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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401644 | Computer systems and related methods for cooling such systems Methods and systems for cooling computer systems, in which the computer system has a processor and a fan. An exemplary method includes: determining a temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed; determining a temperature of the computer sys... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401645 | Downhole fluid disposal apparatus and methods A seal cartridge and barrel manifold seal are provided for use in a subterranean well and in a method to inject fluid, that is initially produced into the well from a subterranean formation or zone, into another subterranean formation or zone. The seal cartridge has... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401646 | Methods for reverse-circulation cementing in subterranean formations Methods and systems for reverse-circulation cementing in subterranean formations are provided. An example of a method is a method of cementing casing in a subterranean well bore, comprising inserting a casing into the well bore, the casing comprising a casing shoe; ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401647 | Flush mounted tubular patch Casing or other well tubulars that have failed are repaired in a manner that doesn't reduce the final inside diameter and doesn't further propagate the failure. The tubular needing repair is first expanded on at least one zone above and below the damaged area. This ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401648 | One trip well apparatus with sand control An apparatus and method for drilling a well bore, placing a liner, cementing and perforating the liner, and injecting or producing fluid, sand-free, through the perforations. The liner has a plurality of outwardly extendable elements for perforation and sand control... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401649 | Methods for controlling particulate migration Methods are provided for stabilizing a portion of a subterranean formation or reducing the production of particulates from a portion of a subterranean formation comprising contacting the portion of the subterranean formation with a pre-flush fluid; contacting the po... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401650 | Apparatus and methods for radially expanding a tubular member Radially expanding a tubular such as a liner or casing, especially in a downward direction. The apparatus includes at least one driver device such as a piston that is typically fluid-actuated, and an expander device is attached to the or each driver device. Actuatio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401651 | Wellbore fluid saver assembly A method for performing a service operation within a wellbore extending into a formation comprises sealing a first length of the wellbore to define a first isolated formation zone, flowing a pressurized fluid through a tubular string into the first isolated formatio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401652 | Multi-perf fracturing process A method is shown for fracturing a subterranean formation from a deviated well bore. A plurality of spaced fracture initiation points are created in the well bore. Hydraulic pressure is applied to all of the sets of perforations at the fracture initiation points to ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401653 | Substances to stimulate the extraction of crudeoil and a method of processing them Substances to stimulate the extraction of crude oil and a method, of processing them: This invention is about substances to stimulate the extraction of crude oils, especially the ponderous and paraffin one, not clogging the route and the abutting deposits of the oil... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401654 | Blowout preventer testing system A method and apparatus is disclosed for testing a blowout preventer (BOP) by: using a drillpipe to install a test plug into one end of the throughbore of a (BOP); using a valve in the BOP to isolate the opposite end of the throughbore of the BOP, using piping to con... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401655 | Downhole gas compressor A method for producing gas from a well with low pressure involves running a bottom hole pressure test to graph a P-Q curve. The operator computes a frictional pressure drop due to friction of the gas flowing through the production tubing to the surface. A packer is ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401656 | Mobile drilling rig with dual carriers A rig (10) for selectively inserting coiled tubing or threaded tubulars into a well includes a mast (14) extending upward from a mast carrier (12), and a coiled tubing injector (16) and a coiled tubing reel (26) supported on a coil... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401657 | Ground scraper A ground scraper designed to be pulled by a tractor or the like includes a pair of parallel frame rails with a scraper blade between them and perpendicular to them. The scraper blade can lowered to a preferred depth of scraping and can be raised above the bottom of ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401658 | Blade for work machine, and construction and earth-moving machine provided with the same blade An object of the invention is to provide a blade preferable for being mounted on various kinds of work machines, particularly work machines for digging, carrying of soil and leveling, in which increase in a quantity of soil per tractional force is achieved with a si... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401659 | Positioning structure of the transmission device of a screw fastening apparatus A positioning structure of the transmission device of a screw fastening apparatus is disclosed. The transmission device includes a stopping block, gear body and a braking body. An elastic rim is positioned between the lateral side of the stopping block and the inner... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401660 | Latch mechanism for pivoting handle assembly of a power tool A latch mechanism for a power tool, such as a hedge trimmer, having a housing accommodating a motor and a handle assembly adapted to pivot relative to the housing in a plurality of positions. The latch mechanism includes a lever carrying a first and second retaining... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401661 | Lubricant pump for powered hammer A vibration reduction and lubricating mechanism for a powered hammer includes a power driven piston in a cylinder that reciprocatingly drives a ram, which repetitively strikes a beat piece, which repetitively strikes a tool received in a tool holder. The vibration r... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401662 | Powered hand tool A powered hand tool comprising a pneumatic motor including a cylinder, a main body formed as a hollow tube member, a main body rear end being formed with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the main body being axially disposed for engagement with the pneumatic motor, ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401663 | Electric motor driven hand-held tool An electric motor driven hand-held tool, such as a drilling, hammering or screw driving tool having a tool housing within which is located an integrated switch unit (6). The switch unit (6) includes an electronic motor control unit (8), a first ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401664 | Top drive systems A top drive system for wellbore operations, the top drive system including motor apparatus, a main shaft driven by the motor apparatus, the main shaft having a top end and a bottom end, a quill connected to the main shaft, and a gear system interconnected with the q... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401665 | Apparatus and method for drilling a branch borehole from an oil well A wireline drill train is used to drill an elongated, small diameter, lateral branch borehole from near the base of a main well. The drill train, includes a drill module, a first self-propelled thrust module coupled to the drill module, and a second self-propelled t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401666 | Reaming and stabilization tool and method for its use in a borehole In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a drilling tool includes a tubular body defining a longitudinal axial cavity extending therethrough and defining at least one cutter element recess. The drilling tool also includes a cutter element at least ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401667 | Multi-purpose drilling tool The present invention relates to a multi-purpose drilling tool with a boring head, a drill twist connected thereto and a downstream clamping shank, a cutting element (1) being provided on the working side of the boring head. The cutting element (1) has... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401668 | Single cone rock bit having inserts adapted to maintain hole gage during drilling A roller cone drill bit is disclosed which includes a bit body adapted to be coupled to a drill string. A bearing journal depends from the bit body. A single roller cone is rotatably attached to the bearing journal. The roller cone has a plurality of inserts dispose... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401669 | Battery device of vehicle power supply An electric power device for a vehicle has a case that is divided into a first case and a second case. The first case and second case are coupled so as to be separable from each other by the shock of a crash. In the power device, furthermore, a part of the first cas... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401670 | Drainage structure in fuel cell electric vehicle To provide a drainage structure for a fuel cell electric vehicle wherein gas exhausted from a fuel cell is exhausted into the air via a muffler and generated water from the fuel cell can be moderately exhausted. In a drainage structure is provided for a fuel cell el... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401672 | Radiator mounting system A radiator mounting system for a skid steer vehicle includes an air box with a front wall having an opening sized to receive engine fan blades, an oil cooler disposed in the air box, a radiator; and a radiator frame supporting the radiator that is hingeably coupled ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401673 | Frame structure for construction machine A bulldozer is provided with a boat shaped main frame and a substantially U-shaped gate frame as a frame structure that mounts a cap having a rollover protection structure (ROPS) and forms the skeleton of the bulldozer. The gate frame is installed on the upper porti... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401674 | Snowmobile A snowmobile includes a seat having a rear end with a rear end face. The rear end face is inclined upwardly and rearwardly from an upper surface of a tunnel of a frame so that a cavity is defined beneath the seat between the inclined rear end face of the seat and th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401675 | Detachable vehicle body that is assembled and disassembled easily and rapidly A vehicle body includes a front frame, a rear frame, a control unit, a fixing screw, a battery, and a locking unit. Thus, the rear frame is combined with and detached from the front frame easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating a user assembling and disassembling t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401676 | Mounting portion structure of propeller shaft center bearing A mounting portion structure of a propeller shaft center bearing in a Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) vehicle where the engine power is transmitted to the rear wheels by using the propeller shaft includes a tunnel formed at the center of a center floor panel along the longit... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401677 | Self-centering steering system A steering system (10) for a vehicle (16) comprises a housing (20) having first and second end portions (32, 34) and an intermediate portion (50). A steering member (66) is supported for axial movement in the housing (20 | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401678 | Electric power steering system A curved leaf spring which is a first urging member surrounds an outer wheel of a second bearing, and urges, through the second bearing, a second end of a worm shaft in a direction in which the distance between the center of the worm shaft and the center of a worm w... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401679 | Adaptor for mounting a sound tube in an earpiece The present invention relates to mounting of a sound tube inside a shell of a hearing aid. The invention provides a sound tube adaptor, a tool for insertion of the adaptor and a method for attaching a sound tube to a shell, the sound tube adaptor facilitating attach... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401680 | Hearing protection earplug and use of the same A hearing protection earplug having a shell worn at least in part in a user's ear canal, an active unit having an acoustic output transducer and an arrangement for producing output audio signals for said output transducer, and a detachable connection of the active u... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401681 | Mounting support device for ceiling embedded speaker system An auxiliary mounting device 10 for an in ceiling speaker system comprises a ceiling reinforcing element 11 and an elongate element 21. The ceiling reinforcing element 11 includes a flat plate portion 12 and a vertical portion 1... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401682 | Architecture for an acoustic liner An acoustic liner 20 includes a remote panel 26, a perforated proximate panel 22 transversely spaced from the remote panel and one or more partitions 32 spanning across the space between the panels. At least one baffle 44 cooperate... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401683 | Elevator vibration damping apparatus and method The present invention automatically detects the onset of instability of an elevator active ride control system and activates a system shutdown if it occurs. As an elevator car is guided along rails by guide elements, a plurality of sensors mounted on the car measure... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401684 | Automatic announcing device for an elevator An automatic announcing device for an elevator which enables fine voice volume adjustment according to the environment of use in which a guidance announcement is made and which allows an easy and efficient voice volume adjustment operation. The automatic announcing ... | 07/22/2008 |
