Williams, Houston
Amy Williams, Houston, TX US
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20090186343 | METHODS FOR PREPARING MODIFIED BIOMOLECULES, MODIFIED BIOMOLECULES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A novel and efficient single pot synthetic schemes are disclosed for preparing modified nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, nucleotide polyphosphates, and nucleotide polyphosphate analogs. The novel method is used to prepare nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, nucleotide polyphosphates, and nucleotide polyphosphate analogs having non-persistent or persistent and non-persistent modifications. Novel biomolecular reactions are also disclosed using the novel modified biomolecules disclosed herein. | 07-23-2009 |
Anthony Neil Williams, Houston, TX US
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20110114005 | BATTERED COLUMN SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE PLATFORM - A semisubmersible platform includes a deck supported on the upper ends of support columns extending upwardly from a horizontally disposed pontoon-ring. The columns are battered inwardly and upwardly from the pontoon-ring to the deck. Mooring lines passing through fair leads on the outer faces of the base nodes anchor the platform to the seabed. The footprint of the battered columns is greater than the footprint of the deck supported on the upper ends of the columns. | 05-19-2011 |
Cabral M. Williams, Houston, TX US
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20140072494 | Treatment of Cold Start Engine Exhaust - The present invention relates to a process for reducing cold start emissions in an exhaust gas stream by contacting the exhaust stream with a combination of molecular sieves comprising (1) a small pore crystalline molecular sieve or mixture of molecular sieves having pores no larger than 8 membered rings selected from the group consisting of SSZ-13, SSZ-16, SSZ-36, SSZ-39, SSZ-50, SSZ-52 and SSZ-73 and (2) a medium-large pore crystalline molecular sieve having pores at least as large as 10 membered rings selected from the group consisting of SSZ-26, SSZ-33, SSZ-64, zeolite Beta, CIT-1, CIT-6 and ITQ-4. | 03-13-2014 |
Charles Rey Williams, Houston, TX US
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20150032605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL CHECK CONVERSION - Systems and methods are provided for digital check conversion. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include accessing, by a computer, respective check information associated with one or more checks. The method may also include generating, by the computer based at least in part on the respective check information, machine-readable code. Furthermore, the method may include presenting, by the computer, the machine-readable code to a payment device for payment of one or more items. | 01-29-2015 |
Chuck Williams, Houston, TX US
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20150089784 | MARINE CABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A torque relief system dissipates a torque in a marine cable section to be used for seismic data collection. The system includes a bench having a deadman unit; a tensioning element connected to the deadman unit; a swivel bearing unit connected to the tensioning element and configured to receive a first end of the marine cable section; and at least one bearing unit configured to support the marine cable section with reduced friction so that when the tensioning element tenses the marine cable section, the marine cable section and the first end rotate freely until the torque is dissipated. | 04-02-2015 |
Dennis K. Williams, Houston, TX US
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20130136433 | Superheated Steam Generators - Modularized, superheated steam generators comprise a steam module ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130136434 | Automated Super Heated Steam Generators - Modularized, superheated steam generators comprise a steam module ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130136435 | Methods for Super Heated Steam Generation - Modularized, superheated steam generators comprise a steam module ( | 05-30-2013 |
Gregory Williams, Houston, TX US
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20100224373 | Wellhead Conversion System and Method - Methods and systems relating to subsea wellhead orientation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a wellhead with an orientation key on an outer surface and an opening on an inner surface; providing the Christmas tree attached to a guide tube having an orientation profile configured to engage the orientation key; providing a lockdown sleeve with a mating profile on an inner surface, and a protuberance on an outer surface configured to engage the opening on the inner surface of the wellhead; providing the tubing hanger with a mating profile on an outer surface configured to engage the mating profile of the lockdown sleeve; moving the lockdown sleeve into engagement with the wellhead; moving the tubing hanger into engagement with the lockdown sleeve; and moving the Christmas tree into engagement with the wellhead and the tubing hanger. | 09-09-2010 |
Gregory Dale Williams, Houston, TX US
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20150176358 | INNER DRILLING RISER TIE-BACK CONNECTOR FOR SUBSEA WELLHEADS - A method and system for coupling a riser to a subsea wellhead are disclosed. A first terminal end of a riser comprised of an inner riser and an outer riser is coupled to the platform and a second terminal end of the riser is coupled to a wellhead. The second terminal end of the inner riser is coupled to an inner drilling riser tie-back connector (“ITBC”) having a main body. The ITBC is landed on a landing shoulder disposed within the subsea wellhead. A downward weight is applied to the main body. The application of the downward weight to the main body couples the ITBC and the subsea wellhead. | 06-25-2015 |
Harvey Williams, Houston, TX US
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20100163238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING WITH REDUCED DEBRIS IN WELLBORE - A perforating system having a perforating gun with a tubular gun housing defining an inner volume and extending in an axial direction. A shaped charge is held in a loading tube. The loading tube is located in the gun housing. The loading tube extends along the axial direction. The shaped charge faces in a firing direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction. A portion of the gun housing adjacent to the shaped charge in the firing direction is a perforating portion for removal upon firing of the shaped charge. An eccentralizer member extends from the perforating gun in a second direction that is substantially opposite and parallel with the firing direction. A first retainer part extends from an outer surface of the gun housing adjacent to the perforating portion. A second retainer part extends from the outside of the gun housing adjacent to the perforating portion. | 07-01-2010 |
20100319520 | PERFORATING GUNS WITH REDUCED INTERNAL VOLUME - A perforating device has an elongated tubular housing and a loading device supporting a plurality of shaped charges. The loading device and the shaped charges are located inside the housing. A volume reduction device is adapted to fit within the loading device and to conform to the profile of the shaped charges thereby filling open volume in the housing. | 12-23-2010 |
20110132608 | Device for the Focus and Control of Dynamic Underbalance or Dynamic Overbalance in a Wellbore - A downhole tool assembly for use in a wellbore includes a tubular body carrying an explosive which is selectively detonated to create a dynamic underbalance or overbalance effect in the wellbore. The tubular body has opposite ends provided with plug assemblies including plug elements movable between a normally collapsed state and an actuable expanded state. The plug elements are adapted to be actuated to the expanded state between the tubular body and an outer extent of the wellbore before the creation of the dynamic underbalance or overbalance effect to isolate a discrete segment of the wellbore to which the dynamic underbalance or overbalance effect is confined. | 06-09-2011 |
20120176862 | Method and Device to Measure Perforation Tunnel Dimensions - A method of logging a perforation tunnel and associated features of the perforation tunnel can include the following features. A logging device including an ultrasonic transducer is located downhole into a well. The well has a casing. The ultrasonic transducer has a focal point that is a distance from the ultrasonic transducer so as to be behind the inner face of the casing. An ultrasonic signal is projected from the ultrasonic transducer. A reflection of the ultrasonic signal is reflected from an internal portion of the perforation tunnel, the perforation tunnel extending through the casing and into formation. A transit time is measured between transmission and reception of the ultrasonic signal. A position of the ultrasonic transducer corresponding to the ultrasonic transmission and reception of the reflected signal is determined. | 07-12-2012 |
20130140023 | ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING PRESSURE-WAVE DAMAGE - An assembly for minimizing damaging effects of pressure waves on devices in a wellbore. The assembly comprises a dynamic device disposed in the wellbore and generating pressure waves during actuation; a barrier device disposed in the wellbore and presenting an obstacle to the pressure waves generated by the dynamic device; and an occlusion disposed in the wellbore between the dynamic device and the barrier device which reduces the damaging effects of the pressure waves on the barrier device. | 06-06-2013 |
Harvey A. R. Williams, Houston, TX US
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20100169019 | FORMATION EVALUATION USING LOCAL DYNAMIC UNDER-BALANCE IN PERFORATING - Methods for estimating an unknown value for a dynamic under-balance condition are herein disclosed. The unknown value may be a well property value, or may be a transient pressure characteristic. Embodiments of the method include selecting at least one transient pressure characteristic and selecting at least one well property value. A correlation between the at least one transient pressure characteristic and at least one well property value is obtained. The unknown value is estimated by applying at least one known transient pressure characteristic or at least one known well property value to the obtained correlation. | 07-01-2010 |
Kevin Williams, Houston, TX US
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20150222159 | INTERNAL CLOSED LOOP COOLING - An electric motor having internal closed loop cooling includes a cooling chamber coupled to the stator cover of the electric motor. A fan is positioned to circulate air through the interior of the electric motor and the cooling chamber. A heat sink in the cooling chamber removes heat from the circulating air. The heat sink may be coupled to a fluid cooling jacket to transfer heat thereto or therefrom. | 08-06-2015 |
Larry Williams, Houston, TX US
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20140006227 | SERIALIZATION AND DATABASE METHODS FOR TUBULARS AND OILFIELD EQUIPMENT | 01-02-2014 |
Matthew C. Williams, Houston, TX US
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20130319693 | ASSEMBLY AND TECHNIQUE FOR COMPLETING A MULTILATERAL WELL - An apparatus that is usable with a well includes an assembly, which includes a whipstock and a lateral deflector that are adapted to be run downhole into a first wellbore of the well as a unit. The whipstock is adapted to guide at least a drilling string to form a second wellbore, and the lateral deflector is adapted to guide a liner during installation of the liner into the second wellbore. | 12-05-2013 |
M. Glenn Williams, Houston, TX US
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20090105418 | Elastic Film Compositions with Improved Tear Resistance - A film composition comprising one or more propylene-based polymers and one or more hydrocarbon resins, and methods for making the same are provided. The propylene-based polymer may have (i) 60 wt % or more units derived from propylene, (ii) isotactically arranged propylene derived sequences, and (iii) a heat of fusion less than 65 J/g. The hydrocarbon resin may have a glass transition temperature greater than 20° C. | 04-23-2009 |
20090202803 | Anti-Skid Sheet For Thermoformed Articles - Disclosed in one aspect is an anti-skid sheet comprising at least one contact layer selected from the group consisting of dynamically vulcanized alloys, propylene-α-olefin copolymers, and blends thereof; and at least one substrate layer comprising polyethylene having a density of from greater than 0.935 g/cm | 08-13-2009 |
Michael G. Williams, Houston, TX US
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20100125114 | Propylene-Based Film Compositions - A film comprising at least one layer which comprises a propylene-alpha-olefin copolymer, greater than or equal to 0.10 wt % of a first modifier, and greater than or equal to 0.50 wt % of a second modifier, based on the weight of the layer. The propylene-alpha-olefin copolymer comprises propylene-derived units and from 5 to 35 wt %, based on the weight of the copolymer, of units derived from ethylene and/or C4 to C10 alpha-olefins. The first modifier comprises a first unsaturated amide-containing slip agent. The second modifier is selected from: i) a second unsaturated amide-containing slip-agent, which may be the same or different than the first unsaturated amide-containing slip-agent; ii) a saturated amide-containing slip agent; iii) an antiblock; and iv) a mixture of any two or more of i, ii, and iii. The film exhibits reduced tackiness and reduced roll blocking. | 05-20-2010 |
20100310892 | Polyethylene Stretch Film - In one aspect is a film comprising: (a) within the range of from 50 to 99 wt % linear low density polyethylene based on the weight of the core composition; and (b) within the range of from 1 to 50 wt % propylene-α-olefin copolymer based on the weight of the core composition, wherein the propylene-α-olefin copolymer possesses: (i) a melting temperature (T | 12-09-2010 |
Michael Glenn Williams, Houston, TX US
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20100215933 | Propylene-Based Blown Films with Improved Performance, Stability and Elastic Properties Compared to Polyethylene Films - A thermoplastic composition for cast and blown films and the resulting films thereof are provided. The film can include about 10 wt % to 80 wt % propylene-based copolymer having at least 50 wt % propylene-derived units and 5 wt % to 30 wt % alpha-olefin comonomer, based on the total weight of the polymer that exhibits a melting point of about 100° C. to 170° C., and a MFR of about 200 dg/min or less. The film can include about 20 wt % to 90 wt % polypropylene homopolymer having a melting point of about 140° C. to 190° C. The film can have a thickness of about 10 μm to 100 μm, a haze of 13% or less, a 1% MD Secant tensile modulus of 55,000 to 150,000 psi, a machine direction Elmendorf tear of at least 5 g/mil and a transverse direction Elemdorf tear of at least 300 g/mil, and a 45 degree gloss of at least 70. | 08-26-2010 |
20100267914 | Method for Producing Temperature Resistant NonWovens - Temperature resistant multilayer composites, methods for making same, and articles made therefrom. The method can include extruding one or more polyolefin polymers having a MFR from less than 90 dg/min through at least one die having a plurality of nozzles to form a plurality of continuous fibers, at least one die operating at a melt pressure from greater than 500 psi (3447 kPa) to form at least one elastic meltblown layer; adhering the at least one elastic meltblown layer to at least one extensible layer to form a multilayer composite; and at least partially crosslinking the elastic meltblown layer or the extensible layer or both. | 10-21-2010 |
20110184127 | Elastic Films Having Improved Mechanical And Elastic Properties And Methods For Making The Same - A film comprising one or more propylene-based polymers, one or more hydrocarbon resins, and one or more polyolefin additives provides enhanced mechanical and elastic properties compared to the neat propylene-based polymer. The propylene-based polymer may have (i) 60 wt % or more units derived from propylene; and (ii) crystallinity of from 0.25% to 40%, resulting from isotactically arranged propylene-derived sequences. The hydrocarbon resin may have a glass transition temperature greater than 20° C. The polyolefin additive may have a crystallinity greater than the crystallinity of the propylene-based polymer. Methods for making and using the films are also described. | 07-28-2011 |
20130102732 | Elastic Film Compositions with Improved Tear Resistance - A film composition comprising one or more propylene-based polymers and one or more hydrocarbon resins, and methods for making the same are provided. The propylene-based polymer may have (i) 60 wt % or more units derived from propylene, (ii) isotactically arranged propylene derived sequences, and (iii) a heat of fusion less than 65 J/g. The hydrocarbon resin may have a glass transition temperature greater than 20° C. | 04-25-2013 |
Michael R. Williams, Houston, TX US
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20150324344 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POPULATING A WELL LOG - Populating a well log. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: performing a well logging operation at a physical location of a wellbore, the performing by: positioning a logging system proximate to the physical location of the wellbore; determining, by a computer system associated with the logging system, a physical location of the logging system; reading, by the computer system, from a third party source, information related to the physical location of the logging system; populating, by the computer system, a header section of a well log report, the populating based on information from the third party source; and performing the well logging operation. | 11-12-2015 |
Nicholas Williams, Houston, TX US
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20150376406 | Benzoxazine Curable Composition Containing Polysulfone-Based Tougheners - The present disclosure provides a curable composition containing a benzoxazine and a polysulfone-based toughener. The curable composition, upon curing, renders a cured article having well balanced thermal, chemical and mechanical properties, The curable composition may be used in a variety of applications, such as in coatings, structural composites and encapsulating systems for electronic and electrical components. | 12-31-2015 |
Nicole Williams, Houston, TX US
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20080251746 | Electronically actuated valve system - An electronically actuated valve assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, wherein the valve assembly comprises a valve stem, and a plurality of shape memory alloy segments in operative communication with the valve stem, wherein each shape memory alloy segment is individually actuatable, and wherein actuation of different shape memory alloy segments is configured to cause different valve lifts. | 10-16-2008 |
Rodney Christopher Williams, Houston, TX US
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20140017347 | Insect killing method and composition - An insect killing method and composition includes a plurality of ingredients including instant white rice, distilled white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, powdered cane sugar, and water. The instant white rice, distilled white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, powdered cane sugar, and water are mixed together to define a mixture which is tumble-dried and used as pellets or powder. The mixture is poured or sprinkled on and around the perimeter of the nest of insects. | 01-16-2014 |