Abstract: A reverse flow insert assembly is provided wherein the flow trim of the choke valve is positioned horizontally within the tubular cartridge, so that the cage bore outlet is aligned with the valve body side opening. A collar is provided to throttle the flow ports of the cage. The valve stem assembly is adapted to bias the collar along the horizontal side wall of the cage. The resulting insert assembly can be positioned in the valve body to modify the valve for fluid injection service on a sub-sea wellhead.

Abstract: A section mill is positioned below a whipstock or other exit guide in a drill string assembly used to mill a section of steel casing below the whipstock and which as the section mill moves down and mills along the section of casing, causes the whipstock to be lowered down adjacent the milled-out casing and allows the drill bit and drill string to be run along the surface of the whipstock and into the earth formation. In an alternative embodiment, the combination of having the section mill below the whipstock is used in open hole operations having no casing. In yet another alternative embodiment, the section mill is positioned above the whipstock or other exit guide in a drill string assembly after the section mill has milled out in an appropriate length of the steel casing, the tubing string pulls both the section mill and the whipstock or other exit guide up to a position where the exit guide is adjacent the area of formation which has been exposed by milling along the steel casing.

Abstract: A packer cup for use in a packer assembly is disclosed. The cup has an outer layer, an intermediate reinforcing layer of meshed metal plies and an inner layer. The intermediate layer acts as a continuous, but flexible reinforcement to allow expansion and contraction of the cup as it is forced into the wellbore and to resist extrusion of the elastomers under pressure. The cup outer layer is preferably abrasion resistant and the inner layer is preferably chemical resistant. The layers are vulcanized into a unitary cup capable of resisting outer wear and tear as a result of insertion into the wellbore and internal chemical deterioration as a result of the harsh downhole environment.

Abstract: An apparatus for radially expanding tubular members.

Abstract: Apparatus for attaching a downhole isolation, production, or testing tool is disclosed, such that the tool is mechanically attached to a mandrel in a manner that is highly resistant to axial movement. The mechanical connection resists high temperatures, high pressures, and corrosive fluids and gases that may be encountered in the well without the use of welding to a casing mandrel. In general, the connection includes at least one groove or channel cut in an outer wall of the casing mandrel, and at least one partially or fully annular slot on the inside surface of the tool oriented to correspond with the groove(s) in the outer wall of the casing mandrel.

Abstract: A downhole tool for collecting data from a subsurface formation is disclosed. The tool is provided with a probe for testing and/or sampling an adjacent formation. The tool is also provided with a protector positioned about the probe for engaging and protecting the sidewall of the bore hole surrounding the probe. The protector prevents deterioration of the wellbore during the testing and/or sampling by the probe.

Abstract: A perforating gun assembly for use in a subterranean well incorporates therein an electromagnetic frequency receiver coupled to a motor section which, in turn, is coupled to the mechanically actuatable firing head portion of the perforating gun. The assembly is lowered into a cased wellbore to a subterranean formation location, and a surface-disposed transmitter generates encoded electromagnetic waves through the earth to the receiver. Upon sensing in the received waves a predetermined frequency and embedded firing code, the receiver electrically operates the motor which, in turn, mechanically actuates the firing head to initiate the firing of the perforating gun. While the assembly is illustratively lowered into the wellbore on a tubing structure, a variety of non-tubing structures may be alternatively utilized to lower the gun assembly into the wellbore and operatively support it therein.

Abstract: An internally oriented perforating apparatus and associated method of perforating provide increased reliability in orienting perforating charges to shoot in desired directions in a well. In a described example, a perforating gun includes a tubular gun carrier, multiple perforating charges, multiple charge mounting structures and multiple rotating supports. The rotating supports are attached between the charge mounting structures, or at least between the perforating charges.

Abstract: A system for unloading fluids from a generally upright tubular member of a wellbore wherein a combustible fuel cell can be placed in the tubular member below the fluid and ignited to generate gasses. The gasses generated by the burning of the fuel cell can be used to force at least a portion of the fluid upward out of the tubular member.

Abstract: A method of separating fluids that actuate a downhole tool from well fluids is disclosed. The assembly permits equalization or circulation through the running string for delivery of the downhole tool to the desired location. The circulation passage is closed and the clean fluid is displaced into the downhole tool by pressure applied to a movable barrier. At the end of the clean fluid displacement, a lateral port is opened to allow retrieval without pulling a wet string.

Abstract: A high torque and high capacity rotatable center core and floatable sealed body apparatus with universal ram applications. The apparatus includes a central core assembly, connected between a swivel on its upper end and the work string below, with the central core assembly having a central passageway therethrough. The apparatus further includes a first outer assembly, having a central bore for slidably engagement around a portion of the central core assembly. In one embodiment, a second outer assembly is included, with the second outer assembly having a central bore for slidably engaging around a portion of the central core assembly above the first outer assembly. A pair of opposing transverse bores is contained within both of the first and second outer assemblies, corresponding to a pair of transverse bores in the central core assembly.

Abstract: A method of inserting a tubular member into a wellbore.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a flow-actuated valve for use in a wellbore. The invention includes a body having a closing member and a seat. The closing member and seat are separable to open and close the valve, thereby allowing the flow of fluid through the valve. The invention further includes a retainer to initially retain the valve in the open position absent a predetermined fluid flow rate in a first direction for a predetermined time period. A biasing member thereafter urges the valve to the closed position, absent another fluid flow rate in the first direction.

Abstract: A hydraulic liner hanger is provided. The liner hanger first comprises a tubular body. A plurality of slips are disposed radially around the outer surface of the body. In one arrangement, each slip has wickers for engaging the inner surface of a surrounding string of casing. Each slip is connected to a slip ring, the slip ring also being circumferentially disposed around the outer surface of the body. At least some of the slip members are received upon a wedge surface, or cone(s). In operation, an expander tool such as a hydraulic setting tool acts upon the liner hanger, causing the slips to be expanded into frictional engagement with the surrounding string of casing. The operator is then able to slack off the weight of the liner, allowing multiple slips to engage the casing and to suspend the liner therebelow.

Abstract: The protective sole for horses' hooves is made of resilient material and comprises a metal insert coated in the resilient material, the metal insert having means for fixing it to the hoof.

Abstract: A tiller (10) having an engine (24), a plurality of rotating times (20), and a handle (26) which are rotatable with respect to a main frame (12) of the tiller (10) and cooperate with pivoting wheels (14) to facilitate turning of the tiller (10) while maintaining balance and stability.

Abstract: An impact tool having a control system for turning off a motor at a preselected torque level.

Abstract: A hand power tool has a tool, a hammer tube, a striking mechanism having a striker and an anvil with an integrated receptacle for the tool which is strikingly drivable in the receptacle, and a blocking element which connects the tool and the anvil in an axial direction.

Abstract: A screw holding and driving device (42) for a power drill (40) is characterized by a body (46), a guide tube (48) reciprocatingly retained by the body, a drive assembly (90) held by the body (46) and operatively coupled to the guide tube (48), and, in certain embodiments, a screw depth adjuster (102). The guide tube (48) is configured to allow individual, top loading of screws for driving. The depth adjuster (102) is rotatable on the body to variably set screw driving depth. The body (46) can also include an integrally formed, bit storage caddie (54).

Abstract: A self-healing cable comprising a conductor and a water-swellable composition surrounding said conductor is disclosed. When the cable is damaged and water ingress reaches the water-swellable composition, the water-swellable composition expands and fills in any void, puncture or crack present, thus sealing the damage in the cable.

Abstract: A grommet includes a first cylindrical portion for passing a member threthrough and a second cylindrical portion connected to the first cylindrical portion through an annular connection portion formed at an outer peripheral face of the first cylindrical portion. The second cylindrical portion has a fitting groove which formed in an outer peripheral face thereof for fitting on an inner peripheral edge of a through hole in a mounting plate. A first junction portion is formed between the annular connection portion and the first cylindrical portion. A second junction portion is formed between the annular connection portion and the second cylindrical portion. A form of the grommet changes between a first state in which an angle formed the annular connection portion with the first cylindrical portion in cross section is an acute angle and a second state in which an angle formed the annular connection portion with the first cylindrical portion in cross section is obtuse angle.

Abstract: A decorative electrical cord cover and deployment member comprising a removable, tubular cover constructed from a longitudinal portion of fabric material having a circular cross-section and a predetermined length and width. The longitudinal portion of fabric material has its longest edges permanently secured forming the tubular cover. The tubular cover is applied to a hollow deployment member for facilitating deployment of the cord cover onto one or more electrical cords. In the preferred embodiment, the longest edges of the fabric material are permanently secured with color coordinated sewing thread and the deployment member is cylindrical. A method for applying the cord cover onto the deployment member, as well as a method for deploying the cord cover from the deployment member onto one or more electrical cords are also disclosed.

Abstract: The shield processing structure for a flat shielded cable includes: a flat shielded cable including two shielded cores, a drain wire, an aluminum foil shield member for covering the two shielded cores and the drain wire, and an insulating outer jacket for covering the aluminum foil shield member; and resin members for clamping the flat shielded cable with joining surfaces. The flat shielded cable is clamped between the pair of resin members, and a grounding wire is interposed between the flat shielded cable and the resin member. In this state, ultrasonic vibration are applied across the pair of resin members, whereby at least insulating outer jackets are melted and scattered, and a conductor of the grounding wire, on the one hand, and the grounding wire-use contact portion of aluminum foil shield member and the drain wire are brought into contact with each other.

Abstract: In a break in a communication cable having individual information transmitting members it is necessary to join the individual transmitting members and to repair the cable. After the individual transmitting members have been joined a splice case is positioned around the communication cable. The splice case protects the cable from the elements. A sizing tape can be wrapped around the splice and also around the cables before being positioned in an end seal and also around the end seal before being positioned in the splice case. The sizing tape may comprise two commercially available materials such as a flexible yieldable base and a friction material on the base. The base has a first surface and a second surface. If a friction material is used it is positioned on the first surface and bonds and adheres to the first surface and is integral with the first surface. The friction material does not bond and is not integral with the second surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cable comprising a cable core, an inner cable sheath, an outer sheath and a sensor, which is extending along the cable for detecting a detectible substance between the inner cable sheath and the outer sheath. Preferably such cable comprises additionally a structured material (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f) between the inner cable sheath and the outer sheath arranged to allow that detectible substance, which occasionally could enter between the inner cable sheath and the outer sheath through a damaged section of the outer sheath, travelling along the perimeter of the inner cable sheath to reach the sensor but restrict travelling of said detectible substance in longitudinal direction of the cable to a short distance hereby covering a continuous part of the surface area of the inner cable sheath allowing contact friction between said inner cable sheath and said outer sheath at the not covered parts of said inner cable sheath.

Abstract: An insulated wire having a silane-modified polyamideimide resin, obtainable by reacting an alkoxy- or aryloxy-silane partial condensate containing a glycidyl ether group, with a polyamideimide resin having a carboxyl group and/or an acid anhydride group at an end thereof, that is coated and baked on a conductor directly or through another insulating layer.

Abstract: A multi-layer circuit board includes ground and power metal layers, signal wiring layers, and a plurality of insulating substrates disposed sequentially one above the other. Each adjacent pair of the metal layers and the signal wiring layers are spaced apart by one of the insulating substrates. At least one of the signal wiring layers is suitable for high-speed low-impedance signal transmission, and is separated from the adjacent one of the metal layers by an adjacent one of the insulating substrates, which is made from a first insulator material having a first dielectric coefficient. The other ones of the insulating substrates, that are not adjacent to the high-speed low-impedance signal wiring layers, are made of a second insulator material having a second dielectric coefficient lower than the first dielectric coefficient.

Abstract: A plurality of test points are formed on lengthwise and/or widthwise side portions of the substrate of a printed circuit board. Each test point can be formed by cutting away a semicircular part from the side portion of the substrate. Conductive leads are formed on the substrate so as to originate from a component mounting area (on which an IC will be mounted) and reach each of the test points. The test points and the conductive leads are electrically connected together by a plating process. The printed circuit board having test points formed on the side portions thereof causes various limitations and constraints on the placement and arrangement of the test points to be eased and relaxed.

Abstract: A multi-layer wiring board is produced by laminating a plurality of insulating layers having conductor circuits, wherein the conductor circuits of the insulating layers are electrically connected together through via-holes in insulating connection layers having no conductor circuit, and the regions other than the conductor circuits of the insulating layers and the regions other than the via-holes of the connection layers are directly joined together by press-adhering the insulating resins that constitute the respective layers.

Abstract: A biodegradable wellbore fluid with an oleaginous phase including a linear paraffin having 11-18 carbon atoms, a non-oleaginous phase, an emulsifying agent and optionally a weighting agent. Use of the fluid while drilling allows bio-remediation of drill cuttings using land spreading, bioreactors, conventional composting or vermiculture composting. The resulting product, especially when vermicomposed, is potentially useful as a soil amendment or plant fertilizer material.

Abstract: A wellbore drilling system has an umbilical that carries a drill bit in a wellbore. Drilling fluid pumped into the umbilical discharges at the drill bit bottom and returns through an annulus between the umbilical and the wellbore carrying entrained drill cuttings. An active differential pressure device (APD device), such as a jet pump, turbine or centrifugal pump, in fluid communication with the returning fluid creates a differential pressure across the device, which alters the pressure below or downhole of the device. The APD device can be driven by a positive displacement motor, a turbine, an electric motor, or a hydraulic motor. A controller controls the operation of the APD device in response to programmed instructions and/or one or more parameters of interest detected by one or more sensors. A preferred system is a closed loop system that maintains the wellbore at under-balance condition, at-balance condition or over-balance condition.

Abstract: A disk bit of a small size includes a bit holder (2), a bearing journal (4) accommodated by the bit holder (2) on the side (overhangingly), and a disk body (5) mounted thereon rotatably with asymmetrically designed wedge flanks (6, 7). High radial and axial forces develop during the engagement of such a disk bit in the solid rock. To enable the disk body (5) to absorb these strong forces, it is designed as a one-part disk body with a blind hole. The surface of the blind hole and the surface of the bearing journal (4) are designed as components of the bearing. The bearing comprises the combination of a radial and thrust bearing each, wherein the thrust bearing is milled into the track of the radial bearing. A ball bearing (9) is used as the axial bearing and a needle roller bearing (10), a cylindrical roller bearing or a slide bearing is used as the radial bearing.

Abstract: A sample changer for a balance (1) with a weighing pan (18) has at least two sample carriers (3) that are spaced apart from each other. Each sample carrier is configured to receive at least one weighing-object unit and transport the weighing-object unit to the weighing pan (18). An individual draft-shield element (4) consisting at least in part of a transparent material is arranged above each of the sample carriers (3), closing off a sample space laterally and from above.

Abstract: A weight set for an electronic balance has at least two different weights (15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29) and a weight-receiving device (19) with receiving positions for each of the weights (15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29). The weight set (2) has one lifter unit (17) per weight for the vertical movement of each individual weight (15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29). The lifter units, which are equipped with a weight-seating device and reach through the weight-receiving device (19), are identical and are arranged parallel to each other in the weight set (2).

Abstract: Disclosed is a control apparatus of a vehicle in which a torque transfer power of a clutch provided between a driving force source and a drive wheel is controlled based on a predetermined condition, and the vehicle speed that changes with a control of the torque transfer power of the clutch is adjusted by a behavior control apparatus that is provided separately from the clutch. The control apparatus has: a function determining means for determining a vehicle speed control function of the behavior control apparatus; and a torque transfer power control means for controlling the torque transfer power of the clutch based on the predetermined condition and a result of determination provided by the function determining means.

Abstract: A compressor includes a housing, a rotary shaft, a pulley, an electric motor, a pulley one-way clutch, and a motor one-way clutch. The shaft is rotatably supported by the housing. The pulley is operably connected to the shaft and includes a power transmission portion. When power is transmitted from a vehicular engine to the power transmission portion, the pulley is rotated. The electric motor rotates the shaft and includes a rotor, which is operably connected to the shaft. At least part of the electric motor overlaps the power transmission portion in the axial direction of the shaft. The pulley one-way clutch is located between the pulley and the shaft and selectively permits and prevents power transmission between the pulley and the shaft. The motor one-way clutch is located between the rotor and the shaft and selectively permits and prevents power transmission between the rotor and the shaft.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control strategy for a parallel hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) configuration where power from the engine and the motor can each independently provide torque to the vehicle powertrain. The invention has a logical structure defining main system operating modes (states) and the transition between the different states. In addition to the predefined states, the present invention provides a set of rules defining logical relationships between each of the plurality of predefined states and a set of commands unique to each state. These commands are supplied to subsystem controllers to achieve desired vehicle functionality. The predefined states can be prioritized according to operator demands, energy management requirements, and system fault occurrences. The present invention can also be configured to have at least one of a plurality of transition flags.

Abstract: A hybrid power system, comprising a first power unit, a secondary shaft, a first transmission device, an auxiliary power unit, and a second transmission device. The first power unit has a primary shaft. The secondary shaft is driven by the primary shaft in a rotational movement. The first transmission device is placed between the primary shaft and the secondary shaft, having a transmission belt, transmitting torque from the primary shaft to the secondary shaft. The auxiliary power unit has an electric motor with a driving shaft, which is parallel to the primary shaft. The second transmission device is placed between the primary shaft and the driving shaft, transmitting torque from the electric motor to the primary shaft.

Abstract: A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a transmission and an electric machine disposed therebetween. The electric machine includes a stator housing, a stator mounted within the stator housing and a rotor mounted radially within and coaxial with the stator. The electric machine further includes a first clutch disposed between the engine and the rotor, and a second clutch disposed between the rotor and the transmission. The first and second clutches include non-ferrous clutch plates which are adapted to be immersed in hydraulic fluid. The electric machine has a first mode wherein the electric machine provides torque to the engine, a second mode wherein the electric machine is driven by the engine and a third mode wherein the electric machine provides torque to the transmission. The first and second clutches are positioned radially within the stator housing and axially within the length of the stator housing.

Abstract: A bar handle 5 is provided to extend from the rear parts of right and left side frames 3 and to form a gate shape in a double member structure made up of a fixed member 32 attached to the rear parts of the right and left side frames 3 and a movable member 33 disposed along at least upper side portion of the fixed member 33. A displacement detecting means 42 is interposed between the fixed member 32 and the movable member 33 to detect displacement of the movable member 33 relative to the fixed member 32. A control means is provided to control a driving motor so as to produce assisting power commensurate with the detected displacement.

Abstract: A vibration-proof structure for a metallic electrical packaging case includes a metallic electrical packaging case and a coupling member. The coupling member connects an outer wall of the metallic electrical packaging case and a member forming a side wall of a vehicle. Also, the coupling member may include an engaging portion at one end of the coupling member, which is used for temporarily fixing the coupling member, and an insertion engaging portion, which is engaged with a portion of the member forming the side wall of the vehicle, formed at another end of the coupling member.

Abstract: In order to protect pedestrians in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle, a bodyshell element forming a hood or trunk lid has at least one edge area with an outer part isolated from a support structure, in such a way that the outer part creates an energy-absorbing zone in front of the support structure part as a means of protection in a collision.

Abstract: A four-wheel drive control system is provided which comprises a driving force distribution mechanism for transmitting a driving force from a power source to main driving wheels of a vehicle and capable of distributing the driving force to auxiliary driving wheels of the vehicle, a rotational speed difference detector for detecting a rotational speed difference between the main and auxiliary driving wheels, and a driving force distribution controller for controlling a distribution of the driving force to the main and auxiliary driving wheels on the basis of the rotational speed difference, wherein the driving force distribution controller determines a driving force to be transmitted to the auxiliary driving wheels on the basis of an output of the power source, a longitudinal load distribution in the vehicle and the rotational speed difference. A four-wheel drive control method is also provided.

Abstract: A seatbelt safety system for an automobile including at least one seat having a seatbelt associated therewith. The seatbelt safety system includes at least one seat sensor identifying when a passenger is seated within the vehicle seat, at least one seatbelt sensor identifying whether a passenger identified by the seat sensor has fastened the seatbelt of the seat and an automobile state sensor identifying when the automobile is operating in a predetermined manner. The safety system further includes a control system lined to the seat sensor, the seatbelt sensor and the automobile state sensor. The control system includes circuitry for preventing one from starting a vehicle engine when the seat sensor and seatbelt sensor indicate that a passenger is seated within the seat without a fastened seatbelt. The control system further includes a mechanism for locking the seatbelt when the automobile state sensor indicates to the control system that the automobile is operating in a predetermined manner.

Abstract: An engine suspension device of a beach buggy includes a car frame composed of metal rods welded together, an engine hanger, an engine supporter and an auxiliary hanger. The car frame is formed with an interior space. The engine hanger has its upper portion pivotally fitted with the support lugs of the car frame, while the auxiliary hanger has its top ends pivotally combined with the pivotal bases of the car frame and its bottom end pivotally connected with the support frame of the engine supporter, letting the engine supporter and the engine hanger respectively extending into the interior space of the car frame. Then an engine is placed inside the car frame, and the engine hanger together with the engine supporter is pivotally combined with the casing of the engine, lessening vibration of a beach buggy, and preventing the transmission chain from loosened and worn out and the car frame from twisting sideward.

Abstract: A device for operating a vehicle is provided with an operating lever to be operated by a driver, operating position sensors that detect a displacement amount of the operating lever, reaction force generating mechanisms that generate a return force and a reaction force in the operating lever, and a microcomputer that controls the reaction force generating mechanisms. The return force and the reaction force can be controlled independently. Also, the reaction force is generated by the reaction force generating mechanisms after the operating lever has reached an initial position. Further, a torsion spring is provided that retains the operating lever in the initial position when electric power is interrupted.

Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle includes a steerable wheel 1 capable of being steered, a steering wheel 20, and an electrical actuator 3 for altering the steering angle of the steerable wheel. The electrical actuator 3 has three electric motors 31, 32, 33 which act in parallel and three controllers 61, 62, 63 which operate in parallel, each forming part of an electrical control channel for the steering angle. The controller of each electrical channel receives one of the three electrical signals in the control channels and is connected to one of the position sensors and drives one of the electric motors in order to set the said steering angle. The torques delivered by the respective motors are added together in normal operation.

Abstract: An arrangement having an auxiliary heater, a catalytic converter (12) for catalytic post-combustion of exhaust gas from the heater, a muffler (14) for damping of the noise caused by the exhaust gas, and an exhaust line for removing exhaust gas from the auxiliary heater. In order especially to devise an auxiliary heater in which the muffler and the catalytic converter can be installed relatively easily, the muffler (14) and the catalytic converter (12) are combined in sing module (10) that can be located on the exhaust line.

Abstract: The present invention provides an acoustic filter having a structure that does not affect upon the characteristics of an acoustic filter. This acoustic filter is equipped with a filter case having an air pressure inlet, a filter cap having an air pressure outlet, and a ring-shaped packing component attached to the air pressure outlet. A welding conjunction structure is employed between the filter case and the filter cap.

Abstract: An acoustic absorptive splitter consisting of two absorptive faces separated by a single on-quarter wavelength cavity support is disclosed as an equal substitute for a multi-layered splitter containing a central septum. This construction takes advantage of the reflective properties of the absorptive face sheets to support standing waves in the tuning cavities and in the duct cross modes. The utilization of these design principles permits significant silencer size and weight reduction. It also permits reduced splitter manufacturing costs by elimination of two layers of materials, difficult internal bonding and improvements in quality.