A system and method for reducing repairs to radial seals used in a rotating control head used while drilling is disclosed. Also, a system and method to detect leaks in the rotating control head and a latching system to latch the rotating control head to a housing is disclosed.

A system and method for reducing repairs to radial seals used in a rotating control head used while drilling is disclosed. Also, a system and method to detect leaks in the rotating control head and a latching system to latch the rotating control head to a housing is disclosed.

The invention provides a split nut connector in which spaced apart nut sections enable the connector to slide over a threaded battery terminal post until contact is ma de with the battery cable lug and the threaded nut sections are pushed into engagement with the threaded battery terminal post enabling effective tightening of the nut with a minimal amount of rotation in the fastening direction.

An improved hearing aid wherein the hearing aid includes a plurality of modules, each of the modules having the necessary firmware, hardware and software for enhancing at least one characteristic of the hearing aid, and wherein the modules can be productively activated and deactivated remotely such that upon activation, operating parameters associated with the particular model can be adjusted. The...

The present invention discloses a nano-granule fuel oil, which substantially contains no granule greater than 10 nm. This nano-granule fuel oil can be obtained by treating conventional fuel oils under a magnetic field with a air gap magnetic field intensity of at least 8000 Gauss and a magnetic field gradient of at least 1.5 tesla/cm. The nano-granule fuel oil of the present invention significantl...

A system and method for reducing repairs to radial seals used in a rotating control head used while drilling is disclosed. Also, a system and method to detect leaks in the rotating control head and a latching system to latch the rotating control head to a housing is disclosed.

A fuel gas flow field is formed on a surface of a rectangular first metal separator. The fuel gas flow field includes flow grooves extending in the direction of gravity. An outlet buffer is provided at a lower end of the fuel gas flow field. The outlet buffer includes an inclined surface inclined toward a fuel gas discharge passage. The fuel gas discharge passage is positioned below the outlet buf...

The present invention provides a site assembled swimming pool comprising a plurality of upstanding staves arranged in side by side relation and held together by upper and lower L-shaped rails, a coping extending entirely around and in releasably secured relation to the rails that fasten the upper edges of the staves together, and a flexible liner and cover releasably secured to the coping. The woo...

A cross-technology coverage mapping system and method for modulating scanning behavior of a wireless user equipment (UE) device (600) in a radio network environment (100). In one exemplary embodiment, the wireless UE device (600) is operable to determine its geographic area location. A logic module (648) of the wireless UE device (600) is adapted for interrogating a database (200, 300A, 300B, 412)...

The present invention refers to a blade for an ice skate provided with a contact zone (4; 104; 204) that has a substantially continuous extension and it is adapted to contact a hard resting surface; the blade (3; 103; 203) extends along an axis (A) that is essentially longitudinal relative to the forward-moving direction. The contact zone (4; 104; 204) is provided with at least one engagement and ...

The invention deals with the field of conveying systems of empty plastic containers fitted with a collar or "bague" (5). In particular the invention deals with a device shaped like a lever (9) for conveying single bottles which acts in the area falling between the collar and the bottle closing thread. Such lever is pressed by means of springs against a trough (3) conveying the hanging bottles and ...

Apparatus for isolating buildings, bridges and other structures from seismic horizontal components, in which the structure to isolate (19) and its substructure (18), directly exposed to the kinetic energy of the earthquakes, are separated one from the other by interposing an adequate number of mechanical isolators among them. Each of mechanical isolators includes a roller (1) or a ball (30) positi...