公开(公告)号：USD606229S1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

申请号：US29324866

申请日：2008-09-22

申请人： Jarl Johansen ,  Ralph Guest ,  Isiah Hahner ,  Robert Crane

设计人： Jarl Johansen ,  Ralph Guest ,  Isiah Hahner ,  Robert Crane

公开(公告)号：US20070256475A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US11797375

申请日：2007-05-03

申请人： Robert Crane

发明人： Robert Crane

IPC分类号： G01N29/02

CPC分类号： G01N29/42 ,  G01N29/036 ,  G01N29/222 ,  G01N29/348 ,  G01N2291/0215

摘要： A method of identifying and determining the concentrations of multiple species in a gas sample, includes providing a spectrophone assembly having a detector chamber, supplying the gas sample to the detector chamber and simultaneously passing a plurality of radiations of different wavelengths into the detector chamber to produce multiple acoustic resonances of different frequencies. Acoustic resonances in the detector chamber are simultaneously sensed to produce corresponding electrical signals, and the electrical signals are analysed to identify the species present in the gas sample and determine the concentration of each specie.

摘要翻译： 识别和确定气体样品中多种物质的浓度的方法包括提供具有检测器室的分光镜组件，将气体样品供应到检测器室并同时将多个不同波长的辐射传递到检测器室中以产生 不同频率的多声共振。 同时检测检测器室中的声共振以产生相应的电信号，并分析电信号以识别气体样品中存在的物质并确定每种物质的浓度。

公开(公告)号：US20070032721A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11382736

申请日：2006-05-11

申请人： Robert Crane ,  James McGuire

发明人： Robert Crane ,  James McGuire

IPC分类号： A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B5/0059 ,  A61B5/6833 ,  A61B2562/02

摘要： A multi-layered structure in the form of a disposable patch is described for supporting a light source and useful in conjunction with procedures for the non-invasive visualization of veins, arteries or other subcutaneous structures of the body or for facilitating intravenous insertion or extraction of fluids, medication or the like, which in a representative embodiment includes a coupling layer for interfacing and optically coupling with the body surface and conforming to the surface topography of the body portion of interest, a ring for supporting a light source, and a reflective layer between the source and coupling layer for redirecting light reflected from the body surface back through the coupling layer.

摘要翻译： 描述了一次性贴片形式的多层结构，用于支撑光源，并且与本体静脉，动脉或其他皮下结构的非侵入性可视化程序结合使用，或用于促进静脉内插入或提取 流体，药物等，其在代表性的实施例中包括用于与身体表面接合和光学耦合并且符合感兴趣的身体部分的表面形貌的耦合层，用于支撑光源的环和反射层 在源极和耦合层之间，用于将从身体表面反射的光重新引导回通过耦合层。

公开(公告)号：US20060161329A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11036771

申请日：2005-01-14

申请人： Robert Crane ,  Steve Alexander ,  Jacques Beser ,  Jeff Wyman

发明人： Robert Crane ,  Steve Alexander ,  Jacques Beser ,  Jeff Wyman

IPC分类号： B60T8/32

CPC分类号： G01C21/005 ,  G01S19/26

摘要： A system and method for generating a navigation solution in high interference and dynamic environments using Global Positioning System (GPS) and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data is described. The system configuration is a multi-satellite tracking loop structure obtained by closing each satellite's tracking loop through a single, multi-state navigation filter. This generates a robust navigation solution that can track GPS signals in a lower signal to noise ratio than can the standard GPS tightly coupled tracking loops. The system contains an Advanced Tightly Coupled (ATC) tracking processor which accepts early, late, and on-time I and Q data from the GPS signal tracker and outputs vehicle to satellite range, range rate and range acceleration residual measurements to a navigation Kalman filter. The ATC includes nonlinear discriminators which transform I and Q data into linear residual measurements corrupted by unbiased, additive, and white noise. It also includes an amplitude estimator configured to operate in rapidly changing, high power noise; a measurement noise variance estimator; and a linear residual smoothing filter for input to the navigation filter.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用全球定位系统（GPS）和惯性测量单元（IMU）数据在高干扰和动态环境中生成导航解决方案的系统和方法。 系统配置是通过单个多状态导航滤波器关闭每个卫星的跟踪环路获得的多卫星跟踪环路结构。 这可以产生一个可靠的导航解决方案，可以跟标准GPS紧耦合跟踪环路相比，以较低的信噪比跟踪GPS信号。 该系统包含一个先进的紧耦合（ATC）跟踪处理器，它接受来自GPS信号跟踪器的早，晚，及时的I和Q数据，并将车载卫星范围，范围速率和范围加速度残差测量输出到导航卡尔曼滤波器 。 ATC包括非线性鉴别器，其将I和Q数据转换成由无偏差，相加和白噪声损坏的线性残差测量。 它还包括一个被配置为在快速变化的高功率噪声中工作的幅度估计器; 测量噪声方差估计器; 以及用于输入到导航滤波器的线性残差平滑滤波器。

公开(公告)号：US20060108873A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-25

申请号：US11249127

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： George Hamasaki ,  Joseph Sikora ,  Bryan Kesterson ,  Gregory Owens ,  Justin Hale ,  Norman Kirby ,  Thanh-Ha Herter ,  Michael McAvoy ,  Phuoc Nguyen ,  Robert Crane

发明人： George Hamasaki ,  Joseph Sikora ,  Bryan Kesterson ,  Gregory Owens ,  Justin Hale ,  Norman Kirby ,  Thanh-Ha Herter ,  Michael McAvoy ,  Phuoc Nguyen ,  Robert Crane

IPC分类号： B60L1/00

CPC分类号： H02J4/00 ,  B64D43/00 ,  H01H2071/006 ,  H02H3/04 ,  H02J13/001

摘要： Systems and methods for presenting information corresponding to circuit breakers and for controlling such circuit breakers are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system can include a menu-driven, pointer-accessible graphical user interface via which an operator can receive information corresponding to circuit breakers, and can automatically change the states of the circuit breakers. Menus of circuit breaker information can be organized by the state of the circuit breaker, the location of the circuit breaker, the bus to which the circuit breaker is coupled, the electrical system to which the circuit breaker belongs, and/or the system or subsystem of which the circuit breaker is a part. In further embodiments, the circuit breaker information can be organized according to custom-made arrangements.

公开(公告)号：US5651639A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-29

申请号：US533610

申请日：1995-09-25

申请人： Steven W. Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

发明人： Steven W. Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

IPC分类号： F16L55/165 ,  F16L1/00

CPC分类号： F16L55/1657

摘要： The invention provides an apparatus and a method for installing a pipe in a pre-bored hole. According to one aspect of the invention, the apparatus comprises a plug having a rear cylindrical portion with external threads engaged with internal threads of a front portion of a plastic pipe section. A front portion of the plug includes a pulling attachment, and a rear portion of the pipe section extends beyond the rear portion of the plug for attachment to a pipe to be towed through the hole. According to another aspect of the invention, the apparatus comprises a plug having a pulling attachment at a front end, a rear portion with external threads, a lengthwise external cutaway portion on the rear portion, and a slot extending radially through the rear portion. The lengthwise external cutaway portion forms an edge for cutting into an interior surface of a plastic pipe and the slot forms a suitable collection space for collecting pieces of plastic cut from the interior of the pipe by engagement of the threads. The invention also provides an apparatus and method for simultaneously installing several underground pipes in a pre-bored hole. This apparatus comprises a mounting plate having a generally flat plate including a plurality of spaced, crucifix-shaped openings extending through the plate. Several pulling devices can be secured to the mounting plate by sliding a plurality of chains, each chain attached to one pulling device, into one of the openings.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种在预钻孔中安装管道的装置和方法。 根据本发明的一个方面，该装置包括具有后圆柱形部分的插头，其具有与塑料管部分的前部的内螺纹接合的外螺纹。 插头的前部包括拉动附件，并且管部分的后部延伸超过插头的后部，用于附接到待通过该孔拖动的管道。 根据本发明的另一方面，该装置包括一个插头，其前端具有一个牵引附件，一个具有外螺纹的后部，后部上的纵向外部切除部分，以及一个径向延伸穿过该后部的槽。 纵向外部切除部分形成用于切割成塑料管的内表面的边缘，并且狭槽形成适当的收集空间，用于通过螺纹的接合收集从管内部切割的塑料片。 本发明还提供了一种用于在预钻孔中同时安装若干地下管道的装置和方法。 该装置包括具有大致平板的安装板，该平板包括延伸穿过板的多个间隔开的十字架形开口。 通过将多个链条（每个链条附接到一个牵引装置）滑动到其中一个开口中，可以将多个牵引装置固定到安装板。

公开(公告)号：US20070245516A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-25

申请号：US11406999

申请日：2006-04-19

申请人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

发明人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

IPC分类号： B60B33/00

CPC分类号： F16L55/1658 ,  E21B19/086 ,  E21B19/163 ,  Y10T16/212

摘要： The invention relates to an improved rod pushing and pulling machine suited for use in underground pipe bursting and replacement with a rod string wherein each rod has at least one radially enlarged upset thereon. The machine includes a housing or frame having a pair of side walls and a front wall with an access opening therein through which a rod string can extend. At least one main thrust cylinder is mounted on the housing. A ratchet block mechanism driven by the main thrust cylinder includes a pivoting pawl and a reversible stop mechanism that permits the pawl to swing out of the way of an upset on a rod as the ratchet block mechanism moves along the rod in one direction, but forces the pawl to engage the upset to drive the rod string when the ratchet block mechanism moves along the rod in the other direction. A bungee vise is mounted on the housing behind the ratchet block mechanism, the bungee vise having a pair of jaws and an actuator that causes the jaws to engage the rod string and hold it against longitudinal movement when the rod string is not engaged by the ratchet block mechanism, and disengage when the rod string is engaged by the ratchet block mechanism.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种改进的推杆式推拉机，适用于地下管道爆破和替换杆杆，其中每根杆杆上至少有一个径向放大的压头。 该机器包括具有一对侧壁的壳体或框架和具有进入开口的前壁，杆串可延伸通过该进入开口。 至少一个主推力气缸安装在外壳上。 由主推力气缸驱动的棘轮挡块机构包括枢转棘爪和可逆止动机构，当棘爪块机构沿杆向一个方向移动时，棘爪能够使棘爪摆动在杆的镦锻之外，但力 当棘轮块机构沿另一方向移动时，棘爪接合镦粗以驱动杆弦。 砧座虎钳安装在棘轮座机构后面的壳体上，蹦极虎钳具有一对钳口和致动器，当杆杆未被棘轮接合时，致动器使得钳口接合杆弦并保持其抵抗纵向运动 阻止机构，并且当杆串与棘轮机构接合时脱离。

公开(公告)号：US20070071558A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11604602

申请日：2006-11-27

申请人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

发明人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

IPC分类号： E03F3/06

CPC分类号： F16L55/1658 ,  E21B7/205

摘要： A rod pushing and pulling machine includes at least one hydraulic cylinder having a front end thereof engagable with a reaction surface at an entry opening of a existing pipeline or borehole, a spindle assembly, and a dual vise assembly. The spindle assembly includes a frame, a spindle shaft rotatably mounted in the frame, a distal end of the spindle shaft being threaded for engagement with a mating thread of a rod, a drive system for rotating the spindle shaft in threading and unthreading directions, the spindle frame being secured to a rear end of the hydraulic cylinder for pushing or pulling of a rod string engaged to the spindle shaft upon extension or retraction of the hydraulic cylinder, and a support assembly for the spindle shaft. The support assembly includes a set of roller bearings rotatably supporting the spindle shaft, a radial flange on the spindle shaft, and a load flange secured to the spindle frame positioned to engage the radial flange, whereby the radial flange comes into engagement with the load flange during pulling operation to prevent rotation of the spindle shaft during pulling operation, and leaves engagement with the load flange during pushing operation so that the spindle shaft may rotate during pushing operation supported by the roller bearings. The dual vise assembly has two pairs of separately actuable jaws positioned to grip a rod nearest the spindle shaft and a rod adjacent the rod nearest the spindle shaft.

摘要翻译： 杆推拉机包括至少一个液压缸，其具有在现有管道或钻孔的入口处与反应表面接合的前端，主轴组件和双虎钳组件。 主轴组件包括框架，可旋转地安装在框架中的主轴，主轴的远端螺纹用于与杆的配合螺纹接合;驱动系统，用于使主轴在螺纹和非螺纹方向上旋转， 主轴架被固定到液压缸的后端，用于在液压缸延伸或缩回时推动或拉动与主轴接合的杆杆，以及用于主轴的支撑组件。 支撑组件包括一组可旋转地支撑主轴的滚子轴承，主轴上的径向凸缘，以及固定到主轴架的负载凸缘，定位成接合径向凸缘，由此径向凸缘与负载凸缘 在拉动操作期间，以防止在拉动操作期间主轴转动，并且在推动操作期间与负载凸缘接合，使得主轴可在由滚动轴承支撑的推压操作期间旋转。 双虎钳组件具有两对单独可致动的夹爪，其定位成夹紧最靠近主轴的杆，以及与最靠近主轴的杆相邻的杆。

公开(公告)号：US20060269361A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11500096

申请日：2006-08-07

申请人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane ,  Mark Randa

发明人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane ,  Mark Randa

IPC分类号： E03F3/06

CPC分类号： H02G1/06 ,  E02F5/10 ,  E21B7/064 ,  E21B7/30 ,  E21B10/40 ,  F16L55/1658

摘要： A method for installation of an underground pipe includes an initial step of boring a pilot hole through the ground at a predetermined grade angle by extending a drill string having a steerable boring bit mounted thereon through the ground. Upon reaching an end location for the pilot hole, the bit is removed from the drill string, and an expander having a diameter greater than the pilot hole is attached to the drill string, which expander is backed by an impact device such as a pneumatic impactor including a striker that delivers repeated impacts to a rearwardly facing surface of the expander, and by a pipe drawn along behind the expander. The expander is pulled back through the pilot hole at the grade angle while the impactor is operated to aid progress of the expander through the ground and pull the pipe into place behind the expander. Typically in this method the replacement pipe is coupled to a rear end of the expander and the boring bit has a sonde housing containing a sonde attached thereto to indicate to an operator the orientation of a steering face on the boring bit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于安装地下管道的方法包括：通过将具有安装在其上的可转向钻头的钻柱延伸穿过地面，以预定坡度角镗削引导孔穿过地面的初始步骤。 在到达导向孔的端部位置时，钻头从钻柱中移除，并且具有大于导向孔的直径的膨胀器附接到钻柱，该钻柱由冲击装置例如气动冲击器 包括向膨胀机的朝后的表面施加重复冲击的撞针，以及沿着膨胀机后面拉出的管。 当冲击器被操作以帮助膨胀机通过地面的进展并且将管道拉到扩张器后面的位置时，膨胀器以等级角度被拉回通过导向孔。 通常在该方法中，替换管连接到膨胀机的后端，并且钻头具有一个探测器外壳，该探头外壳包含一个连接到其上的探空器，以向操作者指示钻头上的转向面的取向。

公开(公告)号：US20060034666A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US10916117

申请日：2004-08-11

申请人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

发明人： Steven Wentworth ,  Robert Crane

IPC分类号： E21B4/00 ,  F16L1/00

CPC分类号： F16L55/1658 ,  E21B7/205

摘要： A rod pushing and pulling machine includes at least one hydraulic cylinder having a front end thereof engagable with a reaction surface at an entry opening of a existing pipeline or borehole, a spindle assembly, and a dual vise assembly. The spindle assembly includes a frame, a spindle shaft rotatably mounted in the frame, a distal end of the spindle shaft being threaded for engagement with a mating thread of a rod, a drive system for rotating the spindle shaft in threading and unthreading directions, the spindle frame being secured to a rear end of the hydraulic cylinder for pushing or pulling of a rod string engaged to the spindle shaft upon extension or retraction of the hydraulic cylinder, and a support assembly for the spindle shaft. The support assembly includes a set of roller bearings rotatably supporting the spindle shaft, a radial flange on the spindle shaft, and a load flange secured to the spindle frame positioned to engage the radial flange, whereby the radial flange comes into engagement with the load flange during pulling operation to prevent rotation of the spindle shaft during pulling operation, and leaves engagement with the load flange during pushing operation so that the spindle shaft may rotate during pushing operation supported by the roller bearings. The dual vise assembly has two pairs of separately actuable jaws positioned to grip a rod nearest the spindle shaft and a rod adjacent the rod nearest the spindle shaft.