Patents Issued in April 25, 2024
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Publication number: 20240133211Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a status of a deadbolt assembly. A deadbolt status assembly uses mechanical, ultrasonic, infrared, inductance, and/or capacitance to detect when a deadbolt assembly is in a locked state, where a bolt of the deadbolt assembly is fully extended, or in an unlocked state, where the bolt is fully retracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Shing Chen
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Publication number: 20240133212Abstract: An intelligent door lock system for a door at a dwelling. The intelligent door lock system includes a door status device is at the dwelling, an engine, an energy source, a memory, and a camera. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. The engine, the energy source, and the memory are coupled together. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
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Publication number: 20240133213Abstract: The present invention relates to the latching closed of doors on appliances. In particular, the present invention provides an advantageous apparatus for locking the lid of a centrifuge. Apparatus for locking an appliance door in a closed position, the apparatus comprises: a locking member for attachment to a door, the locking member having an engagement section; a locking bolt for engaging the engagement section in the locking member; a linear actuator for moving the locking bolt along an axis, wherein the linear actuator is self-locking.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Thermo Electron LED GmbHInventors: Daniel RADTKE, Daniel LANGER
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Publication number: 20240133214Abstract: A magnetic release mechanism for use with underwater fishing equipment includes a base plate having a slot for receiving a buckle, and a recess for receiving a release plate. A permanent magnet positioned proximate the recess generates a first magnetic field for magnetically coupling the release plate to the base plate. An electromagnetic coil positioned proximate the permanent magnet is configured to selectively generate a second magnetic field when energized. A magnetic field sensor is positioned proximate the recess. A controller is operatively coupled to the magnetic field sensor. The controller may be configured to monitor the magnetic field sensor to detect the presence of a third magnetic field and, in response to detecting the presence of a third magnetic field, output a signal indicating that the release plate is magnetically secured within the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Andre Bezanson, Guillaume Demers
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Publication number: 20240133215Abstract: A lock structure, which provides for latch bolt, which is used to open doors, to be opened independently from both sides of the door. The feature of the invention is that it comprises at least one left door handle bar receiving the motion from the left door handle, at least one right door handle bar receiving the motion from the right door handle, at least one joint, which will enable the left door handle bar and right door handle bar to move independently from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Dogus KOYUNCU
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Publication number: 20240133216Abstract: A reusable system for securing packaging and providing tamper evidence is disclosed. The system may comprise a housing for securing an opening of the packaging, an access controller operably engaged to the housing and a security member. The housing may comprise a lock, wherein release of the lock may enable opening of the packaging. The access controller may be configured to operably move relative to the housing to assume positions comprising an active position and an inactive position. In the active position, the lock is prevented from being released thereby preventing the opening of the packaging. In the inactive position, the lock is releasable thereby enabling the opening of the packaging. The movement of the access controller from the active position to the inactive position causes change in the security member, wherein the change is capable of detecting tampering.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Ashish ANAND
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Publication number: 20240133217Abstract: A vehicle door operating device includes: a casing including a base; a latch supported on the base in a manner of being pivotally movable by a shaft oriented in up-down directions; a ratchet supported on the base in a manner of being pivotally movable by a shaft oriented upward and downward; a motor arranged in the casing such that a rotary shaft is oriented leftward and rightward; and a lead screw supported in the casing in a pivotally movable manner such that a rotation axial direction is oriented in left-right directions, having a gear part engaging with a pinion gear of the motor and a spiral groove line part with which an operated part provided in the ratchet directly engages, and moving the ratchet from the engagement position to the release position by one rotation in one direction in accordance with rotation of the rotary shaft of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Yoshiaki YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20240133218Abstract: A power actuator for actuating separate mechanically driven members includes a motor and a drive gear configured to be selectively driven in opposite directions. A common gear is configured in operable communication with the drive gear to be selectively driven from a home position in opposite directions in response to movement of the drive gear. A first drive member is attached to the common gear with a first cable extending between the first drive member and one of the mechanically driven members. A second drive member is attached to the common gear with a second cable extending between the second drive member and the other of the mechanically driven members. Movement of the common gear from the home position in one direction moves of one mechanically driven member and movement of the common gear from the home position in an opposite direction moves the other mechanically driven member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Henrik JOHANN, Jan HOLBEIN, Bernardo ERICES
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Publication number: 20240133219Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion configured to mount at a door of a vehicle, a handle portion extending from the base portion, and an electronic switch disposed within the handle portion. The handle portion includes (i) a fixed portion that, with the base portion mounted at the door of the vehicle, extends outward at the door of the vehicle, and (ii) a movable portion disposed within the fixed portion. When the handle portion is grasped by a user, the movable portion moves to actuate the electronic switch. With the base portion mounted at the door of the vehicle, and when the electronic switch is actuated, the electronic switch actuates a latching mechanism of the door to unlock, lock and/or open the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Timothy W. Condron
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Publication number: 20240133220Abstract: A closure for a door of a structure, for example, a wildlife observation or hunting blind, is provided. The closure can include a base plate, a door latch, a handle, and at least one tracking bar spaced from the base plate to form a gap, sized to receive part of a door panel. The tracking bar can include a primary sliding surface that faces and slides relative to a first side of the panel when converting the closure from a locked mode to an open mode. The plate can include a guide bar slidable within a panel guide slot coextensive with a transverse opening sized so the tracking bar can fit through it and retain the base plate and handle in sliding relation proximate the panel. The door closure can be installed relative to the door manually, without the use of tools. A related method of use is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Don Hale, Dylan Ricky, Joseph Switala, Roy Lucynski, Shawn Windsor
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Publication number: 20240133221Abstract: A displaceable rotating shaft structure and a foldable device having the rotating shaft structure are disclosed. The displaceable rotating shaft structure comprises a support, a rotating shaft, a connecting rod assembly, a guide assembly, and a torsion assembly. The support has a supporting portion. The connecting rod assembly has a first outer end that is rotatably connected to the linking section of the rotating shaft and a second outer end that is pivotally connected to the supporting portion. The guide assembly has a guide rod. The guide rod is configured to displace relative to the supporting portion. When the rotating shaft is rotated, the rotating shaft drives the connecting rod assembly to adjust the angle and the total length of a joint of connecting rods of the connecting rod assembly, a distance between the rotating shaft and the support is changed through the guide assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: WEN-YEN LIN, WEI-CHENG CHIEN
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Publication number: 20240133222Abstract: In one example, a portion of a shed includes a blow molded plastic door, a blow molded plastic wall panel, and a double jointed hinge configured to connect the blow molded plastic door and the blow molded plastic wall panel to each other. The double jointed hinge includes a first hinge element that connectible to the blow molded plastic wall panel, a second hinge element that is connectible to the blow molded plastic door, and a first link and a second link, the first link and the second link configured to connect the first hinge element to the second hinge element, and when the shed portion is in an assembled state, and the blow molded plastic door is fully closed, the first link and the second link are received within a recess cooperatively defined by the blow molded plastic wall panel and the blow molded plastic door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Paul Craig Branch, Clarissa Mae Stuart, Neil Ben Watson, Kenneth William Taylor
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Publication number: 20240133223Abstract: An open-and-close structure 1A for a cap includes a housing 2, a cap 3 rotatably supported on the housing 2, and a biasing member 43 configured to apply a biasing force near a rotation shaft 42 of the cap 3, wherein open position-maintaining means configured to maintain the cap 3 at an open position by a biasing force of the biasing member 43 and reaction force application means configured to apply a reaction force in a closing direction by the biasing member 43 to the cap 3 in response to a further movement of the cap 3 in an open direction from the open position are provided on at least one of a support portion 32 that is a cap-side sliding contact portion or a sliding contact member 45 that is a biasing member-side sliding contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomokazu IWAMI, Yoshinobu FURUYA
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Publication number: 20240133224Abstract: An apparatus is provided an includes a measuring device that measures a physical quantity representative of a movement of a panel between a closed position and an open position. A processing device: measures the physical quantity when the panel is moved towards the open position; measures the physical quantity in a reference position when the panel is moved towards the closed position; determines, for the reference position, an offset value between the physical quantity measured when the panel is moved towards the closed position and another value of the physical quantity measured when the panel was moved towards the open position; determines a second profile by shifting the first profile based on the offset value; repeatedly measures the physical quantity when the panel is moved towards the closed position to obtain a third profile; and detects a potential pinch if the third profile crosses the second profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Mateusz ROMASZKO, Pawel WOJTASINSKI, Grzegorz WYSZYNSKI
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Publication number: 20240133225Abstract: A hinge assembly for connecting a door to a fuselage of an aircraft includes a hinge arm having a fuselage fitting pivotably coupled to a fuselage rotatable interface and a door fitting pivotably coupled to a door rotatable interface. The hinge assembly includes a programmable gear assembly coupled to the hinge arm allowing the hinge arm to pivot around the fuselage fitting when the door is moved from a door closed position to a door open position and causing the door to maintain in a generally parallel orientation relative to the fuselage between the door closed position to the door open position. The programmable gear assembly includes a fuselage gear coupled to the fuselage fitting, a door gear coupled to the door fitting, and a rack operably coupled between the fuselage gear and the door gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventor: Michael T. Mortland
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Publication number: 20240133226Abstract: A method for operating a door actuator of a door system, with at least one movable door leaf and a control device to control a drive of the door leaf, and with a sensor unit with which data of at least one object is recorded in a detection region in front of the door system and at least one item of information about the object is transmitted to the control device. The method includes at least the following steps in the order listed: a) recording object data of the object, b) processing the recorded object data, c) evaluating the processed object data, d) dividing the detection region into first and second partial regions, e) identifying a desire to enter of the object depending on the partial region in which the object data was recorded, and f) opening the door leaf only in the case of an identified desire to enter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Patrick Winkelmann, Alexey Kurkov, Dennis Meiering, Jonas Kirschner
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Publication number: 20240133227Abstract: A glazing includes at least two glazed panels, which form a cavity between them, and at least one stack of resonators positioned in the cavity, wherein the at least one stack of resonators includes at least two resonators of different length, the resonators of the at least one stack having a longitudinal axis and being stacked along a stacking axis perpendicular to their longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Fabien DALZIN, Jean-Philippe BOURE
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Publication number: 20240133228Abstract: Barriers may utilize cores that may be pre-assembled and dropped into a barrier or may be formed within the barriers. The cores may include traditional core materials, biomass materials, graphite polystyrene (GPS) material, or other types of materials. The core may be formed from one or more layers, such as one or more stiffener layers (e.g., stiffener panel, stiffener rods, or the like), one or more matrix layers (e.g., with apertures extending therein), one or more solid layers (e.g., wood, plastic, composite, foam, fiber, or the like), one or more fluid sealed layers (e.g., air, argon, nitrogen, or other like), and/or other types of layers. The barrier edge members, the faces, and/or the core layers described herein may be assembled to each other in traditional ways, such as welding, and/or may be assembled to each other in a way that reduces the amount of welding and/or use of steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Thomas Rattay, David Richard Bill
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Publication number: 20240133229Abstract: Provided is a resin profile joining method of joining a pair of resin profiles. The method includes: holding one resin profile and another resin profile of the pair of resin profiles with a first clamp and a second clamp, respectively, such that end surfaces of the pair of resin profiles are faced each other; heating the end surfaces of the pair of resin profiles in no contact with the end surfaces of the pair of resin profiles to melt the pair of resin profiles; making a guide in contact with surfaces of the pair of resin profiles so as to cover between the end surfaces of the pair of resin profiles after the heating; and crimping the end surfaces of the pair of resin profiles to each other while keeping the guide in contact with the surfaces of the pair of resin profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Isao Kobayashi, Koji Matsuda
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Publication number: 20240133230Abstract: One or more embodiments includes a door assembly with a door jamb and a door header. A connection system is provided that directs the weight of the door header directly into the door jamb. Load on the fasteners is reduced by the connection system along with the potential for slippage for the door header after installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Marotte, James Cavanaugh, Ronald R. Laliberte, Vinay Patel
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Publication number: 20240133231Abstract: A door includes a rectangular panel having a first face, a second face, and two pairs of opposing edges, in which the edges of each pair of edges are parallel and in which a first pair of edges is longer than a second pair of edges. The rectangular panel includes a layered composite material, in which a first layer of the composite material has a positive Poisson's ratio (PPR) and a second layer of the composite material is disposed in contact with the first layer and that includes a material having a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR). The door includes a hinge including plates joined together by a joint, in which a first one of the plates is attached to a first one of the edges of the first pair of edges and in which a second one of the plates extends beyond the first one of the edges. The door also includes a handle opening defined through a thickness of the rectangular panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Joon Bu Park
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Publication number: 20240133232Abstract: A fire door with a frame for arrangement is provided in a wall opening with an opening plane, at least one fire door leaf to be opened at least in sections along an opening normal of the opening plane for fire-retardant closure of the wall opening, at least one vacuum insulation panel for reducing heat transport through the fire door leaf along the opening normal in a closed state of the fire door, and at least one leaf sealing element which connects the frame to the fire door leaf in a wind-tight manner in a closed state of the fire door. The leaf sealing element defines a leaf sealing plane in a closed state of the fire door, which is arranged parallel to the opening plane. A frame and a manufacturing method for the fire door is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Walter Andre
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Publication number: 20240133233Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a locking seat, which comprises a shell and a pivot seat pivotally installed on the shell, wherein the pivot seat is provided with a positioning hole, and a unidirectional positioning device is provided between the shell and the pivot seat. The present disclosure further discloses a simple telescopic door fence, which comprises two installing seats oppositely provided and a folding rod pivotally installed between the two installing seats, wherein at least one of the installing seats is provided with the locking seat, the folding rod is rotatable in a predetermined direction, at least two folding rods are provided, and a cloth is provided between the two folding rods. The unidirectional rotation of the folding rod is realized by the unidirectional positioning device, so that the cloth can be adjusted and rolled up.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Hongjuan WANG
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Publication number: 20240133234Abstract: A door, in particular a rolling door, comprising a door leaf that can be moved along a track including a deflecting portion between an open position, in which it at least partially exposes a wall opening, and a closed position, in which it at least partially closes the wall opening, which includes at least one bending region that is deformable during the door leaf movement along the deflecting portion and is made of a flexible base material such as polycarbonate, wherein a functional film is laminated onto at least one part of at least one bounding surface of at least one bending region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Jörg Fischer
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Publication number: 20240133235Abstract: In one aspect, a leveling assembly for adjusting the levelness or skew angle of a bottom rail of a covering for an architectural structure includes at least one movable or slideable component configured to be moved or slid laterally relative to the bottom rail or a headrail of the covering to adjust the length(s) along which one or more of the lift cords extend within the bottom rail or headrail, which, in turn, adjusts the effective length of such lift cord(s) defined between the bottom rail and the headrail of the covering. Such adjustment of the effective length(s) of the lift cord(s) results in the horizontal orientation or skew angle of the bottom rail being varied, thereby allowing the levelness of the bottom rail to be adjusted, as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey Travis Stout, Alberto Alexander Gonzalez, Justin Lin Zhu, Kevin Macaraeg Daffon
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Publication number: 20240133236Abstract: A lighted architectural-structure covering is disclosed. In one example of an embodiment, an architectural-structure covering includes a light source arranged and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the architectural-structure covering. The architectural-structure covering may include first and second coverings. The light source is arranged and configured to direct light onto the second covering, which is arranged and configured to reflect, redistribute, etc. the received light toward the interior space of the room in which the architectural-structure covering is located. Thus arranged, the architectural-structure covering may be used to create, for example, diffused-lighting effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Coty CHURCH, Michael J. SIEBENALLER, Kevin M. DANN, Christopher M. WHITE
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Publication number: 20240133237Abstract: A corner connector structure of a screen apparatus includes bodies (1), the body (1) being at least provided with a first connecting part (11) and a second connecting part (12) which is separated from the first connecting part (11) by an angle, a combining groove (13) being provided at the position of the first connecting part (11) and/or the second connecting part (12) of the body (1), and a wire adjuster (20) being provided in the combining groove (13). By means of the corner connector structure, when a screen is opened or closed and a track wire (30) swings due to stress, the track wire (30) does not swing out of the track of a frame material (201), so that the problem that when the screen is opened or closed, the screen is unsmoothly opened or closed or gets stuck easily can be solved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Yimin WANG
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Publication number: 20240133238Abstract: A screen device includes a cylinder body, a movable frame and two first frame materials, wherein the cylinder body and the movable frame are disposed between the two first frame materials, and a rolling bar is disposed in the cylinder body; a screen is disposed between the rolling bar and the movable frame, and at least one rotating member is disposed in the cylinder body; at least one pull line penetrates the movable frame, and at least one end of the pull line penetrates the first frame material to extend into the cylinder body, and is then combined to the rotating member; the rotating member is disposed on a side portion of the cylinder body, and therefore, the rotating member can be adjusted and controlled only by using a tool on the side portion of the cylinder body, so as to adjust and control the tightness of the pull line when needed. The process thereof is completely free from blockages caused by any component, and adjustment and control is really convenient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Duwen LIN
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Publication number: 20240133239Abstract: A drive tooth for use in an overhead roll-up door assembly, the drive tooth having a cylindrically shaped outer surface having a toothed portion and a non-toothed portion, with the toothed portion having an engagement tooth extending laterally across the cylindrically shaped outer surface transverse to the height of the cylindrically shaped outer surface and a first recess located adjacent the engagement tooth, the first recess being positioned between the engagement tooth and a top surface of the cylindrically shaped outer surface. The toothed portion further includes a second recess located adjacent the engagement tooth, the second recess being positioned between the engagement tooth and a bottom surface of the cylindrically shaped outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Brian Norbert Drifka
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Publication number: 20240133240Abstract: A door assembly having a motor, a first drum coupled to the motor, a second drum, and a door panel coupled to the second drum, the door panel extending over the first drum, the door panel winding onto and unwinding from the second drum when engaged and moved by the first drum. Activation of the motor in a first direction causes the first drum to rotate in a first direction, causing the door panel to unwind from the second drum, and activation of the motor in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, causing the door panel to wind onto the second drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Gabriel John Biertzer
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Publication number: 20240133241Abstract: A door panel for an overhead roll-up door assembly, the door panel having a first face, a second face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first vertical edge, and a second vertical edge. A first keder is aligned along the first vertical edge, the first keder having a first elongated body surrounded by a first material, wherein a first portion of the first material is coupled to the first face of the door panel and a second portion of the first material is coupled to the second face of the door panel. A second keder is aligned along the second vertical edge, the second keder comprising a second elongated body surrounded by a second material, wherein a first portion of the second material is coupled to the first face of the door panel and a second portion of the second material is coupled to the second face of the door panel. A first column of drive teeth fixed to the first keder and a second column of drive teeth fixed to the second keder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Gabriel John Biertzer
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Publication number: 20240133242Abstract: A retractable door sill, including: a mounting base, the mounting base including an upper fixing base and a lower fixing base; a rotating drum, the rotating drum being arranged between the upper fixing base and the lower fixing base, a partition cloth, a torsion spring being configured to make the rotating drum rotate in one direction around its axis, the rotating drum wind up the partition cloth; and an adjusting device, the adjusting device comprising an adjusting rod and an adjusting mechanism, one end of the torsion spring being connected to the rotating drum, the other end of the torsion spring being connected to the adjusting rod of the adjusting device, the adjusting mechanism being configured to enable the adjusting rod to rotate unidirectionally around its own axis, and the adjusting rod being configured to change a torsional deformation of the torsion spring through its own rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Hongjuan WANG
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Publication number: 20240133243Abstract: An apparatus and method for supporting a ladder on a roof having a ridge is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a frame, a roof anchor, a first ladder engagement portion, a second ladder engagement portion and a wheel assembly. The first ladder engagement portion and the second ladder engagement portion attach the apparatus to the ladder. The wheel assembly enables the apparatus to be easily rolled up and down the roof and the roof anchor anchors the apparatus over the ridge of the roof to attach the apparatus, and thus the ladder, to the roof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Adam Woodworth
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Publication number: 20240133244Abstract: A component connector is positioned in downhole tool. The downhole component includes a bulkhead and a receiver positioned in a housing. The component connector includes a contact member positioned in the bulkhead and a connector member in a receiver of the downhole tool. The contact member has an elongate body with a coupling end and a contact end. The connector member has another elongate body having a coupler end and a receptacle end. The connector member has an engager positioned about an outer surface of the connector member to provide selective engagement with the receiver. The coupling end of the contact member and the coupler end of the connector member are connected to electronics in the housing and wherein the receptacle end of the contact member is shaped to electrically receive the contact end of the contact member whereby electronics in adjacent components of the downhole tool are electrically coupled.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: GR Energy Services Management, LPInventors: Cameron Michael Bryant, James William ANTHONY
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Publication number: 20240133245Abstract: A coupling for connecting downhole tubulars includes a tubular body, a female coupling part, a male coupling part, and at least one of: a male screw thread formed on an outer surface of the body, and a female screw thread formed in an inner surface of the body. The at least one thread has a thread-form including a crest, a root, and a pair of flanks. The crest and the root are each cambered about a respective first and second camber radius, Rb, Rb-T along the entire length of the thread-form, and each camber radius, Rb, Rb-T, is greater than an outer diameter of the coupling. The male screw thread has a camber radius, Rbm, and the female screw thread has a camber radius, Rbf, wherein the ratio of the male thread camber radius to the female thread camber radius (Rbm/Rbf) is between <1.0 and ?1.1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Tomas JANSSON, Anders NORDBERG
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Publication number: 20240133246Abstract: A coupling for connecting downhole tubulars includes a tubular body, a female coupling part, a male coupling part, and at least one of: a male screw thread formed on an outer surface of the body, and a female screw thread formed in an inner surface of the body. The at least one thread having a thread-form including a crest, a root, and a pair of flanks. The crest and the root are each cambered about a respective first and second camber radius, Rb, Rb?T along the entire length of the thread-form, and each camber radius, Rb, Rb?T, is greater than an outer diameter of the coupling. The male screw thread has a camber radius, Rbm, and the female screw thread has a camber radius, Rbf, wherein each camber radius (Rb, Rb?T) is between 700-1900 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Tomas JANSSON, Anders NORDBERG
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Publication number: 20240133247Abstract: A shank adapter, rock drilling machine and method of mounting a shank adapter of a rock drilling machine inside a slide bearing element. The shank adapter includes a coupling head and a rotation portion at its opposite ends, and a flushing portion located therebetween. Outer diameters of the coupling head and the rotation portion are both greater than outer diameters of portions of the shank adaptor located therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Esa LAAKKOLA, Jussi PEURALA, Timo KELA
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Publication number: 20240133248Abstract: A torque reduction assembly for a drill string has a mandrel for connecting two sections of drill pipe, the mandrel comprising a first annular shoulder and a plurality of radial retention slots arranged circumferentially around an outer surface of the mandrel, including a first retention slot and a second retention slot; an outer sleeve for rotatably mounting on the mandrel; a retaining ring for retaining the outer sleeve between the retaining ring and the first annular shoulder, the retaining ring comprising a first aperture and a circumferential groove about an inner surface of the retaining ring, the first aperture aligned with the circumferential groove, the retaining ring being rotatable about the mandrel so as to progressively align the first aperture with each retention slot; a first retention element for locating in the first retention slot via the first aperture to axially fix the retaining ring relative to the mandrel such that the retaining ring is still rotatable about the mandrel; and a second reType: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: NXG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: John OATES
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Publication number: 20240133249Abstract: An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a downhole probe supported by a centralizer. The centralizer comprises a tubular member that extends around the downhole probe. A wall of the centralizer is fluted to provide inward contact points that support the downhole probe and outward contact points that bear against a bore wall of a section of drill string. The downhole probe may be supported for substantially its entire length.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Aaron W. LOGAN, Justin C. LOGAN, Patrick R. DERKACZ
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Publication number: 20240133250Abstract: The invention provides a cable for use in a wellbore. The cable comprises a core and an armor layer surrounding the core. The armor layer comprises a plurality of segments. Each segment is configured to be axially displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the cable relative to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Petar BASIC, Saeed REHMAN
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Publication number: 20240133251Abstract: A system connecting one more flow lines and includes a connector housing and a connector. The connector housing comprises a first connection passage formed through a wall of the connector housing. The connector is disposed withing the connector housing. A first annular flow path connection is formed between the connector housing and the connector. The first housing annular flow path connection is formed by a first housing annular flow path connection groove. The first housing annular flow path connection groove is formed in an outer side surface of the connector. Alternatively, the first annular flow path connection is formed by a combination of the first housing annular flow path connection groove axially aligned with the first connector annular flow path connection groove. The first connection passage through the connector housing intersects with the first annular flow path connection. A related method includes connecting inserting the connector into the connector housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution LLCInventors: Andrew Peralez, Antonio Medina, Eric Larson
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Publication number: 20240133252Abstract: A casing lifting system includes a spreader bar, a first lifting cap, and a second lifting cap. The first lifting cap is configured to engage a first end of a first section of drilling casing, and the first lifting cap includes a first lifting lug. The second lifting cap is configured to engage a second end of the first section of drilling casing opposite the first end of the first section of drilling casing, and the second lifting cap includes a second lifting lug. In some embodiments, each of the first and second lifting caps are configured for coupling adjacent to opposing lateral ends of the spreader bar by respective first and second elastic stabilizers coupled between the first and second lifting lugs and first attachment points adjacent to the opposing lateral ends of the spreader bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Michael F. D. Cadigan, Paul Liberato
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Publication number: 20240133253Abstract: A wellbore tubular handling system for applying a downforce to wellbore tubulars using a service rig. A downforce system includes a first frame assembly coupled to a slip assembly for engaging wellbore tubulars, a base member connected to the first frame assembly, and an actuator adapted to extend and/or retract the first frame assembly between a first position and a second position, wherein the second position is laterally displaced from the first position along a path formed by extension of the actuator, and wherein the base member is connected to the mast of the service rig. A method of applying a downforce to a wellbore tubular using a downforce system for a service rig.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Matt Dagert, Colin Knapp
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Publication number: 20240133254Abstract: A flushing element, rock drilling machine and method of providing a flushing space around a shank adapter of a rock drilling machine. The flushing element surrounds the shank adapter passing through it. The flushing element has a feed opening for feeding flushing agent to the flushing space and at least two sealing housings for flushing sealings and wherein the flushing sealings are on opposite axial sides of the flushing space. Furthermore, the flushing element has split configuration whereby it is mountable and demountable in radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Timo KELA, Jussi PEURALA, Esa LAAKKOLA
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Publication number: 20240133255Abstract: A method for removing a flapper seat assembly that is replaceable from a safety valve positioned downhole in a wellbore is described herein. For example, the safety valve is positioned downhole in a wellbore and can include a housing. Additionally, the safety valve can include a flow tube coupled to a downhole tool. The flow tube can be removed from the safety valve in response to a first force applied by the downhole tool. A first tool profile can be coupled to a first assembly profile for coupling the downhole tool to the flapper seat assembly after removing the flow tube. A second assembly profile can be detached from a housing profile to remove the flapper seat assembly from the wellbore in response to a second force applied by the downhole tool. After removing the flapper seat assembly, a second flapper seat assembly can be attached to the safety valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Mohan Gunasekaran
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Publication number: 20240133256Abstract: A drilling tractor tool in a drill string includes a rotating mandrel having an engagement part configured to rotate with the drill string; and a static sleeve disposed on the rotating mandrel configured to remain stationary during rotation of the rotating mandrel. The static sleeve includes a plurality of pockets that form a pathway from an interior of the static sleeve to an exterior of the static sleeve. The drilling tractor tool includes a plurality of force applicators each disposed in a respective pocket of the plurality of pockets of the static sleeve. The plurality of force applicators configured to extend through the respective pocket and apply a forward thrust to the drill string when extended. The engagement part of the rotating mandrel is configured to contact and cause to extend each of the plurality of force applicators respectively as the rotating mandrel rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Aramco Overseas Company UK LtdInventors: Richard Mark Pye, Rae Andrew Younger
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Publication number: 20240133257Abstract: A method for logging in a well is disclosed. The method includes securing a passive logging while levitating (PLWL) assembly to a bottomhole assembly (BHA) to form a logging assembly and running the logging assembly into a wellbore of the well. The method further includes detecting a deviation in the wellbore, detecting a fluid flow direction around the logging assembly in the wellbore, activating the PLWL assembly based, at least in part, on the deviation in the wellbore and the fluid flow direction, and levitating the logging assembly in a center of the wellbore. The method also includes determining whether the logging assembly has reached a target depth and performing logging in the well while the logging assembly is levitating in the center of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Mohamed Larbi Zeghlache
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Publication number: 20240133258Abstract: A system for navigating a downhole environment includes a tube body with a flexible material that is formed as a thin-walled tube and a pump that pumps pressured fluid through the tube body. The tube body has at least a section that extends along a horizontal section of a downhole environment by the flexible material pushing out under the pressured fluid. A method for navigating a downhole environment includes providing a tube body with a flexible material which is formed as a thin-walled tube, pumping a first pressure through the tube body to extend the tube body by the flexible material pushing out at tip, and controlling the flexible material to extend the tube body along a horizontal section of a downhole environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Jinjiang Xiao, Eiman Hassan Al Munif, Hattan M. Banjar
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Publication number: 20240133259Abstract: A well tool assembly includes a first well tool and a second well tool. The first well tool includes a first casing, a first drill bit and a drilling jar. The first drill bit is configured to drill through a subterranean zone to form a wellbore. The drilling jar is axially coupled to the casing uphole of the first drill bit. The drilling jar has an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the first casing. The second well tool has a second casing and a second drill bit. The second casing has an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the drilling jar. The second drill bit has an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the drilling jar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Bandar S. Malki, Vitalii Chereshniuk
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Publication number: 20240133260Abstract: A system includes a running tool having a carrier with an axial drive, an arm coupled to the axial drive, and a tool engagement bracket coupled to the arm. The tool engagement bracket is configured to couple to a pressure cap assembly having a clamp assembly disposed about a pressure cap. The tool engagement bracket includes a torque tool opening configured to enable engagement of a torque tool with the clamp assembly. The axial drive is configured to move the arm, the tool engagement bracket, and the pressure cap assembly along an axial path of travel along a central axis of the pressure cap. The system has at least one of: the running tool is configured to install or remove the pressure cap assembly within a window of a hydrocarbon system having first and second fluid systems removably coupled together, or the running tool is configured to removably couple to the pressure cap assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Alireza Shirani, Curtis Sifford, Gustavo Gonzalez, Adele Perrier, Thomas Wertz, Ted Mercer