公开(公告)号：US6151553A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-21

申请号：US204908

申请日：1998-12-03

申请人： Robert A. Estes ,  Koen Antonie Noy ,  Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Robert A. Estes ,  Koen Antonie Noy ,  Jon B. Kahn

摘要： This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes gyroscopes, magnetometers and accelerometers for determining the borehole inclination and azimuth during the drilling of the borehole. The downhole assembly includes at least one gyroscope that is rotatably mounted in a tool housing to provide signals relating to the earth's rotation. A device in the tool can rotate the gyroscope and other sensors on the tool at any desired degree. A processor in the tool combines measurements from the sensors taken at a plurality of positions at the same depth to determine the systematic bias in the sensors before further processing. Accelerometers in the MWD tool provide gravity measurements from which the toolface and inclination are determined. The unbiased gyroscopic measurements are used in conjunction with the tool face and inclination measurements to determine the azimuth and tool face with respect to true north. Three axially spaced apart magnetometers may be used to correct for local magnetic disturbances. Additionally, when measurements are made with magnetic, accelerometer and gyroscopic measurements along three different axes, the unbiased measurements may be combined to provide an improved determination of the tool orientation.

公开(公告)号：US06347282B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-12

申请号：US09204908

申请日：1998-12-03

申请人： Robert A. Estes ,  Koen Antonie Noy ,  Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Robert A. Estes ,  Koen Antonie Noy ,  Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： G01V148

摘要： This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes gyroscopes, magnetometers and accelerometers for determining the borehole inclination and azimuth during the drilling of the borehole. The downhole assembly includes at least one gyroscope that is rotatably mounted in a tool housing to provide signals relating to the earth's rotation. A device in the tool can rotate the gyroscope and other sensors on the tool at any desired degree. A processor in the tool combines measurements from the sensors taken at a plurality of positions at the same depth to determine the systematic bias in the sensors before further processing. Accelerometers in the MWD tool provide gravity measurements from which the toolface and inclination are determined. The unbiased gyroscopic measurements are used in conjunction with the tool face and inclination measurements to determine the azimuth and tool face with respect to true north. Three axially spaced apart magnetometers may be used to correct for local magnetic disturbances. Additionally, when measurements are made with magnetic, accelerometer and gyroscopic measurements along three different axes, the unbiased measurements may be combined to provide an improved determination of the tool orientation.

公开(公告)号：US06712159B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US10128381

申请日：2002-04-23

申请人： Robert A. Estes ,  Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Robert A. Estes ,  Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： E21B4700

CPC分类号： E21B47/022 ,  G01C19/38

摘要： This invention provides a motor drive assembly for rotatably positioning and locking a drive shaft suitable for use with a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes gyroscopes, magnetometers and accelerometers for determining the borehole inclination and azimuth during the drilling of the borehole. The motor drive assembly can rotate the gyroscope and other sensors on the tool to one of a plurality of preselected positions and optionally lock the sensors.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种电动机驱动组件，用于可旋转地定位和锁定适合于与井下钻测量（MWD）井下组件一起使用的驱动轴，以用于钻孔中，所述钻孔利用陀螺仪，磁力计和加速度计来确定井眼倾角和方位角 钻孔的钻孔。 马达驱动组件可将陀螺仪和工具上的其它传感器旋转到多个预选位置中的一个，并且可选地锁定传感器。

公开(公告)号：US06529834B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09669759

申请日：2000-09-26

申请人： Robert A. Estes ,  Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Robert A. Estes ,  Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： G01V146

CPC分类号： E21B47/022 ,  G01C19/38

摘要： This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes gyroscopes, magnetometers and accelerometers for determining the borehole inclination and azimuth during the drilling of the borehole. The downhole assembly includes at least one gyroscope that is rotatably mounted in a tool housing to provide signals relating to the earth's rotation. A device in the tool can rotate the gyroscope and other sensors on the tool to one of a plurality of preselected positions and optionally lock the sensors. A processor in the tool combines measurements from the sensors taken at a plurality of positions at the same depth to determine the systematic bias in the sensors before further processing. Accelerometers in the MWD tool provide gravity measurements from which the toolface and inclination are determined.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于钻孔的钻井测量钻井（MWD）井下组件，其利用陀螺仪，磁力计和加速度计来确定钻孔期间的井眼倾角和方位角。 井下组件包括至少一个可旋转地安装在工具壳体中以提供与地球旋转​​相关的信号的陀螺仪。 工具中的装置可将陀螺仪和工具上的其它传感器旋转到多个预选位置之一，并可选地锁定传感器。 该工具中的处理器将来自在相同深度的多个位置处获取的传感器的测量结合在一起，以在进一步处理之前确定传感器中的系统偏差。 MWD工具中的加速度计提供了测量工具面和倾斜度的重力测量。

公开(公告)号：US4898348A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-06

申请号：US292121

申请日：1988-12-30

申请人： Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： B64G1/64

CPC分类号： B64G1/646

摘要： A mechanism for the docking of a space vehicle to a space station where a connection for transfer of personnel and equipment is desired. The invention comprises an active docking structure on a space vehicle 10 and a passive docking structure on a station 11. The passive structure includes a docking ring 50 mounted on a tunnel structure 35 fixed to the space station. The active structure including a docking ring 18 carried by actuator-attenuator devices 20, each attached at one end to the ring 18 and at its other end in the vehicle's payload bay 12. The devices 20 respond to command signals for moving the docking ring 18 between a stowed position in the space vehicle to a deployed position suitable for engagement with the docking ring 50.The devices 20 comprise means responsive to signals of sensed loadings to absorb impact energy and retraction means for drawing the coupled space vehicle and station into final docked configuration and moving the tunnel structure to a berthed position in the space vehicle 10. Latches 60 couple the space vehicle and space station upon contact of docking rings 18 and 50 and latches 41-48 establish a structural tie between the spacecraft when retracted.

摘要翻译： 用于将空间车辆对接到需要用于人员和设备的转移的连接的空间站的机构。 本发明包括在空间车辆10上的主动对接结构和站11上的被动对接结构。被动结构包括安装在固定到空间站的隧道结构35上的对接环50。 主动结构包括由致动器 - 衰减器装置20承载的对接环18，每个连接环18的一端分别连接到环18并在车辆的有效载荷舱12的另一端。装置20响应用于移动对接环18的命令信号 在空间车辆的收起位置到适于与对接环50接合的展开位置之间。装置20包括响应于感测负载的信号以吸收冲击能量的装置和用于将耦合的空间车辆和车站绘制成最终对接的装置 构造并将隧道结构移动到空间车辆10中的保持位置。闩锁60在对接环18和50接触时与空间车辆和空间站耦合，并且闩锁41-48在缩回时建立在航天器之间的结构关系。

公开(公告)号：US5617657A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-08

申请号：US592923

申请日：1996-01-29

申请人： Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： G09F13/24 ,  G09F19/00

CPC分类号： G09F13/24

摘要： A multi-color liquid display system comprising a transparent conduit and system for sequentially circulating liquids of different color and different specific gravity through the conduit to present a dynamic display such as "raining" of one liquid into another. The circulating system includes a reservoir, a pump, device for communicating liquids in the reservoir with the transparent conduit, and device for controlling the proportionate flow of the different colored liquids from the reservoir. The display system includes a panel assembly in which a front transparent panel is bonded to a second transparent panel in spaced relation thereto and the conduit for liquids is formed in a desired configuration between the panels. The sign is illuminated by back lighting and the front panel is coated to mask all but the portions of the sign to be illuminated. The corridor can be configured with an enlarged chamber and a narrower contiguous portion with openings to the chamber whereby a first circulated liquid is received in the chamber and portions of a second different colored liquid are flowed into the chamber to simulate "raining" therein.

摘要翻译： 一种多色液体显示系统，包括透明导管和系统，用于通过导管顺序循环不同颜色和不同比重的液体，以呈现动态显示，例如将一种液体“下雨”到另一液体。 循环系统包括储存器，泵，用于将储存器中的液体与透明导管连通的装置，以及用于控制不同颜色液体与储存器的比例流量的装置。 显示系统包括面板组件，其中前透明面板以与其间隔开的关系与第二透明面板结合，并且用于液体的导管以期望的构造形成在面板之间。 标志被背光照亮，并且前面板被涂覆以掩盖除了被照亮的标志的部分之外的所有部分。 走廊可以配置有扩大的腔室和较窄的连续部分，具有开口到腔室，由此第一循环液体容纳在腔室中，并且第二不同有色液体的部分流入腔室以模拟其中的“下雨”。

公开(公告)号：US5568923A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-29

申请号：US572880

申请日：1995-12-18

申请人： Jon B. Kahn ,  Todd J. McCusker

发明人： Jon B. Kahn ,  Todd J. McCusker

IPC分类号： A63B67/14 ,  A63B71/02

CPC分类号： A63B67/14 ,  A63B2067/146

摘要： A hockey puck (10) for playing roller hockey on a non-ice surface. The puck includes a puck body (12) of circular cylinder configuration in which a minimum of three multi-directional roller wheel assemblies (20) are mounted in symmetrical equiangular relationship about the puck center. Each wheel assembly comprises a cylindrical wheel support body (21) mounted for rotation on a central main axle (22) parallel to the planar slide surfaces (14, 16) of the puck. Each wheel assembly (20) includes at least one set of wheels (30), each wheel journalled for rotation on its own individual axle (32) mounted in a plane perpendicular to the main axle of the wheel assembly. Each wheel support body (21) has a circular cylinder outer surface (27) of a diameter greater than the thickness of the puck body and each wheel (30) in a set has a roller surface (30a) which in a cross section co-planar with the axes of all wheels in the set describes an arc with radius of curvature which exceeds the radial distance of the cylindrical outer surface of the wheel support body (21) from its main axle (22) and is concentric with arcs described by the other roller surfaces in the set, said plurality of wheel assembles thereby allowing a rolling action of at least one of the wheels (30) whenever a force is applied to the puck with a force component parallel to the playing surface.

摘要翻译： 一个冰球（10），用于在非冰表面上打曲棍球。 该圆盘包括圆筒形结构的圆盘体（12），其中至少三个多向滚轮组件（20）以关于中心的对称等角度关系安装。 每个车轮组件包括圆柱形车轮支撑体（21），该圆柱形车轮支撑体（21）安装成在平行于圆盘的平面滑动表面（14,16）的中心主轴（22）上旋转。 每个轮组件（20）包括至少一组轮（30），每个轮安装在其独立的轴（32）上旋转，安装在垂直于车轮组件的主轴的平面中。 每个车轮支撑体（21）具有直径大于圆盘体的厚度的圆柱体外表面（27），并且一组中的每个轮（30）具有辊表面（30a） 与组中的所有车轮的轴线平面描述了具有超过车轮支撑体（21）的圆柱形外表面与其主轴（22）的径向距离的曲率半径的弧，并且与由 所述多个车轮组件中的其它滚子表面，从而当力与力量分量平行于游戏表面施加到游戏盘上时，从而允许至少一个轮子（30）的滚动动作。

公开(公告)号：US5193929A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-16

申请号：US892072

申请日：1992-06-01

申请人： Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： F16B1/00 ,  F16B7/04

CPC分类号： F16B7/0413 ,  F16B1/0014 ,  Y10T403/1624 ,  Y10T403/48 ,  Y10T403/59 ,  Y10T403/74

摘要： Method and apparatus for joining structures, an active structure (10) and a passive structure (12), and imposing a tensile pre-load on the joint by a remotely operable mechanism comprising a heat contractible joining element (15). The method and apparatus include mounting on the structure (10) a probe shaft (15) of material which is transformable from an expanded length to a contracted length when heated to a specific temperature range. The shaft (15) is provided with a probe head (21) which is receivable in a receptacle opening (41) formed in the passive structure (12) when the active structure (10) is moved into engagement therewith by an appropriate manipulator mechanism. A latching system (45) mounted on the structure (12) adjacent to the receptacle opening (41) captures the probe head (21) when the probe head (21) is inserted a predetermined amount. A heating coil (26) on the shaft (15) is energizable by remote control for heating the shaft (15) to a temperature range which transforms the shaft (15) to its contracted length whereby a latching shoulder (24) thereof engages latching elements (47) of the latching system (45) and imposes a tensile preload on the structural joint. Provision is also made for manually adjusting the probe head (21) on the shaft (15) to allow for manual detachment of the structures (10,12) or manual preloading of the structural joint.

摘要翻译： 用于接合结构的方法和装置，有源结构（10）和被动结构（12），并通过包括热收缩接合元件（15）的可远程操作的机构在接头上施加拉伸预载荷。 所述方法和装置包括在结构（10）上安装材料的探针轴（15），当被加热到特定温度范围时，其可以从膨胀长度变形到收缩长度。 轴（15）设置有探针头（21），当主动结构（10）通过适当的机械手机构移动与其接合时，探头（21）可接收在形成在被动结构（12）中的插座开口（41）中。 当探针头（21）插入预定量时，安装在结构（12）上邻近插座开口（41）的锁定系统（45）捕获探头（21）。 轴（15）上的加热线圈（26）可通过远程控制来激励，以将轴（15）加热到将轴（15）变形到其收缩长度的温度范围，从而其锁定肩（24）接合锁定元件 （47），并在结构接头上施加拉伸预载荷。 还提供用于手动调节轴（15）上的探针头（21）以允许手动拆卸结构（10,12）或手动预加载结构接头。

公开(公告)号：US5135419A

公开(公告)日：1992-08-04

申请号：US814606

申请日：1991-12-30

申请人： Jon B. Kahn

发明人： Jon B. Kahn

IPC分类号： G09F19/12

CPC分类号： G09F19/12

摘要： A method of encasing a luminous translucent tubing (12,32) of a non-linear complex geometrical configuration in a transparent outer member (14,34) and forming a passage (25,35) of annular radial cross section therebetween, which method comprises coating the exterior of the tubing (12,32) with a viscous temporary material (17,47) which solidifies to provide a coating with smooth exterior surface, coating the temporary substance (17,47) with a permanent forming material in a viscous liquid state which hardens to form a rigid transparent outer member (14,34) in coextensive surrounding relation to the tubing (12,32) and its coating of temporary material (17,47), applying heat to said coating of temporary material at a temperature above the melting point of the temporary material and below the softening temperature of the outer member, and removing the temporary material from between the translucent tubing (12,32) and the transparent outer member (14,34) while supporting the translucent tubing in fixed relation to the outer member to provide a passage (25,35) defined by the annular space between the translucent tubing and the transparent outer member.

摘要翻译： 一种将透明外部构件（14,34）中的非线性复杂几何构型的发光半透明管（12,32）包围并形成其间的环形径向横截面的通道（25,35）的方法，所述方法包括 用粘性临时材料（17,47）涂覆管道（12,32）的外部，其固化以提供具有光滑外表面的涂层，用临时物质（17,47）用粘性液体中的永久形成材料 状态，其硬化以形成与所述管（12,32）和其临时材料（17,47）的涂层共同延伸的刚性透明外部构件（14,34），其在温度下对所述临时材料涂层施加热量 高于临时材料的熔点并低于外部构件的软化温度，并且在半透明管（12,32）和透明外部构件（14,34）之间移除临时材料，同时支撑半透明管 与外部构件成固定关系，以提供由半透明管和透明外部构件之间的环形空间限定的通道（25,35）。

公开(公告)号：US4887780A

公开(公告)日：1989-12-19

申请号：US292046

申请日：1988-12-30

申请人： Winston D. Goodrich ,  Clarence J. Wesselski ,  Timothy E. Pelischek ,  Bruce H. Becker ,  Jon B. Kahn ,  Margaret E. Grimaldi ,  John P. McManamen ,  Edgar O. Castro

发明人： Winston D. Goodrich ,  Clarence J. Wesselski ,  Timothy E. Pelischek ,  Bruce H. Becker ,  Jon B. Kahn ,  Margaret E. Grimaldi ,  John P. McManamen ,  Edgar O. Castro

IPC分类号： B64G1/14 ,  B64G1/52

CPC分类号： B64G1/52 ,  B64G1/14 ,  Y10S244/905

摘要： A Shuttle type of aircraft (10) with an escape hatch (12) has an arcuately shaped pole housing (16) attachable to an interior wall and ceiling with its open end adjacent to the escape hatch. The pole housing 16 contains a telescopically arranged and arcuately shaped primary pole member (22) and extension pole member (23) which are guided by roller assemblies (30,35). The extension pole member (23) is slidable and extendable relative to the primary pole member (22). For actuation, a spring actuated system includes a spring (52) in the pole housing. A locking member (90) engages both pole members (22,23) through notch portions (85,86) in the pole members. The locking member selectively releases the extension pole member (23) and the primary pole member (22). An internal one-way clutch or anti-return mechanism prevents retraction of the extension pole member from an extended position. Shock absorbers (54)(150,152) are for absoring the energy of the springs.A manual backup deployment system is provided which includes a canted ring (104) biased by a spring member (108). A lever member (100) with a slot and pin connection (102) permits the mechanical manipulation of the canted ring to move the primary pole member. The ring (104) also prevents retraction of the main pole.The crew escape mechanism includes a magazine (60) and a number of lanyards (62), each lanyard being mounted by a roller loop (68) over the primary pole member (22). The strap on the roller loop has stitching for controlled release, a protection sheath (74) to prevent tangling and a hook member (69) for attachment to a crew harness.

摘要翻译： 具有逃生舱（12）的穿梭式飞机（10）具有可附接到内壁和天花板的弓形形状的杆壳体（16），其开口端与逃生舱口相邻。 磁极壳体16包含由辊组件（30,35）引导的可伸缩和弓形的主极构件（22）和延伸极构件（23）。 延伸极构件（23）可相对于主极构件（22）滑动和延伸。 为了致动，弹簧致动系统包括在磁极壳体中的弹簧（52）。 锁定构件（90）通过极构件中的切口部分（85,86）接合两个极构件（22,23）。 锁定构件选择性地释放延伸极构件（23）和主极构件（22）。 内部单向离合器或止回机构防止延伸杆构件从延伸位置的缩回。 减震器（54）（150,152）用于吸收弹簧的能量。 提供了一种手动备用部署系统，其包括由弹簧构件（108）偏置的倾斜环（104）。 具有槽和销连接（102）的杆构件（100）允许倾斜环的机械操纵以移动主极构件。 环（104）还防止主极的收回。 机组逃逸机构包括一个杂志架（60）和多个系索（62），每个系索通过一个滚子回路（68）安装在主极构件（22）上。 滚子环上的带子具有用于控制释放的缝合，用于防止缠结的保护套（74）和用于附接到乘员组的钩构件（69）。