Abstract: A bearing module that supports adjacent ends of coaxial shafts, includes an outer ring having first and second axially adjacent raceways and first and second flanges located at the respective ends. A first group of rolling elements rolls on the first raceway, and a second group of rolling elements rolls on the second raceway. A first cage retains the first group of rolling elements circumferentially spaced apart from one another, and a second cage retains the second group of rolling elements. An axial bearing is retained axially between the first and second groups of rolling elements, and has axial bearing rolling elements that are configured for rolling contact with (a) facing axial side raceways on first and second inner rings supported respectively on the first and second groups of rolling elements, (b) the adjacent ends of the two coaxial shafts, or (c) integral washers of the axial bearing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising an electrodepositable binder comprising an ionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer comprising active hydrogen functional groups, and a blocked polyisocyanate curing agent; a solubilized bismuth catalyst; and a guanidine; wherein the electrodepositable coating composition has a weight ratio of bismuth metal from the solubilized bismuth catalyst to guanidine of from 1.00:0.071 to 1.0:2.1 and/or a molar ratio of bismuth metal to guanidine of from 1.0:0.25 to 1.0:3.0. Also disclosed are methods of treating electrodepositable coating compositions, methods for making electrodepositable coating compositions, systems for coating a metal substrate, coatings, coated substrates, and methods of coating a substrate.

Abstract: An animal trap is configured to enclose the entrance to a burrow and appear to the animal as an extension of the burrow. As a result, the animal will be likely to enter the animal trap under the mistaken belief that it is exiting the burrow. The animal trap may include a main body and a cage floor that define a capture area. The main body is designed to form a pathway into the capture area which is downwardly oriented so that the trap can be placed directly overtop the burrow opening.

Abstract: An animal trap is configured to enclose the entrance to a burrow and appear to the animal as an extension of the burrow. As a result, the animal will be likely to enter the animal trap under the mistaken belief that it is exiting the burrow. The animal trap may include a main body and a cage floor that define a capture area. The main body is designed to form a pathway into the capture area which is downwardly oriented so that the trap can be placed directly overtop the burrow opening.

Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for constructing and installing architectural walls that are secured to a floor and/or a ceiling and include one or more leveling mechanisms. The leveling mechanisms may allow the architectural wall to be selectively adjusted vertically relative to the floor and/or ceiling so that a horizontal positioning of the wall may be achieved. The leveling mechanisms may also allow the architectural wall to fit securely to a floor and/or ceiling.

Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for constructing and installing architectural walls that are secured to a floor and/or a ceiling and include one or more leveling mechanisms. The leveling mechanisms may allow the architectural wall to be selectively adjusted vertically relative to the floor and/or ceiling so that a horizontal positioning of the wall may be achieved. The leveling mechanisms may also allow the architectural wall to fit securely to a floor and/or ceiling.

Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate generally to systems and components for sealing and locking doors, including sliding doors for use with modular walls. A locking system can be configured to secure and release a sliding door. In particular, the locking system can include a sliding door with one or more receiving channels configured to receive a pin extending from a floor's surface. A locking mechanism can be included and configured to selectively drive a shaft to capture and release a pin that has been received by the receiving channel. The sealing system is configured to seal a gap between a modular wall and an adjacent sliding door. In particular, the sealing system can include a connector configured to connect trim to a wall panel wherein the connector includes an integrated gasket seal configured to seal the gap.

Abstract: A system assigns a plurality of printing or other information distribution jobs to a plurality of medium units for processing. The system includes an input interface module receiving from customers, specification data files each specifying an information display job in a specification file signal. The input interface module selects for each specification data file at least one medium unit suitable for performing the information display job in the specification data file and forms for each specification file signal, a job description format (JDF) file recording the information in the specification data file and the identifier of each selected medium unit. The input interface module provides the JDF file in a JDF file signal. An application interface module receives each JDF file signal, and deletes all but one of the at least one medium unit identifiers specified in the JDF file, and provides a modified JDF file signal based on the JDF file signal.

Abstract: An adjustable foot assembly for supporting and levelling furniture. A mounting bracket is attachable to a furniture leg and a cantilever member is pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket. The cantilever member is pivotable relative to said mounting bracket. A bolt extends between the mounting bracket and the cantilever member. Rotation of the bolt urges the cantilever member to rotate relative to the mounting bracket to relatively raise and lower a distal end of the cantilever member.

Abstract: A potassium salt which is soluble either in water or in an oil-based drilling mud is forced via filtrate invasion into permeable subsurface formation zones adjacent a well borehole via an over-balanced drilling mud or completion system. Well logging is then performed in an interval of interest in the formations using natural gamma ray spectrometry. Gamma radiation at an energy of 1.46 MeV from the naturally occurring radioactive potassium isotope .sup.40 K is detected. Gamma radiation levels of the isotope .sup.40 K above normal background readings indicate the presence of permeable formations.

Abstract: Our invention concerns a method for treating a well completed in a subterranean petroleum containing formation which will improve the rate at which steam can be injected into the formation for a steam push-pull or steam drive oil recovery method. This preconditioning process is applied to formations exhibiting very limited steam receptivity because the formation contains high oil viscosity and has high oil saturation and is completely liquid filled. The method involves injecting a heated non-condensable and oil soluble gas all in the gaseous phase into the formation at a controlled rate which will avoid permanently fracturing the formation and also avoid the immediate formation of an oil bank due to dissolution of the injected gaseous fluid into the oil. Ideally by controlling the injection rate, carbon dioxide first displaces water from the flow channels and then slowly dissolves in the oil. Steam injection can then be applied to the formation without the previously experienced loss in steam injectivity.

Abstract: An oil recovery process employing a well pattern having a horizontal well located along each of the four sides of a substantially rectangular well pattern, a vertical injection well located at the center of the well pattern, and four vertical infill wells located midway between the central injection well and the four corners of the rectangular well pattern. Steam is initially injected through the central injection well and production taken at the four infill walls. After the injection of about 0.5 to about 1.0 pore volumes of steam through the central injection well, central injection is converted to water, the infill production wells are converted to steam injection, and production is taken from the horizontal wells.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is an apparatus for analyzing the annulus effluent of a producing well. The apparatus is designed to measure the flow rate of the annulus effluent, sample the annulus effluent and determine the quantities of each of the various phases of the annulus effluent. The apparatus is preferably mounted on a mobile vehicle and comprises a means for measuring the flow rate of the annulus effluent, a liquid vapor separator to split the annulus effluent into streams of entrained liquid and vapor, a separator to split the entrained liquid into the phases of oil and water, a sampling loop for extracting a sample of annulus effluent vapor which contains a condensor and a separator for splitting the fluid into its various phases, a means for measuring the amounts of all of the phases of the annulus effluent, and a means to record the data gathered. The apparatus is very useful in determining whether a producing well should be shut-in, worked over or left to produce "as is".

Abstract: The invention is a well pattern containing at least one substantially horizontal production well approximately located on and parallel to an axis running between two substantially vertical production wells with the horizontal well having a length equal to about 30% to about 60% of the distance between the two vertical production wells.

Abstract: A method and/or apparatus for determining the mass flow rate and the quality of steam in a flowing line. It involves directing the total flow to a liquid-vapor separator. The separated vapor and liquid have the flow of each metered and the flow of one regulated so as to hold the level of the separated liquid constant. Then, by measuring pressure and temperature of the separated flows upstream from the regulation, the mass flow rate and the quality of the steam may be determined.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is a method of producing horizontal wells in the most efficient manner at an optimum fluid production rate, which is the maximum rate at which fluids may be produced from a horizontal well while maintaining the downward velocity of formation fluids towards the horizontal well at a velocity which will avoid fingering of the fluids through the formation.

Abstract: A method for recovering petroleum from a subterranean petroleum formation penetrated by at least one well in fluid communication with the formation, by a cyclic carbon dioxide injection procedure comprising injecting carbon dioxide into the well followed by a soak period, followed by a production of oil from the formation, wherein the improvement comprises introducing a predetermined quantity of hydrocarbon such as high API gravity crude oil, naphtha, kerosene, gasoline or aromatic solvent which will remain liquid at the temperature of the formation into the formation immediately after introducing the carbon dioxide slug and before the soak and production steps, to dissolve high molecular weight fraction of the crude oil left in the flow channels of the formation, which are recovered from the formation in the production phase. The volume of solvent use is sufficient to fill the well and saturate the formation for a distance of from 4 to 10 feet into the formation.

Abstract: A method applicable to secondary recovery procedure employing an injection well. It applies to conditions caused by return flow of injection fluid back into the well from the formation being injected. It frees the well and injected formation from heavy paraffinic-aromatic residue that is carried by the return flow.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is a method of recovering hydrocarbons by determining the critical concentrations of various crude oil components to carbon dioxide to achieve first contact miscibility of a mixture of said crude oil components and carbon dioxide with the underground hydrocarbons at formation temperature and a selected pressure substantially lower than first contact miscibility pressure of carbon dioxide with the hydrocarbons; injecting into the formation a premixed transition zone slug comprising carbon dioxide and said crude oil components at said critical concentrations, formation temperature and said selected pressure; and injecting a drive fluid into the formation after the premixed transition zone slug.