Patents Issued in December 31, 2020
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Publication number: 20200408027Abstract: A power window control device is configured to control a motor to open and close a window glass of a vehicle door and perform entrapment prevention control that determines entrapment of foreign material by the window glass and reverses the window glass if determining that foreign material entrapment has occurred. If determined in the entrapment prevention control that the entrapment has occurred while the window glass is closing to fully close, the entrapment prevention control determines whether the determination is caused by an impact generated when closing the vehicle door. If determined that the entrapment has occurred due to an impact generated when closing the vehicle door, the entrapment prevention control determines that the determination of the entrapment is an erroneous determination and switches to a control for fully closing the window glass that has been reversed and opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yuuki FUJITA
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Publication number: 20200408028Abstract: A smart locker system includes an enclosure unit and a cassette unit. The smart locker is extendable by adding additional enclosure units and the cassette units. The cassette unit includes storage bins and a control bin. The cassette unit contains different size of storage bins and a control bin. The smart locker system further includes a touch screen and authentication devices. The smart locker system can arrange the storage bins and the control bins to maintain the height of the smart locker system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: John Paul SCHMIDER, Kieran Maguire, Eloisa Vera, Yong Suk Jin, Shamira Jaffer
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Publication number: 20200408029Abstract: A windowsill assembly includes a beam member and an insert bracket. The beam member includes a first leg and a second leg, the first leg meeting the second leg at a joining region at proximal ends of the first leg and the second leg. The insert bracket includes a first portion and a second portion that are substantially perpendicular to each other to substantially match an angle between the first leg and the second leg of the beam member. The insert bracket couples the beam member to a support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: G. Matt Krause
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Publication number: 20200408030Abstract: The process for the realization of reinforcing bars for door and window frames comprises: a step of providing a reinforcing bar (1) made of a metal material having a drillable face (2); and a step of drilling of the drillable face (2) to obtain a fixing hole (5) in the reinforcing bar (1) having a characteristic dimension (A) comprised between 2 mm and 5 mm, wherein the reinforcing bar (1) is insertable into a profiled element (4) made of plastic material and the fixing hole (5) is configured to be penetrated by the softened plastic material of the profiled element (4) to define a riveting portion (6) for fixing the profiled element (4) to the reinforcing bar (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Graf Synergy S.r.l.Inventors: Andrea VACCARI, Denis DE GRANDIS
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Publication number: 20200408031Abstract: An insulating glazing unit has at least two glass panes and a circumferential spacer profile between them near their edges, for use in a window, a door, or a façade glazing, and which has in each case a frame, in particular a metallic frame, surrounding the edges of the insulating glazing, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element, wherein the at least one transponder is arranged on an inner surface of one of the glass panes in the spaced region between the spacer profile and the edge of the glass pane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Thomas HOLTSTIEGE, Alicia DRÖGE, Christian EFFERTZ, Christopher MARJAN
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Publication number: 20200408032Abstract: A building façade element embodied as an insulating glass unit includes at least one first and one second glass pane, at least one glass spacer consisting of glass, which is connected to each glass pane by at least one sealant, at least one other spacer which is gas-tight or comprises a gas-tight layer and is connected to each glass pane by at least one second sealant, and at least one joining region for a glass spacer and another spacer. The at least one glass spacer, the at least one other spacer and the glass panes form a closed inner chamber that does not affect the visual appearance. To this end, the at least one joining region is closed by a third sealant in a gas-tight manner, with the sealant containing butyl and being guided over the joining region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: sedak GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Fritz SCHLÖGL
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Publication number: 20200408033Abstract: An insulating glass unit (10) is formed from a plurality of transparent layers (16, 18, 20), in which at least one illuminable panel (20) is arranged between at least two mineral glass panels (16, 18). The mineral glass panels (16, 18) are held at a defined distance from one another by at least one spacer element (14). The illuminable panel (20) is held at least on one longitudinal marginal edge (24) by the spacer element (14). The spacer element (14) is formed by at least one hollow profile (15), which preferably comprises a plurality of adjoining hollow chambers (26, 28). The outer mineral glass panels (16, 18) each adjoins at least two lateral surfaces of the hollow profile (15). The illuminable panel (20) rests on or against the intermediate hollow chamber (28). An illumination element (32) is arranged within the intermediate hollow chamber (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Heinz HARING
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Publication number: 20200408034Abstract: The system includes a series of operable louvers mounted on a four-sided frame and connected on each side to the operating mechanism that allows for easy opening and closing of the louvers. Every part of the system that is exposing to the exterior of the building is separated from the interior part of the system by a low heat conductivity material as a thermal barrier. Each operable louver includes a four-sided main frame, at least one pane of glass and a coupling mechanism on each side that connects to the operating mechanism. The main frame acts as the thermal break as well as a system that absorbs the energy created when an outside object impacts the window from the outside. The system incorporates sealing devices between all moving parts to eliminate water and air infiltration. The operating system allows for easy opening and closing of the window by rotating each louver with the crank mechanism assisted by springs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: GREEN STAR ENERGY LLCInventors: Ricardo A. Sosa, Kevin Nieves-Garcia
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Publication number: 20200408035Abstract: A pet access control system according to various aspects of the present technology may comprise a door unit interoperable with a security panel holder. The door unit covers a passage through a structure, such as through the wall or door of a building. The door unit may include a connector that may be mounted on a legacy security panel holder or a dedicated mounting system for the door unit. The door unit may operate in conjunction with a pet identification system to automatically identify and grant access only to authorized pets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Stephen W. Miller, David W. White, Eric P. Zemke, Michael P. Miller
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Publication number: 20200408036Abstract: The window shade pocket system may comprise a pocket having an inside surface, a first wall and a second wall, wherein a roller shade is mounted within the pocket; and a first bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the first wall of the pocket, wherein the first bracket retains a light source. The light source may include at least one of a light bulb, light bar, light strip, LED lighting or reflective device. The light source may be LED lighting that is modular or provides different colors over the window shade fabric. The light source may include a lens. The light source may be at least one of removeable from the first bracket or rotatable within the first bracket. The light source may be at least one of between the window shade and the window, or between the room and the window shade.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Mechoshade Systems, LLCInventors: Stephen P. Hebeisen, Xi Ming Liarno, Eugene Miroshnichenko
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Publication number: 20200408037Abstract: A brake arrangement, for a retractable screen arrangement in which the a screen roller applies a retraction force to the screen and brake arrangement, includes a brake arrangement, for providing a braking force between the brake arrangement and a track which guides the brake arrangement, to resist retraction. The brake arrangement provides a brake member with a friction surface for contacting the bearing surface; a brake member support for supporting the brake member; and a forcing arrangement for forcing the friction surface against the bearing surface. The forcing arrangement includes a biasing arrangement for biasing the friction surface onto the bearing surface, and a force-increasing arrangement for increasing the force with which the friction surface engages the bearing surface. The force increasing arrangement converts a frictional force between the friction surface and the track into additional contact pressure force of the friction surface onto the guide track.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: INFINITY RETRACTABLE SCREENS PTY LTDInventors: Anthony Gerard Roberts, Aaron Rodd
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Publication number: 20200408038Abstract: A roller shade actuation device includes a driver arranged in a winding drum, a shaft fixed to a support frame outside one end of the winding drum and inserted into the winding drum, and a transmission mechanism for realizing power transmission between the driver and the shaft. The driver includes a housing relatively fixed to the winding drum, a rotation power member arranged in the housing, and a driving gear coaxial with and fixed to an output shaft of the rotation power member. The transmission mechanism includes a first transmission gear meshed with the driving gear, a synchronous gear coaxial with the first transmission gear, and a fixed gear fixed to the shaft and meshed with the synchronous gear. Axial directions of the output shaft and the shaft are vertical, and the synchronous gear and the fixed gear are bevel gears whose axial directions are perpendicular to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Zhenbang Lei, Xingbang Lei
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Publication number: 20200408039Abstract: The geared window shade bracket comprises a sprocket having a ring gear on an inside circumference of the sprocket; a chain configured to be engaged with the sprocket such that, in response to pulling on the chain, the sprocket rotates; a sun gear that is configured to be restricted from rotation; one or more planet gears configured to rotate around the sun gear, wherein the one or more planet gears interface with the ring gear; and a planetary carrier configured to mate with the one or more planet gears. In response to the chain being pulled, the sprocket rotates, causing the planet gears to rotate, causing the planetary carrier to rotate, causing the hub to rotate, and causing a shade tube to rotate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Mechoshade Systems, LLCInventors: Joel Berman, Stephen Hebeisen, Xi Ming Liarno, Eugene Miroshnichenko
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Publication number: 20200408040Abstract: The present gate handle includes a push button that is pushed before the gate handle is slid from a closed position to an open position on top of a support member. The support member includes a resilient button that extends into the gate handle and is pushable out of the gate handle by the push button. The support member further includes side slots that are engaged by side slides extending from the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Gary T. Schultze, Nicholas E. Beattie, Timothy C. Daggy
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Publication number: 20200408041Abstract: Guidance methods for guiding the drilling, of wells while reducing trajectory drift. Each drilled well incorporates signalling devices which are used together or in a selected sequence to guide additional well drilling. With the progressive addition of the signalling devices spacing, positioning and connection of wells, particularly multilateral wells, is focused and precise.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: DEREK RIDDELL, PAUL CAIRNS, MATTHEW TOEWS
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Publication number: 20200408042Abstract: There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Foro Energy, Inc.Inventors: Brian O. Faircloth, Mark S. Zediker, Daryl L. Grubb, Sam N. Schroit, Ronald A. De Witt, Sharath K. Kolachalam, Paul D. Deutch, Eugene J. Linyaev
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Publication number: 20200408043Abstract: A core barrel stabilizer that offers a simple solution in creating an initial drilling kerf in conjunction with a hollow core barrel for drilling large diameter holes into the earth for a plethora of construction needs. The core barrel stabilizer includes a centering rod for keeping the core barrel stabilizer and hollow core barrel centered during drilling the initial perimeter kerf, an eyelet hook for easily maneuvering the core barrel stabilizer between drill holes and transportation, and an inner barrel used to rest the inner wall of the hollow core barrel against during drilling to ensure the drilling kerf can be started.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Kaz Jon Anderson
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Publication number: 20200408044Abstract: An earth-boring rotary tool includes a body comprising a pin, a roller cone mounted on the pin, and a seal assembly disposed between the pin and the roller cone. The seal assembly includes a seal ring to form a seal between the seal ring and the roller cone. The seal assembly includes a first polymer ring, while compressed, applies a first force on the seal ring that biases the seal ring towards the roller cone. The seal assembly includes a second polymer ring proximate the first polymer ring. The second polymer ring, while compressed, applies a second force on the seal ring to further bias the seal ring towards the roller cone. The second force is greater than the first force.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Gregory L. Ricks
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Publication number: 20200408045Abstract: Optical fiber having a graphene coating, a method to apply a graphene coating onto an optical fiber, and a fiber optic cable having a graphene coating are disclosed. A first carbon based coating is applied to an optical fiber along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. A laser beam is focused at the first carbon based coating. A first surface of the first carbon based coating is photothermally converted into a first layer of graphene.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Satyan Gopal BHONGALE, Daniel Joshua STARK, Etienne SAMSON, Li GAO
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Publication number: 20200408046Abstract: A connection system includes a turnbuckle having a first set of threads and a second set of threads disposed on an inner surface of the turnbuckle. The turnbuckle is configured to couple two threaded components to one another via rotation of the turnbuckle in a first direction. In addition, the connection system includes a compression washer configured to compress as the turnbuckle rotates in the first direction. The compression washer is configured to apply a longitudinal force to the turnbuckle while the compression washer is compressed to increase resistance to rotation of the turnbuckle in a second direction, opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: John R. Meijer
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Publication number: 20200408047Abstract: A threaded connection for drilling tubulars includes a tubular box section having a sidewall. The box section has a tapered box portion of an inner surface of the sidewall between a first end and a second end. The tapered box portion has internal threads, a first torque shoulder on a first side of the tapered box portion, and a second shoulder on a second side of the tapered box portion. A threaded collar having internal collar threads is positioned between the second end and the second shoulder. A threaded insert having a tubular body with an inner surface and an outer surface having external insert threads is configured for threadably connecting to the internal collar threads. A direction of the internal threads of the tapered box portion is opposite to a direction of the internal collar threads and the external insert threads.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Anthony Louis Collins
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Publication number: 20200408048Abstract: A connection for use in percussion drilling includes a male coupling and a female coupling. Each coupling includes a body and a respective screw thread formed on a respective inner or outer surface of the respective body. Each thread has a thread-form including a crest, a root, a contact flank and a non-contact flank. Each thread-form has a contact flank angle and a non-contact flank angle inclined relative to a respective baseline located at a respective minor or major diameter thereof. Each non-contact flank angle is greater than the respective contact flank angle. The crest of each thread-form is inclined from the respective contact flank to the respective non-contact flank such that an apex of the respective thread-form defining a respective minor or major diameter thereof is located adjacent to the respective non-contact flank.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: John HAMMARGREN, Andreas NORMAN
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Publication number: 20200408049Abstract: A shock absorber apparatus includes a rod; a tool connection on a first end of the rod; a piston on a second end of the rod; a flange on the rod between the tool connection and the piston; a ring connection slidably connected to the rod between the tool connection and the flange; a first spring between the ring connection and the flange to bias the ring connection axially away from the flange; a sleeve, connected to a second spring between the second spring and the piston, slidably encircling the piston and a portion of the rod, and extending past the piston to a pumpdown connection; and a fin. A method for a placing a tool in a landing ring of a drilling tubular includes using the shock absorber apparatus to absorb shocks caused by the landing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: CHARANJIT SINGH SANDHU
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Publication number: 20200408050Abstract: A centraliser includes a number of members extending between two collars for mounting the centraliser on a casing. The members are configured to contact a wall of the bore and centraliser the casing in the bore. The members are radially moveable between the casing and the bore wall. The members further include an intermediate portion and end portions, the end portions being relatively more flexible than the intermediate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Ian KIRK, Nathan KIRK
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Publication number: 20200408051Abstract: A drilling tool for use in a wellbore is provided. The drilling tool comprises a first collar having a first bore extending from a first send to a second end and an internal thread disposed on the bore at the second end. The drilling tool also comprises a second collar having a second bore extending from a third end to a fourth end and an external thread disposed on the third end. The third end is coupled to the second end of the first collar. A first set of components is housed within the first bore and a second set of components is housed on a sidewall of the second collar formed between the second bore and an outer surface of the second collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Michael Dewayne FINKE, Brian David BREAUX, Dimitrov D. SIMEONOV
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Publication number: 20200408052Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed which includes at least one feed line, a mixer including a first inlet configured to receive flow from the feed line and a second inlet configured to receive a flow from an external source, an outlet, at least one first conveyor to feed a first flow from the at least one feed hopper to the mixer, and at least one second conveyor to discharge a flow from the mixer via the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Steven Shamblin, Gary Fout, Terrell Jensen
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Publication number: 20200408053Abstract: A latching apparatus includes a body, a fin biased to protrude from the body, and a biasing element for so biasing the fin. A method for securing a tool in a drilling tubular includes connecting the tool to a latching apparatus, the latching apparatus including a fin biased to protrude radially outward, forcing the latching apparatus into the drilling tubular, and forcing the latching apparatus through a landing ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: CHARANJIT SINGH SANDHU
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Publication number: 20200408054Abstract: A method for operating in a borehole penetrating a formation is disclosed. The method includes disposing in the borehole an assembly comprising a load-bearing and oil-disintegrable tool comprising a polymeric composite; performing a downhole operation; and disintegrating the load-bearing and oil-disintegrable tool with a hydrocarbon fluid. The polymeric composite comprises an oil-disintegrable polymer which is one or more of the following: a polydicyclopentadiene, polypropylene, polyurethane, polycarbonate, polysulfone, or a high density polyethylene, the polyurethane being a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-modified polyurethane, a lauryl methacrylate graft polyurethane copolymer, a divinylbenzene crosslinked polyurethane, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: YingQing Xu, Xiaobin Huang
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Publication number: 20200408055Abstract: A frac-ball, a system including the frac-ball, and a method using the frac-ball are provided. The frac-ball includes a body and an exothermic reaction initiator. The frac-ball body includes a material having at least two dissimilar metallic constituents, which dissimilar metallic constituents are configured to permit an exothermic reaction there between. The exothermic reaction initiator is in communication with the body, and is configured to selectively initiate an exothermic reaction between the two dissimilar metallic constituents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Richard Kellett, Andrew Kochanek
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Publication number: 20200408056Abstract: The present concept is a method of slot recovery for the oil industry. The method involves running an internal cutter down the production casing to cut through a preselected number of existing casings at predetermined depths before drilling around the outermost preselected casing with a hollow drill bit. The hollow drill bit drills through the preslected outermost casing cement to the predetermined depth before a removal tool attached to the inside of the production casing is used to remove the existing casings to the predetermined depth. These steps are repeated using appropriately sized hollow drill bits and casings to drill around the next preselected outermost casings to the next predetermined depth, continuously removing the existing casings until all desired existing casings are removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Heather Burca
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Publication number: 20200408057Abstract: High pressure seals for pressure control fittings are disclosed, where such pressure control fittings are located at a wellhead, for example. Embodiments of cam lock seals, a spring-driven ball race seal and wedge seals are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Keith C. Johansen, Nicolas G. Snoke
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Publication number: 20200408058Abstract: A blowout preventer system includes a lower blowout preventer (BOP) stack including a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package (LMRP) including a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system, wherein the blowout preventer system further includes at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system. In this way, an improved blowout preventer system is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Maersk Drilling A/SInventors: John PEDERSEN, Michal BURY, Kenneth Cameron MURPHY
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Publication number: 20200408059Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed as including a first material volume with at least a hardened portion and a second material volume that includes at least two layers. The first material volume is composed of at least a hardenable alloy of steel. The at least two layers is located adjacent to a first surface comprising the hardened portion of the first material volume. The at least two layers includes a first layer composed of at least a ductile low-carbon alloy of steel and a second layer composed of at least a cobalt-based hardfacing over the first layer. The apparatus is applicable in preparing shear ram blocks and shear ram blades to provide a hardened blade edge with an adjacent hardfacing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution LLCInventors: Jamie Clay Gamble, Eric Larson, Brian Baker, Daya Singh, Joseph Incavo, William Miller, Melissa Newbury, Mark Reinmuller
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Publication number: 20200408060Abstract: An apparatus and associated method is disclosed for a riser hanging system. The apparatus includes a first elongated member with a provision for a first external mechanical coupling at a distal location on the first elongated member. A second elongated member is mechanically coupled to the first elongated member at proximal locations on the first elongated member and the second elongated member. A third member is mechanically coupled to a first portion of the first elongated member. The third member includes a fourth member to move through at least a second portion of a length of the second elongated member. Mechanical couplers associated with the second elongated member are provided for a second external mechanical coupling of the riser to the apparatus. The riser may be hoisted using the apparatus for better control during coupling to the wellhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: U.S. Well Services LLCInventors: Jeremy BRUNTY, Randall Kimbler, Dominic Chero, Andrew Frame, Robert Kurtz
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Publication number: 20200408061Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier for providing zonal isolation in an annulus downhole between a well tubular metal structure and another well tubular metal structure or a wall of a borehole, the annular barrier having an axial extension and comprising a tubular metal part with an inner part face and an outer part face and configured to be mounted as part of the well tubular metal structure, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part, forming an expandable space therebetween; the expandable metal sleeve is configured to be expanded in a well downhole from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter in order to abut against the well tubular metal structure or the wall of the borehole, the expandable metal sleeve having a first end part, a second end part and an outer face, and at least one of the end parts comprising at least one circumferential groove facing the outer part face, wherein the tubular metal part bulges radially outwards in relation to the axial extensioType: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Ricardo Reves VASQUES
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Publication number: 20200408062Abstract: Methods of plugging a hydrocarbon well by a through-tubing technique wherein the tubing is left in place, and only very short (<5 m) sections are cut, milled, perforated, ruptured and expanded, or combinations thereof. A blocking device is sent downhole if needed to block a bottom of the plug section, and resin dropped onto the blocking device to make a first plug, then cement is deployed onto said first plug to form a second plug. Therefore, the final interval is plugged with a two material binary plug. Once completed, and both primary and secondary barriers are in place, the well can be closed and the Christmas tree removed. A rock-to-rock plug can be set by removing or partially removing the tubular and the outer casing, or just inner casing/tubulars can be removed if the exterior cement and casing are of sufficient quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Randall S. SHAFER
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Publication number: 20200408063Abstract: A polymer gel composition for treating an aqueous zone of a subterranean formation may include a base polymer, a cross-linking agent, and an adsorption system. The adsorption system may include one or more silane compounds or a combination of silane compounds and silicates. The adsorption system may improve bonding of the polymer gel composition to the pore surfaces of the rock in the aqueous zone. A method of treating an aqueous zone of a subterranean formation may include injecting the polymer gel composition into the aqueous zone of the formation and allowing the polymer gel composition to cure to form a cross-linked polymer gel matrix that provides a barrier that reduces or prevents the flow of aqueous materials from the aqueous zone to the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Almohsin, Jin Huang, Mohammed Abdullah Bataweel
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Publication number: 20200408064Abstract: A flow conveyed plugging device for use in a well, the device can include a body, and one or more lines extending outwardly from the body, each of the lines having a lateral dimension that is substantially smaller than a size of the body. A method of plugging an opening in a well can include deploying at least one flow conveyed plugging device into the well, the flow conveyed plugging device including a body and, extending outwardly from the body, at least one of the group consisting of: a) one or more fibers and b) one or more lines, the flow conveyed plugging device being conveyed by flow in the well into sealing engagement with the opening. Another flow conveyed plugging device can include a body, and fibers extending outwardly from the body. The flow conveyed plugging device degrades and thereby permits flow through an opening in the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Roger L. SCHULTZ, Brock W. WATSON, Andrew M. FERGUSON, Gary P. FUNKHOUSER
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Publication number: 20200408065Abstract: A circulation sub and method of operating a circulation sub. The circulation sub includes a support member having a longitudinal axis and a piston movable along the longitudinal axis of the support member. A release member secures the piston to the support member. A force is applied along a length axis of the release member greater than a selected decoupling force threshold to decouple the support member from the piston, thereby allowing the piston to move along the longitudinal axis of the member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Larry Thomas Palmer, Gregory Hern, Andrew Ponder, Erik Van Steveninck
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Publication number: 20200408066Abstract: It is provided a fluid flow control device for establishing a controllable fluid communication between an external fluid reservoir and a base pipe constituting part of a production string, as well as a production string and a method using such a fluid flow control device. The fluid flow control device comprises a primary flow path arranged inside a fluid control device housing, a secondary flow path and a movable valve element arranged at and/or within the primary flow path. The inlet of the secondary flow path is arranged separate from the inlet of the primary flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Vidar Mathiesen, Haavard Aakre, Bjornar Werswick
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Publication number: 20200408067Abstract: A ball valve assembly configured to be controlled remotely can be included in a system for fracking a well. Ball valve assemblies of the present disclosure can include a main body having a bore for transmitting fluid therethrough and a ball disposed within the main body and having a throughbore, the ball being hydraulically rotatable within the main body for rotation between an open state and a closed state of the ball. Such ball valve assemblies can include other components such as one or more wipers on and in contact with an external surface of the ball throughout rotational operations of the ball to minimize debris from interfering with the valve, and/or pressure equalizing valves to adjust fluid pressure above and below the ball of the assembly, for example. Further, the ball vale assembly can be adapted to operate more safely by including a directional lock plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Shawn MUDIGERE, Devaraj SADAGOPAN
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Publication number: 20200408068Abstract: A toe valve to control the injection of fluid into a toe of an oil or gas well and including: a body with a bore, the body having a port adapted to permit fluid flow between the bore and an outlet on an external surface of the toe valve when the port is open; a closure member adapted to move from an initial closed position in which the port is closed, to an open position in which the port is open; and an actuating mechanism which can be actuated to urge the closure member from the initial closed position toward the open position, and which can be reset when the closure member is moving between the closed and open positions to return the closure member to the initial closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: ALEXANDER CRAIG MACKAY
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Publication number: 20200408069Abstract: A vacuum insulated tubing including an inner pipe, an outer pipe concentrically arranged about the inner pipe such that an annulus is defined between the inner and outer pipes. A vacuum is drawn within the annulus, and a hydrocarbon-based coating is applied to at least one of the surfaces of the inner pipe or one of the surfaces of the outer pipe to reduce a rate of hydrogen migration into the annulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Devon C. Koroluk, Blair W. Temple
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Publication number: 20200408070Abstract: A power system and method for the adaptive power control of a drilling rig. While operating the internal combustion engine in its efficient operating range, unrequired mechanical power is converted to electrical power for storage, or use via the electrical bus on the rig. When the internal combustion engine is not required to provide mechanical or electrical power it is deactivated, and then reactivated—electrical storage on the system in the meantime providing electrical power to the bus as required. The power supply and management system could be retroactively fitted to an existing drilling rig by the incorporation of a generator and electrical storage device thereon. The system and method of the present invention allow for the optimized use of combustion-based power on a drilling rig while minimizing environmental emissions from the idle running of the at least one internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Codie Rouse, William John Rouse
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Publication number: 20200408071Abstract: The present invention discloses a mobile power generation system. A power generation apparatus is respectively quickly connected, through expansion joints, to an intake assembly and an exhaust duct which are separately transported, to implement the quick installation and connection of the power generation system at the fracturing operation site. Two conveyances are respectively provided for the intake assembly and the exhaust duct to achieve more flexible adjustment during connection. While the position of the power generation apparatus is fixed, the intake assembly is moved to connect to an intake chamber of the power generation apparatus, and the exhaust duct is moved to connect to an exhaust collector of the power generation apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Xin Li, Ning Feng, Tao Zhang, Ting Zhang, Libin Zhou, Wanchun Zha, Lili Wang
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Publication number: 20200408072Abstract: The invention provides an access apparatus for accessing a flow system in a subsea oil and gas production installation, a method of installation and a subsea horizontal connection installation. In one aspect, the access apparatus comprises a body, a plurality of connectors configured to connect the apparatus to the flow system and an access interface providing an access point to the flow system. The body defines at least one bore which fluidly connects at least one of the plurality of connectors to the access interface to provide a path between the access interface and the flow system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Ian DONALD, John REID, Craig MCDONALD
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Publication number: 20200408073Abstract: A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having openings through its thickness, and a mesh layer having mesh material sections coupled to safe edges, or connectors, for connecting sections together. The safe edges include areas of thinning to provide flex joints that yield when exposed to high stresses. The mesh layer may be a drainage layer or a filter medium of the sand control screen assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: John Barton Weirich, Jeremy Alexander Davis, Antonio Lazo
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Publication number: 20200408074Abstract: A perforating device includes a release sub, a rotating segment, a first centralizer, a braking segment, a casing collar locator, a traction mechanism, a second centralizer, a flex joint, a power supply segment, a shock absorber, a perforator, and a tail segment, which are in threaded connection sequentially to each other. The first joint assembly includes a first joint, a guide key, a connecting sleeve including a locking groove, a second joint, and an outer pipe; the first joint of the first joint assembly is in threaded connection to the cable bridle, and the second joint is in threaded connection to the outer pipe. The connecting sleeve is disposed inside the outer pipe and is connected to the first joint through the guide key. The second joint assembly includes a plurality of locking claws, a third joint, and a head.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Guosheng YANG, Yong LIAO, Zhihua ZHANG, Liang YE, Jiang ZHU, Haitao RAO, Jinguo PAN, Siping CHEN, Yuanhui SHI, Yijiang FENG, Peiwen GU, Chao LU, Zhongxin FAN, Zhi LI, Chaohui ZHANG
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Publication number: 20200408075Abstract: Provided are liners for a shaped charge and corresponding methods of use. An example liner comprises a generally conical shape having an apex, an open side, a liner wall comprising a thickness, and an axis extending through the center of the liner from the apex to the center of the open side. The liner comprises a liner height extending in a vertical plane from the center of the open side to the apex, a liner radius extending along a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the axis at the open side of the liner and that extends from the axis to an outermost edge of the liner wall. The ratio of the liner height to the liner diameter is about 0.90 to about 1.10. The liner wall comprises an apex curvature, a first wall curvature, a second wall curvature, and a third wall curvature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Jason Paul METZGER, Steve Shih-hsiang LIN, Brenden Michael GROVE
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Publication number: 20200408076Abstract: The present invention discloses an oil-displacing system and method. The system includes a power supply, a control switch, a controller and a transient electromagnetic generator. The power supply is connected to the transient electromagnetic generator, the control switch is disposed in a connection path between the power supply and the transient electromagnetic generator, and a control end of the control switch is connected to the controller. The controller is configured for controlling the closing and opening of the control switch, thereby controlling the connection and closing of the connection path between the power supply and the transient electromagnetic generator. The transient electromagnetic generator is disposed in an oil well casing at a position in an oil formation, for generating a transient electromagnetic field according to the connection and closing of the connection path between the power supply and the transient electromagnetic generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Yongjin SHEN