHANGER INCORPORATED INTO A WALL OF AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft includes at least one wall delimiting a first zone (I) of the aircraft which is thermally insulated from the outside of the aircraft and a second zone (E) contained within the aircraft which is not thermally insulated with respect to the outside of the aircraft and a heat exchanger inside which a heat transfer fluid circulates, wherein the wall includes at least one duct inside which the heat transfer fluid circulates so as to act as a heat exchanger. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333858 | OPTIMIZED FACE MODE AIR FLOW PATH FOR REAR QUARTER HVAC - A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle including a housing, an airflow generator, an evaporator, and a heater. The housing is configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. The evaporator and the heater are mounted within the housing. Both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and a line that is both generally parallel to the floor and tangent to an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333859 | GEOTHERMAL COLUMN - An improved heat transfer column for geothermal heating and cooling in which refrigerant lines are wound in a spiral fashion about a vertically oriented support. The spiral tubing is surrounded by a flexible, semi-flexible, or rigid liner which is filled with water, the liner being positioned within a cavity in an earth mass. During operation, water within the tube rises and/or by convection and transfers heat evenly to the water within the liner for subsequent transfer to the earth mass. This heat is subsequently extracted from or rejected into the earth mass during a heat transfer cycle, and means is provided for transfer of a portion of the heat in the water to the ambient atmosphere. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333860 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR TRANSITORY STORAGE AND DEFERRED USE OF THERMAL ENERGY, RELATED STRUCTURE AND METHODS - Structural element ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333861 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND HEAT PUMP UNIT - A first conversion section converts, into a first direct-current voltage, an alternating-current voltage input from input lines, and applies the same between power supply lines. A diode is arranged between the power supply lines such that an anode thereof faces toward the power supply line side. A capacitor has both ends connected to a direct-current load, and is connected in series with the diode. A switch section selects conduction/non-conduction between an alternating-current power supply and the first conversion section. A second conversion section converts, into a second direct-current voltage, the alternating-current voltage input without passing through the switch section, and is connected to a connection point located between the capacitor and the diode to apply the second direct-current voltage to the capacitor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333862 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus controls that a discharge temperature does not become too high with a refrigerant whose compressor discharge temperature readily rises, and thus suppress degradation of the refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil. An injection pipe that injects a heat source side refrigerant into a compressor is installed, connected a pipe between a backflow prevention device and an opening and closing device installed on a branching pipe, and an aperture unit in the compressor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333863 | Controllable Cooling System for a Motor Vehicle, Coolant Pump Therefor, Impeller for Use in the Coolant Pump, and Method for Controlling a Coolant Flow in Such a Cooling System - The present invention relates to a controllable cooling system ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333864 | Heat-Dissipation Unit Coated with Oxidation-Resistant Nano Thin Film and Method of Depositing the Oxidation-Resistant Nano Thin Film Thereof - A heat-dissipation unit coated with oxidation-resistant nano thin film includes a metal main body having a heat-absorbing portion and a heat-dissipating portion, both of which are coated with at least a nano metal compound thin film. To form the nano metal compound thin film on the heat-dissipation unit, first form at least a nano compound coating on an outer surface of the heat-dissipation unit, and then supply a reduction gas into a high-temperature environment to perform a heat treatment and a reduction process on the heat-dissipation unit and the nano compound coating thereof, and finally, a nano metal compound thin film is formed on the surface of the heat-dissipation unit after completion of the heat treatment and the reduction process. With the nano metal compound thin film, the heat-dissipation unit is protected against formation of oxide on its surface and accordingly against occurrence of increased thermal resistance thereof. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333865 | MODULAR PUMPING UNIT(S) FACILITATING COOLING OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM(S) - Field-replaceable, modular pumping units are provided, configured to facilitate pumping coolant through a cooling apparatus assisting in removal of heat generated by one or more electronic systems. The cooling apparatus includes one or more heat exchange assemblies, and the modular pumping units are coupled in parallel fluid communication to the cooling apparatus. The modular pumping unit includes a housing, a coolant inlet to the housing, a coolant reservoir tank disposed within the housing, a coolant pump, and a coolant outlet of the housing. The coolant reservoir tank and coolant pump are disposed within the housing in fluid communication, and the coolant pump pumps coolant from the coolant reservoir tank to the coolant outlet of the housing. A modular pumping unit controller is associated with the modular pumping unit, and automatically adjusts operation of the coolant pump based upon one or more sensed parameters. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333866 | REBOILER - There is provided a large-sized reboiler that can achieve space saving and reduction in plant cost. Specifically, there is provided a large-sized reboiler comprising a vessel of which a liquid is supplied from a lower part and a vaporized gas is discharged from an upper part; and a heat transfer tube group arranged in such a manner that a void penetrating in the up-and-down direction is formed in the vessel, wherein a maximum length of a cross-sectional figure of a flow path for the liquid exceeds 2 m, and the void occupies 5 to 10% of an area of the cross-sectional figure of the flow path. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333867 | Assembly Of Two Parts Crimped One Over The Other - The invention relates to an assembly of two parts crimped together by folding at least one portion of peripheral edge ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333868 | SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A FURNACE HEAT EXCHANGER - Secondary heat exchanger assembly for a heat exchanger unit comprising a hot header box configured to receive combustion gases from a primary heat exchanger assembly of the heat exchanger unit, a cold header box configured to transfer combustion gases to an induction assembly of a furnace unit the heat exchanger unit is part of and heat transfer zone located between the hot and cold boxes. The zone includes secondary heat conduction tubes coupled to the hot box to receive the combustion gases passing through the hot box, and, coupled to the cold box to deliver the combustion gases to the colder box. Air, when blown from a blower unit of the furnace unit through the zone, has a non-uniform velocity profile across a width of the zone, and, a heat transfer mass of the zone across the width is configured to have a substantially similar-shaped non-uniform heat transfer mass profile. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333869 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular for controlling the temperature of batteries or electronics, having at least one header with a bottom and a top, with openings which are provided in the bottom for receiving tube ends of tubes which are in fluidic communication with the headers, the headers being formed from a U-shaped element with two parallel limbs and a bottom region which connects the limbs, the openings being provided in the bottom region and a wall region which is introduced between the limbs being provided as top. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333870 | ALUMINUM ALLOY POWDER METAL WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY - An aluminum alloy powder metal is disclosed. A sintered part made from the aluminum alloy powder has a thermal conductivity comparable to or exceeding parts made from wrought aluminum materials. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333871 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A COOLING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND METHODS - There is disclosed a controller ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333872 | Magnetic Field Downhole Tool Attachment - A magnetic attachment mechanism for use with a downhole tool comprises a plurality of permanent magnets each having a magnetic field, a demagnetizer configured to at least partially cancel one or more magnetic fields in an activated state, an actuator configured to transition the demagnetizer between the activated state and a deactivated state or the deactivated state and the activated state, and at least one downhole tool coupled to the plurality of permanent magnets. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333873 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR HANGING AND/OR EXPANDING LINER STRINGS - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to tools and methods for hanging and/or expanding liner strings. In one embodiment, a method of hanging a liner assembly from a previously installed tubular in a wellbore includes running the liner assembly and a setting tool into the wellbore using a run-in string. The setting tool includes an isolation valve and the liner assembly includes a liner hanger and a liner string. The method further includes sending an instruction signal from the surface to the isolation valve, wherein the isolation valve closes in response to the instruction signal and isolates a setting pressure in the setting tool from the liner string; and increasing fluid pressure in the setting tool, thereby setting the liner hanger. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333874 | Through Tubing gas lift mandrel - This mandrel places injection gas at the optimum production depth. It has been proven successful and could increase production in America and the world by bringing back into production wells that are not economical any other way. One well at a time, or entire fields can be produced with a single compressor. There is no need for additional packers or valves. Stripper wells account for 40% of total domestic production. There are 1000s of wells not being produced. Huge production OPEC type wells could be produced with this system better, faster, and less expensive than any other system. Using air, or gas in a closed loop this system outperforms every system like it or any other system. The key is to optimize compression with depth beneath the fluid level and reservoir abilities. Waiting to try this and prove it since graduate school seems extreme, but several devices are not allowed or kept from use in the oilfield for whatever reason. The key is to help the small guys compete, and this innovation is ready. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333875 | PLUGGING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a plugging device ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130333876 | Systems and Methods of Supporting a Multilateral Window - Disclosed are systems and methods of supporting a multilateral window or casing joint from pressurized collapse. In one embodiment, a casing joint assembly is disclosed and includes a casing joint having a pre-milled window defined therein, a sleeve arranged at least partially about the casing joint and configured to cover the pre-milled window, and one or more reinforcing members arranged about the casing joint and interposing the casing joint and the sleeve. The one or more reinforcing members are configured to provide radial support to the sleeve. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333877 | System and Method of Assessing a Wellbore Servicing Fluid or a Component Thereof - A method of assessing a wellbore servicing fluid or a component thereof comprising providing a plurality of test organisms by introducing at least a portion of a population of the test organisms into a first section of a first fluid vessel, allowing at least a portion of the organisms of less than a first size to pass through a first divider and into a second section of the first fluid vessel, and draining the organisms less than the first size from the first fluid vessel into a fluid receptacle, allowing the organisms less than the first size to mature for a predetermined duration, dividing the matured test organisms into a control group and at least one test group, subjecting the at least one test group to the wellbore servicing fluid or component thereof, and assessing the acceptability of the wellbore servicing fluid or component thereof. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333878 | ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCE USAGE FOR IN SITU HEAT TREATMENT PROCESSES - Systems, methods, and heaters for treating a subsurface formation are described herein. At least one method for providing power to one or more subsurface heaters is described herein. The method may include monitoring one or more operating parameters of the heaters, the intermittent power source, and a transformer coupled to the intermittent power source that transforms power from the intermittent power source to power with appropriate operating parameters for the heaters; and controlling the power output of the transformer so that a constant voltage is provided to the heaters regardless of the load of the heaters and the power output provided by the intermittent power source | 2013-12-19 |
20130333879 | Method for Closed Loop Fracture Detection and Fracturing using Expansion and Sensing Apparatus - An expansion and sensing apparatus used to detect natural and hydraulic fractures. In a closed loop aspect of the invention a microprocessor may be incorporated to process data which identifies natural fractures and optimises the coordinates for setting an isolation device, hydraulically fracturing the formation, identifying the effectiveness of the hydraulic fracture and if required repeat the hydraulic fracture at the same co-ordinates or select further co-ordinates in order to propagate an optimised fracture pathway and maximise production. The apparatus may be used with microseismic, tiltmeters, etc. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333880 | Method for Obtaining Diagnostics and Control of the Pumping Process of Rod Pumped Oil and Gas Wells and Devices for the Method Execution - Devices and methods for obtaining diagnostics and control of the pumping process of rod pumped oil or gas wells are described. The diagnostics and control are implemented by means of the well simulation unit where surface load values are gathered through utilization of a load cell mounted on the carrier bar and attaching to the top of the polished rod and surface position values are gathered through the use of a position sensor mounted on the polish rod. Subsequently, an animation representing the entire pumping system is displayed instantaneously either on local display or by utilizing a HMI or a portable laptop, computer or other device connected to SCADA system. Changes of well conditions and pumping system conditions are displayed real time utilizing a direct simulation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333881 | SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF FLUIDS FROM SUBSURFACE WELLS - A method for reducing the extent of treatment required for groundwater comprises the steps of (A) determining one of groundwater (1) flow, and (2) chemistry within at least one of a plurality of fluid zones within a subsurface well having a primary pump positioned at least partially therein; (B) modifying fluid dynamics within the subsurface well based on at least one of the groundwater flow and chemistry; (C) selectively extracting groundwater from at least one of the plurality of fluid zones with the primary pump; and (D) removing one or more contaminants from the groundwater with a fluid treatment system. Additionally, the step of determining can include the use of miniaturized technologies, such as miniaturized flow profiling technologies, miniaturized water sampling technologies and miniaturized sensors. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333882 | FLOWPATH IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION - Systems and methods are described for analyzing produced fluids in a mature water flood (or EOR scheme) and determining whether the introduction of an EOR agent, such as a chemical or a gas additive, or some other alteration in treatment, is enhancing the recovery of hydrocarbon from parts of the reservoir otherwise untouched by injected fluids. The monitoring can be used to identify subtle changes in the produced fluid caused by their flow through different pore structures. In a carbonate formation for example, ions and salts from the rock fabric are dissolved into the reservoir fluids, whether they are water or oil. These can be detected by various fluid analysis and particularly water analysis methods. The changes in reservoir fluid paths associated with the injection of an EOR agent are detected in the observation well. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333883 | CORRELATING DEPTH ON A TUBULAR IN A WELLBORE - Techniques for correlating depth on a tubular in a wellbore include a casing collar locator tool that includes a tubular mandrel defining a bore therethrough; a top sub-assembly and a bottom sub-assembly carried on the tubular mandrel; a profile carried on the tubular mandrel axially between the top sub-assembly and bottom sub-assembly and adjustable between an engaged state defined by the profile extending radially away from the mandrel and a disengaged state defined by the profile refracted towards the mandrel; and a wedge sleeve carried on the tubular mandrel between the top sub-assembly and the bottom sub-assembly and arranged, at least in part, axially adjacent the profile, the wedge sleeve actuatable to urge the profile into at least one of the engaged state or the disengaged state. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333884 | SIDE-WELL INJECTION AND GRAVITY THERMAL RECOVERY PROCESSES - Methods and systems relate to recovering hydrocarbons with an injection well placed at a bottom of a reservoir some horizontal distance from a producer, such that the injection well and producer may both be in a common horizontal plane. For some embodiments, the process includes co-injection of steam with a non-condensable gas, such as methane, ethane, propane, carbon dioxide, combustion products and combinations thereof. The non-condensable gas provides additional solution gas drive while the location of the injection well beside, instead of above, the producer increases production time before a steam chamber reaches a top of the reservoir, increasing thermal and recovery efficiency of the process. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333885 | LATERAL WELLBORE CONFIGURATIONS WITH INTERBEDDED LAYER - Methods and systems relate to recovering hydrocarbons from within formations in which hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs are separated from one another by a fluid flow obstructing natural stratum. Relative to the reservoirs, the stratum inhibits or blocks vertical fluid flow within the formation. Lateral bores divert from lengths of injector and producer wells along where extending in a horizontal direction. These bores pass upward through the formation to intersect the stratum and provide an array of fluid flow paths through the stratum. In a side direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction of the wells, the lateral bores from the injector well pass through the stratum inside of where the lateral bores from the producer well pass through stratum. Fluid communication established by the bores limits counter-current flow through the bores in processes that rely on techniques such as gravity drainage. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333886 | BREAKING DIUTAN WITH METAL ACTIVITOR DOWN TO 140 .degree.F OR LOWER - A method of gravel packing a treatment zone of a well includes the steps of: (A) forming a treatment fluid including a continuous aqueous phase and gravel, wherein the aqueous phase includes: (i) water; (ii) diutan; (iii) oxidizer in the range of 0.1% to 2% by weight of the water; (iv) organic acid in the range of 0.5% to 5% by weight of the water; and (v) transition metal compound in the range of 0.001% to 0.25% by weight of the water; and (B) introducing the treatment fluid into the treatment zone; wherein the design temperature is less than 180° F.; wherein the continuous phase of the treatment fluid has a viscosity in the range of 10 cP to 75 cP at the design temperature; and wherein the concentration of the organic acid is less than would cause the diutan to salt out at the design temperature. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333887 | WASHPIPE ISOLATION VALVE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method can include closing a valve interconnected between sections of a washpipe of a service tool string by displacing the service tool string relative to a completion string, thereby preventing flow through the washpipe. A well system can include a service tool string reciprocably received in a completion string, the service tool string including a washpipe received in a well screen, and a valve which selectively permits and prevents flow through the washpipe. The completion string can include a structure which operates the valve in response to displacement of the service tool string relative to the completion string. Another method can include closing a valve by partially withdrawing a service tool string from a completion string, thereby preventing flow through a washpipe of the service tool string. | 2013-12-19 |
20130333888 | SELF-DEGRADING IONICALLY CROSS-LINKED BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITION FOR WELL TREATMENT - A method of treating a well including the steps of: (A) forming a treatment fluid comprising: (i) water; (ii) a water-soluble β-polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of a β-galactomannan, a water-soluble derivative thereof retaining β-O-glycosidic linkages and a mannose:galactose of at least 5:1; and any combination thereof; (iii) a borate cross-linker; (iv) a base to adjust the pH of the water in the treatment fluid to be at least 8.5; and (v) a water-soluble α-polysaccharide or water-soluble derivative thereof retaining α-O-glycosidic linkages; and (B) introducing the treatment fluid into the well. | 2013-12-19 |