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20080314492 | Construction Comprising Tie Layer - This disclosure relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer, wherein the first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises a mixture of:
| 12-25-2008 |
20090218024 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING TIE LAYER - This disclosure relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer, wherein the first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises a mixture of: (1) about 50 to about 100 weight % of at least one halogenated isobutylene containing elastomer; (2) about 0 to about 50 weight % of at least one high diene elastomer; (3) about 20 to about 50 weight % of at least one filler; (4) about 0 to about 30 weight % of at least one processing oil; (5) about 1 to about 20 parts per hundred (phr) of at least one tackifier; and (6) at least about 0.2 to about 15 parts per hundred of rubber (phr) of a curing system for the elastomers; wherein THE fluid permeation prevention layer preferably comprises: (A) at least 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of at least one thermoplastic engineering resin component, preferably one or more nylon resins; and (B) at least 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of at least one elastomer component, preferably a brominated isobutylene p-methylstyrene copolymer, and where the total amount of the component (A) and the component (B) is not less than 30% by weight based on the total weight of the polymer composition, wherein the elastomer component (B) is dispersed in a vulcanized or partially vulcanized state, as a discontinuous phase, in a matrix of the thermoplastic resin component (A) in the polymer composition. | 09-03-2009 |
20130014880 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING TIE LAYER - A vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer. The first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises about 50 to about 100 weight % of at least one halogenated isobutylene containing elastomer; up to about 50 weight % of at least one high diene elastomer; about 20 to about 50 weight % of at least one filler; up to about 30 weight % of at least one processing oil; about 1 to about 20 parts per hundred (phr) of at least one tackifier; and about 0.2 to about 15 parts per hundred of rubber (phr) of a curing system for the elastomers. The fluid permeation prevention layer preferably comprises a thermoplastic engineering resin component and an elastomer component. | 01-17-2013 |
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20110263917 | Process for Producing Propylene and Aromatics from Butenes by Metathesis and Aromatization - The invention is for a process for producing propylene and hexene (along with ethylene, pentenes, product butenes, heptenes and octenes) by metathesis from butenes (iso-, 1- and cis and trans 2-) and pentenes and then aromatizing the hexenes (along with higher olefins, such as heptenes and octenes) to benzene (along with toluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene and styrene). Since the desired products of the metathesis reaction are propylene and hexene, the feed to the metathesis reaction has a molar ratio for 1-butene:2-butene which favors production of propylene and 3-hexene with the concentration of hexenes and higher olefins in the metathesis product being up to 30 mole %. An isomerization reactor may be used to obtain the desired molar ratio of 1-butene:2-butene for the feed composition into the metathesis reactor. After the metathesis reaction, of hexene and higher olefins are separated for aromatization to benzene and other aromatics. | 10-27-2011 |
20130231507 | HIGH MOLYBDENUM MIXED METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES FROM OLEFINS - A catalyst for the oxidation of an olefin to an unsaturated aldehyde comprising a mixed metal oxide having the formula (I): | 09-05-2013 |
20140148629 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE AND AROMATICS FROM BUTENES BY METATHESIS AND AROMATIZATION - The disclosure is for a process for producing propylene and hexene (along with ethylene, pentenes, product butenes, heptenes and octenes) by metathesis from butenes (iso-, 1- and cis and trans 2-) and pentenes and then aromatizing the hexenes (along with higher olefins, such as heptenes and octenes) to benzene (along with toluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene and styrene). Since the desired products of the metathesis reaction are propylene and hexene, the feed to the metathesis reaction has a molar ratio for 1-butene:2-butene which favors production of propylene and 3-hexene with the concentration of hexenes and higher olefins in the metathesis product being up to 30 mole %. An isomerization reactor may be used to obtain the desired molar ratio of 1-butene:2-butene for the feed composition into the metathesis reactor. After the metathesis reaction, of hexene and higher olefins are separated for aromatization to benzene and other aromatics. | 05-29-2014 |
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20120328296 | Optical Spectrum Recovery - The invention is directed to systems and methods for re-arranging optical spectrum utilization so that unallocated portions of the spectrum may be made contiguous. Rearrangement of optical spectrum is accomplished by moving a channel from its initial spectral location to a targeted spectral location by reserving additional spectrum for that channel that at least includes the targeted spectral location, shifting the channel to the targeted location and then collapsing the reserved spectrum around the targeted location to cover the minimal required spectrum for the channel allocation of the channel. In some cases, a secondary channel can be used as an alternate source to carry user traffic while the first channel is shifted to the targeted location. | 12-27-2012 |
20130330079 | Remote Optical Demarcation Point - The invention is directed to apparatus, systems and methods enabling a service provider to establish an optical demarcation point located at or within equipment controlled at least in part by a customer's domain such that the service provider's domain is able to directly control access of an optical signal to their domain. | 12-12-2013 |
20150071634 | Client Grooming Interface - The invention is directed to apparatus, systems and methods enabling a service provider to establish an optical demarcation point located at or within equipment controlled at least in part by a customer's domain such that the service provider's domain is able to directly control access of an optical signal to their domain based upon at least one optical signal characteristic and at least one of mapping and multiplexing properties pertaining to one or more information flows within said optical signal. | 03-12-2015 |
20150147059 | Remote Optical Demarcation Point Protection - The invention is directed to apparatus, systems and methods enabling a service provider to establish an optical demarcation point located at or within equipment controlled at least in part by a customer's domain such that the service provider's domain is able to directly control access of an optical signal to their domain, while simultaneously offering one or more of equipment redundancy for the remote optical demarcation control equipment located at the service provider's edge node, equipment redundancy for transceiver equipment providing hot-standby optical signal origination, or hot-standby facility redundancy where one end of said facility redundancy is located at said service provider's edge node. | 05-28-2015 |
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20130332303 | NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE MONITORING AND MARKETPLACE - A method, system, and network for interfacing the work-flow monitoring and reporting of a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and third party vendors is provided. This includes processes and systems for initiating an inventory, including software, of a plurality of information technology devices associated with a local network of information technology devices from a host computer and determining the operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network is monitored and presented to a host computer. Needs relating to the local network are identified and determined and a purchasing platform for purchasing product solutions from third party vendors is provided. | 12-12-2013 |
20140136275 | BEHAVIORAL DATA DRIVEN RECOMMENDATION - A method and computer readable medium for a fully integrated IT recommendation system, comprising receiving contextual data comprising information regarding what a user is currently viewing; receiving relational data information regarding the user's previous interaction with an online community related to IT administrators; receiving market view data comprising industry trend information related to IT, the industry particular to the user's industry. The contextual data, the relational data, and the marketing data make up the workflow context. The workflow context is passed to a recommendation engine which evaluates the workflow context and selects one or more of a set of outcomes, the outcome(s) are directly related to the workflow context; and presenting said one or more selected outcomes to said user. | 05-15-2014 |
20150089055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MONITORING WITH INTEGRATED RESOURCE ACQUISITION - A method, system, and network providing hardware and software inventorying and monitoring provide the status of a local network of interconnected information technology devices. A user downloads and installs a local network monitoring software program from an online source onto a host computer system. The local network monitoring software system initiates an inventory of all information technology devices associated with said local network of information technology devices. Also, the local network monitoring software determines the operational status of the information technology devices and the status of software programs installed on the information technology devices. The results of the inventory and status determinations are presented to the host computer system. The presented information permits the user of said host computer system to initiate maintenance and support actions for the information technology devices in response to the operational status and status of software programs using the local network monitoring software. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080215726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MONITORING WITH INTEGRATED RESOURCE ACQUISITION - A method, system, and network providing hardware and software inventorying and monitoring provide the status of a local network of interconnected information technology devices. A user downloads and installs a local network monitoring software program from an online source onto a host computer system. The local network monitoring software system initiates an inventory of all information technology devices associated with said local network of information technology devices. Also, the local network monitoring software determines the operational status of the information technology devices and the status of software programs installed on the information technology devices. The results of the inventory and status determinations are presented to the host computer system. The presented information permits the user of said host computer system to initiate maintenance and support actions for the information technology devices in response to the operational status and status of software programs using the local network monitoring software. | 09-04-2008 |
20080307089 | COMPUTER NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE EVENT MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and network for providing a method, system, and network, for network and device event monitoring and reporting. The disclosed subject matter associates with a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and a global information technology community. The present disclosure initiates an inventory of a plurality of information technology devices associated with a local network of information technology devices. The method, system and apparatus determine change in the operational status of the plurality of the information technology devices associated with the local network. Then, the present disclosure monitors for changes in the operational status of the plurality of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The disclosed subject matter then presents to the host computer information relating changes in the operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The present method and system associate changes to the operational status with a plurality of products from a set of product vendors, and those changes to the operational status with a plurality of advertisements presented in association with plurality of products. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307318 | DATA PIVOTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER NETWORK ASSET MANAGEMENT - A method, system, and network include hardware and software for selecting data of a particular type relating to the management of resources associated to form a local area network of computer workstations and associated peripherals. The present disclosure automatically inventories computer workstations, peripheral devices, and related software associated to form said local area network. From such inventory, the presently disclosed method and system automatically monitors workflow and events occurring in the operation of said local area network and displays graphically on a host computer workstation a set of information relating to the operation of said local area network. The method, system, and network permit pivoting on selected portions of said information by searching and displaying data of a particular type relating to said selected portions of said information in response to the position of a computer screen cursor in proximity to said selected portions of said information. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313325 | COMPUTER NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ASSET CONFIGURATION AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and network for interfacing the work-flow monitoring and reporting of a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and a global information technology community. This includes the processes and system features for initiating an inventory of a plurality of information technology devices associated with the local network of information technology devices. The present disclosure further includes determining needs of the local network of information technology and associating the needs to similar needs of the community of network users, and solution product and services of the global information technology community. The system directs the host computer to research and purchase resources similar in temperament of the needs of the local network of the information technology devices, and drive the global information technology community advertisements of the needs of the local network to the user of the host computer. | 12-18-2008 |
20100100778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MONITORING WITH INTEGRATED TROUBLESHOOTING - A method, system, and network providing hardware and software inventorying, monitoring and support for a network of interconnected information technology devices. A user downloads and installs a local network monitoring software program from an online source onto a host computer system. The local network monitoring software system initiates an inventory of all information technology devices associated with said local network of information technology devices. Also, the local network monitoring software determines the operational status of the information technology devices and the status of software programs installed on the information technology devices. The results of the inventory and status determinations are presented to the host computer system. The presented information permits the user of said host computer system to initiate maintenance and support actions for the information technology devices in response to the operational status and status of software programs using the local network monitoring software. | 04-22-2010 |
20110145056 | INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLOSED LOOP MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive online closed loop marketing system and method for marketing of a technical product or service product to companies and/or users of a plurality of network management systems is provided. A database populated with anonymous aggregate IT asset inventory information, user information, and company information (gathered and aggregated through the network management systems) is queried by a third party to evaluate and analyze the potential market for the technical product or service. The system and method further permit the third party to develop a survey and deliver the survey to users of the network management system via the network management system thereby permitting the third party to further quantify and analyze the potential market opportunity. Additionally, the system and method permit the third party to target advertising for the product or service directly to end users via the network management system while tracking the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. | 06-16-2011 |
20120005328 | COMPUTER NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ASSET CONFIGURATION AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and network for interfacing the work-flow monitoring and reporting of a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and a global information technology community. This includes the processes and system features for initiating an inventory of a plurality of information technology devices associated with the local network of information technology devices. The present disclosure further includes determining needs of the local network of information technology and associating the needs to similar needs of the community of network users, and solution product and services of the global information technology community. The system directs the host computer to research and purchase resources similar in temperament of the needs of the local network of the information technology devices, and drive the global information technology community advertisements of the needs of the local network to the user of the host computer. | 01-05-2012 |
20120011251 | COMPUTER NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE EVENT MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and network for providing a method, system, and network, for network and device event monitoring and reporting. The disclosed subject matter associates with a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and a global information technology community. The present disclosure initiates an inventory of a plurality of information technology devices associated with a local network of information technology devices. The method, system and apparatus determine change in the operational status of the plurality of the information technology devices associated with the local network. Then, the present disclosure monitors for changes in the operational status of the plurality of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The disclosed subject matter then presents to the host computer information relating changes in the operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The present method and system associate changes to the operational status with a plurality of products from a set of product vendors, and those changes to the operational status with a plurality of advertisements presented in association with plurality of products. | 01-12-2012 |
20120303802 | COMPUTER NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ASSET CONFIGURATION AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and network for interfacing the work-flow monitoring and reporting of a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and a global information technology community. This includes the processes and system features for initiating an inventory of a plurality of information technology devices associated with the local network of information technology devices. The present disclosure further includes determining needs of the local network of information technology and associating the needs to similar needs of the community of network users, and solution product and services of the global information technology community. The system directs the host computer to research and purchase resources similar in temperament of the needs of the local network of the information technology devices, and drive the global information technology community advertisements of the needs of the local network to the user of the host computer. | 11-29-2012 |
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20130040621 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING MEDIA BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a display device having a controller to wirelessly receive media; wirelessly receive control signals for presentation of the media from a mobile communication device; and selectively disable control by the display device over presentation of the media on the display device. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130080924 | System and Method for Presenting Calendar Events - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence system having a controller to transmit to a calendar system presence information of a subscriber of the presence system for recording said presence information in a calendar event. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130139197 | Systems and Method of Controlling Access to Media Content - A system and method of controlling access to media content are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a viewing request at a set-top box device at a user premises. The method also includes retrieving a permission policy stored at the set-top box device and identifying a wireless device associated with the permission policy. Further, the method includes fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a first relative proximity to the set-top box device, and not fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a second relative proximity to the set-top box device. | 05-30-2013 |
20130167186 | VIDEO QUALITY AND AUDIO QUALITY ADJUSTMENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to allocate between a video and audio quality in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) presentation and to utilize a resultant bandwidth as a result of allocation to enhance an audio or video quality in the IPTV presentation in response to a user selection among levels of video quality and audio quality. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130283309 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAGGING VIDEO CONTENT - A method of tagging video content includes receiving video content at a set-top box device via a private video distribution access network. The method also includes receiving a tag associated with the video content at the set-top box device and sending the tag to a tag management system via the private video distribution access network. Further, the method includes sending a request for content associated with the tag to the tag management system and receiving the video content at the set-top box device. | 10-24-2013 |
20130326250 | MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES RESPONSIVE TO USAGE FORECAST - A system and process that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transitioning a processor from a high-power consumption state to a low-power consumption state, wherefrom return to the high-power consumption state includes a boot process. Future demand for operation of the processor in the high-power consumption state is predicted, while the processor is in the low-power consumption state. The processor is transitioned from the low-power consumption state to the high-power consumption state in response to predicting future demand for operation of the processor in the high-power consumption state. Such transition of the processor from the low-power consumption state to the high-power consumption state sufficiently precedes actual demand for operation of the processor in the high-power consumption state so as to avoid perceptible user delay. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-05-2013 |
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20140091937 | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AWARENESS OF AN INTERACTIVE SURFACE - A system for providing awareness of an interactive surface is disclosed. The system may include a processor that is communicatively linked to an interactive surface. The processor may determine a position and a velocity of an object that is within range of the interactive surface based on one or more of media content, vibrations, air movement, sounds and, global positioning data associated with the object. Additionally, the processor may determine if the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the interactive surface based on the information associated with the object. If the processor determines that the object has a trajectory that would cause the object to collide with the interactive surface, the processor can generate a notification. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092139 | ADJUSTING CONTENT DISPLAY ORIENTATION ON A SCREEN BASED ON USER ORIENTATION - A system for adjusting content display orientation on a screen is disclosed. The system may include a processor that may detect both eyes and a body part of a user that is proximal to one or more of the user's eyes. The system may then determine an eye gaze plane based on the positions of the first and second eyes of the user. The eye gaze plane may be determined by identifying a first line of sight extending from the first eye and a second line of sight extending from the second eye. Additionally, the eye gaze plane may bisect a center of the first eye and a center of the second eye of the user. Once the eye gaze plane is determined, the system may adjust the orientation of content displayed on a display device based on the eye gaze plane and on the position of the body part. | 04-03-2014 |
20150370324 | ADJUSTING CONTENT DISPLAY ORIENTATION ON A SCREEN BASED ON USER ORIENTATION - A system for adjusting content display orientation on a screen is disclosed. The system may include a processor that may detect both eyes and a body part of a user that is proximal to one or more of the user's eyes. The system may then determine an eye gaze plane based on the positions of the first and second eyes of the user. The eye gaze plane may be determined by identifying a first line of sight extending from the first eye and a second line of sight extending from the second eye. Additionally, the eye gaze plane may bisect a center of the first eye and a center of the second eye of the user. Once the eye gaze plane is determined, the system may adjust the orientation of content displayed on a display device based on the eye gaze plane and on the position of the body part. | 12-24-2015 |
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20100199186 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING (IEC) - Methods and systems for interactive evolutionary computing may include generating a set of candidate molecules based on an evolutionary scheme in which an objective function is a priori mathematically unexpressed, presenting data based on the set of candidate molecules to one or more users, receiving at least one input from the user(s), the input(s) based on the user(s)'s evaluation of the presented set of candidate molecules, and, based on the input(s), using at least the evolutionary scheme and the input(s) to generate an updated set of candidate molecules, and repeating the presenting and receiving. | 08-05-2010 |
20100290258 | Inverter Topology For Improved Efficiency And Reduced Harmonic Distortion - An inverter circuit for generating an AC signal from a DC input is described herein. The inverter comprises a primary inverter for generating a first portion of a signal, the primary inverter using switches that when actuated efficiently produce the first portion of the signal, the first portion of the signal being an approximation of a sine wave, the approximation of the sine wave having an error component; a secondary inverter for generating a second portion of the signal, the secondary inverter using switches to produce a waveform that that attenuates the error component of the first portion of the signal; and combining means such as a transformer which combine the first and second portions of the generated signal to produce a substantially improved approximation of a sine wave. An inverter circuit may further comprise: a filter connected to the transformer for smoothing a residual carrier frequency from the secondary portion of the signal; wherein the filter comprises a rectifier connected to the DC input of the primary inverter. | 11-18-2010 |
20100290261 | Machine, Computer Program Product And Method For Implementing An Improved Efficiency And Reduced Harmonic Distortion Inverter - A machine, computer program product and method for implementing an improved inverter circuit that converts, with high efficiency, direct-current electrical power (DC) to alternating-current electrical power (AC) with low signal distortion is described herein. The machine to convert a DC input into an AC output comprises a first inverter comprising a plurality of first transistors, at least some of the first transistors receiving the DC signal, the first inverter generating a first inversion signal, the first inversion signal having an error component; a second inverter comprising a plurality of second transistors, the plurality of the second transistors connected to at least one of the first transistors, the second inverter generating a second inversion signal; a combining circuit connected to the first inverter and second inverter, combining circuit producing the AC output; and a computer defining a waveform synthesizer, the waveform synthesizer having an A/D converter for receiving a sample signal from the combining circuit and converting the sample signal into a plurality of digital data points; a non-transient computer memory having instructions stored thereon and a computer processor for executing the instructions, the instructions performing a process of computing an error between the sample signal and an ideal sine waveform and a process of correcting the error. | 11-18-2010 |
20140266074 | DC POWER SIGNAL GENERATION FOR ELECTRO-CHEMICAL REACTOR - Various systems, processes, and techniques may be used for converting alternating current power to direct current power for an electro-chemical reactor. In certain implementations, a system and a process may include the ability to receive an alternating current power signal, convert the alternating current signal to a direct current signal, and distribute the direct current signal to at least two power conversion modules coupled to a mounting structure. Each power conversion module may be able to convert a portion of the direct current signal to a high-frequency alternating current signal, adjust the voltage of the high-frequency alternating current signal, convert the voltage-adjusted high-frequency alternating current signal to a direct current power signal, and filter the direct current power signal. The system and the process may include the ability to combine the direct current power signals from the modules into an output direct current power signal for an electro-chemical reactor. | 09-18-2014 |
20150149090 | LIVING PLANT MONITORING SYSTEMS - A plant monitoring system for the monitoring of environmental parameters that affect growing plants and that is capable of producing audible and visible alerts when the health of the plant is threatened. In some embodiments, the plant monitoring system is configured to produce calibrated alerts specific to the type of plant being monitored based upon information stored in an on-line database. In still other embodiments, plants are remotely monitored by web-enabled devices which further allow for additional calibration settings to be entered by the user. | 05-28-2015 |
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20080236935 | DETERMINATION OF DOWNHOLE PRESSURE WHILE PUMPING - Tubewaves are used to transmit an indication of the depth at which a condition is detected in a well. In particular, the depth is calculated based on the difference in arrival time at the surface of a first tubewave which propagates directly upward in the borehole and a second tubewave which initially travels downward and is then reflected upward. The tubewaves may be generated by a canister designed to implode at a certain pressure. After being introduced into the flowline at an above ground inlet, the canister is carried downhole by gravity and the fluid being pumped. When the canister reaches a depth at which its pressure tolerance is exceeded, it implodes and generates the tubewaves. An analyzer at the surface detects the tubewaves with a hydrophone array and generates a pressure versus depth profile of the well, i.e., one data point for each implosion. Canisters may be acoustically tagged by controlling volume and orifice size in order to generate tubewaves having particular frequency and amplitude characteristics. Canisters may also be configured to produce multiple implosions, e.g., one implosion at each of a selection of different pressures. Canisters may also be equipped with triggering and arming mechanisms, and may generate tubewaves in response to conditions other than a particular pressure. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239872 | Wireless Logging of Fluid Filled Boreholes - A predetermined condition in a fluid-filled wellbore system can be detected by generating at least one sound in the wellbore system in response to the condition, such that a detectable change is created in some characteristic of the emitted sound, and detecting the at least one sound and the change, the detection being indicative that the predetermined condition has occurred. Equipment for facilitating detection of the condition can include a trigger operable in response to the condition; a generator operable to emit sound in the borehole and to create a detectable change in some characteristic of the emitted sound in response to the trigger; and at least one sensor operable to monitor the sound and detect the change, the detection being indicative that the predetermined condition has occurred. It is also possible to estimate a value of a property of a fluid-filled wellbore system. This can be accomplished by recording data including at least one of pressure and rate of flow at one or more locations in the wellbore system, and then estimating the value of the property by employing a model for predicting at least one of pressure and rate of flow dependent upon parameters detailing at least one of wellbore system geometry, viscoacoustic properties of the fluid and entrained solids contained in the wellbore system, locations of boundaries and entrained solids, and characteristics and locations of disturbances to pressure and flow in the wellbore system, in order to determine a best prediction of some attribute of the recorded data. | 10-02-2008 |
20090151938 | STIMULATION THROUGH FRACTURING WHILE DRILLING - A method for preparing a formation surrounding a wellbore to bear hydrocarbons through a borehole is disclosed. In one step, a bottomhole assembly is inserted into the borehole. The formation is drilled with the bottomhole assembly. The formation may be characterized with logging tools, probes, sensors, seismic system and/or the like to create first information. One or more fractures are placed in the formation without removal of the bottomhole assembly from the wellbore. Further, continuous drilling of the formation is performed with the bottomhole assembly after/during placing the fractures. Further characterizing of the formation with the probes, sensors/systems or the like is performed to produce second information. Another fracture is placed with feedback from the second information. Repeating the drilling, characterizing and placing of fractures as necessary during the formation preparing process. | 06-18-2009 |
20100184631 | PROVISION OF VISCOUS COMPOSITIONS BELOW GROUND - A method of providing a viscous emulsion at a subterranean location accessible via a wellbore, begins by providing an aqueous/aqueous emulsion comprising two aqueous solutions which, at surface temperature and pressure, are able to co-exist as separate aqueous phases in contact with each other. The two phases contain respective solutes which are sufficiently incompatible that they cause phase separation. The dispersed phase is rich in one solute, which may be a thickening polymer, while continuous phase is rich in a second solute, which may comprise surfactant. A hydrophobic liquid is dispersed in this emulsion to become the dispersed phase of a viscous emulsion whose continuous phase is provided by the aqueous/aqueous emulsion. The hydrophobic liquid and the aqueous/aqueous emulsion may be pumped separately down the wellbore to the subterranean location, and allowed to mix there so as to form the viscous emulsion at the subterranean location. On mixing, surfactant from the aqueous/aqueous emulsion may migrate to the oil/water interface, allowing the aqueous phases to become one phase with the result that the emulsion is further thickened by any thickening polymer in its composition. Even more thickening can be achieved by crosslinking the thickening polymer. | 07-22-2010 |
20100276150 | PROVISION OF VISCOUS COMPOSITIONS BELOW GROUND - A thickened aqueous composition is delivered to a subterranean location accessible via a wellbore by steps of i. providing a biphasic aqueous mixture comprising two aqueous solutions which, at surface temperature and pressure, are able to co-exist as separate aqueous phases in contact with each other, ii. pumping said biphasic aqueous system down the wellbore to the subterranean location, and iii. converting the biphasic mixture below ground so that its phases combine into a single aqueous phase which is more viscous than the biphasic mixture. The two phases of the aqueous biphasic mixture contain dissolved solutes which segregate between the two phases such that at least one first solute is present at a greater concentration in the first aqueous phase than in the second aqueous phase while at least one second solute is present at a greater concentration in the second aqueous phase than in the first aqueous phase. The solute in the first phase may be a thickening polymer or other thickening material such as viscoelastic surfactant. The solute in the second phase may be a different polymer, surfactant or salt. Conversion to a single phase may be carried out in various ways including dilution, change in pH, change in salinity, increase in temperature and adsorption of one solute onto formation rock. | 11-04-2010 |
20150027702 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION WITH POLYMERIC STRUCTURES FORMED IN SITU - Methods of treating a subterranean formation are disclosed that include placing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a one or more polymers capable of consolidating to form a polymeric structure at a downhole location. Also disclosed are treatment fluids including a polymeric structure for treating a subterranean formation. | 01-29-2015 |
20160032176 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Methods for treating subterranean wells in which the producing formation is a carbonate comprise preparing a treatment fluid comprising either: (a) an aqueous solution of a multivalent-cation reacting polymer; (b) a solution comprising a fatty acid and an ethanolamine; (c) an aqueous acidic solution of one or more compounds whose calcium salts are insoluble; or (d) an aqueous solution comprising urea or alkane derivatives thereof or both and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The treatment fluid is placed in the well such that the solution contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure lower than the fracturing pressure. The treatment fluid is allowed to react with the carbonate formation, thereby depositing a film onto the formation surface or part of the formation surface. Then an acid solution is placed in the well such that the acid contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure lower than the fracturing pressure. | 02-04-2016 |
20160032700 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Methods for treating subterranean wells in which the producing formation is a carbonate comprise preparing a treatment fluid comprising either: (a) an aqueous solution of a multivalent-cation reacting polymer; (b) a solution comprising a fatty acid and an ethanolamine; (c) an aqueous acidic solution of one or more compounds whose calcium salts are insoluble; or (d) an aqueous solution comprising urea or alkane derivatives thereof or both and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The treatment fluid is placed in the well such that the solution contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure higher than or equal to the fracturing pressure. The treatment fluid is allowed to react with the carbonate formation, thereby depositing a film onto the formation surface or parts of the formation surface. Then an acid solution is placed in the well such that the acid contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure higher than or equal to the fracturing pressure. | 02-04-2016 |
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20130022719 | LOW PRESSURE DEOILING OF FRIED FOOD PRODUCT - Disclosed is an improved process and system for producing low oil fried food products. The process discloses frying food products at atmospheric pressure, and deoiling the fried food products using a centrifuge under vacuum pressure. | 01-24-2013 |
20130136834 | FRIED FOOD PRODUCT WITH REDUCED OIL CONTENT - A method and system for producing fried food pieces with reduced oil content is disclosed. The food pieces are immersion fried in hot oil at a first temperature to an intermediate moisture content, and finish fried at a second, higher oil temperature to a final moisture content. | 05-30-2013 |
20130202756 | FRIED FOOD PRODUCT WITH REDUCED OIL CONTENT - A method and system for producing fried food pieces with reduced oil content is disclosed. The food pieces are immersion fried in hot oil at a first temperature to an intermediate moisture content, and finish fried at a second, higher oil temperature to a final moisture content. | 08-08-2013 |
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20120155210 | PHYSICAL ORGANIZATION OF MEMORY TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION - Controllable arrays in a memory may be activated and deactivated independently. In one embodiment, a processor may include a memory. The memory may be a de-interleaved memory with independently selectable arrays. Based on an address bit of an address used to access data from the memory, a wordline and downstream components may be activated while another wordline and downstream components may be deactivated. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159076 | LATE-SELECT, ADDRESS-DEPENDENT SENSE AMPLIFIER - Sense amplifiers in a memory may be activated and deactivated. In one embodiment, a processor may include a memory. The memory may include a number of sense amplifiers. Based on a late arriving address bit of an address used to access data from the memory, a sense amplifier may be activated while another sense amplifier may be deactivated. | 06-21-2012 |
20130091329 | REDUCED LATENCY MEMORY COLUMN REDUNDANCY REPAIR - A memory column redundancy mechanism includes a memory having a number of data output ports each configured to output one data bit of a data element. The memory also includes a number of memory columns each connected to a corresponding respective data port. Each memory column includes a plurality of bit cells that are coupled to a corresponding sense amplifier that may differentially output a respective data bit from the plurality of bit cells on an output signal and a complemented output signal. The memory further includes an output selection unit that may select as the output data bit for a given data output port, one of the output signal of the sense amplifier associated with the given data output port or the complemented output signal of the sense amplifier associated with an adjacent data output port dependent upon a respective shift signal for each memory column. | 04-11-2013 |
20130094313 | COLLISION PREVENTION IN A DUAL PORT MEMORY - A dual port memory includes a mechanism for preventing collisions. The memory includes dual port bit cells arranged in rows and columns and each bit cell stores a data bit. The memory also includes a wordline unit that may provide a respective write wordline signal and a respective read wordline signal to each row of bit cells. The wordline unit may also selectively inhibit the read wordline signal for a given row based upon address information that is indicative of whether a write operation will be performed to the given row. | 04-18-2013 |
20140219009 | LOW VOLTAGE BOOTSTRAPPING METHOD FOR WRITE ASSIST - Embodiments of a memory are disclosed that may allow for a negative boost of data lines during a write. The memory device may include a data input circuit, an address decode circuit and a plurality of sub-arrays. Each of the sub-arrays may include a plurality of columns, a write selection circuit, a first write driver circuit, a second write driver circuit, and a boost circuit. Each of the columns may include a plurality of data storage cells. The write selection circuit may select a column of the plurality of columns. Each of the write driver circuits may configured to discharge a data line of a selected column into a common node. The boost circuit may be configured to initialize the common node to the first voltage level and couple the common node to a second voltage level, where the second voltage level is lower than the first voltage level. | 08-07-2014 |
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20100193380 | COMBINATION UNIT DOSE DISPENSING CONTAINERS - Dosage forms containing pharmaceutical compositions for use in devices to produce a spray or mist delivery of the compositions include dosage blister compartments and a dispensing blister compartment, wherein crushing of the compartments delivers the compositions in a desired spray pattern. Certain dosage forms include a plurality of dosage chambers each containing a component or a portion of a pharmaceutical composition, the contents of which are mixed or combined just prior to or during administration. | 08-05-2010 |
20100331765 | Unit Dose Drug Delivery Platform - The delivery systems of the present disclosure are configurable to administer either single-dose or multiple-doses of one or more substances to a user, for example to the eye, nose, mouth, ear or rectum of the user. The precise and repeatable dosing features of the presently disclosed delivery systems overcome many of the disadvantages associated with known methods for dispensing substances to, for example, the eye of a user. The delivery systems administer precise doses of a substance to a precise location from unit dosage forms that may be single-dose or multiple-dose unit dosage forms, which may be externally or internally pierced. | 12-30-2010 |
20120074176 | Dose Dispensing Containers - Internally pierced formed blisters containing fluid compositions for use in devices to produce a spray or mist delivery of the compositions include internal piercing nozzles that can have significantly reduced channel volume to increase pressure of the fluid forced through the nozzle and provide finer control of spray geometry. | 03-29-2012 |
20130158474 | Intranasal Cartridge Devices - Intranasal delivery devices include dosage forms containing medical compositions for use in the intranasal devices, and methods of delivering medical compositions to the nasal mucosa of users. The devices dispense a predetermined quantity of fluid into the nasal passage of a user, in which the predetermined quantity of fluid is contained in, or produced in a dosage form or blister that is crushed by a plunger with sufficient force to drive the dosage form against a piercing mechanism, piercing the dosage form and forcing the liquid contents from the dosage form and through a delivery channel into a spray to be directed into the nasal passage of a user. The plunger is connected to a trigger device by a linkage that confers a mechanical advantage to the trigger mechanism. | 06-20-2013 |
20150126898 | Fully Self-Contained Unit Dose Devices for Allergy Skin Testing - The present invention discloses a system for applying antigens or other diagnostic substances to the skin of a subject for allergy testing. The system is comprised of fully contained predetermined quantities of antigenic or other testing material contained in sealed unit doses that maintain sterility and provide for precise handling and administration. Each unit dose contains an internal mechanism. The mechanism provides for piercing the laminate and comprises an internal channel for fluid communication, and may have an abrasive protrusions at the tip for piercing or abrading the skin surface to aid in generating a diagnostic response. The unit dose or doses may be housed in devices that provide for administration of the test material to the subject wherein the applicator section may contain protrusions for piercing or abrading the skin of a subject. | 05-07-2015 |