237 results about "Above ground" patented technology

Above-ground pool (200) which includes a pool liner and a band (225) connected to the exterior of the pool liner. Furthermore, the above ground pool includes an above-ground pool frame (205) with a plurality of above-ground pool horizontal frame members (210) and a plurality of above-ground pool vertical frame members (215). The above-ground pool frame can be coupled with the pool liner. The above-ground pool further includes a first above-ground pool band-frame connector device (230), wherein the first above-ground pool band-frame connector device couples a first of the plurality of above-ground pool vertical frame members to the band.

The present invention in some embodiments thereof relates to an easy maintenance cable supported array supplying electric power. A cable-based solar power arrays may be elevated and / or suspended above ground level. In some embodiments, the current invention facilitates practical and cost-effective maintenance of a suspended solar array. For example, maintenance of solar panels may include, for example, cleaning the panels. For example, the system may include a conveyer subsystem that enables components to be lowered one part after the other and / or row by row for maintenance. Optionally, at the end of the maintenance process the conveyer may reinstate the cable-based solar power array back to its previous position above the ground. Optionally, repositioning and / or maintenance is achieved without disconnecting the cable-based grid from its anchoring points and / or without losing tension in the grid and / or affecting the spread configuration of the cable-based grid.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be aboard an aerial vehicle such that the UE is above ground, and in some cases, moving above ground (e.g., flying). The UE may determine to perform an emergency communication procedure (e.g., an emergency call) while the UE meets one or more flying state conditions, where the one or more flying state conditions may be indicative that the UE is in a flying state. The UE may transmit a message to a base station as part of the emergency communication procedure, where the message may be indicative that the UE meets the one or more flying state conditions. The UE may participate in the emergency communication procedure while the UE is in the flying state.

Embodiments of present disclosure provide an above-ground pool. The above-ground pool includes a pool liner and a band connected to the exterior of the pool liner. Furthermore, the above ground pool includes an above-ground pool frame with a plurality of above-ground pool horizontal frame members and a plurality of above-ground pool vertical frame members. The above-ground pool frame can be coupled with the pool liner. The above-ground pool further includes a first above-ground pool band-frame connector device, wherein the first above-ground pool band-frame connector device couples a first of the plurality of above-ground pool vertical frame members to the band.

Embodiments of present disclosure provide an above-ground pool and an above-ground pool band-frame connector device. The above-ground pool includes a pool liner and a band connected to the exterior of the pool liner. Furthermore, the above ground pool includes an above-ground pool frame with a plurality of above-ground pool horizontal frame members and a plurality of above-ground pool vertical frame members. The above-ground pool frame can be coupled with the pool liner. The above-ground pool further includes a first above-ground pool band-frame connector device, wherein the first above-ground pool band-frame connector device couples a first of the plurality of above-ground pool vertical frame members to the band.

A method for evaluating geological hydrogen source rock in a region is provided. The method includes: collecting magnetic susceptibility data from a plurality of subsurface locations in the region; receiving geophysical survey data of the region, wherein the geophysical survey data comprises geophysical data collected from above ground; tying the magnetic susceptibility data of the plurality of subsurface locations to the geophysical survey data; generating a geologic map of igneous rock, metamorphic rock, or mafic mineral- or iron-rich sedimentary rock within the region based on the magnetic susceptibility data using a model; and determining, based on the geologic map, a target zone of the geological hydrogen source rock with a potential for hydrogen production or with the potential for hydrogen accumulation.

A sensor system comprises an antenna positioned above a ground surface of soil of an agricultural field, wherein the antenna includes a transceiver that is configured to transmit electromagnetic (EM) signals to an above ground entity, a connector coupled to the antenna, and a below ground sensor device coupled to the connector and positioned at a depth in the soil below a tillage depth, wherein the sensor device is configured to generate sensed data for a region of soil, to send the sensed data to the antenna using a communication channel of the connector and to receive signals from the antenna for bi-directional communications between the sensor device and the antenna.

A plurality of variously sized modules can be interconnected using various length of walkways to provide a unit. Each module includes two end walls and two side walls secured to a rectangular base. Legs elevate the modules and walkways above ground level. A bottom in each module is secured ½ way up the sides of the module walls and have drainage holes. A step and hand rail afford access to the raised garden bed through a latched door.

CO2 introduced into the ground reacts with water in the moisture present in the surroundings to convert to hydrocarbon, suppressing leakage of CO2 above ground. The method for producing hydrocarbon has an introduction step for introducing CO2 into a storage site in the ground where moisture and a catalytic metal are present, the pressure is 5 MPa or higher, and the temperature is 40° C. or higher, to bring the CO2 into a subcritical state or a supercritical state, and a synthesis step for reacting the water in the moisture with the subcritical or supercritical CO2 in the storage site to synthesize hydrocarbon. The storage site is preferably a site from 800 m to 1200 m below ground. The pressure of the storage site is preferably 8 MPa or higher.

Below ground sensor systems including at least one sensor and optionally a base station for communicating sensed soil parameters in agricultural fields are described. In an aspect of the disclosure there is provided a sensor system comprising a base station positioned on a ground surface of soil of an agricultural field, partially in the soil, or below ground surface of the soil. The base station includes a first transceiver that is configured to transmit electromagnetic (EM) signals to an above ground entity and a second transceiver that is configured to transmit EM signals downwards through the soil and a below ground sensor device is positioned at a depth in the soil below a tillage depth. The sensor device is configured to generate an electromagnetic field through soil to transmit EM signals to the base station and to receive the EM signals from the base station for bi-directional communications between the sensor device and the base station.

A system and method for recovery of undamaged frangible aerial targets at shooting ranges includes a net positioned horizontally above ground level to cover a target fall zone. The net has mesh openings sized to retain undamaged frangible aerial targets while allowing damaged targets to pass through. The net forms a closed loop around parallel elongated front and rear rollers supported above ground by a plurality of fixed caster assemblies. A motor operatively coupled to at least one roller drives the net in a conveyor-like motion. Undamaged targets landing on the net are transported by the net to a collection area positioned adjacent to the front roller. The system may include friction strips on the rollers to enhance traction and a protective barrier shielding the collection area from stray shotgun pellets, thereby enabling recovery and reuse of targets that would otherwise break upon ground impact.

A swimming pool platform device includes an above ground swimming pool that has a perimeter wall defining an interior of the above ground swimming pool. A frame is provided which is comprised of a plurality of modular sections assembled to define a pair of grapples and a seat and a pair of legs. Each of the pair of grapples is extended over the perimeter wall of the above ground swimming pool having the seat being horizontally oriented and having each of the pair of legs abutting a floor of the above ground swimming pool. The frame is comprised of a corrosion resistant material. A panel is attached to the seat and a user can sit on the panel to facilitate the user to be supported in the swimming pool while the user is learning to swim.

A scaffolding system includes a scaffolding assembly configured to support a worker above ground adjacent a structure and an end guardrail for integration with the scaffolding assembly. The scaffolding assembly includes a first vertical scaffold post and a second vertical scaffold post spaced apart from the first vertical scaffold post. The end guardrail is coupled with the first and second vertical scaffold posts and configured to block the user from passing through a space between the first vertical post and the second vertical post.

Title: Handling Device for an Electrical Device. The invention relates to the field of handling devices designed to meet the need to move equipment into or out of a booth, respectively, the booth being raised above ground level by a slab serving as the booth's floor, for example. The proposed handling device protects both the operators and the equipment being handled. More specifically, its stability minimizes the risk of falls or accidents. Furthermore, the proposed handling device minimizes the time required for handling equipment. Another advantage of the proposed handling device is its portability, particularly due to its compact size. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1.

The invention relates to a solar panel suspension system designed to suspend at least one wind-responsive solar panel (400) above ground. The system comprises at least two beams (105), each with a non¬ zero vertical directional component, and an elongated arrangement (600) that includes the wind-responsive solar panel (400), which extends towards the ground. This arrangement is connected, directly or indirectly, to the beams, allowing the solar panel to be movable. The system is characterized by its ability to vertically hoist the elongated arrangement, providing flexibility in positioning the solar panels. Additionally, the system allows for horizontal movement of the panels, enhancing adaptability to environmental conditions.

The present invention relates to an earcup for audio communication, e.g. for use in headsets and other wearable audio communication devices and systems. The invention further relates to a headset comprising one or two such earcups. The earcup comprises a housing wall that is configured to separate an inner cavity inside the earcup from space surrounding the earcup, and an electroacoustic transducer with an actively driven diaphragm arranged in or across an opening in the housing wall and / or as a portion of the housing wall. The electroacoustic transducer is configured to cause the diaphragm to emit sound into the surrounding space from a front side of the diaphragm. A gas in the inner cavity has a first pressure that exerts a force on the back side of the diaphragm. The earcup further comprises a displaceable wall that fluidly divides the inner cavity into a first sub-cavity containing the gas and a second sub-cavity containing one or more fluids, and one or more openings in the housing wall that fluidly connect the second sub-cavity with the surrounding space. The displaceable wall is configured to be displaced by oppositely directed forces exerted respectively by the first pressure and by a second pressure of the one or more fluids and thus change the volume of the first sub-cavity in reaction to a change in the difference between the first pressure and the second pressure, thereby reducing a pressure difference between the front side and the back side of the diaphragm. The invention may e.g. be used to enable divers and / or skydivers to wear their headsets respectively under water and at high altitudes above ground without risking a collapse of the earcup.

A swimming pool platform device includes an above ground swimming pool that has a perimeter wall defining an interior of the above ground swimming pool. A frame is provided which is comprised of a plurality of modular sections assembled to define a pair of grapples and a seat and a pair of legs. Each of the pair of grapples is extended over the perimeter wall of the above ground swimming pool having the seat being horizontally oriented and having each of the pair of legs abutting a floor of the above ground swimming pool. The frame is comprised of a corrosion resistant material. A panel is attached to the seat and a user can sit on the panel to facilitate the user to be supported in the swimming pool while the user is learning to swim.

The apparatus is related to cargo transport systems, that use rail track structure as main transport for continuous hauling of lumpy and loose cargoes over distances of increased length. The apparatus is based on the task of creating a suspended-type cargo transport complex with the possibility of its use over significant distances of about 1,000 km and more. The claimed cargo transport complex, installed on supports above ground surface, consists of two strands—cargo strand and return strand, which form track structure. The cargo strand is equipped by a loading drum, whereas the return strand—by an unloading drum. Alternatively, loading-unloading devices may include bypass rollers instead of the drums for both loading and unloading. Both strands are fixed in load-bearing carcasses installed on each of the supports.

Termite trailing and recruitment compositions, systems, devices, and methods using a trail of a percentage 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE) dissolved in water to lead subterranean termites to termite bait or monitoring stations with toxicants located about a perimeter of a wood house structures, trees, wood piles, wood pallets, and wood boats. The percentage 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE) dissolved in water range from approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% depending on soil types. Devices and methods form a complete barrier about wood members so termites are redirected due to elevated soil water concentrations that connect termite toxicants, monitoring stations and / or bait stations with toxicants. Devices and methods form trails of 2-PE dissolved in water direct termites to termite monitoring stations and / or bait stations with toxicants, located on wood-based house structures, trees, boats, cut wood, wood pallets, fences, posts. Trails of 2-PE dissolved in water surrounding termite monitoring stations / bait stations with toxicants can direct termites to the termite toxicants.

The utility model belongs to the field of surveying and mapping discloses a kind of three-dimensional laser scanner supporting device for surveying and mapping, horizontal plate is set above ground, and telescopic leg for outer triangle stability is arranged below horizontal plate, the inclination of each outer triangle leg is adjusted suitable again to tighten bolt, so that outer triangle leg and telescopic leg keep stable with ground, form first layer stable triangle structure, three turbines each drive one stable leg rotation, and the bottom of stable leg is square, and the bottom surface of square is in contact with ground and keeps stable, form second layer internal triangle stable structure, two layers of triangle stability can ensure that device is more stable, each stable leg is arranged between every two telescopic legs, while rotating block and vortex rod rotate, screw rod drives lifting rod to descend, and the end of lifting rod is inserted to construction site gravel ground while rotating, nail device on ground, can effectively prevent wind from falling device, keep three-dimensional laser scanner stable.

A drilling assembly includes a drill bit connected to a gas injector sub-assembly, which is connected to the bottom of a drill rod. The top of the drill rod is connected above ground to an entry sub-assembly, which has connected atop a drill rig rotary head, which drives the connected drill rod. As drilling proceeds, further drill rods may be joined between the drill rod in the hole being drilled and the entry sub-assembly. The drilling assembly has a central cuttings conduit in fluid connection with the drill bit to evacuate cuttings upward, a gas injection passage arranged concentrically around the cuttings conduit to inject gas into the central cuttings conduit in the gas injector sub-assembly to provide lift to the cuttings therein. A drilling liquid passage is arranged concentrically around the cuttings conduit and the gas injection passage to deliver drilling liquid down to the drill bit.

The present invention discloses a combined protection method for oil and gas wells above and below ground near a goaf, belonging to the technical field of coal mining. It conducts an investigation and prediction on the goaf formed after the coal seam working face is mined to determine the construction positions below and above ground, and then conducts combined protection below and above ground respectively. The present invention weakens the integrity of the roof to the greatest extent by constructing vertical boreholes underground, changes the stress distribution of the roof, cuts off the caving range of the working face roof towards the direction of the oil and gas well, and forms a "protective wall" on one side above the oil and gas well on the ground, effectively reducing the shear and tensile effects on the oil and gas well assembly caused by surface movement during the coal face mining process; through the combined protection above and below ground, the range of goaf collapse settlement is effectively reduced, and the stress propagation of the loose layer is cut off to achieve the purpose of reducing the impact on the oil and gas well, so as to meet the protection and treatment requirements of the oil and gas well.

The utility model discloses a moving mechanism for reinforcing construction in a plant, and relates to the technical field of plant construction. The mounting assembly is arranged at the end part of the lifting rope and is used for fixing the end part of the lifting rope on the stand column; a pulley is mounted at the top of the hanging basket, and the pulley is mounted on the hanging rope in a sliding manner; one side of the traction assembly is installed on the tie bar, the other side of the traction assembly is connected to the hanging basket, and the traction assembly is used for pulling the hanging basket to move. According to the technical scheme, workers can directly carry out high-altitude operation without building climbing equipment such as a scaffold on the construction ground like a traditional construction mode, the ground space is saved, the problem of space congestion possibly caused by building of the climbing equipment is effectively solved, and sufficient space is reserved for placement in other construction links in a plant.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of photoelectric encoders, and discloses a rotation protection structure of a photoelectric encoder, which comprises an electric encoder, the electric encoder is arranged above the ground, one side of the electric encoder is provided with a rotating shaft and a connecting assembly, and the connecting assembly is arranged on one side of the electric encoder. The connecting assembly comprises a first clamping block, a protective sleeve, a first clamping groove and second clamping grooves, one side of the first clamping block is fixedly connected with one side of the electric encoder, the upper side and the lower side of the wall face of the second spring are elastically connected with one side of one second clamping block respectively, and the first clamping groove is formed in the side, opposite to the electric encoder, of the protective sleeve. The first clamping block is matched with the first clamping groove and can be clamped with the two abutting blocks to press the two second clamping blocks, the second clamping blocks come out of the corresponding second clamping grooves, then the first clamping block is taken out of the first clamping groove to achieve quick disassembly, and the protective sleeve is convenient for protecting the electric encoder from external physical interference during rotation. Disassembly is convenient, and frequent inspection and maintenance can be achieved.

A security system provides a barrier above a ground level, and includes a first support element extending in a first direction and a second support element extending in a second direction. The security system further has an elongated carrier element extending in a third direction, where the third direction is transverse to the first direction and the second direction. The first support element and the second support element are attached to a lower surface of the elongated carrier element to provide support for the elongated carrier element, where both the first support element and the second support element extend away from the elongated carrier element on opposite sides of the elongated carrier element. The security system further includes a removable stanchion extending upwardly from an upper surface of the elongated carrier element from a point below ground level to a point above ground level.

The utility model relates to the technical field of foundations, and discloses a deep ground pile arch slab dispersion force construction system which comprises a bottom plate, a ground beam connected to the bottom plate, stand columns arranged on all joints of the ground beam and a foundation located above the ground beam, and the bottom of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with reinforced concrete ground piles. According to the system, the reinforced concrete ground piles corresponding to the ground beam joints are arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate, so that the reinforced concrete ground piles sink in the bottom surface, deep fixation is achieved, and instability caused by rainfall or weak soil texture is effectively reduced; the arched plates are arranged on the two sides of each adjacent reinforced concrete ground pile, so that when the arched plates are stressed, downward force can be converted into pushing force towards the two sides along the arch axis by the stressed pressure, and the load can not be concentrated at a certain point or certain sections through the force conversion, so that the load can be reduced, and the load can be reduced. And therefore, the bearing capacity of the ground beam is increased, and the descending and sinking probability is further reduced.

The utility model relates to the technical field of electromechanical engineering, and discloses a metal foil cutting device which comprises a table body arranged above the ground, a cutting structure arranged above the table body, and a tension adjusting structure arranged on one side of the table body and comprising a displacement block, a track groove, a second connecting block, a rack and a third gear. The number of the displacement blocks is two, the two displacement blocks are arranged above the ground, the top surfaces of the two displacement blocks are respectively provided with a track groove, the number of the second connecting blocks is two, the lower ends of the two second connecting blocks are connected with the track grooves in a sliding mode, a rack is fixedly arranged on one side of one second connecting block, and the third gear is meshed with the rack; the two second connecting blocks drive the first connecting block and the first fixing frame to move, the first fixing frame drives the first roller body to move, the first roller body and the distance between the first roller body and the table body can be adjusted, the tension is adjusted according to the thickness and weight of the metal foil, and it is guaranteed that the metal foil can be stably conveyed.

The utility model relates to a buried water meter box, in particular to a novel buried water meter box convenient to maintain, which comprises a buried box body, a protruding maintenance access channel is arranged at the top of the buried box body, a bearing boss is arranged at the joint of the maintenance access channel and the buried box body, and a heat preservation pad is arranged at the top of the bearing boss. An upper cover is arranged on the maintenance access channel; a first water pipe connector in seamless connection is preset on the rear side wall of the buried box body, a first water distribution pipe is connected to the inner side of the first water pipe connector, and second water pipe connectors in seamless connection are preset on the left side and the right side of the buried box body. According to the novel buried water meter box convenient to maintain, the buried box body is buried below a frozen soil layer, and the maintenance access channel extends out of the top of the buried box body and extends to the position above the ground for maintenance personnel to go in and out. And a heat preservation pad is arranged on the maintenance access channel for isolation, so that the temperature stability of the inner side of the buried box body is effectively ensured.

A sensor 10 for detecting strain and temperature measurements in subterranean pipes (e.g. water pipes) which may be used to assess the health or damage to the pipes. The sensor has a sensor body 11, having a pipe engaging surface, which may be a casted material such as a polymeric material. A first measurement device 15 contacts the surface of the pipe when the pipe engaging surface is in contact with the surface of the pipe. A data conduit 25 (e.g. a wired connection) passes the measurement from the measurement device to an external unit which may be located above ground. An analogue measurement maybe converted to a digital signal via a controller encapsulated within the sensor body. Additional sensors may also be present e.g. a moisture detecting device, a load cell and an accelerometer to detect any acceleration or motion of the sensor which could indicative a seismic activity. A junction box (70, fig 10) may have an analogue to digital convertor (ADC) wherein at least one sensor is attached to the junction box via the data conduits.