US Applications Published on 26-Nov-2009

A technique enables determination of changes in length of a conveyance deployed between a surface vessel and a subsea installation. The technique allows information to be obtained on the relationship between length of conveyance spooled out or...

Apparatus and method for raising a fluid from a lower region to a higher region of an at least partially cased well, the apparatus comprising: a tubing string; a contacting structure at the upper end of the tubing string for engaging a stop structure...

A bottom hole assembly in a casing-while-drilling operation is retrieved by displacing the fluid in the casing string with a less dense fluid than the fluid in the annulus. The bottom hole assembly moves upward in the casing string in response to an...

During casing-while-drilling, drilling fluid is pumped through a conduit leading to a flow passage a casing string gripper and down the casing string. A bottom hole assembly is mounted at a lower end of the casing string for drilling a wellbore. The...

The present disclosure involves the release or recovery of subterranean hydrocarbon deposits and, more specifically, to a system and method for secondary and/or enhanced oil recovery (EOR), by utilizing waterflooding compositions that include enzymes...

A foam type fire extinguishing apparatus includes a selector which is operable to produce selected constant air flows for mixing with foam to provide variations in foam consistency and strength in accordance with the type of foam agent being used and...

The Quick Change Toolbar Construction Kit provides a parts based kit that when assembled systematically, and temporarily by connecting the quick change parts, one can create an unspecified number of usable toolbar configurations that can perform an...

An air compressor includes: a tank portion for reserving compressed air used in a pneumatic tool; a compressed air generation portion for generating compressed air and supplying the compressed air to the tank portion; a drive portion including a...

In a driving tool, a diameter of an intermediate member is enlarged to increase a mass of the intermediate member and an outside diameter of a cylinder at a position where the intermediate member is internally provided is enlarged in accordance with...

Apparatus for coupling a signal between a wiring and a device. Junction box mounting is popular in North America, whereas cavity mounting is popular in Europe and the Middle East. The apparatus includes an adapter and provides universal mounting for...

The positive-type radiation-sensitive resin composition for producing a metal-plating formed material relating to the present invention comprises (A) a polymer containing a structural unit having an acid-dissociative functional group, which is...

Disclosed is a multilayer wiring board in which a copper foil is bonded by a thermocompression bonding onto an insulating layer having a bump for interlayer connection buried therein, and the copper foil and the bump are electrically connected to...

A thermal enhanced substrate having a non-cylinder via structure includes at least a metal layer disposed on an insulating base material and a number of thermal channels respectively constituted by at least a trough pattern penetrating the insulating...

A circuit board with a buried conductive trace formed thereon according to the present invention is provided. A buried conductive trace layer is formed on the surface of a substrate and the pads of the conductive trace layer are plated with a layer...

The present invention relates to a glass composition having a low thermal expansion coefficient, a glass fiber, an insulating layer of printed circuit board and a printed circuit board. A glass fiber, an insulating layer of printed circuit board and...

A display device includes an anode electrode provided for each pixel, an opening insulation film which covers the periphery of the anode electrode and which defines an pixel opening, and a storage capacitor disposed below the anode electrode through...

A circuit structure and a photomask for defining the same are described. The circuit structure includes a plurality of pickup pads and a plurality of lines in parallel, in which a part of the lines arranged contiguously are each disposed with a...

A method for reducing areas of high field density in an integrated circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a first curvilinear wiring structure in a first interconnect layer of an integrated circuit. A second curvilinear...

A thin film circuit board device includes: a first thin film circuit board having a first protrusion provided with a first conductive contact; a second thin film circuit board having a second protrusion provided with a second conductive contact; and...

A wiring board is provided. The wiring board includes: a resin substrate having a through-hole therethrough; metal foil patterns formed on the resin substrate; and a first wiring layer formed on the metal foil patterns and on an inner surface of the...

Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding mesh, which is arranged on the front face of a display such as a PDP (Plasma Display Panel) or an FED (Field Emission Display) thereby to shield the leakage of electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic...

The present invention is directed to a wire fitting that may be used to pass a wire, cable or other conductor through a surface in order to produce a substantially secure and water tight connection between the wire fitting, the wire and the surface....

The present application relates to a downhole perforating system having a cemented-in lower completion including one or more orienting nipples, each orienting nipple having a recess key, and one or more lines or tools carried on the exterior of the...

Methods and apparatus to form a well are disclosed. An example method involves determining a reservoir fluid map associated with at least a portion of a reservoir. The first fluid map has first fluid composition data associated therewith. The example...

The invention includes a pair of swivels for use with an auger boring machine. One of the swivels allows for rotation of a first auger of a first auger assembly connected to the trailing end of a pilot tube without rotating the pilot tube. The other...

A drive connection for a downhole drilling motor includes a tubular outer housing with an inner mandrel. The outer housing has a motor end, a bit end and defines an interior bore. An angular offset is provided toward the bit end of the outer housing....

An electronic scale serves to weight a food and provide information through a screen. The information comprises a category and a name of the food, and calories as well as nutritional elements contained in the food of such weight.

A touch sensor device and method is provided that facilitates improved device usability. Specifically, the touch screen device and method provide user interface functionality while reducing the possibility of inadvertent activation of certain...

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for expandable photovoltaic electricity generation for a motorized vehicle. The present invention includes one or more retractable photovoltaic panels configured to increase solar energy collection when...

Embodiments described herein are directed to a controllerless electric drive system, a controllerless hybrid drive system and a method for controlling drive system characteristics based on received drive system inputs. In one instance, a...

An electric torque converter has a torque converter input member connected to the first node of a differential gear set representable by a lever diagram having first, second, and third nodes. A motor/generator is connected to the second node. The...

A radiator mounting bracket (100) is fabricated providing a body (102) having a plurality of frame mounting apertures (104) disposed upon a frame mounting section (116) of the body (102), a radiator mounting aperture (106) disposed upon a radiator...

A motor vehicle is provided with a power train having primary and auxiliary internal combustion engines which selectively feed power to a jackshaft. The power accumulated in the jackshaft is conveyed to a speed change transmission. Fuel economy is...

A hydraulically driven vehicle comprises: a first transaxle disposed at one of front and rear portions of the vehicle, wherein the first transaxle incorporates a first hydraulic motor for driving a first axle; a second transaxle disposed at the other...

A vehicle is disclosed that includes a transmission and a gear selector. A controller determines the position of the gear selector and other conditions of the vehicle to control the operation of the transmission.

A coupling assembly for a motor-driven power steering system may include a coupling case connected to a motor shaft, a worm shaft including a flange formed at one end portion of the worm shaft; a coupling member disposed between the coupling case and...

An electric power steering system for a vehicle includes a motor for providing assistance in turning the wheels of the vehicle. The motor is electrically connected to a controller. The controller includes a power device, such as a power transistor,...

Sintered elements for use in hazardous areas comprise a first flame path having a first length and a first pore size, and a second flame path having a second length and a second pore size. The second length is greater than the first length and the...

A sound box structure includes a shell (10) and a speaker (30) received therein. The shell defines a resonance chamber (114) and a receiving chamber (115) communicating therewith. The speaker is received in the receiving chamber. The shell is Mg—Al...

A climbing assistance device having a connection assembly disposed at a predetermined location on the structure, a yoke attachable to a person, a counterweight connected to the yoke by a cable which passes through a pulley system, and a stabilizer...

A method of operating a printing press, wherein lubricated components of the printing press are lubricated with lubricant during the operation of the printing press in such a way that lubricant is taken from a reservoir via a feed line and is...

A counter base for checkout includes a basket placing table on one side thereof to be freely raised and lowered. A driving unit can drive to raise and lower the basket placing table. A first detecting unit detects that a shopping cart enters an...

A destination entry input device (30, 35) is commissioned in a group elevator system (10). The destination entry input device (30, 35) is connected to a dispatch controller (20). A network address is input into the destination entry input device (30,...

A vehicle braking system reduces particulate emissions resulting from wear of the brake pad and rotor during stopping or slowing of a vehicle. The rotor includes at least one friction surface, that has an outer coating of a corrosion and...

A bump stopper for a suspension system that has at least a parting line along a longitudinal direction of the bumper stopper, may include at least two convex portions coaxially connected each other in the longitudinal direction of the bump stopper...

A laptop computer bag includes a multi-fold body with a first portion having a storage compartment and a second portion, and a fastener for securing the first and second portions together in a folded configuration, the multi-fold body also having an...

A torque transmitting assembly includes an actuator for engaging a torque transmitting element. A mechanism is connected to the actuator. The mechanism is operable to selectively allow fluid communication therethrough. The mechanism communicates...

The present invention relates to a clutch actuation mechanism having a valve, a plurality of couplings in fluid communication with the valve, wherein one of the plurality of couplings is operable to distribute power between a primary set of wheels...

An elevation conveyor 5 includes a turntable 17 and a roller conveyor 18. The roller conveyor 18 is supported onto the turntable 17. A turntable controller 7 turns the turntable 17 so that the roller conveyor 18 matches with a carrying direction of a...

A conveyor apparatus for use with a conveyor belt includes an elongate conveyor support frame and a plurality of conveyor support devices mounted on this frame. These devices include a tail pulley mechanism having two tail pulley sections mounted on...