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Aaron Mathew Hunter, Midland, TX US
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20090044952 | Stationary slick line pumping method - An alternative apparatus and pumping method for retrieving liquids from a wellbore without the use of a pumping unit as customarily used in oil field operations. | 02-19-2009 |
Adam R. Hunter, Austin, TX US
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20110088001 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GOALS - A goal management system stores at least first and second goals. The goal management system also stores a relationship between the first goal and the second goal. In one aspect, the goal management system detects modification of the first goal and, in response, causes the second goal to be automatically highlighted for alignment verification. In another aspect, the second goal is a parent goal to the first goal, and the relationship is stored as a parent link associating the first goal with the parent goal. The goal management system also stores an owner for the first goal. In response to detecting modification of the parent goal, the goal management system causes the first goal to be automatically highlighted for alignment verification in a display associated with the owner of the first goal, based on the parent link. Additional aspects relate to additional technological solutions which facilitate goal management through, for example, goal alignment. | 04-14-2011 |
20130060609 | Automated System And Method For Managing Goals - A goal management system stores at least first and second goals. The goal management system also stores a relationship between the first goal and the second goal. In one aspect, the goal management system detects modification of the first goal and, in response, causes the second goal to be automatically highlighted for alignment verification. The second goal is a parent goal to the first goal, and the relationship is stored as a parent link associating the first goal with the parent goal. The goal management system also stores an owner for the first goal. In response to detecting modification of the parent goal, the goal management system causes the first goal to be automatically highlighted for alignment verification in a display associated with the owner of the first goal, based on the parent link. Additional aspects relate to additional technological solutions which facilitate goal management through, for example, goal alignment. | 03-07-2013 |
Bill Hunter, The Woodlands, TX US
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20100212892 | Methods of formulating a cement composition - A method of cementing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising formulating a non-Portland base cement composition that may be suitable for long-term zonal isolation, preparing the non-Portland base cement composition, determining a density of the non-Portland base cement composition and adjusting the density as needed to within an optimized density range to form a first optimized cement composition, determining the percentage of tensile strength relative to compressive strength of the cement composition, and placing the optimized cement composition in the wellbore. | 08-26-2010 |
Bradford L. Hunter, Austin, TX US
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20110185332 | MODEL BASED SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN CHECKING - A method, apparatus and program product are provided for simulating a circuit. A plurality of elements of the circuit is represented by device models including pass/fail criteria. A circuit simulation program is executed on a hardware implemented processor where the circuit simulation program is configured to obtain simulation results from the device models in response to applied parameters. The circuit simulation program identifies a failure of one or more of the plurality of elements of the circuit based on the pass/fail criteria of the device models. The circuit simulation program is further configured to output the failures during simulation of the one or more of the plurality of elements that are identified in response to the applied parameters. | 07-28-2011 |
20120063249 | MEMORY AND METHOD FOR SENSING DATA IN A MEMORY USING COMPLEMENTARY SENSING SCHEME - In a memory ( | 03-15-2012 |
Bradford Lawrence Hunter, Austin, TX US
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20110089992 | Systems for Accurate Multiplexing - The disclosure presented herein provides example embodiments of systems for accurate multiplexing. The systems and methods presented may be suitable for non-limiting examples of analog to digital conversion with a switched input voltage (for a switched capacitor application) or any circuit with high voltage/high accuracy voltage multiplexing. In an example embodiment, pulsed current sources may be implemented to rapidly turn on and turn off the selected and unselected multiplexer ports while maintaining relatively low power consumption. A Kelvin input port may allow a high voltage input to be accurately sensed by avoiding a voltage drop associated with a selected pass gate p-channel FET channel resistance and parasitic wire resistance. The Kelvin input port biases the gate of a pass FET structure whose body terminals are allowed to remain floating. | 04-21-2011 |
20110089996 | Systems and Devices for Dynamically Scaled Charge Pumping - Systems and devices for dynamically scaled charge pumping are presented. Example embodiments of the disclosed systems of dynamically scaled charge pumping enable regulation of the output voltage at a particular ratio and to dynamically control the ratio based on the input voltage. A charge pumping circuit is enabled by an oscillator. The charge pump oscillator is enabled by the output of a comparator. The comparator compares an input voltage to a comparator voltage, which is a divided version of the output voltage. The output voltage is referenced to a regulated voltage and the comparison voltage is divided between the two voltages by a resistor divider. The regulated voltage remains flat until the input voltage equals the reference voltage. At that point, the regulated voltage will begin to rise and follow the input voltage. Before the reference voltage is reached, the output voltage equals the input voltage multiplied by the resistor divider ratio. Once the input voltage reaches the reference voltage, the difference between the output voltage and the input voltage becomes a constant. | 04-21-2011 |
Bradford Lawrence Hunter, Spicewood, TX US
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20110089977 | Systems and Methods of Low Offset Switched Capacitor Comparators - The disclosed systems and methods of low offset switched capacitor comparator reduce settling errors. The system operates in two major phases. During a first phase, the input voltage is sampled on the input capacitors and a differential amplifier is configured in a unity gain configuration to sample the amplifier offset. During the second phase, the input voltage difference is amplified at the output of the comparator. The amplifier transient sampling error is reduced by shorting the outputs of the differential amplifier for a shorting period at the start of the second phase. A clocked comparator at the output of the differential amplifier provides a fast comparison using internal positive feedback. The differential amplifier should have developed sufficient differential output voltage to overcome the offset of the clocked comparator. | 04-21-2011 |
20140376134 | Voltage Protection Circuit - In an integrated circuit device having an internal circuitry that requires voltage protection (e.g. negative voltage protection), the voltage protection is provided by a FET. In some embodiments, the source and drain of the FET are connected in series with the internal circuitry and an I/O node through which the voltage can be received (e.g. the source connected to the internal circuitry and the drain connected to the I/O node). In some embodiments, the FET is drain-extended (e.g. a drain-extended PFET). | 12-25-2014 |
Bryan Hunter, Round Rock, TX US
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20110252939 | PORTABLE ROLLER PRESS - A portable roller press that includes a base frame having a pair of opposing stanchions, a drive roller assembly having upper and lower rollers extending between and rotatably mounted to the stanchions, a pair of opposing wings that are hingedly coupled to the base frame and selectively movable between open and closed positions, and an idler roller rotatably mounted to each of the wings. The wings have recessed portions that together substantially enclose the drive roller assembly when the wings are in closed positions. Additionally, when the wings are in their closed positions, the idler rollers are contained in a void space between the upper and lower rollers. The wings can be substantially hollow and arc configured for holding and transporting items therein. | 10-20-2011 |
C. Jason Hunter, Richardson, TX US
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20140234386 | MINERAL FEED-THROUGH FORMULATION - The present invention provides feed-through pesticide formulation suitable for hydrophobic active ingredients. The formulation comprises a hydrophobic active ingredient on a solid carrier, with a hydrophilic coating and an optional hydrophobic coating contacting the hydrophilic coating. | 08-21-2014 |
Clifford Wayne Hunter, Luling, TX US
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20100056845 | MAGNETIC APPARATUS TO TREAT PAIN IN ANIMALS - An apparatus for the treatment of chronic pain, through the use of an electro-magnetic field generated by the device. The apparatus comprises a frame with a continuous side wall and a central passageway extending there through with a bar disposed in the central passageway. The bar extends from one side of the continuous side wall the other side. Four pairs of identical planar pole magnets are embedded in the frame, and wherein each pair comprises two magnets which can have a planar face disposed adjacent the other and separated by less than 1 inch. A central magnet encircles the bar and can be disposed at the intersection of the donut-shaped low gauss magnet field wherein a central magnet is used for forming a substantially focused magnetic field. | 03-04-2010 |
Clifford Wayne Hunter, Houston, TX US
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20140048257 | Downhole Fluid-Gas Directional Compressor - An oil and gas downhole device is disclosed wherein the device separates the oil and gas from undesired water, which returns to the formation. | 02-20-2014 |
Dirk Hunter, Houston, TX US
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20100223075 | System and method for integrating the health club and health insurance industries to reduce costs by providing financial incentives for health club members and health insured to improve and maintain their health - The invention described herein is a system and method whereby health club membership and its attendant health-promoting advantages is integrated with the health insurance industry to create a whole which reduces costs for both and provides financial incentives for individuals to improve and maintain their health. Individuals or employees participating in the integrated health club/health insurance program are motivated to improve their health by the rewards of one or more of subsidized health club dues or reduced health insurance premiums or deductibles for themselves or their employers. The invention achieves this goal in a way that is sustainable and profitable for all involved—individual, health club owner, employer, and health insurance provider. | 09-02-2010 |
Donald Hunter, Pasadena, TX US
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20120109588 | MANUFACTURE OF HEAT TRACE CABLE, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT, AND METHOD THEREOF - The manufacture and installation of heat trace systems, particularly cables, are controlled from comprehensive controls in the design and management of the heat trace systems. | 05-03-2012 |
Donald Lee Hunter, Pasadena, TX US
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20090119073 | Heat trace system design - Heat trace system design is disclosed. In some embodiments, pipe system data including data associated with pipe system components is received, and in response to receiving a selection of a pipe system component, data associated with a set of one or more pipe system components including the selected pipe system component is automatically extracted from the received pipe system data. One or more heat trace system components for the set of pipe system components are determined based at least in part on the extracted data. | 05-07-2009 |
Gary A. Hunter, Laka Jackson, TX US
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20120010329 | CURABLE EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND CURED PRODUCTS THEREFROM - Curable epoxy resin compositions, cured epoxy resin compositions, and processes of forming the same, including at least one epoxy resin, at least one sterically hindered amine curing agent and at least one non-sterically hindered amine curing agent which provides toughness properties to the curable composition and resultant cured product made from the curable composition. | 01-12-2012 |
Gary A. Hunter, Lake Jackson, TX US
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20110058948 | WINDMILL PROPELLER BLADE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A windmill blade which comprises reinforcing fibers in a toughened resin matrix. The resin matrix is made from a composition which comprises (a) one or more epoxy resins and/or one or more epoxy vinyl ester resins, (b) one or more reactive diluents, and (c) at least one amphiphilic block copolymer. The amphiphilic block copolymer comprises at least two different polyether blocks and is present in the composition in an amount of from about 0.5% to about 10% by volume, based on the total volume of the matrix composition. | 03-10-2011 |
20110163474 | DIVINYLARENE DIOXIDE FORMULATIONS FOR VACUUM RESIN INFUSION MOLDING - A resin formulation for use in a vacuum resin infusion molding process, said formulation comprising (a) a divinylarene dioxide, and (b) a polyaminoether; wherein the polyaminoether does not have pendent hydroxyl groups; and wherein the resin formulation may have a low viscosity of less than about 400 mPa-s. | 07-07-2011 |
20120172493 | CURABLE EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND COMPOSITES MADE THEREFROM - A curable epoxy resin composite composition including a reinforcing material and an epoxy resin composition, and a process for preparing a composite from such composition; wherein a combination of at least one alkanolamine and at least one styrenated phenol are present in the epoxy resin composition in a sufficient amount to increase the rate of reaction of the at least one epoxy resin and the at least one alkanolamine curing agent while maintaining the thermal and mechanical properties of the composite upon curing of the epoxy resin composition. | 07-05-2012 |
Graham Hunter, Houston, TX US
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20150107899 | AUTOMATED CONTROL OF TOOLFACE WHILE SLIDE DRILLING - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for controlling slide drilling on a drilling rig are described. The methods include detecting current differential pressure of a mud motor and/or weight on bit (WOB) at a surface of a borehole, predicting current reactive torque of the mud motor based on the current differential pressure and/or WOB, and automatically adjusting surface torque and/or angular offset of a tubular adjacent the surface to counteract the current reactive torque and to keep the mud motor at a desired toolface orientation in the borehole. | 04-23-2015 |
Hanif Dussie Hunter, Houston, TX US
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20130192840 | MULTILATERAL LOCATION AND ORIENTATION ASSEMBLY - A location and orientation assembly suitable for use in a multi-lateral wellbore may include a coupling portion, an upper muleshoe, a muleshoe spacer and a bottom muleshoe. The bottom muleshoe may connect to the coupling portion through a threaded connection. A method for locating and orienting in a multi-lateral wellbore includes providing a locating and orientation assembly. In the orientation assembly a coupling portion is provided and an upper muleshoe is inserted into the coupling portion. A muleshoe spacer is inserted into the coupling portion so as to matingly contact the upper muleshoe portion. Part of a bottom muleshoe is inserted into the coupling portion so as to matingly contact the muleshoe spacer. The coupling portion is jointed to the bottom muleshoe by a threaded connection. | 08-01-2013 |
Jim Hunter, Burleson, TX US
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20150038098 | FILTERING INTERFERENCE IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A first device may receive a parameter to identify interference associated with a frequency; identify the frequency based on the parameter; filter signals associated with the frequency to prevent a second device from receiving the signals associated with the frequency; and provide information identifying the frequency to the second device to cause the second device to prevent a data flow from being assigned to the frequency. | 02-05-2015 |
Jimmy Dale Hunter, Keller, TX US
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20090101387 | ANTI-MICROBIAL/ANTI-FUNGAL PLASTIC JACKETED/INSULATED ELECTRIC POWER CORDS - Multiple conductor electrical power cords, signal transmitting wiring and cable is insulated with one or more layers or sheathing of a thermoplastic polymer composition with at least the outer layer of the composition containing contaminant resistant or combating agents that inhibit growth of biological contamination. The microbial resistant cord or wiring has particularly advantageous utility of power cords for use with appliances or electrical products in facilities that affect health, such as medical and food related facilities that require safeguarding against contaminating microorganism attack formation, or growth. | 04-23-2009 |
Joe Hunter, Friendswood, TX US
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20100331593 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331595 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 12-30-2010 |
20130231513 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 09-05-2013 |
20140066677 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 03-06-2014 |
20140257005 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 09-11-2014 |
John Cameron Hunter, Rowlett, TX US
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20150184159 | USE OF COX-3 BINDING MOLECULES FOR MODULATING AUTOPHAGY - The invention provides method for modulating autophagy in a cell comprising contacting one or more cells that expresses COX-3 with an effective amount of an agent that modulates the expression level and/or enzymatic activity of COX-3 or a isoform thereof. The invention further provides for inhibiting viral replication (e.g., autophagy-associated viral infection) comprising contacting a cell that expresses COX-3 with an effective amount of an agent that inhibits the expression level and/or enzymatic activity of COX-3 or isoform thereof. Further provided are kits and articles of manufacture comprising inhibitors of the level and/or activity of COX-3 or isoform thereof. Methods for screening for modulators of the level and/or activity of COX-3 or isoform thereof are also provided. | 07-02-2015 |
Jonathan Edward Hunter, Stafford, TX US
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20130050254 | HYBRID VIDEO AND GRAPHICS SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CONTENT DETECTION PROCESS, AND OTHER CIRCUITS, PROCESSES, AND SYSTEMS - A computing device ( | 02-28-2013 |
Kristen Hunter, Austin, TX US
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20150193699 | DATA-ADAPTIVE INSIGHT AND ACTION PLATFORM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION - An automation analytics system and method for building analytical models for an education application uses data-availability segments of students, which are clustered into segment clusters, to create the analytical models for the segment clusters using a machine learning process. The analytical models can be used to identify at least at least actionable insights. | 07-09-2015 |
Leslie Hunter, New Braunfels, TX US
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20140171850 | HEAT AND ANESTHETIC PACK - A heat and anesthetic pack comprising an instant heat pack, where the instant heat pack includes a front side and a back side; an occlusive dressing attached to a central portion of the front side of the instant heat pack; a central blister pack attached to a center portion of the occlusive dressing, where the central blister pack includes a numbing cream; and a peel-away covering positioned above the occlusive dressing and the central blister pack, where the peel-away covering remains in place until a user is ready to use. During use the user places the heat and anesthetic pack on the user's skin with the central blister pack and the occlusive dressing exposed to the skin. The numbing cream numbs the skin while the heat pack promotes drainage. | 06-19-2014 |
Marcus Hunter, Cypress, TX US
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20130119152 | POLYURETHANE SPRAYING SYSTEM USED TO MINIMIZE EMISSIONS OF A POLYISOCYANATE - A polyurethane spraying system minimizes emissions of a polyisocyanate while spraying a mixture of a polyisocyanate and a resin composition onto a surface. The system includes a first reactant supply tank including the resin composition. The system also includes a second reactant supply tank including the polyisocyanate. The system further includes a non-gaseous pump that is coupled with the first and second reactant supply tanks, a mixing apparatus that is coupled with the first and second reactant supply tanks for mixing the resin composition and the polyisocyanate prior to spraying, and a particular spray nozzle that is coupled with the mixing apparatus. The polyurethane spraying system produces less than 50 parts of the polyisocyanate per one billion parts of air according to the NIOSH 5521 Impingement Method while spraying the mixture onto the surface. | 05-16-2013 |
Phillip Hunter, Arlington, TX US
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20100091954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBUST EVALUATION OF THE USER EXPERIENCE IN AUTOMATED SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEMS - A single, subjective numerical rating to evaluate the performance of a telephone-based spoken dialog system is disclosed. This CE rating is provided by expert human listeners who have knowledge of the design of the dialog system. Different human raters can be trained to achieve a satisfactory level of agreement. Furthermore, a classifier trained on ratings by human experts can reproduce the human ratings with the same degree of consistency. More calls can be given a CE rating than would be possible with limited human resources. More information can be provided about individual calls, e.g., to help decide between two disparate ratings by different human experts. | 04-15-2010 |
Reginald W. Hunter, Round Rock, TX US
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20080288369 | Next Generation Eyewear Retailing - In one embodiment, a method of viewing eyewear products is provided, which includes capturing a digital image of a consumer; standardizing the digital image of the consumer to a set coordinate system, providing a database containing a collection of eyewear images, wherein the images represent actual products for sale, searching the database of eyewear images using criteria input by the consumer, selecting an eyewear image from the search results, superimposing the selected eyewear image onto the digital image of the consumer to give the appearance of the consumer wearing the eyewear, and viewing the image of the eyewear superimposed on the consumer. | 11-20-2008 |
Rick C. Hunter, Houston, TX US
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20120152561 | EMERGENCY SUBSEA WELLHEAD CLOSURE DEVICES - Wellhead-based systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling a well are provided. During a failure of an emergency system such as a blowout provider, a wellhead based emergency control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention can be employed to control the well. A casing strings compression assembly can radially compress each of the casing strings and/or drilling pipe extending through the wellhead housing to restrict or stop well fluid passage. A casing strings penetrator of an emergency well fluid diversion assembly can also or alternatively be employed to form an aperture in the casing strings. A diverter, integral with or connected to the penetrator, is extended through an aperture in a side of the wellhead housing and one or more of the apertures cut by the penetrator to divert well fluid from within the wellhead housing through a passageway in the diverter and to an external conduit. | 06-21-2012 |
20130020522 | HIGH TEMPERATURE COATING RESISTANT TO DAMAGE FROM DECOMPRESSION - A coating for use in protecting surfaces susceptible to environmental degradation. The coating may be applied to metallic surfaces for providing a barrier against elements and/or ambient conditions that would otherwise degrade the surface material. The coating includes multiple layers, where a thermoplastic polymer is included, wholly or partly, within one or more of the layers. Example applications of the coating are for protecting valve seat seals and valve stem seals of a valve assembly used in conjunction with handling of fluids produced from a subterranean formation. | 01-24-2013 |
20150068725 | POSITIVE RETENTION LOCK RING FOR TUBING HANGER - A wellhead assembly includes a wellhead housing with a bore and an annular lock groove on an inner diameter surface of the bore. A wellbore member is concentrically located within the bore of the wellhead housing, defining an annulus between the wellbore member and the wellhead housing. An annular lock ring is positioned in the annulus. The annular lock ring has an outer diameter profile for engaging the lock groove and is radially expandable from an unset position to a set position. An energizing ring is positioned in the annulus to push the lock ring outward to the set position as the energizing ring moves downward. A retainer selectively engages the energizing ring and limits axial upward movement of the energizing ring relative to the wellbore member, retains the annular lock in the set position, and prevents axial upward movement of the wellbore member relative to the wellhead housing. | 03-12-2015 |
Rick C. Hunter, Friendswood, TX US
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20090307918 | VALVE BODY SEAT POCKET INSPECTION TOOL - A technique is provided for detecting the surface profile of a seat pocket of a gate valve. An inspection tool is used to detect data at a plurality of points around the bore of the valve. The inspection tool has a sensor that is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The inspection tool is disposed within a valve body cavity with the sensor in the retracted position. The sensor of the inspection tool is then extended outward so that it is located within the portion of the bore of the valve having the surface profile to be detected. The sensor is rotated so that the sensor may obtain surface profile data at a plurality of points around the seat pocket of the valve body. The sensor of the inspection tool is connected to a processor-based device, such as a computer. The processor-based device processes the data from the sensor and provides it to a user in a form that is recognizable to the user. | 12-17-2009 |
20100126736 | Bi-Directional Annulus Seal - A wellhead seal assembly forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members. A metal seal ring has inner and outer walls separated by a slot. A lock ring has grooves for locking the inner wellhead member to the outer wellhead member during installation. An energizing ring has a C-ring captured on its inner surface. When the energizing ring is moved further into the slot, the C-ring is forced from its pocket and engages the surface of the inner wellhead member, locking the seal assembly to the inner wellhead member. | 05-27-2010 |
20120138835 | Low Friction Coatings for Dynamically Engaging Load Bearing Surfaces - A gate valve has a body, the body having a cavity and a flow passage intersecting the cavity. A seat ring is mounted to the body at the intersection of the flow passage and the cavity, the seat ring having an engaging face. A gate in the cavity has an engaging face that slidingly engages the face of the seat ring while being moved between open and closed positions. A friction-resistant coating is on at least one of the faces. | 06-07-2012 |
20130087977 | DAMAGE TOLERANT CASING HANGER SEAL - A seal assembly is inserted within an annulus between inner and outer coaxially disposed annular members having a common axis. The seal assembly includes a seal stack having a compliant element sandwiched between two anti-extrusion elements that contain the flow of the compliant element. The seal assembly also includes a sealing ring and a locking ring coupled to the sealing ring. The seal assembly also includes an energizing ring configured to be moved axially in a first direction by a ring tool to apply an axial force to the locking ring, which in turn acts on the sealing ring to radially deform the sealing ring into sealing engagement with the annular members. Continued axial movement of the locking ring in the first direction radially deforms the locking ring into locking engagement with the annular members. | 04-11-2013 |
20130161553 | VALVE VENTED REDUNDANT STEM SEAL SYSTEM - A valve includes a stem seal assembly that prevent fluid flow in a first direction and vents in a second direction opposite the first direction. The assembly includes a packing assembly positioned within a valve stem opening of a valve body of the valve to seal a valve stem to the valve body. The packing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal preventing passage of fluid from a body cavity of the valve body to an exterior of the valve body along the valve stem while venting fluid from an exterior of the valve body to the body cavity along the valve stem. The packing assembly isolates the first seal and the second seal so that a load applied to the first seal ring is not transferred to the second seal ring. | 06-27-2013 |
20140183392 | GATE VALVE ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING MULTI-VALVE STEM AND SEAT ASSEMBLIES - A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a stem seal assembly and a seat seal assembly. Each of the stem and seat seal assemblies accommodate independent primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the stem and the bonnet, or the seat ring and the valve body, respectively. The provision of multiple seals in each assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183393 | MULTI-VALVE STEM SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A GATE VALVE - A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a stem seal assembly. The stem seal assembly includes primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the stem and the bonnet. The provision of multiple seals in the stem seal assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183396 | MULTI-VALVE SEAT SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A GATE VALVE - A gate valve for use in oil field applications and including a seat seal assembly. The seat seal assembly includes primary, secondary, and tertiary seals for sealing the space between the seat rings and the valve body. The provision of multiple seals in the seat seal assembly provides redundancy that allows for maintenance of the seal between the components even if one or two of the individual seals fail. | 07-03-2014 |
20140345850 | Damage Tolerant Casing Hanger Seal - A seal assembly is inserted within an annulus between inner and outer coaxially disposed annular members having a common axis. The seal assembly includes a seal stack having a compliant element sandwiched between two anti-extrusion elements that contain the flow of the compliant element. The seal assembly also includes a sealing ring and a locking ring coupled to the sealing ring. The seal assembly also includes an energizing ring configured to be moved axially in a first direction by a ring tool to apply an axial force to the locking ring, which in turn acts on the sealing ring to radially deform the sealing ring into sealing engagement with the annular members. Continued axial movement of the locking ring in the first direction radially deforms the locking ring into locking engagement with the annular members. | 11-27-2014 |
Robert L. Hunter, Bellaire, TX US
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20100172845 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS - Disclosed are compositions and improved methods for effective treatment of Mycobacterial infections in susceptible animals. Also disclosed are regimens for preventing, reducing, or ameliorating the emergence of symptoms of | 07-08-2010 |
20110212047 | Polymer Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Microvascular Diseases - Methods are provided for the treatment of chronic microvascular diseases characterized by inflammation, such as age-related macular degeneration, by administering a polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene copolymer. Although a single dose can be effective, multiple treatments can be administered to achieve an optimal and sustained effect. Preferably, a single administration followed by repeated weekly administration of the pharmaceutical composition, but not continuous infusion, achieves a desired effect. Methods of diagnosis and characterization of chronic microvascular diseases using the copolymer are also provided. | 09-01-2011 |
Scott Hunter, Arlington, TX US
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20110270525 | MACHINES, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS TO TEST AND CERTIFY OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of machines, systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products certify oil and gas well equipment. Embodiments identify a selected well equipment device, a device test specification, and testing sequences to be performed by a corresponding testing apparatus. Embodiments select a testing sequence responsive to the selected device. Embodiments control the testing apparatus for the selected testing sequence so that the corresponding testing apparatus performs the sequence responsive to the device test specification. Embodiments generate testing data for the selected testing sequence and link the testing data for the selected testing sequence to the device identifier for the device so that a certificate can be generated. Embodiments generate a certificate for the selected device responsive to the testing sequences having been performed upon the selected device and link the certificate for the selected device to the device identifier so that the certificate can be readily recalled. | 11-03-2011 |
20130317750 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH WELLHEADS - According to one aspect, data identifying a component is received, wherein the component is part of a system associated with a wellhead. A location at which the component is positioned relative to one or more other components is identified. The useful remaining operational life of the component is predicted based on at least an operational parameter specific to the location, and the operational history of the component or one or more components equivalent thereto. According to another aspect, a model representing at least a portion of a proposed system associated with a wellhead is generated, the model comprising a plurality of objects, each of which has a proposed location and represents an existing component. The useful remaining operational life for each object is predicted based on an operational parameter at the corresponding proposed location, and data associated with the respective operational history of the existing component. | 11-28-2013 |
Standfield Laranard Hunter, Abilene, TX US
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20110192841 | Folding trash can - A folding trash can is disclosed. Comprised of seven plastic panels, six metal track hinges, and seventy-two self-tapping stainless steel flange-head screws used for securely holding waste. The folding trash can may be fabricated in a variety of sizes, colors or other decor that is weather resistant, durable and economical to manufacture, thereby providing a compact folding trash can to keep your environment clean. A folding trash can comes assembled and ready for use. | 08-11-2011 |
Stanfield Laranard Hunter, Abilene, TX US
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20130067794 | Fishing weight hook - A fishing weight hook is disclosed, comprised of a metal hook, a metal weight in the middle, used to sink hook and bait into water. The fishing weight hook may be fabricated in a variety of size that is economical to manufacture, thereby providing a user friendly ergonomic way to change different size weights, and fishing hook. A fishing weight hook comes assembled and ready to use. | 03-21-2013 |
Wayman Hunter, The Woodlands, TX US
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20080202752 | Low density, high yield cement slurry formulation and method of using the same - A cement mix for cementing the well casing within a wellbore which contains a synergistic blend of an alkali metasilicate and/or alkali silicate, aluminum silicate and either silica fume or micro silica quartz along with a Portland cement. The cement mix, when combined with mix water, may render a cementitious slurry having a density less than or equal to 11.5 pounds per gallon (ppg); the amount of mix water in the cementitious slurry being between from about 200 to about 560 percent by weight of cement (BWOC). The compressive strength of such cementitious slurries, when cured, is in excess of 100 psi, more typically in excess of 200 psi, after 72 hours at 130° F. | 08-28-2008 |
William Hunter, The Woodlands, TX US
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20090120640 | Methods of Integrating Analysis, Auto-Sealing, and Swellable-Packer Elements for a Reliable Annular Seal - A variety of methods are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of cementing comprising: introducing a pipe string into a well bore such that an annular space is defined between the pipe string and a wall of the well bore, wherein an annular structure is coupled to the pipe string, and wherein the annular structure comprises an expandable material; and introducing a cement composition into the annular space, wherein the cement composition comprises cement, water, and a component capable of responding to a crack formed in the cement composition after setting to inhibit flow of fluid through the crack. In certain embodiments, the method further comprises choosing the cement composition based at least partially on an analysis of well incidents. | 05-14-2009 |
20110308788 | CONTROLLING WELL OPERATIONS BASED ON MONITORED PARAMETERS OF CEMENT HEALTH - A method of controlling a well operation can include monitoring at least one parameter of cement lining a wellbore, the monitoring being performed via at least one optical waveguide, and modifying the well operation in response to the parameter being outside of a predetermined acceptable range. A well monitoring system can include at least one optical waveguide which is used to sense at least one parameter of cement lining a wellbore, an optical interrogation system optically connected to the at least one optical waveguide, and a control system which controls operation of at least one item of well equipment in response to information received from the optical interrogation system. | 12-22-2011 |
William John Hunter, The Woodlands, TX US
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20140180592 | Downhole Fluid Tracking With Distributed Acoustic Sensing - Various disclosed distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) based systems and methods include embodiments that process the DAS measurements to detect one or more contrasts in acoustic signatures associated with one or more fluids flowing along a tubing string, and determine positions of the one or more contrasts as a function of time. The detected contrasts may be changes in acoustic signatures arising from one or more of: turbulence, frictional noise, acoustic attenuation, acoustic coupling, resonance frequency, resonance damping, and active noise generation by entrained materials. At least some of the contrasts correspond to interfaces between different fluids such as those that might be pumped during a cementing operation. Certain other method embodiments include acquiring DAS measurements along a borehole, processing the measurements to detect one or more acoustic signature contrasts associated with interfaces between different fluids in the borehole, and responsively displaying a position of at least one of said interfaces. | 06-26-2014 |